Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) maintains records in a 50km radius of MacDonald Park, Kingston. Birders using eBird are encouraged to share their sightings with 'Kingston FN'. Alternatively, please email or send records directly to me - contact details below. Please note that some sightings may require review and remain unconfirmed unless stated otherwise. Highlights: It was mainly a week of southerly winds though the 14th saw some movement from the north. Sparrows are moving through in good numbers, as are Pine Siskins. A few interesting shorebirds are still present in the area, and waterfowl numbers are beginning to climb. Black-legged Kittiwake was this week's star bird, followed closely by the presence of 2 Hudsonian Godwits. Here are the highlights of the last week: SNOW GOOSE - singles were seen at Marshlands CA, Kingston on 13th, and at Bath on 14th. Two were seen near Amherstview on 16th. BRANT - 14 birds were at Martin Edwards Reserve, Amherst Island, on 10th, with 6 passing through Kingston on 16th. TRUMPETER SWAN - perhaps a little early but numbers are beginning to build with 13 on Canoe Lake Road on 10th and 10 at Murphy's Bay near Davis Lock, on 11th. TUNDRA SWAN - numbers are increasing in the area with 36 noted at Marshlands CA, Kingston on 13th, and 31 seen at Reed's Bay, Wolfe Island, on 14th. CANVASBACK - 3 birds were seen at Bayfield Bay, Wolfe Island, on 12th, with a single seen at Martin Edwards Reserve, Amherst Island on 16th. REDHEAD - numbers are looking good on Wolfe Island where 7300 were tallied at the single location of Bayfield Bay on 12th. SANDHILL CRANE - 3 birds were seen at Murphy's Bay, near Davis Lock on 11th with 7 near Crosby the same day. A single bird was seen near Bedford Mills on 13th. AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER - single birds were seen at Martin Edward Reserve, Amherst Island, on 11th and 16th with at Reed's Bay, Wolfe Island, on 14th. HUDSONIAN GODWIT - it would appear at least 2 birds are in the area with 1 seen at Button Bay, Wolfe Island on 12th and 14th, with another at Martin Edwards Reserve, Amherst Island, from 12th - 16th. RUDDY TURNSTONE - a single bird was seen at Martin Edwards Reserve, Amherst Island, on 12th. SANDERLING - 5-6 birds were seen at Martin Edwards Reserve, Amherst Island, from 10th - 11th. LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER - last week's bird continued all week at Martin Edwards Reserve, Amherst Island. BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE - an immature bird was photographed just across the international border at Tibbitt's Point, Cape Vincent, on 15th. GREAT EGRET - numbers are declining but the George Merry Wetland, Kingston, still held 4 birds on 16th. GOLDEN EAGLE - 2 birds were seen at the regular migration spot of Prince Edward Point on 14th. NORTHERN GOSHAWK - birds were noted at Prince Edward Point on 13th with another near Verona on 11th. PEREGRINE FALCON - individuals were seen in Kingston on 10th, and Prince Edward Point on 14th and 16th. CAROLINA WREN - 3 separate birds were noted in Kingston over the week. EVENING GROSBEAK - a single bird was noted near Verona on 12th. PINE SISKIN - birds remain widespread, with a high of 400 just outside the area at Point Petre, Prince Edward, on 11th. LAPLAND LONGSPUR - 2 birds were seen near Millhaven on 14th. In order to minimise disturbance to wildlife and property in the recording area, Kingston Field Naturalists has adopted the <https://kingstonfieldnaturalists.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/KFN_sensiti ve_sightings_policy.pdf> KFN Sensitive Sightings Policy. Please note that you must be a card-carrying member of Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN), or be accompanied by a member, to access both the Martin Edwards Reserve and Amherstview Sewage Lagoons. As always, a big thank you goes to all those who have submitted sightings directly or via eBird. Mark. Mark D. Read 337 Button Bay Road, Wolfe Island, Kingston, Ontario K0H 2Y0 Canada Mobile: +1 (613) 217-1246 Email: <mailto:markdread@gmail.com> markdread@gmail.com <http://help.ebird.org/customer/portal/articles/1006789-guidelines-for-repor ting-sensitive-species> eBird Guidelines for Reporting Sensitive Species

The Wolfe Island Hudsonian Godwit is still present today on the rocky spit at Button Bay. Still challenging due to distance but pretty active. Scope required. Please, absolutely no trespassing. Mark Sent from my iPhone > On 17 Oct 2020, at 07:03, <markdread@gmail.com> <markdread@gmail.com> wrote: > > Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) maintains records in a 50km radius of MacDonald Park, Kingston. Birders using eBird are encouraged to share their sightings with ‘Kingston FN’. Alternatively, please email or send records directly to me – contact details below. Please note that some sightings may require review and remain unconfirmed unless stated otherwise. > > Highlights: > It was mainly a week of southerly winds though the 14th saw some movement from the north. Sparrows are moving through in good numbers, as are Pine Siskins. A few interesting shorebirds are still present in the area, and waterfowl numbers are beginning to climb. Black-legged Kittiwake was this week’s star bird, followed closely by the presence of 2 Hudsonian Godwits. Here are the highlights of the last week: > > SNOW GOOSE – singles were seen at Marshlands CA, Kingston on 13th, and at Bath on 14th. Two were seen near Amherstview on 16th. > BRANT – 14 birds were at Martin Edwards Reserve, Amherst Island, on 10th, with 6 passing through Kingston on 16th. > TRUMPETER SWAN – perhaps a little early but numbers are beginning to build with 13 on Canoe Lake Road on 10th and 10 at Murphy’s Bay near Davis Lock, on 11th. > TUNDRA SWAN – numbers are increasing in the area with 36 noted at Marshlands CA, Kingston on 13th, and 31 seen at Reed’s Bay, Wolfe Island, on 14th. > CANVASBACK – 3 birds were seen at Bayfield Bay, Wolfe Island, on 12th, with a single seen at Martin Edwards Reserve, Amherst Island on 16th. > REDHEAD – numbers are looking good on Wolfe Island where 7300 were tallied at the single location of Bayfield Bay on 12th. > SANDHILL CRANE – 3 birds were seen at Murphy’s Bay, near Davis Lock on 11th with 7 near Crosby the same day. A single bird was seen near Bedford Mills on 13th. > AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER – single birds were seen at Martin Edward Reserve, Amherst Island, on 11th and 16th with at Reed’s Bay, Wolfe Island, on 14th. > HUDSONIAN GODWIT – it would appear at least 2 birds are in the area with 1 seen at Button Bay, Wolfe Island on 12th and 14th, with another at Martin Edwards Reserve, Amherst Island, from 12th – 16th. > RUDDY TURNSTONE – a single bird was seen at Martin Edwards Reserve, Amherst Island, on 12th. > SANDERLING – 5-6 birds were seen at Martin Edwards Reserve, Amherst Island, from 10th – 11th. > LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER – last week’s bird continued all week at Martin Edwards Reserve, Amherst Island. > BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE – an immature bird was photographed just across the international border at Tibbitt’s Point, Cape Vincent, on 15th. > GREAT EGRET – numbers are declining but the George Merry Wetland, Kingston, still held 4 birds on 16th. > GOLDEN EAGLE – 2 birds were seen at the regular migration spot of Prince Edward Point on 14th. > NORTHERN GOSHAWK – birds were noted at Prince Edward Point on 13th with another near Verona on 11th. > PEREGRINE FALCON – individuals were seen in Kingston on 10th, and Prince Edward Point on 14th and 16th. > CAROLINA WREN – 3 separate birds were noted in Kingston over the week. > EVENING GROSBEAK – a single bird was noted near Verona on 12th. > PINE SISKIN – birds remain widespread, with a high of 400 just outside the area at Point Petre, Prince Edward, on 11th. > LAPLAND LONGSPUR – 2 birds were seen near Millhaven on 14th. > > In order to minimise disturbance to wildlife and property in the recording area, Kingston Field Naturalists has adopted the KFN Sensitive Sightings Policy. Please note that you must be a card-carrying member of Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN), or be accompanied by a member, to access both the Martin Edwards Reserve and Amherstview Sewage Lagoons. > > As always, a big thank you goes to all those who have submitted sightings directly or via eBird. > > Mark. > > Mark D. Read > 337 Button Bay Road, > Wolfe Island, > Kingston, Ontario > K0H 2Y0 > Canada > > Mobile: +1 (613) 217-1246 > Email: markdread@gmail.com > eBird Guidelines for Reporting Sensitive Species >