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: There were further signs of warbler migration this week but shorebird habitat remains in short supply this year with correspondingly poor numbers. Banding (and birding) picked up a little earlier in the week at Prince Edward Point with good numbers of BAY-BREASTED and BLACKPOLL WARBLERS moving through. Here are the highlights of the last week: RED-HEADED WOODPECKER - an amazing 7 birds (all adults) were seen at Frontenac Provincial Park on 17th. PEREGRINE FALCON - birds were noted near (15th) and in Kingston on 18th. RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET - the first bird of the season was seen near Verona on 16th. GREY-CHEEKED THRUSH - the first record the season was of a bird banded at Prince Edward Point on 15th, with further records from Amherst Island on 19th and Kingston on 20th. PALM WARBLER - plenty of reports by the end of the week, but the first was noted near Verona 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 <http://kingstonfieldnaturalists.org/birding/KFN_sensitive_sightings_policy. pdf> . 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:markdr...@gmail.com> markdr...@gmail.com Blog: "Confessions of a Global Birder" http://markdread.blogspot.com <http://markdread.blogspot.com/> Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/markdread/ eBird Guidelines for Reporting Sensitive Species <http://help.ebird.org/customer/portal/articles/1006789-guidelines-for-repor ting-sensitive-species> _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
