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The
Blue Bill
Quarterly Journal of the Kingston Field Naturalists
ISSN 0382-5655
Volume 59, No. 1 March 2012
Contents
President’s Page Gaye Beckwith ...................129
Yearly List of Birds-KFN 2011 Ron D. Weir ......................130
Odonate Sightings & Yearly List 2011 Kurt Hennige ....................139
KFN Outings January-February 2012
14Jan Teen Trip to Elbow Lake William Arsenault.............141
12Feb Teen Trip to Wolfe Island Michael Jaansalu ...............142
February 2012 Rambles Joseph Benderavage ...........142
Family Day Trip to Wolfe Island Erwin Batalla ....................143
Kingston and Area Christmas Bird Counts Ron D. Weir ......................144
South Shore Needs Real Protection Terry Sprague....................149
Kingston Area Birds Winter Season 1Dec2011-29Feb2012 Mark Andrew Conboy.......151
Mid-winter Waterfowl Inventory Ron D. Weir ......................156
Butterfly News and Views Don Davis .........................159
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The Blue Bill Volume 59, No. 1 Page 129
President’s Page
Gaye Beckwith
With the passing of Dr. Martin Edwards
on Thursday, February 16th, the
Kingston Field Naturalists has lost a
very prestigious member. Martin was an
active member for almost six decades,
including holding the role of honourary
president at the time of his death. The
next issue of our Blue Bill will include
articles on Martin’s life and his
extraordinary birding history. On behalf
of the KFN organization I offer our
sincere condolences to Martin’s family.
He will be greatly missed.
At this time of year when we are
looking forward to the spring with its
many renewals of life: budding trees,
returning birds, shoots pushing through
the snow, and new offspring throughout
the animal community, our organization
is also looking for renewal.
March and April is our time to seek new
members for the executive. As you
know KFN requires a group of
dedicated individuals to fill a variety of
jobs to keep the club on course. We have
an exemplary history of bringing in new
people to take over for those who are
leaving the executive.
I recently read of a similar organization
in Durham where its current president
has held that position for the past 10
years. KFN has been fortunate to have
many members who are able and
willing to step forward and serve a term
or two on the executive. This brings new
ideas and direction to the club.
If you have a desire to join the executive
this year or sometime in the future, we
would like to know. Send me an email
at [email protected] or speak to
anyone on the current executive. We
have ‘members-at-large’ positions
which allow new executive members to
get an understanding of how the club
functions and where their particular
skills and expertise might be used.
I look forward to hearing from those
who are interested in joining the
executive and take this opportunity to
thank the current executive for all the
great work they do.
BRING ON THE SPRING!
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Page 130 March 2012
Yearly List of Birds – KFN 2011
Ron D. Weir
There were 277 species of birds seen in
2011 in the 50km radius circle centred in
MacDonald Park, Kingston, compared
to the 31-year average (1980-2010) of
280. The distribution over the past 31
years is given in Table 1.
Table 1: Annual total bird species for the Kingston area 1980 to 2010
Year Total Year Total Year Total
1980 278 1991 281 2002 287
1981 277 1992 281 2003 282
1982 276 1993 293 2004 280
1983 282 1994 283 2005 278
1984 285 1995 280 2006 274
1985 271 1996 285 2007 272*
1986 277 1997 283 2008 272
1987 279 1998 283 2009 281**
1988 270 1999 278 2010 281
1989 273 2000 282 2011 277
1990 279 2001 285
*In the list for 2007 (Blue Bill 55 (1)
(2008)), a total of 270 species was shown.
Since then, two additional species were
reported for 2007: Red Phalarope (1) and
Parasitic Jaeger (1) on 16Sep at
Henderson, NY. **In the list for 2009
(Blue Bill 57 (1) (2010)), a total of 280
species was shown. The KFN learned
through the official report of the Ontario
Bird Records Committee published in
2010, of a sighting of a Roseate
Spoonbill at Westport on 13Jun.
In 2011, no new species was added to
the list, which remains at 376. Rarities
include Pacific Loon, Northern Gannet,
Great Cormorant, Greater White-fronted
Goose, Ross’s Goose, King Eider,
Harlequin Duck, Gyrfalcon, Franklin’s
Gull, Forster’s Tern, Northern Hawk
Owl, Say’s Phoebe, White-eyed Vireo,
Townsend’s Solitaire, Varied Thrush,
Yellow-throated Warbler, Worm-eating
Warbler, Le Conte’s Sparrow, Yellow-
headed Blackbird.
Species not seen every year were
Cackling Goose, Barrow’s Goldeneye,
Marbled Godwit, Western Sandpiper,
Purple Sandpiper, Lesser Black-backed
Gull, Boreal Owl, Tufted Titmouse,
Connecticut Warbler, Hooded Warbler,
Nelson’s Sparrow.
Species missed were Common Eider,
Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Red
Phalarope, three-toed woodpeckers,
Sedge Wren, Kentucky Warbler, Pine
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Grosbeak. Table 2 contains the date of
first occurrence in 2011 with the
observers' initials. Where KFN appears,
more than 3 observers of the Kingston
Field Naturalists were involved.
Contributors: E. Batalla, J. S.Bolsinger, A.
Brown, M. Chojiecki, M. A. Conboy, S.
David, B. M. DiLabio, B. (Ben) DiLabio, J.
H. Ellis, P. English, H. Evans, P. J. Good, C.
Grooms, K. Hennige, V. P. Mackenzie, P.
Martin, C. Muller, L. Nuttall, D. Okines, P.
O’Toole, B. Ripley, C. Robinson, M.
Roncetti, A. K. Rowe, J. Scott, N. Spencer, R.
T. Sprague, S. Treganza, R. D. Weir, KFN (3+
members of the Kingston Field Naturalists)
Table 2. Bird species seen in the Kingston area during 2011 with date of first sighting
and observers.
Species Date Observer
Red-throated Loon 26Oct VPM
Pacific Loon 03Dec BRp
Common Loon 06Jan BRp
Pied-billed Grebe 24Mar VPM
Horned Grebe 12Mar MStewart, JSB
Red-necked Grebe 16Jan KFN
Northern Gannet 23Oct BRp
Double-crested Cormorant 15Mar AKaduck
Great Cormorant 22May HNahs
American Bittern 10Apr KH
Least Bittern 14May JSB
Great Blue Heron 14Jan EB
Great Egret 01Apr CG
Green Heron 02May EB
Blck-crwnd Night Heron 19Apr JHE, AKR
Turkey Vulture 16Jan KFN
Greater White-fronted Goose 26Mar JHall, DEdwards
Snow Goose 12Mar KFN
Ross’s Goose 16Mar KFN
Cackling Goose 09Jan RDW
Canada Goose 01Jan KFN
Brant 09May CG
Mute Swan 01Jan KFN
Trumpeter Swan 06Jan BRp
Tundra Swan 01Jan KFN
Wood Duck 09Jan KFN
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Species Date Observer
Gadwall 01Jan KFN
American Wigeon 01Jan KFN
American Black Duck 01Jan KFN
Mallard 01Jan KFN
Blue-winged Teal 06Apr KH
Northern Shoveler 26Mar JHE, AKR
Northern Pintail 16Jan KFN
Green-winged Teal 09Jan SD
Canvasback 01Jan KFN
Redhead 01Jan KFN
Ring-necked Duck 01Jan KFN
Greater Scaup 01Jan KFN
Lesser Scaup 01Jan KFN
King Eider 18Dec RDW
Harlequin Duck 08Jan DO
Surf Scoter 28Apr BMD, BD
White-winged Scoter 09Jan JHE, RDW
Black Scoter 30Apr PO’T
Long-tailed Duck 01Jan KFN
Bufflehead 01Jan KFN
Common Goldeneye 01Jan KFN
Barrow’s Goldeneye 01Jan RDW, JSB
Hooded Merganser 01Jan KFN
Common Merganser 01Jan KFN
Red-breasted Merganser 01Jan KFN
Ruddy Duck 18Apr VPM, AKR
Virginia Rail 22Apr GUre
Sora 03May BRp
Common Moorhen 24Apr PJG
American Coot 01Jan KFN
Sandhill Crane 23Mar JSB
Osprey 02Apr LN, MC
Bald Eagle 01Jan KFN
Northern Harrier 01Jan KFN
Sharp-shinned Hawk 01Jan LN, MC
Cooper’s Hawk 05Jan BRp
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Species Date Observer
Northern Goshawk 01Jan JSB
Red-shouldered Hawk 15Mar LC, MC
Broad-winged Hawk 15Apr PSpaar
Red-tailed Hawk 01Jan KFN
Rough-legged Hawk 01Jan KFN
Golden Eagle 20Jan BRp
American Kestrel 01Jan KFN
Merlin 01Jan KFN
Gyrfalcon 09Mar CM
Peregrine Falcon 01Jan KFN
Ring-necked Pheasant 02Jan KFN
Ruffed Grouse 10Jan PJG
Wild Turkey 01Jan KFN
Black-bellied Plover 26May KFN
American Golden-Plover 26Aug JHE, VPM
Semipalmated Plover 21May KFN
Killdeer 02Jan BRp
Greater Yellowlegs 06Apr KH
Lesser Yellowlegs 22May KFN
Solitary Sandpiper 22Apr JSB
Willet 01May RTS
Spotted Sandpiper 07Apr MAC
Upland Sandpiper 10Apr JHE, RDW
Whimbrel 28May MBurrell
Hudsonian Godwit 28May MBurrell
Marbled Godwit 03Jun AKR
Ruddy Turnstone 22May KFN
Red Knot 25May BMD, BD
Sanderling 01Sep DO
Semipalmated Sandp 23May VPM
Western Sandpiper 26Jul RDW
Least Sandpiper 10May VPM
White-rumpd Sandp 26May BRp
Baird’s Sandpiper 24Jul KH
Pectoral Sandpiper 13May EB
Purple Sandpiper 12Dec BMD, BD
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Species Date Observer
Dunlin 13May EB
Stilt Sandpiper 17Jul JHE, VPM
Short-billed Dowitcher 16May JLetendre
Long-billed Dowitcher 12Aug JHE
Wilson’s Snipe 22Mar MRon
American Woodcock 15Mar EB
Wilson’s Phalarope 27Apr KFN
Red-necked Phalarope 26Aug KH
Franklin’s Gull 10Sep KFN
Little Gull 17Apr DEdwards, JHall
Bonaparte’s Gull 07Apr BRp
Ring-billed Gull 01Jan KFN
Hering Gull 01Jan KFN
Iceland Gull 14Jan VPM
Lesser Black-backed Gull 08Dec VPM
Glaucous Gull 03Jan KH
Great Black-backedGull 01Jan KFN
Caspian Tern 07Apr DO
Common Tern 21May KFN
Forster’s Tern 04Sep VPM
Black Tern 18Apr VPM, AKR
Rock Pigeon 01Jan VPM
Mourning Dove 01Jan KFN
Black-billed Cuckoo 13May MAC
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 12May PBlake
Eastern Screech Owl 09Jan SD
Great Horned Owl 02Jan MMcMurray
Snowy Owl 01Jan BRp
Northern Hawk Owl 21Jan JSc
Barred Owl 05Jan HE
Long-eared Owl 20Feb KFN
Short-eared Owl 01Jan KFN
Boreal Owl 01Jan BRp
Northern Saw-whet Owl 01Jan BRp
Common Nighthawk 21May KFN
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Species Date Observer
Whip-poor-will 28Apr LN, MC
Chimney Swift 27Apr RDW
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 07 May KH
Belted Kingfisher 01Jan KH
Red-headed Woodpecker 03May JSc
Red-bellied Woodpecker 01Jan SD
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 07Apr ST
Downy Woodpecker 01Jan KFN
Hairy Woodpecker 03Jan PJG
Northern Flicker 23Jan KFN
Pileated Woodpecker 02Jan HE
Olive-sided Flycatcher 20May DO
Eastern Wood-Pewee 13May JHE, RDW
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 07May JHE, RDW
Alder Flycatcher 21May KFN
Willow Flycatcher 21May KFN
Least Flycatcher 28Apr KFN
Eastern Phoebe 30Mar ST
Say’s Phoebe 03 Jun PRead
Great Crested Flycatcher 17Apr BMD
Eastern Kingbird 15Apr KH
Loggerhead Shrike 14Apr KH
Northern Shrike 01Jan KFN
White-eyed Vireo 11May DO
Yellow-throated Vireo 08May KH
Blue-headed Vireo 27Apr AB, NS
Warbling Vireo 27Apr BMD
Philadelphia Vireo 07May JHE, RDW
Red-eyed Vireo 07May JHE, RDW
Blue Jay 03Jan PJG
American Crow 09Jan PJG
Common Raven 01Jan KH
Horned Lark 09Jan JHE, RDW
Purple Martin 25Apr LN, MC
Tree Swallow 07Apr JHE, RDW
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 14Apr KFN
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Species Date Observer
Bank Swallow 05May DO
Cliff Swallow 26Apr JSc
Barn Swallow 05Apr HE, EB
Black-capped Chickadee 01Jan KFN
Tufted Titmouse 01Jan EDavies
Red-breastd Nuthatch 09Jan SD
White-breasted Nuthatch 01Jan VPM
Brown Creeper 24Jan BRp
Carolina Wren 16Jan VPM
House Wren 01Jan KFN
Winter Wren 02Feb MAC
Marsh Wren 02May EB
Golden-crowned Kinglet 01Jan KH
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 11Apr VPM
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 01May JHE, RDW
Eastern Bluebird 22Mar KFN
Townsend’s Solitaire 07Jan J Brin, J Taroll
Veery 28Apr KFN
Gray-cheeked Thrush 21 May KFN
Swainson’s Thrush 13May KH
Hermit Thrush 03Jan NS
Wood Thrush 27Apr BMD
American Robin 01Jan MRon
Varied Thrush 03Jan KH
Gray Catbird 29Apr KFN
Northern Mockingbird 11May DO
Brown Thrasher 18Feb PO’T
European Starling 01Jan VPM
American Pipit 06May VPM
Bohemian Waxwing 03Jan KH
Cedar Waxwing 01Jan VPM
Blue-winged Warbler 07May KH
Golden-winged Warbler 07May JHE, RDW
Tennessee Warbler 07May KFN
Orange-crowned Warbler 07May JHE, RDW
Nashville Warbler 27Apr KFN
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Species Date Observer
Northern Parula 27Apr KFN
Yellow Warbler 27Apr KFN
Chestnut-sided Warbler 07May JHE, RDW
Magnolia Warbler 01May JHE, RDW
Cape May Warbler 06May VPM
Black-throated Blue Warbler 04May DO
Yellow-rumped Warbler 21Apr EB
Black-throated Green Warbler 26Apr EB
Blackburnian Warbler 01May HE
Yellow-throated Warbler 07May JHE, RDW
Pine Warbler 19Apr JHE, RDW
Prairie Warbler 05May CR
Palm Warbler 27Apr KFN
Bay-breasted Warbler 11May DO
Blackpoll Warbler 06May KH
Cerulean Warbler 01May KFN
Black and white Warbler 26Apr EB
American Redstart 08May DO, VPM
Worm-eating Warbler 22May RTS
Ovenbird 27Apr MAC, PE
Northern Waterthrush 19Apr JHE, RDW
Louisiana Waterthrush 19Apr JHE, RDW
Connecticut Warbler 07Sep JHE
Mourning Warbler 21May KFN
Common Yellowthroat 27Apr KFN
Hooded Warbler 20May JSB
Wilson’s Warbler 21May KFN
Canada Warbler 12May KFN
Scarlet Tanager 30Apr MAC
Eastern Towhee 11Apr VPM
American Tree Sparrow 01Jan KFN
Chipping Sparrow 06Apr DO
Clay-colored Sparrow 13May JHE,VPM
Field Sparrow 10Apr KH
Vesper Sparrow 19Apr BRp, VPM
Savannah Sparrow 14Apr KH
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Species Date Observer
Grasshopper Sparrow 12May KH
Henslow’s Sparrow 05May JSB
Le Conte’s Sparrow 07May RTS
Nelson’s Sparrow 08Oct AKR, VPM
Fox Sparrow 11Apr VPM
Song Sparrow 24Jan BRp
Lincoln’s Sparrow 07Apr MAC, PE
Swamp Sparrow 15Apr EB
White-throatd Sparrow 03Apr JHE, RDW
White-crowned Sparrow 19Apr P Spaar
Dark-eyed Junco 03Apr JHE, RDW
Lapland Longspur 14Jan VPM
Snow Bunting 0 Jan SD
Northern Cardinal 0 Jan VPM
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 17Apr P Spaar
Indigo Bunting 01May HE
Bobolink 03May BRp
Red-winged Blackbird 23 Jan KFN
Eastern Meadowlark 18Mar MRon
Yellow-headed Blackbird 13Jun JSc
Rusty Blackbird 15Jan CG
Brewer‘s Blackbird 15May CM
Common Grackle 01Jan KH
Brown-headed Cowbird 15Jan CG
Orchard Oriole 27Apr MAC, PE
Baltimore Oriole 01May MRon
Purple Finch 31Mar BRp
House Finch 02Jan KFN
Red Crossbill 20Feb BRp
White-winged Crossbill 20Feb BRp
Common Redpoll 01Jan MAC
Hoary Redpoll 01Jan MAC
Pine Siskin 01Jan KFN
American Goldfinch 01Jan VPM
Evening Grosbeak 03Jan MAC
House Sparrow 01Jan VPM
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Odonate Sightings & Yearly List 2011
Kurt Hennige
This List includes records within the
Kingston Checklist area and records
from Charleston Lake & Menzel
Provincial Parks. Seventy-seven species
were recorded in 2011. For the first time
in five years, we did not add any new
species to the Checklist.
Provincially-rare species reported this
year were: Amber-winged Spreadwing,
Arrowhead Spiketail, Harlequin Darner,
Williamson’s Emerald, Azure Bluet,
Lilypad Clubtail, Horned Clubtail,
Unicorn Clubtail and Ebony
Boghaunter. Other local or rare species
seen in more locations and in higher
numbers were Elfin Skimmer, Eastern
Amberwing, Aurora Damsel and Black
Saddlebags.
Contributors: D. Bree, M. Conboy, M.
Burrell, D. Edwards, J. Hall, K. Hennige,
V. P. Mackenzie, L. Nuttall, C.
Robinson, C. & M. Seymour
1st sight Species Latin Name Location
25-Apr Common Grn Darner Anax junius Lost Bay
5-May Hudsonian Whiteface Leucorrhinia hudsonica 3rd Depot Lake Rd
8-May Dusky Clubtail Gomphus spicatus Blue Mountain Rd
9-May Common Pondhawk Erythemis simplicicollis Kingsford
10-May Beaverpond Baskettail Tetragoneuria canis E Frontenac Park
10-May Common Baskettail Epitheca cynosura California Rd
10-May American Emerald Cordulia shurtleffii E Frontenac Park
10-May Dot-tailed Whiteface Leucorrhinia intacta Rock Dunder
12-May Springtime Darner Basiaeschna janata Cat Tr MacGillivray Rd
12-May Racket-tailed Emerald Dorocordulia libera Cat Tr MacGillivray Rd
12-May Chalk-fronted Corporal Ladona julia Trails on Opinicon Rd
13-May Taiga Bluet Coenagrion resolutum Menzel Nature Res
Lilypad Clubtail Male 03Jun HQS Four-spotted Skimmer 02Jun Madoc
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1st sight Species Latin Name Location
19-May Eastern Forktail Ischnura verticalis Roblin Rd
21-May Stream Cruiser Didymops transversa Frontenac Park
21-May Spiny Baskettail Epitheca spinigera Frontenac Park
21-May Northern Bluet Enallagma annexum Frontenac Park
24-May Violet Dancer Argia fumipennis violacea Salmon R. Sheffld Brdg
24-May Boreal Bluet Enallagma boreale 3rd Depot Lake
24-May Four-spotted Skimmer Libellula quadrimaculata 3rd Depot Lake
24-May Belted Whiteface Leucorrhinia proxima 3rd Depot Lake
25-May Common Whitetail Plathemis lydia Cat Tr (Chaffey's Lock)
29-May Ebony Boghaunter Williamsonia fletcheri Menzel
29-May Ebony Jewelwing Calopteryx maculata Millhaven Crk
30-May Twelve-spotted Skimmer Libellula pulchella Rock Dunder
31-May Harlequin Darner Gomphaeschna furcillata Menzel Centennial
31-May Hagen's Bluet Enallagma hageni Menzel Centennial
3-Jun Frosted Whiteface Leucorrhinia frigida Helen Quilliam Sanct
3-Jun Amber-wngd Spreadwing Lestes eurinus Helen Quilliam Sanct
3-Jun Lilypad Clubtail Arigomphus furcifer Helen Quilliam Sanct
3-Jun Emerald Spreadwing Lestes dryas Helen Quilliam Sanct
3-Jun Slaty Skimmer Libellula incesta Helen Quilliam Sanct
3-Jun Elfin Skimmer Nannothemis bella Helen Quilliam Sanct
3-Jun Sedge Sprite Nehalennia irene Helen Quilliam Sanct
7-Jun Arrowhead Spiketail Cordulegaster obliqua Red Horse Lk
8-Jun River Jewelwing Calopteryx aequabilis Salmon R. Sheffld Brdg
8-Jun Swift River Cruiser Macromia illinoiensis Salmon R. Sheffld Brdg
8-Jun Powdered Dancer Argia moesta Salmon R. Sheffld Brdg
10-Jun Prince Baskettail Epitheca princeps Blue Mountain Rd
10-Jun Marsh Bluet Enallagma ebrium Salmon R. Haggerty Rd.
10-Jun Blck-shouldrd Spinyleg Dromogomphus spinosus Salmon R. Haggerty Rd.
10-Jun Stream Bluet Enallagma exsulans Salmon R. Haggerty Rd.
10-Jun Skimming Bluet Enallagma geminatum Salmon R. Haggerty Rd.
10-Jun Widow Skimmer Libellula luctuosa Calif Rd E of Tamworth
10-Jun Canada Darner Aeshna canadensis Calif Rd E of Tamworth
11-Jun Calico Pennant Celithemis elisa Lost Bay Res Ganan Lk
11-Jun Lancet Clubtail Gomphus exilis Lost Bay Res GananLk
11-Jun Blue Dasher Pachydiplax longipennis Lost Bay Res Ganan Lk
14-Jun Whtfaced Meadowhawk Sympetrum obtrusum Sandhurst Shores
15-Jun Halloween Pennant Celithemis eponina Frontenac PP Slide Lk
15-Jun Sphagnum Sprite Nehalennia gracilis Menzell Nature Res
17-Jun Unicorn Clubtail Arigomphus villosipes. Salmon R. Forest Mills
17-Jun Rainbow Bluet Enallagma antennatum Salmon R. Forest Mills
17-Jun Aurora Damsel Chromagrion conditum Salmon R. Forest Mill
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1st sight Species Latin Name Location
18-Jun Elegant Spreadwing Lestes inaequalis Charlstn PP Quiddity Tr
20-Jun Fragile Forktail Ischnura posita Collins Creek
20-Jun Swamp Spreadwing Lestes vigilax Frontenac PP
23-Jun Eastern Least Clubtail Stylogomphus albistylus Salmon R. Forest Mills
26-Jun Brush-tipped Emerald Somatochlora walshi Menzel Nature Res
27-Jun Horned Clubtail Arigomphus cornutus Cat Tr McGillivray Rd
27-Jun Eastern Amberwing Perithemis tenera Rideau Trail/Opinicon
30-Jun Familiar Bluet Enallagma civile Hill Island
30-Jun Northern Spreadwing Lestes disjunctus Hill Island
30-Jun Black Saddlebags Tramea lacerata L Ont Sandhurst Shores
2-Jul Shadow Darner Aeshna umbrosa Menzel Nature Res
2-Jul Azure Bluet Enallagma aspersum Menzel Nature Res
3-Jul Band-wngd Meadowhawk Sympetrum semicinctum Sucker Cr Hy 41 N of 401
5-Jul Cherry-facd Meadowhawk Sympetrum internum Bayview Lands
5-Jul Williamson's Emerald Somatochlora williamsoni Bayview Lands
7-Jul Orange Bluet Enallagma signatum Verona Hardwood Cr
7-Jul Vesper Bluet Enallagma vesperum Verona Hardwood Cr
9-Jul Tule Bluet Enallagma carunculatum Sandhurst Shores Pk
10-Jul Fawn Darner Boyeria vinosa Pangman Trail QUBS
10-Jul Sweetflag Spreadwing Lestes forcipatus Pangman Trail QUBS
10-Jul Black-tipped Darner Aeshna tuberculifera Pangman Trail QUBS
15-Jul Slender Spreadwing Lestes rectangularis Menzel Nature Res
15-Jul Autumn Meadowhawk Sympetrum vicinum Menzel Nature Res
5-Aug Wandering Glider Pantala flavescens Collins Cr N of Bath Rd
KFN Outings January-February 2012
January 14 Teen Trip to NCC Elbow
Lake Property
William Arsenault
When we got to Elbow Lake, it didn’t
feel as cold as expected. It was -14oC but
we were dressed for the weather. It was
sunny, and had snowed the night
before. Before starting our hike, we
went on the lake and tried to walk a
perfectly strait line across the ice. It isn't
as easy as it seems!
We hiked around the Nature Trail to
find red and white oaks. At first, we did
not find any because the habitat was not
right, but eventually, we came across
one. We used the GPS units to write
down the latitude and longitude. The
two GPS units gave similar readings.
Anne showed us how to distinguish a
red oak from a white oak (the leaves
may be larger on white oaks, and the
lobes are rounded; red oaks have
pointed leaf lobes). We compared the
bark of the two oak species and other
tree species and tasted Basswood buds.
We identified and recorded the location
of 2 white oaks and 4 red oaks. These
waypoints will be entered on a map of
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the area. This method of recording exact
locations of sightings is used extensively
in field biology.
At our listening stop it was quiet except
for the slight wind and the ever-present
chickadees. We noticed fresh animal
tracks including Coyote, White-tailed
deer, Squirrel and Mouse. We talked
about what these animals were doing,
how they moved and followed some
tracks to find out where they went. We
had lunch in the car, out of the cold, and
came back into town after a peaceful
day in a winter wonderland.
February 12 Teen Trip to Wolfe Island
Michael Jaansalu
On February 12, Adam, William,
Michael, Lucas, and Dhyani joined
Anne Robertson and the KFN, led by
Erwin Batalla, on a trip to Wolfe Island.
Although the sun was out, on a -13°C day, the wind was rather cold.
After seeing one of our two sighted bald
eagles near RMC from the out-bound
ferry, we drove counter-clockwise
around the island, stopping to look at
birds. We set up scopes to get a closer
look at four of the five Snowy Owls we
saw - two immature females and three
beautiful all-white males.
We stopped at Pt. Alexandria to look at
about 2000 geese, 35 Coots, and various
other waterfowl, as well as eat lunch.
We noted the size difference between
Common and Hooded Mergansers. The
phrase “it is Common to be larger than a
Hooded Merganser” helps not to mix up
the two species.
All in all it was a pretty good day. After
all, it is pretty hard to not have one
when you see: Snow Buntings, Snowy
Owls, Crow, Northern Shrike, Rough-
legged Hawks, Red-tailed Hawk, Rock
Pigeons, Mourning Doves, Bald Eagles,
Tundra Swans, Pintails, Coots, Canada
Geese, Redheads, Mallards, Starlings,
Horned Larks, Buffleheads, Scaup,
Ring-Necked Ducks, assorted gulls and
Common and Hooded Mergansers!
February 2012 Rambles
Joe Benderavage
Rambles visited the Rideau Trail on the
7th and Kingston Waterfront on the 21st.
February 7th was clear and cold when
we headed for Burbrook Road from the
carpool at Highways 38 and 401. On an
uphill trek along an ice-covered road,
leader Anne Robertson pointed out a
Bitternut Hickory, Prickly Ash, and
White Ash, all with cocoons attached to
them. A cocoon along the roadside with
leaves around it may have held a
Polyphemus Moth
We noted a Black Cherry tree has hairs
on the back of its leaves and saw the
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flattened petiole on the underside of an
Aspen leaf. Turkey-Tail fungus was
spotted, and noticed the pattern on an
Ash trunk looks like a lot of little canoes.
At the roadside, there was Bittersweet
vine and a Butternut tree, with a
monkey-face design in its leaf scar.
Male Staghorn Sumac, recognized by its
curly tips where pollen is held, was
growing separately from the female
Sumac community. The conversation
turned to the very mild winter. Giant
Swallowtail Butterflies have moved
northward to Ottawa, and some ducks
that should have gone south have
overwintered.
We saw an old Robin's nest and heard
Crows, a nuthatch and a Black-capped
Chickadee, which we mimicked by
planting a noisy kiss on one's own wrist.
Cinquefoil and Wild Strawberry were
still green along the road. Deer tracks
and a limestone rock formation were
admired and amid a grove of cedar
trees, Anne described Cedar Apple
Rust. The Cedar generates a brown blob
that explodes in June into orange jelly of
spores that get blown to Apple trees.
Leaves and fruit are infected. By mid-
August, wind carries spores from the
infected Apple back to the Cedar,
completing the cycle. As we retraced
our steps down the slippery trail, we
noticed Chrinoid fossil fragments
around the base of tree roots. Anne
Robertson read aloud from a 1976
edition of Guide to Nature in Winter,
which she recommended to us.
On a bitterly cold and gusty February
21, we set out from Wartman House at
the foot of Sunnyacres Road, and
followed Anne eastward along the Lake
Ontario shoreline, hoping to spot an
eagle. We noted the remains of Wild
Parsnip in open areas; the flower
resembles Queen Anne's Lace: both are
umbelliferous plants, bearing umbrella-
like flowers. The sturdy grooved stem
and compound leaves of Wild Parsnip
are a warning to give it a wide berth, as
its sap can produce an allergic response
resembling chemical burns. We saw
Black Willow; Silver Maple with its
opposite leaves, a Cottonwood branch;
Dogwood; and Bittersweet Nightshade.
On a settling pond facing Elevator Bay,
we admired Gadwalls and Coots.
Gadwalls have black tail coverts and
orange legs. Tundra Swans were resting
in the Bay where a mature Bald Eagle
with a white head was spotted on the
ice, and soon afterwards, an immature
eagle. There was a beaver lodge and a
beaver highway, formed as beavers
transport the branches they cut to the
water. On the return we saw nests of an
Oriole and a Yellow Warbler, Dame's
Rocket, and a field that will hold
Monarch butterflies in late summer. The
road was bounded on one side by
Norway Spruce. Anne showed us an
invasion of Garlic Mustard near the Girl
Guides’ camp. We saw Red Oak, Dog-
strangling Vine, a Yew, and probably a
"town" of Vole nests near a stone wall,
as well as Ganoderma Bracket Fungus.
Family Day Trip to Wolfe Island
Erwin Batalla
Because of large numbers of Snowy
Owls reported on Wolfe Island this
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winter, a trip was organized to visit the
island on February 20. The outing was
announced at the general meeting on
the previous Thursday and members
were encouraged to invite family,
friends and neighbours to join us. With
such short notice, it was gratifying to
see 29 people take part in the trip.
Approximately half were KFN members
with the rest composed of a good
fraction of young people.
The weather was sunny and the water
was perfectly calm when we boarded
the 9:30 ferry to the island. We could see
the lake bottom as we approached the
dock at Marysville. We drove west and
turned north on 5th line, then west on
Baseline Rd. After driving to the
western end of Baseline without seeing
an owl, I began to doubt if this trip was
such a good idea.
We turned around and drove back to
the highway where we found our first
Snowy Owl, a pure white adult male. It
was quite a relief! The bird stood on a
post and good views were had by all.
The next owl was hunkered down on
the ground and at first, it was suggested
that it was no more than a soccer ball.
The owl did not take offense to that
comment.
We saw five Snowy Owls and were back
in Marysville in time for the noon ferry.
We are privileged to be able to see these
lovely creatures at our doorstep.
Kingston and Area Christmas Counts
Ron D. Weir
Warmer than usual weather prevailed
during the Christmas Count Period
14Dec2011 to 05Jan2012, as was the case
throughout late autumn 2011. Snow was
absent and temperatures varied around
the freezing point. Most water was
open, including lakes north of Kingston
at Westport, accounting for larger
numbers of waterfowl away from Lake
Ontario.
Table 1 shows statistics for local counts.
Those for the Rideau Ferry count were
not available in time for this Blue Bill
issue. Table 2 contains species totals for
the past 21 years. Table 3 is a summary
of the high species tallies for Ontario
from 2003 to 2011. Table 4 is a detailed
species list for local Christmas counts.
Where record numbers of individuals
occurred, the number is underlined. CW
designates a sighting in count week, 3
days before to 3 days after count day.
Snowy Owl photo by Steve Manders
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Table 1: Statistics on Individual Counts in 2011 for the Kingston Area
14Dec
Delta
17Dec
Pr Edw Pt
18Dec
Kingston
20Dec
Westport
28Dec
1000 Isl
30Dec
Rideau Fy
02Jan
Amhrst Isl
03Jan
Napanee
Species 38 68 105 51 54 ? 69 60
Birds 3221 58889 63222 6871 ? ? 5393 10865
Participants 19 27 57 ? ? ? 23 ?
Precipitation None None None None ? ? None None
T low/ oC -15 -3 -8 -8 ? ? 1 ?
T high/ oC -13 -1 -2 -6 ? ? 4 ?
Weather Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud ? ? Cloud ?
Table 2: Twenty-one year Average (* = Count was not done)
Count 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 avg
Pr Edw Pt 61 61 64 61 76 67 64 61 80 61 72 58 82 71 76 71 65 63 55 55 69 66
Kingston 95 96 113 99 101 97 106 104 107 102 111 109 103 103 103 104 * 106 101 102 105 103
Westport 37 55 50 46 36 48 45 41 49 44 54 47 * * * 52 34 36 33 37 51 44
Napanee 44 46 42 52 52 56 51 38 58 49 50 56 51 58 50 56 51 57 60 59 59 53
1000 Isl 61 55 74 58 53 57 54 56 68 56 61 51 61 57 60 64 60 55 50 63 54 59
Amherst I 51 47 51 n/a 54 57 66 57 51 58 71 60 53 36 64 54 54 57 56 57 69 56
Rideau Fy 39 39 37 36 29 40 45 41 36 37 42 38 37 35 47 54 46 38 39 40 ? 40
Delta 38 37 40 38 43 38 48 40 42 42 40 38 40**
Table 3: Comparison of selected Christmas Counts in Ontario: 2003 to 2011
Count 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
1. Blenheim 100 103 111 108 100 115 115 103 108
2. Long Pt 110 98 105 106 109 105 98 106 111
3. Kingston 103 104 103 104 Canc’d 106 101 102 105
4. Pt Pelee 94 91 103 94 98 93 92 96 98
5. Hamilton 101 102 100 101 103 103 98 98 105
6. Toronto 89 89 91 102 81 89 87 93 87
7. N. Falls 98 95 90 99 96 91 95 86 ?
8.Oshawa 87 84 85 98 82 80 86 91 91
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Table 4: Kingston Area Christmas Counts 2011
Count 14Dec
Delta
17Dec
P E Pt
18Dec
Kingston
20Dec
Westport
28Dec
1000Isl
30Dec
RidFry
02Jan
Amh I
09Jan
Napanee
Red-thrtd Loon - 1 2 - - - 1 -
Common Loon 3 - 6 7 - - 2 -
Pied-billed Grebe - - 1 - - - - -
Horned Grebe - 2 7 - - - 1 1
Red-necked Grebe - 1 2 - - - - -
Dble-crstd Corm. - 7 2 - 1 - - 1
Great Blue Heron 1 - 3 - - - - 1
Turkey Vulture - 2 1 - - - - -
Ross’s Goose - 1 - - - - - -
Cackling Goose - - 6 - - - - -
Canada Goose 630 3067 27315 1774 2769 - 2777 6274
Mute Swan - 59 43 - 7 - - 16
Trumpeter Swan - - - 44 - - - -
Tundra Swan - 206 579 - - - 104 39
Gadwall - 3 586 - - - 2 121
American Wigeon - 5 27 - - - - 1
Am. Black Duck 3 37 400 19 37 - 33 4
Mallard 174 518 4702 298 151 - 332 382
Northern Pintail - 1 8 - - - - 1
Green-winged Teal - 5 1 - - - - -
Canvasback - - 4 - - - - -
Redhead - - 2520 - - - - 1
Ring-necked Duck - - 21 1 - - - -
Greater Scaup - 29932 6976 - - - 60 125
Lesser Scaup - 150 203 - 4 - 2 2
King Eider - - 1 - - - - -
Surf Scoter - 1 15 - - - - -
Wht-winged Scoter - 94 9 - - - - 14
Black Scoter - 1 2 - - - - -
Long-tailed Duck - 20860 636 1 - - 24 11
Bufflehead 1 259 388 5 4 - 78 121
Comm Goldeneye 33 316 1593 185 218 - 487 267
Brrw’s Goldeneye - - 2 - 1 -
Hooded Merganser 4 33 118 14 10 - 2 -
Comm Merganser - 118 3883 2449 759 - 38 70
Red-breasted Merg - 32 3542 - 12 - 39 84
American Coot - - 401 - - - - 1
Sandhill Crane - - 1 - - - - -
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Count 14Dec
Delta
17Dec
P E Pt
18Dec
Kingston
20Dec
Westport
28Dec
1000Isl
30Dec
RidFry
02Jan
Amh I
09Jan
Napanee
Bald Eagle 2 8 17 37 21 - 5 1
Northern Harrier 1 3 38 1 6 - 26 2
Shrp-shined Hawk - 1 1 1 1 - - 1
Cooper’s Hawk - 1 1 - cw - - 1
Northern Goshawk - - 1 - 1 - - -
Red-tailed Hawk 15 21 47 11 12 - 15 15
Rough-leggd Hawk 2 2 43 4 13 - 9 5
American Kestrel - - 11 - - - 2 7
Merlin - 1 1 - - - 1 -
Peregrine Falcon - - 1 - - - - -
Rng-nckd Pheasant - - 1 - - - - -
Ruffed Grouse 1 6 7 9 2 - - 1
Wild Turkey 52 - 221 102 128 - - -
Amer Woodcock - - 1 - - - - -
Bonaparte’s Gull - 20 205 - - - 2 -
Ring-billed Gull 76 43 1157 10 5863 - 21 161
Herring Gull - 34 609 60 2968 - 56 47
Iceland Gull - - 1 - - - - -
Glaucous Gull - - 1 - - - - -
Grt Blck-back Gull - 3 34 5 16 - 3 12
Rock Pigeon 143 124 762 146 116 - 71 390
Mourning Dove 26 46 364 52 129 - 109 169
East Screech-Owl - - 7 1 - - - 2
Great Horned Owl - 1 7 2 - - 1 -
Snowy Owl - - 16 - - - 2 -
Barred Owl - - 2 3 - - - 1
Long-eared Owl - - 1 - - - 1 -
Short-eared Owl - - 5 - - - 3 -
N. Saw-whet Owl - - - - - - 1 -
Red-belld Woodp. - 3 4 - 5 - 1 -
Yellw-b Sapsucker - - 1 - - - - -
Downy Woodpeckr 21 22 48 22 55 - 14 16
Hairy Woodpecker 12 9 26 28 31 - - 4
Northern Flicker 3 1 1 - 1 - - -
Pileated Woodpckr 6 4 7 15 5 - 1 -
Northern Shrike 6 4 4 2 - - 3 -
Blue Jay 168 91 202 196 98 - 65 35
American Crow 165 131 352 34 287 - 17 352
Common Raven 21 9 16 19 17 - 4 8
Horned Lark - - 6 - 28 - - -
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Count 14Dec
Delta
17Dec
P E Pt
18Dec
Kingston
20Dec
Westport
28Dec
1000Isl
30Dec
RidFry
02Jan
Amh I
09Jan
Napanee
Blk-cpd Chickadee 362 220 1063 414 338 - 81 109
Rd-brstd Nuthatch 3 - 4 19 13 - 1 -
Wht-brstd Nthatch 47 25 77 62 50 - 8 36
Brown Creeper - 2 14 3 - - - 4
Carolina Wren - - - - 1 - - -
Winter Wren - - - - 1 - - -
Marsh Wren - - 1 - - - - -
Golden-cr’d Kinglet 1 - 30 - 4 - - 5
Hermit Thrush - - 1 - - - - -
Eastern Bluebird 9 27 - 4 - - - 8
American Robin 22 51 73 25 11 - 76 147
European Starling 758 452 2637 329 418 - 566 1123
Bohemian Waxwng - - - - - - 15 20
Cedar Waxwing 67 119 24 184 15 - 70 310
Yllw-rmpd Warbler - 14 - - - - - -
Tree Sparrow 48 82 144 24 185 - 4 111
Fox Sparrow - - 1 - - - - -
Song Sparrow - 2 4 - 2 - cw -
Swamp Sparrow - - 3 - - - - -
Wht-thrtd Sparrow - - 1 - - - - 1
White-crn Sparrow - - 1 - - - - -
Dark-eyed Junco 23 120 142 24 236 - 7 72
Lapland Longspur - - 5 - - - - -
Snow Bunting - - 25 - 156 - 2 -
Northern Cardinal - 9 35 4 23 - 2 2
Rd-wngd Blackbird - 1 5 1 2 - 1 -
Rusty Blackbird - - 2 - 1 - - -
Common Grackle - - cw - - - - -
Brwn-hdd Cowbird - - 45 - - - - -
Baltimore Oriole - - - - cw - - -
Purple Finch - - 4 2 7 - 1 16
House Finch - 28 32 - 38 - 25 45
Common Redpoll - - 12 - - - - -
Pine Siskin 30 1 - 20 - - - -
Amer Goldfinch 247 89 247 165 184 - 35 70
Evening Grosbeak - 1 - - - - - -
House Sparrow 81 23 353 43 108 - 80 59
scaup (sp) - - - - - - - 50
Totals: Species 38 69 105 51 54 - 69 59
Individuals 3221 62690 63222 6871 12878 - 5393 10865
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South Shore Needs Real Protection
Terry Sprague
Only the very foolish in a family car
dare to navigate the rutted trails that go
under the guise of roads along Prince
Edward County’s south shore. Some do,
and efforts to extricate themselves from
the shaley mud in spring are evident.
Even some four-wheel drives hesitate
before venturing forward. However, it is
difficult to get hopelessly mired here, as
there is only a thin covering of soil over
the limestone bedrock. Oak trees take on
grotesque shapes, and bushes resemble
bonsai from years of being parched in
summer’s relentless drought, or
drowned in spring rains that refuse to
soak away. The south shore is, in the
eyes of many, a desolate, useless
wasteland.
You don’t have to be a biologist to
appreciate the importance of Prince
Edward County’s south shore from
Point Petre to Prince Edward Point, just
someone who understands the
importance of biodiversity and how all
living things, us included, are intricately
linked.
Proponents have been touting its virtues
as a critical staging area for migrating
birds for at least a half century.
However, through no fault of their own,
they have overlooked a much larger
picture. It is more than just a place
where hundreds of thousands of birds
land in spring, exhausted and hungry,
after crossing Lake Ontario. It is a
breeding ground for several turtle
species, including the Blanding’s, a
designated Species at Risk. It is where
foxes roam, coyotes prowl, Monarch
butterflies await suitable weather for a
lake crossing, hawks stage, dragonflies
hunt, and other insects multiply – the
same insects upon which the migratory
and resident birds feed, in those same
stunted shrubs and trees that give the
peninsula its character.
It is a complex biome, a delicate
ecosystem that has been purring along,
more or less undisturbed since 1938
when the property was used as an
artillery range, the area continuing in
that role with the formation of Royal
Canadian School of Artillery.
The birdlife that has made the south
shore what it is today. Numbers of
landed migrants often exceed those at
famous Point Pelee. Numbers of
waterfowl have exceeded 7.5% of the
global population for long-tailed ducks,
1.5% for white-winged scoters and 1.4%
for scaup. It is for these reasons that
approximately 26 square kilometres of
land and 65 square kilometres of
nearshore waters were officially South Shore Important Bird Area
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designated an Important Bird Area
(IBA).
This designation does not come easily.
The IBA Program is part of a nation-
wide initiative to conserve wildlife and
habitats on private and public lands. It
is an international initiative coordinated
by BirdLife International, a partnership
of member-based organizations in over
100 countries seeking to identify and
conserve sites important to bird species
world-wide. Through the protection of
birds and habitats, they promote
conservation of the world’s biodiversity.
The South Shore Important Bird Area
encompasses about 30 kilometres of
shoreline, the only lengthy undeveloped
strip of shoreline remaining in Prince
Edward County – indeed, one of the few
shorelines of Lake Ontario that has
remained undeveloped. It is even on the
Nature Conservancy of Canada’s list of
100 areas in Canada most needing
protection.
In earlier years, when wind turbine
development was proposed for the
Point Petre area, a group known as the
South Shore Conservancy protested
against wind turbine development here.
Some members of the public had mixed
feelings – and I was among them – and
cautioned against acting too hastily in
stopping clean energy until we knew
more. Much has been learned since, and
other groups agree that wind turbine
development in an IBA, including
Ostrander Point, is wrong when such
massive numbers of migrants are at
stake, unlike other less significant areas
where turbines have been sited.
The Prince Edward County South Shore
IBA has been designated a globally
significant IBA under the congregatory
species category and nationally
significant under the threatened species
category. One must question the
purpose of an IBA designation if that
designation ignored. If development is
permitted along the South Shore IBA,
then the IBA has failed in its purported
purpose.
The South Shore IBA joins other equally
important bird migration spots like
Amherst Island and Wolfe Island as
being locations inappropriate for the
placement of industrial wind turbines. If
biodiversity cannot be ensured
protection in these special places, where
can it seek protection?
Ostrander Point
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Kingston Area Birds for the Winter Season 1Dec 2011 to 29Feb2012
Mark Andrew Conboy
The winter season was characterized by
fairly mild temperatures and very little
snow. Lake Ontario remained generally
ice-free, but most of the water in the
countryside north of Kingston was
frozen since late December. Winter finch
numbers were poor, while raptor and
waterfowl numbers were fairly good. A
total of 131 species and three hybrids
were reported. There were several good
rarities. Here are the highlights.
Snow Goose: Large numbers all winter
on the American side of the circle. The
high count was 4600 near Henderson
(Bolsinger) 3Feb. Only a few
observations from the Ontario side of
the circle: 2 at Bath (KFN) 4-27Jan; 1 at
Amherst Island (Holden) 7Feb.
Ross’s Goose: Hay Bay (KFN) 17Dec.
Brant: 4 at Wolfe Island (North Leeds
Birders) 18Jan.
Canada Goose x Greater White-fronted
Goose Hybrid: 1 at Wolfe Island
(Holden) 6Feb.
Cackling Goose: high counts of 6 at
Wolfe Island (KFN) 18Dec; 3 at Amherst
Island (Holden) 10Jan; 2 at Wolfe Island
(Keaveney) 21Jan. A few singletons
were elsewhere.
Trumpeter Swan: high counts of 44 at
Westport (KFN) 2Dec; 32 at Outlet
(Barkley and Burrell) 20Jan; 31 at
Chaffey’s Lock (Conboy) 1Jan.
Tundra Swan: high counts of 579 at
Kingston (KFN) 18Dec; 206 at Prince
Edward Point (KFN) 17Dec; 185 at
Wolfe Island (KFN) 5Jan.
Gadwall x Mallard Hybrid: 1 at
Cataraqui Bay (Roncetti) 6Jan.
American Black Duck x Mallard
Hybrid: 1 along Bath Road (Burrell and
Burrell)
Northern Shoveler: 3 at Amherst Island
(KFN) 2Jan.
Northern Pintail: 12 at Glenora
(Holden) 27Jan; 1 at Bath Road (KFN)
early Jan; 1 at Queen’s University
Biological Station (Rowher) 4Jan.
Green-winged Teal: 6 at Howe Island
(KFN) early Jan; 5 at Prince Edward
Point (KFN) early Jan; 2 at Bath Road
(Batalla) 14Jan; 2 at Cedar Point State
Park (Bolsinger) 5Jan.
Canvasback: high counts of 50 at Wolfe
Island (KFN) 8Dec; 5 at Snowshoe Bay
(Bolsinger) 7Jan; 2 at Elevator Bay
(Ripley) 5Jan.
Redhead: high counts of 3030 at
Kingston (KFN) early Jan; 2520 at
Kingston (KFN) 18Dec; 1200 at Cedar
Point State Park (Bolsinger) 5Jan.
Greater Scaup: high counts of 29932 at
Prince Edward Point (KFN) 17Dec;
29100 at Prince Edward Point (KFN)
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early Jan; 25500 at Waupoos Island
(KFN) early Jan.
Harlequin Duck: 1 at Bath Road
(Hennige) 20Dec; 2 at Prince Edward
Point Bird Observatory (Ripley) 16Feb.
Surf Scoter: 4 at Prince Edward Point
(KFN) early Jan.
White-winged Scoter: 505 at Prince
Edward Point (KFN) early Jan; 30 at
Prince Edward Point (Burrell and
Barkley) 19Feb. Smaller numbers
elsewhere.
Black Scoter: 1 at Prince Edward Point
(KFN) early Jan.
Long-tailed Duck: high counts of 20860
at Prince Edward Point (KFN) 17Dec;
24800 at Prince Edward Point (KFN)
early Jan.
Barrow’s Goldeneye: 2 at Kingston
(KFN) 18Dec; 1 at Amherst Island (KFN)
2Jan; 1 at Grass Point State Park
(Conboy and Bolsinger) 10-22 Feb.
Ruddy Duck: 1 at Amherstview (van
der Zweep) 5Feb.
Ruffed Grouse: Uncommon this winter.
Red-throated Loon: 21 at Wolfe Island
(KFN) 18Dec; 1 at Elevator Bay (Batalla)
2Dec; 1 at Wolfe Island (KFN) 5Jan; 1 at
Amherst Island (KFN) 2Jan.
Pacific Loon: 1 at Prince Edward Point
(Ripley) 3Dec.
Common Loon: high count of 7 at
Amherst Island (KFN) 7Dec. Smaller
numbers throughout winter.
Horned Grebe: high count of 24 at
Prince Edward Point (Hennige) 11Dec.
Smaller numbers throughout winter.
Red-necked Grebe: 1 at Prince Edward
Point (Ripley) 3Dec; 1 at Hay Bay (KFN)
17Dec; 2 Kingston (KFN) 18Dec.
Double-crested Cormorant: 7 Prince
Edward Point (KFN) 17Dec; 2 at
Kingston (KFN) 18Dec.
Great Blue Heron: at least 11 during the
winter. Latest: 1 at Kingston (Batalla)
29Jan.
Turkey Vulture: 1 at Wolfe Island
(KFN) 18Dec; 1 at Point Peninsula
(Callaghan) 17Feb; 1 at Inverary
(Martin) 26Feb.
Bald Eagle: high count of 17 at Wolfe
Island (KFN) Jan5.
Northern Harrier: high count of 47 at
Kingston (KFN) 19Dec.
Northern Goshawk: 7 records.
Red-shouldered Hawk: 1 at Bedford
Mills (KFN) 26-27Dec; 1 at Glenora
(Holden) 27Jan; 1 at Bedford Mills
(Batalla) 1Feb; 1 at Queen’s University
Biological Station (Martin and Rowher)
23Feb.
Rough-legged Hawk: high counts of 51
at Simcoe Island (McMahan) 21Feb; 43
at Wolfe Island (KFN) 18Dec; 22 at
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Amherst Island (DiLabio and DiLabio)
2Dec.
Golden Eagle: 1 at Sydenham (Davis-
Young) 20Dec; 1 at Opinicon Road
(Conboy and Martin) 23-25Feb.
Peregrine Falcon: 1 at Kingston (KFN)
throughout Dec; 2 at Kingston
beginning in Feb (KFN).
Sandhill Crane: 1 at Wolfe Island
(Hennige) 18Dec.
Killdeer: last observation was at
Amherst Island (KFN) 20Dec.
Purple Sandpiper: 1 at Amherst Island
(DiLabio and DiLabio) 12Dec; 1 at
Amherst Island (DiLabio and DiLabio)
20Dec.
American Woodcock: 1 at Wolfe Island
(Weir) 18Dec.
Bonaparte’s Gull: A late high count of
205 at Kingston (KFN) 18Dec. Few
others reported: 5 at Cedar Point State
Park (Bolsinger) 5Jan; 2 at Amherst
Island (KFN) 2Jan.
Iceland Gull: 1 at Violet Dump (Paul
Mackenzie) 13Dec; 1 at Wolfe Island
(KFN) 18Dec.
Lesser Black-backed Gull: 1 at
Kingston Wolfe Island ferry dock
(Mackenzie) 8-11Dec; 1 at Douglas
Fluhrer Park (Mackenzie) 19Feb.
Glaucous Gull: Singles at numerous
locations. Earliest: 1 at Wolfe Island
(KFN) 18Dec.
Snowy Owl: high counts of 16 at Wolfe
Island (KFN) 20Dec; 13 at Wolfe Island
(Holden) 9Jan; 12 at Wolfe Island
(Bleeks) 22Jan. Present on Wolfe,
Amherst and Simcoe Islands as well as
at Millhaven and several locations on
the American side of the circle.
Long-eared Owl: Rare this winter.
Reports of a single individual at the Owl
Woods throughout the winter starting
on 2Jan (KFN). Also 1 at Kingston
(Rayner) 2Jan.
Short-eared Owl: high counts of 22 at
Amherst Island (Hennige) 7Dec; 21 at
Amherst Island (Bergmeyer) 18Feb; 14
at Amherst Island (DiLabio and
DiLabio) 12Dec. Present on Wolfe and
Amherst Islands all winter. Also
reported from several inland locations
on the Canadian and American sides of
the circle.
Northern Saw-whet Owl: Uncommon.
Occasional reports from the Owl
Woods. High count of 2 at Owl Woods
(KFN) 16Feb. Inland reports: 1 at
Frontenac Provincial Park (Conboy and
Rohwer) 21Jan; 1 at Queen’s University
Biological Station (Conboy) 25Jan and
19-20Feb.
Belted Kingfisher: at least 4 over-
wintering.
Red-bellied Woodpecker: 8 reports.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: 1 at
Elginburg (Batalla) 02Dec-29Feb; 1 at
Kingston (KFN) 18Dec.
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Northern Flicker: at least 10 over-
wintering.
Northern Shrike: Widespread. high
counts of 3 at Amherst Island
(Bergmeyer) 18Feb; 3 on Opinicon Road
(Conboy) 25Feb.
Horned Lark: high counts of: 12 at
Wolfe Island (Blacher) 12Feb; 8 at Cape
Vincent Grasslands (Purcell) 22Jan; 6 at
Wolfe Island (Hennige) 11Feb.
Tufted Titmouse: 1 at Amherstview
(Gagnon) 23Jan; 1 at Minna Anthony
Nature Centre (Bolsinger) 5Jan.
Winter Wren: 1 at Cranberry Lake
(Runtz) 20Jan; 1 at Lemoine Point (Bell)
23Feb
Carolina Wren: 1 at Kingston (Ripley)
23Dec; 1 at Kingston (Grooms) 15Feb.
Marsh Wren: 1 at Amherst Island
(DiLabio and DiLabio) 12 and 20Dec; 1
at Wolfe Island (KFN) 18Dec.
Eastern Bluebird: Numerous over-
wintering birds, particularly near Lake
Ontario.
Mountain Bluebird: 1 female at Prince
Edward Point (Keaveney) 13Feb. Still
present until at least 29Feb (KFN).
Northern Mockingbird: 1 at Amherst
Island (Pleizier) 22Jan.
American Pipit: 1 at Finkle Shore Park
(Hoar and Sadler) 11Feb.
Bohemian Waxwing: high counts of 60
at Queen’s University Biological Station
(Rohwer); 58 on Opinicon Road
(Conboy) 14Feb; 53 at Elginburg
(Keaveney) 17Feb. Earliest: 18 at
Amherst Island (Phillips) 8Dec.
Lapland Longspur: Rare. 2 at Wolfe
Island (Hennige) 14Jan; 2 at Queen’s
University Biological Station (Conboy)
12Jan.
Yellow-rumped Warbler: 1 at Cedar
Point State Park (Callaghan) 8Jan; 2 at
Prince Edward Point (Ripley) 19Feb.
Field Sparrow: 1 at Bedford Mills
(Nuttall and Wojiecki) 27Dec-29Feb.
Savannah Sparrow: 1 at Amherst Island
(observer?) 20Dec; 1 at Amherst Island
(Holden) 10Jan.
Song Sparrow: at least 5 over-wintering.
Swamp Sparrow: 1 at Amherst Island
(KFN) 2Jan.
Fox Sparrow: 1 at Wolfe Island (KFN)
18Dec.
White-throated Sparrow: 1 on Blue
Mountain Road (Hennige) 1Jan.
White-crowned Sparrow: 1 at Ivy Lea
(Ripley) 22-24Dec; 1 at Wolfe Island
(Weir) 18Dec; 1 at Queen’s University
(Bonier) 10Jan.
Eastern Meadowlark: 1 at Amherst
Island (KFN) 10Jan-22Feb.
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Rusty Blackbird: 1 at Bedford Mills
(Nuttall and Wojiecki) from at least
1Jan.
White-winged Crossbill: 2 at Millhaven
(Hennige) 08Dec.
Common Redpoll: Uncommon. High
counts of 80 at Saint Lawrence Woods
(Mackenzie) 28Jan; 62 at Queen’s
University Biological Station (Conboy)
5Feb; 30 at Kingston (Weir) 29Jan.
Pine Siskin: Uncommon. High counts
of 10 along the Rideau Canal (Grant); 6
near Elgin (North Leeds Birders) 8Feb.
Widespread observations of smaller
numbers.
Evening Grosbeak: 1 at Prince Edward
Point (KFN) 17Dec; 2 at Wolfe Island
(Weir) 18Dec.
Other species observed during the time
period: Canada Goose, Mute Swan,
Gadwall, American Wigeon, American
Black Duck, Mallard, Ring-necked
Duck, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead,
Common Goldeneye, Hooded
Merganser, Common Merganser, Red-
breasted Merganser, Ring-necked
Pheasant, Wild Turkey, Sharp-shinned
Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk, Red-tailed
Hawk, American Kestrel, Merlin,
American Coot, Ring-billed Gull,
Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull,
Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Eastern
Screech-Owl, Great Horned Owl, Barred
Owl, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy
Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker,
Blue Jay, American Crow, Common
Raven, Black-capped Chickadee, Red-
breasted Nuthatch, White-breasted
Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Golden-
crowned Kinglet, American Robin,
European Starling, Cedar Waxwing,
Snow Bunting, American Tree Sparrow,
Dark-eyed Junco, North Cardinal, Red-
winged Blackbird, Common Grackle,
Brown-headed Cowbird, Purple Finch,
House Finch, American Goldfinch,
House Sparrow.
Contributors: Erica Barkley, Erwin
Batalla, David Bell, Lynn Bergmeyer,
Peter Blancher, Kevin Bleeks, Jeffrey
Bolsinger, Fran Bonier, Ken Burrell,
Mike Burrell, P. Burke, Corey
Callaghan, Mark Conboy, I. Davis-
Young, Ben DiLabio, Bruce DiLabio, A.
Gagnon, Chris Grooms, Janis Grant,
Kurt Hennige, Tyler Hoar, Brandon
Holden, Andrew Keaveney, Paul
Martin, Paul Mackenzie, Jay McMahan,
North Leeds Birders, G. Phillips, John
Pleizier, Bill Purcell, Linda Nuttall,
Dareen Rayner, Bruce Ripley, Michael
Runtz, Martin Roncetti, Vanya Rowher,
Denby Sadler, Ron Weir, Mark Wojiecki,
and Hans van der Zweep. Observations
cited as KFN were originally made by
three or more observers.
Swans off Wolfe Island 20 Feb photo by Steve Manders
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Mid-winter Waterfowl Inventory
Ron D. Weir
The Mid-winter Waterfowl Inventory
was carried out throughout North
America during the second week of
January 2012. Thirteen observers
surveyed the Kingston region from Ivy
Lea, Hill and Wellesley Islands on the
east to Prince Edward Point on the west.
Lake Ontario water was open, except for
a few shallow bays.
Sections covered from the land were the
St. Lawrence River from Ivy Lea and the
Thousand Islands to Gananoque, Howe
Island, Wolfe Island, Cataraqui River
and the Rideau system (frozen except at
and below the locks), Amherst Island,
Kingston waterfront from Treasure
Island to Collins Bay (all open), Bath
Road from Collins Bay to Glenora (all
open), Hay Bay (frozen), Waupoos
peninsula, Bay of Quinte (partially
frozen) and Prince Edward Point (open).
For the aerial survey portion, the
Canadian Wildlife Services (CWS) staff
covered the St. Lawrence River from Ivy
Lea to Kingston, offshore sections of
Wolfe and Amherst Islands, and the
offshore islands and adjacent areas of
Waupoos and Prince Edward Point, and
the Bay of Quinte.
Participants were Erwin Batalla, Kevin
Bleeks, Barbara Campbell (CWS), Mark
Conboy, Sharon David, Joel Ellis, Peter
Good, Bea and Jay McMahon, Shawn
Meyer (CWS), Bud Rowe, Barb and Ron
Weir.
The results shown in Table 1 were
forwarded to Barbara Campbell of the
CWS. When the CWS staff flew over the
Kingston area, they located some
waterfowl beyond the access of the
ground observers; these sightings are
included in Table 1. The total of 177,291
is impressive and only possible because
of the lack of ice. The tally of 39 Bald
Eagles from the land observers is also
included in Table 1.
The weekend of the census saw sunny
and cloudy conditions and temperatures
from -8oC to -2o, with moderate wind
from the SW shifting from the W.
Visibility was good. The results of the
survey for all of the Lake Ontario sites
on the Canadian side have been collated
by Mr. Glenn Coady of Toronto. That
summary is shown as Table 2, which
includes the overall total from Kingston.
Areas surveyed along Lake Ontario
from east to west were Kingston,
Quinte, Presqu'ile, Port Hope, Durham,
Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara.
Locations in Table 1:
Ivy Lea: Hill Island, adjoining islands to
Gananoque
Kingston Waterfront: Treasure Island to
Lemoine's Point
Bath Road: Collins Bay to Glenora Ferry
Hay Bay: south shore Hay Bay
(completely frozen)
Waupoos: NE peninsula of Prince
Edward county
PEPt: SE peninsula of Prince Edward
county
Bay of Quinte (partially frozen)
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Table 1. Waterfowl Summary for Kingston January 2012
Species
Rid.
R.
Cat.
R.
Ivy
Lea
Howe
I.
King
ston
Amh.
I.
Wolfe
I.
Bath
Rd.
Hay
Bay
Wau
poos
Pr Ed
Pt
Bay of
Quinte Totals
Rd-thrtd Loon - - - - 1 - - - - - - 1
Common Loon - 1 1 2 2 - 1 - - - - 7
Rd-nckd Grebe - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1
Horned Grebe - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - 2
Snow Goose - - - - - - 2 - - - - 2
Canada Goose 446 1954 773 6315 2777 3142 9750 - 7359 1802 3226 37544
Mute Swan - 2 9 10 13 97 34 - 197 43 111 516
Tundra Swan - 37 18 26 104 185 81 - 6 40 - 497
Trmptr Swan 6 - - - - - - - - - - 6
swan sp. - 8 10 30 53 372 - - 207 3 - 683
Gadwall - 13 - 376 2 7 1 - - 6 - 405
Am. Wigeon - - - 50 - - - - - - - 50
Black Duck 2 7 54 33 33 653 80 - 88 51 27 1028
Mallard 6 104 74 468 332 2055 392 - 641 183 161 4416
Nor. Pintail - - - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Grn-wngd Teal - - 6 - - - - - - 5 - 11
(dabblers) - - - - - - - - - - - -
Canvasback - - - 4 - - - - 1 - - 5
Redhead - 30 - 3030 - 50 - - 125 - 3235
Rng-nckd Duck 2 6 - 275 3 - - - - - - 286
Greater Scaup - 400 - 7650 60 40 100 - 25500 29100 - 62850
Lesser Scaup - 4 5 60 2 - 15 - 15 30 - 131
scaup sp. - - 3200 - - 247 95 - - 195 10 3747
Surf Scoter - - - - - - - - - 4 - 4
Black Scoter - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1
Wht-wngd Scoter - 2 - - - - - - - 505 10 517
scoter sp. - - - - - - - - - 80 - 80
Lng-tld Duck - 18 1905 1 25 47 1 - 11196 24800 - 37993
Bufflehead - 2 4 12 308 60 80 - 166 87 22 741
C Goldeneye 2 126 387 377 487 379 1410 - 60 430 101 3759
Brrw’s Goldeneye - - - - 1 - - - - - - 1
Hooded Merg - 20 4 26 2 4 - - - - - 56
Comm Merg 35 1164 1339 11,791 38 783 332 - 15 10 338 15845
Rd-brstd Merg. - 121 32 4 39 160 6 - 20 830 - 1212
merganser (sp) - - - - 546 745 110 - - - 134 1535
Amer Coot - - - 14 - - - - - 2 - 16
divers - - - - 100 - - - - - 7 107
Totals 499 4019 7821 30554 4929 9026 12492 - 45471 58333 4147 177291
Party hours 3 8 3 6 8 7 3 - 3 4 - 45
# observers 1 4 1 6 6 3 2 - 2 2 - 27
Bald Eagle 3 3 3 3 5 17 3 - 0 2 - 39*
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Table 2. Lake Ontario Mid-winter Waterfowl Inventory 08Jan2012
Species Kngstn Quinte Prsquile PtHope Durham Toronto Hamiltn Niagara Total
Red-throated Loon 1 1
Common Loon 7 2 3 2 14
Pied-billed Grebe 1 1 2
Horned Grebe 2 1 7 10
Red-necked Grebe 1 5 6
Dbl-crstd Cormrnt 1 56 49 106*
Tundra Swan 497 75 11 3 6 592
Trumpeter Swan 6 1 4 6 84 196 297
Mute Swan 516 39 442 9 15 380 104 8 1513*
Grt Wt-frnt Goose 0
Snow Goose 2 2
Brant 0
Canada Goose 37544 10582 1850 3026 3414 16887 5644 1589 80536*
Cackling Goose 1 0 6 1 8
Wood Duck 1 1 2
Grn-wngd Teal 11 3 14
Amer Black Duck 1028 58 3 35 46 268 90 24 1552
Mallard 4416 345 12 1739 298 6255 3010 825 16900
Northern Pintail 1 5 6
Northrn Shoveler 2 150 152
Gadwall 405 35 676 50 1166
Eurasian Wigeon 0
American Wigeon 50 44 94
Canvasback 5 11 1 270 287
Redhead 3235 950 5 1773 28 5991
Rng-nckd Duck 286 1 42 329*
Greater Scaup 62850 56 1980 836 3934 11024 7282 1139 89101*
Lesser Scaup 131 3 42 1615 1 1792
Scaup sp. 3747 0 3747
King Eider 1 1
Harlequin Duck 0 0
Long-tailed Duck 37993 886 1452 262 127 4343 36724 14185 95972
Black Scoter 1 0 3 3 7
Surf Scoter 4 0 98 20 122
Wht-wned Scoter 517 3 12 7 16 659 1884 3098
Comm Goldeneye 3759 138 472 836 1006 1980 2384 1973 12548
Brrw's Goldeneye 1 1 2
Bufflehead 741 36 85 132 313 867 475 536 3185
Hooded Mergnsr 56 29 43 128
Comm Mergnsr 15845 9 43 76 25 557 621 687 17863
Rd-brstd Mergnsr 1212 10 28 301 632 2031 507 1201 5922
Ruddy Duck 26 320 346
American Coot 16 1 12 121 1 151
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Species Kngstn Quinte Prsquile PtHope Durham Toronto Hamiltn Niagara Total
Swan sp. 683 1 684
Merganser sp. 1535 1544
Duck sp. 187 100 266 42 50 645
MallrdX Blk Duck 1 5 6
Total Birds 177291 12339 7627 7307 9851 47370 60513 24137 346444
Total Species 31 14 18 13 12 30 28 21 38
Participants 27 2 4 9 5 34 16 15 112
Party-hours 45 8 9 12.5 13 66.5 27 16 197
Bald Eagle 39 1 1 2 43
Butterfly News and Views
Don Davis
As of February 15, 2012, WWF Mexico
and the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere
Reserve had yet to release data related
to the number of hectares of trees
covered with wintering monarchs in
Mexico. Last spring, the population
rebounded from a record low of 1.9
hectares in 2009 to 4.2 hectares in 2010.
Concerns remain about the impact of
the severe drought in Texas and the
cool, wet spring conditions in the
northern breeding range.
Diane Pruden of Michigan will again
purchase Monarch Watch tags from
those living in and around the
Biosphere Reserve. A U.S. advisory
against travel to Michoacán, and
university policy, prevents Director
Chip Taylor from the University of
Kansas from travelling to the Reserve.
Weekly Monarch Migration Updates
have been published since February 2nd
by Journey North.
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/monarch/
News.html
The Monarch Teacher Network of
Canada will be holding eleven 2-day
workshops across Canada for teachers
and others interested in using monarch
butterflies as a multi-disciplinary
teaching tool. The first French-language
workshop will be held in Ottawa:
http://www.monarchteacher.ca/ . A new
workshop is being planned for Durham
Region.
The Toronto Entomologists’ Association
requests your 2011 lepidoptera and
odonata records for publication in the
annual season summaries. Rare
sightings are submitted to the Natural
Heritage Information Centre for
inclusion in their databases. For further
information, see
http://www.ontarioinsects.org .
The first major international Monarch
Butterfly Biology and Conservation
Meeting since 2001 will be held in June
2012 in Minnesota.
http://www.monarchlab.org/mn2012/ .
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Lincoln Brower, who lectured at
Queen’s University in 2004, will speak
about his 58-year journey with monarch
butterflies.
The final footage for the new 3D IMAX
film entitled “Flight of the Butterflies”,
based on the story of Dr. Fred
Urquhart’s discovery of the monarch
wintering sites in Mexico, is being
filmed this month in Michoacán. The
role of Fred Urquhart will be played by
noted Canadian actor Gordon Pinsent.
Questions?: [email protected]
Don Davis
Life Member
Ontario Nature and Friends of
Presqu’ile Park