Birding Excursion to the Kingston area, Ontario, Canada 12-13 March 2011

Long-tailed Duck or Oldsquaw (Clangula hyemalis)

A small enthusiastic group of birders and photographers defied the cold and humid weather, and went to the Kingston area for a weekend excursion.
Although the number of owls were low, the group experienced a tremendous surge of waterfowl migrating along the shores of Lake Ontario.
Among the many species of diving ducks, there were about 3000 Long-tailed Ducks and about 4000 Greater Scaup.
Canada Goose, Herring and Ring-billed Gulls were everywhere, and Redwinged Blackbirds were singing from every treetop.
The best birds of the trip were 10 White-winged Scooter, a singing Carolina Wren and a soaring Turkey Vulture.
We had 40 species on the first day and 47 the second day.
The total amount of species for the trip was 53 (from Saturday morning until late afternoon Sunday).

Trip list as follows:

1. American Crow
2. Northern Cardinal
3. Wild Turkey
4. Canada Goose
5. Rock Pigeons
6. Ring-billed Gull
7. European Starling
8. Redwinged Blackbird
9. Redtailed Hawk
10. Common Grackle
11. Blue Jay
12. Mourning Dove
13. American Robin
14. Mute Swan
15. Common Merganser
16. Long-tailed Duck
17. Redbreasted Merganser
18. Rough-legged Hawk
19. Common Raven
20. House Sparrow
21. Buffledhead
22. Greater Scaup
23. Redhead
24. Common Goldeneye
25. Horned Lark
26. Herring Gull
27. Golden-crowned Kinglet
28. Black-capped Chickadee
29. White-breasted Nuthatch
30. House Finch
31. American Tree Sparrow
32. Dark-eyed Junco
33. Ring-necked Pheasant
34. White-winged Scooter
35. Mallard
36. American Kestrel
37. Lesser Scaup
38. Hairy Woodpecker
39. Northern Harrier
40. Sharp-shinned Hawk
41. Carolina Wren
42. Hooded Merganser
43. Great Horned Owl
44. Great Black-backed Gull
45. Downey Woodpecker
46. Snowbunting
47. Long-eared Owl
48. American Black Duck
49. American Goldfinch
50. Gadvall
51. American Coot
52. Turkey Vulture
53. Common Redpoll

Excursion was organized by Tony Beck - Always An Adventure