Anthony Kaduck 
The Annual General Meeting will take place at the Kingston Secondary School (KSS) on Thursday, April 17, 2025, starting at 19:30 (7:30 p.m). You may arrive any time after 19:00 for social time. All members are requested to attend either in person or virtually. For information on how to join the meeting virtually, please contact … Read more
This will be the Kingston Field Naturalists’ 27th BioBlitz with a goal to record 1,000 species in a 24-hour period. We hope that everyone will find it a fun and educational event. BioBlitzes originated in 1996 in the United States. The first KFN BioBlitz took place in 1997 and has since, with the exception of … Read more
The KFN reporting area is centred on the datum point in MacDonald Park, Kingston and extends for a radial distance of 50 km. An interactive Google map of birding areas in the KFN reporting area is available via the Birding Hotspots page on the KFN website. We encourage birders to submit all sightings so that … Read more
The Family Day field trip to Wolfe Island (17 February 2025) has been cancelled. The winter storm we are experiencing will make travel difficult, and the birds will be wisely hunkered down and difficult to see.
Owl Woods on Amherst Island will be closed to visitors during the deer hunting season, which runs from Monday 18 November to Sunday 8 December inclusive.
A message to all Kingston Field Naturalists members. Your Field Trip Coordinator needs your help. I’m looking for leaders to assist in the seasonal field trip operations. It’s time to get off your “couches” and get involved in the organization we all love. My immediate need is for people to lead the May Nature Walks … Read more
Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) maintain records in a 50km radius of MacDonald Park, Kingston. Birders using eBird are encouraged to share their sightings with ‘Kingston FN’. Alternatively, please email records directly to me – contact details below. Please note that some sightings may require review and remain unconfirmed unless stated otherwise. Species in bold type … Read more
The dates have now been published for this year’s bird counts. From Field Trips Coordinator Gary Hillaby: “I want to encourage all KFN members to participate in as many counts as possible. This is a huge area of Eastern Ontario to be covered and as the old saying states “many hands, make lite work”. The … Read more
November 3rd 2023 12:00 pm — November 5th 2023 11:59 AM Fall is in the air and that can only mean one thing: it’s time once again for KFN’s Fall Roundup. Members are encouraged to get out birding and submit their reports on eBird. The birding reports will be compiled by Erwin Batalla and a … Read more
The City of Kingston is considering a proposed bylaw which, among other things, will make it an offence to feed wildlife in the city. Wildlife is defined to include birds. The comment period on the draft bylaw available on the City’s website ends August 18th. There is an exemption in the bylaw for “songbirds”. That … Read more
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