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Bioblitz (3) Christmas Bird Counts (3) Conservation (6) Field Trips (7) History of the Kingston Field Naturalists (8) Issues (10) KFN Events (3) KFN Outing Reports (2) Kingston Area Birds (93) News (60) Plants (1) Wildlife (8)

Ontario Nature Award – Kurt Hennige

The KFN’s own Kurt Hennige – expert birder, staunch supporter of the natural world and lifelong conservationist – has been awarded Ontario Nature’s Natural History Award for his tireless efforts to protect wild birds in Ontario. The award was presented on 17 June at a small ceremony held at the Camden East Alvar, organized by … Read more

Kingston Area Birds 11-17 June 2022

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

Kingston Area Birds 4-10 June 2022

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 records directly to me – contact details below. Please note that some sightings may require review and remain unconfirmed unless stated otherwise. Species underlined in bold type … Read more

Kingston Area Birds 28 May – 3 June 2022

After ten years of weekly reports, Mark Read has passed the baton to me. On behalf of the Kingston Field Naturalists I would like to thank Mark for his efforts as Bird Reporter and Chair of the KFN Rare Birds Committee, and wish him well in his new job. Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) maintain records … Read more

BioBlitz Camden East Alvar 10-11 June

Full information about this year’s BioBlitz is on the Upcoming Events calendar.

Belle Park Project BioBlitz: May 23-29 2022

This is not a KFN event, but it may be of interest to members. Belle Park may be built on a former dump, but it is full of life! We want to generate benchmark data of the rich natural diversity of Belle Park. So, we are hosting a BioBlitz, a form of on-the-ground citizen science. … Read more

Kingston Area Birds: 2nd – 15th April 2022

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. Species underlined in … Read more

Kingston Area Birds: 26th March – 1st April 2022

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. Species underlined … Read more

Kingston Area Birds: 19th – 25th March 2022

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. Species underlined in … Read more