Kingston Area Birds 21 September 2024 – 27 September 2024

Kingston Area Birds 21 September 2024 – 27 September 2024

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 require completion of a rare bird report available on the KFN website or directly from me. If indicated, an OBRC report may be required instead (http://www.ofo.ca/site/Obrcreport). Some iPhone users report that bold type may be replaced by asterisks.

Overview: Throughout the course of the week we saw some signs of the season.  With Dark-eyed Junco’s and White-crowned and White-throated Sparrows showing up.  There were still some shorebirds and warblers passing through the area.

Parish Notes: 

Please note the new email address at the bottom of the report that can be used to submit observations if you are not using eBird.

Kingston List

REDHEAD – 5 birds were seen at the Marshlands CA on Sept. 21;

YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Sept. 26

COMMON NIGHTHAWK – 2 birds were seen at Lemoine Point CA on Sept. 23

RUDDY TURNSTONE – 5 birds were seen on Snake Island on Sept. 23;

RED KNOT – 1 bird was reported from Amherst Island-Martin Edwards Reserve (L&A) on Sept. 24

SOLITARY SANDPIPER – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Sept. 26

RED-THROATED LOON – 1 bird was seen on Charleston Lake on Sept. 22;

AMERICAN GOSHAWK – 1 bird was seen on Wolfe Island on Sept. 21; 1 was seen near the 401 East of Gananoque (L&G) on Sept. 27

GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER – 1 bird was seen at Beaver Meadow WMA (PEC) on Sept. 27

TUFTED TITMOUSE – 4 birds were seen at a private residence on Montreal Street on Sept. 23;

CAROLINA WREN – 1 bird was seen on Amherst Island-Long Point Road Marshes and Village (L&A) on Sept. 26 and again on Sept. 27

BICKNELL’S THRUSH – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Sept. 26

GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH – 1 bird was seen on Opinicon Road on Sept. 23;

WOOD THRUSH – 1 bird was seen at 1726 Burbrook Road on Sept. 27

WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW – 2 birds were seen at Fourth Lake Nature Reserve on Sept. 21

YELLOW WARBLER – 1 bird was seen on Wolfe Island-Big Sandy Bay Trail on Sept. 27

CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER – 1 bird was seen on the K&P Trail north of White Lake Road on Sept. 26; 1 was seen at the Hydro Generating Station in Bath on Sept. 26

In order to minimise disturbance to wildlife and property in the recording area, Kingston Field Naturalists has adopted the KFN Sensitive Sightings Policy. 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. Permits are being checked on a regular basis at Amherstview and those without are being evicted. KFN members wishing to enter the Invista property must enter through the west gate and show their membership card to security.

As always, a big thank you goes to all those who have submitted sightings directly or via eBird.

Darren

Darren Rayner

Perth Road, Ontario

Email: birds@kingstonfieldnaturalists.org