Kingston Area Birds 08 June 2024 – 14 June 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: A fairly quiet week for rarities but still a great week for birding. Let’s see what we can do to find some rarities this week.
Parish Notes: I will be taking the July and August off from reporting unless something very rare shows up. It’s time to take some time to spend time with my family for the summer and it is a quiet time of the year until the fall migration begins.
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
BUFFLEHEAD – 1 bird was seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on June 8
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER – 1 bird was seen on Amherst Island on June 8
SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER – 2 birds were seen on Wolfe Island on June 12
LEAST BITTERN – 1 bird was seen at the Graham Road Marsh on June 11; 1 was seen at Little Cataraqui CA on June 11; 2 were seen at Camden Lake (L&A) on June 14
FISH CROW – 1 bird was seen in Chaumont, NY (JC) on June 11; 2 were seen in Sacket’s Harbour, NY (JC) on June 12
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on June 10; 1 was seen at 104 Hardwood Lane on June 12
PRAIRIE WARBLER – 6 birds were seen on Fishing Lake Road on June 8, 5 on June 9, 5 on June 10, 1 on June 11
MAGNOLIA WARBLER – 3 birds were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on June 10, 1 on June 13
WILSON’S WARBLER – 1 bird was seen at QUBS-Bracken Tract (L&G) on June 12
RED CROSSBILL – 1 bird was seen on Sand Lake Road (L&G) on June 10; 3 were seen on Deadlock Bay Road (L&G) on June 10
PINE SISKIN – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on June 13
ORCHARD ORIOLE – 1 bird was seen on Wolfe Island on June 8; 1 was seen at Lemoine’s Point on June 9, 1 on June 11; 1 was seen at the OPG (L&A) on June 14
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