Kingston Area Birds- 10 February 2024-16 February 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: It has been a mixed bag of sightings this week. The winter birds we have been waiting to see have finally started to show up over the week, followed closely by some early spring arrivals. Although this report is for the Kingston Circle there have been some great reports from just outside of the circle as well. Northern Frontenac County is still reporting some great sightings of northern birds, while Western Prince Edward County has a number of early spring birds arriving or continuing.
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
SNOW GOOSE – 1 bird was seen at The Marshlands on Feb. 11, 1 on Feb. 12; 18 were seen on Kidd Road Sheep Farm on Feb. 13
CACKLING GOOSE – 1 bird was seen at a Private Residence East of Kingston on Feb. 16
TRUMPETER SWAN – There were multiple sightings in the Kingston area, with a few coming from near Lake Ontario, but primarily north of Kingston where there is open water.
AMERICAN WIGEON- 1 bird was seen on the Howe Island Ferry on Feb. 10; 1 was seen at Heritage Point in Bath on Feb. 16
NORTHERN PINTAIL-7 birds were seen on the Howe Island Ferry on Feb. 10; 12 were seen on Wolfe Island on Feb. 11; 1 was seen at Eden Grove Road on Feb. 11, 10 on Feb. 12; 4 birds were seen at The Marshlands on Feb. 13; 35 birds were on Modler Road on Feb. 13
GREEN-WINGED TEAL – 1 was seen at Amherstview Sewage Lagoon on Feb. 13
CANVASBACK – 1 bird was seen at Waupoos Marina on Feb. 11, 3 on Feb. 12
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER – 80 birds were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Feb. 10, 2 on Feb. 11, 120 on Feb. 12, 60 on Feb. 13, 40 on Feb. 14, 10 on Feb. 15 and 10 on Feb. 16; 40 were seen at Long Point/Gravelly Bay Road on Feb. 10; 2 were seen at 2893 County Road 13, PEC on Feb. 15; 1 was seen near Nicholson Point on Feb. 16
RUDDY DUCK – 1 bird was found on the Waterfront Walkway (LOP to POH) on Feb. 11; 1 was seen at the Trailhead Pier on Feb. 12
RING-NECKED PHEASANT – 1 bird was seen on Amherst Island on Feb. 10
AMERICAN COOT – Still multiple sightings coming in from the open water along the Waterfront in Kingston this week
BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE– 1 bird was reported from the Lansdowne Dump on Feb. 11
GLAUCOUS GULL – 1 bird was seen in Cataraqui Bay on Feb. 11; 1 was seen at the Marshlands on Feb. 12
RED-THROATED LOON – 1 was seen at Island View Park on Feb. 13 and again on Feb. 14
COMMON LOON – 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Feb. 10; 3 were seen at Island View Park on Feb. 13
TURKEY VULTURE – 1 bird was seen at 3545 Harrowsmith Road on Feb. 10; 1 was seen on Amherst Island on Feb. 10; 1 was seen on Hwy. 33 near Finkle’s Shore Park on Feb. 10; 1 was seen at Treasure Island Marina on Feb. 11
GOLDEN EAGLE – 1 bird was seen at South Shore Road near Hay Bay on Feb. 10; 1 was seen on Amherst Island on Feb. 11
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK – 1 bird was seen at Lemoine Point on Feb. 11; 1 bird was seen at Bayshore Estates on Feb. 11; 1 bird was seen at Russell Road Wetland Complex on Feb. 11; 1 was seen at a Private Residence North of Perth Road Village on Feb. 13; 1 was seen at a Private Residence on Montreal Street on Feb. 13
COOPER’S HAWK – 1 bird was seen at 58 Richmond Park Drive in Napanee on Feb. 10; 1 bird was seen in Balsam Grove on Feb. 11, 1 on Feb. 16; 1 was seen on Amherst Island on Feb. 11; 1 was seen on Queens University Campus near Jeffery Hall on Feb. 13; 1 was seen at Belle Park on Feb. 16; 1 was seen at 1726 Bur Brook Road on Feb. 16; 1 was seen at a Private Residence on Montreal Street on Feb. 16
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK – 1 was seen at Black Rapids on Feb. 10; 1 was seen at Russell Road Wetland Complex on Feb. 11; 1 was seem on Amherst Island on Feb. 13 and again on Feb. 14
BELTED KINGFISHER – 1 was seen on Amherst Island on Feb. 10, 1 on Feb. 11; 1 was seen on Bath Road near Collins Bay on Feb. 11, 1 on Feb. 15; 1 was seen West of Collin’s Creek on Feb. 14
NORTHERN FLICKER – 1 was seen at 6535 County Road 2, Odessa on Feb. 10; 1 was seen at Ivy Lea on Feb. 11; 2 were seen on Washburn Road on Feb. 12
AMERICAN KESTREL – 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on Feb. 10, 2 on Feb. 15, 2 on Feb 16; 1 was seen at Lemoine Point on Feb. 12, 1 on Feb. 13, 1 on Feb. 15; 1 was seen on Simcoe Island on Feb. 13; 1 was seen on Kaiser Cross Road on Feb. 16
MERLIN – 1 was seen at the Napanee Fair Grounds on Feb. 10; 1 was seen near Earl Street on Feb. 12; 1 was seen at a Private Residence East of Kingston on Feb. 12; 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on Feb. 15, 1 on Feb. 16
PEREGRINE FALCON – 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on Feb. 11; 1 was seen at the Marshlands on Feb. 16
NORTHERN SHRIKE – 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on Feb. 10; 2 were seen on Amherst Island on Feb. 11, 1 on Feb. 12, 1 on Feb. 13, 1 on Feb. 14; 1 was seen at Lemoine Point on Feb. 12, 1 on Feb. 15; 1 was seen on County Road 4 near Milsap on Feb. 12; 1 was seen on County Road 13 in Prince Edward County on Feb. 12; 1 was seen on Second Lake Road on Feb. 13; 1 was seen on Bayridge Drive on Feb. 15; 1 was seen on Babylon Road on Feb. 16
FISH CROW – 2 birds were seen in City Park on Feb. 11, 2 on Feb. 12 and 2 on Feb. 16
TUFTED TITMOUSE – 1 bird was seen at a Private Residence on Montreal Street on Feb. 13 and continued throughout the week; 1 was seen near Moore’s Creek east of Kingston on Feb. 16; 2 were seen on the Gananoque Waterfront on Feb. 16
HORNED LARK – 3 birds were seen on South Shore Road near Hay Bay on Feb. 10; 1 was seen at the Russell Road Wetland Complex on Feb. 13; 14 were seen on Wolfe Island on Feb. 16; 8 were seen on Modler Road on Feb. 16
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET – 1 bird was seen at Belle Park on Feb. 10; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Feb. 13
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH – 3 were seen at Little Cataraqui Conservation Area on Feb. 10; 1 was seen at Lemoine Point on Feb. 10; 1 was seen at The Marshlands on Feb. 10
CAROLINA WREN – 1 bird was seen at 573 Alfred Street on Feb. 10; 1 was seen at Howe Island Ferry Road on Feb. 10; 1 was seen at a Private Residence on Montreal Street on Feb. 14, 1 on Feb. 15 and Feb. 16; 1 was seen on Balsam Grove on Feb. 15; 2 were seen at Belle Park on Feb. 16; 1 was seen in Grenville Park on Feb. 16; 2 were seen at 943 McKnight Road on Feb. 16; 2 were seen on the Gananoque Waterfront on Feb. 16
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD – 1 bird was seen at 685 King Street West on Feb. 10; 1 was also seen on Yonge Street on Feb. 10 (possibly the same bird as King Street as they are in the same area); 1 report from Union and Yonge Street, also likely the same bird; 1 was seen at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour on Feb. 10, 1 on Feb. 11, 1 on Feb. 13; 1 has been seen at a Private Residence in Amherstview this week
EASTERN BLUEBIRD – There were multiple sightings of bluebirds within the Kingston circle this week.
CEDAR WAXWING-15 birds were seen on Parrot’s Bay Lane on Feb. 10; 24 were seen at 104 Hardwood Lane on Feb. 12, 3 on Feb. 13 and 4 on Feb. 16; 3 were seen on Amherst Island on Feb. 13; 7 were seen at 5545 Perth Road Crescent on Feb. 15; 14 were seen on 2893 County Road 13, PEC on Feb. 15; 4 were seen at Parrott’s Bay Conservation Area on Feb. 15
BOHEMIAN WAXWING – 47 were seen in Elgin on Feb. 12
PURPLE FINCH – 1 was seen at a Private Residence East of Kingston on Feb. 15; 1 was seen at Links Mills School House on Feb. 16
RED CROSSBILL – 3 were seen at Little Cataraqui Conservation Area on Feb. 10; 5 were seen on Bedford Road on Feb. 11, 2 on Feb. 14; 2 were seen on Hinchinbrooke Road on Feb. 13; there were birds seen at a Private Residence north of Perth Road Village on Feb. 13; 1 was seen at the Helen Quilliam Sanctuary on Feb. 14
PINE SISKIN – 1 bird was seen at 104 Hardwood Lane on Feb. 11, 1 on Feb. 13
SNOW BUNTING – 3 were seen on the edge of the Circle on Mountain Road, Stone Mills on Feb. 10; 8 were seen on the Napanee Limestone Plain IBA on Feb. 11; 77 were seen on Wolfe Island on Feb. 15, 505 on Feb. 16; 7 were seen on Modler Road on Feb. 16; 40 were seen on Amherst Island on Feb. 16
LARK SPARROW– The individual bird continued this week on Chelsea Road
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW – 1 bird was continuing at a Private Residence East of Kingston on Feb. 13 and again on Feb. 15 and Feb. 16
SONG SPARROW – 1 bird was seen at a private residence on King Street W. on Feb. 10
SWAMP SPARROW – 1 bird was seen at Little Cataraqui Conservation Area on Feb. 10; 1 was seen at Belle Park on Feb. 16
EASTERN TOWHEE– 1 bird was continuing at 1726 Bur Brook Road on Feb. 12; 1 was seen at a Private Residence on Haig Road on Feb. 13
EASTERN MEADOWLARK- 1 early bird was seen on Simcoe Island on Feb. 13
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD – Although still considered a rare bird sighting over the winter here in the Kingston Area there have been multiple sightings in the Kingston Circle. There are increasing numbers being reported on a daily basis, with a high count this week of 120 at 584 Sand Bay Road on Feb. 11
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD – 1 bird was seen at 5545 Perth Road Crescent on Feb. 13, 1 on Feb. 14, 1 on Feb. 16; 1 was seen at 125 Nina’s Lane on Feb. 13
RUSTY BLACKBIRD – 2 birds were seen on Amherst Island on Feb. 11, 2 on Feb. 13
COMMON GRACKLE – 2 were seen at 968 Alpine Court on Feb. 14; 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on Feb. 15
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