Kingston Area Birds 13 April 2024 – 19 April 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 great week for birding this week, with a number of species showing up in numbers. We are nearing the end of April and the weather is looking better. Don’t forget the May Bird Walks coming up starting on May 1.
Parish Notes: In order to differentiate between the Counties, I will try and identify which county the sightings are from, as some counties have roads with the same names. Anything from Frontenac County will not have an identifier but the other counties will be identified as such:
Lennox and Addington – L&A
Leeds and Grenville – L&G
Prince Edward County – PEC
Jefferson County – JC
With a sudden increase in the number of birds this week it has been great to see the reports coming in. That being said, if there is an abundance of sightings for a specific species I will only report it if it is reported as a rare bird. This is to save time and to keep the report from being too long.
If there are only a few reports I will continue to report them as I have been.
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 was seen on Nugent Road (L&A) on Apr. 16
BLUE-WINGED TEAL – 2 birds were seen on Galt Road (L&A) on Apr. 13; 4 were seen on Florida Road on Apr. 14; 4 were seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on Apr. 14; 7 were seen on the K&P Trail (McIvor to Burbrook) on Apr. 16, 7 on Apr. 17, 4 on Apr. 19; 2 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 16
NORTHERN SHOVELER – 2 birds were seen on Galt Road (L&A) on Apr. 13; 3 were seen on Isle of Man Road on Apr. 15
REDHEAD – 7 birds were seen at Green Bay Park on Apr. 13; 30 were seen at Landon Bay (L&G) on Apr. 15, 45 on Apr. 16; 25 were seen at Hay Bay (L&A) on Apr. 15
SURF SCOTER – 2 birds were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 15, 8 on Apr. 16, 13 on Apr. 17
BLACK SCOTER – 6 birds were seen at Long Point/Gravelly Bay Road (PEC) on Apr. 14; 2 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 17
PIED-BILLED GREBE – 4 birds were seen on Florida Road on Apr. 13, 5 on Apr. 14; 1 was seen on the K&P Trail (McIvor to Burbrook) on Apr. 16, 1 on Apr. 17; 1 was seen on the Burbrook Road Trail on Apr. 18
HORNED GREBE – 4 birds were seen on Long Point Road (PEC) on Apr. 13, 2 on Apr. 14, 10 on Apr. 16, 2 on Apr. 17, 2 on Apr. 18; 1 was seen at Lemoine Point on Apr. 14; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 14, 15 on Apr. 16, 2 on Apr. 17; 10 were seen at Cressy Lakeside Road (PEC) on Apr. 16
LITTLE GULL – 1 bird was reported from Cressy Lakeside Road (PEC) on Apr. 14, 1 on Apr. 16; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 17
BONAPARTE’S GULL – 90 birds were seen on Wolfe Island on Apr. 13, 613 on Apr. 16; 300 were seen on Cressy Lakeside Road (PEC) on Apr. 14, 500 on Apr. 16; 270 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 14, 41 on Apr. 16, 25 on Apr. 17, 50 on Apr. 19; 100 were seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on Apr. 14, 300 on Apr. 15, 400 on Apr 16, 35 on Apr. 18; 300 were seen on Kaiser Cross Road (PEC) on Apr. 16; 1 was seen at Heritage Park in Bath (L&A) on Apr. 18
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL – 4 birds were reported from the Napanee Limestone Plain IBA (L&A) on Apr. 14
GLAUCUS GULL – 1 bird was reported from the Napanee Limestone Plain IBA (L&A) on Apr. 14; 1 was seen on Kaiser Cross Road (PEC) on Apr. 16
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL – 1 bird was reported from the Napanee Limestone Plain IBA (L&A) on Apr. 14; 1 was seen on Lekx Road (L&G) on Apr. 15, 1 on Apr. 16; 1 was seen at the Violet Dump (L&A) on Apr. 16
COMMON TERN – 1 bird was reported from the Gananoque Waterfront (L&G) on Apr. 19
SPOTTED SANDPIPER – 1 bird was seen at the Resource Road Pond on Apr. 19
UPLAND SANDPIPER – 2 birds were seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on Apr. 16; 1 was seen on County Road 32 (L&G) on Apr. 19; 2 were seen on Nugent Road (L&A) on Apr. 19
GREATER YELLOWLEGS – 1 bird was reported from the Napanee Limestone Plain IBA (L&A) on Apr. 14; were seen on Wolfe Island on Apr. 16; 7 were seen on the K&P Trail (McIvor to Burbrook) on Apr. 16; were seen on Lekx Road (L&G) on Apr. 16, 3 on Apr. 17; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 16, 1 on Apr. 17, 1 on Apr. 19; 1 was seen on County Road 8 (PEC) on Apr. 16; 2 were seen on the Burbrook Road Trail on Apr. 17
PECTORAL SANDPIPER – 4 were seen on Wolfe Island on Apr. 16
LESSER YELLOWLEGS – 1 bird was seen on Wolfe Island on Apr. 16
SANDHILL CRANE – 1 bird was seen at Belle Park on Apr. 14; 1 was seen on Florida Road on Apr. 14; 1 was seen on the Burbrook Road Trail on Apr. 14; 2 were seen on Kaiser Cross Road (PEC) on Apr. 16
AMERICAN BITTERN – 1 bird was seen at the Napanee Limestone Plain IBA (L&A) on Apr. 14; 2 were seen on McKendry Road on Apr. 15; 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on Apr. 16
GREEN HERON – 1 bird was reported from Cape Vincent, NY (JC) on Apr. 19
GREAT EGRET – 2 birds were seen on Florida Road on Apr. 13; 1 was seen at Island View Park (L&A) on Apr. 13; 1 was seen at William Hacket Park on Apr. 15; 2 were seen on Kaiser Cross Road (PEC) on Apr. 16; 3 were seen at 2686 Hiscocks Road (L&G) on Apr. 17; 1 was seen on Centennial Drive on Apr. 18
VIRGINIA RAIL – 2 birds were seen on the Burbrook Road Trail on Apr. 14; 1 was seen at the Napanee Limestone Plain IBA (L&A) on Apr. 14; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 15
COMMON GALLINULE – 1 bird was seen in Sydenham on Apr. 18; 1 was seen on the K&P Trail (McIvor to Burbrook) on Apr. 19
RING-NECKED PHEASANT – 2 were seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on Apr. 15
BLACK VULTURE – 1 bird was observed by many in the Prince Edward Point Area (PEC) on Apr. 16, 1 on Apr. 17
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK – 1 bird was seen on Sand Hill Road on Apr. 13, 1 on Apr. 14, 1 on Apr. 15; 1 was seen at a Private Residence East of Kingston (L&G) on Apr. 15; 1 was seen in Rockport (L&G) on Apr. 19; 1 was seen at the Gananoque Waterfront (L&G) on Apr. 19
COOPER’S HAWK – 2 birds were seen on Belle Island on Apr. 14; 1 was seen on McKendry Road on Apr. 15; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 15
BROAD-WINGED HAWK – 1 bird was seen on Bedford Road on Apr. 16; 1 was seen at Lower Brewers Lock on Apr. 17; 8 were seen in Rockport (L&G) on Apr. 19; 27 were seen at the Lansdowne Dump (L&G) on Apr. 19; 2 large kettles consisting of 320 birds were counted at the Gananoque Waterfront (L&G) on Apr. 19; 1 was seen on Craigen Road (L&A) on Apr. 19
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK – 2 were seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on Apr. 14, 1 on Apr. 15; 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on Apr. 16; 1 was seen at the Lansdowne Dump (L&G) on Apr. 19
PEREGRINE FALCON – 1 bird was seen on Highway 33 near County Road 21 (L&A) on Apr. 13; 1 was seen at 261 Johnson Street on Apr. 19
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW – 3 birds were seen on the K&P Trail (McIvor to Burbrook) on Apr. 16, 3 on Apr. 17; 4 were seen on Wolfe Island on Apr. 16; 4 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 16; 3 were seen at Lower Brewers Lock on Apr. 17; 6 were seen at the George Merry Wetland on Apr. 19
PURPLE MARTIN – 1 bird was seen at Lemoine Point on Apr. 13; 2 were seen at Hay Bay (L&A) on Apr. 15; 12 were seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on Apr. 16
BARN SWALLOW – There were multiple reports from the Kingston Circle this week.
CLIFF SWALLOW – 2 birds were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 16, 2 on Apr. 17, 1 on Apr. 18, 2 on Apr. 19
FISH CROW – 2 birds were reported from Sackett’s Harbor, NY (JC) on Apr. 15; 1 possible sighting at Glen Lawrence Woods on Apr. 17
EASTERN KINGBIRD – 1 bird was seen at Treasure Island on Apr. 18
LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE – 1 bird was seen in the Kingston Circle on Apr. 14, 1 on Apr. 15, 2 on Apr. 16, 2 on Apr. 19
NORTHERN SHRIKE – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 14
BROWN THRASHER – Multiple sightings throughout the Kingston Circle this week.
BOHEMIAN WAXWING – 23 birds were seen at 5545 Perth Road Crescent on Apr. 14
TUFTED TITMOUSE – 1 bird was seen in Newboro (L&G) on Apr. 13; 1 was seen on Montreal Street on Apr. 14, 1 on Apr. 17; 2 were seen on Howe Island Ferry Road (L&G) on Apr. 14; 1 was seen at 605 River Ridge Drive on Apr. 15
HOUSE WREN – 1 bird was seen at 67 Alwington Avenue on Apr. 16, 1 on Apr. 19
WINTER WREN – 2 birds were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 13, 2 on Apr. 14, 2 on Apr. 15, 2 on Apr. 16, 2 on Apr. 17, 2 on Apr. 18, 2 on Apr. 19; 2 were seen at the Marshlands on Apr. 14; 1 was seen at the Napanee Limestone Plain IBA (L&A) on Apr. 14; 1 was seen at Lemoine Point on Apr. 15; 2 were seen at Tree Frog Farm on Apr. 19
MARSH WREN – 1 bird was seen at the Resource Road Pond on Apr. 19
CAROLINA WREN – 1 bird was seen at 943n McKnight Road on Apr. 14, 1 on Apr. 19; 1 was seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on Apr. 14, 1 on Apr. 18; 1 was seen at Belle Park on Apr. 15; 1 was heard in Morton (L&G) on Apr. 15; 1 was seen at 164 Liddell Crescent on Apr. 16, 1 on Apr. 19; 1 was seen at Glen Lawrence Woods on Apr. 17, 1 on Apr. 19; 1 was seen at 67 Alwington Avenue on Apr. 17, 1on Apr. 19; 1 was seen at 847 Johnson Street on Apr. 19; 1 was heard on Wolfe Island on Apr. 19
BLUE-HEADED VIREO – 1 bird was heard at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 18; 1 bird was seen at 67 Alwington Avenue on Apr. 19
AMERICAN PIPIT – 3 birds were seen on Kaiser Cross Road (PEC) on Apr. 16
LAPLAND LONGSPUR – 20 birds were seen on Kaiser Cross Road (PEC) on Apr. 16
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW – 1 bird was continuing at a Private Residence East of Kingston (L&G) throughout the week.
VESPER SPARROW – 2 birds were seen on Wolfe Island on Apr. 13; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 14, 2 on Apr. 17, 1 on Apr. 18, 1 on Apr. 19; 1 was seen at Depot Lakes CA on Apr. 15; 1 was seen on Warburton Road (L&G) on Apr. 15; 1 was seen at the Violet Dump (L&A) on Apr. 18; 1 was seen on McIntyre Road (L&A) on Apr. 19
RED CROSSBILL – 1 bird was seen at Tree Frog Farm on Apr. 15; 1 was seen at the Helen Quilliam Sanctuary on Apr. 16
PINE SISKIN – 1 bird was seen at Tree Frog Farm on Apr. 15; 2 were seen at 104 Hardwood Lane on Apr. 15, 1 on Apr. 16; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 16, 2 on Apr. 18; 1 was seen on Howe Island Drive on Apr. 18; 1 was seen on the K&P Trail (south of Harrowsmith) on Apr. 18
BALTIMORE ORIOLE – 1 bird was reported from 6 Third Avenue on Apr. 19
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