Kingston Area Birds 23 March 2024 – 29 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: The weather improved this past week and we saw a number of new birds come back to the area over the course of the week. As we head into April the weather looks good for some early migrants so keep on birding.
Parish Notes: I try to submit as many observations as possible, but when the numbers get to a point where the report would be too long I simply state multiple reports, or multiple sightings in the Kingston Area or Circle over the week. Please know that all of the observations are essential and appreciated, this is simply a time saving matter for both me and the readers. I will always submit any rarities that are in the area unless they fall under the species at risk category.
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 on Wolfe Island on Mar. 23
WOOD DUCK – There were multiple reports from the Kingston Circle this week.
NORTHERN SHOVELLER – 4 birds were seen at Kaiser Cross Road on Mar. 26, 4 on Mar. 27; 6 were seen at the Amherstview Sewage Lagoons on Mar. 27
AMERICAN WIGEON – 20 birds were seen on Wolfe Island on Mar. 23; 10 were seen at Hay Bay on Mar. 24, 25 on Mar. 29; 10 were seen at Waupoos Marina on Mar. 24; 40 were seen in Landon Bay on Mar. 25, 12 on Mar. 26; 2 were seen at Casey Point on Mar. 26; 4 were seen on Napanee Limestone Plain on Mar. 28; 4 were seen at Lower Brewers Lock on Mar. 29
NORTHERN PINTAIL – 5 birds were seen on Wolfe Island on Mar. 23, 4 on Mar. 28, 4 on Mar. 29; 50 were seen at Kaiser Cross Road on Mar. 26, 10 on Mar. 27, 35 on Mar. 28, 40 on Mar. 29; 4 were seen on Marble Rock Road on Mar. 26; 6 were seen on Lekx Road on Mar. 27, 4 on Mar. 29; 4 were seen at Hay Bay on Mar. 29
BLUE-WINGED TEAL – First report of the year with 1 bird seen at Hillview Pond on Mar. 29
GREEN-WINGED TEAL – Multiple reports from all areas of the Kingston Circle this week.
REDHEAD – 8 birds were seen on Wolfe Island on Mar. 23; 400 were seen at Waupoos Marina on Mar. 24; 32 were seen in Landon Bay on Mar. 25, 26 on Mar. 26, 6 on Mar. 27; 2 were seen at Halsteads Bay on Mar. 25; 4 were seen at the Cuthill Lane Boat Launch on Mar. 29; 75 were seen at Hay Bay on Mar. 29
KING EIDER – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Mar. 24
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER – Continued multiple sightings in the Kingston Circle this week.
HORNED GREBE – 3 birds were seen on Lake Ontario off Kaiser Crossroad on Mar. 24; 12 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Mar. 24, 1 on Mar. 26, 2 on Mar. 28; 1 was seen at Long Point/Gravelly Bay Road on Mar. 27;
RED-NECKED GREBE – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Mar. 24, 1 on Mar. 28
SANDHILL CRANE – 1 bird was seen on the Burbrook Road Trail on Mar. 26; 2 were seen on Perth Road Crescent on Mar. 29
AMERICAN WOODCOCK – 4 birds were seen at Lemoine Point on Mar. 24, 9 on Mar. 26, 1 on Mar. 27; 1 was seen on Marble Rock Road on Mar. 24, 1 on Mar 25; 4 were seen on Perth Road Crescent on Mar. 25, 4 on Mar. 26, 4 on Mar. 28, 2 on Mar. 29; 1 was seen on Rose Abbey Drive on Mar. 26; 1 was seen on Amherst Island on Mar. 26; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Mar. 26; 1 was seen at the Napanee Limestone Plain IBA on Mar. 28; 1 was seen at the Helen Quilliam Sanctuary on Mar. 29
WILSON’S SNIPE – 1 bird was seen on Amherst Island on Mar. 24; 3 were seen on the Burbrook Road Trail on Mar. 26; 2 were seen on the K&P Trail (Cordukes to Jackson Mills) on Mar. 28; 2 were seen on the K&P Trail (McIvor to Burbrook) on Mar. 28, 2 on Mar. 29; 5 were seen on Wolfe Island on Mar. 28, 3 on Mar. 29; 1 was seen on Moscow Road on Mar. 28; 2 were seen at the Napanee Limestone Plain IBA on Mar. 28; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Mar. 28; 1 was seen on Simcoe Island on Mar. 29
GREATER YELLOWLEGS – 1 bird was seen on Wolfe Island on Mar. 28, 1 on Mar. 29; 1 was seen at the Napanee Limestone Plain IBA on Mar. 28
BONAPARTE’S GULL – 10 birds were seen on Kaiser Cross Road on Mar. 28
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL – 1 bird was reported from the Great Lakes Waterfront Trail on Mar. 26
COMMON LOON – 1 bird was seen on Wolfe Island on Mar. 23; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Mar. 23, 1 on Mar. 28; 1 was seen on Lighthouse Lane on Mar. 24; 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Mar. 24; 2 were seen on Highway 33 near Sandhurst Shores on Mar. 26; 4 were seen at the Napanee Limestone Plain IBA on Mar. 28; 1 was seen at 943 McKnight Road on Mar. 29; 1 was seen on the Waterfront Walkway in Kingston on Mar. 29; 1 was seen at the Camden Lake Provincial Wildlife Area on Mar. 29
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT – These birds have arrived in numbers over the past week and have been reported multiple times daily from within the Kingston Circle.
GREAT BLUE HERON – They have appeared in numbers over the past week, being seen throughout the Kingston Circle multiple times a day.
VIRGINIA RAIL – 1 bird was heard at the Moscow Marshes on Mar. 29
OSPREY – 2 birds were seen at John Marks and Highway 15 on Mar. 27; 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on Mar. 28; 2 were seen at Lower Brewers Lock on Mar. 28, 2 on Mar. 29; 2 were seen on County Road 9, Napanee on Mar. 29
NORTHERN HARRIER – There were still multiple sightings from the Kington area this week.
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK – 1 bird was seen at Grenville Park on Mar. 24; 1 was seen on County Road 13, PEC on Mar. 24
COOPER’S HAWK – 1 bird was seen at Cartwright Point on Mar. 24; 1 was seen West of Collins Creek on Mar. 24; 1 was seen on Amherst Island on Mar. 24; 2 were seen at Lemoine’s Point on Mar. 25, 1 on Mar. 29; 1 was seen on the K&P Trail (Murton Road to Harrowsmith) on Mar. 27; 1 was seen on the Cataraqui Trail (West of Yarker) on Mar. 28; 2 were seen on Marble Rock Road on Mar. 28; 1 was seen at The Marshlands on Mar. 29
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK – There were multiple reports from North of Kingston throughout the week.
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK – 12 birds were seen on Wolfe Island on Mar. 23, 7 on Mar. 24, 9 on Mar. 28, 5 on Mar. 29; 3 were seen on Amherst Island on Mar. 24, 6 on Mar. 25, 3 on Mar. 26, 2 on Mar. 28; 3 were seen on Simcoe Island on Mar. 29
AMERICAN KESTREL – There were multiple sightings throughout the Kingston Circle this week.
MERLIN – 5 birds were counted on Wolfe Island on Mar. 23; 1 was seen at 896 Percy Crescent on Mar. 25; 1 was seen on Earl Street on Mar. 25, 2 on Mar. 26; 1 was seen on Westdale Avenue on Mar. 26; 1 was seen on Bagot Street on Mar. 28; 1 was seen at Glen Lawrence Woods on Mar. 29; 1 was seen on Country Club Drive, Bath on Mar. 29
PEREGRINE FALCON – 1 was seen at Princess Towers on Mar. 26; 1 was seen at St. Mary’s Cathedral on Mar. 27
TREE SWALLOW – 3 were seen on The Burbrook Road Trail on Mar. 27; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Mar. 27; 1 was seen in Newboro on Mar. 28; 3 were seen on Wolfe Island on Mar. 29; 1 was seen at Tree Frog Farm on Mar. 29; 2 were seen at QUBS on Mar. 29; 4 were seen at the OPG Power Plant on Mar. 29
BELTED KINGFISHER – 1 bird was seen on Marble Rock Road on Mar. 23, 1 on Mar. 24; 2 were seen at Casey Point on Mar. 26; 1 was seen on the Burbrook Road Trail on Mar. 26, 1 on Mar. 27, 2 on Mar. 28; 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on Mar. 28; 1 was seen at the Napanee Limestone Plain IBA on Mar. 28; 1 was seen at Upper Brewers Lock on Mar. 29; 1 was seen at Lower Brewers Lock on Mar. 29; 1 was seen on the Howe Island Ferry (East) on Mar. 29
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER – 1 bird was seen on Marble Rock Road on Mar. 23; 1 was seen on Devil Lake Road on Mar. 24; 2 were seen on Sand Hill Road on Mar. 26, 2 on Mar. 29
NORTHERN FLICKER – Multiple reports daily from within the Kingston Circle
NORTHERN SHRIKE – 1 bird was seen on Amherst Island on Mar. 24, 2 on Mar. 25; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Mar. 24; 1 was seen on the Coronation Boulevard Trail on Mar. 26; 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on Mar. 29
EASTERN PHOEBE – From no reports last week to multiple reports daily this week. The reports have come from all areas of the Kingston Circle.
EASTERN KINGBIRD – 1 bird was seen at the edge of the Kingston Circle near Charleston Lake Provincial Park on Mar. 29
TUFTED TITMOUSE – 1 bird was seen at a private residence on Montreal Street on Mar. 23, 1 on Mar. 24; 1 was seen in Newboro on Mar. 28
HORNED LARK – 40 birds were seen on Wolfe Island on Mar. 23, 1 on Mar. 24, 2 on Mar. 28, 2 on Mar. 29; 1 was seen on Amherst Island on Mar. 24
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET – 3 birds were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Mar. 28, 2 on Mar. 29
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH – 1 bird was seen on Bateau Lane on Mar. 23; 1 was seen at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour on Mar. 24; 2 were seen West of Collin’s Creek on Mar. 25; 2 were seen at Tree Frog Farm on Mar. 27, 2 on Mar. 28, 2 on Mar. 29; 1 was seen at Little Cataraqui Creek CA on Mar. 28; 1 was seen on the Burbrook Road Trail on Mar. 28
WINTER WREN – 1 was seen at a private residence on Montreal Street on Mar. 24; 1 was seen at Belle Park on Mar. 24; 1 was seen at Casey Point on Mar. 26; 1 was seen at Lemoine Point on Mar. 27; 1 was seen on the K&P Trail (Murton Road to Harrowsmith) on Mar. 27; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Mar. 27, 1 on Mar. 28; 1 was seen on the K&P Trail (McIvor to Burbrook) on Mar. 29
CAROLINA WREN – 1 bird was seen on Montreal Street on Mar. 23; 1 was seen at Cartwright Point on Mar. 24; 1 was seen at Grenville Park on Mar. 24; 1 was seen on Lighthouse Lane on Mar. 24; 1 was seen on Amherst Island on Mar. 25, 1 on Mar. 26; 1 was seen at Glen Lawrence Woods on Mar. 26, 1 on Mar. 28; 1 was seen on Arthur Street, Gananoque on Mar. 26; 1 was seen at 943 McKnight Road on Mar. 29
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD – 1 bird was seen on Howe Island Drive on Mar. 28
TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE – 1 bird was heard on Cole Hill Road on Mar. 24
HERMIT THRUSH – 1 bird was seen at Casey Point on Mar. 26; 1 was seen on The Burbrook Road Trail on Mar. 27
BOHEMIAN WAXWING – 2 birds were seen on the K&P Trail south of Petworth Road on Mar. 25; 25 were seen on Perth Road/Hardwood Lane on Mar. 26; 6 were seen in Newboro on Mar. 28
CEDAR WAXWING – 7 birds were seen on Marble Rock Road on Mar. 23, 10 on Mar. 29; 2 were seen at Collin’s Creek on Mar. 24; 2 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Mar. 24, 2 on Mar. 26, 8 on Mar. 29; 9 were seen on McKnight Road on Mar. 27; 8 were seen at Casey Point on Mar. 27; 15 were seen on the K&P Trail (Murton Road to Harrowsmith) on Mar. 27; 12 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Mar. 28; 8 were seen on Wolfe Island on Mar. 29
PURPLE FINCH – 3 birds were seen at 104 Hardwood Lane on Mar. 23, 3 on Mar. 24, 1 on Mar. 28, 3 on Mar. 29; 2 were seen on Bateau Lane on Mar. 23; 2 were seen in Verona on Mar. 25; 1 was seen on Marble Rock Road on Mar. 25, 2 on Mar. 29; 1 was seen at Tree Frog Farm on Mar. 28, 1 on Mar. 29; 1 was seen on the Burbrook Road Trail on Mar. 28; 5 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Mar. 28, 2 on Mar. 29; 1 was seen on the K&P Trail (McIvor to Burbrook) on Mar. 29; 1 was seen at Sand Hill Road on Mar. 29
RED CROSSBILL – 2 birds were seen in Verona on Mar. 25; 1 was seen at Tree Frog Farm on Mar. 28
PINE SISKIN – 1 bird was seen in Newboro on Mar. 23; 2 were seen at Tree Frog Farm on Mar. 25; 1 was seen at Little Cataraqui Creek CA on Mar. 28; 2 were seen at Helen Quilliam Sanctuary on Mar. 29
LAPLAND LONGSPUR – 3 birds were found on Wolfe Island on Mar. 23;
SNOW BUNTING – 80 birds were seen on Wolfe Island on Mar. 23;
FIELD SPARROW – 1 bird was seen on Marble Rock Road on Mar. 25, 1 on Mar. 26, 1 on Mar. 28
FOX SPARROW – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Mar. 26; 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on Mar. 29
EASTERN TOWHEE – 1 bird was seen at 1726 Burbrook Road on Mar. 23;
RUSTY BLACKBIRD – 2 birds were seen on Wolfe Island on Mar. 23; 2 were seen on the K&P Trail (Murton Road to Harrowsmith) on Mar. 27; 2 were seen on the K&P Trail (McIvor to Burbrook) on Mar. 29
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Mar. 28 and again on Mar. 29
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