Kingston Area Birds 27 April 2024 – 3 May 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 an amazing week for migration, with a number of species coming through, or staying in the area over the past few days. With the May Bird Walks starting there is an opportunity to get out there and see some birds with a great group of people.
Parish Notes: In order to enjoy the May migration, I am limiting the reports for the next few weeks to the rarity reports from ebird, as doing the extra species right now would take too much time.
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
EURASIAN WIGEON – 1 bird was seen at Perch River WMA, Jefferson, NY (JC) on Apr. 28
REDHEAD – 7 birds were seen at Belle Park on May 3
LAUGHING GULL – 1 bird was seen at Napanee Limestone Plain IBA (L&A) on Apr. 30
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER – 1 bird was seen on Lekx Road (LEG) on May 2, 1 on May 3
SOLITARY SANDPIPER – 1 bird was seen on Stagecoach Road on Apr. 27, 1 on Apr. 28, 2 on May 2, 2 on May 3; 1 was seen near Buck Lake on Apr. 28; 1 was seen on the Cataraqui Trail (Perth Road to Opinicon) on May 1; 1 was seen on Tree Frog Farm on May 2; 1 was seen at 137 Long Point Road (L&G) on May 3; 1 was seen in Morton (L&G) on May 2, 1 on May 3; 1 was seen on the Burbrook Road Trail on May 3; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on May 3
DUNLIN – 1 bird was seen on Lekx Road (L&G) on Apr. 29
LEAST SANDPIPER – 1 bird was seen on Lekx Road (L&G) on May 2
GREEN HERON – 1 bird was seen on the K&P Trail (Sydenham to McIvor) on Apr. 27
SORA – 1 bird was reported from Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 27; 1 was seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on Apr. 27, 2 were seen on the K&P Trail (Sydenham to McIvor) on Apr. 27
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD – 1 bird was seen in Cape Vincent, NY (JC) on Apr. 30; 1 was seen on Findlay Station Road on Apr. 30; 1 was seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on May 1; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on May 3; 1 was seen on O’Brien Road (L&A) on May 3; 1 was seen at 104 Hardwood Lane on May 2; 1 was seen on Holsgrove Lane on May 2; 1 was seen at Crystal Spring Farms on May 3
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 28; 2 were seen on the Kingston Waterfront Trail on May 2
FISH CROW – 2 birds were seen in Sackets Harbor, NY (JC) on Apr. 29
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER – 1 bird was seen on the Burbrook Road Trail on May 3
LEAST FLYCATCHER – 1 bird was seen on the K&P Trail (McIvor to Burbrook) on Apr. 30; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on May 1
EASTERN KINGBIRD – These birds showed up in numbers from all over the Kingston Circle this week.
GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER – This bird showed up in numbers throughout the Kingston Circle this week.
GRAY CATBIRD – Another species that showed up in numbers this week.
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD – 1 bird was seen on North Shore Crescent on Apr. 30; 1 was seen on Norman Rogers Drive on May 2
WOOD THRUSH – 1 bird was seen on Townline Road (L&A) on Apr. 29, 1 on Apr. 30; 1 was seen at 104 Hardwood Lane on Apr. 28; 1 was seen on Florida Road on Apr. 30; 1 was seen on the K&P Trail (Murton Road to Harrowsmith) on Apr. 30; 2 were seen at Lemoine Point on Apr. 30; 1 was seen at the Marshlands on Apr. 30; 1 was seen on Leland Road on Apr. 29; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 30; 1 was seen at the Depot Lakes CA on Apr. 30
VEERY – 1 bird was seen on County Road 32 (L&G) on Apr. 30; 1 was seen on Babylon Road (PEC) on Apr. 30
BOHEMIAN WAXWING – 20 birds were seen on the K&P Trail (Sydenham to McIvor) on Apr. 28
TUFTED TITMOUSE – 1 bird was heard at 3053 Freeman Road on Apr. 28; 1 was reported from the Marshlands on Apr. 28; 1 was seen on Montreal Street on Apr. 29
MARSH WREN – 1 was seen on the K&P Trail (Sydenham to McIvor) on May 1, 1 on May 2; 1 was seen on Montreal Street on May 1
CAROLINA WREN – 1 bird was seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on Apr. 28, 1 on Apr. 29; 1 was seen on Bayview Drive (L&A) on May 1, 1 on May 3; 1 was seen on Parrott’s Bay Road (L&A) on May 2;
WARBLING VIREO – This is another species that showed up in numbers throughout the Kingston Circle this week.
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO – 1 bird was seen on Canoe Lake Road on Apr. 28; 1 was seen on O’Brien Road (L&A) on May 1, 1 on May 2, 1 on May 3; 1 was seen on the Cataraqui Trail (Botting Rd. to Hogan Lake) on May 1; 1 was seen at Charleston Lake Provincial Park (L&G) on May 1; 1 was seen on County Road 32 (L&G) on May 2, 1 on May 3; 1 was seen in Frontenac Provincial Park on May 2; 1 was seen at Tree Frog Farm on May 2; 1 was seen on the Cataraqui Trail (Highway 15, L&G) on May 2; 1 was seen in Perth Road Village on May 3
PHILADELPHIA VIREO – 1 was seen on Deyos Road on Apr. 28
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH – 1 bird was seen on Canoe Lake Road on Apr. 28, 1 on Apr. 30, 1 on May 1, 1 on May 2
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER – 1 bird was seen on the K&P Trail (McIvor to Burbrook) on Apr. 30; 1 was seen on County Road 32 (L&G) on May 2, 1 on May 3; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on May 2, 1 on May 3
OVENBIRD – 1 bird was seen at Tree Frog Farm on Apr. 28, 1 on Apr. 30; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 28; 1 was seen on Canoe Lake Road on Apr. 30
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 29, 1 on May 2; 1 was seen on Marble Rock Road (L&G) on May 31 was seen at Lemoine Point on May 3
BREWSTERS WARBLER – 1 bird was seen on Marble Rock Road (L&G) on May 3
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER – 1 bird was seen at Camden Lake Provincial Wildlife Area (L&A) on Apr. 27
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT – 1 bird was seen on Black Rapids Road (L&G) on Apr. 30; 1 was seen on the Gananoque Waterfront Trail (L&G) on May 1; 1 was seen on Summers Road (L&G) on May 1; 1 was seen on the K&P Trail (Sydenham to McIvor) on May 1; 1 was seen at the Unity Road Marshes on May 1; 1 was seen at Little Cataraqui CA on May 1; 1 was seen at Charleston Lake Provincial Park on May 1; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on May 1
AMERICAN REDSTART – 1 bird was seen on the Gananoque Waterfront Trail (L&G) on Apr. 30, 1 on May 3; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 30, 1 on May 1, 1 on May 3; 1 was seen on Amherst Island on May 1; 1 was seen on Hogan Road on May 2; 1 was seen at Lemoine Point on May 2, 2 on May 3; 1 was seen at The Marshlands on May 2; 1 was seen on Wellesley Island (L&G) on May 2; 1 was seen on the Cataraqui Trail (Highway 15, L&G) on May 2; 1 was seen on Parrott’s Bay Lane (L&A) on May 3; 1 was seen at Invista on May 3
CAPE MAY WARBLER – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 30, 1 on May 1, 6 on May 2, 3 on May 3; 1 was seen on Florida Road on May 2; 1 was seen at The Marshlands on May 2; 1 was seen at Rotary Park on May 2
CERULEAN WARBLER – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on May 3; 1 was seen on Canoe Lake Road on May 2
NORTHERN PARULA – 3 birds were seen on the Gananoque Waterfront Trail (L&G) on Apr. 30, 1 on May 1; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 30, 1 on May 1, 2 on May 2, 4 on May 3; 1 was seen at Lemoine Point on Apr. 30, 1 on May 1, 3 on May 2; 1 was seen at Balsam Grove on May 1; 3 were seen at Tree Frog Farm on May 1; 2 were seen at Woodlands Park on Apr. 30, 1 on May 1; 1 was seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on May 2; 1 was seen on Florida Road on May 2; 1 was seen at Rotary Park on May 2, 2 on May 3; 1 was seen on Sand Hill Road on May 2; 1 was seen on the Burbrook Road Trail on May 3
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 30, 1 on May 1, 1 on May 2; 1 was seen on Deyos Road on Apr. 28
YELLOW WARBLER – These birds showed up in incredible numbers throughout the Kingston Area this week.
BLACKPOLL WARBLER – 1 bird was seen at 14193 Snowshoe Road, Henderson, NY (JC) on May 3
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER – 1 bird was seen on Canoe Lake Road on Apr. 30; 3 were seen at the Marshlands on Apr. 30; 1 was seen at Rotary Park on Apr. 30; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 30; 1 was seen on Nicholson Point Road (L&A) on Apr. 30; 1 was seen at Lemoine Point on Apr. 30
YELLOW WARBLER – There were multiple sightings from throughout the Kingston Area this week.
PRAIRIE WARBLER – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on May 1
WILSON’S WARBLER – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on May 3
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW – 1 bird was seen on County Road 7 (L&A) on Apr. 30
FOX SPARROW – 1 bird was seen at Lemoine Point on Apr. 30, 1 on May 1; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on May 1
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW – 1 bird was seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on May 2; 1 was seen on Sand Hill Road on May 2
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on May 2
RED CROSSBILL – 2 birds were seen at Tree Frog Farm on Apr. 28, 9 on Apr. 30, 6 on May 2; 1 was seen near Buck Lake on Apr. 28; 2 were seen on Canoe Lake Road on Apr. 28; 1 was seen at 104 Hardwood Lane on May 1, 1 on May 2; 2 birds were seen at QUBS (L&G) on May 2; 8 were seen on the Burbrook Road Trail on May 3
SCARLET TANAGER – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 30, 1 on May 1, 1 on May 3; 1 was seen on Canoe Lake Road on May 1; 1 was seen at 104 Hardwood Lane on May 2; 1 was seen at 3116 County Road 32 (L&G) on May 3; 1 was seen on Lost Bay Lane (L&G) on May 3
INDIGO BUNTING – 1 was seen at Balsam Grove on May 2; 2 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on May 3
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK – Another bird was showed up in numbers throughout the Kingston Area this week.
BOBOLINK – 1 bird was reported from 3053 Freeman Road on Apr. 28; 4 were seen on Sharpes Corners Road on May 2
BALTIMORE ORIOLE – Yet another species that showed up in numbers this week.
ORCHARD ORIOLE – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 28; 3 were seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on May 2
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