Kingston Area Birds 27 January 2024 – 2 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 mild week this week in the Kingston Area, but we are still seeing some Northern Birds making their way down into the circle, with more reports of Red Crossbills and the appearance of the Bohemian Waxwings. Keep an eye out this coming week as the temperatures are supposed to dip slightly.
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
*DOMESTIC(GRAYLAG) GOOSE- this goose has shown up again at the Invista Pond and was reported consistently at this location throughout the week
TRUMPETER SWAN – 6 were seen at the Russell Road Wetland Complex on Jan. 27; 40 were seen at Chaffey’s Lock on Jan. 28; 6 were seen flying over Sand Hill Road on Jan. 30; 6 were seen in Cataraqui Bay on Jan. 30; 2 were seen at Desert Lake Resort on Feb. 1; 2 were seen in the Creek near Moscow Dump on Feb. 1; 1 was seen flying over Highway 38 just south of Verona on Feb. 2; 38 were seen at Lower Brewer Lock on Feb. 2; 38 were seen at Bedford Mills on Feb. 2; 2 were seen at the Amherstview Sewage Lagoons on Feb. 2
AMERICAN WIGEON- 1 was seen at Heritage Point in Bath on Jan. 31, 1 on Feb. 1
NORTHERN PINTAIL– 1 bird was seen at the Invista Pond on Jan. 28, 1 on Jan. 29, 1 on Jan. 30, 1 on Jan. 31
GREEN-WINGED TEAL – 1 bird was seen at Belle Park on Jan. 28, 7 on Jan. 31
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER – 40 were observed at Long Point/Gravelly Bay Road on Jan. 27, 2 on Jan. 28, 40 on Jan. 30; 6 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Jan. 27, 34 on Jan. 30, 32 on Feb. 1; 1 was seen at the Howe Island Ferry East on Jan. 27; 6 were seen on Lake Ontario off Kaiser Crossroad on Feb. 1
HORNED GREBE – 2 birds were seen at Long Point/Gravelly Bay Roads on Jan. 27, 2 on Jan. 30; 2 were seen at Prince Edward Point on Jan. 30
AMERICAN COOT – 12 birds were seen at the Invista Pond on Jan. 27, 9 on Jan. 28, 16 on Jan. 29, 15 on Jan. 31, 9 on Feb. 1, 9 on Feb. 2; 2 were seen on the Waterfront Walkway on Jan. 27; 15 were seen in Cataraqui Bay on Jan. 30; 1 was seen at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour on Feb. 2
ICELAND GULL – 1 was seen at the Glenora Ferry on Feb. 1
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL – 1 was seen at the Lansdowne Dump on Jan. 27
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL – still multiple reports of these birds in the Kingston Circle this week
*HERRING X GREATER BLACK-BACKED HYBRID-a possible hybrid of these two species was seen at the Lansdowne Dump on Jan. 28
GLAUCOUS GULL – 1 bird was seen at the Violet Dump on Jan. 31, 1 on Feb. 1
COMMON LOON – multiple sightings on Lake Ontario, primarily on the Ferry Crossings and from both Wolfe and Amherst Island.
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT – 1 bird was seen flying by The Waterfront Walkway on Jan. 27; 1 was seen at the Glenora Ferry on Jan. 28
RING-NECKED PHEASANT- 1 bird was seen on Amherst Island on Jan. 27, 3 on Feb. 2
GOLDEN EAGLE – 1 bird was seen flying over the 401 near Sydenham Road on Jan. 27; 1 was seen at Norway Lake on Jan. 28
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK – 1 was seen on the Loughborough-Portland Boundary Road on Jan. 28; 1 was seen on McIntyre Road on Jan. 28; 1 was seen on Amherst Island on Jan. 28; 1 was seen on Amherst Island on Feb. 1
COOPER’S HAWK – There were multiple sightings of Cooper’s Hawk in the Kingston Circle this week from all different areas.
BELTED KINGFISHER – 1 bird was seen on Bath Road near Coverdale Marsh on Jan. 27 and again on Jan. 28
NORTHERN FLICKER – 1 bird was seen at The Marshlands on Jan. 27; 1 was seen on Amherst Island on Jan. 31, 1 on Feb. 2
AMERICAN KESTREL – 2 were seen on Wolfe Island on Jan. 27, 1 on Jan. 29, 2 on Jan. 30; 1 was seen at Lemoine Point on Jan. 27; 1 was seen on Amherst Island on Jan. 28; 1 was seen on County Road 6 on Jan. 31
MERLIN – 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on Jan. 27; 1 was seen at the Beechgrove Complex on Jan. 29; 1 was seen at Lake Ontario Park on Jan. 29; 1 was seen at 1461 English Way on Jan. 30; 1 was seen at the Invista Pond on Jan. 31
PEREGRINE FALCON – 1 bird was seen at The Marshlands on Jan. 27; 1 was seen at Princess Towers on Jan. 27; 1 was seen on Amherst Island on Jan. 29
NORTHERN SHRIKE – 2 birds were seen on Amherst Island on Jan. 27, 2 on Jan. 28, 1 on Jan. 29, 1 on Jan. 31, 1 on Feb. 1, 1 on Feb. 2; 1 was seen at the Invista Pond on Feb. 2; 1 bird was seen on Kyes Road on Feb. 2
FISH CROW – 2 were seen near Ciry Park in Kingston on Jan. 28, 2 again on Jan. 29
TUFTED TITMOUSE – 1 bird was seen at 335 John Street in Gananoque on Feb. 1
HORNED LARK – 29 were seen on Wolfe Island on Jan. 27; 23 were seen at the Lansdowne Dump on Jan. 28; 14 birds were seen on Garret Road on Jan. 29, 14 on Jan. 30; 11 were seen on Sand Hill Road on Jan. 30
WINTER WREN – 1 bird was seen at Belle Park on Jan. 31
CAROLINA WREN – 1 bird was seen in the Glen Lawrence Woods on Jan. 27; 1 bird was seen in the Balsam Grove area on Jan. 29; 2 birds were seen at 943 McKnight Road on Jan. 29; 1 was seen at a Private Residence on Montreal Street on Feb. 1
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD – 1 bird was seen at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour on Jan. 28
EASTERN BLUEBIRD – 5 were seen on Petworth Road on Jan. 28; 3 were seen on Cressy Bayside Road on Jan. 28; 5 were seen on Sand Hill Road on Feb. 2; 10 birds were seen at the Napanee Limestone Plain IBA on Feb. 2; 1 was seen on Warburton Road on Feb. 2
HERMIT THRUSH – 1 bird was continuing at The Marshlands on Jan. 28, 1 on Jan. 31
BOHEMIAN WAXWING – 1 bird was seen and recorded at Norway Lake on Jan. 28; 20 were seen at the Depot Lakes Campground on Feb. 1; 190 were seen on Ninth Concession Road near Chippewa on Feb. 1; 250 were seen on Snider Road on Feb. 2
RED CROSSBILL – 6 were seen at Norway Lake on Jan. 28; 5 were seen at the Helen Quilliam Sanctuary on Jan. 31; 9 were seen on Echo Lake Road on Feb. 1; 5 were seen on Fifth Lake Road on Feb. 2; 2 were seen on Oak Flats Road on Feb. 2; 6 were seen on Second Lake Road on Feb. 2; 2 were seen at Charleston Lake Provincial Park on Feb. 2
LAPLAND LONGSPUR – 1 was seen on Kaiser Cross Road on Jan. 28
SNOW BUNTING – 150 were seen on Wolfe Island on Jan. 27, 590 on Jan. 29, 250 on Jan. 30; 250 were reported from Amherst Island on Jan. 28, 25 on Jan. 29; 150 were seen on Eden Grove Road on Jan. 28; 45 were seen on Sand Hill Road on Jan. 30
LARK SPARROW– The Lark Sparrow was seen every day this week on Chelsea Road
FOX SPARROW – 1 bird was seen at 1726 Bur Brook Road on Feb. 2; 1 bird was observed eating at a feeder on Sand Hill Road on Jan. 31;
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW – 1 bird was seen at Sandhurst Shores on Jan. 27; 1 was continuing at a private residence East of Kingston on Jan. 27;
SAVANNAH SPARROW– 1 bird was seen on Kaiser Cross Road on Jan. 28;
SONG SPARROW – 1 bird was seen at Lemoine Point on Jan. 27; 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on Jan. 28; 1 was seen at The Marshlands on Jan. 31; 1 was seen at Belle Park on Jan. 31; 1 was seen at Links Mills School House on Feb. 1
SWAMP SPARROW – 2 birds were observed on Wolfe Island on Jan. 27
EASTERN TOWHEE– 1 bird was seen at 1742 Bur Brook Road on Jan. 27 and again on Jan. 28
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD – 18 birds were continuing at 5545 Perth Road Crescent on Jan. 27, 17 on Jan. 28, 4 on Jan. 29, 1 on Jan. 30, 23 on Jan. 31, 1 on Feb. 1, 3 on Feb. 2; 4 were seen on Parrot’s Bay Lane on Jan. 27, 8 on Jan. 30, 15 on Jan. 31; 2 were seen at a Private Residence East of Kingston on Jan. 28, 2 on Feb. 1, 2 on Feb. 2; 26 were seen at Desert Lake Resort on Feb. 1; 12 birds were seen at 1726 Bur Brook Road on Jan 28
COMMON GRACKLE – 1 bird was seen at 1726 Bur Brook Road on Jan. 28
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