Kingston Area Birds 30 March 2024 – 5 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: Another bout of winter weather seemed to slow down the influx of migrants this week, as well as the number of observations. Let’s hope the weather improves this week so we can enjoy some more time outdoors. Keep an eye out, the Great Egrets and Savannah Sparrows are being reported from Jefferson County so we should see them soon.
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
BLUE-WINGED TEAL – 4 birds were seen on Wolfe Island on Mar. 30, 3 on Apr. 2; 4 were seen at the Milburn Creek NCC Property on Apr. 5
NORTHERN SHOVELER – 2 birds were seen at Kaiser Cross Road on Mar. 30, 2 on Apr. 1, 2 on Apr. 4
AMERICAN WIGEON – 4 birds were seen on the Cataraqui Trail (Perth Road to Norway Road) on Mar. 30; 2 were seen at Kaiser Cross Road on Mar. 30; 10 were seen on Florida Road on Mar. 31; 22 were seen in Hay Bay on Apr. 1, 12 on Apr. 2; 1 was seen at the Milburn Creek NCC Property on Apr. 5
NORTHERN PINTAIL – 6 birds were seen on Wolfe Island on Mar. 30, 4 on Apr. 1, 4 on Apr. 2; 200 were seen at Kaiser Cross Road on Mar. 30, 14 on Mar. 31, 28 on Apr. 1, 18 on Apr. 4
REDHEAD – 30 birds were seen at Hay Bay on Apr. 1, 12 on Apr. 2; 650 were seen at Waupoos Marina on Apr. 4
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER – 8 birds were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Mar. 30, 6 on Mar. 31, 1 on Apr. 3, 3 on Apr. 4, 5 on Apr. 5; 43 were seen at Long Point Road Lookout on Mar. 30; 6 were seen at Long Point/Gravelly Bay Road on Mar. 31, 500 on Apr. 1
SURF SCOTER – 2 birds were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Apr. 1
RING-NECKED PHEASANT – 1 bird was seen on Amherst Island on Apr. 1 and again on Apr. 5
PIED-BILLED GREBE – 1 bird was seen at Camden Lake on Mar. 31; 1 was seen on the K&P Trail South of Fish Creek Road on Apr. 2
HORNED GREBE – 2 birds were seen at Long Point/Gravelly Bay Roads on Apr. 1
SANDHILL CRANE – 2 birds were seen at 5545 Perth Road Crescent on Mar. 31, 2 on Apr. 5; 2 were seen on Florida Road on Apr. 2; 2 were seen at 104 Hardwood Lane on Apr. 4; 1 was seen on Amherst Island on Apr. 5
AMERICAN WOODCOCK – 4 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Apr. 5
WILSON’S SNIPE – 4 birds were seen on Wolfe Island on Mar. 30, 4 on Apr. 1, 4 on Apr. 2; 4 were seen on the Burbrook Road Trail on Mar. 31; 2 were seen on Arena Boundary Road on Mar. 31; 1 was seen on the K&P Trail (McIvor to Burbrook) on Apr. 1, 1 on Apr. 2; 2 were seen at the Links Mills School House on Apr. 1, 1 on Apr. 4; 3 were seen on Amherst Island on Apr. 1, 1 on Apr. 4; 2 were seen on Marble Rock Road on Apr. 1; 3 were seen on Beaver Road on Apr. 5
GREATER YELLOWLEGS – 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on Apr. 1, 1 on Apr. 2
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LITTLE GULL – 1 bird was reported from Kaiser Cross Road on Mar. 31
BONAPARTE’S GULL – 3 birds were seen on Long Point Road on Mar. 30, 3 on Apr. 1; 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on Apr. 1; 3 were seen on Amherst Island on Apr. 2
COMMON LOON – 1 bird was seen at Long Point Road Lookout on Mar. 30; 2 were seen at the Wolfe Island Ferry on Mar. 31; 1 was seen at Camden Lake on Mar. 31; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Apr. 1; 2 were seen at a Private Residence East of Kingston on Apr. 1, 1 on Apr. 4; 1 was reported from CFB Kingston on Apr. 5; 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on Apr. 5; 1 was seen in Frontenac Park on Apr. 5
OSPREY – 1 bird was seen on Wolfe Island on Mar. 30, 1 on Apr. 2, 1 on Apr. 5; 1 was seen on Amherst Island on Mar. 31, 1 on Apr. 2 and 1 on Apr. 5; 2 were seen on John Marks Avenue on Apr. 1, 1 on Apr. 2; 2 were seen at Hay Bay on Apr. 1; 1 was seen on McPherson Dr. on Apr. 1; 1 was seen on the Thousand Islands Parkway on Apr. 1; 1 was seen near Ivy Lea on Apr. 1; 1 was seen on Sunbury Road on Apr. 3; 1 was seen at a Private Residence East of Kingston on Apr. 4; 1 was seen at 713 King St. E. Gananoque on Apr. 4
GOLDEN EAGLE – 1 bird was seen in Newboro on Apr. 1
NORTHERN HARRIER – 2 birds were seen on Wolfe Island on Mar. 30, 2 on Apr. 1, 5 on Apr. 2; 9 were seen on Amherst Island on Mar. 30, 3 on Mar. 31, 1 on Apr. 1; 1 was seen on Lost Lake Trails on Mar. 30; 1 was seen on Florida Road on Mar. 31; 1 was seen at the Wolfe Island Ferry on Mar. 31; 1 was seen on Bullen Road on Apr. 2; 1 was seen at The Landings Golf Course on Apr. 5
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK – 1 bird was seen on Wolfe Island on Apr. 2
COOPER’S HAWK – 1 bird was seen at a Private Residence on Montreal Street on Mar. 30; 2 were seen at 1726 Burbrook Road on Mar. 30, 1 on Apr. 1; 1 was seen on Howe Island on Apr. 1; 1 was seen at Lemoine Point on Apr. 1; 1 was seen on the K&P Trail (McIvor to Burbrook) on Apr. 2; 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on Apr. 5
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK – Multiple daily reports from the Kingston Area
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ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK – 1 bird was seen on Simcoe Island on Mar. 30; 6 were seen on Amherst Island on Mar. 30, 3 on Mar. 31, 2 on Apr. 1; 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on Apr. 1
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER – 1 bird was seen at Tree Frog Farm on Mar. 30; 1 was seen at 1726 Burbrook Road on Mar. 31; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Apr. 1, 1 on Apr. 5
FISH CROW – 1 bird was seen in City Park on Apr. 1
MERLIN – 2 birds were seen on Ridge Avenue on Mar. 30; 1 was seen in Balsam Grove on Apr. 1; 1 was seen on Earl Street on Apr. 1, 1 on Apr. 3; 1 was seen at Glen Lawrence Woods on Apr. 1; 1 was seen at Trillium Ridge Park on Apr. 1; 2 were seen on Country Club Drive in Bath on Apr. 5
NORTHERN SHRIKE – 1 bird was seen on Arena Boundary Road on Mar. 31; 1 was seen on Amherst Island on Apr. 1, 1 on Apr. 5; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Apr. 3
TUFTED TITMOUSE – 1 bird was seen at a Private Residence on Montreal Street on Mar. 30; 1 was seen in Newboro on Apr. 1, 1 on Apr. 3
HORNED LARK – 1 bird was seen on County Road 32 on Mar. 30
TREE SWALLOW – Being reported consistently from all areas of the Kingston Circle with high counts on Amherst Island and Lemoine Point
BARN SWALLOW – 1 bird was seen at Lemoine Point on Apr. 2; 1 was seen on Amherst Island on Apr. 2
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET – 1 bird was seen on Lost Lake Trails on Mar. 30; 2 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Mar. 31; 1 was seen at Little Cataraqui CA on Apr. 2
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER – 1 bird was seen at Long Point Road Lookout on Mar. 30; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Mar. 31; 1 was seen at Heritage Point in Bath on Apr. 4, 1 on Apr. 5
HORNED LARK – 1 bird was seen on Modler Road on Apr. 2
WINTER WREN – 1 bird was seen at The Marshlands on Mar. 30; 1 was seen near Water Combe Road on Mar. 30; 1 was seen at Glen Lawrence Woods on Apr. 2
MARSH WREN – 1 bird was seen on the K&P Trail (Sydenham to McIvor) on Apr. 1
CAROLINA WREN – 1 bird was seen at a Private Residence on Montreal Street on Mar. 30; 3 were seen in Balsam Grove on Apr. 1; 1 was seen at Glen Lawrence Woods on Apr. 1, 1 on Apr. 2; 1 was seen at Grenville Park on Apr. 2; 1 was seen on Amherst Island on Apr. 2, 1 on Apr. 4 and 1 on Apr. 5; 1 was seen on Marble Rock Road on Apr. 4
BROWN THRASHER – 2 birds were seen on Wolfe Island on Apr. 5
CEDAR WAXWING – 2 birds were seen on Wolfe Island on Mar. 30, 11 on Apr. 2; 1 was seen on Battersea Road on Mar. 31; 6 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Mar. 31, 12 on Apr. 5; 9 were seen at 5545 Perth Road Crescent on Mar. 31, 9 on Apr. 2; 1 was seen on Freeman Road on Apr. 1; 5 were seen in Newboro on Apr. 1
PINE SISKIN – 2 birds were seen on McFadden Road on Mar. 30; 1 was seen at Little Cataraqui CA on Mar. 30; 2 were seen at Tree Frog Farm on Apr. 1
FIELD SPARROW – 1 bird was seen near Fred Brown Road on Mar. 31; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Mar. 31; 1 was seen at Depot Lakes CA on Apr. 1; 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on Apr. 5; 1 was seen on Marble Rock Road on Apr. 5
FOX SPARROW – 3 birds were seen on Wolfe Island on Mar. 30; 1 was seen at The Marshlands on Mar. 30, 1 on Mar. 31; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Mar. 31; 1 was seen on Marble Rock Road on Apr. 2; 3 were seen at Tree Frog Farm on Apr. 4
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW – 1 bird was seen at a Private Residence East of Kingston on Mar. 31, 1 on Apr. 1, 1 on Apr. 2, 1 on Apr. 4; 1 was seen on Florida Road on Apr. 5
SWAMP SPARROW – 4 birds were seen on Wolfe Island on Mar. 30; 4 were seen on Florida Road on Mar. 31; 1 was seen on Amherst Island on Apr. 5
PURPLE FINCH – There were multiple sightings throughout the Kingston Circle this week.
EASTERN TOWHEE – 1 bird was seen on Marble Rock Road on Mar. 30, 1 on Mar. 31; 1 was seen on the K&P Trail (south of Petworth Road) on Apr. 1; 1 was seen at Lemoine Point on Apr. 3
RUSTY BLACKBIRD – 4 birds were seen on Wolfe Island on Mar. 30; 6 were seen on Lucas Road on Apr. 1; 6 were seen on the Cataraqui Trail near Highway 15 on Apr. 2; 20 were seen at the Russell Road Wetland Complex on Apr. 5
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