Kingston Area Birds 6 April 2024 – 12 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: The weather improved this week, and the birds took advantage of it. With some species showing up this week in numbers, it was a great week to get out. A nice find of a Eurasian Wigeon, which hung around for a couple of days, was the highlight this week. A few of the winter birds are still lingering as well. Let’s get out there and see what we can find.
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
CACKLING GOOSE – 1 bird was seen on Wolfe Island on Apr. 9
SNOW GOOSE – 1 was seen on Big Creek Road on Apr. 10; 1 was seen on Chambers Road on Apr. 11
BLUE-WINGED TEAL – 4 birds were seen at Milburn Creek NCC Property on Apr. 6, 2 on Apr. 8, 2 on Apr. 9, and 2 on Apr. 10; 2 were seen on Wolfe Island on Apr. 7; 2 were seen at the Gananoque Provincial Wildlife Area on Apr. 7; 1 was seen on Amherst Island on Apr. 8; 2 were seen on the Cataraqui Trail (Perth Road to Norway Road) on Apr. 12
NORTHERN SHOVELER – 2 birds were seen at the Milburn Creek NCC Property on Apr. 9, and 2 on Apr. 10; 9 were seen on Kaiser Cross Road on Apr. 9 and 2 on Apr. 12; 2 were seen on Amherst Island on Apr. 9
EURASIAN WIGEON – 1 bird was found at Milburn Creek NCC Property on Apr. 8 and 1 on Apr. 9
NORTHERN PINTAIL – 6 birds were seen on Wolfe Island on Apr. 7; 2 were seen at the Napanee Limestone Plain IBA on Apr. 7; 2 were seen on Wolfe Island on Apr. 9; 10 were seen on Kaiser Cross Road on Apr. 9; 2 were seen on Amherst Island on Apr. 9
REDHEAD – 400 birds were seen at Waupoos Marina on Apr. 6; 100 were seen on Wolfe Island on Apr. 7, 14 on Apr. 9; 2 were seen at Milburn Creek NCC Property on Apr. 7; 50 were seen at Landon Bay on Apr. 7; 15 were seen at Hay Bay on Apr. 12
BLACK SCOTER – 3 birds were reported from Prince Edward Point NWA on Apr. 9
SURF SCOTER – 1 bird was seen at Long Point/Gravelly Bay Road on Apr. 9; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Apr. 9 and 4 on Apr. 12
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER – 50 birds were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Apr. 6, 1 on Apr. 7, 200 on Apr. 8, 200 on Apr. 9, 20 on Apr. 10, 2 on Apr. 11 and 10 on Apr. 12; 33 were seen on Longpoint Road, PEC on Apr. 6; 12 were seen on Amherst Island on Apr. 7; 500 were seen at Long Point/Gravelly Bay Road on Apr. 9
RUDDY DUCK – 2 birds were seen at Hay Bay on Apr. 12
COMMON LOON – They have shown up in greater numbers and have moved into the back lakes this week, being reported from all areas of the Kingston Circle.
PIED-BILLED GREBE – 1 bird was seen at Little Cataraqui Conservation Area on Apr. 7; 1 was seen on Florida Road on Apr. 7; 1 was seen at the Moscow Marsh on Apr. 7; 1 was seen at Camden Lake Provincial Wildlife Area on Apr. 7; 1 was seen on Hinterland Lane on Apr. 9; 1 was seen at Long Point/Gravelly Bay Road on Apr. 9; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Apr. 9
HORNED GREBE – 3 birds were seen on Longpoint Road, PEC on Apr. 6; 3 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Apr. 6, 8 on Apr. 9 and 1 on Apr. 12; 9 were seen at Long Point/Gravelly Bay Road on Apr. 9
BONAPARTE’S GULL – 20 birds were seen at Waupoos Marina on Apr. 6; 8 were seen on Longpoint Road, PEC on Apr. 6; 26 were seen on Wolfe Island on Apr. 7; 6 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Apr. 8, 6 on Apr. 9; 12 were seen at Long Point/Gravelly Bay Road on Apr. 9; 300 were seen on Cressy Lakeside Road on Apr. 9; 14 were seen on Kaiser Cross Road on Apr. 9; 170 were seen on Amherst Island on Apr. 9; 13 were seen at Heritage Point in Bath on Apr. 11;
CASPIAN TERN – 1 bird was seen on the Cataraqui River near Belle Park on Apr. 10
UPLAND SANDPIPER – 1 bird was reported from Wolfe Island on Apr. 9
AMERICAN WOODCOCK – Multiple reports continuing this week from the Kingston Circle.
WILSON’S SNIPE – Multiple daily reports from the Kingston Circle this week.
GREATER YELLOWLEGS – 1 bird was seen on Wolfe Island on Apr. 7, 3 on Apr. 9; 3 were seen on County Road 27 in Stone Mills on Apr. 7; 1 was seen on Craigen Road on Apr. 7; 1 was seen on Clancy Road on Apr. 7; 2 were seen at Milburn Creek NCC Property on Apr. 8, 1 on Apr. 9; 1 was seen on Kaiser Cross Road on Apr. 9
LESSER YELLOWLEGS – 1 bird was reported from Wolfe Island on Apr. 9
SANDHILL CRANE – 3 birds were seen on the K&P Trail (Murton Road to Harrowsmith) on Apr. 6, 1 on Apr. 7; 3 were seen at Milburn Creek NCC Property on Apr. 6; 3 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Apr. 6; 2 were seen at 5545 Perth Road Crescent on Apr. 7; 2 were seen on Hardwood Lane on Apr. 7, 2 on Apr. 10; 1 was seen on Florida Road on Apr. 7; 1 was seen on Amherst Island on Apr. 8; 1 was seen on the Cataraqui Trail (Stone Mills) on Apr. 10
AMERICAN BITTERN – 1 bird was seen on Amherst Island on Apr. 9; 2 were seen on the Burbrook Road Trail on Apr. 12
GREAT EGRET – 1 bird was seen flying over Highway 401 east of Kingston on Apr. 6; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Apr. 9 and 1 on Apr. 12
RING-NECKED PHEASANT – 1 bird was seen on Amherst Island on Apr. 8, 1 on Apr. 9
OSPREY – Multiple Daily reports from the Kingston Circle this week.
NORTHERN HARRIER – Still continuing throughout the Kingston Area this week.
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK – 1 bird was seen on the K&P Trail (Murton Road to Harrowsmith) on Apr. 6; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Apr. 6; 1 was seen at Links Mills School House on Apr. 8; 1 was seen on the Cataraqui Trail (Stone Mills) on Apr. 10; 1 was seen on The Cataraqui Trail (Perth Road to Opinicon) on Apr. 11
COOPER’S HAWK – 2 birds were seen at 75 Hambly Lane, PEC on Apr. 6; 1 was seen at the Milburn Creek NCC Property on Apr. 7; 2 were seen at Lemoine Point CA on Apr. 7; 1 was seen at 5545 Perth Road Crescent on Apr. 8; 1 was seen on Marble Rock Road on Apr. 8; 1 was seen on the Burbrook Road Trail on Apr. 9; 1 was seen at The Marshlands on Apr. 12ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK – 1 bird was seen on Wolf Island on Apr. 7, 7 on Apr. 9; 6 were seen on Amherst Island on Apr. 7, 1 on Apr. 8, 2 on Apr. 9, 1 on Apr. 10; 3 were seen on Simcoe Island on Apr. 8; 2 were seen at Links Mills School House on Apr. 8
PEREGRINE FALCON – 2 birds were seen at Princess Towers on Apr. 11
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Apr. 12
BANK SWALLOW – 1 bird was seen on the Burbrook Road Trail on Apr. 12
TREE SWALLOW – There were multiple reports from the Kingston Circle this week.
BARN SWALLOW – 1 bird was seen at the Landings Golf Course on Apr. 8, 1 on Apr. 10; 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on Apr. 9; 2 were seen at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour on Apr. 10; 1 was seen on Howe Island Ferry Road on Apr. 10; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Apr. 12
PURPLE MARTIN – 2 birds were seen on Amherst Island on Apr. 8, 6 on Apr. 9, 6 on Apr. 10; 2 were seen near Sillsville on Apr. 9
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER – These birds were being reported from throughout the Kingston Circle this week.
FISH CROW – 1 bird was seen near City Park on Apr. 12
NORTHERN SHRIKE – 1 bird was seen on Babylon Road on Apr. 8
LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE – 1 bird was reported from the Kingston Area on Apr. 6, 1 on Apr. 7 and 1 on Apr. 12
BROWN THRASHER – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Apr. 8
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD – 1 bird was seen on the Kingston Waterfront Walkway on Apr. 8; 2 were seen on Yonge Street on Apr. 9; 1 was heard at 3053 Freeman Road on Apr. 7; 1 was seen at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour on Apr. 10; 1 was seen at the OPG Private Property on Apr. 10
WINTER WREN – 1 bird was seen at 1726 Burbrook Road on Apr. 6; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Apr. 6, 2 on Apr. 8, 4 on Apr. 9, 8 on Apr. 10 and 1 on Apr. 12; 1 was seen on Marble Rock Road on Apr. 8; 1 was seen on Amherst Island on Apr. 8, 1 on Apr. 9; 1 was seen on Summers Road on Apr. 10; 1 was seen on Parrots Bay Lane on Apr. 10
HOUSE WREN – 1 bird was seen West of Collins Creek on Apr. 9;
CAROLINA WREN – 1 was seen at 943 McKnight Road on Apr. 6, 1 on Apr. 8; 1 was seen at 10 Grenville Road on Apr. 7; 1 was seen at the Milburn Creek NCC Property on Apr. 7; 1 was seen at County Road 7/Rock Cross Road on Apr. 7; 2 were seen at Balsam Grove on Apr. 8, 2 on Apr. 11; 1 was seen at 348 Arthur Road, Gananoque on Arp. 8; 1 was seen on Amherst Island on Apr. 8, 1 on Apr. 9; 1 was seen in Glen Lawrence Woods on Apr. 9, 1 on Apr. 10, 1 on Apr. 11; 1 was heard at 3053 Freeman Road on Apr. 7 and seen on Apr. 10
HERMIT THRUSH – 1 bird was seen at Lemoine Point CA on Apr. 7; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Apr. 8, 1 on Apr. 10; 1 was seen at Glen Lawrence Woods on Apr. 9; 1 was seen at 104 Hardwood Lane on Apr. 10; 1 was seen on the Cataraqui Trail (Perth Road to Opinicon) on Apr. 11; 1 was seen at 164 Liddell Crescent on Apr. 12
CEDAR WAXWING – Still plentiful in the Kingston Circle this week.
BOHEMIAN WAXWING – 12 birds were seen on the Cataraqui Trail (Wallace Road to Camden/Portland Boundary Road) on Apr. 6; 8 were seen at 5545 Perth Road Crescent on Apr. 7, 49 on Apr. 8;
TUFTED TITMOUSE – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Apr. 8; 1 was heard at 3053 Freeman Road on Apr. 10; 1 was seen on Montreal Street on Apr. 10
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Apr. 8, 1 on Apr. 9, 2 on Apr. 10, 1 on Apr. 11 and 3 on Apr. 12; 1 was seen West of Collins Creek on Apr. 9; 1 was seen at Landon Bay on Apr. 9; 2 were seen at The Marshlands on Apr. 12; 2 were seen at 164 Liddell Crescent on Apr. 12; 1 was seen at Hay Bay on Apr. 12
PINE WARBLER – 2 birds were seen at Milburn Creek NCC Property on Apr. 8; 1 was seen West of Collins Creek on Apr. 9; 2 were seen at Tree Frog Farm on Apr. 10; 1 was seen in Glen Lawrence Woods on Apr. 9, 3 on Apr. 10; 3 were seen on the Cataraqui Trail (Botting Road on Hogan Lake) on Apr. 10; 2 were seen on Summers Road on Apr. 10; 2 were seen on the Cataraqui Trail (Highway 15 to Clear Lake Road) on Apr. 10
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Apr. 8, 1 on Apr. 10; 2 were seen West of Collins Creek on Apr. 9; 1 was seen at a Private Residence near Deryaw Road on Apr. 10; 2 were seen on the Cataraqui Trail (Stone Mills) on Apr. 10; 1 was seen at Heritage Point in Bath on Apr. 11
AMERICAN PIPIT – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Apr. 10
HORNED LARK – 2 birds were seen on Wolfe Island on Apr. 7; 2 were seen on Kaiser Cross Road on Apr. 7, 3 on Apr. 9; 3 were seen at the Napanee Limestone Plain IBA on Apr. 7; 2 were seen on Amherst Island on Apr. 7
LAPLAND LONGSPUR – 2 were seen on Amherst Island on Apr. 7
CHIPPING SPARROW – There were multiple reports from within the Kingston circle this week
FIELD SPARROW – 1 bird was seen on Moscow Road on Apr. 7; 1 was seen at the Napanee Limestone Plain IBA on Apr. 7; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Apr. 8, 1 on Apr. 9, 1 on Apr. 10 and 1 on Apr. 12; 1 was seen at Tree Frog Farm on Apr. 9, 1 on Apr. 10; 2 were seen at Lemoine Point on Apr. 9; 1 was seen on Sand Hill Road on Apr. 10; 1 was seen on Parrot’s Bay Lane on Apr. 10; 3 were seen on Marble Rock Road on Apr. 11, 2 on Apr. 12
FOX SPARROW – There were continuous multiple sightings throughout the Kingston Circle this week.
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW – 1 bird was continuing at a private residence East of Kingston on Apr. 6, 1 on Apr. 8, 1 on Apr. 11
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW – Still multiple reports from the Kingston Area daily.
VESPER SPARROW – 3 birds were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Apr. 8
SAVANNAH SPARROW – 2 birds were seen on Wolfe Island on Apr. 7, 5 on Apr. 9; 2 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Apr. 8, 1 on Apr. 9, 1 on Apr. 10; 3 were seen on Simcoe Island on Apr. 9; 1 was seen at Lemoine Point on Apr. 9; 1 was seen on Sand Hill Road on Apr. 9, 2 on Apr. 10; 1 was seen at Butternut Creek Park on Apr. 9; 2 were seen at The Landings Golf Course on Apr. 10; 1 was seen at McFarlane Street on Apr. 10
SWAMP SPARROW – There were multiple sightings throughout the Kingston Area this week.
EASTERN TOWHEE – 1 bird was seen on Moscow Road on Apr. 7; 1 was seen at Parrot’s Bay Lane on Apr. 7; 1 was seen at Lemoine Point on Apr. 9, 2 on Apr. 10; 1 was seen on Marble Rock Road on Apr. 9, 1 on Apr. 11, 2 on Apr. 12; 1 was seen at Milburn Creek NCC on Apr. 10; 1 was seen at 3053 Freeman Road on Apr. 10; 1 was seen at McAndrews Road on Apr. 10; 2 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Apr. 10, 2 on Apr. 11 and 2 on Apr. 12; 1 was seen at Little Cataraqui CA on Apr. 11; 1 was seen on the Waterfront Trail, Gananoque on Apr. 11; 1 was seen at The Marshlands on Apr. 12
RED CROSSBILL – 4 birds were seen on the Cataraqui Trail (Perth Road to Opinicon Road) on Apr. 8, 2 on Apr. 11; 1 was seen at Tree Frog Farm on Apr. 9; 1 was seen on Bedford Road on Apr. 10; 2 were heard at Milburn Creek NCC on Apr. 10
PINE SISKIN – 1 bird was seen at Tree Frog Farm on Apr. 7; 1 was seen on Freeman Road on Apr. 7, 1 on Apr. 10; 2 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Apr. 7, 2 on Apr. 8, 4 on Apr. 10; 1 was seen at 104 Hardwood Lane on Apr. 12
RUSTY BLACKBIRD – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Apr. 6, 3 on Apr. 8, 2 on Apr. 9, 2 on Apr. 10; 1 was seen on Marble Rock Road on Apr. 9; 2 were seen at Tree Frog Farm on Apr. 10; 1 was seen at Milburn Creek NCC on Apr. 10; 1 was seen on the Cataraqui Trail (Botting Road to Hogan Lake) on Apr. 10; 1 was seen on the Cataraqui Trail (Highway 15 to Clear Lake Road) on Apr. 10; 1 was seen at The Marshlands on Apr. 12
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