Kingston Area Birds 2 March 2024 – 8 March 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: There was a great influx in birds this week along with the nice weather. Turkey Vultures appeared in greater numbers this week, as well as American Woodcock. We had our first reports of Greater Yellowlegs and Yellow-rumped Warbler as well.
Parish Notes: As the bird numbers get to a certain point I will usually report them as “multiple sightings” unless it is a rare visitor such as the Lark Sparrow this past winter.
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 – 7 birds were seen on Wolfe Island on Mar. 4, 1 on Mar. 5; 1 was seen at Hay Bay on Mar. 4; a large flock of approximately 1000 birds was seen on Morrison Point Road, PEC on Mar. 7
CACKLING GOOSE – 1 bird was reported from Newboro on Mar. 3; 1 bird was seen on Parrot’s Bay Lane on Mar. 4; 2 were seen at Hay Bay on Mar. 6; 1 was seen at 1726 Burbrook Road on Mar. 7
TRUMPETER SWAN – Continued reports from the Kingston Area this week.
WOOD DUCK – 2 birds were seen on the Burbrook Road Trail on Mar. 5; 2 were seen at the Millburn Creek NCC Property on Mar. 6; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Mar. 8
NORTHERN SHOVELLER- 5 birds were seen at Hay Bay on Mar. 5
AMERICAN WIGEON- 1 was seen at Lilla Burke Park on Mar. 2; 1 was seen on Kaiser Cross Road on Mar. 3; 6 were seen at Hay Bay on Mar. 3, 8 on Mar. 4, 12 on Mar. 5; 2 were seen at Invista on Mar. 8
NORTHERN PINTAIL- 9 birds were seen on Wolfe Island on Mar. 2, 15 on Mar. 3, 27 on Mar. 4; 1 was seen on the Waterfront Walkway on Mar. 3, 1 on Mar. 4; 16 were seen on Kaiser Cross Road on Mar. 3, 14 on Mar. 5, 8 on Mar. 6 and 52 on Mar. 8; 14 were seen at Hay Bay on Mar. 3, 4 on Mar. 5; 1 was seen in Cataraqui Bay on Mar. 4; 6 were seen on Black Rapids Road on Mar. 7
GREEN-WINGED TEAL – 1 was seen at Belle Park on Mar. 3; 4 were seen at Kaiser Cross Road on Mar. 5, 3 on Mar. 6 and 8 on Mar. 8; 12 were seen at Hay Bay on Mar. 5; 2 were seen on the K&P Trail (McIvor to Burbrook) on Mar. 6; 1 was seen at the Amherstview Sewage Lagoons on Mar. 8
CANVASBACK – 1 was seen on Amherst Island on Mar. 2; 1 was seen at Waupoos Marina on Mar. 8
RING-NECKED DUCK- 6 were seen at Hay Bay on Mar. 2, 20 on Mar. 4; 2 were seen on Amherst Island on Mar. 3; 2 were seen at Hay Bay on Mar. 3; 3 were seen on the K&P Trail (McIvor to Burbrook) on Mar. 6; 12 were seen on Black Rapids Road on Mar. 7; 6 were seen at Kaiser Cross Road on Mar. 8; 6 were seen at the Amherstview Sewage Lagoons on Mar. 8
SURF SCOTER – 1 bird was seen at Gravelly Bay/Long Point Road on Mar. 3
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER – 20 were seen on Amherst Island on Mar. 2, 14 on Mar. 4, 50 on Mar. 7; 120 were seen at Gravelly Bay/Long Point Road on Mar. 3; 50 birds were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Mar. 4, 40 on Mar. 5 and 47 on Mar. 8; 10 were seen at Sandhurst Shores on Mar. 6
RING-NECKED PHEASANT – 1 was seen on Amherst Island on Mar. 5, 1 on Mar. 6;
RED-NECKED GREBE – 1 bird was seen on Long Point Road on Mar. 8
KILLDEER – The Killdeer have arrived in numbers this week, being seen all over the Kingston area.
AMERICAN WOODCOCK– 2 birds were seen in Perth Road Village on Mar. 3; 1 was seen at 1726 Burbrook Road on Mar. 4, 2 on Mar. 5; 1 was seen at Tree Frog Farm on Mar. 4; 2 were seen on Parrot’s Bay Lane on Mar. 4; 1 was seen on Marble Rock Road on Mar. 8
GREATER YELLOWLEGS – 1 bird was seen on Lekx Road on Mar. 6; 1 was seen on Kaiser Cross Road on Mar. 8
SANDHILL CRANE – 1 bird was seen on Florida Road on Mar. 5; 5 were seen on Marble Rock Road on Mar. 7; 2 were seen at 104 Hardwood Lane on Mar. 8; 2 were seen on Babylon Road on Mar. 8
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL – 1 bird was seen on Kaiser Cross Road on Mar. 6
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL – 1 was seen on Lekx Road on Mar. 7; 1 was seen at 104 Hardwood Lane on Mar. 8
GLAUCOUS GULL – 1 bird was seen in Kaiser Cross Road on Mar. 6
RED-THROATED LOON – 1 bird was seen at Lemoine Point on Mar. 6
COMMON LOON – 1 bird was seen on Amherst Island on Mar. 2; 1 was seen West of Bath on Mar. 3; 1 was seen at Lemoine Point on Mar. 6; 2 were seen at Lemoine Point on Mar. 7
TURKEY VULTURE – 4 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Mar. 5; 1 was seen at 704 Front Road on Mar. 6; 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on Mar. 7; 1 was seen at 1726 Burbrook Road on Mar. 7; 4 were seen at 164 Liddell Crescent on Mar. 7; 5 were seen on Highway 401 near Ivy Lea on Mar. 7; 1 was seen at 162 Marina Road on Mar. 7; 1 was seen at the Helen Quilliam Sanctuary on Mar. 8; 4 were seen in Verona on Mar. 8; 2 were seen at Highway 401 and Joyceville Road on Mar. 8; 1 was seen on Highway 401 near Palace Road on Mar. 8
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK – 1 was seen at 1726 Burbrook Road on Mar. 5, 1 on Mar. 7; 1 was seen on the K&P Trail (Sydenham to McIvor) on Mar. 8
COOPER’S HAWK – 1 bird was seen at The Landing’s Golf Course on Mar. 2; 1 was seen at 1726 Burbrook Road on Mar. 4, 1 on Mar. 5; 1 was seen at a Private Residence on Montreal Street on Mar. 4; 1 was seen at Lemoine Point on Mar. 5
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK – 1 bird was found on the Cataraqui Trail (Botting Road – East of Hogan’s Lake) on Mar. 3; 1 was reported from County Road 3 in Leeds and Grenville on Mar. 7; 1 was reported from Tree Frog Farm on Mar. 8
BELTED KINGFISHER – 1 bird was seen on Amherst Island on Mar. 2, 1 on Mar. 8; 1 was seen on Second Lake Road on Mar. 3
NORTHERN FLICKER – 1 bird was seen at Trillium Ridge Park on Mar. 3, 1 on Mar. 6; 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on Mar. 3, 1 on Mar. 4; 1 was seen at 1726 Burbrook Road on Mar. 4; 1 was seen at 896 Percy Crescent on Mar. 5, 1 on Mar. 6; 1 was seen at Kaiser Cross Road on Mar. 5, 1 on Mar. 6; 1 was seen on Amherst Island on Mar. 5; 1 was seen at Wartman-Patterson Park on Mar. 8
AMERICAN KESTREL – 1 bird was seen on Wolfe Island on Mar. 2; 1 was seen at Hay Bay on Mar. 2, 1 on Mar. 3; 1 Kyes Road on Mar. 3; 1 was seen on Petworth Road on Mar. 3; 1 was seen on Amherst Island on Mar. 8
MERLIN – 1 bird was seen at 896 Percy Crescent on Mar. 2; 1 was seen on Country Club Drive in Bath on Mar. 2; 1 was seen on the Cataraqui Trail near Sydenham on Mar. 3; 1 was seen in Sydenham on Mar. 3; 1 bird was seen on Robert Wallace Drive on Mar. 4; 1 was seen on Wellington Street on Mar. 4; 1 was seen at 1726 Burbrook Road on Mar. 5; 1 was seen at 943 McKnight Road on Mar. 5; 1 was seen on Johnson Street on Mar. 5, 1 on Mar. 7; 1 was seen on Earl Street on Mar. 6; 1 was seen at Cartwright Point on Mar. 7
PEREGRINE FALCON – 1 bird was seen on King St. in Kingston on Mar. 2; 1 was seen at Princess Towers on Mar. 2; 1 was seen West of Bath on Mar. 3; 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on Mar. 4; 1 was seen at the Lennox Generation Station on Mar. 6
NORTHERN SHRIKE – 1 was seen on Amherst Island on Mar. 2, 1 on Mar. 3, 1 on Mar. 5, 1 on Mar. 6, 2 on Mar. 7; 1 was seen on the K&P Trail (McIvor-Burbrook Rd) on Mar. 4; 1 was seen on Isle on Man Road on Mar. 6; 1 was seen at the Amherstview Sewage Lagoons on Mar. 8
FISH CROW – 1 was seen near City Park on Mar. 5, 1 on Mar. 7
TUFTED TITMOUSE – 1 was seen at a Private Residence on Montreal Street on Mar. 7
HORNED LARK – 3 birds were seen on Wolfe Island on Mar. 2, 2 on Mar. 5, 2 on Mar. 7; 3 were seen at Hay Bay on Mar. 2, 3 on Mar. 3, 3 on Mar. 5; 1 was seen on the Burbrook Road Trail on Mar. 5; 4 were seen on Modler Road on Mar. 7
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET – 1 bird was seen at Belle Park on Mar. 3; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Mar. 8
WINTER WREN – 1 was seen on Second Lake Road on Mar. 3; 1 was seen at Belle Park on Mar. 3
CAROLINA WREN – 1 bird was seen in Balsam Grove on Mar. 2; 1 was seen at 67 Alwington Avenue on Mar. 2; 1 was seen at 943 McKnight Road on Mar. 3, 1 on Mar. 5, 1 on Mar. 6; 1 bird was seen on King Pitt Road on Mar. 3; 1 was heard on Kildare Avenue on Mar. 4; 1 was seen at 3053 Freeman Road on Mar. 5; 1 was seen on Amherst Island on Mar. 5; 1 was seen at Lemoine Point on Mar. 6; 1 was seen at a Private Residence on Montreal Street on Mar. 7
EASTERN BLUEBIRD – There were continuous sightings throughout the Kingston circle this week
TOWNSEND SOLITAIRE– 1 bird was rediscovered at 1726 Burbrook Road on Mar. 6 and was rediscovered near the same area on Mar. 8
BOHEMIAN WAXWING – 5 were seen at Prince Edward Pont NWA on Mar. 4, 1 on Mar. 5, 4 on Mar. 7
RED CROSSBILL – 6 were seen on Second Lake Road on Mar. 3; 2 were seen on Oak Flats Road on Mar. 4; 2 were seen on Echo Lake Road on Mar. 4; 2 were seen on Canoe Lake Road on Mar. 4; 5 were seen on California Road on Mar. 4; 5 were seen on Bedford Road on Mar. 7, 1 on Mar. 8; 1 was seen at the Helen Quilliam Sanctuary on Mar. 8
PINE SISKIN – 10 birds were seen on Second Lake Road on Mar. 3; 1 was seen at 1726 Burbrook Road on Mar. 5; 15 were seen at the Helen Quilliam Sanctuary on Mar. 8
SONG SPARROW – There were many reports from the Kingston Circle this week.
EASTERN MEADOWLARK- 1 bird was reported from Wolfe Island on Mar. 4; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Mar. 4; 2 were seen on the K&P Trail (McIvor Road -Burbrook) on Mar. 5, 3 on Mar. 6; 1 was seen on Amherst Island on Mar. 5; 1 was seen at Tree Frog Farm on Mar. 6; 1 was reported from 1726 Burbrook Road on Mar. 7; 1 was heard a Lemoine Point on Mar. 7; 1 was seen on Babylon Road on Mar. 8
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD – They have arrived in numbers over the past few weeks and are showing up throughout the Kingston Circle
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD – 1 was seen at 1726 Burbrook Road on Mar. 5; 1 was seen at 5545 Perth Road Crescent on Mar. 5; 1 was seen at 943 McKnight Road on Mar. 5; 3 were seen on Marble Rock Road on Mar. 6; 1 was seen at Lemoine Point on Mar. 8
RUSTY BLACKBIRD – 8 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Mar. 7, 2 on Mar. 8
COMMON GRACKLE – Also have arrived in numbers throughout the Kingston Circle in the past week.
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Mar. 4
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