These are new species added from 2008-2016, published as two separate Addenda
Addendum 1
SPECIAL NOTE
To prepare a book on birds requires a practical cut off date for inclusion of records. It is inevitable that some information will be out of date even before the proof copy is printed and this 2nd edition of Birds of the Kingston Region is no exception. Two species new to the Kingston list have been found just as the proof copy heads to the printing press. To advise readers of this development, it was decided to include this short announcement on p4.
Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis: One was found on 2 Nov 2008 at Prince Edward Pt. by Rowe, Ellis, Weir et al. as it lingered offshore in L. Ontario. The observers studied this distinctive bird leisurely by telescope as bright sunshine illuminated the plumage and bill. This species nests from Manitoba west to B.C. and south to California. It occurs in eastern North America where its status is considered to be casual (AOU 1998).
Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva: A single bird was located on 10 Nov 2008 at Prince Edward Point by Bruce Ripley as it flew low around the lighthouse for 15 minutes. The Cave Swallow breeds through the range of southern U.S.A and the Caribbean, but that range is expanding northwards (AOU 1998). During the past several years during November, it has been recorded in southern Ontario, especially along L. Erie and the Niagara peninsula. Several were seen in these areas during the weeks prior to 1 Nov 2008.
Addendum 2
2016 ADDENDUM (by RD Weir) TO BIRDS OF THE KINGSTON REGION 2ND EDITION (2008)
As of May 2016, the following species were added to those described in Birds of the Kingston Region 2nd edition (2008). The eight new species have been approved by the Rare Birds Committee (RBC) of the Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) on the basis of photographic or written documentation on file with the RBC. The names of the birds and their taxonomic arrangement follow the AOU Checklist of North American Birds, 7th edition, 1998 and subsequent supplements (42nd through 56th) published in The Auk through July 2015. Two species, viz. Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis and Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva, were added to Birds of the Kington Region 2nd ed. on page (iii) as they were located, documented and accepted by the RBC too late for inclusion in the detailed species accounts.
BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCK Dendrocygna autumnalis
This species normally resides in tropical America north to southern U.S.A. During spring and summer, it occasionally wanders northwards from Texas and Mexico. The single record for the Kingston area is the individual that spent the period 13 July to 23 August 2010 in the Milford-PEPt area, found by David Okines (photo) and seen by many observers. This bird was wary and was without a leg band.
SUMMARY: One record. Accidental.
WILLOW PTARMIGAN Lagopus lagopus
The Willow Ptarmigan is a circumpolar species whose breeding range extends from northern Europe, Russia to northern Canada. The species is in the grouse family and is mostly sedentary within Canada, but the birds withdraw from the most northerly part of the breeding range during winter. On occasion, it wanders to southern Canada and to northern U.S.A. One record is known for the Kingston area. This single remained for three days 24-26 April 2014 at a location at Pt. Peninsula, Jefferson N.Y., within the 50km radius of Kingston. It was found by E. Nicholls and seen by many birders and photographed. SUMMARY: One record. Accidental.
YELLOW-NOSED ALBATROSS Thalassarche chlororhynchos
This species was well off-course from its normal range in the south Atlantic and Indian Oceans when seen alive on 04 July 2010 by Dr. P.R. Martin along the Kingston waterfront. Subsequently it was found grounded on a beach on Wolfe Island, taken to the Sandy Pines Wildlife hospital in Napanee, where it succumbed to its starved state. The specimen is in the ROM #120272. See P.R. Martin and B.M. DiLabio 2011. Yellow-nosed Albatross: New to Ontario. Ontario Birds 29: 58-79.
SUMMARY: One record. Accidental.
WHITE IBIS Eudocimus albus
The White Ibis is a common breeding species along the south and east coasts of the U.S.A., north to the southern New England states. However, typical of the post-breeding peripatetic behaviour by herons, egrets and ibises, this species wanders into southern Canada during late summer and early autumn. Two records are known for the Kingston area. The first sighting was at PEPt on 09 October 2009. B. Ripley. The second remained in Napanee from 24-26 August 2014, R. Lane.
SUMMARY: Two records. Casual.
ROSEATE SPOONBILL Platalea ajaja
The Roseate Spoonbill is a distinctive member of the family of Ibises and Spoonbills. It is a common breeder along coasts of the Gulf of Mexico within Mexico and the U.S.A. It wonders northwards casually along the mid-Atlantic coast and also inland of southwest U.S.A. This wandering gene is probably responsible for the sighting at Westport on 13 June 2009 located and photographed by J.J. Haffner.
SUMMARY: One record. Accidental.
VERMILION FLYCATCHER Pyrocephalus rubinus
The Vermilion Flycatcher is a fairly common species within its normal range of extreme southwest U.S.A and south through Mexico. It is known to wander north and northeast during the post-breeding season. The first and only sighting for Kingston is the single found by the North Leeds Birders on 13 October 2010, Wolfe Island. Sandra Hannah photographed the bright red male flycatcher.
SUMMARY: One record. Accidental.
FISH CROW Corvus ossifragus
The Fish Crow is mostly sedentary along the east and south coasts of the U.S.A. and along rivers that flow from inland to these coasts. The species has been gradually spreading northwards along the Hudson River. and has reached upstate New York, occasionally into extreme southern Ontario. It almost always remains close to water. Similar in appearance to the American Crow, the best field identifier of the adult Fish Crow is its high nasal-like call. Two confirmed records are known for the Kington area: Lemoine Pt., Kingston on 03 April 2012, W. DePew; PEPt on 02 May 2013 by R.K. Edwards and K. Hennige.
SUMMARY: Two records. Accidental.
PAINTED BUNTING Passerina ciris
This species is a locally common breeder in Texas and adjoining states as well as northern Mexico. Its wintering areas lie further south in Mexico. The male Painted Bunting retains is bright coloration throughout the year. During spring migration, it occasionally overshoots its normal breeding range and turns up in coastal New England, U.S.A. where it is considered to be a vagrant species. Two spring records are known for the Kingston area. These are singles on 18 April 2012, Kingston, R. & M. Weatherall, and from 11-13 May 2015 on Amherst Island, K. Hennige.
SUMMARY: Two records. Accidental.
