Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) maintains records in a 50km radius of
MacDonald Park, Kingston. Birders using eBird are encouraged to share their
sightings with 'Kingston FN'. Alternatively, please email or send records
directly to me - contact details below. Please note that some sightings may
require review and remain unconfirmed unless stated otherwise.
Highlights:
General migration continued as expected, but a few goodies showed up outside
the area including the returning Chuck-will's-Widow, and a Snowy Egret, with
Hooded Warblers at Prince Edward Point. Here are the highlights of the past
week:
BRANT - good numbers have been moving through the area since 12th, with a
high of 1700 seen at the single location of Verona on 20th.
SURF SCOTER - all records came from the vicinity of Prince Edward Point were
20 were seen on 16th.
BLACK SCOTER - as above, all records from the Prince Edward Point area with
a high of 28 on 17th.
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO - the first bird showed up at Verona on 16th.
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO - the first birds were seen at Prince Edward Point and
Charleston Lake on 16th.
COMMON NIGHTHAWK - the first bird showed up in Kingston's north end on 18th.
CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW - outside the area at Hill Top Road, Prince Edward, the
individual that first showed up in 2014 was back and on show from 15th
onwards.
WHIMBREL - single birds were present on Amherst Island 17th - 19th.
RUDDY TURNSTONE - 4 birds were photographed on the privately-owned Snake
Island, Kingston, on 21st.
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER - a single bird was at Kaiser Cross Road, Prince
Edward, on 22nd.
SHORT_BILLED DOWITCHER - the first was seen on Wolfe Island on 15th.
WILSON'S PHALAROPE - as many as 12 birds were present at the known breeding
location of Martin Edwards Reserve, Amherst Island, this week.
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL -n a 3rd-year bird was seen at Reed's Bay, Wolfe
island, on 16th.
RED-THROATED LOON - singles were seen at Martin Edwards Reserve, Amherst
Island, on 20th, and at Prince Edward Point on 21st.
SNOWY EGRET - outside the area at Charwell Point, Prince Edward, a single
bird was seen and photographed on 17th.
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER - singles were noted at Verona on 15th and Prince
Edward Point on 20th.
PEREGRINE FALCON - singles were seen at Bath, Landon Bay, Amherst Island,
Lansdowne, and Charleston Lake this week.
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER - one or two singles were seen on Amherst Island on
22nd.
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER - the first was seen at Prince Edward Point on
17th.
LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE - no reports.
TUFTED TITMOUSE - a single bird was seen at Landon Bay on 19th.
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER - singles were seen almost daily at Prince Edward
Point this week.
CAROLINA WREN - birds were noted at Gananoque, Kingston, and Ravensview this
week, with breeding confirmed at Gananoque.
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD - a single was seen on Amherst Island on 15th.
GREY-CHEEKED THRUSH - the first was noted at Marshlands CA, Kingston, on
16th.
EVENING GROSBEAK - most of the reports came from Prince Edward Point this
week but 7 were seen on Amherst Island on 16th.
RED CROSSBILL - single birds were seen at Bedford Mills on 16th and Bur
Brook Road, Kingston, on 17th.
ORCHARD ORIOLE - there continue to be several reports from a number of
locations this week.
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH - there was a single report from Canoe Lake Road this
week when one was heard on 16th.
HOODED WARBLER - birds were seen and heard at Prince Edward Point on 21st
and 22nd.
PRAIRIE WARBLER - in an exceptional year so far, 5 birds were noted at
Fishing Lake Road on 16th, in Kingston on 18th, and at Verona on 20th.
In order to minimise disturbance to wildlife and property in the recording
area, Kingston Field Naturalists has adopted the
<https://kingstonfieldnaturalists.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/KFN_sensiti
ve_sightings_policy.pdf> 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.
As always, a big thank you goes to all those who have submitted sightings
directly or via eBird.
Mark.
Mark D. Read
337 Button Bay Road,
Wolfe Island,
Kingston, Ontario
K0H 2Y0
Canada
Mobile: +1 (613) 217-1246
Email: mailto:markdread@gmail.com markdread@gmail.com
<https://support.ebird.org/en/support/solutions/articles/48000803210-sensiti
ve-species-in-ebird> eBird Guidelines for Reporting Sensitive Species