Kingston Area Birds December 13, 2025 - December 19, 2025
Kingston Area Birds December 13, 2025 – December 19, 2025
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: With the Kingston and are Christmas counts well underway we may
see some great reports come in over the next couple of weeks. A Harlequin
Duck at Prince Edward Point NWA was a great find this week. Stay safe and
enjoy the Holiday Season.
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: One was seen in Bath-Heritage Point (L&A) on December 16.
Green-winged Teal: Six were seen at Doug Fluhrer Park on December 14.
Harlequin Duck: One was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on December
15.
American Herring Gull x Great Black-backed Gull: One was seen at the
Lansdowne Dump (L&G) on December 14 that continued through December 17.
Sandhill Crane: Forty were seen on Wolfe Island-Barrett Bay on December 14.
35 were seen on Wolfe Island-Baseline Road (possibly the same flock seen in
Barrett Bay earlier in the morning) on December 14.
Golden Eagle: One was seen on Ellisville Road (L&G) on December 17.
American Goshawk: One was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on December
17.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: One was seen on Sand Hill Road on December 13,
one on December 15. One was seen on Collingwood Street on December 15. One
was seen in Sydenham on December 16. One was seen at the Cataraqui Cemetery
on December 16. One was seen on Townline Road (L&A) on December 17.
Hermit Thrush: One was seen on Wolfe Island on December 14. One was seen at
26 Plum Street on December 15. One was seen at Tett Crescent and Parker
Point Lane on December 16.
Tufted Titmouse: One was seen at Belle Park on December 14, one on December
17 and one on December 18. One was seen at the Montreal Street Apartments
on December 14. One was seen at Treasure Island on December 14. One was
seen on Bateau Lane on December 16.
American Pipit: One was seen in Bath-Heritage Point (L&A) on December 13.
Fox Sparrow: One was seen at 4835 Highway 2 (L&G) on December 13, one on
December 14, one on December 18 and one on December 19. One was seen on
Kildare Avenue (L&A) on December 14. One was seen on Woodbine Road on
December 15. One was seen at Long Point/Gravelly Bay Road (PEC) on December
17.
White-crowned Sparrow: One was seen at 4835 Highway 2 (L&G) on December 19.
Swamp Sparrow: Two were seen at Little Cataraqui Creek CA on December 14.
Red Crossbill: Two were seen at 7615 County Road 38 on December 18. One was
seen at The Landon Bay Centre on December 18. Three were seen in Verona on
December 19.
Red-winged Blackbird: Seven were seen at 5545 Perth Road Crescent on
December 13, three on December 14, three on December 16, three on December
17 and two on December 18. Three were seen on Eunice Drive on December 14.
Five were seen at the Lions Civic Garden-Kingston on December 14. Three
were seen at 337 Button Bay Road-Wolfe Island on December 14.
Common Grackle: Three were seen at Long Point/Gravelly Bay Road (PEC) on
December 17.
In order to minimise disturbance to wildlife and property in the recording
area, Kingston Field Naturalists has adopted the KFN Sensitive Sightings
Policy
https://kingstonfieldnaturalists.org/wildlife/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