Kingston Area Birds April 4, 2026 - April 10, 2026
Kingston Area Birds April 4, 2026 – April 10, 2026
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: Some great bird finds this week, as we had to deal with a
mid-week snowstorm and then spring weather to end the week off. A sighting
of a Tufted Duck, first seen at Landon Bay by John P. Ruddy and later seen
by a few other birders was a great rarity to end the week off with. A
Harlequin Duck stayed the week at Prince Edward Point NWA and was seen by
several birders. As it was the week of rare ducks we will end it with the
sighting, a Eurasian Wigeon was discovered on Kaiser Cross Road by Paul
Jones on April 10, a great end to the week.
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
Eurasian Wigeon: One bird was seen on Kaiser Cross Road (PEC) on April 10.
Tufted Duck: One bird was seen at Landon Bay (L&G) on April 10.
Harlequin Duck: One bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on April
4 and continued throughout the week.
Black Scoter: Five were seen at Long Point/Gravelly Bay Road on April 8.
Bonaparte’s Gull: Two birds were seen at Lemoine Point CA on April 4. One
was seen at the Amherstview Sewage Lagoons (L&A) on April 4. Eighteen were
seen on Wolfe Island-Button Bay on April 5, six on April 6. One-hundred and
fifty were seen on Wolfe Island-Reeds Bay on April 6. Thirteen were seen on
Wolfe Island-4th Line Road on April 6. Seven were seen on Addington Road 1
(L&A) on April 6.
Greater Yellowlegs: One bird was seen on Wolfe Island on April 4. One was
seen at the Russell Road Wetland Complex (L&G) on April 5.
Caspian Tern: Three birds were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on
April 6.
Great Egret: One bird was seen on Perth Road near Little Cataraqui Creek CA
on April 5. One was seen on Highway 401 East of Highway 38 on April 5. One
was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on April 5. One was seen at 3757
County Road 8 (PEC) on April 5.
Fish Crow: Two were seen on Route 3 near Sackets Harbor (JC) on April 4,
two on April 9 and four on April 10. Two were seen at 69 Lower Union Street
on April 8.
Northern Shrike: One bird was seen on Holsgrove Lane on April 9, one on
April 10.
Northern Mockingbird: One bird was seen at 125 Nina’s Lane on April 6.
Brown Thrasher: One bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on April
5, one on April 6.
Hermit Thrush: Two birds were seen at Invista on April 5, one on April 6.
One was seen in the Glen Lawrence Woods on April 6. One was seen at
Frontenac Provincial Park on April 6. Four were seen on Townline Road (L&A)
on April 6.
Tufted Titmouse: One bird was seen on Belle Island on April 4. Two were
seen at a private residence on Montreal Street on April 5. One was seen at
11 Grenville Crescent on April 5. Two were seen in the Glen Lawrence Woods
on April 6.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet: Two birds were seen at Lemoine Point CA on April 5.
Three were seen at 61 Hickory Street-Gananoque (L&G) on April 5. One was
seen at Invista on April 6.
Pine Warbler: One bird was seen on Holsgrove Lane on April 5, one on April
6. One was seen at Long Point/Gravelly Bay Road (PEC) on April 5, one on
April 6. One was seen at Little Cataraqui CA on April 8.
Yellow-rumped Warbler: One was seen at Lemoine Point CA on April 6. One was
seen on O’Brien Road (L&A) on April 6. One was seen at 5545 Perth Road
Crescent on April 8.
Chipping Sparrow: One bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on
April 4. Two were seen at 61 Hickory Street-Gananoque (L&G) on April 5. Two
were seen at Long Point/Gravelly Bay Road (PEC) on April 6. Two were seen
on Townline Road (L&A) on April 6. One was seen at Links Mills School House
(L&A) on April 6.
White-crowned Sparrow: One bird was seen at 4835 Highway 2 (L&G) on April
4, one on April 5, one on April 7 and again on April 10.
Vesper Sparrow: Two birds were seen at Invista on April 5, one on April 6.
One was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on April 5. One was seen on
Sand Hill Road on April 6.
Savannah Sparrow: One bird was seen on Wolfe Island-Button Bay on April 5.
One was seen at Invista on April 5.
Eastern Towhee: One bird was seen at Lemoine Point CA on April 4. One was
seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on April 4.
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 the Martin
Edwards Reserve. Access to the Amherstview Sewage Lagoons is strictly
limited to KFN members only, no non-member guests permitted. Memberships
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