Kingston Area Birds 25 January 2025 - 31 January 2025
Kingston Area Birds 25 January 2025 – 31 January 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 an extreme drop in the temperature at the beginning of the
week there were fewer reports to review. The Eurasian Tree Sparrow on
Wolfe Island was being reported daily until the 28th, after which there
were no further reports.
With the upcoming Trumpeter Swan Survey I am happy to report that there
were so many seen in the Kingston area this week I had to report them as
Multiple Sightings this week in order to keep the length of the report down.
*Parish Notes: *It’s hard to believe January is at an end, but there is
still another month or two of winter to get out there and find those winter
species. Good birding everyone.
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 – 1 bird was seen on Wolfe Island on Jan. 26
CACKLING GOOSE – 2 birds were seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on Jan. 25
TRUMPETER SWAN – Multiple sightings from the Kingston Circle this week.
WOOD DUCK – 1 bird was seen on the Cataraqui Trail in Sydenham on Jan. 25
NORTHERN PINTAIL – 1 bird was seen at the Millhaven Ferry Dock (L&A) on
Jan. 31
GREEN-WINGED TEAL – 7 birds were continuing at Belle Island on Jan. 26, 11
on Jan.
29
REDHEAD – 1 bird was seen at Invista on Jan. 25; 2 were seen at Prince
Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Jan. 26, 20 on Jan. 31; 1 was seen at Long
Point/Gravelly Bay Road (PEC) on Jan. 27; 7 were seen at Robert G. Wehle
State Park, NY (JC) on Jan. 31
RING-NECKED DUCK – 52 were seen at Invista on Jan. 25, 50 on Jan. 26, 2 on
Jan. 29; 4 were seen on Wolfe Island on Jan. 26; 1 was seen at Fisher’s
Landing, NY (JC) on Jan. 30; 15 were seen at Robert G. Wehle State Park, NY
(JC) on Jan. 31
SURF SCOTER – 1 bird was seen at Cressy Lakeside Road (PEC) on Jan. 26; 1
was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Jan. 27, 1 on Jan. 29
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER – 1 bird was seen at Long Point/Gravelly Bay Road (PEC)
on Jan. 25, 4 on Jan. 27; 20 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on
Jan. 25, 20 on Jan. 26, 4 on Jan. 27, 1 on Jan. 28, 5 on Jan. 29, 10 on
Jan. 30 and 10 on Jan. 31
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL – 2 birds were seen at the Millhaven Ferry Dock
(L&A) on Jan. 25; 2 were seen at the Violet Dump (L&A) on Jan. 30
GLAUCOUS GULL – 1 bird was seen at the Millhaven Ferry Dock (L&A) on Jan.
25; 1 was seen at the Violet Dump (L&A) on Jan. 27, 2 on Jan. 30
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL – 2 birds were seen on the Amherst Island Ferry
Crossing (L&A) on Jan. 26; 1 was seen at Fishers Landing, NY (JC) on Jan.
26, 1 on Jan. 30
ICELAND GULL – 1 bird was seen at the Violet Dump (L&A) on Jan. 27, 2 on
Jan. 30; 1 was seen at the Escape of the Royal George (L&A) on Jan. 29; 1
was seen at the Lansdowne Dump (L&G) on Jan. 31
AMERICAN GOSHAWK – 1 bird was reported from Favret Road, Cape Vincent, NY
(JC) on Jan. 25
PEREGRINE FALCON – 1 bird was seen at the Lennox Generating Station (L&A)
on Jan. 27; 1 was seen at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Kingston on Jan. 28
BELTED KINGFISHER – 1 bird was seen at Invista on Jan. 26; 1 was seen at
the Millburn Creek NCC Property on Jan. 28; 1 was seen at Lower Brewers
Lock on Jan. 28, 1 on Jan. 29; 1 was seen at Upper Brewers Lock on Jan. 29
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER – 1 bird was continuing at Marble Rock Road (L&G)
on Jan. 26
NORTHERN FLICKER – 2 birds were seen at Lemoine Point CA on Jan. 25; 1 was
seen in Sydenham on Jan.28; 1 was seen at the Menzel Centennial Provincial
Nature Reserve (L&A) on Jan. 31; 1 was seen on Billy Green Road on Jan. 31
FISH CROW – 2 birds were seen at 339 King Street West, Kingston on Jan. 31
NORTHERN SHRIKE – 1 bird was seen at Lemoine Point CA on Jan. 25, 1 on Jan.
29, 1 on Jan. 30; 1 was seen at Butternut Creek Park on Jan. 25; 1 was seen
on Amherst Island (L&A) on Jan. 25, 1 on Jan. 26, 1 on Jan. 27 and 1 on
Jan. 31; 1 was seen on I81 N, NY (JC) on Jan. 25; 1 was seen at Invista on
Jan. 26; 1 was seen on Highway 15 on Jan. 28; 1 was seen at Prince Edward
Point NWA (PEC) on Jan. 30; 1 was seen at 22390 Honey Flats Road, Orleans,
NY (JC) on Jan. 31
BROWN THRASHER – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Jan. 26
EASTERN BLUEBIRD – 4 birds were seen on Cunningham Road (L&G) on Jan. 25, 6
on Jan. 26, 5 on Jan. 27, 6 on Jan. 29; 10 were seen on County Road 8 (L&G)
on Jan. 25; 4 were seen on Ashland Road, Chaumont, NY (JC) on Jan. 25; 4
were seen on Fred Brown Road (L&A) on Jan. 27
HERMIT THRUSH – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Jan. 31
BOHEMIAN WAXWING – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Jan.
28
TUFTED TITMOUSE – 1 bird was seen at a private residence on Montreal Street
on Jan. 25, 1 on Jan. 27, 2 on Jan. 28, 1 on Jan. 29; 1 was seen at 7264
Beadles Point Road, NY (JC) on Jan. 25; 1 was seen on Wellesley Island, NY
(JC) on Jan. 25; 1 was continuing on Billy Green Road throughout the week.
WINTER WREN – 1 bird was seen on Belle Island on Jan. 25, 1 on Jan. 29; 1
was seen at Cressy-Lake Ontario of Kaiser Crossroad (PEC) on Jan. 26
CAROLINA WREN – 1 bird was seen at a private residence on Montreal Street
on Jan. 29; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Jan. 29, 2 on
Jan. 31
PINE WARBLER – 1 bird was continuing at a private residence on John Street
in Gananoque on Jan. 26
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER – 2 birds were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC)
on Jan. 29, 2 on Jan. 30 and 2 on Jan. 31
HORNED LARK – 8 birds were seen on Wolfe Island on Jan. 26, 4 on Jan. 28; 6
were seen on Eden Grove Road (L&G) on Jan. 26; 6 were seen at 7663 County
Road 8, Cape Vincent, NY (JC) on Jan. 26; 9 were seen on Garret Road on
Jan. 31; 63 were seen on County Road 8 near Storey Road (L&A) on Jan. 31;
20 were seen on Galt Street (L&A) on Jan. 31; 3 were seen on Dog Hill Road,
La Fargeville, NY (JC) on Jan. 31
LAPLAND LONGSPUR – 1 bird was seen on County Road 8 near Ridge Road (L&G)
on Jan. 26; 8 were seen on Galt Street (L&A) on Jan. 30, 6 on Jan. 31; 43
were seen on County Road 8 near Storey Road (L&A) on Jan. 31
SNOW BUNTING – Continue to be plentiful in the Kingston Area this week.
*EURASIAN TREE SPARROW – *Continuing at 337 Button Bay Road, Wolfe Island
on Jan. 25 – Jan. 28
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW – 1 bird was seen at a private residence West of
Gananoque (L&G) on Jan. 26
SAVANNAH SPARROW – 1 bird was seen at Kaiser Crossroad (PEC) on Jan. 28; 1
was seen on Huyck Street on Jan. 31
SONG SPARROW – 1 bird was seen at Cressy-Lake Ontario off Kaiser Crossroad
(PEC) on Jan. 28; 1 was seen at Kaiser Crossroad (PEC) on Jan. 28; 1 was
seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Jan. 31
SWAMP SPARROW – 1 bird was seen at the Links Mills School House (L&A) on
Jan. 30
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD – 3 birds were seen at 5545 Perth Road Crescent on
Jan. 25, 5 on Jan. 27, 4 on Jan. 28, 5 on Jan. 29; 2 were seen at Long
Point/Gravelly Bay Road (PEC) on Jan. 26, 1 on Jan. 27, 4 on Jan. 30 and 4
on Jan. 31; 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on Jan. 31; 1 was seen at 937
Thompson Crescent on Jan. 31
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD – 1 bird was seen at 5545 Perth Road Crescent on Jan.
29; 1 was seen on County Road 8 near Storey Road (L&A) on Jan. 31
RUSTY BLACKBIRD – 3 birds were seen at Long Point/Gravelly Bay Road (PEC)
on Jan. 25, 2 on Jan. 26, 2 on Jan. 27, 4 on Jan. 30 and 5 on Jan. 31; 47
were seen at Links Mills School House (L&A) on Jan. 29, 30 on Jan. 30; 3
were seen on Wolfe Island on Jan. 30, 4 on Jan. 31
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