Kingston Area Birds December 27, 2025 - January 2, 2026
Kingston Area Birds December 27, 2025 – January 2, 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: Well we are officially into 2026 now, Happy New Year. Some
great sightings again this week, with the highlight being the Harris’s
Sparrow in Prince Edward County. With the Christmas Bird Counts wrapping
up in the area, and the motivation to start the new year off on the right
foot there were a number of other great sightings as well. Have a safe and
prosperous New Year 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
Cackling Goose: One was seen in Bath-Centennial Park (L&A) on December 31.
Wood Duck: Two were seen in Sydenham on December 2.
Northern Pintail: One was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on January
2.
Horned Grebe: One was seen on Wolfe Island on December 31.
Red-throated Loon: One was seen on Wolfe Island on January 1.
American Herring x Great Black-backed Gull (hybrid): One was seen near the
Lansdowne Dump (L&G) on December 30, December 31.
Turkey Vulture: One was seen at the Chaumont Barrens Nature Preserve (JC)
on December 30.
Golden Eagle: One was seen on Gravelly Bay Road (PEC) on January 2.
American Goshawk: One was seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on December 27.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: One was seen on Sherman Point Road (L&A) on
December 27. One was seen on Ham Road (L&A) on December 27. One was seen at
361 King Street West, Kingston on December 28. One was seen on Townline
Road (L&A) on December 28. One was seen on Sand Hill Road on December 30,
one on December 31 and again on January 1.
Eastern Bluebird: Five were seen on Wartman Road (L&A) on January 2. Three
were seen on the Cataraqui Trail-Camden East to Newburgh (L&A) on January 2.
Hermit Thrush: One was seen in Balsam Grove on December 28.
Tufted Titmouse: One was seen at Belle Island on December 27, one on
December 28, one on December 31, one on January 1 and one on January 2. One
was seen at Sandhurst Shores (L&A) on December 27. Three were seen on
Bateau Lane on January 1, one on January 2. Three were seen at a private
residence on Montreal Street on January 1. Three were seen at Cartwright
Point on January 1.
Carolina Wren: One was seen at 5 Edgewood Road, Bath (L&A) on December 28.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet: One was seen at Belle Island on December 27, one on
December 31.
Yellow-rumped Warbler: Two were seen on Cutler Road (L&A) on January 2.
American Pipit: One was seen in Bath-Heritage Point (L&A) on December 27.
Savannah Sparrow: One was seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on December 28, one
on December 31.
Harris’s Sparrow: One was seen at Long Point/Gravelly Bay Road (PEC) on
December 29 and continued through January 2.
White-crowned Sparrow: One was seen in Napanee-Huyck Road (L&A) on December
27. One was seen at 75 Schooner Drive, Kingston on December 28. One was
seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on December 28, one on January 2. One
was seen at a private residence West of Gananoque (L&G) on December 30, one
on December 31. One was seen at 54 Mowat Avenue on January 1.
Swamp Sparrow: One was seen at Little Cataraqui CA on December 30.
Eastern Towhee: One was seen on Petworth Road (L&A) on December 28 and
again on January 2.
Red-winged Blackbird: Six were seen at 5545 Perth Road Crescent on December
27, 2025, six on December 28, five on December 30, five on December 31, six
on January 1 and three on January 2. Three were seen at 937 Thompson
Crescent on January 2.
Common Grackle: One was seen on Montreal Street on January 2.
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