Kingston Area Birds March 21, 2026 - March 27, 2026
Kingston Area Birds March 21, 2026 – March 27, 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: It was a great week for some spring arrivals this week, with
the first reports of Ospreys coming in along with Tree Swallows, Eastern
Phoebes and Common Loons, just to list a few.
A few rare sightings this week were a Harlequin Duck first seen on
March 21 at Prince Edward Point CA by Harley Wagar and Mikayla Stinson. A
Greater White-fronted Goose was first seen on March 22 on Wolfe Island by
Eric Lamonde. A Black-backed Woodpecker was seen and photographed on
Hardwood Lane by Linda Nuttall and Mark Chojnacki on March 27.
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: One bird was seen on Highland Road-Wolfe Island on March 22.
One was seen at 337 Button Bay Road-Wolfe Island on March 21. One was seen
on Reeds Bay Road-Wolfe Island on March 22. Two were seen at 4173 Battersea
Road on March 22. One was seen on 7th Line-Wolfe Island on March 22. One
was seen on White Church Road on March 23.
Greater White-fronted Goose: One bird was seen on Reeds Bay Road-Wolfe
Island on March 22.
Cackling Goose: One was seen at the Escape of the Royal George (L&A) on
March 21. Two were seen at Bath-Upper Gap (L&A) on March 21. Five were seen
on Concession Road 3 (L&A) on March 21. Two were seen on Big Creek Road
(L&A) on March 23. One was seen at 4835 Highway 2 (L&G) on March 26.
Harlequin Duck: One bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on March
21 and one on March 26.
Double-crested Cormorant: Three birds were seen at the McLean Park Library
on March 21. Four were seen at the Old Davis Tannery on March 21.
Common Loon: Two birds were seen on the Gananoque Waterfront (L&G) on March
26.
Horned Grebe: One bird was seen at Long Point/Gravelly Bay Road (PEC) on
March 21, one on March 22 and one on March 23. One was seen at Green Bay
Park on March 23, one on March 25 and one on March 26.
Red-necked Grebe: Two birds were seen on Long Point Road (PEC) on March 25.
Bonaparte’s Gull: Two birds were seen at the Waupoos Marina (PEC) on March
26. Ten were seen at Island View Park-Amherstview (L&A) on March 26 and two
on March 27.
Sandhill Crane: Four birds were seen at Tree Frog Farm on March 21. Fifteen
were seen on Salem Road-Westport (L&G) on March 21. Two were seen at 589
Chaffey’s Lock Road (L&G) on March 22. One was seen at the Newboro Locks
(L&G) on March 23. One was seen on Fairfax Road (L&G) on March 25. One was
seen on O’Brien Road (L&A) on March 25. Two were seen on Russell Road (L&G)
on March 26. Two were seen at 210 Briar Hill Road (L&G) on March 26.
Osprey: One bird was seen on John Marks Avenue on March 25, one on March
26. One was seen on the Gananoque Waterfront (L&G) on March 26.
Golden Eagle: One bird was seen on Bateau Lane on March 21. One was seen on
Russell Road (L&G) on March 22. One was seen in Newboro (L&G) on March 24.
Tree Swallow: Nine birds were seen at Halsteads Bay (L&G) on March 23.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: One bird was seen on Sand Hill Road on March 22.
One was seen at Lemoine Point CA on March 25.
Black-backed Woodpecker: One bird was seen at 104 Hardwood Lane on March 27.
Fish Crow: One bird was seen on Queen’s University Campus on March 23. One
was seen on Lower Union Street on March 24. Two were seen at 214 Dodge
Avenue, Sackets Harbor, NY (JC) on March 24, one on March 26. Two were seen
on East Main Street, Sackets Harbor, NY (JC) on March 25. One was seen at
City Park-Kingston on March 26.
Eastern Phoebe: One bird was seen on the K&P Trail south of Petworth Road
on March 22. One was seen on Russell Road (L&G) on March 26. One was seen
near Frontenac Park on March 27.
Tufted Titmouse: Three birds were seen on Bateau Lane on March 21, two on
March 25, one on March 26. One was seen at Belle Park on March 21, one on
March 26.
Carolina Wren: One bird was seen on Parrott’s Bay Lane (L&A) on March 24.
American Pipit: One bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on March
21.
Fox Sparrow: One bird was seen at Lemoine Point CA on March 21. One was
seen at 1222 Marble Rock Road (L&G) on March 21, one on March 22, one on
March 23 and one on March 24. One was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC)
on March 23, one on March 26. One was seen on Liddell Crescent on March 24.
One was seen at Tree Frog Farm on March 24.
White-crowned Sparrow: One was seen at 4835 Highway 2 (L&G) on March 21,
one on March 26 and one on March 27.
Savannah Sparrow: One bird was seen on Sand Hill Road on March 26.
Swamp Sparrow: One bird was seen at Little Cataraqui CA on March 21.
Pine Grosbeak: Four birds were seen on Bedford Road on March 27.
Rusty Blackbird: One bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on
March 21, one on March 27. Two were seen on Sand Bay Road (L&G) on March
22. One was seen at Link Mills School House (L&A) on March 21. One was seen
at the Russell Road Wetland Complex (L&G) on March 25. Three were seen on
Murton Road on March 26. One was seen on Russell Road (L&G) on March 26.
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