Kingston Area BIrds March 28, 2026 - April 3, 2026
Kingston Area Birds March 28, 2026 – April 3, 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: As the weather starts to warm up the early migrants are
starting to arrive. Osprey, Common Loons, Greater Yellowlegs, a number of
Sparrow species and a Yellow-rumped Warbler are, hopefully, a sign that
spring is here, and the spring migrants are on their way.
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
Greater White-fronted Goose: One bird was seen at 774 Kidd Road (L&G) on
April 2. One was seen at 581 Fairfax Road (L&G) on April 2.
Northern Shoveler: One bird was seen at the Gananoque Provincial Wildlife
Area (L&G) on March 30.
Harlequin Duck: One bird was continuing at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on
March 28, one on April 1.
Bufflehead x Common Goldeneye (hybrid): One was seen on Wolfe Island-Reed’s
Bay on March 30.
Common Loon: One bird was seen on Bath Road near Collins Bay on March 29.
One was seen on Wolfe Island-Horne’s Ferry on March 30. One was seen at 611
William Street South-Gananoque (L&G) on March 30. One was seen at 490 Stone
Street South-Gananoque (L&G) on March 31.
Red-necked Grebe: Five birds were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on
April 1.
Bonaparte’s Gull: One bird was seen at 615 William Street-Gananoque (L&G)
on March 29. Twenty-three were seen on Wolfe Island on March 30. One was
seen at the Amherstview Sewage Lagoons (L&A) on March 30. One was seen at
Belle Park on March 31. One was seen at 49- Stone Street South-Gananoque
(L&G) on March 31.
Lesser Black-backed Gull: One bird was seen at Lemoine Point CA on March 30.
Iceland Gull: One bird was seen in Amherstview-Fairfield Park (L&A) on
April 1.
Greater Yellowlegs: One bird was seen at the O’Neill Conservation Project
(L&G) on March 30. One was seen at 43 Clancy Road-Newburgh (L&A) on March
30. Two were seen at the Napanee Limestone Plain IBA (L&A) on April 1. One
was seen on Sharpe Road-Violet (L&A) on April 3.
Sandhill Crane: Five birds were seen at the O’Neill Conservation Project
(L&G) on March 28. Two were seen at the Russell Road Wetland Complex (L&G)
on March 28.
Black Vulture: One bird was seen at 11102 County Road 125, Chaumont, NY
(JC) on April 2.
Osprey: Two birds were seen on Innovation Drive on March 30. One was seen
at Kingston Mills on March 30. One was seen at 304 North Street-Gananoque
(L&G) on March 30. One was seen at 4835 Highway 2 (L&G) on March 30. One
was seen at 194 Pauline Tom Avenue on March 31. One was seen on Wolfe
Island-New Canal Dock on March 31. One was seen near Collingwood Street on
March 31.
Golden Eagle: One bird was seen at 2429 County Road 34 (L&G) on April 1.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: One bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA
(PEC) on March 29, one on March 30, two on April 1.
Black-backed Woodpecker: One bird was continuing at 104 Hardwood Lane on
March 28.
Fish Crow: One bird was seen at Kingston-City Park on April 2. Two were
seen at 69 Lower Union Street on April 2. Two were seen at 102 Woolsey
Street, Sackets Harbor, New York (JC) on April 3.
Tufted Titmouse: One bird was seen on Belle Island on March 28, one on
March 31, one on April 1, one on April 2 and one on April 3. Two were seen
on Montreal Street on March 30. Two were seen at 194 Pauline Tom Avenue on
March 31.
Yellow-rumped Warbler: One bird was seen at 5545 Perth Road Crescent on
April 3.
American Pipit: One bird was seen at the O’Neill Conservation Project (L&G)
on April 1.
Snow Bunting: Twelve birds were seen on Modler Road (L&G) on April 2.
Chipping Sparrow: One bird was seen at Long Point/Gravelly Bay Road (PEC)
on March 31, one on April 1.
Field Sparrow: One bird was seen at Links Mills School House (L&A) on April
1.
Fox Sparrow: One bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on March
28, one on March 30. One was seen on Simcoe Island on March 29. One was
seen in Tree Frog Woods on March 30.
White-crowned Sparrow: One was seen at 4835 Highway 2 (L&G) on March 30.
Vesper Sparrow: One bird was seen on Simcoe Island on March 29.
Savannah Sparrow: One bird was seen on Sand Hill Road on March 30.
Eastern Towhee: One bird was seen on Sand Hill Road on April 1.
Rusty Blackbird: Two were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on March
28. One was seen at Hay Bay on March 29.
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