Kingston Area Birds 10 May 2025 - 16 May 2025
Kingston Area Birds 10 May 2025 – 16 May 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: Another great week for birds in the Kingston Area this week.
There was an influx of warblers, shorebirds and other spring species this
week. Some highlights of the week would be the 3 American White Pelicans
seen by Jack Staszak near Inverary on May 11 and 2 seen by Rick Szabo at
Hay Bay on May 15 and the Barnacle Goose seen by Kurt Hennige at the
O’Neill Conservation Project on May 11. The Tricolored Heron, first seen
by Kurt Hennige near the Moscow Marsh was still present at the beginning of
this week as well. A Yellow=breasted Chat rounds of the highlights of the
week, first seen by Paul Jones at Prince Edward Point NWA on May 12.
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
BARNACLE GOOSE – 1 bird was seen at the O’Neill Conservation Project (L&G)
on May 11
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN – 3 were seen on Lakefield Drive on May 11; 2 were
seen in Hay Bay (PEC) on May 15
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL – 3 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) On
May 15
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER – 6 were seen at the O’Neill Conservation Project (L&G)
on May 10, 5 on May 12; 2 were seen at the Russell Road Wetland Complex
(L&G) on May 10, 3 on May 12; 2 were seen on County Road 27 (L&A) on May
12; 1 was seen on Salmon Island on May 13
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER – 6 were seen on Amherst Island on May 13, 3 on May
15; 1 was seen at the Russell Road Wetland Complex (L&G) on May 16
RUDDY TURNSTONE – 1 was seen on Salmon Island on May 13
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER – 1 was seen at the O’Neill Conservation Project
(L&G) on May 16
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER – 3 were seen on Clancy Road (L&A) on May 11; 1 was
seen on Wolfe Island on May 15
LEAST BITTERN – 2 were seen at the Moscow Marsh (L&A) on May 11
TRICOLORED HERON – 1 was seen at the Moscow Marsh (L&A) on May 10, May 11,
May 12
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK – 2 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on May
10, 1 on May 12
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK – 1 was seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on May 10, 1 on May
12
COMMON NIGHTHAWK – 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on May 13; 1
was seen at 1381 Midland Avenue on May 15
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO – 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) On May 15
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER – 1 was seen on James Wilson Road on May 13, 2 on May
15
FISH CROW – 1 was seen in City Park on May 10; 1 was seen in Glen Lawrence
Woods on May 10; 9 were seen at 102 Woolsey Street, Sackets Harbor, NY (JC)
on May 12; 1 was seen at 95 Patrick Street on May 13; 2 were seen at Prince
Edward Point NWA (PEC) on May 15
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER – 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on
May 10, 1 on May 11, 3 on May 15; 1 was seen at 1726 Burbrook Road on May
16; 1 was seen at 1222 Marble Rock Road (L&G) on May 16
ALDER FLYCATCHER – 1 was seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on May 12
WILLOW FLYCATCHER – 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on May 12;
1 was seen on the Burbrook Road Trail on May 14
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD – 1 was seen near Twin Oaks Lane (L&G) on May 13; 1
was seen on Wolfe Island on May 15
TUFTED TITMOUSE – 2 were seen on Montreal Street on May 10, 2 on May 14, 1
on May 15, 2 on May 16; 1 was seen at 55 Riverside Drive on May 10; 2 were
seen in Glen Lawrence Woods on May 10, 2 on May 13; 1 was seen at 125
Nina’s Lane on May 12; 2 were seen on Simcoe Island on May 15; 1 was seen
on Queens Campus near University and Union Streets on May 16
CAROLINA WREN – 1 was seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on May 10, 2 on May 11;
1 was seen on Mill Street West, Napanee (L&A) on May 13
WHITE-EYED VIREO – 1 was seen at Lemoine Point CA on May 11
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH – 1 was seen on Canoe Lake Road on May 13, 1 on May 14
HOODED WARBLER – 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on May 13, 1
on May 15
CERULEAN WARBLER – 2 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on May 15
BAY-BREASTED WARBLER – 1 was seen at 125 Nina’s Lane on May 10
BLACKPOLL WARBLER – 1 was seen at The Marshlands CA on May 12; 2 were seen
at Lemoine Point CA on May 12; 1 was seen at 164 Quabbin Hill Road (L&G) on
May 12; 1 was seen at Camden Lake (L&A) on May 12, 3 on May 13; 1 was seen
at Belle Island on May 13, 1on May 14; 1 was seen at 5545 Perth Road
Crescent on May 13; 1 was seen at 167 Long Point Road (L&G) on May 13; 1
was seen on Moscow Road (L&A) on May 13; 1 was seen at Rotary Park on May
14; 3 were seen on the Gananoque Waterfront Trail (L&G) on May 14
PRAIRIE WARBLER – 1 was seen on County Road 11 (L&G) on May 12; 8 were seen
on Fishing Lake Road on May 16
WILSON'S WARBLER – 1 was seen at 5545 Perth Road Crescent on May 10; 1 was
seen in Glen Lawrence Woods on May 10
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER – 1 unconfirmed sighting from Prince Edward Point
NWA (PEC) on May 11
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT – 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on May 12
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW – 4 were seen on Sand Hill Road on May 10; 3 were seen
on the K&P Trail (Graham Road to Petworth Road) on May 10
AMERICAN TREE SPARROW – 2 were seen on the Great Lakes Waterfront Trail on
May 12
ORCHARD ORIOLE – 2 were seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on May 10, 1 on May
11, 4 on May 12, 4 on May 13, 2 on May 15; 1 was seen at Fairfield Park,
Amherstview (L&A) on May 11; 1 was seen on Howe Island on May 11; 2 were
seen at Lemoine Point CA on May 12, 3 on May 14, 2 on May 16; 2 were seen
on Simcoe Island on May 14, 2 on May 15, 1 on May 16; 1 was seen on Wolfe
Island on May 15; 1 was seen at the Escape of the Royal George (L&A) on May
16
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