Kingston Area Birds 26 April 2025 – 2 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*: It was an amazing week for migration this week, with an incredible number of our spring migrants flooding into the Kingston Area. Although it would be difficult to choose which bird should be considered the outstanding find, the Tricolored Heron, found by Kurt Hennige on May 1 might have to be the find of the week. *Parish Notes: *With so many amazing reports coming in this week, I apologize if I have missed anything. Keep in mind that as the week progressed some of the birds that were considered rare at the end of the week, based on historical date, were not considered to be rare in the area by the end of the week. *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* BRANT – 1 bird was seen on County Road 14 (L&A) on Apr. 28; 85 were seen on Aylmer Crescent on May 2; 28 were seen at Heritage Point, Bath (L&G) on May 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL – 1 was seen at Point Peninsula-South Shore Road, NY (JC) on Apr. 26 COMMON TERN – 1 was seen at Hal McCarney Park, Gananoque (L&G) on Apr. 26; 1 was seen at Gray’s Beach Lookout (L&G) on Apr. 26; 2 were seen on Blueberry Lane (L&G) on Apr. 26; 1 was seen at the Camden Lake Provincial Wildlife Area (L&A) on Apr. 26 BLACK TERN – 1 bird was seen at the Camden Lake Provincial Wildlife Area (L&A) on Apr. 27, 4 on May 2 SOLITARY SANDPIPER – 1 was seen at the O’Neill Conservation Project-Lekx Road (L&G) on Apr. 26; 1 was seen on the K&P Trail (McIvor Road to Burbrook) on Apr. 27; 1 was seen at the Russell Road Wetland Complex (L&G) on Apr. 27; 1 was seen at Millcreek Park, Odessa (L&A) on Apr. 28; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 29, 1 on May 1, 1 on May 2; 1 was seen on Stagecoach Road on Apr. 30, 2 on May 2; 1 was seen at Tree Frog Farm on May 1; 1 was seen at 858 King Street West (L&G) on May 1; 1 was seen at Links Mills School House on May 2 DUNLIN – 1 was seen at the Russell Road Wetland Complex (L&G) on Apr. 27 LEAST SANDPIPER – 1 was seen at the O’Neill Conservation Project-Lekx Road (L&G) on Apr. 26, 1 on Apr. 27, 9 on May 2 GLOSSY IBIS – 1 bird was seen on Kidd Road on Apr. 27, 1 on Apr. 28 LEAST BITTERN – 1 was seen at Little Cataraqui Creek CA on Apr. 26; 2 were seen on Moscow Road (L&A) on May 1 TRICOLORED HERON – 1 rare bird was found at Camden Lake (L&G) on May 1 GREEN HERON – 2 were seen at Little Cataraqui Creek CA on Apr. 26; 1 was seen on Belle Island on Apr. 27 SORA – 1 was seen at the Graham Road Swamp on Apr. 26; 1 was seen at Little Cataraqui Creek CA on Apr. 26, 1 on Apr. 27; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 26, 1 on Apr. 27; 1 was seen at 564 Pringles Side Road (L&A) on Apr. 26; 1 was seen at the Unity Road Marshes on Apr. 27; 1 was seen at the Jamieson Road Marsh on Apr. 27; 1 was seen at 167 Long Point Road, Lyndhurst (L&G) on Apr. 27 AMERICAN COOT – 1 bird was seen at Camden Lake Provincial Wildlife Area (L&G) on May 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK – 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 30 RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD – 1 bird was seen on Sam Adams Road, Clayton, NY (JC) on Apr. 29, 1 on Apr. 30, 1 on May 1; 1 was seen at 149 West Lake Street, Cape Vincent, NY (JC) on Apr. 29, 1 on Apr. 30, 1 on May 1; 1 was seen at Crystal Spring Farm on Apr. 30, 1 on May 1, 1 on May 2; 1 was seen in Glen Lawrence Woods on Apr. 30; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 30; 1 was seen at 104 Hardwood Lane on May 1; 1 was seen on Montreal Street on May 2; 1 was seen on Amherst Island on May 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER – 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 30 FISH CROW – 1 was seen at 102 Woolsey Street, Sackets Harbor, NY (JC) on Apr. 27; 2 were seen at City Park on Apr. 28, 2 on Apr. 30, 2 on May 2 LEAST FLYCATCHER – 1 was seen at Little Cataraqui CA on May 1 EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE – 1 bird was seen at Lemoine Point CA on Apr. 27 EASTERN KINGBIRD – 1 was seen at the Camden Lake Provincial Wildlife Area (L&A) on Apr. 26, 4 on Apr. 27; 1 was seen on Sand Hill Road on Apr. 29; 2 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 29, 3 on Apr. 30; 1 was seen on O’Brien Road (L&A) on Apr. 29; 2 were seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on Apr. 30 GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER – 1 bird was seen on Bateau Channel on Apr. 27; 1 was seen at Charleston Lake Provincial Park (L&G) on Apr. 28; 1 was seen at Tree Frog Farm on Apr. 30; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 30; 1 was seen on Opinicon Road (L&G) on Apr. 30; 1 was seen on Belle Island on May 1; 2 were seen at 104 Hardwood Lane on May 1; 1 was seen in Glen Lawrence Woods on May 1; 1 was seen at the Helen Quilliam Sanctuary on May 1 GRAY CATBIRD – 1 was seen at the Invista Property on Apr. 27; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 28, 1 on Apr. 29; 1 was seen at the Marshlands CA on Apr. 29, 2 on Apr. 30; 1 was seen at Lemoine Point CA on Apr. 29, 2 on Apr. 30; 1 was seen at the Newboro Locks (L&G) on Apr. 29; 2 were seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on Apr. 28; 1 was seen at Belle Island on Apr. 30 NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD – 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on Apr. 26, 1 on Apr. 28; 1 was seen at The Marshlands CA on May 2 VEERY – 1 was seen at Tree Frog Farm on May 2; 3 were seen at The Marshlands CA on May 2 SWAINSON’S THRUSH – 1 was seen at 5545 Perth Road Crescent on May 2 WOOD THRUSH – 2 were seen on Gun Road, Amherstview (L&A) on Apr. 26; 1 was seen at Tree Frog Farm on Apr. 28, 1 on Apr. 30; 1 was seen at the Marshland CA on Apr. 29; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 29; 1 was seen on Townline Road (L&A) on Apr. 29, 2 on Apr. 30 TUFTED TITMOUSE – 2 were seen in the Glen Lawrence Woods on Apr. 28, 2 on May 1, 2 on May 2; 2 were seen on Montreal Street on Apr. 30, 2 on May 2 MARSH WREN – 1 was seen at Little Cataraqui Creek CA on Apr. 26, 1 on Apr. 27, 3 on Apr. 28, 1 on May 1; 1 was seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on Apr. 26; 1 was seen on the K&P Trail (Sydenham Road to McIvor) on Apr. 27; 1was seen at Balsam Grove on Apr. 27; 1 was seen at the Resource Road Pond on Apr. 29; 2 were seen at Lemoine Point CA on Apr. 30, 1 on May 1; 1 was seen at Parrott’s Bay CA (L&A) on Apr. 30 CAROLINA WREN – 2 were seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on Apr. 28 YELLOW-THROATED VIREO – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 28; 1 was seen at Davis Lock (L&G) on Apr. 30; 1 was seen on O’Brien Road (L&A) on May 1; 1 was seen on Sand Hill Road on May 2; 1 was seen on Belle Island on May 2; 1 was seen in Gananoque-Waterfront Trail (L&G) on May 2 WARBLING VIREO – Was consistent throughout the Kingston Circle this week. PHILADELPHIA VIREO – 1 bird was seen at the Newboro Locks (L&G) on Apr. 29; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on May 2 OVENBIRD – 1 was seen at Tree Frog Farm on Apr. 28, 2 on Apr. 30; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 29; 1 was seen on Townline Road (L&A) on Apr. 30 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH – 1 was seen on Canoe Lake Road on Apr. 28, 1 on Apr. 29 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH – 1 bird was seen on the K&P Trail (Graham Road to Petworth Road) on Apr. 26; 1 was seen at the Helen Quilliam Sanctuary on Apr. 26; 2 were seen at the McLaughlin Road Marsh (L&A) on Apr. 26; 5 were seen on Pringles Side Road (L&A) on Apr. 26 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER – 1 bird was seen at Lemoine Point CA on May 1; 1 was seen on O’Brien Road (L&A) on May 1; 1 was seen on the K&P Trail (Murton Road to Harrowsmith) on May 2; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on May 2 BLUE-WINGED WARBLER – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 29, 2 on Apr. 30, 1 on May 1; 2 were seen at The Marshlands CA on May 2 BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER – 1 was seen on Max Crescent on Apr. 26; 2 were seen at the Helen Quilliam Sanctuary on Apr. 26; 2 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 26, 1 on Apr. 27; 2 were seen on Marble Rock Road (L&G) on Apr. 26; 1 was seen on Gun Road, Amherstview (L&A) on Apr. 26; 2 were seen on Belle Island on Apr. 27 TENNESSEE WARBLER – 1 was seen at Lemoine Point CA on May 1; 1 was seen at the Marshlands CA on May 1 NASHVILLE WARBLER – 2 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 26 COMMON YELLOWTHROAT – 1 was seen at the K&P Trail and Centennial Drive on Apr. 28; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 29, 1 on May 1; 1 was seen on McIntyre Road (L&A) on Apr. 29; 1 was seen on Townline Road, Napanee (L&A) on Apr. 30; 1 was seen at Tree Frog Farm on Apr. 30; 3 were seen at the Marshlands CA on May 1; 1 was seen at the Moscow Marsh (L&A) on May 1 AMERICAN REDSTART – 1 was seen at Belle Island on Apr. 30, 1 on May 1, 1 on May 2; 1 was seen at The Russell Road Wetland Complex (L&G) on May 2; 1 was seen at 137 Long Point Road (L&G) on May 2 CAPE MAY WARBLER – 1 was seen at Lemoine Point CA on Apr. 27; 2 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 29, 2 on May 1; 1 was seen at the Marshlands CA on Apr. 30; 2 were seen on Townline Road (L&A) on May 1, 2 on May 2; 3 were seen at 137 Long Point Road (L&G) on May 2 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER – 1 bird was seen at the Marshlands CA on Apr. 30, 1 on May 1 NORTHERN PARULA – 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 29, 1 on Apr. 30, 1 on May 1; 1 was seen at Tree Frog Farm on May 1, 2 on May 2; 2 were seen at The Marshlands CA on May 2; 1 was seen on Montreal Street on May 2; 1 was seen at Woodlands Park, Kingston on May 2 MAGNOLIA WARBLER – 1 was seen at The Marshlands CA on May 2 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER – 1 was seen at 104 Hardwood Lane on Apr. 30, 1 on May 1; 1 was seen at the Marshlands CA on Apr. 30, 1 on May 1; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 30; 1 was seen on O’Brien Road (L&A) on May 1; 2 were seen on Townline Road (L&A) on May 1; 2 were seen at Tree Frog Farm on May 2; 1 was seen at Frontenac Provincial Park on May 2 YELLOW WARBLER – Plentiful in the Kingston Circle this week. CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER – 1 was seen at The Marshlands CA on May 2 BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER – 3 were seen at The Marshlands on Apr. 28, 2 on Apr. 29, 1 on Apr. 30; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 29; 1 was seen at The Helen Quilliam Sanctuary on Apr. 30 PALM WARBLER (Yellow) – 2 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on May 1 BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER – 1 was seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on Apr. 26 GRASSHOPPER SPARROW – 1 bird was seen on Sand Hill Road on Apr. 26, 1 on Apr. 29, 1 on Apr. 30, 1 on May 2; 1 was seen at 2728 County Road 41 (L&A) on Apr. 26; 1 was seen on County Road 22 (L&A) on Apr. 29; 1 was seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on Apr. 30; 1 was seen on the K&P Trail (Murton Road to Harrowsmith) on May 2; 3 were seen at the O’Neill Conservation Project-Lekx Road (L&G) on May 2 FOX SPARROW – 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on May 1; 1 was seen at The Marshlands CA on May 2 CLAY-COLORED SPARROW – 1 was seen at 1224 Highway 15 on Apr. 28 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW – 1 was seen on Country Club Drive, Bath (L&A) on Apr. 26; 1 was seen at Lemoine Point CA on Apr. 27; 1 was seen on Stormont Avenue on Apr. 27 SCARLET TANAGER – 1 bird was seen at the Helen Quilliam Sanctuary on May 1; 2 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on May 1; 3 were seen at Christie Lake on May 2; 2 were seen at Frontenac Provincial Park on May 2 INDIGO BUNTING – 1 was seen on Graham Road on May 2 ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK – 3 were seen on Sand Hill Road on Apr. 29, 1 on Apr. 30; 3 were seen at Lemoine Point CA on Apr. 29; 1 was seen on Findlay Station Road on Apr. 29; 3 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Apr. 29; 1 was seen on O’Brien Road (L&A) on Apr. 29; 1 was seen at 5545 Perth Road Crescent on Apr. 30; 1 was seen at Tree Frog Farm on Apr. 30; 3 were seen on Bateau Lane on Apr. 30; 1 was seen on Taylor Kidd Blvd. (L&A) on Apr. 30 BOBOLINK – 1 bird was seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on Apr. 28, 1 on Apr. 29, 1 on Apr. 30 ORCHARD ORIOLE – 1 bird was seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on Apr. 29; 1 was seen at Heritage Point, Bath (L&G) on May 2 BALTIMORE ORIOLE – Showed up in numbers throughout the Kingston Circle this week, with multiple reports from all areas of the Circle. 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 Email: birds@kingstonfieldnaturalists.org