Kingston Area Birds December 6, 2025 – December 12, 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*: The sighting of the American Herring x Great Black-backed gull near the Lansdowne Dump was a nice find this week. Eighty Sand Hill Cranes seen near Odessa Lake was also a high number for this time of year. With the Christmas Bird Counts starting this week there should be some great reports coming in over the next few weeks. *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* Green-winged Teal: Eight were seen at Belle Park on December 11. American Herring x Great Black-backed Gull (hybrid): One was seen at the Lansdowne Dump (L&G) on December 8, one on December 9 and one on December 12. Sandhill Crane: Eighty were seen near Odessa Lake (L&A) on December 11. Turkey Vulture: One was seen at Sackets Harbor, NY (JC) on December 6. One was seen at 16721 County Road 59, Dexter, NY (JC) on December 10. American Goshawk: One was seen at 1222 Marble Rock Road (L&G) on December 10. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: One was seen on Sand Hill Road on December 6 and continued through December 9. One was seen in Sydenham on December 7 through December 9. One was seen in Gananoque (L&G) on December 7. Fish Crow: One was seen at Wellington and Lower Union Street-Kingston on December 11. Eastern Phoebe: One was seen at the Montreal Street Apartments on December 10. Tufted Titmouse: One was seen at Belle Park on December 6 and continued through December 12. Two were seen on Bateau Lane on December 8, two on December 11. One was seen on Montreal Street on December 11, three on December 12. American Pipit: Two were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on December 7. Fox Sparrow: One was seen at Long Point/Gravelly Bay Road (PEC) on December 8. White-crowned Sparrow: One was seen at a private residence west of Gananoque (L&G) on December 6. Pine Grosbeak: One was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on December 8. Red-winged Blackbird: Nine were seen at 5545 Perth Road Crescent on December 6, seven on December 7, five on December 8, one on December 9, seven on December 10 and five on December 11. Common Grackle: One was seen on Wolfe Island-337 Button Bay Road on December 7. Five were seen at Long Point/Gravelly Bay Road (PEC) on December 7, four on December 8. One was seen at 612 Reynolds Road (L&G) on December 9. 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