Kingston Area Birds January 17, 2026 – January 23, 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*: Some great sightings again this week, with the Slaty-backed Gull continuing at the Verona Landfill at the beginning of the week. With the cold weather settling in over the next week keep an eye out for our northern birds moving south. *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* Northern Pintail: Three were seen at the Invista Ponds on January 18. Green-winged Teal: Five were seen at Belle Park on January 23. Barrow’s Goldeneye: One was seen at Grass Point SP (JC) on January 18. Lesser Black-backed Gull: One was seen at Lower Brewers Lock on January 17. *Slaty-backed Gull*: One was seen at the Verona Landfill on January 17, January 18 and again on January 20. Turkey Vulture: One was seen on Big Creek Road (L&A) on January 23. Red-tailed Hawk (abieticola): One was seen on County Road 21 (L&A) on January 23. One was seen at Hay Bay-North Shore Road (L&A) on January 23. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: One was seen at 5 Edgewood Road on January 21. Fish Crow: One was seen at 14 Sydenham Street on January 20. Northern Mockingbird: One was seen on Wolfe Island on January 17. Eastern Bluebird: One was seen on Amherst Island on January 17. Three were seen on Millhaven Road (L&A) on January 22. Four were seen on County Road 9 (L&A) on January 23. Hermit Thrush: One was seen at Belle Park on January 18, 21. Tufted Titmouse: One was seen at Belle Island on January 17, three on January 18, one on January 21, one on January 22 and one on January 23. One was seen in Glen Lawrence Woods on January 19. Carolina Wren: One was seen at 5 Edgewood Road (L&A) on January 21. Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon): One was reported from Hay Bay-North Shore Road (L&A) on January 23 Field Sparrow: One was seen at Links Mills School House (L&A) on January 18, one on January 21, one on January 22. Swamp Sparrow: One was seen at Little Cataraqui CA on January 17, 18. One was seen on Amherst Island on January 18. Eastern Towhee: One was seen on Wolfe Island-Brakey’s Bay on January 22. Pine Grosbeak: Four birds were seen right on the edge of the Kingston Circle on CR13 (PEC) on January 20. Red-winged Blackbird: Five were seen at 5545 Perth Road Crescent on January 17, five on January 18, six on January 20, three on January 21, six on January 22, six on January 23. One was seen at 1448 Avondale Crescent on January 21. Common Grackle: One was seen at Trillium Ridge Park on January 17. 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 Email: birds@kingstonfieldnaturalists.org