Kingston Area Birds 9 March 2024 - 15 March 2024
Kingston Area Birds 9 March 2024 – 15 March 2024
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:
*Parish Notes: Please be aware that when reporting certain species we must
adhere to the Sensitive Sightings Policy. In the case of the Townsend’s
Solitaire please be cautious about your reports. A generalized location
would be better than a specific address as some homeowners may not
appreciate people on or near their property. As always, be respectful and
never enter onto private property without permission from the property
owner. *
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
SNOW GOOSE – 2 birds were seen on South Shore Road, Hay Bay on Mar. 9; 30
were seen on Amherst Island on Mar. 9; 5 were seen on Fairfax Road on Mar.
10; 2 were seen on Eden Grove Road on Mar. 15
WOOD DUCK – 1 was seen at Lemoine Point on Mar. 13; 4 were seen at
Cartwright Point on Mar. 14; 2 were seen at Little Cataraqui Creek CA on
Mar. 14, 2 on Mar. 15; 3 were seen at Fourteen Island Lake on Mar. 14; 2
were seen in Verona on Mar. 14; 2 were seen on Lekx Road on Mar. 15
NORTHERN SHOVELLER – 1 bird was seen at Little Cataraqui Creek CA on Mar. 14
AMERICAN WIGEON – 6 birds were seen on Kaiser Cross Road on Mar. 9, 2 on
Mar. 15; 4 were seen on the Cataraqui Trail (Perth Road to Norway Road) on
Mar. 13; 2 were seen on Lekx Road on Mar. 13; 5 were seen on Isle of Man
Road on Mar. 14, 7 on Mar. 15; 8 birds were seen in Landon Bay on Mar. 14;
1 was seen on Bateau Lane on Mar. 15; 4 were seen at Little Cataraqui CA on
Mar. 15
NORTHERN PINTAIL – 60 birds were seen on Kaiser Cross Road on Mar. 9, 20 on
Mar. 10, 40 on Mar. 13, 22 on Mar. 15; 12 were seen on Amherst Island on
Mar. 9; 18 were seen in Lekx Road on Mar. 10, 3 on Mar. 12, 16 on Mar. 13,
12 on Mar. 14; 9 were seen on Marble Rock Road on Mar. 12; 1 was seen at
Lake Ontario Park on Mar. 14; 4 were seen at the Russell Road Wetland
Complex on Mar. 14
GREEN-WINGED TEAL – 4 birds were seen on Kaiser Cross Road on Mar. 9, 3 on
Mar. 10, 6 on Mar. 13, 30 on Mar. 15; 2 were seen on Lekx Road on Mar. 10,
6 on Mar. 13, 11 on Mar. 14, 4 on Mar. 15; 4 were seen at Belle Park on
Mar. 13; 1 was seen at Little Cataraqui CA on Mar. 14; 6 were seen on
Bateau Lane on Mar. 15; 2 were seen on Isle on Man Road on Mar. 15
RING-NECKED DUCK – There were multiple reports from the Kingston Area this
week.
SURF SCOTER – 2 were seen at Long Point/Gravelly Bay Road on Mar. 14
RING-NECKED PHEASANT – 1 bird was seen on Amherst Island on Mar. 13
PIED-BILLED GREBE – 1 bird was seen at McLean Park on Mar. 14; 1 was seen
on the K&P Trail (McIvor – Burbrook) on Mar. 15
HORNED GREBE – 2 birds were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Mar. 9, 2
on Mar. 14
*SANDHILL CRANE *– 2 birds were seen at Depot Creek Nature Reserve on Mar.
10; 3 were seen near Moscow on Mar. 10; 2 were seen at Prince Edward Point
NWA on Mar. 11; 1 was seen on Davis Lock Road on Mar. 13; 2 were seen at
Helen Quilliam Sanctuary on Mar. 15
KILLDEER – Multiple sightings in the Kingston area throughout the week
AMERICAN WOODCOCK – 1 bird was seen on Amherst Island on Mar. 12; 1 was
seen at Links Mills School House on Mar. 13; 1 was seen on Greenfield Road
on Mar. 13; 1 was seen on Deer Ridge Drive on Mar. 13; 1 was seen at
Fourteen Island Lake on Mar. 14; 1 was seen at Helen Quilliam Sanctuary on
Mar. 15; 2 were seen on Holsgrove Lane on Mar. 15
*WILSON'S SNIPE *– 1 bird was seen at Links Mills School House on Mar. 13;
1 was seen on the K&P Trail (McIvor to Burbrook) on Mar. 14
- GREATER YELLOWLEGS* – 1 bird was continuing on Kaiser Cross Road on Mar. 9
COMMON LOON – 1 bird was seen at Lemoine Point on Mar. 10; 1 was seen on
Opinicon Lake on Mar. 11; 2 were seen at the Invista Property on Mar. 13; 1
was seen at the Jones Bay/Devil Lake Causeway on Mar. 13; 1 was seen at
Fourteen Island Lake on Mar. 14; 2 was seen at Prince Edward Poing NWA on
Mar. 14
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT – 3 birds were seen at Lemoine Point on Mar. 13, 1
on Mar. 15; 1 was seen at Bateau Lane on Mar. 15; 1 was seen on Wolfe
Island on Mar. 15
*GREAT BLUE HERON – *1 was seen on Cole Hill Road on Mar. 15; 1 was seen at
Tree Frog Farm on Mar. 15; 1 was seen on Isle of Man Road on Mar. 15; 1 was
seen on Florida Road on Mar. 15; 1 was seen on Amherst Island on Mar. 15
TURKEY VULTURE – There were multiple sightings throughout the Kingston
Circle this week.
GOLDEN EAGLE – 1 bird was seen on Amherst Island on Mar. 9; 1 was seen on
Highway 401 near Westbrook on Mar. 15
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK – 1 bird was seen at 1726 Burbrook Road on Mar. 9; 1 was
seen on Aylmer Crescent on Mar. 11; 1 was seen at The Marshlands on Mar.
12; 1 was seen on Highway 401 near Westbrook on Mar. 15
COOPER'S HAWK – 1 bird was seen at 1726 Burbrook Road on Mar. 9; 2 were
seen at a Private Residence on Montreal Street on Mar. 9; 1 was seen at a
Private Residence East of Kingston on Mar. 11; 1 was seen at Belle Park on
Mar. 13; 1 was seen on Cole Hill Road on Mar. 13, 1 on Mar. 15; 1 was seen
on Highway 15 on Mar. 13; 1 was seen in Verona on Mar. 14; 1 was seen at
Lemoine Point on Mar. 15
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK – 1 bird was seen at 5545 Perth Road Crescent on Mar.
10; 1 was seen in Verona on Mar. 14; 1 was seen on Canoe Lake Road on Mar.
14; 2 were seen on Amherst Island on Mar. 14; 1 was seen at Black Rapids
Wetland on Mar. 14; 1 was seen at 104 Hardwood Lane on Mar. 15; 1 was seen
at Helen Quilliam Sanctuary on Mar. 15; 1 was seen on Howe Island Drive on
Mar. 15
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK – 4 birds were still present on Amherst Island on Mar. 9,
5 on Mar. 11, 3 on Mar. 12, 7 on Mar. 14 and 3 on Mar 15; 1 was seen on
Russell Road on Mar. 13; 2 were seen on Wolfe Island on Mar. 14, 4 on Mar.
15; 1 was seen on the Howe Island Ferry East on Mar. 15
BELTED KINGFISHER – 1 bird was seen on the Burbrook Road Trail on Mar. 13;
1 was seen at Cartwright Point on Mar. 14
NORTHERN FLICKER – Continued multiple sightings throughout the Kingston
Area this week.
AMERICAN KESTREL – 1 bird was seen on Florida Road on Mar. 10; 2 were seen
on Cole Hill Road on Mar. 11, 2 on Mar. 12; 1 on Mar. 13, 1 on Mar. 14 and
1 on Mar. 15; 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on Mar. 14, 3 on Mar. 15; 2 were
seen on Amherst Island on Mar. 14, 1 on Mar. 15; 1 was seen at Tree Frog
Farm on Mar. 15
MERLIN – 1 bird was seen in Balsam Grove on Mar. 9; 1 was seen on the K&P
Trail (McIvor to Burbrook) on Mar. 10; 1 was seen at Churchill Park on Mar.
13; 1 was seen near Earl Street on Mar. 13; 1 was seen on Redden Street on
Mar. 15; 1 was seen at Bayshore Estates on Mar. 15
PEREGRINE FALCON – 1 was seen ; 1 was seen near Barrie Street in Kingston
on Mar. 12;
*TREE SWALLOW *– The first report of the year came from 125 Nina’s Lane
with 1 bird seen on March 13; 5 were seen on Amherst Island on Mar. 14, 2
on Mar. 15
NORTHERN SHRIKE – 1 bird was seen on Amherst Island on Mar. 9; 1 bird was
seen at Camden Lake Provincial Wildlife Area on Mar. 10; 1 was seen on
Latimer Road on Mar. 13
TUFTED TITMOUSE – 1 bird was seen at a Private Residence on Montreal Street
on Mar. 10, 1 on Mar. 12; 1 was seen at 125 Nina’s Lane on Mar. 12
HORNED LARK – 2 birds were still seen on Russell Road on Mar. 12; 1 bird
was seen on Fairfax Road on Mar. 14
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET – 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Mar. 14
CAROLINA WREN – 1 bird was seen at Long Point/Gravelly Bay Road on Mar. 10;
1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Mar. 11; 1 was seen at a Private
Residence on Montreal Street on Mar. 12; 1 was seen on the Bateau Channel
on Mar. 12; 1 was seen at Belle Park on Mar. 13; 1 was seen on Amherst
Island on Mar. 13, 1 on Mar. 14 and 1 on Mar. 15; 1 was seen on Sherwood
Drive on Mar. 14; 1 was seen on King Pitt Road on Mar. 14; 2 were seen on
McKnight Road on Mar. 15
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD – 1 bird was seen at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour on
Mar. 12; 1 was seen on Howe Island Drive on Mar. 14 and again on Mar. 15
EASTERN BLUEBIRD – These birds are continually increasing in numbers in the
Kingston Circle this week.
TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE – 1 bird continued in the Kingston Area throughout
the week.
BOHEMIAN WAXWING – 70 birds were seen on County Road 13, PEC on Mar. 10;
1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Mar. 10; 5 were seen at Sangster
Lake on Mar. 15
PURPLE FINCH – Increased sightings in the Kingston Circle this week with
reports coming in from all different areas within the circle.
RED CROSSBILL – 1 bird was found at Depot Lakes Nature Reserve on Mar. 10;
1 was seen at Tree Frog Farm on Mar. 11, 2 on Mar. 13; 1 was seen at the
Camden East Alvar on Mar. 11; 2 were seen at Davis Lock on Mar. 13; 4 were
seen at Helen Quilliam Sanctuary on Mar. 15
PINE SISKIN – 2 were seen at Circe Square Ranch on Mar. 11, 2 on Mar. 13; 1
was seen at Cartwright Point on Mar. 14; 6 were seen in Verona on Mar. 14,
2 on Mar. 15; 1 was seen at Tree Frog Farm on Mar. 15; 40 were seen at
Helen Quilliam Sanctuary on Mar. 15
SNOW BUNTING – 7 birds were still present on Marble Rock Road on Mar. 12
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW – 1 bird was continuing at a Private Residence East
of Kingston on Mar. 11, 1 on Mar. 14
SWAMP SPARROW – 1 bird was seen at the Marshlands on Mar. 12
SAVANNAH SPARROW – 1 bird was reported from Collions Landing Road,
Alexandria Bay, NY on Mar. 15
EASTERN MEADOWLARK – Another bird that has shown up and been reported in
high numbers this week in the Kingston Area.
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD – These birds are plentiful in the Kingston area now.
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD – 2 birds were seen at a Private Residence East of
Kingston on Mar. 11; 1 was seen on Cole Hill Road on Mar. 12, 1 on Mar. 13,
1 on Mar. 14 and 1 on Mar. 15; 3 were seen at 125 Nina’s Lane on Mar. 12; 1
was seen at Links Mills School House on Mar. 14
COMMON GRACKLE – Throughout the Kingston circle now.
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