Kingston Area Birds 26 October 2024 – 1 November 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*: This was a great week for waterfowl, with great numbers
throughout the Kingston Circle this week. Friday, November 1 was the first
day of the Fall Roundup, so hopefully we will have lots of great sightings
this weekend.
Not in the Kingston Circle, but just outside of it on County Road 24 in
Prince Edward County, Paul Jones found a Western Cattle Egret on November
1. The bird was then seen by multiple observers after Paul’s initial
report. Might be worth a trip to the county to get a look at this rare
bird. Great find Paul!
*Parish Notes: Please be aware that the Amherstview Sewage Lagoons will
have a temporary suspension of access due to construction. This will begin
on Oct. 15 and will likely last until mid-November. Loyalist Township will
let us know when the site access is reinstated.*
* Please be advised that the Owl Woods on Amherst Island will be closed
to visitors during the deer hunting season, which runs from Monday 18
November to Sunday 8 December. *
*Please respect these requests, both for personal safety reasons, but for
continued access to these sites.*
*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 x CANADA GOOSE – 1 possible hybrid was seen in Cataraqui Bay on Nov. 1
CACKLING GOOSE – 2 birds were seen at Little Cataraqui Creek CA on Nov. 1
TRUMPETER SWAN – 3 birds were seen in Hartington on Oct. 26; 19 were seen
on Canoe Lake on Oct. 26; 80 were seen at 1259 Black Rapids Road (L&G) on
Oct. 27; 3 were seen in Chaumont, NY (JC) on Oct. 28; 1 was seen at 104
Hardwood Lane on Oct. 29; 2 were seen on the K&P Trail (Murton Road to
Harrowsmith) on Oct. 31; 3 were seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on Oct. 31; 2
were seen at Little Cataraqui Creek CA on Nov. 1; 14 were seen in Cataraqui
Bay on Nov. 1
TUNDRA SWAN – 15 birds were seen in Cataraqui Bay on Oct. 26, 32 on Oct.
27, 27 on Oct. 31, 4 on Nov. 1; 11 were seen on Wolfe Island on Oct. 27, 8
on Oct. 29; 12 were seen at the Invista Pond on Oct. 27; 27 were seen at
The Marshlands CA on Oct. 31, 75 on Nov. 1; 4 were seen at The Montreal
Street Apartments on Oct. 31; 9 were seen at Heritage Point, Bath (L&A) on
Nov. 1
WOOD DUCK – 2 birds were seen on Marble Rock Road (L&G) on Oct. 26, 4 on
Oct. 27, 1 on Oct. 28, 8 on Oct. 29; 3 were seen at the Amherstview Sewage
Lagoons (L&A) on Oct. 26; 4 were seen at Wellesley Island SP (JC) on Oct.
26; 2 were seen on Holsgrove Lane on Oct. 28, 5 on Oct. 30; 1 was seen at
Cressy-Lake Ontario off Kaiser Road (PEC) on Oct. 28; 4 were seen at Little
Cataraqui Creek CA on Nov. 1; 6 were seen at a private residence West of
Gananoque (L&G) on Nov. 1
NORTHERN SHOVELER – 5 birds were seen in Cataraqui Bay on Oct. 26, 1 on
Oct. 27, on Nov. 1; 2 were seen at The Milburn Creek NCC Property on Oct.
27; 18 were seen at The Marshlands CA on Oct. 31, 12 on Nov. 1; 4 were seen
at The Montreal Street Apartments on Oct. 31, 6 on Nov. 1; 10 were seen at
Little Cataraqui Creek CA on Nov. 1; 1 was seen at Grass Creek Park on Nov.
1
REDHEAD – 5500 were seen on Wolfe Island on Oct. 26; 15 were seen in
Cataraqui Bay on Oct. 26, 25 on Oct. 27, 100 on Oct. 31; 12 were seen on
the Cataraqui Trail (1-3km) on Oct. 31
GREATER SCAUP – 2 birds were seen in Cataraqui Bay on Oct. 26, 500 on Oct.
27, 1200 on Oct. 31, on Nov. 1; 7 were seen at Halsteads Bay (L&G) on Oct.
26; 16 were seen at the Invista Pond on Oct. 27; 48 were seen at Prince
Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Oct. 27, 650 on Oct. 29, 40 on Oct. 30, 90 on
Nov. 1; 6 were seen at the Gananoque Lagoons (L&G) on Oct. 27; 10 were seen
at 124 Nina’s Lane on Oct. 29, 32 on Nov. 1; 125 were seen on the Cataraqui
Trail (1-3km) on Oct. 31
LESSER SCAUP – 1508 were seen on Wolfe Island on Oct. 26; 7 were seen at
Halsteads Bay (L&G) on Oct. 26; 3 were seen at the Amherstview Sewage
Lagoons (L&A) on Oct. 26; 16 were seen at the Gananoque Lagoons (L&G) on
Oct. 27; 25 were seen on the Cataraqui Trail (1-3km) on Oct. 31; 10 were
seen in Cataraqui Bay on Oct. 31, on Nov. 1; 3 were seen at The Marshlands
CA on Nov. 1; 10 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Nov. 1
SURF SCOTER – 10 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Oct. 27, 1
on Nov. 1; 2 were seen on Amherst Island on Oct. 31; 3 were seen at The El
Dorado Beach Preserve (JC) on Oct. 31
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER – 21 birds were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC)
on Oct. 26, 86 on Oct. 27, 16 on Oct. 28, 11 on Oct. 29, 60 on Oct. 30, 16
on Oct. 31, 40 on Nov. 1
BLACK SCOTER – 1 bird was seen in Cataraqui Bay on Oct. 26, 2 on Oct. 31, 1
on Nov. 1
LONG-TAILED DUCK – 5 birds were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on
Oct. 26, 182 on Oct. 27, 3 on Oct. 28, 52 on Oct. 29, 9 on Oct. 30, 28 on
Oct. 31, 30 on Nov. 1; 1 was seen at Heritage Point (L&A) on Oct. 28
COMMON GOLDENEYE – 2 birds were seen at the Amherstview Sewage Lagoons
(L&A) on Oct. 26; 1 was seen at Green Bay Park on Oct. 31
RUDDY DUCK – 1 bird was seen at the Amherstview Sewage Lagoons (L&A) on
Oct. 26
PIED-BILLED GREBE – 1 bird was seen on Wolfe Island on Oct. 26; 2 were seen
at Little Cataraqui Creek CA on Nov. 1; 1 was seen at The Montreal Street
Apartments on Nov. 1
HORNED GREBE – 26 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Oct.
26, 4 on Oct. 27, 19 on Oct. 28, 1 on Oct. 29, 1 on Oct. 31, 4 on Nov. 1;
20 birds were seen on Babylon Road (PEC) on Oct. 26; 5 were seen on Amherst
Island (L&A) on Oct. 31
RED-NECKED GREBE – 2 birds were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on
Oct. 29
BONAPARTE'S GULL – 1 bird was seen at a Private Residence West of Gananoque
(L&G) on Oct. 27, 1 on Nov. 1; 1 was seen at the Gananoque Lagoons (L&G) on
Oct. 27; 12 were seen in Chaumont, NY (JC) on Oct. 28; 9 were seen at The
Montreal Street Apartments on Oct. 31
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL – 7 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on
Oct. 29
ICELAND GULL – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Oct. 28
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER – 4 birds were seen on Wolfe Island on Oct. 27
KILLDEER – 1 bird was seen at 5545 Perth Road Crescent on Oct. 26; 1 was
seen at Cataraqui Bay on Oct. 26, 4 on Oct. 27, 2 on Nov. 1; 10 were seen
at Heritage Point (L&A) on Oct. 26, 7 on Oct. 28, 2 on Oct. 31; 3 were seen
on Wolfe Island on Oct. 27; 1 was seen at 1259 Black Rapids Road (L&G) on
Oct. 27; 1 was seen at Wartman-Patterson Park on Oct. 28; 4 were seen on
the K&P Trail (McIvor Road to Burbrook) on Oct. 29; 1 was seen at Cataraqui
Bay on Oct. 31; 1 was seen at The Landings Golf Course on Oct. 31
AMERICAN WOODCOCK – 1 bird was seen on Babylon Road (PEC) on Oct. 27; 1 was
seen on Marble Rock Road (L&G) on Oct. 27
GREATER YELLOWLEGS – 2 birds were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on
Oct. 26, 1 on Oct. 27, 3 on Oct. 28, 2 on Oct. 30, 2 on Oct. 31, 2 on Nov.
1; 2 were seen in Millhaven (L&A) on Oct. 26; 2 were seen on Wolfe Island
on Oct. 27, 2 on Oct. 29; 1 was seen at 1726 Burbrook Road on Oct. 28; 2
were seen at Heritage Point (L&A) on Oct. 28; 3 were seen on the K&P Trail
)McIvor Road to Burbrook) on Oct. 29
DUNLIN – 4 birds were seen on Wolfe Island on Oct. 27; 26 were seen at
Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Oct. 27
PECTORAL SANDPIPER – 2 birds were seen at the Amherstview Sewage Lagoons
(L&A) on Oct. 26; 1 was seen at 1259 Black Rapids Road (L&G) on Oct. 27; 3
were seen on the K&P Trail (McIvor Road to Burbrook) on Oct. 29
SANDHILL CRANE – 2 birds were seen on Desmond Road (L&A) on Oct. 26
GREAT EGRET – 1 bird was seen in Cataraqui Bay on Oct. 26, 1 on Oct. 27
AMERICAN COOT – 8 birds were seen in Cataraqui Bay on Oct. 26, 7 on Oct.
27, 9 on Nov. 1; 1 was seen on the Cataraqui Trail (1-3km) on Oct. 31; 6
were seen at The Marshlands CA on Nov. 1
OSPREY – 1 bird was continuing at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Oct. 26
GOLDEN EAGLE – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Oct. 26;
1 was seen in Verona on Oct. 29; 1 was seen on Country Club Drive, Bath
(L&A) on Nov. 1
AMERICAN GOSHAWK – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Oct.
27
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK – 24 birds were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC)
on Oct. 26, 11 on Oct. 27; 1 was seen at 771 Gore Road on Oct. 28; 1 was
seen on Highway 401 near Violet (L&A) on Oct. 28; 1 was seen on Holsgrove
Lane on Oct. 30
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK – 2 birds were seen in Cape Vincent, NY (JC) on Oct. 27;
5 were seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on Oct. 31; 1 was seen at Prince Edward
Point NWA (PEC) on Nov. 1
PEREGRINE FALCON – 1 bird was seen on Wolfe Island on Oct. 26; 2 were seen
at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Oct. 26, 1 on Oct. 28
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on
Oct. 28
BELTED KINGFISHER – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on
Oct. 26, 1 on Oct. 30; 1 was seen at Gray’s Creek (L&G) on Oct. 26; 1 was
seen on Holsgrove Lane on Oct. 28, 1 on Oct. 30
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER – 1 bird was seen on Long Point Road (PEC) on Oct.
28; 1 was seen at The Marshlands CA on Oct. 31, 2 on Nov. 1
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER – 4 birds were seen in Frontenac Provincial Park on
Oct. 30; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Oct. 31
NORTHERN FLICKER – 1 bird was seen West of Collin’s Creek on Oct. 26; 2
were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Oct. 26, 1 on Oct. 27, 1 on
Oct. 28; 1 was seen at Lemoine Point CA on Oct. 27; 1 was seen on Marble
Rock Road (L&G) on Oct. 27, 1 on Oct. 29; 1 was seen at Aylmer Crescent on
Oct. 29; 1 was seen on the Cataraqui Trail in Perth Road on Oct. 29
EASTERN PHOEBE – 3 birds were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Oct.
26, 8 on Oct. 27, 5 on Oct. 28, 3 on Oct. 29, 3 on Oct. 30, 1 on Nov. 1; 2
were seen on Babylon Road (PEC) on Oct. 26; 1 was seen on Big Creek Road
(L&A) on Oct. 26; 1 was seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on Oct. 31
NORTHERN SHRIKE – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Oct.
31
GRAY CATBIRD – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Oct. 26,
1 on Oct. 28; 1 was seen at The Marshlands CA on Nov. 1
BROWN THRASHER – 1 bird was seen at Little Bluff Conservation Area (PEC) on
Nov. 1
EASTERN BLUEBIRD – 3 birds were seen at Prince Edward Point NEA (PEC) on
Oct. 26, 3 on Oct. 27, 1 on Oct. 30, 15 on Oct. 31, 25 on Nov. 1; 2 were
seen at Lemoine Point CA on Oct. 27; 7 were seen at the Depot Creek Nature
Reserve on Oct. 27; 2 were seen on Marble Rock Road (L&G) on Oct. 27; 4
were seen on Wellesley Island SP (JC) on Oct. 26; 2 were seen at Tree Frog
Farm on Oct. 28; 4 were seen at Wartman-Patterson Park on Oct. 28; 4 were
seen on the Cataraqui Trail in Perth Road on Oct. 29; 3 were seen on
Florida Road on Oct. 29, 3 on Oct. 30; 5 were seen on Amherst Island (L&A)
on Oct. 31
HERMIT THRUSH – 2 birds were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Oct.
26, 1 on Oct. 27, 3 on Oct. 28, 1 on Oct. 30; 1 bird was seen on Marble
Rock Road (L&G) on Oct. 26, 1 on Oct. 28; 1 was seen on Forest Road,
Lakewatch (JC) on Oct. 31; 1 was seen at The Marshlands CA on Nov. 1
TUFTED TITMOUSE – 1 bird was seen East of Kingston on Oct. 26; 2 were seen
at Wellesley Island SP (JC) on Oct. 26
WINTER WREN – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Oct. 26,
2 on Oct. 27, 1 on Oct. 30, 1 on Oct. 31; 2 were seen on the Cataraqui
Trail in Perth Road on Oct. 29; 1 was seen at The Marshlands CA on Oct. 31;
1 was seen at 125 Nina’s Lane on Nov. 1
CAROLINA WREN – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Oct.
26, 1 on Oct. 27, 1 on Oct. 28; 1 was seen at 943 McKnight Road on Nov. 1
PALM WARBLER – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Oct. 30
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER – 1 bird was continuing at Prince Edward Point NWA
(PEC) on Oct. 26, 1 on Oct. 27, 1 on Oct. 28
AMERICAN PIPIT – 2 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Oct. 26, 2
on Oct. 27, 1 on Oct. 31; 2 were seen on Garden Island on Oct. 26; 8 were
seen on Wolfe Island on Oct. 27; 1 was seen at Tree Frog Farm on Oct. 28;
50 were seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on Oct. 31
SNOW BUNTING – 1 bird was seen on Garden Island on Oct. 26; 16 were seen on
Wolfe Island on Oct. 27; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on
Oct. 27, 34 on Oct. 31; 15 were seen at The El Dorado Beach Preserve (JC)
on Oct. 31
FIELD SPARROW – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Oct. 29
AMERICAN TREE SPARROW – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on
Oct. 26, 2 on Oct. 27; 14 were seen in Verona on Oct. 28; 15 were seen on
the Cataraqui Trail in Perth Road on Oct. 29; 2 were seen at the Milburn
Creek NCC Property on Oct. 29; 1 was seen on Marble Rock Road (L&G) on Oct.
29; 2 were seen at The Marshlands CA on Oct. 31, 4 on Nov. 1; 1 was seen on
Amherst Island (L&A) on Oct. 31; 2 were seen at 125 Nina’s Lane on Nov. 1;
2 were seen at The Montreal Street Apartments on Nov. 1; 1 was seen at
Heritage Point in Bath (L&A) on Nov. 1
FOX SPARROW – 1 bird was seen on Bateau Lane on Oct. 26; 1 was seen at
Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Oct. 26, 2 on Oct. 28, 1 on Oct. 29, 2 on
Oct. 30; 5 were seen at Tree Frog Farm on Oct. 28; 8 were seen on the
Cataraqui Trail in Perth Road on Oct. 29; 3 were seen on Florida Road on
Oct. 29; 3 were seen on the K&P Trail (Murton Road to Harrowsmith) on Oct.
31; 1 was seen at Little Cataraqui Creek CA on Nov. 1
SWAMP SPARROW – 2 birds were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Oct.
26, 1 on Oct. 28, 1 on Oct. 30; 1 was seen on Marble Rock Road (L&G) on
Oct. 28; 1 was seen at The Marshlands CA on Nov. 1
EASTERN TOWHEE – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Oct. 26
EVENING GROSBEAK – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Oct.
30
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC)
on Oct. 26, 2 on Oct. 27
PINE SISKIN – 45 birds were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on Oct.
26, 51 on Oct. 27, 29 on Oct. 28, 15 on Oct. 29, 12 on Oct. 30, 8 on Oct.
31; 2 birds were seen on Marble Rock Road (L&G) on Oct. 26, 3 on Oct. 29; 1
was seen at the Depot Creek Nature Reserve on Oct. 27; 1 was seen in Cape
Vincent, NY (JC) on Oct. 27; 5 were seen at 1726 Burbrook Road on Oct. 28;
1 was seen at 104 Hardwood Lane on Oct. 29
EASTERN MEADOWLARK – 6 birds were seen in Cape Vincent, NY (JC) on Oct. 27;
1 was seen at the Gananoque Lagoons (L&G) on Oct. 27; 2 were seen on
Amherst Island (L&A) on Oct. 31
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD – 2 birds were seen at 124 Nina’s Lane on Oct. 29
RUSTY BLACKBIRD – 12 birds were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on
Oct. 26, 8 on Oct. 27, 8 on Oct. 30, 9 on Oct. 31; 1 was seen on Marble
Rock Road (L&G) on Oct. 26, 2 on Oct. 29; 2 were seen on Big Creek Road
(L&A) on Oct. 26; 3 were seen at The Milburn Creek NCC Property on Oct. 27
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: bi...@kingstonfieldnaturalists.org
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