Kingston Area Birds December 27, 2025 – January 2, 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*: Well we are officially into 2026 now, Happy New Year. Some great sightings again this week, with the highlight being the Harris’s Sparrow in Prince Edward County. With the Christmas Bird Counts wrapping up in the area, and the motivation to start the new year off on the right foot there were a number of other great sightings as well. Have a safe and prosperous New Year everyone. *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* Cackling Goose: One was seen in Bath-Centennial Park (L&A) on December 31. Wood Duck: Two were seen in Sydenham on December 2. Northern Pintail: One was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on January 2. Horned Grebe: One was seen on Wolfe Island on December 31. Red-throated Loon: One was seen on Wolfe Island on January 1. American Herring x Great Black-backed Gull (hybrid): One was seen near the Lansdowne Dump (L&G) on December 30, December 31. Turkey Vulture: One was seen at the Chaumont Barrens Nature Preserve (JC) on December 30. Golden Eagle: One was seen on Gravelly Bay Road (PEC) on January 2. American Goshawk: One was seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on December 27. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: One was seen on Sherman Point Road (L&A) on December 27. One was seen on Ham Road (L&A) on December 27. One was seen at 361 King Street West, Kingston on December 28. One was seen on Townline Road (L&A) on December 28. One was seen on Sand Hill Road on December 30, one on December 31 and again on January 1. Eastern Bluebird: Five were seen on Wartman Road (L&A) on January 2. Three were seen on the Cataraqui Trail-Camden East to Newburgh (L&A) on January 2. Hermit Thrush: One was seen in Balsam Grove on December 28. Tufted Titmouse: One was seen at Belle Island on December 27, one on December 28, one on December 31, one on January 1 and one on January 2. One was seen at Sandhurst Shores (L&A) on December 27. Three were seen on Bateau Lane on January 1, one on January 2. Three were seen at a private residence on Montreal Street on January 1. Three were seen at Cartwright Point on January 1. Carolina Wren: One was seen at 5 Edgewood Road, Bath (L&A) on December 28. Ruby-crowned Kinglet: One was seen at Belle Island on December 27, one on December 31. Yellow-rumped Warbler: Two were seen on Cutler Road (L&A) on January 2. American Pipit: One was seen in Bath-Heritage Point (L&A) on December 27. Savannah Sparrow: One was seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on December 28, one on December 31. *Harris’s Sparrow*: One was seen at Long Point/Gravelly Bay Road (PEC) on December 29 and continued through January 2. White-crowned Sparrow: One was seen in Napanee-Huyck Road (L&A) on December 27. One was seen at 75 Schooner Drive, Kingston on December 28. One was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on December 28, one on January 2. One was seen at a private residence West of Gananoque (L&G) on December 30, one on December 31. One was seen at 54 Mowat Avenue on January 1. Swamp Sparrow: One was seen at Little Cataraqui CA on December 30. Eastern Towhee: One was seen on Petworth Road (L&A) on December 28 and again on January 2. Red-winged Blackbird: Six were seen at 5545 Perth Road Crescent on December 27, 2025, six on December 28, five on December 30, five on December 31, six on January 1 and three on January 2. Three were seen at 937 Thompson Crescent on January 2. Common Grackle: One was seen on Montreal Street on January 2. 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: [email protected] -- Ontbirds and Birdnews are moderated email Listservs provided by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) as a service to all birders in Ontario. Birdnews is reserved for announcements, location summaries, first of year reports, etc. To post a message on Birdnews, send an email to: [email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Birdnews Moderators by email at [email protected]. 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