Kingston Area Birds 31 May 2025 – 6 June 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*: It was another great week in birding this past week with some great reports coming in. The highlight of the week is the Little Blue Heron, first found by Alexandra Simmons on June 4 on the Burbrook Road Trail. The bird has continued in the area throughout the rest of the week. *Parish Notes: * *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* BRANT – 1 was seen near Darlingside (L&G) on June 3; 130 were seen at 5795 Highway 15 on June 4 LONG-TAILED DUCK – 1 was seen at Lemoine Point CA on June 3 AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN – 4 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on May 31, 8 on June 1, 5 on June 2, 3 on June 3 WHIMBREL – 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on June 6 RED-NECKED PHALAROPE – 1 was seen at the O’Neill Conservation Project (L&G) on June 1 RED KNOT – 2 were seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on June 1 LEAST SANDPIPER – 2 were seen at the O’Neill Conservation Project (L&G) on May 31, 2 on June 1, 1 on June 2, 1 on June 4 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER – 1 was seen at the O’Neill Conservation Project (L&G) on May 31, 14 on June 3, 11 on June 4, 4 on June 5 LEAST BITTERN – 1 was seen on the K&P Trail north of Murton Road on June 5; 1 was seen near Industrial Park, Bath (L&A) on June 5 LITTLE BLUE HERON – 1 was seen on the Burbrook Road Trail on June 4 and continued through June 6 BROAD-WINGED HAWK – 2 were seen on County Road 35 (PEC) on May 31; 2 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on June 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER – 2 were seen on James Wilson Road on May 31, 2 on June 3, 2 on June 5; 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on June 6 FISH CROW – 1 was seen at Kingston City Park on June 3, 2 on June 5 NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD – 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on May 31; 1 was seen at 5545 Perth Road Crescent on June 5 SWAINSON'S THRUSH – 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on June 2 TUFTED TITMOUSE – 1 was seen in Glen Lawrence Woods on June 3; 1 was seen on Montreal Street on June 5, 1 on June 6 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET – 1 was seen at Belle Island on June 1 PHILADELPHIA VIREO – 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on June 2; 1 was seen on Sands Bay Road (L&G) on June 2 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH – 1 was seen on James Wilson Road on May 31 TENNESSEE WARBLER – 1 was seen on Sweets Corners Road (L&G) on June 1; 1 was seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on June 1; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on June 2 NORTHERN PARULA – 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on June 6 BAY-BREASTED WARBLER – 3 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on June 2; 1 was seen at Butternut Creek on June 4 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER – 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on May 31, 2 on June 2 BLACKPOLL WARBLER – 1 was seen at Everitt Park on June 5 PRAIRIE WARBLER – 2 were seen on Fishing Lake Road on June 3, 1 on June 6 WILSON'S WARBLER – 3 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on June 2; 1 was seen at 5545 Perth Road Crescent on June 5 YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT – 1 unconfirmed sighting was reported from Burns Road on June 2 ORCHARD ORIOLE – 2 were seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on June 1; 2 were seen in Barriefield on June 3; 1 was seen at Lemoine Point CA on June 4; 3 were seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on June 6 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 -- 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: birdnews@ontbirds.ca. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Birdnews Moderators by email at birdn...@ofo.ca. Please review posting rules and guidelines at http://ofo.ca/site/content/listserv-guidelines To find out more about OFO, please visit our website at ofo.ca or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists.
