Kingston and Area Bird Sightings

Kingston Area Birds May 2, 2026 – May 8, 2026 Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) maintain records in a 50km radius ofMacDonald Park, Kingston. Birders using eBird are encouraged to share theirsightings with ‘Kingston FN’. Alternatively, please email records directlyto me – contact details below….

Ontario Rare Bird Report

Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of May 1, 2026 This weekly report provides information about bird sightings that aresignificant due to the species, the location and/or time of year of thesighting.  Within these weekly reports, as much detail will be provided aspossible…

Warblers and Whimbrels Weekend

Join Presqu’ile Park staff and volunteers on Saturday, May 16th and Sunday, May 17th for Warblers and Whimbrels weekend. This event celebrates the spring migration of the smaller birds, such as warblers, and the shorebirds, like the Whimbrel, that annually stop at Presqu’ile on…

Prince Edward Point is Giving Point Pelee a Run For its Money

It was the late Irwin Knight of Belleville, a long-time member of the Quinte Field Naturalists, who alerted me to the potential of Prince Edward Point in the early 1960s as a migratory pathway for spring birds. The property was essentially privately owned, but…

The Hummingbird Season is Here!

The hummingbird season is upon us again. Our only hummingbird species in Prince Edward County, the Ruby-throated, usually arrives by May 12th, although we have seen them arrive here as early as May 1st. Your chances of attracting a nesting pair to your premises,…

It’s Finally May – What Birds Can We Expect To See?

Would May and warmer weather ever arrive, was a much heard question during much of April. Some unseasonably cool temperatures and frosty nights during late April left doubt in the minds of most birds if spring and warmer temperatures would ever arrive this year….

Prince Edward County Bird List

Prince Edward County Checklist of Birds(January, 2026) Because of its location in eastern Lake Ontario, Prince Edward County is a natural catch-all for migrating birds during both spring and fall. The points of land along the southern shore especially, provide excellent birding opportunities during…

Kingston Field Naturalists 2026 BioBlitz

The Birdhouse Nature Store

THE BIRDHOUSE NATURE STORE home of the famous “Right Stuff” bird feed 82 Main Street, Brighton 613-475-9510 BIRDFEEDING HAS BECOME BIG BUSINESS – MAKE SURE YOU FEED “THE RIGHT STUFF” AND NOT THE WRONG STUFF! In Birdfeeding Workshops that I conducted back in the…

Bird Friendly Garden Plants

Poster courtesy of Cornell Lab of Ornithology