Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
Kingston Area Birds May 24, 2025 – May 30, 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 continued to be another great week for shorebird sightings,
with reports coming in from all areas of the Kingston Circle this week.
SURF SCOTER – 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on May 27; 10
were seen on Parrott’s Bay Lane (L&A) on May 30
BLACK SCOTER – 2 were seen on Long Point Road (PEC) on May 25
LONG-TAILED DUCK – 1 was seen at Lemoine Point CA on May 24
BUFFLEHEAD – 1 was seen at Camden Lake on May 24, 1 on May 25
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN – 1 was seen in Sherwin Bay, NY (JC) on May 25
FRANKLIN’S GULL – 2 were seen on Wolfe Island on May 25; 2 were seen at
11302 County Road 125, Chaumont, NY (JC) on May 25
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL – 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on
May 24; 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on May 25, 1 on May 26
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER – 9 were seen at the O’Neill Conservation Project (L&G)
on May 30
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER – 57 were seen at Staley Point, Wolfe Island on May
27; 8 were seen on 4th Line Road, Wolfe Island on May 27; 2 were seen on
Salmon Island on May 27; 60 were reported from Prince Edward Point NWA
(PEC) on May 27; 64 were seen at the O’Neill Conservation Project (L&G) on
May 27, 1 on May 28; 1 was seen on Lekx Road (L&G) on May 27
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE – 3 were seen at the O’Neill Conservation Project
(L&G) on May 24, 2 on May 25
SOLITARY SANDPIPER – 1 was seen on Bellrock Road on May 25
LESSER YELLOWLEGS – 1 was seen at the O’Neill Conservation Project (L&G) on
May 25, 2 on May 27; 2 were seen on Lekx Road (L&G) on May 27
RED KNOT – 2 were seen on Snake Island on May 24; 2 were seen on Salmon
Island on May 28
BAIRD’S SANDPIPER – 2 were seen at the O’Neill Conservation Project (L&G)
on May 29
LEAST SANDPIPER – 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on May 27; 40 were seen at the
O’Neill Conservation Project (L&G) on May 27, 2 on May 28, 17 on May 29, 1
on May 30; 4 were seen on Lekx Road (L&G) on May 27
LEAST BITTERN – 1 was seen at Tree Frog Farm on May 25; 1 was seen at the
Moscow Marsh on May 25; 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on May 27, 1 on May 28
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK – 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on May 24
BROAD-WINGED HAWK – 13 were reported from Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on
May 27
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER – 1 was seen at Crystal Spring Farm; 1 was seen on
Old River Road (L&G) on May 27; 1 was seen on Twin Oaks Lane (L&G) on May 27
FISH CROW – 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on May 25, 1 on May
26; 1 was seen on Turkey Hollow Drive, NY (JC) on May 28
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD – 1 was seen at Providence Care Hospital on May 27
TUFTED TITMOUSE – 2 were seen at Glen Lawrence Woods on May 24; 2 were seen
on Montreal Street on May 26, 2 on May 27, 2 on May 28
CAROLINA WREN – 1 was seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on May 25
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET – 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on May
24, 1 on May 25, 1 on May 26, 1 on May 27, 1 on May 30; 1 was seen on Old
Front Road on May 25; 1 was seen at The Marshlands CA on May 25; 1 was seen
at 67 Alwington Avenue on May 25; 1 was seen on County Road 35 (PEC) on May
27
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH – 1 was seen on Canoe Lake Road on May 30
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER – 5 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on May
27, 2 on May 28; 1 was seen on County Road 35 (PEC) on May 27
PRAIRIE WARBLER – 5 were seen on Fishing Lake Road on May 27
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER – 1 was seen at 1726 Burbrook Road on May 24; 1 was
seen at the Invista Property on May 25
CAPE MAY WARBLER – 1 was seen at the Invista Property on May 25; 2 were
seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on May 25, 2 on May 27; 1 was seen at
Parrott’s Bay CA (L&A) on May 25
BAY-BREASTED WARBLER – 1 was seen at 5545 Perth Road Crescent on May 28; 2
were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on May 28, 3 on May 30
TENNESSEE WARBLER – 1 was seen at Lake Ontario Park on May 28; 1 was seen
at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on May 28, 1 on May 30
NORTHERN PARULA – 1 was seen at Tree Frog Farm on May 25; 1 was seen at 67
Alwington Avenue on May 25; 1 was seen at the Invista Property on May 25; 1
was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on May 25, 4 on May 27; 2 were
seen on Fishing Lake Road on May 26; 1 was seen on Amherst Island on May
26; 1 was seen on Montreal Street on May 27; 1 was seen at QUBS (L&G) on
May 28
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER – 2 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC)
on May 27
HOODED WARBLER – 1 was seen at Brodie Park on May 26; 1 was seen at Prince
Edward Point NWA (PEC) on May 26
AMERICAN PIPIT – 1 was seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on May 24
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW – 2 were seen on Fishing Lake Road on May 26, 1 on
May 27; 1 was seen at Lemoine Point CA on May 26
RED CROSSBILL – 2 were seen at 5545 Perth Road Crescent on May 27
ORCHARD ORIOLE – 2 were seen at Lemoine Point CA on May 24, 3 on May 25, 3
on May 26, 2 on May 28, 2 on May 30; 1 was seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on
May 24, 2 on May 25; 1 was seen at the O’Neill Conservation Area (L&G) on
May 27; 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on May 28
In order to minimize 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 Rayner
Perth Road, Ontario
Email: birds@kingstonfieldnaturalists.org
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