Kingston and Area Bird Sightings

Kingston Area Birds April 11, 2026 – April 17, 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*: A nicer week for weather seems to have started bringing in the
next wave of early migrants.  The waterfowl continue head the highlights
this week, with continued reports of Eurasian Wigeon, Tufted Duck and
Harlequin Duck coming in from the Kingston Circle this week.

Cackling Goose: Five birds were seen on County Road 8, Napanee (L&A) on
April 14. One was seen on Eden Grove Road (L&G) on April 17. Three were
seen at Hay Bay-Sillsville (L&A) on April 17. Two were seen at County Road
8/County Road 9-Napanee (L&A) on April 17.

Eurasian Wigeon: One bird was seen on Kaiser Cross Road (PEC) on April 14.

Tufted Duck: One bird was continuing at Landon Bay (L&G) on April 11, one
on April 14, one on April 15 and one on April 16.

Harlequin Duck: One bird was continuing at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on
April 11 and again on April 12.

Black Scoter: Ten birds were seen at 4647 Long Point Road (PEC) on April 11.

Little Gull: One bird was seen on Amherst Island-Stella (L&A) on April 11.

Iceland Gull: One bird was seen on Wolfe Island on April 11. One was seen
at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on April 13. One was seen at the Violet
Dump (L&A) on April 14. One was seen on Kaiser Crossroad (PEC) on April 17.

Upland Sandpiper: One bird was seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on April 15.
One was seen at the Napanee Limestone Plain IBA (L&A) on April 16.

Spotted Sandpiper: One bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on
April 16.

Lesser Yellowlegs: One bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on
April 16.

Virginia Rail: One bird was seen on the Burbrook Road Trail on April 11.
One was seen at Camden Lake Provincial Wildlife Area (L&A) on April 11. One
was heard on O’Brien Road (L&A) on April 13. One was seen at Lemoine Point
CA on April 13. Two were seen at the Craigen Road Marsh (L&A) on April 15.

Sora: One bird was heard at the Unity Road Marshes on April 17.

Black Vulture: One bird was seen on Beaver Road-Gananoque (L&G) on April 12.

Golden Eagle: Two birds were seen on Eden Grove Road (L&G) on April 12.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird: One bird was seen at 6628 Highway 38 on April 17.

Fish Crow: One bird was seen at 102 Woolsey Street, Sackets Harbor (JC) on
April 13, two on April 14 and two on April 17. Two were seen on Route 3,
Sackets Harbor (JC) on April 15. Two were seen at MacDonald Memorial
Park-Kingston on April 16.

Brown Thrasher: One bird was seen on Sand Hill Road on April 11, one on
April 12, one on April 13. One was seen on Wolfe Island-Big Sandy Bay on
April 11. One was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on April 11, one on
April 12, one on April 13. One was seen on the K&P Trail-McIvor Road to
Burbrook on April 12. One was seen at 1798 Hogan Road on April 13.

Wood Thrush: One bird was seen on Parrot’s Bay Lane (L&A) on April 14.

Bohemian Waxwing: Thirty-three birds were seen on the K&P Trail North of
White Lake Road on April 12. One was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC)
on April 12, forty-three on April 13, one on April 16.

Tufted Titmouse: Two birds were seen in the Glen Lawrence Woods on April
11. Two were seen at Kingston Mills on April 12. Two were seen in the Glen
Lawrence Woods on April 12. Two were seen at a private residence on
Montreal Street on April 14, two on April 17. Two were seen at 194 Pauline
Tom Avenue on April 15.

Northern House Wren: One bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on
April 16, one on April 17.

Carolina Wren: One bird was seen on Amherst Island (L&A) on April 15.

Blue-headed Vireo: One bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on
April 15.

Snow Bunting: A late flock of 60 birds was seen on Wolfe Island on April 11.

White-crowned Sparrow: Two birds were seen at the Marshlands CA on April
17. One was seen at 4835 Highway 2 (L&G) on April 17.

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 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 Rayner

Perth Road, Ontario

Email: birds@kingstonfieldnaturalists.org
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