{"id":3518,"date":"2026-11-14T05:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T05:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturestuff.net\/web\/?p=3518"},"modified":"2026-11-14T15:09:23","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T15:09:23","slug":"kingston-and-area-bird-sightings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturestuff.net\/web\/kingston-and-area-bird-sightings\/","title":{"rendered":"Kingston and Area Bird Sightings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Kingston Area Birds November 7, 2026 \u2013 November 13, 2026<br><br>Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) maintain records in a 50km radius of<br>MacDonald Park, Kingston. Birders using eBird are encouraged to share their<br>sightings with \u2018Kingston FN\u2019. Alternatively, please email records directly<br>to me \u2013 contact details below. Please note that some sightings may require<br>review and remain unconfirmed unless stated otherwise. Species in bold type<br>require completion of a rare bird report available on the KFN website or<br>directly from me. If indicated, an OBRC report may be required instead (<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ofo.ca\/site\/Obrcreport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.ofo.ca\/site\/Obrcreport<\/a>). Some iPhone users report that bold type<br>may be replaced by asterisks.<br><br><strong>*Overview*<\/strong>: A few great sightings this week, a Greater White-fronted Goose<br>and a Purple Sandpiper were two of the highlights this week. \u00a0Five Golden<br>Eagles seen at Prince Edward Point NWA was also a great find. \u00a0Although not<br>shown as a rare sighting there were reports of Red-throated Loons in the<br>Kingston Area this past week as well.<br><br><strong>***The owl woods on Amherst Island will be closed to public access from<br>Monday November 16, 2026 and will reopen on Monday December 7, 2026***<\/strong><br><br>Greater White-fronted Goose: One bird was seen on Wolfe Island-Reed\u2019s Bay<br>on November 8.<br><br>Cackling Goose: One bird was seen at Finkle\u2019s Shore Park (L&amp;A) on November<br>9.<br><br>Purple Sandpiper: One bird was seen on Snake Island on November 11.<br><br>Sandhill Crane: One bird was seen at 107 Rogers Road, Tamworth (L&amp;A) on<br>November 8.<br><br>Great Egret: One bird was seen near Little Cataraqui Creek CA on November<br>7. One was seen at George Merry Wetland on November 7, one on November 9.<br>One was seen at 1982 Perth Road on November 11.<br><br>Osprey: One bird was seen near Florida Road on November 8.<br><br>Golden Eagle: Five birds were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on<br>November 13.<br><br>Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: One bird was seen at Meadowbrook Forest on<br>November 7.<br><br>Fish Crow: One bird was seen at 148 Earl Street on November 10.<br><br>Gray Catbird: One bird was seen on Amherst Island-Long Point Road Marshes<br>(L&amp;A) on November 9. One was seen at Kingston Mills on November 11.<br><br>Brown Thrasher: One bird was seen at 1030 Old Mill Road on November 11.<br><br>Tufted Titmouse: One bird was seen in Glen Lawrence Woods on November 9,<br>two on November 13. One was seen at Belle Island on November 11, one on<br>November 13. Five were seen on Bateau Lane on November 13.<br><br>Ruby-crowned Kinglet: One bird was seen on the Cataraqui Trail near Spring<br>Mill Lane on November 8. One was seen at Lemoine Point CA on November 8.<br>One was seen on Howe Island Drive on November 8. One was seen at Prince<br>Edward Point NWA (PEC) on November 10, one on November 11. One was seen in<br>Bath-Heritage Point (L&amp;A) on November 13.<br><br>Blue-headed Vireo: One bird was seen on Amherst Island (L&amp;A) on November 8.<br><br>Tennessee Warbler: One bird was seen at Heritage Point-Bath (L&amp;A) on<br>November 9. One was seen in Bath-Heritage Point (L&amp;A) on November 13.<br><br>Northern Parula: One bird was seen on Amherst Island-Martin Edwards Reserve<br>(L&amp;A) on November 11.<br><br>Common Yellowthroat: One bird was seen at the Invista Property on November<br>13.<br><br>Chipping Sparrow: Two birds were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on<br>November 9. Three were seen at Meadowbrook Forest on November 10.<br><br>Fox Sparrow: One bird was seen at 104 Hardwood Lane on November 11. Two<br>were seen at Tree Frog Farm on November 11, two on November 12. One was<br>seen at Little Cataraqui Creek CA on November 11. One was seen at Long<br>Point\/Gravelly Bay Road (PEC) on November 12, one on November 13. Three<br>were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on November 13.<br><br>Savannah Sparrow: One bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on<br>November 11.<br><br>Eastern Towhee: One bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on<br>November 8, two on November 13.<br><br>Evening Grosbeak: Four birds were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on<br>November 11.<br><br>Red Crossbill: Thirteen birds were seen at Kingston Mills on November 11.<br>Fifteen were seen at Little Cataraqui Creek CA on November 11, sixty on<br>November 12. Four were seen at Tree Frog Farm on November 11, twenty on<br>November 12. Forty were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA (PEC) on November<br>11, twelve on November 13. Nine were seen on Bateau Lane on November 13.<br><br>In order to minimize disturbance to wildlife and property in the recording<br>area, Kingston Field Naturalists has adopted the KFN Sensitive Sightings<br>Policy<br>&lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/kingstonfieldnaturalists.org\/wildlife\/kfn-sensitive-sightings-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/kingstonfieldnaturalists.org\/wildlife\/kfn-sensitive-sightings-policy\/<\/a>>.<br>Please note that you must be a card-carrying member of Kingston Field<br>Naturalists (KFN), or be accompanied by a member, to access the Martin<br>Edwards Reserve. Access to the Amherstview Sewage Lagoons is strictly<br>limited to KFN members only, no non-member guests permitted. Memberships<br>are being checked on a regular basis at Amherstview and those without are<br>being evicted. KFN members wishing to enter the Invista property must enter<br>through the west gate and show their membership card to security.<br><br>As always, a big thank you goes to all those who have submitted sightings<br>directly or via eBird.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kingston Area Birds November 7, 2026 \u2013 November 13, 2026 Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) maintain records in a 50km radius ofMacDonald Park, Kingston. Birders using eBird are encouraged to share theirsightings with \u2018Kingston FN\u2019. Alternatively, please email records directlyto me \u2013 contact details below&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-birding","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturestuff.net\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturestuff.net\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturestuff.net\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturestuff.net\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturestuff.net\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3518"}],"version-history":[{"count":144,"href":"https:\/\/naturestuff.net\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3518\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5346,"href":"https:\/\/naturestuff.net\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3518\/revisions\/5346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturestuff.net\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturestuff.net\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturestuff.net\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}