Ontario Rare Bird Alert for the week starting November 29, 2024 Species mentioned (all caps indicate species on the OBRC review list): Eurasian Wigeon (Leeds and Grenville) Red Phalarope (Hamilton) Greater Yellowlegs (Hastings, Ottawa) Black-legged Kittiwake (Lambton) Eared Grebe (Waterloo) Pacific Loon (Simcoe) Western Cattle-Egret (Essex, Haldimand) Varied Thrush (Kenora, Rainy River) Western Meadowlark (Thunder Bay) Baltimore Oriole (Ottawa) Ovenbird (Toronto) Orange-crowned Warbler (Elgin, Haldimand, Wellington) Nashville Warbler (Peel) Northern Parula (Halton, Lennox and Addington) Palm Warbler (Essex) BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER (Niagara)
Details: I have tried to indicate the finder, where known. My apologies to those who I have left out. You can help me by giving the finder's name(s), if known, in your eBird checklists. Looking for a replacement: I'm looking for someone to take over these weekly reports! If you're interested, please get in touch. Eurasian Wigeon (Leeds and Grenville): The male reported November 4, presumably same bird found by Mark Patry on October 8, continued at Mac Johnson CA to at least November 30. Red Phalarope (Hamilton): Liam Thorne found one off Princess Point on November 30 that was seen by many to at least December 1. Greater Yellowlegs (Hastings): Crystal Kirkman and Robert Watkins photographed one at Hungry Bay on December 1. Greater Yellowlegs (Ottawa): Matthew McAnally reported one at Mooney's Bay on December 1. Black-legged Kittiwake (Lambton): Matt Parsons found one off Brights Grove on November 29 that was seen by many to at least December 2. A second bird joined in on December 1. Eared Grebe (Waterloo): Alex Pereschuk photographed one at Snyder's Flats on December 2. Pacific Loon (Simcoe): At least one bird continued off the Barrie waterfront this week. Western Cattle-Egret (Essex): The two birds near Kopegaron Woods continued to at least November 30 and one remained to at least December 3.. Western Cattle-Egret (Haldimand): The one photographed by Karen Petrie just outside of York on November 28 continued to at least November 29. Varied Thrush (Kenora): Angie and Owen Vaughan photographed one at their yard in Dryden on December 5. Varied Thrush (Rainy River): Bob Saunders reported one coming to a feeder on East Bay Rd outside of Fort Frances. MIchelle WIllows and Scott Drebit reported one on John Street west of Thunder Bay on December 2. Baltimore Oriole (Ottawa): Li-Shien Lee photographed one in their backyard that has apparently been present since November 23, remaining to at least December 5. Ovenbird (Toronto): Alex Mills photographed one at York University's Keele Campus on December 2. Orange-crowned Warbler (Elgin): Mike Cowlard and Nancy Douglas reported one from Port Burwell PP on December 3. Orange-crowned Warbler (Haldimand): Matt Timpf found one at Rock Point PP on December 1 that was photographed the next day by Josh Vandermeulen. Orange-crowned Warbler (Wellington): Chris Early photographed one at the University of Guelph Arboretum on December 2. Nashville Warbler (Peel): Bert Predergast reported one at Professor's Lake in Brampton on December 5. Northern Parula (Halton): James Scott photographed one at Sedgewick Forest Park in Oakville on November 29 that remained to at least December 2. Another bird was photographed by Mourad Jabra and Jude Szabo at LaSalle Park on December 1. Northern Parula (Lennox and Addington): One bird continued at Heritage Point in Bath to at least December 1. Palm Warbler (Essex): Cam Chevalier and Harrison Priebe reported one from the tip of Point PElee on November 30. BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER (Niagara): Adam Chambers found one at Malcomson Eco Park in Port Weller on November 30 that was seen by many to at least December 4. Report compiled by Mike Burrell from a variety of sources, primarily eBird; most other sources are listed here: http://ofo.ca/site/content/ontario-hotlines-and-news -- 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.
