Ontario Rare Bird Alert for the week starting December 6, 2024 Species mentioned (all caps indicate species on the OBRC review list): Red Phalarope (Northumberland) Sanderling (Norfolk) Black-legged Kittiwake (Lambton, Niagara) Pacific Loon (Hamilton) Varied Thrush (Rainy River) Baltimore Oriole (Ottawa) Ovenbird (Middlesex) Black-and-white Warbler (Halton) Orange-crowned Warbler (Toronto) American Redstart (Halton) Northern Parula (Halton, Lennox and Addington) 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. Red Phalarope (Northumberland): Sebastian Penagos and Don Davis photographed one off Owen Point in Presqu'ile PP on December 8. Sanderling (Norfolk): Eric Giles photographed one at Gravelly Bay on December 11. Black-legged Kittiwake (Lambton): James Holdsworth photographed one in Port Franks on December 11. Black-legged Kittiwake (Niagara): Jon Ruddy reported one off Niagara-on-the-Lake on December 6. Pacific Loon (Hamilton): Mourad Jabra found and photographed one off Yach Club arbour on December 8 and then off LaSalle Park on December 10 that remained at the latter location to at least December 11. Varied Thrush (Rainy River): One bird is visiting a feeder at Rock Islet Bay, east of Fort Frances to at least December 8. Baltimore Oriole (Ottawa): The bird found by Li-Shien Lee in their backyard November 23 continued to at least December 12. Ovenbird (Middlesex): One was photographed in a London backyard December 11. Black-and-white Warbler (Halton): Rob Dobos and Cheryl Edgeombe found one at the SE Oakville Sewage Treatment Plant on December 8 that remained to at least December 11. Orange-crowned Warbler (Toronto): Christian Tamas photographed one at Corktown Common on December 7 and 11. Margaret Kelch reported one at Colonel Sam Smith Park on December 8. American Redstart (Halton): Rob Dobos and Cheryl Edgeombe found one at the SE Oakville Sewage Treatment Plant on December 8. Northern Parula (Halton): The one at Sedgewick Forest Park in Oakville Continued to at least December 10. The one at LaSalle Park continued to at least December 12. Northern Parula (Lennox and Addington): One bird continued at Heritage Point in Bath to at least December 8. 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 10. 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.
