Greetings Fellow Birders, Please find the Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of January 10, 2025 below.
This weekly report provides information about bird sightings that are significant due to the species, the location and/or time of year of the sighting. Within these weekly reports, as much detail will be provided as possible regarding observations, including providing credit to the initial observer(s) and location details. Please use eBird to provide specific details as sightings are recorded. Note that species in all-caps are on the ORBC review list. Amendments/corrections may be sent to dbirkenbergs.birdrepo...@gmail.com. I thank each of you for your patience for any inadvertent oversights. Eurasian Green-winged Teal (Common Teal) 10-Jan-25; Hamilton - Windermere Basin - J.H. *continuing bird; originally sighted by Luc Fazio on Jan. 6, 2025 TUFTED DUCK 10-Jan-25; Toronto - Colonel Sam Smith Park/Lake Crescent Park; Barry Coombs *continuing bird; originally sighted by Jessica Benavides on Jan. 4, 2025 COMMON EIDER 14-Jan-25; Peterborough - Wilson Lane (Selwyn); Xavier Tuson King Eider 12-Jan-25; Toronto - Toronto Islands/Tommy Thompson Park; James Boccia *continuing bird; originally sighted by Owen Strickland on Nov. 22, 2024 Harlequin Duck 14-Jan-25; Algoma - Bellevue Marina (Sault Ste. Marie); Stan Phippen Harlequin Duck 15-Jan-25; Chatham-Kent - Erieau Townsite; Steve Charbonneau Barrow's Goldeneye 14-Jan-25; Durham - Lynde Creek/Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences; Nancy E. McPherson *continuing bird; originally sighted by Sara Thompson-Hall & Stu Hall on Dec. 21, 2024 Barrow's Goldeneye 15-Jan-25; Grey - Kelso Beach/Owen Sound harbour; A. Nicholson *continuing bird; originally sighted by A. Nicholson on Jan. 7, 2025 Willow Ptarmigan 12-Jan-25; Cochrane - Road 652; Eric Lamond/Sarah Lamond/Henrique Pacheco/Peter Simons *continuing bird; originally sighted by Jeff Skevington on Jan. 5, 2025 Gray Partridge 11-Jan-25; Renfrew - Snake River Line; Anonymous *continuing bird; originally sighted by Logan Baldwin/Trevor Baldwin on Dec. 31, 2024 SLATY-BACKED GULL 10-Jan-25; Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry - Guindon Park; Robert Scranton *continuing bird; originally sighted by Giovanni Pari on Dec. 28, 2024 Pacific Loon 10-Jan-25; Hamilton - Pier 4 Park; Richard Poort Black Vulture 10-Jan-25; Niagara - Queenston Heights; Kenneth G.D. Burrell *continuing bird; originally sighted by Willie D'Anna/Jean Iron/William Lamond/Declan Troy on Jan. 3, 2025 Osprey 12-Jan-25; Middlesex - James Street (Thames); Jennifer Wilson Belted Kingfisher 13-Jan-25; Ottawa - Richmond CA/Stittsville; Anonymous *continuing bird; originally sighted by Marcel Gahbauer on Jan. 3, 2025 Belted Kingfisher 16-Jan-25; Nipissing - Bonfield; Lucas Beaver Eastern Phoebe 10-Jan-25; Lambton - Suncor Nature Way; Allanah Vokes Marsh Wren 15-Jan-25; Lambton - Forest Sewage Lagoons; James Holdsworth Eastern Bluebird 13-Jan-25; Wellington - University of Guelph Arboretum; Jeff DeRuyter Eastern Bluebird 13-Jan-25; Simcoe - Personal location; Jennifer Emmerton Eastern Bluebird 14-Jan-25; Lennox & Addington - Amherst Island; Barbara O'Neill/James Thompson *continuing bird; originally sighted by Steve Coates on Jan. 5, 2025 Townsend's Solitaire 14-Jan-25; Thunder Bay - Vickers Park; Janet Clark Varied Thrush 11-Jan-25; Thunder Bay - Red Rock Landfill; Allan Harris *continuing bird; originally sighted during CBC on December 14 EURASIAN TREE SPARROW 10-Jan-25; Frontenac - Button Bay Road (Wolfe Island); James Thompson *continuing bird; originally sighted by Mark D. Read at Wolfe Island on Jan. 2, 2025 GRAY-CROWNED ROSY FINCH 11-Jan-25; Timiskaming - Georgina Street (Matachewan); Kari Dalziel/Jared Taman *continuing bird; originally sighted by Kari Dalziel/Jared Taman at Matachewan on Dec. 27, 2024 White-winged Crossbill 12-Jan-25; Toronto - Colonel Sam Smith Park; Shirley Chambers/Iain Fleming/Gina Turone Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 13-Jan-25; Waterloo - Bannister Lake; Georg Hentsch *continuing bird originally sighted by Georg Hentsch on Dec. 20, 2024 Dark-eyed Junco (Pink-sided) 10-Jan-25; Waterloo - HVT Side Trail; Virgil Martin *continuing bird originally sighted by Virgil Martin on Jan. 6, 2025 Harris's Sparrow 10-Jan-25; Durham - Scugog/Sunderland; Douglas Appersonm *continuing bird originally sighted by Kylo Alari on Dec. 28, 2024 Harris's Sparrow 10-Jan-25; Chatham-Kent - Stefina Line (Blenheim); Bill Lindley *continuing bird originally sighted by Steve Charbonneau on Jan. 5, 2025 Vesper Sparrow 10-Jan-25; Middlesex - Westminster Landfill Site; Laure Wilson Neish Vesper Sparrow 12-Jan-25; Chatham-Kent - Gore Road; Steve Charbonneau Baltimore Oriole 11-Jan-25; Ottawa - Personal location; Li-Shien Lee *continuing bird; originally sighted by Li-Shien Lee (yard bird) Ovenbird 10-Jan-2025; London - Bruce Street; Suzanne Frank Orange-crowned Warbler 14-Jan-25; Haldimand - Rock Point PP; Joshua Vandermeulen Common Yellowthroat 03-Jan-25; Chatham-Kent - Erieau Marsh Trail/Rondeau PP; Mike Cowlard/Nancy Douglas *continuing bird; originally sighted by Steve Charbonneau/Kenneth G.D. Burrell on Jan. 3, 2025 Common Yellowthroat 11-Jan-25; Norfolk - Long Point PP; Samreen Munim *continuing bird; originally sighted by Stuart Mackenzie on Jan. 3, 2025 American Redstart 10-Jan-25; Halton - Joshua's Valley Treatment Plant; Frank Pointner *continuing bird; originally sighted by Jim Watt on Dec. 20, 2024 Northern Parula 11-Jan-25; Halton - Sedgewick Forest Park (Oakville); Mike Waldhuber/Robert Waldhuber *continuing bird Pine Warbler 11-Jan-25; Hamilton - Mount Albion CA; Colleen Reilly Pine Warbler 15-Jan-25; Halton - Bronte Creek PP; Mark Jennings Yellow-rumped Warbler 11-Jan-25; Norfolk - Birds Canada Headquarters (Port Rowan); Emma Buck/Callum Gibsonm Yellow-rumped Warbler 13-Jan-25; Toronto - Downsview Park; Jean Chatigny Yellow-rumped Warbler 14-Jan-25; Middlesex - Strathroy Sewage Lagoons; Mark Bakelaar/Maria Cohoon Good Birding, Dan -- Report compiled by Dan Birkenbergs 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. 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