Greetings Fellow Birders, Please find the Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of January 17, 2025 below.
*You will note there has been a streamlining of the birds included within these reports this week and moving forward. This is not to discount certain sightings, but to truly reflect birds that are rare sightings from a provincial perspective. I thank those who have reached out with feedback and suggestions and am hopeful that the report will continue to be as accurate as possible.* 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) 18-Jan-25; Hamilton - Windermere Basin - Richard Poort *continuing bird; originally sighted by Luc Fazio on Jan. 6, 2025 TUFTED DUCK 19-Jan-25; Toronto - Colonel Sam Smith Park/Lake Crescent Park; Jack Alvo *continuing bird; originally sighted by Jessica Benavides on Jan. 4, 2025 COMMON EIDER 17-Jan-25; Peterborough - Wilson Lane (Selwyn); Meredith Swartwout *continuing bird; originally sighted by Xavier Tuson on Jan. 14, 2025 King Eider 19-Jan-25; Toronto - Toronto Islands/Tommy Thompson Park; mc coburn *continuing bird; originally sighted by Owen Strickland on Nov. 22, 2024 Harlequin Duck 18-Jan-25; Chatham-Kent - Erieau Townsite; Matthew Roorda *continuing bird; originally sighted by Steve Charbonneau on Jan 15, 2025 Harlequin Duck 17-Jan-25; Toronto - The Beach; Harrison Priebe *likely the same bird sighted in this area in the Fall of 2024 Harlequin Duck 18-Jan-25; Toronto - Colonel Sam Smith Park/Princess of Wales Park; Kenneth G.D. Burrell Barrow's Goldeneye 19-Jan-25; Durham - Lynde Creek/Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences; Birder GG *continuing bird; originally sighted by Sara Thompson-Hall & Stu Hall on Dec. 21, 2024 Barrow's Goldeneye 22-Jan-25; Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry - Cornwall Waterfront; Isma Giralt/Jon P. Ruddy Eared Grebe 18-Jan-25; Grey - Sutacriti Park; Rob Wray Black Vulture 17-Jan-25; Niagara - Queenston Heights; Michael Kirchin *continuing bird; originally sighted by Willie D'Anna/Jean Iron/William Lamond/Declan Troy on Jan. 3, 2025 Eastern Phoebe 17-Jan-25; Ottawa - Carleton University; Igor Kabic EURASIAN TREE SPARROW 18-Jan-25; Frontenac - Button Bay Road (Wolfe Island); Mark D. Read *continuing bird; originally sighted by Mark D. Read at Wolfe Island on Jan. 2, 2025 GRAY-CROWNED ROSY FINCH 17-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 Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 20-Jan-25; Waterloo - Bannister Lake; Georg Hentsch *continuing bird originally sighted by Georg Hentsch on Dec. 20, 2024 Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 19-Jan-25; Thunder Bay - Chippera Trailer Park (Fort William); Douglas Tate Harris's Sparrow 17-Jan-25; Durham - Scugog/Sunderland; Barbara N. Charlton *continuing bird originally sighted by Kylo Alari on Dec. 28, 2024 Harris's Sparrow 20-Jan-25; Chatham-Kent - Stefina Line (Blenheim); Steve Charbonneau *continuing bird originally sighted by Steve Charbonneau on Jan 5, 2025 Ovenbird 17-Jan-2025; London - Bruce Street; Suzanne Frank *continuing bird originally sighted by Suzanne Frank on Jan 10, 2025 Dickcissel 17-Jan-25; Norfolk - Rockford; Anonymous Good Birding, Dan -- 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.
