Greetings Fellow Birders, Please find the Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of January 24, 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) 26-Jan-25; Middlesex - Greenway Park - Jennifer Slauenwhite TUFTED DUCK 26-Jan-25; Toronto - Humber Bay Park East; Tristan Ducharme *possibly the same bird sighted by Owen Strickland in the Toronto Islands in the Fall of 2024 King Eider 28-Jan-25; Toronto - Toronto Islands/Tommy Thompson Park; Owen Strickland *continuing bird; originally sighted by Owen Strickland on Nov. 22, 2024 Harlequin Duck 28-Jan-25; Toronto - The Beach; Gordan Sheard *likely the same bird sighted in this area in the Fall of 2024 Harlequin Duck 30-Jan-25; Peel - Lakefront Promenade Park/R.K. McMillan Park; David Wallace *continuing bird Barrow's Goldeneye 30-Jan-25; Grey - Owen Sound Harbour; Anonymous Birder Virginia Rail 25-Jan-25; Chatham-Kent - Shrewsbury; James Burk Black Vulture 25-Jan-25; Niagara - Queenston Heights; Diana Werezak *continuing bird; originally sighted by Willie D'Anna/Jean Iron/William Lamond/Declan Troy on Jan. 3, 2025 EURASIAN TREE SPARROW 25-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 25-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) 25-Jan-25; Waterloo - Bannister Lake; Georg Hentsch *continuing bird originally sighted by Georg Hentsch on Dec. 20, 2024 Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 27-Jan-25; Thunder Bay - Chippera Trailer Park (Fort William); Brian Ratcliff *continuing bird originally sighted by Douglas Tate on Jan. 19, 2025 Harris's Sparrow 24-Jan-25; Durham - Scugog/Sunderland; Marilyn Hubley *continuing bird originally sighted by Carol Apperson/Doug Apperson on Dec. 28, 2024 Ovenbird 28-Jan-2025; London - Bruce Street; Suzanne Frank *continuing bird originally sighted by Suzanne Frank on Jan 10, 2025 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.
