Greetings Fellow Birders, Please find the Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of February 14, 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. TUFTED DUCK 15-Feb-25; Toronto - Colonel Sam Smith Park/Twenty-Third Street Parkette; Amanda Guercio/Kristen Jaczko *continuing bird; originally sighted by Jessica Benavides on Jan. 4, 2025 TUFTED DUCK 15-Feb-25; Toronto - Toronto Islands; Jackson Chai-Weeds/Owen Strickland *likely the same bird sighted by Owen Strickland in the Toronto Islands in the Fall of 2024 King Eider 14-Feb-25; Hamilton - Jones Road (Stoney Creek); Tim K. *continuing bird; originally sighted by Nancy E. McPherson & Garth V. Riley on Feb. 6, 2025 King Eider 15-Feb-25; Toronto - Toronto Islands/Tommy Thompson Park; James Boccia/Meredith Swartwout *continuing bird; originally sighted by Owen Strickland on Nov. 22, 2024 Harlequin Duck 14-Feb-25; Toronto - The Beach; Alice Huang *likely the same bird sighted in this area in the Fall of 2024 Harlequin Duck 17-Feb-25; Peel - Lakefront Promenade Park/R.K. McMillan Park/Toronto - Colonel Sam Smith Park; Jasmin Morgan *continuing birds; likely the same pair seen in various locations on the Lake Ontario shoreline from Peel to west-end of Toronto regions WILLOW PTARMIGAN 18-Feb-25; Kenora - Sachigo Lake; Jaimie Bortolotti/Keeva Fitzpatrick/Caleb Scholtens Loggerhead Shrike 20-Feb-25; Bruce - Blindline Woodland (Port Elgin); Pamela Binnendyk Varied Thrush 14-Feb-25; Ottawa - Stonecrest Road; Anonymous Birder *continuing bird; originally sighted by Always An Adventure Inc. Team on Feb. 12, 2025 EURASIAN TREE SPARROW 15-Feb-25; Frontenac - Button Bay Road (Wolfe Island); Jason Lush *continuing bird; originally sighted by Mark D. Read at Wolfe Island on Dec. 31, 2024 GRAY-CROWNED ROSY FINCH 20-Feb-25; Timiskaming - Georgina Street (Matachewan); Kevin Seymour/Greg Stuart *continuing bird; originally sighted by Kari Dalziel/Jared Taman at Matachewan on Dec. 27, 2024 Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 15-Feb-25; Haldimand - Haller Place; Greg Salter Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 15-Feb-25; Waterloo - Bannister Lake; Georg Hentsch *continuing bird originally sighted by Georg Hentsch on Dec. 20, 2024 Harris's Sparrow 15-Feb-25; Durham - Scugog/Sunderland; Doug Apperson *continuing bird originally sighted by Carol Apperson/Doug Apperson on Dec. 28, 2024 Ovenbird 14-Feb-2025; London - Bruce Street; Suzanne Frank *continuing bird originally sighted by Suzanne Frank on Dec. 11, 2024 Good Birding, Dan ReplyForward Add reaction -- 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.
