Greetings Fellow Birders, Please find the Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of February 28, 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 Wigeon 6-Mar-25; Chatham-Kent - Lake St. Clair (Angler Line); Donald Pye/Rayfield Pye TUFTED DUCK 1-Mar-25; Toronto - Toronto Islands/Tommy Thompson Park; Donald Taylor *likely the same bird sighted by Owen Strickland in the Toronto Islands in the Fall of 2024 King Eider 1-Mar-25; Toronto - Toronto Islands/Tommy Thompson Park; Howard Shapiro/Julia Zarankin *continuing bird; originally sighted by Owen Strickland on Nov. 22, 2024 King Eider 3-Mar-25; Hamilton - Jones Road/Fifty Point Conservation Area (Stoney Creek); Taylor Kennedy *continuing bird; originally sighted by Jean Iron on Feb. 5, 2025 Harlequin Duck 2-Mar-25; Toronto - The Beach/Ashbridges Bay; Nicholas Moreno *likely the same bird sighted in this area in the Fall of 2024 Harlequin Duck 2-Mar-25; Peel - Lakefront Promenade Park/R.K. McMillan Park/Toronto - Colonel Sam Smith Park; Marsha Duggan *continuing birds; likely the same pair seen in various locations on the Lake Ontario shoreline from Peel to west-end of Toronto regions Harlequin Duck 2-Mar-25; Niagara - Fort Erie (Nicholls Marina); Lynda Goodridge/Marcie Jacklin WILLOW PTARMIGAN 28-Feb-25; Cochrane - Road 652; Markus Legzdins/Luke Raso/George Prieksaitis *continuing bird; originally sighted by Max Segler/Alexander Skevington/Angela Skevington/Jeff Skevington/Jude Szabo on Jan. 5, 2025 Varied Thrush 21-Feb-25; Ottawa - Stonecrest Road; Maureen Carrier *continuing bird; originally sighted by Dan Simpson on Feb. 12, 2025 GRAY-CROWNED ROSY FINCH 3-Mar-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) 1-Mar-25; Waterloo - Bannister Lake; Georg Hentsch *continuing bird originally sighted by Georg Hentsch on Dec. 20, 2024 Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 2-Mar-25; Niagara - Fort Erie; CORVUS Harris's Sparrow 2-Mar-25; Durham - Scugog/Sunderland; Bob Hilscher/Jean Hilscher *continuing bird originally sighted by Carol Apperson/Doug Apperson on Dec. 13, 2024 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.
