Greetings Fellow Birders, Please find the Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of March 6, 2026 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 OBRC Review List (http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/obrc.guidelines). Amendments/corrections may be sent to [email protected]. I thank each of you for your patience for any inadvertent oversights. As always, respectful feedback is welcome! Eurasian Wigeon 7-Mar-26; Lambton - Rainshadow Fields; james holdsworth Eurasian Wigeon 8-Mar-26; Hamilton - 8th Road East Fields (Saltfleet); Richard Poort Eurasian Wigeon 10-Mar-26; York - Ravenshoe Road (Keswick); Cathy Brown TUFTED DUCK 6-Mar-26; Northumberland - Cobourg Harbour; Thais Ribella *continuing bird; originally sighted by Ken Hurford on 14-Feb-26 King Eider 7-Mar-26; Toronto - Tommy Thompson Park; Paul Prior *continuing bird; originally sighted by Brynn Murphy on 11-Dec-25 Barrow's Goldeneye 10-Mar-26; Ottawa - Abawe Crossing; Christian Gendreau WILLOW PTARMIGAN 8-Mar-26; Cochrane - Road 652 (Cochrane - Unorganized); Sandy Vandervalk *continuing bird; originally sighted by Shirley Chambers/Gina Turone on 14-Feb-26 Eurasian Collared-Dove 6-Mar-26; Bruce - Brockton (County Road 15); James Turland *continuing bird; originally sighted by Amanda Plakholm on 20-Feb-26 Harris's Sparrow 6-Mar-26; Oxford - East-Zorra-Tavistock; Richard Skevington *continuing bird; originally sighted by Richard Skevington on 3-Dec-25 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. Birdnews is reserved for announcements, location summaries, first of year reports, etc. To post a message on Birdnews, send an email to: [email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Birdnews Moderators by email at [email protected]. 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. -- 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: [email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Birdnews Moderators by email at [email protected]. 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.
