Ontario Rare Bird Alert for the week starting June 30, 2023 Species mentioned (all caps indicate species on the OBRC review list): Eurasian Collared-Dove (Essex) White-winged Dove (Thunder Bay) BLACK-NECKED STILT (Middlesex) Franklin's Gull (Algoma, Northumberland) WHITE-WINGED TERN (Essex) NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Essex) Cattle Egret (York) Blue Grosbeak (Chatham-Kent) Kirtland's Warbler (Simcoe) Details: I have tried to indicate the finder, where known. My apologies to those who I have left out. You can help me by giving the finder's name(s),if known, in your eBird checklists. Eurasian Collared-Dove (Essex): The bird reported previously at Albuna Townline outside of Leamington was seen again this week. White-winged Dove (Thunder Bay): Joan and Gord Smith had a White-winged Dove in Rossport this week. BLACK-NECKED STILT (Middlesex): The family group continued this week at Strathroy Sewage Lagoons. Franklin's Gull (Algoma): Brennan Obermayer reported two at Whitefish Island on July 4. Franklin's Gull (Northumberland): The young bird found by Jeremy Logan at the Port Hope pier on June 25 remained to at least July 5. WHITE-WINGED TERN (Essex): On the morning of July 5, Cameron Chevalier photographed what was presumably the bird seen previously in Michigan at the tip of Point Pelee. The bird disappeared to the northwest but was seen later by Paul Pratt and Jeremy Bensette off of West Beach the same day. NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Essex): Jeremy Hatt and Chameron Chevalier reported one off Amherstburg on July 3. Cattle Egret (York): Kate Derbyshire found one near Sibbald Point Provincial Park on July 3 that was seen by many to at least July 6. Kirtland's Warbler (Simcoe): At least a single male continued again this week at the Packard Tract near Barrie to at least July 4. . If visiting, please be conservative in your reporting and be aware that playback "lures" are active at the south end of the property in an attempt to attract more individuals. For full details and rules for visiting see: https://ontbirds.ca/empathy/thread/J54OGW647QMLJCN7S3QED5XPSWQOONJT Blue Grosbeak (Chatham-Kent): Paul Pratt found a singing male last week near Tilbury that remained to at least July 6. Report compiled by Mike Burrell from a variety of sources, primarily eBird; most other sources are listed here: http://ofo.ca/site/content/ontario-hotlines-and-news