Ontario Rare Bird Alert for the week starting August 27, 2021 Species mentioned (all caps indicate species on the OBRC review list): BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK (Niagara) RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD (Toronto) Hudsonian Godwit (Ottawa) Marbled Godwit (Niagara, Lambton, Oxford) Western Sandpiper (Oxford) Willet (Essex, Prince Edward, Hamilton) Long-tailed Jaeger (Lambton, Hamilton, Essex) Cattle Egret (Chatham-Kent) YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Toronto) Black Vulture (Niagara) Dickcissel (Elgin) BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK (Niagara): The single bird at Dufferin Islands continued to at least September 1. RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD (Toronto): There was a report of one at Alexander Muir Memorial Gardens August 28. Hudsonian Godwit (Ottawa): One bird was found September 2 at Britannia Bay. Marbled Godwit (Chatham-Kent): One bird was at Mitchell's Bay September 1. Marbled Godwit (Niagara): One bird remained at Grimsby Wetlands to at least August 31. Marbled Godwit (Oxford): Presumably the bird from last week (August 25) was seen again at Wildwood Reservoir August 27. Western Sandpiper (Oxford): One bird continued at Wildwood Reservoir August 30 and 31. Willet (Essex): One bird was at Point Pelee September 2. Willet (Prince Edward): Two birds were reported from the Hamilton wetland August 31. Willet (Hamilton): One bird was at Tollgate Ponds August 28 and either the same individual or a different bird was reported from Windermere Basin the same day. Long-tailed Jaeger (Lambton): Single juveniles were reported off Kettle Point August 31 and September 1. Long-tailed Jaeger (Hamilton): Up to four birds were reported off Van Wagner's Beach August 27 and one bird was reported there August 28 and September 1. Long-tailed Jaeger (Essex): Two birds were reported off the tip of Point Pelee August 28. Cattle Egret (Chatham-Kent): One bird was seen on private property near Mitchell's Bay at least August 28-31 YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Toronto): The juvenile at Colonel Sam Smith Park in Etobicoke continued to at least August 30. Black Vulture (Niagara): One bird was reported in Niagara Falls September 1. Dickcissel (Elgin): One bird flew past Port Burwell August 31. Report compiled by Mike Burrell from a variety of sources, primarily eBird and the Ontario Birds Discord server (https://discord.gg/EXJ5S9e); most other sources are listed here: http://ofo.ca/site/content/ontario-hotlines-and-news Mike Burrell