Ontario Rare Bird Alert for the week starting July 7, 2023 Species mentioned (all caps indicate species on the OBRC review list): Eurasian Collared-Dove (Essex) BLACK-NECKED STILT (Middlesex) Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Kenora) Willet (Essex, Lambton) Franklin's Gull (Northumberland) Cattle Egret (York) EURASIAN TREE SPARROW (Thunder Bay) Lark Sparrow (Thunder Bay) Blue Grosbeak (Chatham-Kent) 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. BLACK-NECKED STILT (Middlesex): The family group continued this week at Strathroy Sewage Lagoons. Willet (Essex): Jeremy Hatt photographed one at the east beach of Hillman Marsh on July 8. Willet (Lambton): One bird was photographed at Pinery PP on July 10. Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Kenora): A group of atlassers reported one bird in a mixed flock of migrant shorebirds on the coast of Hudson Bay near Fort Severn on July 8. Franklin's Gull (Northumberland): The young bird found by Jeremy Logan at the Port Hope pier on June 25 remained to at least July 12. Cattle Egret (York): The bird found by Kate Derbyshire near Sibbald Point Provincial Park on July 3 continued again this week, seen until at least July 13. EURASIAN TREE SPARROW (Thunder Bay): Joan and Gord Smith photographed one at Rossport July 12. Lark Sparrow (Thunder Bay): Joan and Gord Smith photographed one at Rossport July 9-10. Blue Grosbeak (Chatham-Kent): The singing male found by Paul Pratt two weeks ago near Tilbury remained to at least July 13. 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