Ontario Rare Bird Alert for the week starting February 18, 2022 Species mentioned (all caps indicate species on the OBRC review list): Eurasian Wigeon (Lambton) King Eider (Toronto) Harlequin Duck (Bruce, Halton, Toronto) Barrow's Goldeneye (Durham, Lanark, Ottawa, Peterborough) Black-billed Magpie (ALGOMA) Townsend's Solitaire (Simcoe) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Toronto, Waterloo) Harris's Sparrow (Chatham-Kent, Hamilton, Prescott and Russell) Yellow-headed Blackbird (Middlesex) Details: I have tried to indicate the finder, where known. My apologies to those who I have left out. Eurasian Wigeon (Lambton): Lance Allin reported a male from the south side of Suncor on February 23. King Eider (Toronto): Nancy Barrett photographed a young male at Humber Bay Park east on February 21. Harlequin Duck (Bruce): A female type bird was found by James Turland, Simon TUrland, and Becky Grieveson at Lurgan Beach on February 20. Harlequin Duck (Halton): Markus Legzdins reported a female type bird at Sioux Lookout Park on February 19. Harlequin Duck (Toronto): The continuing bird around Ontario Place/Marilyn Bell Park continued to at least February 23. Barrow's Goldeneye (Durham): After not being reported for a while, the male was reported on February 24 by Tim and Jeremy Logan at Lynde Creek. Barrow's Goldeneye (Lanark): The bird found by Iain Wilkes at Centennial Park in Carleton Place was reported February 24 this week. Barrow's Goldeneye (Ottawa): One bird was reported this week along the Rideau River near the Rideau Tennis Club. Barrow's Goldeneye (Peterborough): Dave Milsom found a female just south of Lakefield on February 21 and it was seen again February 22 but not since. Black-billed Magpie (ALGOMA): The long-staying bird near Echo Lake was seen February 23 by Luke Berg. Townsend's Solitaire (Simcoe): The bird found by John Challis in his backyard along Green River Drive in Washago was seen by many observers this week to February 24. GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Toronto): The Scarborough Golden-crowned Sparrow found by Karl Konze continued this week. GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Waterloo): Georg Hentsch's bird at his feeders on Bannister Lake was enjoyed by many happy birders again this week. Harris's Sparrow (Chatham-Kent): A bird was found last week and continued to at least February 20 at a private residence (no access) near Charing Cross. Harris's Sparrow (Hamilton): The Inksetter Rd bird continued this week. Harris's Sparrow (Prescott and Russell): The bird at 1696 Vankleek Hill Rd remained all week. The owner reports that "Birders welcome btwn 9am-noon in the front yard. The bird is very skittish and often hides in the spruce tree or birch before feeding on the ground with the juncos, etc. The feeder is visible from the street and front yard beside the driveway. High traffic county road, be safe." Yellow-headed Blackbird (Middlesex): Carl Hearn photographed one bird near Mossley on February 20. 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 Mike Burrell