Ontario Rare Bird Alert for the week starting October 28, 2022 Species mentioned (all caps indicate species on the OBRC review list): King Eider (Hamilton) Harlequin Duck (Lambton, Toronto) Barrow's Goldeneye (Grey, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry) Eared Grebe (Chatham-Kent, Lambton, Wellington) RUFOUS/ALLEN'S HUMMINGBIRD (Thunder Bay) PURPLE GALLINULE (Lambton) Purple Sandpiper (Cochrane) Red Phalarope (Cochrane) Willet (Essex) RAZORBILL (Prescott and Russell) Black Guillemot (Cochrane) Black-legged Kittiwake (COCHRANE, Hamilton) Franklin's Gull (Elgin, Lambton) Pacific Loon (Hamilton, Simcoe) NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Niagara) Cattle Egret (Chatham-Kent, Elgin, Essex, Frontenac, Lanark, Leeds and Grenville, Norfolk, Oxford, THUNDER BAY, Toronto) American Three-toed Woodpecker (Ottawa) TROPICAL KINGBIRD (Essex, Thunder Bay) Boreal Chickadee (Ottawa, Peterborough, Simcoe) Townsend's Solitaire (Essex, Lambton) Prairie Warbler (COCHRANE) TOWNSEND'S WARBLER (Chatham-Kent, Niagara) Indigo Bunting (COCHRANE) Dickcissel (Halton, Lambton) 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. King Eider (Hamilton): Two female-type birds were seen by Cedar Ponce and Keith Dieroff off Van Wagner's Beach on October 28. Harlequin Duck (Lambton): Rick Thornton photographed a female-type bird at Grand Bend on November 2. Harlequin Duck (Toronto): One bird was off Tommy Thompson Park October 30-November 2. Barrow's Goldeneye (Grey): William Gray photographed a male at Owen Sound Harbour on November 3. Barrow's Goldeneye (Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry): Dawn and Robert Scranton photographed a male at Long Sault on October 28 that was present through November 2. Eared Grebe (Chatham-Kent): Luke Raso found one at Rondeau PP on October 29 that was seen by several other observers the same day. Eared Grebe (Lambton): James Holdsworth photographed one off Port Franks on October 31. Eared Grebe (Wellington): One bird was seen by many observers at Belwood Lake on October 30 that continued to at least November 2. RUFOUS/ALLEN'S HUMMINGBIRD (Thunder Bay): One bird is visiting a feeder on Hutton Park Drive in Thunder Bay, at least to November 3. PURPLE GALLINULE (Lambton): Deryl Nethercott found the remains of one dead at Canatara Park in Sarnia on November 3. Purple Sandpiper (Cochrane): A group of birders reported one at Netitishi Point on October 28 and 29 and two there on October 31. Red Phalarope (Cochrane): The same group of birders reported two at Netitishi Point on October 31. Willet (Essex): One bird was seen by several observers at Hillman Marsh on October 30 and then another (or the same) was there November 2. RAZORBILL (Prescott and Russell): Jacques Bouvier reported one continuing at the Carillon Generating Station on October 30. Black Guillemot (Cochrane): The group of birders at Netitishi Point reported one there on October 31. Black-legged Kittiwake (COCHRANE): The group of birders at Netitishi Point reported one there on October 28. Black-legged Kittiwake (Hamilton): Several birders reported a single bird off Van Wagner's Beach on October 28. Franklin's Gull (Elgin): The bird found October 23 by Nate Badger at Port Stanley remained until October 28. Franklin's Gull (Lambton): James Holdsworth reported one off Pinery PP on November 3. Pacific Loon (Hamilton): A group of birders at Van Wagners Beach had one flying by on October 28. Pacific Loon (Simcoe): Up to four birds were reported this week from the Barrie waterfront. NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Niagara): One bird was reported from St. Catharines on November 28. Cattle Egret: Too many reports to list individually, but twelve birds were reported in the south, from Chatham-Kent, Elgin, Essex, Frontenac, Lanark, Leeds and Grenville, Norfolk, Oxford, and Toronto Cattle Egret (THUNDER BAY): One bird was present at Roots to Harvest Garden in Thunder Bay to at least November 2. American Three-toed Woodpecker (Ottawa): Both a male and female have been seen by many on the greenbelt pathway trail east of Conroy TROPICAL KINGBIRD (Essex): The bird found by Eddie Beaubien in Brock Park in Windsor on October 10 was seen by many to at least November 3. TROPICAL KINGBIRD (Thunder Bay): The bird found by Al Harris, Jake O'Flaherty, Joan and Gord Smith, and Brian Ratcliff at Pays Plat on October 25 remained to at least October 28. Boreal Chickadee (Ottawa): One bird was present at Orlando Park in Ottawa October 27-28. Boreal Chickadee (Peterborough): Tim Arthur found one at Buzzard Lake in Kawartha Highlands PP on November 1 and Luke Berg found one just north of Trent University on November 2. Boreal Chickadee (Simcoe): The bird found earlier in the fall by Dave Szmyr at Bear Creek Wetlands in Barrie continued to at least October 31. Toby Rowland photographed one at the north end of Barrie on November 1. Townsend's Solitaire (Essex): Steve Pike found one near the visitor centre of Point Pelee on October 30 that remained to at least October 31. Townsend's Solitaire (Lambton): A group of birders reported one at the dunes in Pinery PP on October 29. Prairie Warbler (COCHRANE): Luke Berg reported one at Netitishi Point on October 29. TOWNSEND'S WARBLER (Chatham-Kent): The bird found by Ric and Ann McArthur visiting their yard in Rondeau on October 16 continued this week and was seen by many to at least October 31. TOWNSEND'S WARBLER (Niagara): Rob Buchanan photographed one in his Grismby backyard October 29, but it has not been seen again. Indigo Bunting (COCHRANE): The group of birders at Netitishi Point found one there on October 30. Dickcissel (Peel): Dennis Dirigal photographed one near Winston Chruchill and Beryl on October 30. Dickcissel (Lambton): James Holdsworth reported one at Port Franks on October 28. 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