Ontario Rare Bird Alert for the week starting April 15, 2022 Species mentioned (all caps indicate species on the OBRC review list): Eurasian Wigeon (Brant, Chatham-Kent) GREEN-WINGED TEAL (EURASIAN) (Essex, Ottawa) King Eider (Toronto) Harlequin Duck (Durham, Huron) Western Grebe (Peel) Eurasian Collared-Dove (Chatham-Kent) BLACK-NECKED STILT (Middlesex) American Avocet (Essex) Sanderling (Norfolk) Western Sandpiper (Essex) Pacific Loon (Hamilton) Snowy Egret (York) Black Vulture (Niagara, Prince Edward) White-eyed Vireo (Chatham-Kent) Loggerhead Shrike (Norfolk) MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD (Wellington) EURASIAN TREE SPARROW (Norfolk) Lark Sparrow (Norfolk) LARK BUNTING (Lennox and Addington) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Toronto, Waterloo) Harris's Sparrow (Hamilton, Prescott and Russell) Yellow-headed Blackbird (Essex, Norfolk, Wellington) Prothonotary Warbler (Brant) Palm Warbler (Yellow) (Frontenac, Hamilton, Middlesex, Ottawa, Prince Edward) Yellow-throated Warbler (Essex, Prince Edward, Wellington) Dickcissel (Haldimand) Details: I have tried to indicate the finder, where known. My apologies to those who I have left out. Eurasian Wigeon (Brant): After not being reported last week, the male was seen again at Blue Creek pond by several observers April 15-20. Eurasian Wigeon (Chatham-Kent): The Erieau bird continued again this weekto at least April 17. GREEN-WINGED TEAL (EURASIAN) (Essex): A male was found at Hillman Marsh on April 16 by Blake Mann and seen by several other observers the same day. GREEN-WINGED TEAL (EURASIAN) (Ottawa): A male was found along Dilworth Rd north of Kemptville on April 16 by Jon Ruddy and enjoyed by many the same day. King Eider (Toronto): The young male present the last two weeks off Marilyn Bell Park and Ontario Place continued all week. Harlequin Duck (Durham): The male continued off Thickson's Point to at least April 16. Harlequin Duck (Huron): James Turland and Becky Grieveson found a female-type bird at Goderich harbour on April 18. Western Grebe (Peel): At least one of the birds found by Trish Kluge two weeks ago continued at J.C. Saddington Park in Port Credit to at least April 16. Eurasian Collared-Dove (Chatham-Kent): The Shrewsbury bird, found March 2 by Steve Charbonneau, was reported to at least April 16 this week. BLACK-NECKED STILT (Middlesex): What may have been the same bird seen last week on April 12 nearby was photographed by Susan Nagy on April 16 flying over the Strathroy Sewage Lagoons. American Avocet (Essex): Three birds were reported at Hillman Marsh late in the day on April 21. Hudsonian Godwit (Essex): Five birds were reported from a flooded field off Bevel Line, south of Seacliff Drive on the outskirts of Leamington April 21. Sanderling (Norfolk): A very early bird was at Turkey Point beach, reported by Tim Lucas on April 20. Western Sandpiper (Essex): Two birds were reported from Hillman Marsh late in the day on April 21. Pacific Loon (Hamilton): ONe bird was reported by Rich Poort off the end of Grays Rd in Stoney Creek on April 20. Snowy Egret (York): One bird was at Milton Fierheller Park and seen by many April 15-16. Black Vulture (Niagara): A single bird was reported at Niagara Glen Nature Reserve on April 18 by Jacob Stasso and another (or the same) was reported April 20 by Ryan Grifiths at Niagara-on-the-lake. Black Vulture (Prince Edward): Rick Szabo and Keith Matthieu both photographed one over Prince Edward Point on APril 15. White-eyed Vireo (Chatham-Kent): Steve Charbonneau found one on South Point Trail, Rondeau Provincial Park on April 17. Loggerhead Shrike (Norfolk): One bird was found by Steve Wilcox on April 20 along Wester Quarter Line north of Concession A and reported there again on April 21. MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD (Wellington): After being refound two weeks ago by Curtis Combdon the wintering bird in Guelph was reported several times to April 21. EURASIAN TREE SPARROW (Norfolk): One bird was found by Brett Fried on April 16 at Bluebill Ave and then refound the same day by Lucas Liu at the Old Cut field station where it was reported again April 17. Lark Sparrow (Norfolk): The bird found last week by Sean Jenniskens fat Old Cut field station was seen by many as it continued to April 17. LARK BUNTING (Lennox and Addington): The bird found by Ken Edwards at the Martin Edwards Reserve on Amherst Island on April 13 was seen again by several observers to at least April 17. 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 (Hamilton): The Inksetter Rd bird was reported again this week. Harris's Sparrow (Prescott and Russell): The bird at 1696 Vankleek Hill Rd remained all week. Yellow-headed Blackbird (Essex): Jeremy Hatt found an adult male in Leamington along Seacliff Drive by Fraser Rd on APril 20. Yellow-headed Blackbird (Norfolk): Mark Conboy reported one flying over the Old Cut field station on April 17. Yellow-headed Blackbird (Wellington): Josh Price found one in Elora on April 15 that was enjoyed by many birders to at least April 20. Prothonotary Warbler (Brant): Ellen and Jerry Horak found one west of Burford on APril 16 that remained to at least April 20. Palm Warbler (Yellow) (Frontenac): Jon Ruddy photographed one at Grass Creek Park east of Kingston on April 16. Palm Warbler (Yellow) (Hamilton): The bird found April 13 by Barry Coombs was photographed again at Edgelake Park in Stoney Creek; this time on April 17 by Cody Bassindale. Palm Warbler (Yellow) (Middlesex): Laure Wilson Neish reported one at Kains Woods ESA in London on APril 16. Palm Warbler (Yellow) (Ottawa): Al Caughey reported one in at Watts Creek Pathway on April 16. Palm Warbler (Yellow) (Prince Edward): Jess Daze photographed one at Prince Edward Point on April 17. Yellow-throated Warbler (Essex): Jordan Dertinger found one at Lighthouse Point on Pelee Island on April 16. Yellow-throated Warbler (Prince Edward): The bird photographed by Jess Daze at Prince Edward Point on April 14 was photographed again on APril 15 by Rick Szabo. Yellow-throated Warbler (Wellington): Kristyn Ferguson and Sofia Becerra found one at the correctional ponds in Guelph on APril 16 that has been seen by many all week and last reported April 20. Dickcissel (Haldimand): Kendra Steeves has a bird coming to their feeders near Peacock Point, present since at least late March and reported on several days this week. 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