Ontario Rare Bird Alert for the week of September 11 Species mentioned: Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Essex) Brant (Niagara) Barnacle Goose (Perth) Eared Grebe (Chatham-Kent) Western Grebe (Peel) Purple Gallinule (Chatham-Kent) Black-necked Stilt (Essex) American Avocet (Norfolk) Hudsonian Godwit (Northumberland, Durham) Red Phalarope (Hamilton) Long-tailed Jaeger (Hamilton, Niagara) Sabine's Gull (Hamilton, Halton, Norfolk) Black-headed Gull (Lalmbton, Norfolk) Laughing Gull (Niagara) Franklin's Gull (Bruce) Pacific Loon (Simcoe) Magnificent Frigatebird (Peterborough) Brown Booby (Hamilton) Anhinga (Halton) Neotropic Cormorant (Hamilton) Black Vulture (Perth) Western Kingbird (Toronto) Acadian Flycatcher (Prince Edward) White-eyed Vireo (Chatham-Kent) Fish Crow (Durham) Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Essex): The bird reported last week continued at Kingsville dock until September 11. Brant (Niagara): The summering bird in St. Catharines was reported on September 15 Barnacle Goose (Perth): The bird first reported last week at West Perth Wetlands (aka Mitchell Sewage Lagoons) was reported daily until September 14. Eared Grebe (Chatham-Kent): A single bird was reported off South Point Trail, Rondeau Provincial Park on September 17. Western Grebe (Peel): The bird off Rattray Marsh was reported daily September 11-17. Purple Gallinule (Chatham-Kent): The juvenile continued at Blenheim Sewage Lagoons but has not been reported since September 12. Black-necked Stilt (Essex): The four birds continued just north of Hillman Marsh until at least September 17. American Avocet (Norfolk): One bird was off the Long Point causeway on September 15-16. Hudsonian Godwit (Northumberland): A single bird was at Presqu'ile Provincial Park on September 17. Hudsonian Godwit (Durham): Two birds were at Cranberry Marsh on September 17. Red Phalarope (Hamilton): A single bird was off Van Wagners Beach on September 11. Long-tailed Jaeger (Hamilton): Single birds were reported at Van Wagners Beach on September 11, 12 and 17. Long-tailed Jaeger (Niagara): A single bird was reported at Port Weller on September 11. Sabine's Gull (Hamilton): High counts from Van Wagners Beach were 27 on September 12 and four on September 17. Sabine's Gull (Halton): A single was reported off Burloak Park on September 13. Sabine's Gull (Norfolk): A single was reported at the tip of Long Point on September 12. Black-headed Gull (Lambton): A single bird was reported near Port Franks on September 15. Black-headed Gull (Norfolk): A juvenile was reported at Turkey Point on September 16. Laughing Gull (Niagara): The Fort Erie juvenile bird was reported again this week, on September 13. Franklin's Gull (Bruce): A single bird was present in Kincardine Harbour September 15-17. Pacific Loon (Simcoe): The first of the season, an adult, was off Tyndale Park in Barrie on September 17. Magnificent Frigatebird (Peterborough): A female was photographed flying south over the south end of Chemong Lake on September 13. Brown Booby (Hamilton): The continuing bird was reported on the wave tower off Van Wagners Beach (usually in the afternoon) daily this week, with the exception of September 16. Anhinga (Halton): A single bird was reported in flight over Halton Hills on September 14. Neotropic Cormorant (Hamilton): Up to two birds were at Cootes Paradise near Princess Point September 14-16. Black Vulture (Perth): A single bird was photographed near Shakespeare on September 17 (https://ebird.org/checklist/S73703571). Western Kingbird (Toronto): A single bird was photographed at Colonel Sam Smith Park briefly on the morning of September 11. Acadian Flycatcher (Prince Edward): A single bird was photographed at Sandbanks Provincial Park September 12. White-eyed Vireo (Chatham-Kent): The singing bird continued on South Point Trail, Rondeau September 11-17. Fish Crow (Durham): A single bird was at Whitby September 15-16. Dickcissel (Elgin): A single bird was photographed migrating along the lake shore east of Port Burwell September 14. Report compiled by Mike Burrell -- *Mike Burrell* mike.burrell.on@gmail.com Please support my birdathon for bird conservation <https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/bird-studies-canada/p2p/birdathon20/team/whimburrells/captain/mike-burrell/> ! Best Places to Bird in Ontario <http://burrellbirding.ca/best-places-to-bird-in-ontario/>