Ontario Rare Bird Alert for the week starting July 23, 2021 Species mentioned (all caps indicate species on the OBRC review list): BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK (Elgin) Cattle Egret (Haldimand) YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Niagara, Oxford) Western Kingbird (Rainy River) SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER (Cochrane) Blue Grosbeak (Norfolk) BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK (Elgin): Three birds were seen by many at Rodney Sewage Lagoons July 27 and 28. Cattle Egret (Haldimand): One bird was near Dunnville on July 27 and 28. YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Niagara): One juvenile was at Happy Rolph Bird Sanctuary in St. Catharines July 25-27. YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Oxford): A late report from last week came in of one juvenile was photographed along the Nith River near Canning on July 22. Western Kingbird (Rainy River): A presumed family group of three was at Sable Island July 29. SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER (Cochrane): One bird was photographed and seen by several observers just west of Timmins July 23. Blue Grosbeak (Norfolk): The young male continued, being seen and heard pretty much daily in the field at the SE corner of Hwy 24 and E Quarter Line, north of Port Rowan. Report compiled by Mike Burrell from a variety of sources, primarily eBird and the Ontario Birds Discord server (https://discord.gg/EXJ5S9e); most other sources are listed here: http://ofo.ca/site/content/ontario-hotlines-and-news Mike Burrell