Greetings Fellow Birders, Please find the Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of August 1, 2025 below. This weekly report provides information about bird sightings that are significant due to the species, the location and/or time of year of the sighting. Within these weekly reports, as much detail will be provided as possible regarding observations, including providing credit to the initial observer(s) and location details. Please use eBird to provide specific details as sightings are recorded. Note that species in all-caps are on the OBRC review list. Amendments/corrections may be sent to dbirkenbergs.birdreports@gmail.com. I thank each of you for your patience for any inadvertent oversights. As always, respectful feedback is welcome! *A note about next week... I will be out-of-town with limited internet access and will likely not get to the August 8 -14 report until August 16. Your patience is appreciated!* Brant 2-Aug-25; Frontenac - Salmon Island; Phil Harvey American Avocet 1-Aug-25; Essex - Essex Sewage Lagoons; Mike Burkoski Piping Plover 6-Aug-25; Niagara - Fort Erie (Kraft Road); Marcie Jacklin FORSTER'S TERN 3-Aug-25; Rainy River - Township of Spohn; William Konze NEOTROPIC CORMORANT 4-Aug-25; York - Davos Pond; Connie C. SWALLOW-TAILED KITE 2-Aug-25; Norfolk - Long Point (Birds Canada Headquarters); Kyle Cameron Good Birding, Dan -- Report compiled by Dan Birkenbergs from a variety of sources, primarily eBird; most other sources are listed here: http://ofo.ca/site/content/ontario-hotlines-and-news Ontbirds and Birdnews are moderated email Listservs provided by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) as a service to all birders in Ontario. Birdnews is reserved for announcements, location summaries, first of year reports, etc. To post a message on Birdnews, send an email to: birdnews@ontbirds.ca. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Birdnews Moderators by email at birdnews@ofo.ca. Please review posting rules and guidelines at http://ofo.ca/site/content/listserv-guidelines To find out more about OFO, please visit our website at ofo.ca or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists.