Ontario Rare Bird Alert for the week starting August 6, 2021 Species mentioned (all caps indicate species on the OBRC review list): American Avocet (Lambton) Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Kenora, Chatham-Kent) Willet (Lambton, Chatham-Kent, Niagara) American White Pelican (Greater Sudbury) YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Toronto) Dickcissel (Peterborough) American Avocet (Lambton): Six birds were found at Kettle Point August 12. Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Kenora): One bird was in Cochenour near Red Lake August 10-12. Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Chatham-Kent): One bird was just west of Shrewsbury August 9. Willet (Lambton): One bird was at Kettle Point August 12 and one bird was at Forest Sewage Lagoons August 6 with two there on August 12. Willet (Chatham-Kent): One bird was reported near St. Clair NWA August 12. Willet (Niagara): Nine birds were at Westcliffe Park in St. Catharines on August 10 and two were there on August 12. American White Pelican (Greater Sudbury): One bird was at Kelly Lake in Sudbury August 6-11. YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Toronto): The juvenile at Colonel Sam Smith Park in Etobicoke continued to at least August 12. Dickcissel (Peterborough): One bird was recorded at a nocturnal flight call station near Lakefield the night of August 10/11. 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