Ontario Rare Bird Alert for the week starting June 9, 2023 Species mentioned (all caps indicate species on the OBRC review list): Eurasian Collared-Dove (Essex) BLACK-NECKED STILT (Middlesex) Laughing Gull (Chatham-Kent, Durham) Franklin's Gull (Chatham-Kent, Durham) Snowy Egret (Bruce) TRICOLORED HERON (Middlesex, Simcoe) YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Chatham-Kent) Black Vulture (Essex) CASSIN'S KINGBIRD (Essex) SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER (Toronto) Lark Sparrow (Essex) Details: I have tried to indicate the finder, where known. My apologies to those who I have left out. You can help me by giving the finder's name(s),if known, in your eBird checklists. Eurasian Collared-Dove (Essex): The bird reported previously at Albuna Townline outside of Leamington was seen again this week. BLACK-NECKED STILT (Middlesex): The pair continued this week at Strathroy Sewage Lagoons. The first young were also seen this week. Laughing Gull (Chatham-Kent): Sarah McAllister and David Puglia found an adult at Keith McLean CA on June 11 that was seen there and other nearby locations by several others to at least June 15. Laughing Gull (Durham): Martyn A photographed an adult at Oshawa harbour on June 14 and it was reported nearby by Andrea Kingsley on June 15. Franklin's Gull (Chatham-Kent): Steve Charbonneau and Blake Mann photographed one at Keith MclLean on June 12. Franklin's Gull (Durham): The young bird found by Dave Worthington at Whitby Harbour on May 28 remained to at least June 15. Snowy Egret (Bruce): Cathy Bailey reported one from the Sauble River mouth on June 15. TRICOLORED HERON (Middlesex): The one found by Scott Milne at Greenway Park in London on June 7 remained to at least June 9. TRICOLORED HERON (Simcoe): The one found by Sue and Gary Milks in Collingwood on June 3 continued to be seen by many to at least June 15. YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Chatham-Kent): Fred Grenier found an adult at Keith McLean CA on June 9 that was seen by many to at least June 13. Black Vulture (Essex): The bird reported two weeks ago at Fish Point was reported again this week June 11. CASSIN'S KINGBIRD (Essex): Nicole Shangi found one at Pelee Wings on June 14 that was seen by many to at least June 15. SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER (Toronto): Mark Reid photographed one early in the morning on June 13 at Toronto Island, then what was presumably the same bird was seen later in the morning by Laura Murray at Ashbridge's Bay Park. Lark Sparrow (Essex): The bird found by Cathy Lapain at McAuliffe Woods in Tecumseh on May 31 remained to at least June 11 with the second bird also present again this week on at least two occasions. 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