Ontario Rare Bird Alert for the week starting August 26, 2022 Species mentioned (all caps indicate species on the OBRC review list): BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK (Durham) Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Chatham-Kent, Grey, Huron, Simcoe, Thunder Bay) Willet (Essex, Hamilton) Long-tailed Jaeger (Lambton) Franklin's Gull (Lambton) LEAST TERN (Lambton) WOOD STORK (Essex, Perth) NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Frontenac, Toronto) American White Pelican (Hamilton) LITTLE BLUE HERON (Waterloo) YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Toronto) Glossy Ibis (Manitoulin, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry) Black Vulture (Huron) Western Kingbird (Chatham-Kent) Yellow-headed Blackbird (Leeds and Grenville) 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. BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK (Durham): The bird found by Christian Friis at Cranberry Marsh on August 16 continued to be seen by many through at least August 29. Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Chatham-Kent): Erik Sein and Tetyana Tymchyk found one at Blenheim Sewage Lagoons on August 28. Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Grey): William Gray photographed one at Shallow Lake on September 1. Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Huron): Dana Latour found one at Exeter Sewage Lagoons on August 31. Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Simcoe): Up to three birds were present at the sod farms on 10th Line near Beeton August 28-31. Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Thunder Bay): Pegg and Mark Campbell had one bird in Terrace Bay on August 26. Willet (Essex): A single bird (possibly different individuals) was reported from various locations around Point Pelee August 28, 30 and September 1. Willet (Hamilton): The bird found by Rich Poort at Windermere Basin on August 20 remained to at least August 28. Long-tailed Jaeger (Lambton): James Holdsworth and Matt Parsons had one bird off Kettle Point on August 26. The same day, Allanah Vokes and Deryl Nethercott had three birds off Canatara Park in Sarnia. Franklin's Gull (Lambton): James Holdsworth photographed one just south of Kettle Point on AUgust 27. LEAST TERN (Lambton): James Holdworth reported one migrating past Kettle Point on August 30. WOOD STORK (Essex): A flock of 8-10 birds was seen over Point Pelee briefly on August 31. At least one of them was photographed feeding in a slough at the back of Delaurier Trail in the park on the same day by Sarah McAllister. WOOD STORK (Perth): Martin Webster photographed one feeding in Idlington Creek in Stratford in the early evening of August 31. NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Frontenac): The bird found by Jenny Newton in Cataraqui Bay on July 28 was seen by many all week to at least September 1. NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Toronto): Patrick Scanlon found an adult at Sunnyside Beach on August 20 that remained in the area to be seen by many through at least August 30. American White Pelican (Hamilton): One bird was seen by several observers around Cootes Paradise August 31 and September 1. LITTLE BLUE HERON (Waterloo): Ross Dickson reported an adult at Laurentian Wetland in Kitchener on August 28. YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Toronto): A young bird was photographed at Colonel Sam Smith Park by Marsha Duggan on the evening of September 1. Glossy Ibis (Manitoulin): Paul Frost found one north of Providence Bay on August 27 that remained until at least September 1. Glossy Ibis (Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry): Mike Moore reported one at Farran Park in Ingleside on August 28. Black Vulture (Huron): Dana Latour and Nate Klassen photographed one over the South Huron Landfill, just west of Exeter on August 28. Western Kingbird (Chatham-Kent): Reuven Martin and Steve Charbonneau had one flyover near the park store in Rondeau PP on September 1. Yellow-headed Blackbird (Leeds and Grenville): James Thompson and Lana Marion photographed one on Chimney Island, near Mallorytown Landing on August 29. 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