Ontario Rare Bird Alert for the week starting October 7, 2022 Species mentioned (all caps indicate species on the OBRC review list): Harlequin Duck (Northumberland) Purple Sandpiper (Northumberland) Red Phalarope (Bruce, Elgin) Laughing Gull (Essex) Pacific Loon (Lambton, Simcoe) MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD (Chatham-Kent/Essex) NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Chatham-Kent) Cattle Egret (KENORA) Black Vulture (Niagara, Simcoe, Thunder Bay) TROPICAL KINGBIRD (Essex) Western Kingbird (Norfolk) Boreal Chickadee (Simcoe) Townsend's Solitaire (Bruce, Lambton) Prairie Warbler (Halton) Summer Tanager (Essex) Dickcissel (Essex, Norfolk) 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. Harlequin Duck (Northumberland): Lev Frid found one off High Bluff Island at Presqu'ile PP on October 9. Purple Sandpiper (Northumberland): A single bird was at Gull Island at Presqu'ile PP on October 9 and 11. Red Phalarope (Bruce): Bob and Anne-Marie Taylor photographed one off Kincardine on October 9. Red Phalarope (Elgin): George Prieksaitis reported one of Port Bruce on October 8. Laughing Gull (Essex): Michael McAllister reported a young bird off Point Pelee on October 7. Pacific Loon (Lambton): Josh Bouman and Blake Mann had one fly by Point Edward on October 7. Pacific Loon (Simcoe): Up to three birds were reported this week from the Barrie waterfront, mainly from Minet's Point and Tyndale Park. MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD (Chatham-Kent/Essex): One bird was reported October 8 near Lighthouse Cove and it remained until October 9 when it was observed by many in a weakened state before it passed away. NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Chatham-Kent): One bird was off Port Alma October 7-11, seen by many. Cattle Egret (KENORA): One bird was photographed late in the week from Fort Albany Black Vulture (Niagara): Up to seven birds were reported from Queenston this week. Black Vulture (Simcoe): Karen Lowe reported one from just outside of Barrie on October 12. Black Vulture (Thunder Bay): Julia MacArthur reported three from Sleeping Giant PP on October 9. TROPICAL KINGBIRD (Essex): Eddie Beaubien found one in Brock Park in WIndsor on October 10 that has been seen by many observers daily to at least October 13. Western Kingbird (Norfolk): Stu Mackenzie reported one over LPBO's Old Cut field station on October 11. Boreal Chickadee (Simcoe): Dave Szmyr found one at Sandy Hollow Disc Golf Course in Barrie on October 10. Townsend's Solitaire (Bruce): Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory banded one on October 12. Townsend's Solitaire (Lambton): Matt Parsons and Blake Mann found one at Ipperwash Beach on October 10. Prairie Warbler (Halton): Julia Pascutto, Cherie Duvall, and Gregory Ball found and photographed one in Oakville near Sixteen Mile Creek by Cornwall Rd on October 9 that was seen by many to October 12. Summer Tanager (Essex): A female-type bird was photographed by Noel Herdman across from the hawk tower at Holiday Beach on October 13. Dickcissel (Essex): Several observers had one bird at Lighthouse Cove on October 9. Dickcissel (Norfolk): Ryan Leys had one at LPBO's Old Cut field station on October 11. 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