Ontario Rare Bird Alert for the week of September 4 Species mentioned: Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Essex) Brant (Niagara) Barnacle Goose (Perth) Cinnamon Teal (Huron) Western Grebe (Peel) Eurasian Collared-Dove (Norfolk) Purple Gallinule (Chatham-Kent) Black-necked Stilt (Essex) Marbled Godwit (Huron) Western Sandpiper (Chatham-Kent) Red Phalarope (Ottawa) Long-tailed Jaeger (Hamilton, Huron) Sabine's Gull (Lambton, Hamilton, Ottawa) Laughing Gull (Niagara) Franklin's Gull (Lambton) California Gull (Huron) Sooty Tern (Hamilton) Brown Booby (Hamilton) Neotropic Cormorant (Chatham-Kent, Essex) American White Pelican (Hamilton, Essex) Brown Pelican (Leeds and Grenville) Cattle Egret (Chatham-Kent) Swallow-tailed Kite (Essex) Western Kingbird (Thunder Bay, Norfolk) Say's Phoebe (Thunder Bay) White-eyed Vireo (Chatham-Kent) Yellow-headed Blackbird (Norfolk) Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Essex): A single bird was seen flying by Lakeside Park in Kingsville in the morning and then relocated at Kingsville Dock later in the day of September 10. Brant (Niagara): The summering bird continues in St. Catharines, reported on September 10 at Lakeside Park. Barnacle Goose (Perth): A single bird was photographed at West Perth Wetlands (aka Mitchell Sewage Lagoons) on the afternoon of September 10 ( https://ebird.org/canada/checklist/S73438346) Cinnamon Teal (Huron): One probable bird was photographed near Goderich on September 7 (https://ebird.org/canada/checklist/S73295863). Western Grebe (Peel): The bird reported last week was seen off Rattray Marsh September 9-10. Eurasian Collared-Dove (Norfolk): A single bird was reported flying by the LPBO Old Cut field station on September 10. Purple Gallinule (Chatham-Kent): The Blenheim Sewage Lagoons bird continued until at least September 9. Black-necked Stilt (Essex): Four birds were in a flooded field just northeast of Hillman Marsh on September 9, at least two birds continued on September 10. Marbled Godwit (Huron): The now long-staying bird at Exeter Sewage Lagoons was reported September 8. Western Sandpiper (Chatham-Kent): A single bird was reported flying along the lakeshore east of Blenheim September 5. Red Phalarope (Ottawa): A single bird was at Remic Rapids on the evening of September 10. Long-tailed Jaeger (Hamilton): Up to three were reported at Van Wagners Beach on September 8 and a single on September 9. Long-tailed Jaeger (Huron): A single bird was near Goderich on September 4. Long-tailed Jaeger (Essex): Two birds were reported off Sturgeon Creek on September 7. Sabine's Gull (Lambton): A single bird was reported at Kettle Point on September 5. Sabine's Gull (Ottawa): A single bird was at Britannia/Deschenes Rapids on September 10. Sabine's Gull (Hamilton): A maximum of ten were reported at Van Wagners Beach on September 8 and a single was there on September 10. Laughing Gull (Niagara): The Fort Erie bird continued and was seen September 7 and 10. Franklin's Gull (Lambton): Presumably the same bird reported earlier this fall was again at Hiawatha Horse Park in Sarnia on September 4 and the same or another adult was seen September 10 between Port Franks and Kettle Point. California Gull (Huron): A possible bird was photographed early in the morning of September 7 in flight near Goderich. Sooty Tern (Hamilton): A single bird was seen briefly at Van Wagners Beach on September 8. Brown Booby (Hamilton): Presumably the same bird reported in August was seen on the wave tower off Van Wagners Beach in the afternoons of September 8,9 and 10. Neotropic Cormorant (Chatham-Kent): A single bird was photographed flying along the lakeshore east of Blenheim September 5. Neotropic Cormorant (Essex): A single bird was reported at Hillman Marsh on September 10. American White Pelican (Hamilton): The two birds seen last week were reported September 4-10 around Cootes Paradise. American White Pelican (Essex): One bird was at Point Pelee on September 6 and up to 30 birds were at Pelee Island September 9. Brown Pelican (Leeds and Grenville): The bird reported last week continued to September 5 near Mallorytown Landing. Cattle Egret (Chatham-Kent): A single bird was near Mitchells Bay on September 10. Swallow-tailed Kite (Essex): One bird was seen at Point Pelee September 4-5 and then north of the park near Sturgeon Creek September 6,8 and 9. There was a second hand report of two birds at Sturgeon Creek on September 8. Western Kingbird (Thunder Bay): Two birds were reported near Kakabeka Falls on September 10. Western Kingbird (Norfolk): One bird was reported at the LPBO Old Cut field station on September 10. Say's Phoebe (Thunder Bay): A single bird was photographed at Pass Lake on September 10. White-eyed Vireo (Chatham-Kent): The bird on South Point Trail, Rondeau Provincial Park was reported September 5 and 10. Yellow-headed Blackbird (Norfolk): A single bird was at the tip of Long Point September 5-6. Report compiled by Mike Burrell -- *Mike Burrell* mike.burrell.on@gmail.com Please support my birdathon for bird conservation <https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/bird-studies-canada/p2p/birdathon20/team/whimburrells/captain/mike-burrell/> ! Best Places to Bird in Ontario <http://burrellbirding.ca/best-places-to-bird-in-ontario/>