Greetings Fellow Birders, Please find the Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of July 11, 2025 below. This weekly report provides information about bird sightings that are significant due to the species, the location and/or time of year of the sighting. Within these weekly reports, as much detail will be provided as possible regarding observations, including providing credit to the initial observer(s) and location details. Please use eBird to provide specific details as sightings are recorded. Note that species in all-caps are on the OBRC review list. Amendments/corrections may be sent to dbirkenbergs.birdreports@gmail.com. I thank each of you for your patience for any inadvertent oversights. As always, respectful feedback is welcome! BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD 7-Jul-25; Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry - Williamstown (Cedar Grove Road); Martin Bowman American Avocet 15-Jul-25; Chatham-Kent - Blenheim Sewage Lagoons/Mitchell's Bay South Lakeshore Trail; Blake Mann *continuing bird; originally sighted by Blake Mann on 5-Jul-25 Western Grebe 15-Jul-25; Greater Sudbury - Robinson Lake Trail; Chris Blomme LAZULI BUNTING 16-Jul-25; Thunder Bay - Oliver Paipoonge (Monteith Road); Monika Holenstein/Lynda Sisco *note this sighting is under discussion, RE: potential hybridization with INBU Good Birding, Dan -- Report compiled by Dan Birkenbergs from a variety of sources, primarily eBird; most other sources are listed here: http://ofo.ca/site/content/ontario-hotlines-and-news Ontbirds and Birdnews are moderated email Listservs provided by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) as a service to all birders in Ontario. Birdnews is reserved for announcements, location summaries, first of year reports, etc. To post a message on Birdnews, send an email to: birdnews@ontbirds.ca. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Birdnews Moderators by email at birdnews@ofo.ca. Please review posting rules and guidelines at http://ofo.ca/site/content/listserv-guidelines To find out more about OFO, please visit our website at ofo.ca or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists.