Ontario Rare Bird Report

Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of February 27, 2026

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 (http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/obrc.guidelines).
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!

TUFTED DUCK
27-Feb-26; Northumberland – Cobourg Harbour; Tom K
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Kris Ito on 14-Feb-26

King Eider
27-Feb-26; Toronto – Tommy Thompson Park; Liz Soria
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Brynn Murphy on 11-Dec-25

Barrow’s Goldeneye
2-Mar-26; Waterloo – Cambridge (Blair Lookout); Rose Marie Osborne
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Tim Kuntz on 15-Feb-26

Barrow’s Goldeneye
28-Feb-26; Leeds & Grenville – Ivy Lea; Ted Stewart

Barrow’s Goldeneye
2-Mar-26; Grey – Gravelly Bay; william gray

WILLOW PTARMIGAN
1-Mar-26; Cochrane – Road 652 (Cochrane – Unorganized); Ed Poropat/Tamara
Poropat
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Shirley Chambers/Gina Turone on
14-Feb-26

Eurasian Collared-Dove
27-Feb-26; Bruce – Brockton (County Road 15); Jim Burrell
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Amanda Plakholm on 20-Feb-26

Harris’s Sparrow
27-Feb-26; Oxford – East-Zorra-Tavistock; Richard Skevington
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Richard Skevington on 3-Dec-25

Yellow-headed Blackbird
28-Feb-26; Frontenac – Gardiners Plaza; Mike Brais

Good Birding,

Dan

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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

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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.

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