Ontario Rare Bird Report

Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of May 2, 2025

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 ORBC 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!

Before the list of this week’s reports, I have provided some
corrections/omissions to last week’s reports below.

Harris’s Sparrow
30-Apr-25; Oxford – Zorra; Phoebe Campbell

Blue Grosbeak
30-Apr-25; Essex – Pelee Island; Kiah Jasper

PAINTED BUNTING
1-May-25; Essex – Fish Point PP; Lynn Beaton/Kiah Jasper

*Commentary: I want to extend sincere thanks to all eBird reviewers! It is
a monumental task to review lists and sightings as they are reported and
the volume at this time of year must be incredible. Thank you to these
volunteers and others who support OFO and birding initiatives across the
province!*

BARNACLE GOOSE
2-May-25; Bruce – Kincardine Sewage Lagoons; G. Shaws
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Bob Taylor on 24-Apr-25

White-winged Dove
1-May-25; Thunder Bay – Mission Marsh; Lynda Sisco

White-winged Dove
6-May-25; Algoma – Echo Bay; Nick Bushill

Marbled Godwit
4-May-25; Essex – Hillman Marsh; Gregory Ball/Julia Pascutto

Ruff
2-May-25; Lambton – Red Keep; james holdsworth

Ruff
8-May-25; Prince Edward – Black Road; Cecile & Morris Yarrow

Black-headed Gull
3-May-25; Toronto – Toronto Islands; Owen Strickland

Laughing Gull
7-May-25; Essex – Leamington (Point Pelee Drive); Kit McCann

Franklin’s Gull
7-May-25; Essex – Point Pelee NP; Glenn White
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Iain Rayner on 1-May-25

Franklin’s Gull
8-May-25; Norfolk – Long Point Bird Observatory (Old Cut Station); Mathis
Pfreundt

Western Grebe
4-May-25; Thunder Bay – Silver Harbour; Brady Mills

NEOTROPIC CORMORANT
4-May-25; Essex – Leamington (Point Pelee Drive); Kenneth G.D. Burrell

NEOTROPIC CORMORANT
4-May-25; Durham – McLaughlin Bay Wildlife Preserve; Matthew Tobey

Glossy Ibis
5-May-25; Essex – Hillman Marsh; Gavin McKinnon

Snowy Egret
4-May-25; Essex – Holiday Beach CA; Cameron Chevalier

TRICOLOURED HERON
4-May-24; Lennox & Addington – Camden Lake Wildlife Area; Chris Ellingwood
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Kurt Hennige on 1-May 25

Western Cattle-Egret
3-May-25; Prince Edward – Milford; Paul Jones

SAY’S PHOEBE
2-May-25; Thunder Bay – Hurkett Dock; Scott Drebit
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Susan Fagan on 28-Apr-25

SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER
2-May-25; Essex – Point Pelee NP; Tom LaRocque
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Richard Carr on 1-May-25

SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER
4-May-25; Norfolk – Long Point Provincial Park (Old); Callum Gibson

Swainson’s Hawk
3-May-25; Essex – Hillman Marsh; Eric Baldo/Jeremy Bensette

Sedge Wren
8-May-25; York – Valley View Park (Markham); Amirtha Karnakaran

Lark Sparrow
2-May-25; Chatham-Kent – Rondeau PP/Keith McLean CA; Margaret Beard
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Brett Fried on 29-Apr-25

Harris’s Sparrow
6-May-25; Oxford – Zorra; Jeff Skevington/Richard Skevington
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Phoebe Campbell on 30-Apr-25

Yellow-breasted Chat
6-May-25; Chatham-Kent – McGeachy Pond CA; Steve Thorpe

Yellow-headed Blackbird
8-May-25; Chatham-Kent – Lake St. Clair/Angler Line; Allen Woodliffe
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Erik Sein on 1-May-25

Worm-eating Warbler
4-May-25; Chatham-Kent – Rondeau PP; Kevin Gevaert

Kentucky Warbler
8-May-25; Chatham-Kent – Wheatley PP; S. Rea

Yellow-throated Warbler
5-May-25; Essex – Point Pelee Drive; Richard Rowlee
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Sarah Lamond/William Lamond on
28-Apr-25

BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER
3-May-25; Oxford – Snake Woods Nature Preserve; Scott Gillingwater

TOWNSEND’S WARBLER
7-May-25; Frontenac – Lemoine Point CA (Kingston); Drew Peacock

Blue Grosbeak
2-May-25; York – Sibbald Point PP; Susan Weatherston
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Ken MacDonald on 25-Apr-25

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.
—
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.