Ontario Rare Bird Report

Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of February 14, 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.

TUFTED DUCK
15-Feb-25; Toronto – Colonel Sam Smith Park/Twenty-Third Street Parkette;
Amanda Guercio/Kristen Jaczko
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Jessica Benavides on Jan. 4, 2025

TUFTED DUCK
15-Feb-25; Toronto – Toronto Islands; Jackson Chai-Weeds/Owen Strickland
*likely the same bird sighted by Owen Strickland in the Toronto Islands in
the Fall of 2024

King Eider
14-Feb-25; Hamilton – Jones Road (Stoney Creek); Tim K.
*continuing bird; originally sighted by  Nancy E. McPherson & Garth V.
Riley on Feb. 6, 2025

King Eider
15-Feb-25; Toronto – Toronto Islands/Tommy Thompson Park; James
Boccia/Meredith Swartwout
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Owen Strickland on Nov. 22, 2024

Harlequin Duck
14-Feb-25; Toronto – The Beach; Alice Huang
*likely the same bird sighted in this area in the Fall of 2024

Harlequin Duck
17-Feb-25; Peel – Lakefront Promenade Park/R.K. McMillan Park/Toronto –
Colonel Sam Smith Park; Jasmin Morgan
*continuing birds; likely the same pair seen in various locations on the
Lake Ontario shoreline from Peel to west-end of Toronto regions

WILLOW PTARMIGAN
18-Feb-25; Kenora – Sachigo Lake; Jaimie Bortolotti/Keeva Fitzpatrick/Caleb
Scholtens

Loggerhead Shrike
20-Feb-25; Bruce – Blindline Woodland (Port Elgin); Pamela Binnendyk

Varied Thrush
14-Feb-25; Ottawa – Stonecrest Road; Anonymous Birder
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Always An Adventure Inc. Team on
Feb. 12, 2025

EURASIAN TREE SPARROW
15-Feb-25; Frontenac – Button Bay Road (Wolfe Island); Jason Lush
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Mark D. Read at Wolfe Island on
Dec. 31, 2024

GRAY-CROWNED ROSY FINCH
20-Feb-25; Timiskaming – Georgina Street (Matachewan); Kevin Seymour/Greg
Stuart
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Kari Dalziel/Jared Taman at
Matachewan on Dec. 27, 2024

Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon)
15-Feb-25; Haldimand – Haller Place; Greg Salter

Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon)
15-Feb-25; Waterloo – Bannister Lake; Georg Hentsch
*continuing bird originally sighted by Georg Hentsch on Dec. 20, 2024

Harris’s Sparrow
15-Feb-25; Durham – Scugog/Sunderland; Doug Apperson
*continuing bird originally sighted by Carol Apperson/Doug Apperson on Dec.
28, 2024

Ovenbird
14-Feb-2025; London – Bruce Street; Suzanne Frank
*continuing bird originally sighted by Suzanne Frank on Dec. 11, 2024

Good Birding,

Dan

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