Ontario Rare Bird Report

Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of May 1, 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!

Eurasian Wigeon
2-May-26; Simcoe – Townline Road (seasonal pond); Brodie Wilson
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Margaret Hough on 25-Apr-26

Eurasian Wigeon
2-May-26; Simcoe – Tiny Marsh; James Boccia

Eurasian Wigeon
3-May-26; Prescott & Russell – Plantagenet Sewage Lagoons; Simona P.

WILLOW PTARMIGAN
2-May-26; Toronto – Ashbridges Bay Park/Tommy Thompson Park; William
Knee-Walden

Eurasian Collared-Dove
1-May-26; Chatham-Kent – Erieau Marsh Trail; Marco Yang

Eurasian Collared-Dove
1-May-26; Essex – Point Pelee NP (Visitor’s Centre); George Prieksaitis

White-winged Dove
1-May-26; Norfolk – Long Point Causeway; Brandon Holden

White-winged Dove
3-May-26; Thunder Bay – Harold Street; Emily Palahnuk

Yellow Rail
5-May-26; Peterborough – Miller Creek Wildlife Area; Dave Milsom

BLACK-NECKED STILT
4-May-26; Middlesex – Strathroy Sewage Lagoons; Jack Marquard
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Donna Ferguson on 31-Mar-26

American Avocet
5-May-26; Essex – Point Pelee NP (Tip)/Hillman Marsh CA; Cedrix Pariseau

American Avocet
6-May-26; Chatham-Kent – Erieau Marsh Trail; Katie/Peter

Marbled Godwit
5-May-26; Norfolk – Long Point Causeway; Brendan Boyd

Laughing Gull
3-May-26; Essex – Point Pelee NP (Tip); Anderson Ma

Eared Grebe
3-May-26; Lambton – Bright’s Grove Sewage Lagoons (restricted access); Eva
D’Amico

Western Grebe
1-May-26; Toronto – Colonel Samuel Smith Park; Laura Giroux
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Erik Sein on 28-Mar-26

Pacific Loon
4-May-26; Point Pelee NP (Tip); Teagan Driedger

Neotropic Cormorant
2-May-26; Essex – Point Pelee NP (Tip); Nancy Muehlhauser
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Jeremy Bensette on 26-Apr-26

Glossy Ibis
2-May-26; Frontenac – Lemoine Point Trail (Kingston); J. Harrison/Karen
Zabel

WHITE-FACED IBIS
2-May-26; Brant – West Dumfries Road; Tom Miller Sr.

WHITE-FACED IBIS
7-May-26; Essex – Hillman Marsh CA; Brian Wilkie

LITTLE BLUE HERON
5-May-26; Toronto – Toronto Islands; Glenn Robinson

TRICOLORED HERON
1-May-26; Norfolk – Big Creek NWA; James Lee
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Rebecca Seeley on 26-Apr-26

Snowy Egret
5-May-26; Toronto – Ashbridges Bay Park; Chad Berry

BELL’S VIREO
6-May-26; Waterloo – Lakeside Park (Kitchener); Ben Hood

VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW
1-May-26; Ottawa – Britannia CA; Bernie Ladoceur
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Paul Lagasi on 29-Apr-26

Lark Sparrow
4-May-26; Bruce – Red Bay Road; Jarmo Jalava

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

LeConte’s Sparrow
5-May-26; Thunder Bay – Terrace Bay; Mark Campbell/Pegg Campbell

Yellow-headed Blackbird
7-May-26; Sudbury – First Street (Sables-Spanish Rivers); Mike Van Norman

Brewer’s Blackbird
2-May-26; Muskoka – Kerr Park (Bracebridge); Barbara Taylor

Kentucky Warbler
6-May-26; Norfolk – Long Point Bird Observatory; Emma Dolman

Cerulean Warbler
5-May-26; York – Tom Taylor Trail (Newmarket); Jordan Liu

Cerulean Warbler
7-May-26; Dufferin – Fifth Line (Melancthon); Dana Latour

Cerulean Warbler
7-May-26; Middlesex – Sitler Woods; Maria Cohoon

Yellow-throated Warbler
7-May-26; Chatham-Kent – Rondeau PP; James Burk

Yellow-throated Warbler
7-May-26; Essex – Point Pelee NP (Tip); Michael Webster

Prairie Warbler
6-May-26; Essex – Point Pelee NP (DeLaurier Homestead); Rachel Scher/Joaco
V.

Summer Tanager
5-May-26; Toronto – Queen’s Park; Makail Johannesson

Summer Tanager
7-May-26; Ottawa – Grove Avenue; Shari Orders

WESTERN TANAGER
7-May-26; Frontenac – Alwington Avenue (Kingston); Marlene Kraml

Blue Grosbeak
1-May-26; Manitoulin – Burnt Island Road; Gerry Binsfeld

LAZULI BUNTING
3-May-26; Timiskaming – New Liskeard; Kari Dalziel/Jared Taman

Dickcissel
5-May-26; Essex – Point Pelee NP; Sylvain Bonnan/Pierre Jasmin

Dickcissel
6-May-26; Waterloo – Mike Schout Wetlands; Howard Williams

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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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.

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