Ontario Rare Bird Report

Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of June 26, 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!

BLACK-NECKED STILT
26-Jun-26; Middlesex – Strathroy Sewage Lagoons; Curtis Heuving
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Donna Ferguson on 31-Mar-26

BLACK-NECKED STILT
27-Jun-26; Chatham-Kent – Blenheim Sewage Lagoons (restricted access);
Matthew Roorda
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Steve Charbonneau on 21-Jun-26

Parasitic Jaeger
26-Jun-26; Toronto – Tommy Thompson Park; Jonathan Collins

Western Grebe
26-Jun-26; Toronto – Colonel Samuel Smith Park; Lowell Goudge
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Nicholas Earl on 25-Jun-26

Snowy Egret
2-Jul-26; Bruce – Horseshoe Bay/McNabb Point; Erik Sein

Western Cattle-Egret
27-Jun-26; Hamilton – Tollgate Ponds; Richard Poort

Western Cattle-Egret
30-Jun-26; Lennox & Addington – Hay Bay; Kurt Hennige

American White Pelican
29-Jun-26; Hamilton – Windermere Basin; Maggie Viscara
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Richard Poort on 27-May-26

American White Pelican
1-Jul-26; Leeds & Grenville – Stone Street Parkette; Bruce M. Di Labio

Kirtland’s Warbler
28-Jun-26; Simcoe – Simcoe County Museum; Laura Giroux
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Reuven Martin on 24-May-26

Cerulean Warbler
28-Jun-26; Lambton – Lambton County Heritage Forest; Evan Lewis/Heather
Ng-Cornish
*continuing bird; originally sighted by james holdsworth on 21-Jun-26

Dickcissel
2-Jul-26; Lambton – St. Clair (Baseline Road/Sombra Solar Farm); Sharon
Nethercott
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Joanne Does on 16-Jun-26

Dickcissel
2-Jul-26; Bruce – J/1 Side Road Fields; Sam Bechard

Dickcissel
2-Jul-26; Elgin – Highland Road (Dutton/Dunwich); Rebecca Seeley

Dickcissel
2-Jul-26; Essex – Future Soccer Fields; Dan Nauta

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

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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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