In my haste late last night compiling the report I forgot two records of note:
SMITH'S LONGSPUR (Brant): One bird was photographed in a large flock of Lapland Longspurs northeast of Paris (see https://ebird.org/checklist/S85970161). Bay-breasted Warbler (Bruce): An exceptionally (record?) early bird was reported in Kincardine on April 20. Mike Burrell On Fri, Apr 23, 2021 at 6:00 AM Mike V.A. Burrell <[email protected]> wrote: > Ontario Rare Bird Alert for the week starting April 16, 2021 > > Species mentioned (all caps indicate species on the OBRC review list): > Eurasian Wigeon (Norfolk) > King Eider (Toronto) > Harlequin Duck (Durham, Thunder Bay) > American Avocet (Middlesex) > CALIFORNIA GULL (Brant) > NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Ottawa) > American White Pelican (Essex, Hamilton) > LITTLE BLUE HERON (Niagara) > Cattle Egret (Toronto) > Black Vulture (Chatham-Kent, Niagara) > Black-billed Magpie (ALGOMA) > EURASIAN TREE SPARROW (Thunder Bay) > Lark Sparrow (Ottawa) > Harris's Sparrow (Kawartha Lakes, Norfolk) > LeConte's Sparrow (Bruce) > > Eurasian Wigeon (Norfolk): At least one male remained with reports from at > least APril 16 and 21 near Old Cut and Long Point Provincial Park. > > King Eider (Toronto): A female remained off Tommy Thompson Park April > 17-20. > > Harlequin Duck (Durham): A male continued off Thickson's Point April 16-22. > Harlequin Duck (THUNDER BAY): The male continued off Terrace Bay to at > least April 21. > > American Avocet (Middlesex): One bird was photographed in London April 18. > > CALIFORNIA GULL (Brant): An adult was found in Brantford April 22. > > NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Ottawa): One bird was seen by many April 21-22 at > Dow's Lake in Ottawa. > > American White Pelican (Essex): One bird was off Amherstburg April 18. > American White Pelican (Hamilton): One bird continued in Cootes Paradise > April 16-17. > > LITTLE BLUE HERON (Niagara): The adult reported last week in Fort Erie > continued to April 16. > > Cattle Egret (Toronto): One bird was seen by many in Pantry Park on April > 17. > > Black Vulture (Chatham-Kent): One bird continued in and around Rondeau > Provincial Park APril 17-22 > Black Vulture (Niagara): Up to four birds were reported this week > from Queenston. > > Black-billed Magpie (ALGOMA): The long-staying Echo Lake bird was reported > April 16 this week. > > EURASIAN TREE SPARROW (Thunder Bay): Two birds were seen together in > Terrace Bay at least on APril 21. > > Lark Sparrow (Ottawa): The McCaffrey Trail bird was reported April 21. > > Harris's Sparrow (Kawartha Lakes): THe Charlore Park Drive bird was > reported daily this week. > Harris's Sparrow (Norfolk): The Port Dover bird was reported April 19-22 > this week. > > LeConte's Sparrow (Bruce): One bird was photographed near MIller Lake > April 19. > > Report compiled by Mike Burrell 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: [email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Birdnews Moderators by email at [email protected]. Please review posting rules and guidelines at http://ofo.ca/site/content/listserv-guidelines During the COVID-19 pandemic, all Ontario birders should be taking extra precautions and following local, provincial, and federal regulations regarding physical distancing and non-essential travel. To find out more about OFO, please visit our website at ofo.ca or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists.
