Greetings Fellow Birders, Please find the Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of March 13, 2026 below.
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 [email protected]. I thank each of you for your patience for any inadvertent oversights. As always, respectful feedback is welcome! Eurasian Wigeon 15-Mar-26; Norfolk - Birds Canada Headquarters (Port Rowan); Samreen Munim/Samuel Perfect/Gavin Robertson King Eider 14-Mar-26; Toronto - Tommy Thompson Park; Jessica Korosi *continuing bird; originally sighted by Brynn Murphy on 11-Dec-25 Barrow's Goldeneye 19-Mar-26; Ottawa - Abawe Crossing/Riverrain Park/Stanley Park; Rosanna Dawson/David Howe *continuing bird; originally sighted by Christian Gendreau on 10-Mar-26 WILLOW PTARMIGAN 14-Mar-26; Cochrane - Road 652 (Cochrane - Unorganized); Brian Chan/Andrew Lai *continuing bird; originally sighted by Shirley Chambers/Gina Turone on 14-Feb-26 Eurasian Collared-Dove 14-Mar-26; Bruce - Brockton (County Road 15); Erik Sein *continuing bird; originally sighted by Amanda Plakholm on 20-Feb-26 Harris's Sparrow 13-Mar-26; Oxford - East-Zorra-Tavistock; Richard Skevington *continuing bird; originally sighted by Richard Skevington on 3-Dec-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: [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 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: [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 To find out more about OFO, please visit our website at ofo.ca or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists.
