Ontario Rare Bird Alert for the week starting May 14, 2021 Species mentioned (all caps indicate species on the OBRC review list): GARGANEY (Ottawa) Harlequin Duck (Algoma) Barrow's Goldeneye (Prince Edward, Thunder Bay) Eared Grebe (Chatham-Kent) Eurasian Collared-Dove (Essex) CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW (Prince Edward) Yellow Rail (Kawartha Lakes) BLACK-NECKED STILT (Essex) American Avocet (THUNDER BAY) Hudsonian Godwit (Thunder Bay) Marbled Godwit (Chatham-Kent, Essex) Red-necked Phalarope (Middlesex) Laughing Gull (Durham) NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Essex) Snowy Egret (Halton, Norfolk, Prince Edward) Glossy Ibis (Huron, Lambton, Northumberland) White-faced Ibis (Essex, Norfolk) Black Vulture (Essex, Lambton, Niagara) FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER (Greater Sudbury) Loggerhead Shrike (THUNDER BAY, Toronto) EURASIAN TREE SPARROW (Thunder Bay) Worm-eating Warbler (Essex, Lambton) Kentucky Warbler (Essex, Lambton, Toronto) Kirtland's Warbler (Chatham-Kent, Essex) Yellow-throated Warbler (Durham, Halton) Summer Tanager (Essex, Oxford, THUNDER BAY, York) WESTERN TANAGER (Cochrane) BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK (Algoma) PAINTED BUNTING (Algoma) GARGANEY (Ottawa): A male was seen flying by Shirley's Bay May 17 but unfortunately has not been refound. Harlequin Duck (Algoma): One bird continued off Whitefish Island. Barrow's Goldeneye (Prince Edward): A young male was off Charwell Point May 16. Barrow's Goldeneye (THUNDER BAY): A male was reported off Mission Island May 17. Eared Grebe (Chatham-Kent): The Blenheim Sewage Lagoons bird continued to at least May 18. Eurasian Collared-Dove (Essex): One bird was reported again from Albuna Townline between Mersea Rd 6 and 7 on May 14-20. CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW (Prince Edward): The Hilltop Rd bird is back for its eighth year. Yellow Rail (Kawartha Lakes): One bird was calling at Sedge Wren Marsh in Carden Alvar May 15-19 with two birds reported May 18. BLACK-NECKED STILT (Essex): Three birds were at Hillman Marsh May 15. American Avocet (THUNDER BAY): Two birds were at Mission Marsh May 15. Hudsonian Godwit (Thunder Bay): One bird was photographed at Hurkett Cove CA May 17. Marbled Godwit (Chatham-Kent): One bird was at Blenheim Sewage Lagoons May 15. Another was in Erieau the same day. Marbled Godwit (Essex): One bird was at Hillman Marsh May 19. Red-necked Phalarope (Middlesex): One bird was at Strathroy Sewage Lagoons May 20. Laughing Gull (Durham): One bird was photographed near Cranberry Marsh May 19. NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Essex): The Hillman Marsh bird was last reported May 16. Snowy Egret (Halton): One bird was in Burlington May 17-20. Snowy Egret (Norfolk): One bird was seen at various locations around the causeway/Port Rowan May 14-19. Snowy Egret (Prince Edward): One bird was photographed at Charwell Point May 17. Glossy Ibis (Huron/Lambton): A flock of eight birds was seen flying south along the Lake Huron shoreline near Grand Bend and then later off Pinery Provincial Park May 20. Glossy Ibis (Northumberland): A single bird was at Brighton Constructed Wetlands May 17-18. WHITE-FACED IBIS (Essex): One bird was photographed on Pelee Island May 18. WHITE-FACED IBIS (Norfolk): One bird was photographed at LPBO's Breakwater station May 19. Black Vulture (Essex): One bird was over Point Pelee on May 15. Black Vulture (Lambton): One bird was over the Sydenham River Nature Reserve May 20. Black Vulture (Niagara): Five birds were over Welland on May 16. FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER (Greater Sudbury): One bird was photographed near Sudbury on May 18 but has not been refound. Loggerhead Shrike (THUNDER BAY): One bird was photographed at Little Pigeon Bay May 14. Loggerhead Shrike (Toronto): One bird was at Tommy Thompson Park May 16. EURASIAN TREE SPARROW (Thunder Bay): One bird was photographed in Longlac on May 16. Worm-eating Warbler (Essex): One bird was reported at Point Pelee on May 14. Worm-eating Warbler (Lambton): One bird was reported at Canatara Park, Sarnia on May 19. Kentucky Warbler (Essex): One bird was reported at Point Pelee May 15. Kentucky Warbler (Lambton): One bird was reported at Pinery Provincial Park May 19. Kentucky Warbler (Toronto): One bird was photographed at Ashbridge's Bay Park on May 15 and a different bird was photographed and seen by many also at Ashbridge's Bay Park on May 17. Kirtland's Warbler (Chatham-Kent): One bird was at Rondeau May 15-17. Kirtland's Warbler (Essex): One bird was reported in Windsor on May 14. Point Pelee had a widely-seen bird on May 14 and another reported on May 17, 19, and 20. Yellow-throated Warbler (Durham): One bird was reported May 14 from near Orono. Yellow-throated Warbler (Halton): One bird was reported from Shell Park in Oakville on May 15. Summer Tanager (Essex): One female was reported at Point Pelee on May 20. Summer Tanager (Oxford): One young male was photographed in Woodstock May 18. Summer Tanager (THUNDER BAY): One bird was in Rossport May 16. Summer Tanager (York): A young male was at Swan Lake in Markham and seen by several observers May 18. A female was photographed in a backyard in Markham on May 14. WESTERN TANAGER (Cochrane): A male was in Timmins May 16-17. BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK (Algoma): One bird was reportedly seen briefly in Pancake Bay Provincial Park, not far from where one over-wintered, on May 15. PAINTED BUNTING (Algoma): An adult male was photographed visiting a backyard in Blind River May 15. Report compiled by Mike Burrell from a variety of sources, primarily eBird and the Ontario Birds Discord server (https://discord.gg/EXJ5S9e); most other sources are listed here: http://ofo.ca/site/content/ontario-hotlines-and-news