Greetings Fellow Birders, Please find the Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of January 30, 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 dbirkenbergs.birdreports@gmail.com. I thank each of you for your patience for any inadvertent oversights. As always, respectful feedback is welcome! King Eider 1-Feb-26; Toronto - Tommy Thompson Park; Doug Begbie *continuing bird; originally sighted by Brynn Murphy on 11-Dec-25 King Eider 5-Feb-26; Niagara - Niagara-on-the-Lake Yacht Club; Griffin LePage/Doug McRae Barrow's Goldeneye 3-Feb-26; Durham - Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health/Lynde Shores CA (Whitby); Jean Iron/Rebecca Sutherland *continuing bird; originally sighted by Rick Lauzon on 3-Jan-26 Virginia Rail 5-Feb-26; Waterloo - FWR Dickson Wilderness Area; Sean Macey *continuing bird; originally sighted by Joshua van der Meulen on 8-Dec-25 Townsend's Solitaire 31-Jan-26; Bruce - Private Location; Adrian Fox Townsend's Solitaire 4-Feb-26; Hamilton - Stoney Creek (Private Location); Brian Townsend's Solitaire 31-Jan-26; Bruce - Private Location; Adrian Fox 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: 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.