Greetings Fellow Birders, Please find the Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of July 3, 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! BLACK-NECKED STILT 3-Jul-26; Middlesex - Strathroy Sewage Lagoons; Blake Mann *continuing bird; originally sighted by Donna Ferguson on 31-Mar-26 Franklin's Gull 8-Jul-26; Niagara - Fort Erie (Peace Bridge); Walter Parker Western Grebe 5-Jul-26; Toronto - Colonel Samuel Smith Park; Krystyn Forbes *continuing bird; originally sighted by Nicholas Earl on 25-Jun-26 Neotropic Cormorant 6-Jul-26; Waterloo - Cambridge; Anthony Vanderhayden Neotropic Cormorant 9-Jul-26; Lambton - Kettle Point; Bill Lindley American White Pelican 5-Jul-26; Hamilton - Windermere Basin/Tollgate Ponds; Joe JeDong *continuing bird; originally sighted by Richard Poort on 27-May-26 ROCK WREN 1-Jul-26 *(delayed report)*; Thunder Bay - Pukaskwa NP; Evan Timusk LeConte's Sparrow 6-Jul-26; Thunder Bay - Murillo; Susan Craig Cerulean Warbler 8-Jul-26; Kawartha Lakes - Ron Reid Nature Reserve; george bryant Dickcissel 9-Jul-26; Middlesex - Strathroy; Joan Burns/Nancy Smith 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.