Greetings Fellow Birders, Please find the Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of January 3, 2025 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 ORBC review list. Amendments/corrections may be sent to dbirkenbergs.birdreports@gmail.com. I thank each of you for your patience for any inadvertent oversights. Eurasian Green-winged Teal (Common Teal) 06-Jan-25; Hamilton - Windermere Basin - Luc Fazio TUFTED DUCK 04-Jan-25; Toronto - Colonel Samuel Smith Park; Jessica Benavides King Eider 5-jan-25; Toronto - Toronto Islands/Tommy Thompson Park; Sarah Gates/P. Kennedy/Kai Millyard/Steve Price *continuing bird; originally sighted by Owen Strickland on Nov. 22, 2024 Harlequin Duck 08-Jan-25; Lambton - Point Edward Lighthouse; Tom Gough Harlequin Duck 08-Jan-25; Peel - Lakefront Promenade Park (Mississauga); Takako Nisbet Harlequin Duck 09-Jan-25; Chatham-Kent - Erieau Townsite; Blake Mann Harlequin Duck 09-Jan-25; Toronto - Ashbridges Bay/The Beach/Toronto Islands/Tommy Thompson Park; Brynn Murphy *continuing bird; originally sighted by Steven McClellan/Noam Markus; mid-fall 2024 Barrow's Goldeneye 06-Jan-25; Durham - Lynde Creek (Durham); Dorlisa Robinson *continuing bird; originally sighted by Sara Thompson-Hall & Stu Hall on Dec. 21, 2024 Barrow's Goldeneye 07-Jan-25; Grey - Owen Sound harbour; A. Nicholson Willow Ptarmigan 05-Jan-25; Cochrane - Road 652; Jeff Skevington Gray Partridge 07-Jan-25; Renfrew - Snake River Line; Cal Robinson *continuing bird; originally sighted by Logan Baldwin/Trevor Baldwin on Dec. 31, 2024 Little Gull 05-Jan-25; Bruce - Baie du Dore; Cody Bassindale SLATY-BACKED GULL 04-Jan-25; Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry - Guindon Park; Robert Scranton *continuing bird; originally sighted by Giovanni Pari on Dec. 28, 2024 Black-crowned Night Heron 05-Jan-25; Niagara - Dufferin Islands; Terri Kershaw Black Vulture 03-Jan-25; Niagara - Queenston Heights; Willie D'Anna/Jean Iron/William Lamond/Declan Troy Osprey 03-Jan-25; Northumberland - Hwy 401; Marquis Lachance Belted Kingfisher 03-Jan-25; Ottawa - Richmond CA; Marcel Gahbauer Canada Jay 03-Jan-25; Kawartha Lakes - Burys Green Road/Somerville Wetland; Ken Fulsang *continuing bird; originally sighted by Derek Anderson/Susan Blayney on Dec. 28, 2024 Marsh Wren 07-Jan-25; Toronto - Rouge Park (Beare Wetland); Amanda Guercio/Owen Strickland Eastern Bluebird 05-Jan-25; Lennox & Addington - Amherst Island; Steve Coates Eastern Bluebird 05-Jan-25; Peterborough - County Road 2 (Otonabee-South Monaghan); Marilyn Hubley *continuing bird; originally sighted by Marilyn Hubley at Otonabee-South Monaghan on December 31, 2024 Eastern Bluebird 07-Jan-25; Oxford - Snake Wood Nature Preserve; Scott Gillingwater Varied Thrush 04-Jan-25; Thunder Bay - Red Rock Landfill; Alba Tropea *continuing bird; originally sighted during CBC on December 14 EURASIAN TREE SPARROW 03-Jan-25; Frontenac - Button Bay Road (Wolfe Island); Barbara O'Neill *continuing bird; originally sighted by Mark D. Read at Wolfe Island on Jan. 2 GRAY-CROWNED ROSY FINCH 06-Jan-25; Timiskaming - Georgina Street (Matachewan); Mark Gawn *continuing bird; originally sighted by Kari Dalziel/Jared Taman at Matachewan on Dec. 27, 2024 Field Sparrow 05-Jan-25; Hastings - Personal location; Brie Raine Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 05-Jan-25; Brant - Private Site; Chris Sawyer *continuing bird; originally sighted by Chris Sawyer in Brant on Dec. 31, 2024 Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 06-Jan-25; Waterloo - Bannister Lake; Georg Hentsch *continuing bird originally sighted by Georg Hentsch on Dec. 20, 2024 Dark-eyed Junco (Pink-sided) 06-Jan-25; Waterloo - HVT Side Trail; Virgil Martin Harris's Sparrow 03-Jan-25; Durham - Scugog/Sunderland; Kai Millyard *continuing bird originally sighted by Kylo Alari on Dec. 28, 2024 Harris's Sparrow 05-Jan-25; Chatham-Kent - Stefina Line (Blenheim); Steve Charbonneau Vesper Sparrow 08-Jan-25; Brant - 2nd Concession (Levey Lake); Neil Faulkenham/William Lamond Baltimore Oriole 03-Jan-25; Ottawa - Personal location; Li-Shien Lee *continuing bird; originally sighted by Li-Shien Lee (yard bird) Orange-crowned Warbler 03-Jan-25; Toronto - Corktown Common; Cristian Tamas Common Yellowthroat 03-Jan-25; Chatham-Kent - Rondeau PP; Steve Charbonneau/Kenneth G.D. Burrell Common Yellowthroat 03-Jan-25; Norfolk - Long Point PP; Stuart Mackenzie American Redstart 03-Jan-25; Halton - Joshua's Valley Treatment Plant; Jude Szabo *continuing bird; originally sighted by Jim Watt on Dec. 20, 2024 Northern Parula 03-Jan-25; Halton - Sedgewick Forest Park (Oakville); Dominik Halas *continuing bird Pine Warbler 04-Jan-25; Grey - Thornbury; Lynne Richardson Yellow-rumped Warbler 03-Jan-25; Brant - Norfolk - Turtle Dunes (Long Point); Alex Skevington/Jeff Skevington/Richard Skevington Yellow-rumped Warbler 06-Jan-25; Brant - Waterworks Park (Brantford); William Lamond Yellow-rumped Warbler 08-Jan-25; Lambton - Pinery PP; James Holdsworth 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. 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