Greetings Fellow Birders, Please find the Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of June 5, 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-bellied Whistling Duck 18-Jun-26; Niagara - St. Ann's (Fifteen Road); Heidi Fast BLACK-NECKED STILT 12-Jun-26; Middlesex - Strathroy Sewage Lagoons; Eva D'Amico *continuing bird; originally sighted by Donna Ferguson on 31-Mar-26 Red Knot 17-Jun-26; Prince Edward - Swetman Island; Alvaro Jaramillo Laughing Gull 14-Jun-26; Niagara - Fort Erie (Point Abino Road); Sam Flake Neotropic Cormorant 17-Jun-26; Prince Edward - Honky Honk Goose Island; Brandon Holden TRICOLORED HERON 13-Jun-26; Grey - Thornbury Yard; Lynne Richardson Snowy Egret 16-Jun-26; Simcoe - Collingwood (Huron Street); John Wright American White Pelican 18-Jun-26; Hamilton - Windermere Basin; Linda Marshall *continuing bird; originally sighted by Richard Poort on 27-May-26 Louisiana Waterthrush 16-Jun-26; Hamilton - Dundas Valley CA; Ryan Kraftcheck Kirtland's Warbler 12-Jun-26; Simcoe - Simcoe County Museum; Jack Alvo *continuing bird; originally sighted by Reuven Martin on 24-May-26 Cerulean Warbler 13-Jun-26; Niagara - West Lincoln (Concession Road 4); troy johnson Cerulean Warbler 17-Jun-26; Peterborough - Harcourt (County Road 36); Dave Milsom/Brian Wales/Leo Weiskettel Dickcissel 16-Jun-26; Lambton - St. Clair (Baseline Road); Joanne Does Dickcissel 17-Jun-26; Chatham-Kent - Stefina Line Grassland (restricted access); Steve Charbonneau Dickcissel 17-Jun-26; Elgin - Dutton/Dunwich; Trish Snider 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.