Ontario Rare Bird Alert for the week starting August 26, 2022 Species mentioned (all caps indicate species on the OBRC review list): BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK (Durham) White-winged Dove (Thunder Bay) American Avocet (Chatham-Kent, Essex) Willet (Chatham-Kent, Essex) Long-tailed Jaeger (Hamilton) Sabine's Gull (Essex, Hamilton) Arctic Tern (Manitoulin) NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Frontenac, Toronto) American White Pelican (Essex, Hamilton, Nipissing) YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Toronto) Glossy Ibis (Manitoulin) Black Vulture (Muskoka, Niagara, Northumberland) Western Kingbird (Chatham-Kent, Thunder Bay) Yellow-headed Blackbird (Algoma, Brant, Toronto) Dickcissel (Essex, Norfolk, Wellington) Details: I have tried to indicate the finder, where known. My apologies to those who I have left out. You can help me by giving the finder's name(s), if known, in your eBird checklists. BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK (Durham): Possibly the Cranberry Marsh bird (last seen August 29) was one found by Linda V. on September 8 in the Courtice Duck Pond near the intersection of Robert Adams Dr and Worthington Dr. White-winged Dove (Thunder Bay): Rob Swainson reported one in his Mountain Bay Drive yard in Thunder Bay on September 5. American Avocet (Chatham-Kent): Blake Mann found one at Blenheim Sewage Lagoons on September 2 that turned into three birds the next day. Two were present again on September 7. American Avocet (Essex): Jeremy Hatt found three birds at Essex Sewage Lagoons on September 4 that remained to at least September 7. Willet (Chatham-Kent): Steve Charbonneau photographed one bird at Laverne Kelly Memorial Park in Erieau on September 5. Willet (Essex): Possibly the same bird that was reported last week, Mike Austin reported one off Blue Heron in Point Pelee on September 4. Long-tailed Jaeger (Hamilton): Up to three birds were reported off Van Wagner's Beach on September 5. Sabine's Gull (Essex): Michael McAllister found a juvenile off the tip of Point Pelee on September 3. Sabine's Gull (Hamilton): Brett Fried reported one off Van Wagner's Beach on September 5 and up to four were reported there on September 7. Arctic Tern (Manitoulin): Nate Badger reported one at a private location on Martin Lake on Manitoulin Island on September 4. NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Frontenac): The bird found by Jenny Newton in Cataraqui Bay on July 28 was seen by many all week to at least September 8. NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Toronto): Patrick Scanlon found an adult at Sunnyside Beach on August 20 that remained in the area to be seen by many through at least September 3. American White Pelican (Hamilton): The bird found last week in Cootes Paradise was reported again this week to at least September 8. American White Pelican (Nipissing): Corinne Filion reported one from Tomiko Lake on September 6. YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Toronto): The juvenile bird found September 1 by Marsha Duggan remained all week, seen by many to at least September 8. Glossy Ibis (Manitoulin): The bird found by Paul Frost north of Providence Bay on August 27 remained until at least September 2. Black Vulture (Muskoka): Barbara Taylor reported one over the Bracebridge Sewage Treatment Ponds on September 7. Black Vulture (Niagara): A single bird was reported this week from the Queenston area. Black Vulture (Northumberland): Kurt Appleman found one near the harbour in Port Hope on September 3 that was reported again September 6. Western Kingbird (Chatham-Kent): Robert Baumander reported one from the Marsh Trail at Rondeau PP on September 2. Western Kingbird (Thunder Bay): Al Harris photographed one at pool 6 in Thunder Bay on September 3. Yellow-headed Blackbird (Algoma): Ron and Linda (Tozer) Johnston reported two birds in a flock of starlings on September 6 near Rydal Bank. Yellow-headed Blackbird (Brant): Ellen and Jerry Horak found one near Paris at the stormwater pond along Powerline Rd on September 4 that remained to at least September 6. Yellow-headed Blackbird (Toronto): Gavin Platt reported one from Tommy Thompson Park on September 8. Dickcissel (Essex): Singles were reported from Point Pelee on September 2 and 4. Dickcissel (Norfolk): One bird was reported from Old Cut field station on September 7 and another from Breakwater on September 8. Dickcissel (Wellington) Curtis Combdon reported a nocturnal migrant overhead Guelph early in the morning of September 5. Report compiled by Mike Burrell from a variety of sources, primarily eBird; most other sources are listed here: http://ofo.ca/site/content/ontario-hotlines-and-news