Greetings Fellow Birders, Please find the Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of July 10, 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 11-Jul-26; Middlesex - Strathroy Sewage Lagoons; Carol Teed *continuing bird; originally sighted by Donna Ferguson on 31-Mar-26 American Avocet 10-Jul-26; Essex - Belle River Marina; Ian Woodfield Baird's Sandpiper 13-Jul-26; Thunder Bay - Terrace Bay; Mark Campbell/Pegg Campbell Western Grebe 10-Jul-26; Toronto - Colonel Samuel Smith Park; Donald Pye/Rayfield Pye *continuing bird; originally sighted by Nicholas Earl on 25-Jun-26 American White Pelican 10-Jul-26; Hamilton - Windermere Basin/Tollgate Ponds; Ryan Kraftcheck *continuing bird; originally sighted by Richard Poort on 27-May-26 American White Pelican 10-Jul-26; Algoma - Goulais River (Grant Road); Callum Nixon-Holmes Lark Sparrow 12-Jul-26; Northumberland - Dickinson Road (Port Hope); Bill Cassels Cerulean Warbler 11-Jul-26; Niagara - West Lincoln (Concession Road 4); Yan Kit Michael Chiu/Gihyun Yoo *continuing bird; originally sighted by troy johnson on 13-Jun-26 Dickcissel 13-Jul-26; Middlesex - Strathroy; Maxwell Giffen *continuing bird; originally sighted by Joan Burns/Nancy Smith on 9-Jul-26 Dickcissel 15-Jul-26; Bruce - J/1 Side Road Fields; Becky Grieveson/James Turland *continuing bird; originally sighted by Sam Bechard on 2-Jul-26 Dickcissel 13-Jul -26; Chatham-Kent - Merlin Road/5th Line West; Donald Pye/Evan Pye Dickcissel 13-Jul -26; Lambton - Waterworks Road; Allanah Vokes Dickcissel 14-Jul -26; Essex - Essex Sewage Lagoons; Mike Burkoski Dickcissel 15-Jul -26; Lambton - Maple Ridge Line/Gully Mor Road; Donald Pye/Evan Pye/Rayfield Pye 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.