Greetings Fellow Birders, Please find the Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of September 18, 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! COMMON EIDER 23-Sep-26; Hamilton - Van Wagners Beach; Rob Crawford COMMON EIDER 24-Sep-26; Chatham-Kent - Erieau Laverne Kelly Memorial Park; Steve Charbonneau White-winged Dove 18-Sep-26; Essex - Holiday Beach CA; Hugh Kent Hudsonian Godwit 22-Sep-26; Norfolk - Long Point (Causeway)/Long Point PP; Teagan Driedger *continuing bird; originally sighted by James Lee on 16-Sep-26 Hudsonian Godwit 20-Sep-26; Durham - McLaughlin Bay Wildlife Reserve; Nehan Fernandez Red Knot 20-Sep-26; Essex - Point Pelee NP; Kevin Linfield/Robert Linfield Baird's Sandpiper 21-Sep-26; Middlesex - Nova Court (London); Estela Quintero-Weldon White-rumped Sandpiper 19-Sep-26; Greater Sudbury - Kukagami Road (Sudbury); Dave Parcher White-rumped Sandpiper 20-Sep-26; Waterloo - Laurel Creek CA; Roderick Hornby Long-tailed Jaeger 18-Sep-26; Hamilton - Sayer's Park (Stoney Creek); Richard Poort Long-tailed Jaeger 20-Sep-26; Hamilton - Van Wagners Beach; Mark Patry/Ed Poropat Long-tailed Jaeger 20-Sep-26; Lambton - Point Edward Lighthouse/Canatara Park; Deryl Nethercott Parasitic Jaeger 19-Sep-26; Norfolk - Long Point (Tip); Bridger Buck *continuing bird; originally sighted by James Lee on 14-Sep-26 Parasitic Jaeger 17-Sep-26; Lambton - Canatara Park/Point Edward Lighthouse; Andrew Simon/Isaac Polanski *continuing bird; originally sighted by Deryl Nethercott on 17-Sep-26 Franklin's Gull 18-Sep-26; Ottawa - Britannia CA/Andrew Haydon Park; Rick Collins *continuing bird; originally sighted by Rod Dubois on 11-Aug-26 Franklin's Gull 18-Sep-26; Brant - Scarfe Avenue/Grand River (Brantford); Nehan Fernandez *continuing bird; originally sighted by Sarah Lamond on 17-Sep-26 Franklin's Gull 21-Sep-26; Elgin - Port Stanley; George Prieksaitis Franklin's Gull 21-Sep-26; Parry Sound - Lion's Park (Sundridge); Stephen O'Donnell Eared Grebe 18-Sep-26; Lennox & Addington - Martin Edwards Reserve (Amherst Island); Kurt Hennige LITTLE BLUE HERON 18-Sep-26; Ottawa - Carp Watershed Area (Kanata); Paul Lagasi *continuing bird; originally sighted by Christine Cote on 17-Sep-26 Swainson's Hawk 20-Sep-26; Elgin - Hawk Cliff; Chris Burris Swainson's Hawk 21-Sep-26; Bruce - Cabot Head NR; Izzie McGinley-Myers Swainson's Hawk 22-Sep-26; Essex - Holiday Beach CA; Michael Burton-Smith Western Kingbird 18-Sep-26; Toronto - Toronto Islands (Airport); Darren Reinhart LeConte's Sparrow 19-Sep-26; Thunder Bay - Hurkett Dock; Susan Fagan LeConte's Sparrow 23-Sep-26; Timiskaming - Hilliard; Griffin Lepage Nelson's Sparrow 23-Sep-26; Lanark - Carleton Place (Hwy 7 storm pond); Markus K. Legzdins Nelson's Sparrow 24-Sep-26; Prescott & Russell - Lac Dollard-des-Ormeaux; Giovanni Pari Yellow-headed Blackbird 24-Sep-26; Chatham-Kent - Wheatley (Arboretum & Learning Trail); Lisa Derbyshire 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.