Greetings Fellow Birders, Please find the Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of February 27, 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! TUFTED DUCK 27-Feb-26; Northumberland - Cobourg Harbour; Tom K *continuing bird; originally sighted by Kris Ito on 14-Feb-26 King Eider 27-Feb-26; Toronto - Tommy Thompson Park; Liz Soria *continuing bird; originally sighted by Brynn Murphy on 11-Dec-25 Barrow's Goldeneye 2-Mar-26; Waterloo - Cambridge (Blair Lookout); Rose Marie Osborne *continuing bird; originally sighted by Tim Kuntz on 15-Feb-26 Barrow's Goldeneye 28-Feb-26; Leeds & Grenville - Ivy Lea; Ted Stewart Barrow's Goldeneye 2-Mar-26; Grey - Gravelly Bay; william gray WILLOW PTARMIGAN 1-Mar-26; Cochrane - Road 652 (Cochrane - Unorganized); Ed Poropat/Tamara Poropat *continuing bird; originally sighted by Shirley Chambers/Gina Turone on 14-Feb-26 Eurasian Collared-Dove 27-Feb-26; Bruce - Brockton (County Road 15); Jim Burrell *continuing bird; originally sighted by Amanda Plakholm on 20-Feb-26 Harris's Sparrow 27-Feb-26; Oxford - East-Zorra-Tavistock; Richard Skevington *continuing bird; originally sighted by Richard Skevington on 3-Dec-25 Yellow-headed Blackbird 28-Feb-26; Frontenac - Gardiners Plaza; Mike Brais 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.