Ontario Rare Bird Alert for the week starting June 25, 2021
Species mentioned (all caps indicate species on the OBRC review list):
Eurasian Collared-Dove (Chatham-Kent)
CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW (Prince Edward)
American Avocet (Lambton)
Ruff (Simcoe)
Black Vulture (Norfolk)
Lark Sparrow (Norfolk)
Eurasian Collared Dove (Chatham-Kent): The Shrewsbury bird was seen again
this week, on June 26 and 27.
CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW (Prince Edward): The Hilltop Rd bird is back for its
eighth year.
American Avocet (Lambton): Two birds were at Bonnie Doone Beach June 29 and
30.
Ruff (Simcoe): The male bird continued from the past two weeks at
Matchedash Bay to at least June 27.
Black Vulture (Norfolk): One bird was again seen this week at the tip of
Long Point. on June 25 and 27.
Lark Sparrow (Norfolk): One bird was at the West Quarter Line south of
County Road 60 June 29 and 30.
Report compiled by Mike Burrell from a variety of sources, primarily
eBird and the Ontario Birds Discord server (https://discord.gg/EXJ5S9e); most
other sources are listed here:
http://ofo.ca/site/content/ontario-hotlines-and-news
Mike Burrell