Ontario Rare Bird Alert for the week starting September 3, 2021 Species mentioned (all caps indicate species on the OBRC review list): BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK (Niagara) White-winged Dove (Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry) SNOWY PLOVER (Toronto) Hudsonian Godwit (Lambton) Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Lambton, Ottawa, Thunder Bay) Western Sandpiper (Toronto, THUNDER BAY) Willet (Essex) Long-tailed Jaeger (Lambton) LITTLE BLUE HERON (Frontenac) YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Toronto) SWALLOW-TAILED KITE (Elgin) FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER (Thunder Bay) Western Kingbird (Lennox and Addington) Loggerhead Shrike (Niagara) BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK (Niagara): The single bird at Dufferin Islands continued to at least September 7. White-winged Dove (Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry): One bird appeared at a feeder at 1716 Peter Street in Cornwall September 8 and was seen again there on September 9. SNOWY PLOVER (Toronto): A juvenile was photographed at Tommy Thompson Park on September 8 but has not been relocated. Hudsonian Godwit (Lambton): A flock of 11 birds flew by Kettle Point on September 6. Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Lambton): One bird was photographed at Forest Sewage Lagoons September 7. Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Ottawa): One bird was at Andrew Haydon Park September 7. Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Thunder Bay): One bird was at Terrace Bay September 4 and was joined by a second September 5. Western Sandiper (Toronto): One bird was reported at Tommy Thompson Park on September 7. Western Sandpiper (THUNDER BAY): One bird was photographed at Mission Island September 3. Willet (Essex): One bird was photographed in Point Pelee National Park September 3 and one bird was photographed just north of Point Pelee at the east end of Mersea Rd E on September 8. Long-tailed Jaeger (Lambton): Two birds were seen off Kettle Point September 6. LITTLE BLUE HERON (Frontenac): One juvenile was at the George Merry Wetland in Kingston September 5-9. YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Toronto): The juvenile at Colonel Sam Smith Park in Etobicoke continued to at least September 4. SWALLOW-TAILED KITE (Elgin): One bird was seen at Hawk Cliff September 3 and possibly the same bird was just west of Aylmer (Hwy 3 at Temperance Line) September 8 and 9. FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER (Thunder Bay): A late report was received of one bird photographed in Thunder Bay September 1. Western Kingbird (Lennox and Addington): One bird was photographed along Marshall 40 Foot Rd about halfway between Front Rd and the Owl Woods on Amherst Island September 9. Loggerhead Shrike (Niagara): One bird was at the Port Weller east pier September 3-5. 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