Ontario Rare Bird Alert for the week starting August 5, 2022
Species mentioned (all caps indicate species on the OBRC review list):
BLACK-NECKED STILT (Middlesex)
American Avocet (Essex)
Willet (Chatham-Kent, Thunder Bay)
Arctic Tern (Manitoulin)
NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Frontenac)
LITTLE BLUE HERON (Essex)
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Hamilton)
Black Vulture (Niagara)
Details: I have tried to indicate the finder, where known. My apologies to
those who I have left out. You can help me by giving the finder's name(s),
if known, in your eBird checklists.
BLACK-NECKED STILT (Middlesex): The two birds found by Bill Lindley at
Strathroy Sewage Lagoons on May 12 and their young were seen to at least
August 9.
American Avocet (Essex): An adult was found at the western Essex Sewage
Lagoons on August 9 by Leon Barlow that remained until August 11.
Willet (Chatham-Kent): One bird was found by Maria Cohoon and Donna
Ferguson on the beach at Rondeau on August 10.
Willet (Thunder Bay): Fred Jennings photographed one at Longlac on August 6.
Arctic Tern (Manitoulin): Peter Baker reported two birds with a group of
Common Terns on August 9 off the northeast corner of the island.
NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Frontenac): The bird found by Jenny Newton in
CataraquiBay on July 28 was seen by many all week to at least August 11.
LITTLE BLUE HERON (Essex): Three young birds were at Fish Point on Pelee
Island on August 10, found by Sumiko Onishi.
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Hamilton): Presumably the same adult seen
earlier last month at LaSalle Park and Pier 4 Park was reported from
Bayfront Park August 9-11.
Black Vulture (Niagara): A high of one bird was reported from Queenston
this week.
Report compiled by Mike Burrell from a variety of sources, primarily eBird;
most other sources are listed here:
http://ofo.ca/site/content/ontario-hotlines-and-news