Ontario Rare Bird Alert for the week starting April 29, 2022 Species mentioned (all caps indicate species on the OBRC review list): BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK (Essex) Eurasian Wigeon (Dufferin, Frontenac) TUFTED DUCK (Essex) King Eider (Toronto) Harlequin Duck (Algoma, Durham) Eared Grebe (Essex) Western Grebe (Toronto) Eurasian Collared-Dove (Essex, Chatham-Kent) White-winged Dove (Simcoe) American Avocet (Essex) MARSH SANDPIPER (Lambton) Laughing Gull (Essex) Franklin's Gull (Chatham-Kent) Snowy Egret (Essex, Chatham-Kent, Bruce) Cattle Egret (Essex, Halton) WHITE-FACED IBIS (Chatham-Kent, Essex) Black Vulture (Essex) SAY'S PHOEBE (Thunder Bay) Western Kingbird (Frontenac) SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER (Northumberland) Lark Sparrow (Essex, Ottawa, Thunder Bay) Harris's Sparrow (Essex, Prescott and Russell) Henslow's Sparrow (Chatham-Kent) Worm-eating Warbler (Essex) Kentucky Warbler (Essex, Norfolk, Chatham-Kent) Kirtland's Warbler (Norfolk) Yellow-throated Warbler (Essex, York, Toronto) BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER (Peel) SWAINSON'S WARBLER (Norfolk) Summer Tanager (Essex, Peel, Waterloo) 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-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK (Essex): There were two birds at Lake Erie Country Club marsh by Holiday Beach on April 30. Eurasian Wigeon (Dufferin): Tom Steller found a male at Mallard Pond at Luther Marsh on April 30 that continued to May 5. Eurasian Wigeon (Frontenact): Peter Waycik photographed a male on Howe Island on April 29. TUFTED DUCK (Essex): A male was seen by many around the tip of Point Pelee April 29. King Eider (Toronto): The young male present the last two weeks off Marilyn Bell Park and Ontario Place continued to at least April 30. Harlequin Duck (Algoma): Vicki St Germaine photographed a female type in the Michipicoten River at Hwy 17 on May 5. Harlequin Duck (Durham): The male continued off Thickson's Point to at least May 2. Eared Grebe (Essex): Lory Cantin found one off the east side of the tip of Point Pelee on May 5 that was seen by many. Western Grebe (Toronto): Margaret Hough photographed one at Colonel Sam Smith Park on April 29. Eurasian Collared-Dove (Chatham-Kent): The Shrewsbury bird, found March 2 by Steve Charbonneau, was reported to at least May 4 this week. Eurasian Collared-Dove (Essex): One bird is back at the same location near the intersection of Rds 5 and 31 outside of Leamington where up to two were present last year. White-winged Dove (Simcoe): David Giannunzio photographed one at feeders in Orillia on May 3. American Avocet (Essex): Delmar Doucette had one bird in a field south of Hillman Marsh early on May 5. MARSH SANDPIPER (Lambton): James Holdsworth found one on April 30 at Thedford Sewage Lagoons that was subsequently seen by hundreds. It was seen reliably daily. Laughing Gull (Essex): Evan Sinclair reported one at Fish Point on Pelee Island on May 3. Franklin's Gull (Chatham-Kent): Kevin Gevaert reported an adult at Erieau on May 3. Snowy Egret (Ottawa): There were two reports from May 1 on the west side of the Bruce Peninsula. Snowy Egret (Chatham-Kent): Marvin and Janet Medelko reported one from Angler Line near Mitchells Bay on May 2. Snowy Egret (Essex): Dana Latour found one along Mersea Rd 21 on May 3. Cattle Egret (Essex): Jeremy Hatt reported one from the Windsor Solid Waste Authority Regional Landfill site on May 5. Cattle Egret (Halton): The bird found last week at Alton Ponds was reported again on April 29. WHITE-FACED IBIS (Chatham-Kent): Jeff Tunstall found one at the Erieau Marsh Trail on May 4 that was seen by many the same day and again on May 5. WHITE-FACED IBIS (Essex): One bird was at Hillman Marsh briefly on May 5. Black Vulture (Essex): One bird was seen west of Kingsville on May 1 by Dan and Samantha Nauta. SAY'S PHOEBE (Thunder Bay): James Barber found and photographed one at Chippewa Lagoons on APril 30. It was still there on May 1. Western Kingbird (Frontenac): Erwin Batalla found one at Marshlands CA late on May 5. SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER (Northumberland): The bird found on Bayshore Drive on April 27 was seen to April 29. Lark Sparrow (Essex): Paul Pratt found one at Blue Heron in Point Pelee on May 4. Lark SParrow (Ottawa): Kevin Hannah found one near Twin Elm on May 2 that continued to May 3 and was seen by many. Lark Sparrow (Thunder Bay): James Barber found one at Chippewa Lagoons on APril 30 that was seen again May 1. Harris's Sparrow (Essex): One bird was at Holiday Beach CA and seen by many APril 29-May 5. Harris's Sparrow (Prescott and Russell): The bird at 1696 Vankleek Hill Rd remained to at least April 30. Henslow's Sparrow (Chatham-Kent): There was one bird seen by several observers at Rondeau on May 1-2 found by Craig Anderson. Worm-eating Warbler (Essex): One bird was along Redbud trail April 29-30 and another was in Post Woods May 4-5. Josh Vandermeulen found one on Cooper Rd on Pelee Island on May 2. Kentucky Warbler (Chatham-Kent): There was one on South Point Trail on April 30. Kentucky Warbler (Essex): In Point Pelee, one bird was seen on the bike trail north of dunes on April 30, another was seen May 1 by the halfway tram stop and another was seen May 5 at Sanctuary. Kentucky Warbler (Norfolk): One was at Long Point Provincial Park APril 29-May 3. Kirtland's Warbler (Norfolk): Stu Mackenzie reported one at Long Point Provincial Park on May 2. Yellow-throated Warbler (Essex): In Point Pelee, one was seen April 29-30 near the tip, one was by the VC on May 2, and one was at Tilden's/Shuster Trail on May 4-5. Pelee Island had one west of Scudder on May 3. Yellow-throated Warbler (Toronto): Zachary Orwan reported one on May 3 from Queen's Park. Yellow-throated Warbler (York): Cathy Brown found one in Newmarket on the Tom Taylor Trail that was seen by many May 1-4. BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER (Peel): One was photographed in MIssissauga at Lake Wabukayne on May 5. SWAINSON'S WARBLER (Norfolk): Long Point's fourth was banded at Breakwater on April 30 by Long Point Bird Observatory. For more details see the Long Point Sightings Board at https://www.birdscanada.org/bird-science/long-point-bird-observatory-sightings-board/ Summer Tanager (Essex): One bird was at Fish Point, Pelee Island on May 2. Monica Lacoursiere reported one at feeders in Windsor on May 3. Summer Tanager (Peel): Terry Field photographed one at feeders in Brampton May 3. Summer Tanager (Waterloo): The bird found by Dawna Vanwyck at her feeders north of Elmira on April 24 remained to at least April 29. 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