Greetings Fellow Birders, Please find the Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of July 24, 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! BLACK-NECKED STILT 26-Jul-26; Middlesex - Strathroy Sewage Lagoons/Cuddy Woods CA; Charlene Quinlan *continuing bird; originally sighted by Donna Ferguson on 31-Mar-26 Baird's Sandpiper 25-Jul-26; Thunder Bay - Terrace Bay; Mark Campbell/Pegg Campbell *continuing bird; originally sighted by Mark Campbell/Pegg Campbell on 13-Jul-26 White-rumped Sandpiper 24-Jul-26; Northumberland - Presqu'ile PP; Brandon Whaley White-rumped Sandpiper 28-Jul-26; Haldimand - Rock Point PP; Christian Friis White-rumped Sandpiper 30-Jul-26; Prescott & Russell - Concession Road 10 (flooded fields); Isma Giralt/Jon P. Ruddy Long-tailed Jaeger 28-Jul-26; Lambton - Kettle Point; james holdsworth American White Pelican 24-Jul-26; Hamilton - Windermere Basin/Tollgate Ponds; Gavin Edmondstone *continuing bird; originally sighted by Richard Poort on 27-May-26 BROWN PELICAN 29-Jul-26; Hamilton - Pier 4 Park; Rob Dobos Cerulean Warbler 26-Jul-26; Frontenac - Opinicon Road (Lindsay Lake Trail); William McLeish Dickcissel 30-Jul-26; Prescott & Russell - Alfred Sewage Lagoons; Isma Giralt/Jon P. Ruddy Lazuli Bunting x Indigo Bunting (hybrid) 24-Jul-26; Thunder Bay - Oliver-Paipoonge; Lorna MacAskill *continuing bird; originally sighted by Brian Ratcliff/Lindy Wagenaar on 22-Jul-26 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.