Greetings Fellow Birders, Please find the Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of May 9, 2025 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 ORBC review list. 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! *Commentary: I had the opportunity to be down in Point Pelee National Park this week and experienced some great birding. I hope that everyone is continuing to enjoy migration madness!* BARNACLE GOOSE 11-May-25; Leeds & Grenville - Lekx Road; Kurt Hennige TUFTED DUCK 13-May-25; Ottawa - Andrew Haydon Park; Rob Pinella Eurasian Collared-Dove 13-May-25; Bruce - Marwanda Estate; Marshall Byle Eurasian Collared-Dove 15-May-25; Essex - Point Pelee NP (Tip); Jude Szabo White-winged Dove 1-May-25; Thunder Bay - Mountain Bay Drive; Rob Swainson Marbled Godwit 14-May-25; Norfolk - Big Creek NWA; Marie-France Dumont/Clement Sanfacon Ruff 9-May-25; Prince Edward - Black Road; Cecile & Morris Yarrow *continuing bird; originally sight on 8-May-25 by Cecile & Morris Yarrow Franklin's Gull 9-May-25; Essex - Point Pelee NP; Bertrand Dumont *continuing bird; originally sighted by Iain Rayner on 1-May-25 Franklin's Gull 14-May-25; Rainy River - Kreger Road Area (Spohn); Nathan Hood CALIFORNIA GULL 15-May-25; Essex - Point Pelee NP (Tip); Jude Szabo Western Grebe 9-May-25; Toronto - Colonel Samuel Smith Park; Joaco V. NEOTROPIC CORMORANT 14-May-25; Essex - Hillman Marsh CA; Sarah Lamond *likely the same bird originally sighted by Kenneth G.D. Burrell on 4-May-25 NEOTROPIC CORMORANT 15-May-25; Bruce - Kincardine Harbour; G. Schaus Glossy Ibis 14-May; Northumberland - Presqu'ile PP; Aaron Barker TRICOLOURED HERON 10-May-24; Lennox & Addington - Camden Lake Wildlife Area/Moscow Marsh; Paul Lagasi *continuing bird; originally sighted by Kurt Hennige on 1-May 25 TRICOLOURED HERON 14-May-24; Algoma - Whitefish Locks; Marcel Gagnon Mississippi Kite 13-May-25; Essex - Point Pelee NP; David Verkley/Patricia Verkley Mississippi Kite 15-May-25; Chatham-Kent - Rondeau PP; Kevin Gevaert SAY'S PHOEBE 11-May-25; Durham - Bowmanville Westside Marshes CA; Rick Szabo Western Kingbird 13-May-25; Huron - Port Blake CA; Brandon Holden Western Kingbird 15-May-25; Essex - Point Pelee NP (Orientation); Jessica Banas BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE 10-May-25; Essex - Pelee Island; Mike Kent EURASIAN TREE SPARROW 10-May-25; Algoma - Fort St. Joseph NHS; Trent Massey Lark Sparrow 13-May-25; Algoma - Red Rock Road (Goulais River); Jessie Allard/Natalie Allard Yellow-headed Blackbird 11-May-25; Chatham-Kent - Lake St. Clair/Angler Line; Angela Eady *continuing bird; originally sighted by Erik Sein on 1-May-25 Worm-eating Warbler 15-May-25; Prince Edward - Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory; Keisha Holmes Kirtland's Warbler 13-May-25; Renfrew - Area H; Jennifer Staszewski Yellow-throated Warbler 11-May-25; Essex - Seacliff Park; Fred Grenier *like the same bird originally sighted by Sarah Lamond/William Lamond on 28-Apr-25 PAINTED BUNTING 13-May-25; Thunder Bay - Pass Lake (Private Property); Brian Ratcliff Dickcissel 13-May-25; Elgin - Monarch Landing (Port Burwell); Stephen Eveland Good Birding, Dan