Ontario Rare Bird Alert for the week starting September 15, 2023 Species mentioned (all caps indicate species on the OBRC review list): Eared Grebe (Halton, Northumberland, Toronto) LIMPKIN (Ottawa) Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Norfolk, Parry Sound) Red Phalarope (Ottawa) Long-tailed Jaeger (Lambton) Sabine's Gull (Hamilton, Lambton, Renfrew) Neotropic Cormorant (Frontenac) Cattle Egret (Bruce) YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Toronto) ROSEATE SPOONBILL (Elgin) Western Kingbird (Thunder Bay) 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. Eared Grebe (Halton): The bird from last week at Zachary Pond in Oakville, continued to at least September 16. Eared Grebe (Northumberland): Jon Ruddy reported one at Presqu'ile on September 18. Eared Grebe (Toronto): The bird from last week at Sunnyside Beach remained to at least September 19. LIMPKIN (Ottawa): The bird reported sporadically from east of Fitzroy was again heard this week (on September 15 and 21). Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Norfolk): One bird was seen by many along Hastings Drive on September 15. Another was at the tip of Long Point on September 18. Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Parry Sound): Sue Deadman found one at Powassan Sewage Lagoons on September 15 that was reported again the next day. Red Phalarope (Ottawa): Owen Ridgen photographed one off Snake Island on September 15. Long-tailed Jaeger (Lambton): James Holdsworth, Bill Lindley and Darrell Parsons reported an adultat Kettle Point on September 18. Sabine's Gull (Hamilton): One was reported from Van Wagners Beach on September 15 while up to four were reported there on September 21. Sabine's Gull (Lambton): Darrell Parsons reported one off Kettle Point on September 17. Sabine's Gull (Renfrew): A single individual was reported by several observers daily September 16-18. Neotropic Cormorant (Frontenac): The bird Phil Harvey found at Cataraqui Bay on August 17 continued to at least September 17. Cattle Egret (Bruce): Jarmo Jalava found one on Red Bay Rd on September 20. YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Toronto): One bird continued at Colonel Sam Smith Park this week. ROSEATE SPOONBILL (Elgin): The bird found last week, on September 13, at Springwater CA and posted to iNaturalist by user arppebob was seen by many to at least September 17. Western Kingbird (Thunder Bay): Pegg and Mark Campbell photographed one at Terrace Bay on September 16. 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