Ontario Rare Bird Alert for the week starting March 17, 2023
Species mentioned (all caps indicate species on the OBRC review list):
TUFTED DUCK x scaup (hybrid) (Toronto)
Harlequin Duck (Durham, Grey, Simcoe, Toronto)
Barrow's Goldeneye (Ottawa)
Eurasian Collared-Dove (Essex)
Black Vulture (Muskoka, Niagara)
LEWIS'S WOODPECKER (Manitoulin)
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.
TUFTED DUCK x scaup (hybrid) (Toronto): The male found by Makail
Johannesson at Tommy Thompson Park on January 28 continued to at least
March 19.
Harlequin Duck (multiple): There were continuing birds reported this week
across the province from Durham, Grey, Simcoe, and Toronto.
Barrow's Goldeneye (Ottawa): There were at least two birds continuing on
the Rideau River.
Eurasian Collared-Dove (Essex): Jeremy Hatt found what was presumably the
returning bird (from at least 2019) near 664 Albuna Townline in Leamington.
Black Vulture (Niagara): One bird was reported from Queenston this week and
one bird was reported from Beamer CA on March 21.
LEWIS'S WOODPECKER (Manitoulin): The bird discovered in early January by
the homeowner, Phyllis Caccioti, near Billings continued this week. There
is a public viewing planned for April 1; please contact kiahjasper@gmail.com
for more information or to volunteer to help..
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