Greetings Fellow Birders, Please find the Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of January 2, 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! Eurasian Green-winged Teal (Common Teal) 3-Jan-26; Hamilton - Windermere Basin Park; Brett Fried *continuing bird; originally sighted by Richard Poort on 4-Dec-25 TUFTED DUCK 2-Jan-26; Peel - Adamson Estate (Mississauga); David Reid King Eider 2-Jan-26; Toronto - Tommy Thompson Park; Jake Archbell *continuing bird; originally sighted by Brynn Murphy on 11-Dec-25 Barrow's Goldeneye 3-Jan-26; Durham - Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health (Whitby); Rick Lauzon Virginia Rail 3-Jan-26; Waterloo - FWR Dickson Wilderness Area; Terry Bullen/Ellen Horak/Jerry Horak *continuing bird; originally sighted by Joshua van der Meulen on 8-Dec-25 Black-legged Kittiwake 8-Jan-25; Bruce - Inverhuron Beach; Becky Grieveson/James Turland/Simon Turland VEGA GULL 2-Jan-26; Niagara - Control Gates; Andrew Brown Western Grebe 2-Jan-26; Grey - Brooke; william gray Western Grebe 7-Jan-26; Bruce - Inverhuron Beach; Kiah R. Jasper/Josh Stewart Townsend's Solitaire 5-Jan-26; Halton - Rattlesnake Point CA (Milton); Dominik Halas *continuing bird; originally sighted by Sarah Lamond/Jakub Vidimlic on 27-Dec-25 Townsend's Solitaire 2-Jan-26; Thunder Bay - Montrose Place; Brian Ratcliff Townsend's Solitaire 4-Jan-26; Prince Edward - Sandbanks PP; Chris Davidson Harris's Sparrow 3-Jan-26; Oxford - East-Zorra-Tavistock; Richard Skevington *continuing bird; originally sighted by Richard Skevington on 3-Dec-25 Harris's Sparrow 2-Jan-26; Prince Edward - PEC (Long Point Road); Paul Jones *continuing bird; originally sighted by Paul Jones on 1-Jan-26 Harris's Sparrow 2-Jan-26; Oxford - Hickson (King Crescent); Lindsay Haywood Yellow-headed Blackbird 3-Jan-26; Ottawa - Holland's Marsh (Arnprior); Emily P. *continuing bird; originally sighted by Britta Runtz on 28-Dec-25 Yellow-headed Blackbird 4-Jan-26; Lambton - Walpole Island; James Burk 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.