Ontario Rare Bird Alert for the week starting November 22, 2024 Species mentioned (all caps indicate species on the OBRC review list): Eurasian Wigeon (Leeds and Grenville) Red Phalarope (Lambton, Lanark) Black-legged Kittiwake (Lambton, Simcoe) Franklin's Gull (Algoma) SLATY-BACKED GULL (Nipissing) Eared Grebe (Grey) Pacific Loon (Simcoe) Western Cattle-Egret (Essex, Haldimand) American White Pelican (Essex) White-eyed Vireo (Elgin) Red-eyed Vireo (Essex) Cave Swallow (Chatham-Kent, Durham, Essex, Haldimand, Niagara, Norfolk, Toronto) EURASIAN TREE SPARROW (Algoma) Lark Sparrow (Frontenac) Blackpoll Warbler (Chatham-Kent) Summer Tanager (Algoma, Lambton, Peterborough) 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. Looking for a replacement: I'm looking for someone to take over these weekly reports! If you're interested, please get in touch. Eurasian Wigeon (Leeds and Grenville): The male reported November 4, presumably same bird found by Mark Patry on October 8, continued at Mac Johnson CA to at least November 27. Red Phalarope (Lambton): Several observers saw and photographed one off Point Edward on November 22. Red Phalarope (Lanark): Ryan Ellement reported one from Mississippi Lake on November 28. Black-legged Kittiwake (Lambton): Several observers photographed one off Point Edward on November 22 and Ken Burrell photographed four off Brights Grove the same day. Black-legged Kittiwake (Simcoe): Henrique Pacheco, Kaitlyn Mills, and William Span saw and photographed one off Wasaga Beach on November 23. Franklin's Gull (Algoma): Trent Massey reported one in Sault Ste Marie on November 25. SLATY-BACKED GULL (Nipissing): Renee Levesque photographed one at the Merrick Landfill site north of North Bay on November 25. Eared Grebe (Grey): The bird found by Erik Van Den Kieboom at Gravelly Bay on November 17 was seen again to at least November 27. Pacific Loon (Simcoe): At least one bird continued off the Barrie waterfront this week. Western Cattle-Egret (Essex): The two birds near Kopegaron Woods continued to at least November 22. Western Cattle-Egret (Haldimand): Karen Petrie photographed one at just outside of York on November 28. American White Pelican (Essex): A high of 178 birds was reported this week from Holiday Beach. White-eyed Vireo (Elgin): Presumably the same birds as from November 15, one bird continued at Hawk Cliff to at least November 24. Cave Swallow (Chatham-Kent, Durham, Essex, Haldimand, Niagara, Norfolk, Toronto): Well over twenty individuals were reported from several locations across southern Ontario this week, with the latest to at least November 25. EURASIAN TREE SPARROW (Algoma): At least one of the long-staying birds in Thessalon were photographed this week by Tony Ward on November 25. Lark Sparrow (Frontenac): Paul Mackenzie found and photographed one on Sibbit Rd on November 27. Blackpoll Warbler (Chatham-Kent): Jim Burk photographed one in Rondeau PP on November 23. Summer Tanager (Algoma): The female found by Jim Ryan at Whitefish Island on November 6 continued to at least November 25. Summer Tanager (Lambton): Craig Potter photographed one at his yard in Sarnia late on November 28. Summer Tanager (Peterborough): Helena Cymbaluk found a young male in Peterborough on November 21 that was seen by many to at least November 27 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