Greetings Fellow Birders, Please find the Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of September 5, 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 OBRC 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! Hudsonian Godwit 11-Sep-25; Essex - Mersea Road 2 (East Bridge); Peter Veighey Ruff 7-Sep-25; Simcoe - Stayner Ecopark; Scott Watson Sabine's Gull 8-Sep-25; Hamilton - Van Wagner's Beach; Richard Poort Black-headed Gull 5-Sep-25; Essex - Point Pelee NP (Tip); Mike St. Pierre Franklin's Gull 8-Sep-25; Ottawa - Andrew Haydon Park; Bev Scott *continuing bird; originally sighted by Laura Giroux on 4-Sep-25 NEOTROPIC CORMORANT 5-Sep-25; York - Davos Pond; Aidan Pennington *continuing bird; originally sighted by Connie C. on 4-Aug-25 Glossy Ibis 6-Sep-25; Hamilton - Royal Botantical Gardens (Princess Point); Matthew Mills WHITE-FACED IBIS 11-Sep-25; Northumberland - Presqu'ile PP (Owen Point); Anthony Kaduk/Barbara O'Neill/Jane Revell/ Ron Tozer/Glenn White/Marilyn White CRESTED CARACARA 10-Sep-25; Sudbury - Foleyet; Jude Szabo SAY'S PHOEBE 11-Sep-25; Durham - McLaughlin Bay Wildlife Reserve; Anonymous Birder TOWNSEND'S WARBLER 7-Sep-25; Norfolk - Long Point Bird Observatory; Stu Mackenzie Blue Grosbeak 11-Sep-25; Essex - Point Pelee NP; Jake Nafziger 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.