Greetings Fellow Birders, Please find the Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of October 23, 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 <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 Wigeon 26-Oct-25; Frontenac - Marshlands Bay/Cataraqui Bay (Kingston); Marc Allaire *continuing bird; originally sighted by Erwin Batallla on 5-Oct-25 Hudsonian Godwit 26-Oct-25; Norfolk - Turkey Point Beach (Long Point); George Prieksaitis *continuing bird; originally sighted by Richard Skevington on 6-Oct-25 Hudsonian Godwit 25-Oct-25; Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry - Ault Island Rd.; Robert Scranton *continuing bird; originally sighted by Darlene Kaddie/Dave Kaddie on 12-Oct-25 Black-legged Kittiwake 23-Oct-25; Niagara - Niagara River Breakwall (Fort Erie); Kelly Byer Black-legged Kittiwake 27-Oct-25; Hamilton - Van Wagners Beach; Rob Crawford Western Sandpiper 29-Oct-25; Essex - Mersea Road 2 (East Bridge); Cameron Chevalier Franklin's Gull 27-Oct-25; Durham - Rotary Park (Ajax); Jean Iron *continuing bird; originally sighted by Jacob Gerard on 26-Sep-25 Franklin's Gull 23-Oct-25; Essex - Kingsville; Jeremy L. Hatt CALIFORNIA GULL 23-Oct-25; Lambton - Grand Bend; Brandon Holden LITTLE BLUE HERON 24-Oct-25; Chatham-Kent - Riverview Line; Lucas Foerster Western Cattle-Egret 23-Oct-25; Chatham-Kent - Erieau Road; Margaret Hough *continuing bird; originally sighted by Josh Bauman on 22-Oct-25 CRESTED CARACARA 27-Oct-25; Sudbury - Foleyet; Gavin McKinnon *continuing bird; originally sighted by Tyler Gervais on July 6; rediscovered by Jude Szabo on 10-Sep-25 GRAY KINGBIRD 24-Oct-25; Chatham-Kent - St. Clair NWA; Paul Pratt SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER 26-Oct-25; Algoma - Bellevue Park; Keeghan Rosso Cave Swallow 28-Oct-25; Huron - Goderich; Brandon Holden Townsend's Solitaire 29-Oct-25; Norfolk - Long Point (Tip); Sam Eberhard Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 26-Oct-25; Northumberland - Presqu'ile PP; Griffin Lepage/Doug McRae Summer Tanager 29-Oct-25; Perth - Stratford; Carol Berney 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.