Greetings Fellow Birders,
Happy New Year!. I hope this year is filled with happiness, health and an
abundance of lifers for all of you!
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 ORBC review list. Amendments/corrections may be sent to
dbirkenbergs.birdreports@gmail.com. I thank each of you for your patience
for any inadvertent oversights.
Please find the Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of December 27, 2024
below.
King Eider
31-Dec-24; Toronto - Tommy Thompson Park; Sean HH
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Raspberry Yow-Fairs on Dec. 25
King Eider
02-Jan-25; Hamilton - Sayer's Park (Stoney Creek); Alexander
Skevington/Jeff Skevington
Harlequin Duck
31-Dec-24; Toronto - Ashbridge's Bay Park; Tyson Eyre
Harlequin Duck
02-Jan-25; Toronto - The Beach; Jeff Skevington
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Noam Markus on Dec. 26
Barrow's Goldeneye
02-Jan-25; Durham - Lynde Creek (Durham); Peter Hogenbirk
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Sara Thompson-Hall & Stu Hall on
Dec. 21
Gray Partridge
31-Dec-24; Renfrew - Snake River Line; Logan Baldwin/Trevor Baldwin
Dunlin
01-Jan-25; Durham - McLaughlin Bay Wildlife Reserve; Matthew Francey
*continuing birds
SLATY-BACKED GULL
28-Dec-24; Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry - Guindon Park; Giovanni Pari
Eared Grebe
01-Jan-25; Grey - Presquile Road; William Gray
Pacific Loon
27-Dec-24; Hamilton - Bayfront Park; Corne Ruiter
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Mourad Jabra on Dec. 8 (various
locales in Hamilton Harbour)
Pacific Loon
01-Jan-25; Halton - Lasalle Park (Burlington); Angelique Mori
*continung bird; originally sighted by Bob Curry on Dec. 23
Green Heron
31-Dec-24; Hamilton - Bayfront Park; Taylor Doyle
Canada Jay
28-Dec-24; Kawartha Lakes - Burys Green Road; Derek Anderson/Susan Blayney
Marsh Wren
30-Dec-24; Wellington - Queen Street (Puslinch); Barrt Coombs/Rob Porter
Marsh Wren
01-Jan-25; Chatham-Kent - Jeannette's Creek; James Burk
Eastern Bluebird
31-Dec-24; Peterborough - County Road 2 (Otonabee-South Monaghan); Marilyn
Hubley
Belted Kingfisher
27-Dec-24 Algoma - Camp Sand Bay (Goulais River); Ken McIlwrick
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Ken McIlwrick on Dec. 25
Belted Kingfisher
29-Dec-24; Ottawa - Klondike Road; Ken Allison
Belted Kingfisher
30-Dec-24 Manitoulin - Manitoulin District (Atlas Square); Anna Sheppard
Belted Kingfisher
02-Jan-25; Parry Sound - Magnetawan; Craig Evans
Townsend's Solitaire
27-Dec-24; Simcoe - Tiny Beaches Road (Tiny Township); Amanda Guercio
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Chris Evans/Ian Cook at D'oust Bay
on December 14
Townsend's Solitaire
30-Dec-24; Thunder Bay - Highway 17; James Barber
Varied Thrush
30-Dec-24; Thunder Bay - Red Rock Landfill; Scott Drebit
*continuing bird; originally sighted during CBC on December 14
EURASIAN TREE SPARROW
02-Jan-25; Frontenac - Button Bay Road (Wolfe Island); Mark D. Read
GRAY-CROWNED ROSY FINCH
27-Dec-24; Timiskaming - Georgina Street (Matachewan); Kari Dalziel/Jared
Taman
Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon)
31-Dec-24; Brant - Private Site; Chris Sawyer
Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon)
31-Dec-24; Haldimand - Haller Place (Caledonia); Greg Salter
Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon)
31-Dec-24; Waterloo - Bannister Lake; Georg Hentsch
*continuing bird originally sighted by Georg Hentsch on Dec. 20
Harris's Sparrow
28-Dec-24; Durham - Scugog/Sunderland; Kylo Alari
Savannah Sparrow (Ipswich)
27-Dec-24; Lennox & Addington - Martin Edwards Reserve (Amherst Island);
Paul Mackenzie
Baltimore Oriole
01-Jan-25; Ottawa - Personal location; Li-Shien Lee
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Li-Shien Lee (yard bird)
Ovenbird
27-Dec-24; Middlesex - Bruce Street (London); Suzanne Frank
*continuing bird; originally sighted in a London backyard
Orange-crowned Warbler
28-Dec-24; Toronto - Colonel Samuel Smith Park; Tristan Ducharme
*continuing bird; originally sighted on Dec. 8
Orange-crowned Warbler
01-Jan-25; Wellington - Hanlon Creek Headwaters (Guelph); Tracy Muller
Nashville Warbler
27-Dec-24; Essex - West Beach Footpath (Point Pelee NP); Steve Pike
Nashville Warbler
30-Dec-24; Peel - Professor's Lake; Bert Prendergast
Common Yellowthroat
28-Dec-24; Brant - White Swan Road Wetland; Jason Pizzey/Jenny Pizzey
Common Yellowthroat
28-Dec-24; Essex - Levergood Beach; Cameron Chevalier
Common Yellowthroat
31-Dec-24; Chatham-Kent - McGeachy Pond (Erieau); Steve Charbonneau
American Redstart
28-Dec-24; Halton - Joshua's Valley Treatment Plant; Jim Watt
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Jim Watt on Dec. 20
Northern Parula
01-Jan-25; Halton - Sedgewick Forest Park (Oakville); Kevin Seymour/Greg
Stuart
*continuing bird
Yellow Warbler
28-Dec-24; Durham - Lions Point Waterfront Trail (Ajax); John Carley
Pine Warbler
31-Dec-24; Hastings - Hastings County Road 62; Timothy Feren
Pine Warbler
01-Jan-25; Hamilton - Mount Albion CA; Jude Szabo
Yellow-rumped Warbler
27-Dec-24; Lennox & Addington - Heritage Point (Bath); Chris
Ellingwood/Kurt Hennige
Yellow-rumped Warbler
28-Dec-24; Elgin - Port Burwell PP; Mike Cowlard/Nancy Douglas
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
27-Dec-24; Ottawa - Galetta Town Site (Arnprior); Bruce M. Di Labio
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
27-Dec-24; Ottawa - Tyndall Street (Ottawa); Richard Waters
Good Birding,
Dan
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