Ontario Rare Bird Alert for the week starting July 15, 2022 Species mentioned (all caps indicate species on the OBRC review list): BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK (Waterloo) BLACK-NECKED STILT (Middlesex) Willet (Huron) LITTLE BLUE HERON (Hamilton) Western Meadowlark (Kawartha Lakes) Blue Grosbeak (Chatham-Kent) 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. BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK (Waterloo): Ky Lauzon found one at Rim Park in Waterloo on July 1 and it has remained to be seen by many to at least July 21. BLACK-NECKED STILT (Middlesex): The two birds found by Bill Lindley at Strathroy Sewage Lagoons on May 12 and their young were seen to at least July 21. Willet (Huron): One bird was photographed north of Grand Bend on July 20. LITTLE BLUE HERON (Hamilton): An immature bird was reported from Valens CA on July 21 by Rowan Keunen. Western Meadowlark (Kawartha Lakes): The bird found by JulieAnn Prentice on Shrike Rd on July 3 remained until at least July 20. Blue Grosbeak (Chatham-Kent): Paul Pratt found a young male that appears to be maintaining a territory on July 5 just north of Tilbury on Rogers Street that remained to at least July 16. 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