Ontario Rare Bird Alert for the week starting May 13, 2022 Species mentioned (all caps indicate species on the OBRC review list): Harlequin Duck (Peel) Barrow's Goldeneye (Leeds and Grenville) Eared Grebe (Chatham-Kent) Eared Grebe (Essex) Eurasian Collared-Dove (Chatham-Kent, Essex, Timiskaming) White-winged Dove (Durham) CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW (Essex) Yellow Rail (Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Prince Edward) BLACK-NECKED STILT (Middlesex) American Avocet (Chatham-Kent) Hudsonian Godwit (Chatham-Kent) Marbled Godwit (Essex, Thunder Bay) Laughing Gull (Essex) Snowy Egret (Norfolk) LITTLE BLUE HERON (Essex) TRICOLORED HERON (Bruce) Black Vulture (Essex, Niagara) Mississippi Kite (Essex, Lambton, Peterborough) Western Kingbird (Thunder Bay) Loggerhead Shrike (THUNDER BAY) EURASIAN TREE SPARROW (Algoma, Thunder Bay) Lark Sparrow (Thunder Bay) SWAINSON'S WARBLER (Essex) GRACE'S WARBLER (Chatham-Kent) HEPATIC TANAGER (Halton) Blue Grosbeak (Essex) 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. Harlequin Duck (Peel): Jim Watt reported one in Mississauga at Holcim Lakefront Mansion on May 18. Barrow's Goldeneye (Leeds and Grenville): A male was reported by Kim and Stan Cheney at the Klmarnock Causeway on May 13. Eared Grebe (Chatham-Kent): The Erieau bird continued to May 14. Eared Grebe (Essex): Kalin Ocaña reported one at Point Pelee on May 16. Eurasian Collared-Dove (Chatham-Kent): The Shrewsbury bird, found March 2 by Steve Charbonneau, was reported to at least May 13 this week. Eurasian Collared-Dove (Essex): One bird was seen at several locations within Point Pelee on May 15. Eurasian Collared-Dove (Timiskaming): One bird (possibly an African Collared-Dove) was photographed in Matachewan on May 15 by Stevie-Rae Taman. White-winged Dove (Timiskaming): Ed Stebbins hosted one at his feeders in Port Perry that was seen by many observers up until May 17. It appears to have now moved on. CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW (Essex): Deane Atherton recorded on bird by Dunes picnic area in Point Pelee the night of May 17. Yellow Rail (Kawartha Lakes): Up to two birds remained on Wylie Rd to at least May 16. Yellow Rail (Northumberland): Doug McRae found one calling off the Marsh Boardwalk Trail in Presqu'ile on May 13 that was still present to at least May 16. Yellow Rail (Prince Edward): Brian Clifford reported hearing one at Prince Edward Point on May 15. BLACK-NECKED STILT (Middlesex): The two birds found by Bill Lindley at Strathroy Sewage Lagoons on May 12 remained all week. American Avocet (Chatham-Kent): Mike Frak photographed one bird in a field along Bradley Line on May 18. Hudsonian Godwit (Chatham-Kent): Two birds were briefly at Keith McLean CA on May 15. Marbled Godwit (Essex): One bird was at the tip of Point Pelee on May 15 and then another (or the same) was at Hillman Marsh on May 16. Marbled Godwit (Thunder Bay): Mark Jennings reported two birds at Red Rock on May 19. Laughing Gull (Essex): An adult was seen by Kip Daynard just north of Point Pelee on May 14 and then another (or the same) was at the tip of Point Pelee on May 15 and 16. Snowy Egret (Norfolk): Several observers had one bird at Big Creek NWA May 15-18. LITTLE BLUE HERON (Essex): A few lucky observers had one fly over the tip of Point Pelee on May 17. TRICOLORED HERON (Bruce): Zane Shantz found one on May 19 along Dyer's Bay Rd. Black Vulture (Essex): Jim Hunt had one near Amherstburg on May 15 and then several observers saw one just north of Point Pelee on May 16. Black Vulture (Niagara): One bird was reported from Queenston on May 15. Mississippi Kite (Essex): At least one bird was seen at Point Pelee by many observers May 13-17. Mississippi Kite (Lambton): James Holdsworth reported one at Ipperwash on May 13. Mississippi Kite (Peterborough): Don Sutherland reported one over the Lakefield Sewage Lagoons on May 18. Western Kingbird (Thunder Bay): Jeff Robinson found one at Chippewa Lagoons on May 14 that was seen by many again on May 15. Loggerhead Shrike (THUNDER BAY): One bird was seen by many observers at Chippewa Lagoons on May 15-16. EURASIAN TREE SPARROW (Algoma): Ron and Carter Dorscht found one briefly at St. Joseph Island on May 14. EURASIAN TREE SPARROW (Thunder Bay): Fred Jennings found one at Longlac on May 15. Lark Sparrow (Thunder Bay): Holly Gallagher and Jake O'Flaherty found one in Nipigon on May 13. SWAINSON'S WARBLER (Essex): Pelee Island Bird Observatory banded on on May 13. GRACE'S WARBLER (Essex): Geoff Carpentier reported one briefly on a cruise ship offshore Point Pelee on May 16. HEPATIC TANAGER (Halton): Ben Oldfield and Markus Legzdins found a female at Shell Park on May 14 that was enjoyed by hundreds through May 15. Blue Grosbeak (Essex): Alvan Buckley found a female on Pelee Island on May 15. 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