Greetings Fellow Birders, Please find the Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of July 4, 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! American Avocet 5-Jul-25; Chatham-Kent - Blenheim Sewage Lagoons; Blake Mann American Avocet 9-Jul-25; Chatham-Kent - Kettle Point; james holdsworth Hudsonian Godwit 7-Jul-25; Kenora - Peawanuck; Alysha Riquier Marbled Godwit 9-Jul-25; Lambton - Kettle Point; james holdsworth LAUGHING GULL 4-Jul-25; Thunder Bay - Superior Shores Road; Lindy Wagenaar KELP GULL 6-Jul-25; Chatham-Kent - Zion Road; Jim Hunt *continuing bird; originally sighted by Brandon Holden on 3-Jul-25 **N.B.: this observation is still under discussion* Western Grebe 4-Jul-25; Toronto - Colonel Samuel Smith Park; Lowell Goudge *likely the same bird originally sighted by Joaco V. on 9-May-25 NEOTROPIC CORMORANT 4-Jul-25; Middlesex - Fanshawe Lake; Bill Lindley *continuing bird; originally sighted by Mike Poole on 20-Jun-25 YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON 7-Jul-25; Ottawa - Private Yard; Robert Rose BROWN PELICAN 4-Jul-25; Niagara - Fort Erie (Niagara River Parkway); Amanda Guercio *continuing bird; originally sighted by Mourad Jabra/Jude Szabo on 3-Jul-25 BROWN PELICAN 7-Jul-25; Ottawa - Atlas Square (Ottawa-Carleton)/Lanark - Carleton Place; Aaron Hywarre CRESTED CARACARA 6-Jul-25; Sudbury - Foleyet; Taylor Gervais *likely the same bird originally sighted in Thunder Bay on 30-Jun-25 LARK BUNTING 4-Jul-25; Chatham-Kent - Stefina Line; Angela Eady *continuing bird; originally sighted by Will Doel on 30-Jun-25 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.