Greetings Fellow Birders, Please find the Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of May 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 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. As always, respectful feedback is welcome! White-winged Dove 27-May-25; Thunder Bay - Marina Habitat Pond; Lindy Wagenaar Hudsonian Godwit 25-May-25; Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry - Bainsville; Michelle Martin *continuing bird originally sighted by Dawn Scranton/Robert Scranton on 21-May-25 Hudsonian Godwit 24-May-25; Kenora - Polar Bear PP; Christian Friis Marbled Godwit 27-May-25; Thunder Bay - Mission Island; Gregg Kendall Western Sandpiper 23-May-25; Chatham-Kent - Blenheim Sewage Lagoons; Kevin Gevaert Black-headed Gull 23-May-25; Lambton - Kettle Point; Maria Cahoon *continuing bird originally sighted by Brandon Holden on 18-May-25 Laughing Gull 23-May-25; Algoma - Goulais River; Rob Routledge *continuing bird originally sighted by Leo Weiskittel on 18-May-25 Laughing Gull 27-May-25; Toronto - Tommy Thompson Park; Mike McInnis Franklin's Gull 26-May-25; Toronto - Sunnyside Beach; Alex Gee Franklin's Gull 27-May-25; Essex - Point Pelee NP (Tip); Cameron Chevalier Franklin's Gull 27-May-25; Prince Edward - Sandbanks PP; Alvaro Jaramillo Arctic Tern 26-May-25; Ottawa - Dick Bell Park; Benjamin Di Labio Western Grebe 29-May-25; Toronto - Colonel Samuel Smith Park; Takako Nisbet *continuing bird; originally sighted by Joaco V. on 9-May-25 NEOTROPIC CORMORANT 24-May-25; Prince Edward - Sandbanks PP; Jon P. Ruddy Western Kingbird 23-May-25; Renfrew - Killaloe; Michelle Martin *continuing bird originally sighted by Jude Szabo on 21-May-25 Western Kingbird 25-May-25; Toronto - Humber Bay Park (East); Morgan Bell/Michael Finucan SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER 25-May-25; Thunder Bay - Rossport; Mark Campbell/Pegg Campbell *continuing bird originally sighted by Mark Campbell/Pegg Campbell on 18-May-25 SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER 28-May-25; Nipissing - Algonquin PP (Old Airfield); Peter Lariviere EURASIAN TREE SPARROW 24-May-25; Essex - Point Pelee NP; Jeremy L. Hatt Lark Sparrow 25-May-25; Timiskaming - New Liskeard Sewage Lagoons; Ann Black Yellow-headed Blackbird 28-May-25; Thunder Bay - Little Pigeon Bay; Allan Harris Worm-eating Warbler 27-May-25; Chatham-Kent - Rondeau PP; Blake Mann Connecticut Warbler 25-May-25; Bruce - Kincardine Sewage Lagoons - Erik Sein Dickcissel 27-May-25; Bruce - North Oliphant Beach; Kiah R. Jasper/Alessandra Kite 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.