Ontario Rare Bird Alert for the week starting November 4, 2022 Species mentioned (all caps indicate species on the OBRC review list): PINK-FOOTED GOOSE (Prescott and Russell) Harlequin Duck (Durham, Elgin, Lambton, Northumberland, Toronto) Barrow's Goldeneye (Grey, Ottawa, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry) RUFOUS/ALLEN'S HUMMINGBIRD (Thunder Bay) PURPLE GALLINULE (Durham) Purple Sandpiper (Bruce, Prescott and Russell, Toronto) ATLANTIC PUFFIN (Ottawa) Black-legged Kittiwake (Bruce, Elgin) Sabine's Gull (Bruce) Franklin's Gull (Bruce, Chatham-Kent, Huron) Pacific Loon (Simcoe) NORTHERN GANNET (Hamilton, Niagara) Cattle Egret (Chatham-Kent, COCHRANE, Durham, Essex, Frontenac, Hamilton, Northumberland, Peel, THUNDER BAY, Toronto) Black Vulture (Halton, Hamilton, Niagara, Toronto) TROPICAL KINGBIRD (Essex) Cave Swallow (Chatham-Kent, Hamilton, Niagara, Norfolk) Townsend's Solitaire (Ottawa) Summer Tanager (THUNDER BAY) Dickcissel (Norfolk) 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. PINK-FOOTED GOOSE (Prescott and Russell): One bird was found in the Voyageur Provincial Park area, but on the Quebec side of the river October 29 was finally found on the Ontario side by Jacques Bouvier November 6 and then seen again by several observers November 10. Harlequin Duck (Durham): Sam Collins found one off Darlington PP on November 6 that was reported again there on November 8 by Tim Logan. Harlequin Duck (Elgin): Paul Nicholson photographed two off the Port Stanley waterfront on November 4. Harlequin Duck (Lambton): The bird found November 2 by Rick Thornton continued off Grand Bend to at least November 7. Harlequin Duck (Northumberland): The bird found several weeks ago off High Bluff Island by Lev Frid continued in Presqu'ile Provincial Park to at least November 6. Harlequin Duck (Toronto): Paul Lewis photographed at male off Ashbridge's Bay on November 8 that remained to at least November 10. Barrow's Goldeneye (Grey): Presumably the same male found November 3 by William Gray was photographed by Lynn Beaton on November 4 and again by Angelique Mori November 5 just north of Owen Sound. Barrow's Goldeneye (Ottawa): Several observers reported one around Bate Island this week. Barrow's Goldeneye (Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry): The male found October 28 by Dawn and Robert Scranton around the Long Sault Parkway continued this week to at least November 7. RUFOUS/ALLEN'S HUMMINGBIRD (Thunder Bay): The bird reported visiting a feeder on Hutton Park Drive in Thunder Bay, continued to at least to November 5. PURPLE GALLINULE (Durham): Jeremy and Tim Logan found one at Oshawa Second Marsh on November 6 that has been seen by many observers, to at least November 10. Purple Sandpiper (Bruce): James Turland photographed one at Kincardine on November 5. Purple Sandpiper (Prescott and Russell): Jacques Bouvier found one at the Carillon Generating Station on November 6. Purple Sandpiper (Toronto): Several observers photographed one at Peninsula B of Tommy Thompson Park on November 4. ATLANTIC PUFFIN (Ottawa): Jacob Stasso reported one off Dick Bell Park on November 9. Black-legged Kittiwake (Bruce): Jarmo Jalava photographed one off Oliphant on November 6. Black-legged Kittiwake (Elgin): George Prieksaitis reported one off Port Bruce on November 5. Sabine's Gull (Bruce): Katinka Domen and David Turner reported one off Kincardine on November 5. Franklin's Gull (Bruce): Pat Stein found one on the beach at Southampton on November 6 that was seen and photographed by a few others the same day. Franklin's Gull (Chatham-Kent): Blake Mann found one at Blenheim Sewage Lagoons November 4 that was seen by many through November 6. Franklin's Gull (Huron): Gis and Max Segler found and photographed one at Exeter Sewage Lagoons on November 5. Pacific Loon (Simcoe): Up to two birds were reported this week from the Barrie waterfront. NORTHERN GANNET (Hamilton/Niagara): One bird was seen by many off Fifty Point on November 6 and then presumably the same bird was seen a couple of days later (November 8) off Van Wagner's Beach. Cattle Egret: Too many reports to list individually, but 19 birds were reported in the south, from Chatham-Kent, Durham, Essex, Frontenac, Hamilton, Northumberland, Peel, and Toronto. Cattle Egret (COCHRANE): One bird was found by a homeowner on Genier Rd north of Cochrane over the weekend and continued to at least November 10. Cattle Egret (THUNDER BAY): One bird was seen by several observers on Lillie Street November 4 and another was in Shuniah November 4-6. Black Vulture (Halton/Hamilton/Toronto): One bird was tracked from Toronto to Hamilton by many birders November 7. Another (or the same) was in Dundas November 9. Black Vulture (Niagara): Up to three birds were reported this week from Queenston. TROPICAL KINGBIRD (Essex): The bird found by Eddie Beaubien in Brock Park in Windsor on October 10 was seen by many to at least November 10. Cave Swallow (Chatham-Kent): Up to 19 birds passed Port Alma on November 7, observed by Josh Bouman and Steve Charbonneau. Cave Swallow (Hamilton/Niagara): Many observers were watching from Fifty Point, with a high of 45 reported November 5 and 17 November 6. Jennifer Evans and Daniel Gornall reported 20 from Niagara-on-the-Lake on November 5. Cave Swallow (Norfolk): Sophie Jaquier reported one over LPBO's Old Cut field station on November 7. Townsend's Solitaire (Ottawa): One bird was brought in from the Nepean/Barrhaven area to the wild bird care centre after dying hitting a window on November 9. Summer Tanager (THUNDER BAY): Norma Maurice photographed a female-type bird in her Dorion yard on November 4. Dickcissel (Norfolk): Kyle Cameron and Sophie Jaquier reported one on November 4 from LPBO's Old Cut Field station. 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