Greetings Fellow Birders, Please find the Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of January 9, 2026 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 (http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/obrc.guidelines). 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! Eurasian Green-winged Teal (Common Teal) 9-Jan-26; Hamilton - Windermere Basin Park; Jude Szabo *continuing bird; originally sighted by Richard Poort on 4-Dec-25 TUFTED DUCK 2-Jan-26; Peel - Adamson Estate/Tall Oaks Park (Mississauga); Maxwell Giffen *continuing bird; originally sighted by David Reid on 2-Jan-26 King Eider 12-Jan-26; Toronto - Tommy Thompson Park; Frances Jamieson *continuing bird; originally sighted by Brynn Murphy on 11-Dec-25 Barrow's Goldeneye 13-Jan-26; Durham - Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health/Lynde Shores CA (Whitby); Bobby Wu *continuing bird; originally sighted by Rick Lauzon on 3-Jan-26 Barrow's Goldeneye 14-Jan-26; Grey - Kelso Beach Park (Owen Sound); william gray Virginia Rail 13-Jan-26; Waterloo - FWR Dickson Wilderness Area; Kat Looby *continuing bird; originally sighted by Joshua van der Meulen on 8-Dec-25 Black-legged Kittiwake 10-Jan-25; Bruce - Inverhuron Beach; Lindsay Haywood/Erik Swin/grant stone *continuing bird; originally sighted by Becky Grieveson/James Turland/Simon Turland on 8-Jan-25 SLATY-BACKED GULL 11-Jan-26; Frontenac - Verona Landfill (restricted access); Christine Hough Western Grebe 9-Jan-26; Grey - Brooke/Owen Sound Harbour; Miriam Oudejans *continuing bird; originally sighted by william gray on 2-Jan-26 Townsend's Solitaire 10-Jan-26; Halton - Rattlesnake Point CA (Milton); Tristan Ducharme *continuing bird; originally sighted by Sarah Lamond/Jakub Vidimlic on 27-Dec-25 Townsend's Solitaire 9-Jan-26; Thunder Bay - Montrose Place; Brad Balec *continuing bird; originally sighted by Brian Ratcliff on 2-Jan-26 Harris's Sparrow 10-Jan-26; Oxford - East-Zorra-Tavistock; Richard Skevington *continuing bird; originally sighted by Richard Skevington on 3-Dec-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.