Greetings Fellow Birders, Please find the Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of April 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 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. *N.B.: As we move through migration season, there will be variation as to which sightings are included within these reports moving forward. The websites listed below are used to make determinations for inclusion. As always, respectful feedback is welcome!* Eurasian Green-winged Teal 4-Apr-25; Leeds & Grenville - Russell Road Wetlands; James Thompson *continuing bird; originally sighted by Barbara O'Neill on March 21, 2025 Eurasian Green-winged Teal 5-Apr-25; Norfolk - Front Road; Samreen Munim *continuing bird; originally sighted by Mourad Jabra on March 29, 2025 Eurasian Green-winged Teal 10-Apr-25; Kawartha Lakes - Frank Hill Road & Mallard Bay Road; Jake Nafziger TUFTED DUCK 5-Apr-25; Chatham-Kent; Erieau; Kevin Gevaert Western Grebe 4-Apr-25; Peel - J.C. Saddington Park (Mississauga); Craig Evans *continuing bird; originally sighted by Luc Fazio on March 19, 2025 NEOTROPIC CORMORANT 4-Apr-25; Chatham-Kent - Rondeau Provincial Park; Kevin Gevaert/Finn O'Brien CRESTED CARACARA 6-Apr-25; Chatham-Kent - Stefina Line/Essex - Amherstburg; Eric Leene Townsend's Solitaire 9-Apr-25; Chatham-Kent - New Scotland Line; Jude Szabo Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 6-Mar-25; Thunder Bay - Fish Hatchery Road/Coldwater Road; Norma Maurice *continuing bird; originally sighted by Norma Maurice on March 24, 2025 Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 8-Apr-25; Muskoka - Bracebridge; Dan Goodyear/Regan Goodyear Yellow-headed Blackbird 5-Apr-25; Chatham-Kent - McGeachy Pond (Erieau); Ian Burgess Yellow-headed Blackbird 8-Apr-25; Northumberland - Cobourg; Anonymous ***request for specific sighting details to be kept anonymous*** Good Birding, Dan