Ontario Rare Bird Alert for the week starting August 18, 2023 Species mentioned (all caps indicate species on the OBRC review list): Eurasian Collared-Dove (Essex) Hudsonian Godwit (Durham) Red Phalarope (Essex) Long-tailed Jaeger (Essex) Sabine's Gull (Essex) NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Frontenac) NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (York) YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Essex) YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Toronto) ROSEATE SPOONBILL (Brant) SWALLOW-TAILED KITE (Essex) 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. Eurasian Collared-Dove (Essex): Jeff Sells reported two birds at LaSalle on August 23. Hudsonian Godwit (Durham): One bird was seen by several observers at McLaughlin Bay/Darlington PP August 22-24. Red Phalarope (Essex): Jacob Stasso and Cameron Chevalier found one at the tip of Point Pelee on August 18 that was seen by several others the same day. Long-tailed Jaeger (Essex): Jeremy Hatt and Cameron Chevalier reported one going past the tip of Point Pelee on August 20. Sabine's Gull (Essex): Jeremy Hatt and Cameron Chevalier had one at Point Pelee on August 22. NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (York): The bird at Davos Pond continued this week to at least August 24. NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Frontenac): The bird Phil Harvey found at Cataraqui Bay on August 17 continued to at least August 24. YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (ESSEX): One bird was found by Dorlisa Robinson around Hillman Marsh that was seen by many this week to at least August 23. YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Toronto): One bird continued at Colonel Sam Smith Park this week. ROSEATE SPOONBILL (Brant): Sarah, Bill, and Eric Lamond photographed one bird flying over Paris on August 18. SWALLOW-TAILED KITE (Essex): Mark Nenadov found one around the Vollmer Centre Pond in LaSalle on August 21 that was reliably seen by many August 23 and August 24. 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