Greetings Fellow Birders,
Please find the Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of March 7, 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.
Eurasian Wigeon
11-Mar-25; Lambton - Greenway Road fields; Donald Pye/Rayfield Pye
Eurasian Wigeon
12-Mar-25; Hamilton - Flamborough Downs; Kylo Alari
TUFTED DUCK
7-Mar-25; Toronto - Toronto Islands/Tommy Thompson Park; Amanda Guercio
*likely the same bird sighted by Owen Strickland in the Toronto Islands in
the Fall of 2024
King Eider
9-Mar-25; Hamilton - Jones Road/Fifty Point Conservation Area (Stoney
Creek); Andy Nguyen/Sarah Sharp
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Jean Iron on Feb. 5, 2025
Harlequin Duck
7-Mar-25; Toronto - Toronto Islands/Tommy Thompson Park; Charlie Likely
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Owen Strickland on Nov. 22, 2024
Harlequin Duck
8-Mar-25; Peel - Lakefront Promenade Park/R.K. McMillan Park/Toronto -
Colonel Sam Smith Park; Marcus Gee
*continuing birds; likely the same pair seen in various locations on the
Lake Ontario shoreline from Peel to west-end of Toronto regions
Harlequin Duck
10-Mar-25; Whitby - Thicksons Point; Peter Darcy
Barrow's Goldeneye
8-Mar-25; Lennox & Addington - Amherst Island; Jon P. Ruddy
Barrow's Goldeneye
9-Mar-25; Durham - Lynde Creek/ Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health;
Jean Iron
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Stu Hall/Sara Thompson-Hall on Dec.
21, 2024
Barrow's Goldeneye
10-Mar-25; Ottawa - Adawe Crossing; Philippe Youssef
WILLOW PTARMIGAN
12-Mar-25; Cochrane - Road 652; Ben Kilburn/Jennifer Kilburn
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Max Segler/Alexander
Skevington/Angela Skevington/Jeff Skevington/Jude Szabo on Jan. 5, 2025
Varied Thrush
7-Mar-25; Ottawa - Stonecrest Road; Philippe Youssef
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Dan Simpson on Feb. 12, 2025
GRAY-CROWNED ROSY FINCH
11-Mar-25; Timiskaming - Georgina Street (Matachewan); Kari Dalziel/Jared
Taman
*continuing bird; originally sighted by Kari Dalziel/Jared Taman at
Matachewan on Dec. 27, 2024
Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon)
8-Mar-25; Waterloo - Bannister Lake; Georg Hentsch
*continuing bird originally sighted by Georg Hentsch on Dec. 20, 2024
Harris's Sparrow
8-Mar-25; Durham - Scugog/Sunderland; Doug Apperson
*continuing bird originally sighted by Carol Apperson/Doug Apperson on Dec.
13, 2024
Good Birding,
Dan