Ontario Rare Bird Alert for the weeks starting August 25 and September 1, 2023 Species mentioned (all caps indicate species on the OBRC review list): Eared Grebe (York, Essex, Perth) Eurasian Collared-Dove (Middlesex) LIMPKIN (Ottawa) Long-tailed Jaeger (Essex, Lambton) Franklin's Gull (Bruce, Chatham-Kent, Toronto) ROYAL TERN (Durham) Neotropic Cormorant (Frontenac, York) Snowy Egret (Norfolk) YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Essex, Toronto) SWALLOW-TAILED KITE (Essex) Western Kingbird (Norfolk) Black-billed Magpie (GREATER SUDBURY, MANITOULIN) NORTHERN WHEATEAR (Kenora) LARK BUNTING (Algoma) MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER (Thunder Bay) 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. Eared Grebe (York): One bird has been seen by many at Reesor Pond in Markham from September 3-7. Eared Grebe (Essex): Donny Moore reported one at the Harrow Sewage Lagoons on September 6. Eared Grebe (Perth): Dave Brown found one at West Perth Wetlands on August 28 that was seen by many to at least September 2. Eurasian Collared-Dove (Middlesex): Christopher Johnson reported one near the intersection of Oxford and Hyde Park in London on August 29. LIMPKIN (Ottawa): Jeff Skevington and Joey D'Attilio recorded one from a large wetland east of Fitzroy on August 31. Long-tailed Jaeger (Essex): Several birders photographed one found by Jeremy Hatt off the tip of Point Pelee on September 3. Long-tailed Jaeger (Lambton): James Holdsworth, Matt Parsons and Scott Connop had one past Kettle Point on August 26. Franklin's Gull (Bruce): James and Simon Turland photographed one near Point Clark on September 1. Franklin's Gull (Chatham-Kent): Steve Charbonneau had one at Rondeau on August 27 and 30. Franklin's Gull (Toronto): Noam Markus found one at Ashbridge's Bay on August 26 that was seen and photographed by several others the same day only. ROYAL TERN (Durham): James Kamstra reported one from Beaton Point on August 25. Neotropic Cormorant (Frontenac): The bird Phil Harvey found at Cataraqui Bay on August 17 continued to at least September 7. Neotropic Cormorant (York): The bird at Davos Pond continued this week to at least August September 5. Snowy Egret (Norfolk): One bird was reported by LPBO volunteers at the tip of Long Point on August 26. Ryan Leys found one along the causeway on September 3 that has been seen by many to at least September 7. YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (ESSEX): One bird was found by Dorlisa Robinson around Hillman Marsh that was seen by many again this week to at least September 6. YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Toronto): One bird continued at Colonel Sam Smith Park this week. SWALLOW-TAILED KITE (Essex): The bird found by Mark Nenadov around the Vollmer Centre Pond in LaSalle on August 21 was seen by many again this week to at least September 3. Western Kingbird (Norfolk): Lucas Liu reported one from the tip of Long Point on August 29. Black-billed Magpie (GREATER SUDBURY): Harrison Rollins photographed one on the shore of Lake Wanapitei in Sudbury on September 5. Black-billed Magpie (MANITOULIN): Evan Sinclair reported one just outside of Little Current on August 29. NORTHERN WHEATEAR (Kenora): Abuti Sechaba reported one from Fort Hope on September 7. LARK BUNTING (Algoma): Hope Boudah photographed one near Wharncliffe on August 31. MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER (Thunder Bay): Thunder Cape Bird Observatory banded a male on August 28. 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 My apologies for missing last week's report.