Ontario: Fall 2025

Fall is always an exciting time for birding in Ontario, and this year was a prime example with an excellent mix of mega rarities, irruptions, and more typical vagrants. Ontario gained another two new species this fall (Surfbird and Pacific Golden-Plover), the first new additions to the provincial list this year, although none of them were chaseable. The second Ontario and Canada record of Grace’s Warbler and the first Spotted Redshank (still mostly in breeding plumage) in many years were also fantastic finds. The province’s birders had their eyes and ears trained on the sky this fall with a widespread irruption of almost every winter finch species (in addition to Red-breasted Nuthatch and Bohemian Waxwing). By the end of the fall Pine Grosbeaks were being reported as far south as Lambton, Niagara, and Middlesex Cos. There is also an irruption of Black-backed Woodpeckers occurring, although so far this has mostly impacted eastern and central Ontario. After two poor years for Snowy Owls, this year is shaping up to be much better with several sightings across southern Ontario this fall. Finally, there was a decent push of Cave Swallows into the province this fall, with several counties in southern Ontario having records although most of the birds were only seen by the initial observers. One group of birds that had a rather poor showing this fall were herons. There was only a single record of Yellow-crowned Night-Heron and far fewer Western Cattle-Egrets than in a typical fall.

Notable rarities included Barnacle Goose, Pacific Golden-Plover, Spotted Redshank, Surfbird, Black Guillemot, Razorbill, Northern Gannet, Crested Caracara, Gray Kingbird, Violet-green Swallow, and Grace’s Warbler.

Special thanks:
We would like to extend our gratitude to Brian Ratcliff for regional reporting and Andrew Keaveney for assistance in data logistics.

Waterfowl through Shorebirds

An early Ross’s Goose was seen on 11 Sep in Leamington, Essex Co (fide eBird) and some early Brant were present from 2–29 Aug on Salmon Island, Frontenac Co (Phil Harvey). A Barnacle Goose seen from 17–25 Aug in Presqu’ile Provincial Park, Northumberland Co was unusual in that almost all records are from spring or late fall, although this species is being increasingly reported in the province (Erik Sein). A hybrid Barnacle x Cackling Goose was present on 29 Sep in Kincardine, Bruce Co (James Turland, Bob Taylor, Anne-Marie Taylor). The continuing Mute Swans at Wawa, Algoma Dist were least reported on 3 Oct this year (m. ob.); other northern Ontario records were: 26 Aug in Timmins, Cochrane Dist (fide iNaturalist), 9 Oct in Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay Dist (Lindy T. Wagenaar), and 26 Oct in Superior Shores, Thunder Bay Dist (Lindy T. Wagenaar). A few Eurasian Wigeons were seen this fall: 5–26 Oct in Kingston, Frontenac Co (Erwin Batalla), 5 Nov on Ault Island, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Co (Jon P. Ruddy), 13 Nov in Erieau, Chatham-Kent Co (Stephen R. Charbonneau), 18 Nov at Luther Marsh, Wellington Co (Dan J. MacNeal), and 26 Nov in Amherstview, Frontenac Co (Jon P. Ruddy). A Eurasian x American Wigeon hybrid was reported on 28 Sep at Constance Bay, City of Ottawa (Aidan Hamilton).

Visits by two groups of birders to James Bay netted most of this fall’s records of Common Eider: 1 Nov (Jude Szabo, Leo Weiskittel, Luke Raso) and 8, 9, and 11 Nov (Nathan Hood, Jacob Stasso, Sasha Smith, Jeremy L. Hatt) at Netitishi Point, Cochrane Dist, and a surprise Lake Erie record on 30 Nov at Point Pelee National Park, Essex Co (Jeremy L. Hatt). Two reports of Harlequin Duck in Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay Dist were notable as this species is not typically recorded in northern Ontario: 13-–19 Sep (Scott Drebit, Rachael Zacharias Bezanson) and 29 Nov (Nicholas Escott). Notable Barrow’s Goldeneye records were: 2 Nov– Dec+ in Whitby, Durham RM (Dave Worthington), 3–6 Nov in the City of Toronto (Paul Prior), 5 Nov–Dec+ in Owen Sound, Grey Co (William Gray), 6–8 Nov in the City of Hamilton (Richard Poort), 8 Nov in Waupoos East, Prince Edward Co (Paul Jones), and 23 Nov at Presqu’ile Provincial Park, Northumberland Co (Doug McRae, Andrew Brown). A Common x Barrow’s Goldeneye hybrid was seen on 15 Nov in the City of Hamilton (David Pryor). A rarely seen hybrid of Wood Duck x Hooded Merganser was photographed on 19 Nov in Port Rowan, Norfolk Co (James Lees). The only Eurasian Collared-Dove of the fall was seen on 31 Aug in Point Pelee National Park, Essex Co (Keith J. Burk). A White-winged Dove was present from 13–21 Aug in Shuniah, Thunder Bay Dist (Michael Carter).

Rufous Hummingbird is the most often observed vagrant hummingbirds in Ontario and was represented this fall by two records at private feeders: 27 Oct–9 Nov in Proton Station, Grey Co (Stella Cole) and 8–21 Nov in Stoney Creek, City of Hamilton (Robert Waldhuber). A Common Gallinule present from 3 Aug–22 Sep in New Liskeard, Timiskaming Dist (Kitty Lin, Michael Werner) was a good record for northern Ontario. Purple Gallinules were seen from 15–17 Oct in the City of Toronto (Daysun Rao) and 19 Nov in Pickering, Durham RM (fide eBird). American Avocets, more common in spring than fall, were reported on 1 Aug in Essex, Essex Co (Mike Burkoski), 11 Aug in Grimsby, Niagara RM (Wendy Skirrow), 11 Oct in Point Pelee National Park, Essex Co (Jeremy L. Hatt), and 11 Oct in Rondeau Provincial Park, Chatham-Kent Co (Paul Nicholson, Joanne Does). One of two new species for Ontario seen this fall, a Pacific Golden-Plover spent three days from 20–23 Sep in Oshawa, Durham RM (m. ob.). Unfortunately, for the entire time it was present it was misidentified as an American Golden-Plover and not deciphered until after it had departed meaning most Ontario birders missed the chance to see this rarity. The continuing Piping Plovers from the spring in Presqui’ile Provincial Park, Northumberland Co were last seen on 1 Aug (m. ob.), other reports of fall migrants were: 2 Aug in Port Darlington, Durham RM (Derrick Murphy, Bettina Murphy), 6–14 Aug in Fort Erie, Niagara RM (Marcie L. Jacklin), and 16 Aug in Oshawa, Durham RM (Lev Frid, Naschelly Kyssa).

A Long-billed Dowitcher present on 26 Sep in Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay Dist was a good report for northwestern Ontario (Gregg Kendall). Red Phalaropes were seen on 29 Sep in Lambton Shores, Lambton Co (m. ob.), 12–26 Oct in Burlington, Halton RM (Cody Bassindale), 22 Oct in Rondeau Provincial Park, Chatham-Kent Co (Blake A. Mann), 26 Oct in Port Dalhousie, Niagara RM (Kasia Starska), 30 Oct in the City of Hamilton (Brandon R. Holden), 4 Nov at Netitishi Point, Cochrane Dist (Jude Szabo, Leo Weiskittel), and 22 Nov in Erieau, Chatham-Kent Co (Kevin Gevaert, Finn O’Brien, Elora Gillier). Willets were widespread with reports from Essex, Lambton, Elgin, and Norfolk Cos, the Cities of Toronto and Hamilton, Niagara RM, and Thunder Bay Dist. Although not a new species for Ontario, a breeding plumaged Spotted Redshank was enjoyed by many birders on 11 Aug in Cambridge, Waterloo RM (Nathan Hood). Found early in the morning, it remained all day, allowing great views for everyone who made the trip to observe this rare vagrant. The second new shorebird species for Ontario this fall was a Surfbird seen on the evening of 25 Sep at the tip of Long Point, Norfolk Co (m. ob.). An intrepid group of birders set out on a pontoon boat the next day with hopes that the bird remained, but while the shorebirding was excellent en route, the Surfbird was never seen again. A Ruff was present from 7–11 Sep in Stayner, Simcoe Co (Scott Watson). Western Sandpipers were reported on 4 Sep (Tony Tran) and 6 Sep (Daniel Cadieux) in the City of Ottawa and 29 Oct in Leamington, Essex Co (Cameron Chevalier).

Jaegers through Herons

A Long-tailed Jaeger seen on 24 Aug in Wasaga Beach, Simcoe Co was a good record for Georgian Bay (Henrique Pacheco, Reuven Martin). Although rarely seen in most of Ontario, James Bay is a reliable spot for Black Guillemot and one was seen on 1 Nov at Netitishi Point, Cochrane Dist (Jude Szabo, Leo Weiskittel, Luke Raso, Rick Szabo). A few Razorbill were around this fall with reports from 1–5 Nov in the City of Toronto (Simon Dadds), 4 Nov at Netitishi Point, Cochrane Dist (Jude Szabo, Leo Weiskittel, Luke Raso, Rick Szabo), and 12 Nov in Stoney Creek, City of Hamilton (Jeremy Bochenek). Black-legged Kittiwakes were widespread with reports from Bruce and Lambton Cos, Niagara RM, Cochrane Dist, and the City of Hamilton. Notable sightings of Sabine’s Gull were 27 Aug in the City of Ottawa (Jeffery McLaren) and 28 Aug on Long Sault, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Co (Jon P. Ruddy). A Black-headed Gull was a good find at the tip of Point Pelee National Park, Essex Co and was present a few days from 28 Aug–5 Sep (Cameron Chevalier). Notable Franklin’s Gulls were reported from 2–8 Sep in the City of Ottawa (fide eBird), 6 Sep in Port Stanley, Elgin Co (Andrea Kauppinen), 26 Sep–26 Nov in Ajax, Durham RM (Janet Lafond), and 23–24 Oct in Kingsville, Essex Co (Jeremy L. Hatt). A California Gull flew past Grand Bend, Lambton Co on 23 Oct (Brandon R. Holden). A Forster’s Tern, rarely seen in northern Ontario, was seen on 3 Aug in Harris Hill, Rainy River Dist (William Konze).

Eared Grebes were reported from 15–18 Aug in Strathroy, Middlesex Co (Gordon Payne), 9–10 Sep in Selkirk, Haldimand Co (Sarah Lamond), 26 Oct–1 Nov in Aylmer, Elgin Co (Dave Jolly), and 20 Oct in Sand Bay, Algoma Dist (Ken McIlwrick). All reports of Western Grebe in the fall were only present a single day: 22 Oct in the City of Toronto (Martin Krajc), 25 Nov in Rondeau Provincial Park, Chatham-Kent Co (Stephen R. Charbonneau), and 26 Nov in Barrie, Simcoe Co (Isaac Fortune). A good number of Pacific Loons were seen this fall as this species continues to increase in abundance in the province: 27 Sep–30 Nov in Barrie, Simcoe Co (Henrique Pacheco), 27 Sep at Point Petre, Prince Edward Co (Jon P. Ruddy), 16 Oct at Thorah Beach, Durham RM (Linda Standfield, Bonnie Lee Davidson, Jodi Kotyluk), 3 Nov at Netitishi Point, Cochrane Dist (Jude Szabo, Leo Weiskittel, Luke Raso, Rick Szabo), 4–5 Nov in Rondeau Provincial Park, Chatham-Kent Co (Stephen R. Charbonneau), 6 Nov in the City of Toronto (Aidan Pennington), 8 Nov in Port Alma, Chatham-Kent Co (Kevin Gevaert, Jack Belleghem), and 9 Nov at Netitishi Point, Cochrane Dist (Nathan Hood, Jacob Stasso, Sasha Smith, Jeremy L. Hatt). A Northern Gannet was seen from various points along the western Lake Ontario shore: 6 Nov in Oakville, Halton RM (Cheryl Edgecombe, Rob Dobos), 8 Nov in Mississauga, Peel RM (also visible from the City of Toronto) (Erik Sein), and 8–9 Nov in the City of Hamilton (Richard Poort). A long-staying Neotropic Cormorant was present from 4 Aug–11 Sep in Vaughan, York RM (fide eBird); another was seen on 12 Aug in Soup Harbour, Prince Edward Co (Marcel Gahbauer).

Reports of Glossy Ibis, the predominant fall ibis in Ontario, were: 6 Sep in the City of Hamilton (Lyn Folkes, Alicia Dobson), 11 Sep in Presqu’ile Provincial Park, Northumberland Co (Barbara O’Neill), 28 Sep–4 Oct in Ingleside, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Co (m. ob.), and 4–8 Nov at Holiday Beach, Essex Co (Kiah R. Jasper). Unidentified Glossy/White-faced Ibises were seen on 22 Sep (Janet Hill) and 8 Nov (m. ob.) on Long Point, Norfolk Co. The only Yellow-crowned Night Heron of the fall was seen briefly on 13 Aug in the City of Hamilton (Jude Szabo). A Black-crowned Night Heron was a good find for Thunder Bay Dist, seen 4 Oct in Little Pigeon Bay (Allan Harris). Little Blue Herons were present from 11–13 Aug in Kingston, Frontenac Co (Peter Waycik) and 24–31 Oct in Pain Court, Chatham-Kent Co (Lucas Foerster). A Green Heron was a good find for northern Ontario on 4 Aug in Hilliardton, Timiskaming Dist (Mike McKay, Amy Semple). Fall is typically a good time to see Western Cattle-Egret in Ontario, but this year saw fewer reports than is typical: 22–24 Oct in Erieau, Chatham-Kent Co (Joshua Bouman), 24 Oct near Mt Vernon, in both Elgin and Oxford Cos (Janrik Van Ginkel), 25 Oct in Port Dalhousie, Niagara RM (Ryan Griffiths), 26–30 Oct in Walsingham, Norfolk Co (Anne Jenkins), 15–18 Nov on Long Point, Norfolk Co (Callum Gibson), 16–24 Nov in Morpeth, Chatham-Kent Co (Jacquie Montgomery), and 23–25 Nov in Port Britain, Northumberland Co (Roger Frost). A Great Egret, rarely seen in northern Ontario, was present on 22 Aug in Hilliardton, Timiskaming Dist (m. ob.).

Pelicans through Finches

There were a few notable reports of American White Pelican, most of which were continuing birds from the summer: the continuing bird in the City of Greater Sudbury was last reported on 6 Aug (m. ob.), those from Prince Edward Point, Prince Edward Co on 14 Aug (m. ob.), and from Kingston, Frontenac Co on 31 Aug (m. ob.). New reports were 8 Aug at Point Petre, Prince Edward Co (Avery Meeker) and 1 Oct in the City of Hamilton (Benjamin Laing). Away from Niagara, Black Vultures were seen on 29 Aug in Barrie, Simcoe Co (Reuven Martin), 30–31 Aug in Bowmanville, Durham RM (Tim Logan, Jeremy Logan), 17 Oct at Holiday Beach, Essex Co (Erik Van Den Kieboom), 6–8 Nov in Leamington, Essex Co (fide Deanna Dunn), and 14 Nov in Whitby, Durham RM (fide eBird). Both records of Swallow-tailed Kite were un-chaseable flybys: 2 Aug in Port Rowan, Norfolk Co (Kyle Cameron) and 30 Aug in the City of Toronto (Kerem Ali Boyla, Rosanne Petrich). The only record of Swainson’s Hawk this fall was from a hawkwatch in Port Stanley, Elgin Co on 19 Sep (Tom Bolohan). As mentioned in the introduction to this report, there was an irruption of Black-backed Woodpecker this fall. Although most reports were from areas that record this species intermittently, birds seen in Centreton, Northumberland Co on 22 Nov (Scott Kendall) and Sandbanks Provincial Park, Prince Edward Co from 29 Nov into Dec (Chris Davidson, Ashley Jensen) were notably far south. The continuing Crested Caracara from July in Foleyet, Sudbury Dist became a local celebrity in the small town as many birders travelled to see it. It remained until at least 24 Nov (m. ob.).

Say’s Phoebes were seen on 11 Sep in Oshawa, Durham RM (fide eBird) and 30 Nov in Rowan Mills, Norfolk Co (Christian Friis). A Western Kingbird present on 12 Oct in Woodstock, Oxford Co was the only record this fall (Scott Gillingwater). It was a good fall for Gray Kingbird in the northeast and Ontario secured another two records of this southern vagrant: 4 Oct in the City of Hamilton (Morgan Stockwell) and 24 Oct–2 Nov at St. Clair National Wildlife Area, Chatham-Kent Co (Paul Pratt). Scissor-tailed Flycatchers were reported from 16–21 Oct in Hurkett, Thunder Bay Dist (Kristen J. Spence) and 26 Oct in Sault Ste. Marie, Algoma Dist (Keeghan Rosso). White-eyed Vireos were widespread with reports from Essex, Chatham-Kent, Simcoe, Norfolk, Haldimand, Prince Edward, Wellington, Elgin, and Lambton Cos, the Cities of Toronto. Hamilton, and Ottawa, and Durham and Waterloo RMs. Notable Loggerhead Shrike reports were: 31 Aug in Oshawa, Durham RM (Mike Berger, Laura Theys) and 28 Sep in Mississauga, Peel RM (Peter Landry). In addition to the long-staying Fish Crows in Kingston, Frontenac Co (m. ob.), other notable reports of this species were: 29 Aug in Prescott, Leeds and Grenville Co (fide eBird), 4 Oct in Gananoque, Leeds and Grenville Co (Christian Artuso), 7 Oct in Waterloo, Waterloo RM (Justine Heinrichsberg), and 2 Nov on Amherst Island, Lennox and Addington Co (fide eBird). Tufted Titmouse, a species infrequently seen in eastern Ontario, was recorded from 2–5 Oct in Ledgerwoods Corner, Renfrew Co (Cal Robertson) and 5 Oct in Westmeath Provincial Park, Renfrew Co (Christian Gendreau).

Pending acceptance by the records committee, a female-type Violet-green Swallow was photographed in flight on 8 Oct at the Kortwright Centre for Conservation in Vaughan, York RM (Lev Frid, Malcolm Stewart). The bird was a brief flyby and completely untwitcheable. There was a substantial push of Cave Swallows this fall with reports spanning multiple counties: Elgin, Essex, Chatham-Kent, Huron, Prince Edward, Simcoe, and Norfolk Cos, Durham and Halton RMs, and the City of Hamilton. Blue-gray Gnatcatchers seen on 8 Aug (Max Segler) and 17 Oct (m. ob.) at Thunder Cape, Thunder Bay Dist were good finds for Northern Ontario. A Carolina Wren present on 26 Aug in New Liskeard, Timiskaming Dist was notable for Northeastern Ontario (Lise M. A. Heroux). Townsend’s Solitaires were seen on 4 Oct (Diego Rodriguez), 29 Oct (Samuel Perfect), and 31 Oct (Sam Eberhard, Jackie Quinones) on Long Point, Norfolk Co, 19 Nov at Holiday Beach, Essex Co (Jeremy M. Bensette, Mike St. Pierre), and 26–27 Nov in Current River, Thunder Bay Dist (Dave Vester). Varied Thrushes were reported from 16–22 Nov in Almonte, Lanark Co (Bob Kennedy) and 29 Nov in Terrace Bay, Thunder Bay Dist (Pegg L. Campbell, Mark Campbell). A late Gray-cheeked Thrush was recorded overhead Waterloo, Waterloo RM on 6 Nov (Justine Heinrichsburg). A group of House Sparrows was seen in Moosonee, Cochrane Dist on 19 Aug (Spencer Lott)—this species is on the lowlands review list. Rarely reported, with perhaps a dozen eBird records, a Pine Siskin x American Goldfinch was photographed on 9 Nov in Tarbutt, Algoma Dist (Carter Dorscht).

New World Sparrows through Buntings

A Field Sparrow photographed on 20 Oct at Thunder Cape, Thunder Bay Dist was a good record for Northern Ontario (m. ob.). Both reports of Lark Sparrow were from Thunder Bay Dist this fall: 1–2 Sep in East Gorham (Tiarella Hanna) and 1 Oct in Terrace Bay (Pegg L. Campbell, Mark Campbell). Away from Northwestern Ontario, a good number of Harris’s Sparrows were seen this fall: 15 Oct at Prince Edward Point, Prince Edward Co (Barbara O’Neill), 16 Oct in Erieau, Chatham-Kent Co (Jacquie Montgomery), an undisclosed data in late Oct in Carling, Parry Sound Dist (fide Oliver Muckenheim), 26–28 Oct in the City of Ottawa (Lindsay Firth, Bob Baker), 6 Nov in Algonquin Provincial Park, Nipissing Dist (John Schmelefske), 9 Nov in Webwood, Sudbury Dist (Mike Van Norman), 11–13 Nov in Point Pelee National Park, Essex Co (Jeremy M. Bensette, Mike St. Pierre), and 19–28 Nov in Whitby, Durham RM (Scott Farquharson). Yellow-breasted Chats were recorded on 12 Aug in Rondeau Provincial Park, Chatham-Kent Co (Ric McArthur), 4 Sep in Wheatley, Chatham-Kent Co (Paul Pratt), 8 Sep in Rondeau Provincial Park, Chatham-Kent Co (Rayfield Pye, Donald Pye), 17 Sep on Long Point, Norfolk Co (Sam Lewis), 21 Sep in Wallacetown, Elgin Co (Donna Nancarrow), 24 Sep at Thunder Cape, Thunder Bay Dist (Rinchen Boardman), and 26 Sep at Point Pelee National Park, Essex Co (Lori Anderson).

Notable reports of Yellow-headed Blackbird were: 15 Aug in Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay Dist (m. ob.), 17 Aug at Thunder Cape, Thunder Bay Dist (Max Segler), 20 Aug in Warren, Nipissing Dist (Mike McInnis), 24 Aug at Pigeon Lake, Peterborough Co (Kevin Empey), 27 Aug in the City of Toronto (Tristan Ducharme), 5–9 Sep in Mitchell, Perth Co (Dave Brown), 28 Sep in Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay Dist (Jeremy Balec), 9 Oct at Point Petre, Prince Edward Co (Jon P. Ruddy), and 15 Nov at Holiday Beach, Essex Co (Paul Gosselin). The continuing Western Meadowlark from the summer in Tobermory, Bruce Co was last reported on 12 Aug (m. ob.); other notable sightings were 12 Oct in Foleyet, Sudbury Dist (William Konze, Sasha Smith) and 12 Nov in Terrace Bay, Thunder Bay Dist (Pegg L. Campbell, Mark Campbell). A Prothonotary Warbler present from 25–28 Aug in Oshawa, Durham RM was a good record away from the southwest (Rick Lauzon, Marisa Sampson). Rarely seen in fall, there were two reports of Kirtland’s Warbler this season: 9 Sep in French River Provincial Park, Sudbury Dist (Peter Burke, Sheldon McGregor) and 21 Sep in Mississauga, Peel RM (fide eBird). An “Audubon’s” Yellow-rumped Warbler was photographed on 24 Nov in Sault Ste. Marie, Algoma Dist (Willis Derry). Yellow-throated Warblers were reported on 25 Oct on Pelee Island, Essex Co (fide Sarah Bonnett), 9 Nov–Dec+ in Tarbutt, Algoma Dist (Jane Smith), 17 Nov–Dec+ in Sarnia, Lambton Co (Sharon Nethercott, Deryl Nethercott), and 19 Nov in Pickering, Durham RM (Rick Lauzon). A Prairie Warbler present on 25 Sep in Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay Dist was a great find for Northwestern Ontario (Brady Mills). Ontario’s and Canada’s second Grace’s Warbler was seen from 16–17 Oct in Algonquin Provincial Park, Nipissing Dist (Michael Runtz, Britta Runtz) and while many arrived in time to see it on the 17th, the bird disappeared into the sky late afternoon just as one Quebec twitcher arrived to tick it airborne.

Amazingly, both records of Black-throated Gray Warbler this fall came from the same location in Port Colborne, Niagara RM: 26 Aug (fide Brad Reinhardt) and 15 Nov into December (Jean Farnan, Blayne Farnan). There were also two records of Townsend’s Warbler this fall: 7 Sep on Long Point, Norfolk Co (Stuart A. Mackenzie) and 24 Nov–Dec+ in Mississauga, Peel RM (David Reid). Summer Tanagers, a regular late-fall wanderer to the province, were reported on 29 Oct in Stratford, Perth Co (Carol Berney), 30 Oct in Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay Dist (Myles Cummins), 3 Nov in the City of Ottawa (Amber Pinilla), 11–12 Nov in the City of Toronto (Sean Hurley), 24 Nov in Walsingham, Norfolk Co (Teagan Driedgar), and 28 Nov in Stayner, Simcoe Co (Christine Keller). A Western Tanager was present at a feeder in Shuniah, Thunder Bay Dist from 18 Nov–Dec+ (fide iNaturalist). Blue Grosbeaks were seen from 11–12 Sep in Point Pelee National Park, Essex Co (Jake Nafziger) and on 22 Oct at Thunder Cape, Thunder Bay Dist (Rinchen Boardman). Dickcissels were widespread with reports from Essex, Elgin, Norfolk, Renfrew, Chatham-Kent, Northumberland, and Peterborough Cos, the City of Toronto, Durham and Waterloo RMs, and Parry Sound, Nipissing, and Manitoulin Dists.

Report edited by Andrew Keavney, 27 Jul 2026.