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Ontario record number

South record number

Central record num

Lowlands record num

Fred Marshall, Deborah Kuehnbaum

Fred Marshall, Nancy L. Barrett, John G. Lemon, Charles J. Whitelaw, Alan Wormington, Kayo J. Roy

Photo on file (Kayo J. Roy) num

Kay Beerthuis, Joyce Ellsworth, Molly Harrigan, George Hutchinson, John Nims, Thelma Nims

Kay Beerthuis, Joyce Ellsworth, Molly Harrigan, George Hutchinson, John Nims, Thelma Nims

multiple (Tiny Marsh and Riverside, Simcoe)

Alex M. Mills, Michelle Hudolin

Tiny Marsh (2 May) and Riverside (4 May). These Ontario records were part of a dramatic dispersal of this species northward that occurred during the spring and summer of 2010. Other Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks during this period were reported in North Dakota, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, New York and Maine (Brinkley 2010, 2011a).

These Ontario records were part of a dramatic dispersal of this species northward that occurred during the spring and summer of 2010. Other Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks during this period were reported in North Dakota, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, New York and Maine (Brinkley 2010, 2011a).

Michael R. Burge, Kathy E. Felkar, Patricia E. Clark, Stuart A. Mackenzie, A. Geoffrey Carpentier, Langis Sirois, John R. Allan, Bruce M. Di Labio, Michael D. Williamson, Rodney V. Lee, Maureen Campeau, Ron Goodridge, Kevin R. Shackleton, Gregory A. Piasetzki, Mark S. Field, Joshua D. Vandermeulen

These Ontario records were part of a dramatic dispersal of this species northward that occurred during the spring and summer of 2010. Other Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks during this period were reported in North Dakota, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, New York and Maine (Brinkley 2010, 2011a).

Eric W. Holden, Barbara N. Charlton, Joanne Redwood, Luc S. Fazio, J. Brett Fried

photos, video on file

Barbara N. Charlton, Erika K. Hentsch, Nicole Richardson

Barbara N. Charlton, Lucas J. Foerster, Jeremy L. Hatt

These four records were part of a remarkable northern movement of this species in eastern North America, which saw reports in South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Quebec and Nova Scotia (eBird 2020). The last such event occurred in 2010 when three records, comprising 24 individuals, were documented in Ontario (Wormington and Cranford 2011). The Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks observed at multiple locations in Essex are the longest staying record of this species in Ontario with at least one individual remaining for 102 days.

Robin Cunningham, Matt C. Parsons

These four records were part of a remarkable northern movement of this species in eastern North America, which saw reports in South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Quebec and Nova Scotia (eBird 2020). The last such event occurred in 2010 when three records, comprising 24 individuals, were documented in Ontario (Wormington and Cranford 2011). The Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks observed at multiple locations in Essex are the longest staying record of this species in Ontario with at least one individual remaining for 102 days.

Wheatley, Elmdale, Kingsville and Leamington

Charmaine M. Anderson, Asher N. Warkentin, J. Burke Korol, Jeremy L. Hatt, Joshua R. Bouman

These four records were part of a remarkable northern movement of this species in eastern North America, which saw reports in South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Quebec and Nova Scotia (eBird 2020). The last such event occurred in 2010 when three records, comprising 24 individuals, were documented in Ontario (Wormington and Cranford 2011). The Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks observed at multiple locations in Essex are the longest staying record of this species in Ontario with at least one individual remaining for 102 days.

These four records were part of a remarkable northern movement of this species in eastern North America, which saw reports in South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Quebec and Nova Scotia (eBird 2020). The last such event occurred in 2010 when three records, comprising 24 individuals, were documented in Ontario (Wormington and Cranford 2011). The Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks observed at multiple locations in Essex are the longest staying record of this species in Ontario with at least one individual remaining for 102 days.

Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry

Stephen R. Charbonneau, Scott McGuigan, Keith J. Burk

Pamela E. MacDonald, Greg P. MacDonald

photos, video on file

Todd R. Hagedorn, Sandra L. Horvath, Frank G. Horvath, George W. Prieksaitis

Stephen R. Charbonneau

Lucas H. Berg, Andrea L. Kingsley

Sandra D. Leys, Chris C. Leys, Tim R. Arthur, George W. Prieksaitis

Kayo J. Roy, Lisa A. Bacon, Marcie L. Jacklin, Luc S. Fazio, Dominik Halas, Frank G. Horvath, Sandra L. Horvath, Kiah R. Jasper

Big Point Club, Chatham-Kent

specimen on file in Royal Ontario Museum number 95559

The status of this species in Ontario has been presented by Barlow (1966), and more recently for Canada by Blacquiere & Di Labio (1985). A detailed account of the 1976 Hamilton bird has been published by McLaughlin (1976).

Port Colborne (Yacht Harbour), Niagara

Daniel R. Salisbury, Robert F. Andrle

changes to dates: not 10 August 1961 as in Sheppard 1970:12
. The status of this species in Ontario has been presented by Barlow (1966), and more recently for Canada by Blacquiere & Di Labio (1985). A detailed account of the 1976 Hamilton bird has been published by McLaughlin (1976). [changed to origin questionable in 2011 report]: The record was originally accepted as natural occurring wild birds (Wormington 1986). Compelling evidence from multiple sources confirmed that the sighting occurred in 1961 and not 1962. In addition, two Fulvous Whistling-Ducks escaped from a Buffalo area zoo weeks prior to the sighting (Black and Roy 2010). This record also includes corrected information regarding both year of occurrence and dates of observation (see "Corrections/Updates to Previous OBRC Reports").

specimen on file in Royal Ontario Museum number 93291

The status of this species in Ontario has been presented by Barlow (1966), and more recently for Canada by Blacquiere & Di Labio (1985). A detailed account of the 1976 Hamilton bird has been published by McLaughlin (1976).

Kevin A. McLaughlin, Alan Wormington

Photo on file (Alan Wormington) num

changes to dates: not 4-5 June as in American Birds 30:949 and Blacquiere & Di Labio ibid.

The status of this species in Ontario has been presented by Barlow (1966), and more recently for Canada by Blacquiere & Di Labio (1985). A detailed account of the 1976 Hamilton bird has been published by McLaughlin (1976).

Point Pelee National Park, Essex

Alan Wormington, R. Douglas McRae

Alan Wormington, R. Douglas McRae

Keith J. Burk, P. Allen Woodliffe

two not one as in Blacquiere & Di Labio 1985

changes to dates: not 23-25 October as in American Birds 34:156 and Blacquiere and Di Labio ibid; not 23 October as in Kelley 1983

The status of this species in Ontario has been presented by Barlow (1966), and more recently for Canada by Blacquiere & Di Labio (1985). A detailed account of the 1976 Hamilton bird has been published by McLaughlin (1976).

Robert H. Curry, Dennis F. Rupert

Photo on file ( ) num

The status of this species in Ontario has been presented by Barlow (1966), and more recently for Canada by Blacquiere & Di Labio (1985). A detailed account of the 1976 Hamilton bird has been published by McLaughlin (1976).

specimen on file in Canadian Museum of Nature number 75124

Derek Kirkland, Anita Kirkland

Derek Kirkland, Anita Kirkland

As with all waterfowl records, the possibility of an escape must be borne in mind. The Committee enquired and was satisfied that none of this species were present in any waterfowl collections on the Bruce Peninsula; also, the date is reasonable for a spring vagrant.

Long Point (Old Cut), Norfolk

Mike V.A. Burrell, Brendan A. Toews

Mike V.A. Burrell, Brendan A. Toews

Unfortunately these birds were seen after sunset and only in flight, thus a specific identification could not be made.

multiple (Bass Lake and many others see below, Simcoe)

Robert L. Bowles, A. Geoffrey Carpentier, Christopher J. Escott, Margaret J.C. Bain, William C. D'Anna, Tim Sabo, Alan Wormington

Photo on file ( ) num

Photo on file (Peter Burke) num

This record is the first accepted for southern Ontario as a wild bird. It arrived with and associated with the hundreds of migrant Tundra Swans (Cygnus columbianus) in the Long Point marshes. With the population of Ross' Gees in western Hudson Bay increasing steadily, more observations in southern Ontario can be expected.

multiple (Hillman Marsh and Point Pelee National Park, Essex)

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Enver Domingo, Ron Ridout

multiple (Hillman Marsh and Point Pelee National Park, Essex)

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Point Pelee National Park, Essex

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Edward Czerwinski, Sam Rosa

Edward Czerwinski, Sam Rosa, James Evans, C. Anthony Walker

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This bird was accompanied by a second white phase goose which was suspected by the Committee to be a hybrid Snow x Ross's goose based on photographic evidence.

Edward Czerwinski, C. Anthony Walker

Edward Czerwinski, C. Anthony Walker

Dennis F. Rupert, Sarah E. Rupert

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John B. Miles, C. Ann Miles

Long Point (Big Creek Marsh), Norfolk

Barbara Reid, Zak Smith, Naish McHugh, Norman C. Murr

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Terry Osborne, Glenn C. Coady, Craig S. McLaughlin, Frank A. Pinilla

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multiple (Kingsville and Hillman Marsh, Essex)

David G. McNorton, Karen Mc Norton

Alan Wormington, John G. Keenleyside

Richard Brown, Robert Smalley, Diane Smalley

Don Hough, Carole Wilkinson, Matthew Mills, H. Michael Street, John L. Olmsted

Photo on file (Don Hough) num

multiple (King City and Richmond Hill, York)

James R. Macey, Norman C. Murr, Craig S. McLaughlin, Frank A. Pinilla

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multiple (Ajax and Whitby, Durham)

Despite the three fall records in the 1998 Annual Report, spring occurrences outnumbered fall records in southern Ontario by about two to one.

Presqu'ile Provincial Park, Northumberland

Despite the three fall records in the 1998 Annual Report, spring occurrences outnumbered fall records in southern Ontario by about two to one.

Harold L. Lancaster, Chris Leys, William Prieksaitsis, George Prieksaitsis

Harold L. Lancaster, Ann White

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Despite the three fall records in the 1998 Annual Report, spring occurrences outnumbered fall records in southern Ontario by about two to one.

multiple (Dundas, Hamilton; Oakville and Bronte Harbour, Halton; Mississauga, Peel)

Gavin R. Edmondstone, Barry S. Cherriere

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From 1991 to 1998 there were 20 accepted records in Ontario (Dobos 1999). The five records in 1999 indicate that this species continues to increase in southern Ontario.

Townsend sewage lagoons, Haldimand

Barry D. Jones, Norman C. Murr

From 1991 to 1998 there were 20 accepted records in Ontario (Dobos 1999). The five records in 1999 indicate that this species continues to increase in southern Ontario.

Winchester (Sewage Lagoon), Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry

Robert A. Bracken, Christina Lewis

Robert A. Bracken, Christina Lewis, Colin Rogers

From 1991 to 1998 there were 20 accepted records in Ontario (Dobos 1999). The five records in 1999 indicate that this species continues to increase in southern Ontario.

Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry

Toronto (Humber Bay Park East), Toronto

Craig S. McLaughlin, Roy B.H. Smith, William J. Crins, Kayo J. Roy

Photo on file ( ) num

From 1991 to 1998 there were 20 accepted records in Ontario (Dobos 1999). The five records in 1999 indicate that this species continues to increase in southern Ontario.

Colin D. Jones, Douglas C. Tozer, Allan J.S. Sinclair, J. Burke Korol

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Christina Lewis, Robert A. Bracken, J. Michael Tate

Christina Lewis, Robert A. Bracken

Kingsville (Jack Miners Bird Sanctuary), Essex

Dean J. Ware, Stephen T. Pike

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Ronald G. Tozer, Douglas C. Tozer, Margaret J.C. Bain

Russell, Prescott and Russell

Riceville, Prescott and Russell

Christina Lewis, Robert A. Bracken, Janet Castle

Add "Janet Castle" after "Christina Lewis, Robert A. Bracken" - 2005 annual report, Ontario Birds, Vol. 24, No. 2. Here is another example of a species being observed more frequently in southern Ontario.

multiple (Kingsville (Jack Miners Bird Sanctuary) and Point Pelee National Park, Essex)

Dean J. Ware, Alan Wormington

one from 19 to 22 October at Kingsville (Jack Miners Bird Sanctuary); two from 23 October to 15 December at Jack Miners Bird Sanctuary; one on 28 October and 1 January at Point Pelee National Park. Here is another example of a species being observed more frequently in southern Ontario.

Whitby (Cranberry Marsh), Durham

A second bird accompanying the Whitby bird was considered to be a hybrid between Ross's Goose and Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens). Here is another example of a species being observed more frequently in southern Ontario.

Long Point (Big Creek Marsh), Norfolk

Kevin A. McLaughlin, George M. Naylor, Bruce Kellett

Ross C. Snider, Terry Ricker

The two birds observed on 13-15 November 2002 were accompanied by two other birds that were considered to be hybrids between Ross's Goose and Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens).

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Bourget, Prescott and Russell

Robert A. Bracken, Christina Lewis, Paul Mirsky, Beverly A. Scott

Robert A. Bracken, Christina Lewis

Keith J. Burk, James T. Burk

Mohawk Bay to Lowbanks, Haldimand

William C. D'Anna, Dean Di Tommaso

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Sucker Creek Landing, Sudbury

Angela Martin, Grant McKercher

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Mountsberg Conservation Area, Hamilton

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multiple (Wheatley Harbour, Sturgeon Creek and Kingsville, Essex)

Dean J. Ware, Alan Wormington

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26 September, Wheatley Harbour; 30 September, Sturgeon Creek; early October, Kingsville. The bird observed from 26 September to early October 2004 was captured, clipped, and banded at the Jack Miner Sanctuary in Kingsville, Essex, where it still resides (Alan Wormington, pers. comm.).

multiple (Aylmer, Elgin; Lake Whittaker Conservation Area, Middlesex)

David A. Martin, Linda J. Wladarski, Ross C. Snider, Terry Ricker

Reids Mills, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry

Thomas A. Hanrahan, Mark A. Gawn

Robert A. Bracken, Christina Lewis, Vivien Rolland-Commarmot

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Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry

Robert A. Bracken, Christina Lewis

multiple (Merlin, Chatham-Kent; Sturgeon Creek, Essex)

Adam J. Hall, Rosalee A. Hall

multple (Chatham-Kent, Essex)

John O'Neal, Kayo J. Roy, Rick Johnston, David J. Milsom

Richard A. Cudney, Kayo J. Roy

Justin F.B. Peter, Charlotte J. England, Nigel J. Shaw

Justin F.B. Peter, Charlotte J. England

Richard M. Poulin, Roger A. Foxall, Mark A. Gawn, Simon C. Gawn, G. Thomas Hince, Richard C. Tait

All of these Ottawa occurrences were during an era when Greater White-fronted Goose was genuinely rare in southern Ontario. The dramatic increase in the number of sightings in subsequent years resulted in the removal of the species from the Review List in 1998.

Photo on file (Paul Davidson) num

Michael J. Oldham, Alan Wormington

Michael J. Oldham, Alan Wormington

205
These were considered to be the Greenland yellow-billed race (flavirostris), which normally winters in Europe.

The orange colour of the bills of these Waterloo birds was indicative of the Greenland race flavirostris. A slight size difference suggested a mated pair.

Turkey Point Beach, Norfolk