Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Derek Dunnett at [email protected]
Big story of the week was the Lark Sparrow on Twin Elm Road May 02-03. This road produces good shorebirds, gulls, and apparently sparrows, from time to time. A sparse handful of new warblers in small numbers. Trumpeter Swan - Pair May 02, Vances Side Road, Dunrobin, Ottawa Ruby-throated Hummingbird - A handful seem to have passed right over Ottawa: May 04 Wychwood, Aylmer, Gatineau. May 04, Parc Queen, Gatineau. May 03, Rue rémi , cantley, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. May 01, Rue de Saturne, Cantley, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Lesser Yellowlegs - 50+ at Richmond Lagoons, Ottawa, May 05. Iceland Gull - May 05, Twin Elm Road, Ottawa. Lesser Black-backed Gull - (7) May 05, Twin Elm Road, Ottawa. May 03, Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa. May 03, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa. Bonaparte’s Gull - (14) on Lake Deschenes May 05. Caspian Tern - Reported May 01, Baie McLaurin, Gatineau Rough-legged Hawk - May 02, Twin Elm Road Wetlands, Ottawa. May 01, RN de Breckenridge, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Red-headed Woodpecker - Constance Bay, Ottawa. Red-bellied Woodpecker - pair interacting May 04, Cowell Rd, Ottawa. Apr 30, Chemin Cook, Gatineau. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - May 03- 04, Imp de l'Excursion, Gatineau. Carolina Wren - Pair continues in Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa. Apr 29, Mud Lake, Ottawa. Marsh Wren - May 02-04, Cameron Harvey Drive, Ottawa. May 01, NCC greenbelt P27, Ottawa. Bohemian Waxwing - (14) May 05, Greenbelt Trail 10, Ottawa. May 02, Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa. (25) Apr 29, Holbrook Rd, Montague, Lanark. Lark Sparrow - May 02-03, Twin Elm Road Wetlands, Ottawa. Fox Sparrow - May 03, Du Bois Ave, Ottawa. Louisiana Waterthrush - May 04-05, Parc de la Gatineau--Sentier Lauriault and Sentier de la Chute, and Gatineau. Cape May Warbler May 03,Stanley Park, Ottawa Blackburnian Warbler - May 01, Mud Lake, Ottawa, Orange-crowned Warbler - May 04, Parc de la Gatineau--Sentier Gamelin, Gatineau. We are now in the second year of the Third Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas: an ambitious five-year effort to provide data that will guide environmental policies and conservation strategies across Ontario for years to come. Participation is easy and can be as simple as noting a singing bird in your neighbourhood, or watching a bird with nesting material. For more information, watch the introductory video on the OFNC Facebook Group, visit https://www.birdsontario.org/ or contact the Ottawa Regional Coordinator at [email protected] -- Ontbirds and Birdnews are moderated email Listservs provided by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) as a service to all birders in Ontario. Birdnews is reserved for announcements, location summaries, first of year reports, etc. To post a message on Birdnews, send an email to: [email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Birdnews Moderators by email at [email protected]. Please review posting rules and guidelines at http://ofo.ca/site/content/listserv-guidelines During the COVID-19 pandemic, all Ontario birders should be taking extra precautions and following local, provincial, and federal regulations regarding physical distancing and non-essential travel. To find out more about OFO, please visit our website at ofo.ca or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists.
