Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to NOV 07, 2024 Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sighti...@ofnc.ca
Ross's Goose (3) Nov 06, Embrun, Prescott and Russel. (1) Nov 06, Chemin Baillie, Gatineau. Trumpeter Swan (2) Nov 06, Dunrobin (Constance Creek), Ottawa. (4) Nov 01, Marlborough Forest--Roger's Pond, Ottawa. Blue-winged Teal (6) Nov 06, Dunrobin (Constance Creek), Ottawa. (55) Nov 01, Richmond CA (formerly Richmond Sewage Lagoons), Ottawa. Eurasian Wigeon (1) Nov 02, PN de Plaisance--Baie Noire (Est & Ouest), Papineau. Barrow's Goldeneye (1) Nov 03-04, Dow's Lake, Ottawa. Barrow's Goldeneye (1) Nov 02, Rideau River Eastern Pathway north of Hurdman Bridge, Ottawa. (1) Oct 31, Rideau Tennis Club, Ottawa. Common Gallinule (1) Nov 03, PN de Plaisance--Baie Noire (Est & Ouest), Papineau. Wilson's Snipe (1) Nov 07, Richmond--Fox Run stormwater ponds, Ottawa. Red Phalarope (1) Was reported Nov 03, Dow's Lake, Ottawa. Lesser Yellowlegs (1) Nov 05, Chapman Mills CA, Ottawa. Pied-billed Grebe (1) Nov 05-07, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa Great Egret - plenty still hunting around. Golden Eagle (2) Nov 07, Clarence-Rockland Landfill, Prescott and Russell. (1-3) Nov 03-04, Shirley's Bay, Ottawa. (1) Nov 03, Greenbelt pathway south of Davidson Road, Ottawa. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1) Nov 02, Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ottawa. Red-headed Woodpecker, Constance Bay, Ottawa. Red-bellied Woodpecker (1) Nov 04, Fine Estate, Ottawa. (1) Nov 03, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. (1) Nov 01, Aylmer, Gatineau. Eastern Phoebe (1) Oct 31, Chemin Valiquette, Gatineau. Gray Catbird (1) Nov 03, Rockcliffe Airport Woods, Ottawa. Swainson's Thrush (1) Nov 01, Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ottawa. Swamp Sparrow (2) Nov 06, Pinhey's Point Historic Site, Ottawa. (1) Nov 05- 06, Fine Estate, Ottawa. Eastern Meadowlark (1) Nov 02, Chemin de la Rivière, Luskville, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Common Yellowthroat (1) Nov 02, Etang Grimes, Gatineau. Atlas notes: Did you encounter a singing bird back in May? Have you seen fledged birds or adult birds carrying food in the summer? Do you have photographs of local species from this summer? If so, it is not too late to join one of Ontario’s largest citizen science projects by adding your observations to the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas: a once in a generation opportunity to provide important data that will help inform conservation policies for years to come. #youcanatlasthat anywhere in Ontario via the NatureCounts app, the Atlas website, or by taking 90 seconds to import an eBird checklist. For more on the Atlas, visit www.birdsontario.org or contact the Ottawa Regional Coordinator at ott...@birdsontario.org. -- 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: birdnews@ontbirds.ca. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Birdnews Moderators by email at birdn...@ofo.ca. Please review posting rules and guidelines at http://ofo.ca/site/content/listserv-guidelines To find out more about OFO, please visit our website at ofo.ca or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists.
