Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to Nov 14, 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
Wild goose and gull chase season? The Ross' Geese moving back and forth all day to torment birders are seasonal, but the Slaty-backed Gull was a very nice--if brief--surprise. In other birding news, the NCC decided not to renew the OFNC bird feeders on NCC land, in line with their policies about not affecting wildlife behavior. Ross's Goose (1) Nov 13-14, Navan (Giroux Road Ponds), Ottawa. (1) Nov 13, Frank Kenny Rd, Ottawa. (3) Nov 07,10, 12 Embrun Sewage Lagoons, Prescott and Russell. (1) Nov 12, Wall Rd, Ottawa. (1) Nov 12, Avalon (stormwater pond), Ottawa. Trumpeter Swan (1) Nov 10, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa. (1) Nov 08, Shirley's Bay, Ottawa. Barrow's Goldeneye (1) Nov 12, Central Experimental Farm Arboretum, Ottawa. Wilson's Snipe (2) Nov 14, Petrie Island Park, Ottawa. (1) Nov 10, Carleton Place--Hwy 7 Storm Pond, Lanark. Lesser Yellowlegs (1) Nov 03, Rideau River - Black Rapids - Long Island lock, Ottawa. Slaty-backed Gull (1) Nov 10, Clarence-Rockland Landfill, Prescott and Russell. Pied-billed Grebe (1) Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. (1) Nov 13, Shirley's Bay, Ottawa. (2) Nov 08, Petrie Island, Ottawa. Green Heron (1) Nov 09, Burnt Lands Provincial Park, Ottawa. Osprey (1) Nov 13, Rockcliffe Park Pavilion, Ottawa. (1) Nov 09, Parc Jacques-Cartier, Gatineau. Red-headed Woodpecker 92) Constance Bay, Ottawa. Red-bellied Woodpecker (1) Nov 13, Ch Steele, Pontiac . (1) Nov 08, 11, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (2) Nov 14, Britannia CA--Britannia Ridge, Ottawa. Winter Wren (1) Nov 13, Extrémité Ch. de l'Hôtel de Ville, Luskville, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. (1) Nov 11, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. (1) Nov 10, Stony Swamp (P6 trailhead), Ottawa. Swamp Sparrow (1) Nov 08, Fine Estate, Ottawa. Common Grackle (1) Nov 13, Fine Estate, Ottawa. (1) Nov 13, Nepean Creek Trail, Ottawa. Pine Warbler (1) Nov 14, Carleton University, Ottawa. (1) Nov 12, Petrie Island Park, Ottawa. Yellow-rumped Warbler (1) Nov 08-14, Fine Estate, Ottawa. 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.
