Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to Dec, 05 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 (1) Dec 01, Rte 400, Russel. (2) Nov 30, Winchester sewage lagoons, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. Greater White-fronted Goose (3) Nov 30, Carp--Hidden Lake Trail, Ottawa. (1) Nov 29, Embrun Sewage Lagoons, Prescott and Russell. Trumpeter Swan (1) Dec 02, Shirley's Bay, Ottawa. Tundra Swan (1) Dec 02, Mississippi Riverwalk Trail, Lanark. Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) (1) Dec 01-02, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Northern Shoveler (1) Dec 05, Nepean Creek Trail, Ottawa. (1) Dec 01, Carleton Place storm pond-Hwy 7, Lanark. Northern Pintail (1) Dec 05, Baxter CA, Ottawa. (1) Dec 02, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Green-winged Teal (4) Until at least Dec 02, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa. (4-6) Dec 01- 02, Carleton Place--Hwy 7 Storm Pond, Lanark. (2) Dec 02, Shirley's Bay, Ottawa. (5) Dec 02, trail S side of Jock River, Ottawa. (4) Dec 02, Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa. Barrow's Goldeneye - Dow's Lake, Shirley's Bay-Andrew Haydon, or the Rideau River between Strathcona Park and Billing's Bridge. Several males around. Sandhill Crane (324) Until at least Dec 01, Cobbs Lake Creek at Du Lac Road, Prescott and Russell. Wilson's Snipe (1) Dec 05, Rideau Canal Western Pathway, Ottawa. Belted Kingfisher (1) Dec 04, Stittsville--Hickstead Storm Pond, Ottawa. (1) Dec 02, Ottawa--Shirley's Bay, Ottawa. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1) Dec 03, Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ottawa. Red-headed Woodpecker (1) Constance Bay, Ottawa. Eastern Phoebe (1)Dec 03-05, Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ottawa Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1) Dec 04, Rapides Deschênes (incluant Parc), Gatineau (1) Dec 04, Rockcliffe parkway between Ogilvie and Green's Creek, Ottawa. (1) Dec 01-03, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Winter Wren (2) Dec 02, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa (1) Dec 01, Jack Pine Trail, Ottawa. Hermit Thrush (1) Dec 05, Manotick--Rideau Forest, Ottawa. (1) Dec 03, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. (1) Dec 01, Wood Path behind Jim Durell RC, Ottawa. White-crowned Sparrow (1) rue du Plein-Air, Gatineau. (1) Dec 02-03, rue de la Loire, Gatineau. Baltimore Oriole (1) Dec 05, Heron-Walkley Park, Ottawa. Red-winged Blackbird (2) Dec 02-05, Nepean Creek Trail, Ottawa. (1) Dec 02, Greenbank Pond, Ottawa. Christmas Bird Count Season starts soon. Here is a list of the many counts in the OFNC study area: https://ofnc.ca/birds/christmas-bird-count-season-is-approaching-2 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.
