Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to Dec 19, 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
The first few Christmas Bird Counts turned up many skulking birds. Wood Duck (1) Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. (1) Dec 15, Mississippi Riverwalk Trail, Lanark. (1) Dec 15, Pinecrest Creek/George C. Brown Park, Ottawa. Northern Pintail (1) Dec 16, Etang Grimes, Gatineau. 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. Black Scoter (1) Dec 13, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa. Lesser Black-backed Gull (1) Dec 18, Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa. Often 5 species of gull here. (1) Dec 15, National Wildlife Research Centre environs, Ottawa. (1) Dec 15, Andrew Haydon Park east (formerly Ottawa Beach), Ottawa. Double-crested Cormorant (1) Dec 14, Shirley's Bay (boat launch), Ottawa. Turkey Vulture (1) Dec 11, Manotik, Ottawa. Red-shouldered Hawk (1) Dec 19, Almonte--OVRT Almonte to Smart St., Lanark. Belted Kingfisher (1) Stittsville--Hickstead Storm Pond, Ottawa. (1) Dec 14, Ottawa 3, Ottawa. (2) Dec 14, Maple Hill Park, Ottawa. (1) Dec 13, Stittsville--Hickstead Storm Pond, Ottawa. Red-bellied Woodpecker (1) Stony Swamp (Jack Pine Trail), Ottawa. (1) Dec 19, Manotick--George Mclean Park, Ottawa. (1) Dec 17, Britannia CA--Mud Lake, Ottawa. (1) Dec 13, Cowell Road, Ottawa. (1) Dec 14, Seguinbourg Rd, The Nation, Prescott and Russell. (1) Dec 14, Chemin Steele, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1) Dec 15, Britannia Rd near Cassels Rd., Ottawa. (1) Dec 15, Parc des Portageurs, Gatineau. (1) Dec 15, Rockcliffe Airport Woods, Ottawa. (2) Dec 15, Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ottawa. Red-headed Woodpecker (1) Constance Bay, Ottawa. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1) Dec 16, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Winter Wren (1) Dec 17, Strathcona Park, Ottawa. (1) Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Hermit Thrush (1) Dec 15, Rockcliffe pkwy between Ogilvie and Green's Creek, Ottawa. (1) Dec 15, Rideau Tennis Club, Ottawa. (1) Dec 15, Rideau Canal mouth, Ottawa. (1) Dec 15, McRobie Ave, Ottawa. (1) Dec 14, Richmond CA (formerly Richmond Sewage Lagoons), Ottawa. Baltimore Oriole (1) Heron-Walkley Park, Ottawa. White-crowned Sparrow (1) Dec 14, Stonebridge Golf Club entrance, Ottawa. Swamp Sparrow (1) Dec 15, Stony Swamp (Chipmunk Trail), Ottawa Eastern Towhee (1) Dec 16, Development Rd, North Dundas, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. Red-winged Blackbird (3) Dec 15, Pleasant Park Community Gardens, Ottawa. Common Grackle (1) Dec 14, Hidden Lake Trail, Ottawa. Pine Warbler (1) Dec 15, Kilborn & Blossom, Ottawa. Yellow-rumped Warbler (1) Dec 18, Rue Marcotte, Gatineau. Which will be the last warbler of the year? Christmas Bird Count Season has started. 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.
