Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC)
Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec
Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca
FORSTER'S TERN and LITTLE GULL cruelly taunt birders with brief fly-by.
RAZORBILL and SLATY-BACKED GULL continue. Golden eagles pass through.
Sandhill Cranes stage. Winter finches arrive in small numbers.
Barrow's Goldeneye - Continues in the Bate Island/Remic Rapids area.
Blue-winged Teal - Oct 29 - Nov 01 at Constance Creek, Ottawa. Nov 02,
South March Highlands Conservation Forest, Ottawa.
Ruddy Duck - Continues at Baie Simard, Gatineau.
Ross's Goose - Continues at Moodie Drive Quarry Nov 04.
White-rumped Sandpiper - Oct 28 - Nov 02 Shirley's Bay, Ottawa.
RAZORBILL - Oct 10-Nov 02 at least. Constance Bay to Champlain Bridge,
seen from both sides of the river.
FORSTER's TERN - Nov 02, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa.
LITTLE GULL - Nov 02, Andrew Haydon park, with the Forster Tern in a flock
of Bonaparte's.
SLATY-BACKED GULL - Continues at Moodie Drive Quarry, Oct 08-Nov 04.
Iceland Gull - Nov 03, Rapides Deschênes, Gatineau.
Red-throated Loon - Nov 03, Baie Simard, Gatineau.
Black-crowned Night-Heron - Oct 31, Britannia CA, Ottawa. Nov 03,
Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ottawa.
Golden Eagle - 1-3 birds a day, Oct 30-Nov 03, Shirley's Bay, Ottawa.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Nov 04, Baxter Conservation Area, Ottawa.
Blue-headed Vireo - Oct 31, Richland Dr, Ottawa.
Carolina Wren - Frank Ryan & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa.
Eastern Phoebe - Oct 29, Rapides Deschênes, Gatineau.
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - Oct 28, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa.
Purple Finch - Nov 02, Hammond, Prescott and Russell. Bruce Pit, Ottawa.
Crazy Horse Trail, Ottawa.
Eastern Meadowlark - Nov 03, Carp Rd, south east of Kinburn, Ottawa
Blackburnian Warbler - Oct 28, Lac Meech, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais.
Northern Parula - Oct 29, Britannia CA (Woods), Ottawa.
Cape May Warbler - Nov 04, Kitchissippi Lookout, Ottawa.
The DND property at Shirley's Bay is now restricted to official business
only. If this changes in the future, there will be an announcement.