Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to Mar 03, 2022

DD
Derek Dunnett
Fri, Mar 4, 2022 1:37 AM

Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC)
Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec
Compiler:  Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca

Barrow's Goldeneye - Carleton Place, Riverside Park, Lanark.  Rapides
DeschĂȘnes, Gatineau.

Tundra Swan - Martin/St. Paul St lookout, Almonte, Lanark.

Northern Harrier - Adult male at Greenbank Pond (just south of the Jock
river), Ottawa.  Adult male at the Trail Road landfill, Ottawa.

Red-headed Woodpecker -  Constance Bay, Ottawa.

Red-bellied Woodpecker - Feb 27, Parc de la Gatineau, Relais
Shilly-Shallly, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker -  Overwintering on Chickasaw Crescent, Ottawa.

Northern Flicker - Feb 26, Richmond Centennial Golf Course, Ottawa.

Carolina Wren - Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa.

Hermit Thrush - Britannia CA, Ottawa, easiest to find around open water,
such as the outflow from Mud Lake.

Still too many winter finch reports to count.  Just the rarer ones:

Bohemian Waxwings - Flocks around the area of Shirleys Bay, Greenbelt
Pathway West, and Nortel Marsh, Ottawa.  Parc de la Gatineau, Lac Pink,
Gatineau.  Mont-Luc, Gatineau.  As many as 60 on the Sentier des
voyageurs, Gatineau.

White-winged Crossbill - Feb 26, Boileau Road, Prescott and Russell.  Parc
de la Gatineau, Ch. Eardley Masham, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais.  Upper
Dwyer Hill Rd, Ottawa.  Greenbelt Trail 10, Ottawa.

Red Crossbill - Parc de la Gatineau, Ch. Eardley Masham, Les
Collines-de-l'Outaouais, CA-QC

Pine Siskin - Numbers have dropped since the beginning of March, but still
all over.  Check flocks for the elusive green morph, reported this week
from Monty Dr, Ottawa on Feb 26, and Rue de Saint-Malo, Gatineau, on Mar 01.

Evening Grosbeak - zero reports so far in March.

White-crowned Sparrow - Adult Feb 28, Central Experimental Farm (manure
piles at Morningside and Ash lane), Ottawa.

eBird Tip: Now that you've memorized all the bird-banding codes from
playing BRDL, did you know you can search in eBird using those same codes?
Works in the app and the web site.

Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca Barrow's Goldeneye - Carleton Place, Riverside Park, Lanark. Rapides DeschĂȘnes, Gatineau. Tundra Swan - Martin/St. Paul St lookout, Almonte, Lanark. Northern Harrier - Adult male at Greenbank Pond (just south of the Jock river), Ottawa. Adult male at the Trail Road landfill, Ottawa. Red-headed Woodpecker - Constance Bay, Ottawa. Red-bellied Woodpecker - Feb 27, Parc de la Gatineau, Relais Shilly-Shallly, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Overwintering on Chickasaw Crescent, Ottawa. Northern Flicker - Feb 26, Richmond Centennial Golf Course, Ottawa. Carolina Wren - Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa. Hermit Thrush - Britannia CA, Ottawa, easiest to find around open water, such as the outflow from Mud Lake. Still too many winter finch reports to count. Just the rarer ones: Bohemian Waxwings - Flocks around the area of Shirleys Bay, Greenbelt Pathway West, and Nortel Marsh, Ottawa. Parc de la Gatineau, Lac Pink, Gatineau. Mont-Luc, Gatineau. As many as 60 on the Sentier des voyageurs, Gatineau. White-winged Crossbill - Feb 26, Boileau Road, Prescott and Russell. Parc de la Gatineau, Ch. Eardley Masham, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Upper Dwyer Hill Rd, Ottawa. Greenbelt Trail 10, Ottawa. Red Crossbill - Parc de la Gatineau, Ch. Eardley Masham, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais, CA-QC Pine Siskin - Numbers have dropped since the beginning of March, but still all over. Check flocks for the elusive green morph, reported this week from Monty Dr, Ottawa on Feb 26, and Rue de Saint-Malo, Gatineau, on Mar 01. Evening Grosbeak - zero reports so far in March. White-crowned Sparrow - Adult Feb 28, Central Experimental Farm (manure piles at Morningside and Ash lane), Ottawa. eBird Tip: Now that you've memorized all the bird-banding codes from playing BRDL, did you know you can search in eBird using those same codes? Works in the app and the web site.