Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC)
Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec
Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca
Open water and flooded fields brought a massive influx of water birds.
Barrow's Goldeneye - Male all week to Mar 24, Adàwe Crossing, Ottawa.
Northern Shoveler - A pair Mar 19, Eagleson storm water ponds, Ottawa.
Gadwall - 3 on Mar 20, Milton Rd, Ottawa. One on Mar 21 off Long Island
Drive Park, Manotick, Ottawa.
Greater Scaup - A male Mar 18, Britannia Yacht Club, Ottawa.
Blue-winged Teal - 6 on Mar 24, Carp River southeast of Carp, Ottawa.
Long-tailed Duck - Female, Mar 24, Britannia Yacht Club, Ottawa.
Greater White-fronted Goose - 3-5 reported Mar 23-24, John Shaw Rd
floodplain, near Grant side Rd, Ottawa.
Tundra Swan - 16 East of Milton road, Ottawa, Mar 24. 2 at Petrie Island,
Ottawa, on Mar 22. 2 on Mar 20-21, Frank Kenny Road at the bridge South of
McFadden, Ottawa. 2 on Wall Rd, Ottawa, Mar 19.
Trumpeter Swan - 2 on Mar 23, Carp River southeast of Carp, Ottawa.
Horned Grebe - Mar 23, Parc Moussette, Gatineau. Mar 24, Carp River
southeast of Carp, Ottawa.
Pied-billed Grebe - Reported Mar 17-18 at the base of the Rapides
Deschênes, Gatineau.
Sandhill Crane - 2 on Mar 20, over Marais aux grenouillettes, Gatineau.
Lesser Black-backed Gull - Continues at Parc Moussette, Gatineau.
Double-crested Cormorant - Mar 24, Britannia CA, and Stanley Park,
Ottawa. Mar 22, Billings Bridge, Ottawa. Arboretum, Ottawa (by the
locks). Mar 21, Lemieux Island, Ottawa.
Golden Eagle - Several reports on Mar 20: Spring St, Mississippi Mills,
Lanark; Milton Rd, Ottawa; and, Osgoode Trail, Ottawa.
Belted Kingfisher - Mar 24, Chapman Mills CA, Ottawa.
Red-headed Woodpecker - Constance Bay, Ottawa.
Red-bellied Woodpecker - Huron shelter, Gatineau Park, Les
Collines-de-l'Outaouais.
Carolina Wren - Mar 24, Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa. Check the
feeder on the West side of Tavistock.
Hermit Thrush - Britannia CA, Ottawa.