Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca Oct. 15, 2020 Fall birding as ducks, geese and grebes increase, and all of the winter finches have been reported recently, at least in small numbers. Any remaining warblers should be checked carefully as possible rarities. Lots of not-eBird-rare but only-seen-on-migration birds such as Brant and Rusty Blackbirds are passing through. Notable sightings: Barnacle Goose - led a (probably) wild goose chase, appearing at Andrew Haydon Park several times, with flights to Wesley Clover Park and Mud Lake, Ottawa, from the 10th to the 12th, always accompanying Canada Geese. Canvasback - 3 on the 11th at Dick Bell Park, Ottawa. Scoters - all three species have been seen in the area this week. Glaucous Gull - 1 huge all-white gull digiscoped at Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa. Hudsonian Godwit - 1 reported on the 12th at Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa. Rough-legged Hawk - a dark morph on the 14th at the Rockcliffe Airport Woods, Ottawa, and a light morph over the fields leading to Constance Bay, Ottawa, on the 11th. Bohemian Waxwing - absent for months, 3 were seen on the 14th in Dunrobin (Constance Creek), Ottawa. Common Redpoll - a flock of 6 in the Rockcliffe Airport Woods, Ottawa, and a single bird at the Richmond Sewage Lagoons, Ottawa, both on the 9th. White-winged Crossbill - a pair overhead at the Chapman Mills Conservation Area, Ottawa, on the 9th, and 3 at Britannia Conservation Area, Ottawa, on the 11th. Evening Grosbeak - on the 9th and the 12th on Wolf Grove Road, Lanark. Pine Grosbeak - a single bird at Britannia Conservation Area, Ottawa, on the 11th. Snow Bunting - a small flock heard Wolf Grove Road, Lanark, on the 9th, and a single bird calling overhead at Shirley's Bay, Ottawa, Ontario. Nelson's Sparrow - continues at Constance Creek, Ottawa. The Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas The Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas website is now up-to-date and offers a great deal of information including the simple registration process. You must register to participate. Please visit: https://www.birdsontario.org/ Everyone in the Ottawa Region who is interested in participating is asked to complete a short questionnaire available at https://forms.gle/6FuZohkLnLLMSv7i8. This will help the Ottawa Regional Coordinator to assess skill and interests, and to identify and assign “principal atlassers” for each 10km x 10km atlas square within our Region.