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 - Continues at Hurdman Bridge, Ottawa. Wood Duck - The duck at Sentier du Ruisseau-de-la-Brasserie, Gatineau, continues, as does the pair at Billings Bridge, Ottawa. Long-tailed Duck - One in Rapides Deschênes. Northern Harrier - Hunting the undeveloped land around Huntmar and the 417, Ottawa. Possibly the same bird along Terry Fox / Fernbank. Another South-west of the airport. One on Saint Rose Road (Fournier), Prescott and Russell. Red-shouldered Hawk - Kerwin Rd trail, Ottawa. Belted Kingfisher- Proving their dominance over the polar bear dip at Shirley's Brook, along March Valley Road, on Dunrobin Snowmobile Trail, and near the Chapman Mills Conservation Area, all Ottawa. Red-bellied Woodpecker - The invasion grows: new reports from Wilhaven Drive in Cumberland, Ottawa, Relais Shilly-Shallly, Parc de la Gatineau, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais, and Plantagenet, Prescott & Russell. Continuing at Britannia Conservation Area, at the Hilda Road Feeders, in Kanata lakes, and on Manotick Island, all Ottawa. Continues to be reliable in Gatineau at Parc du Lac-Leamy. Red-headed Woodpecker - Constance Bay, Ottawa. Black Vulture - Continues on Chemin de la Rivière, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Canada Jay - Continues (outside the circle) on Levant Mill Road, Lanark. Boreal Chickadee - Still visiting Fernbank, Ottawa. Tufted Titmouse - Flying around Kars in a mixed flock. Winter Wren - Chemin Vanier, Gatineau, and on the Chipmunk Trail, Ottawa. Carolina Wren - Continues on du Bois Avenue, as well as Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa. New birds reported from Shirley's Brook Park, Kanata, Ottawa, and Allbirch / Shady Lane, Constance Bay, Ottawa, as well as Marathon Village, Ottawa. Eastern Bluebird - The birds on Quigley Hill Rd, and Pinhey's Point Park, Ottawa, and the flock on Chemin d'Aylmer, Gatineau, all stuck around another week. New birds were reported from Torbolton Ridge, Ottawa, and Blakeney Park, Lanark. Hermit Thrush - Prescott Russell Rec. Trail at Magladry & Belvedere Road, Ottawa. Red Crossbill - Larose Forest, Prescott and Russell. Along Chemin Eardley Masham, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais, Constance Bay and around Dunrobin, Ottawa. White-winged Crossbill - Larose Forest, Prescott and Russell. In Lanark at Carleton Place, at the Almonte Lagoons, and on Wolf Grove Road. Everywhere in Gatineau and Ottawa in small flocks. Check every spruce tree with decent cones. Even showing up in very urban parks this year. White-crowned Sparrow - First winter birds continue on Trail road, and on Shirley Avenue, Ottawa. Eastern Towhee - Fine Estate, Ottawa. Song Sparrow - Wolf Grove Road Lanark, Lanark, and at Hurdman Bridge, Ottawa. Swamp Sparrow - Hurdman Bridge, Ottawa. Red-winged Blackbird - Birds at Cardinal Creek Trail, Grasshopper Lane (Dunrobin), Thomas Argue Road (Carp) , and March Valley Road, all Ottawa. A note on covid and birding in the National Capital Region: crossing health unit boundaries or provincial borders for non-essential reasons could lead to big fines, as could a spontaneous gathering of birders around a rarity.