Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC)
Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec
Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca
What a difference a week makes - Philadelphia Vireos and Yellow-bellied
Flycatchers for everyone.
Bufflehead - A lone female at the Almonte Lagoons, Lanark, continued to at
least Aug. 07.
Common Goldeneye - A female type at Andrew Haydon Park. Another sighting
at Mooney's Bay, Ottawa.
Trumpeter Swan - Brassils Creek/Marsh via Flood Rd, Ottawa.
Red-necked Phalarope - 3 on Aug. 09-10, at the Alfred Sewage Lagoons,
Prescott and Russell. Outside the OFNC circle , but this year you take
your shorebirds where you can find them!
Sanderling - Aug. 09- 10, Parc Brébeuf, Gatineau. On the rocks with other
shorebirds.
White-rumped Sandpiper - Crysler, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.
Long-billed Dowitcher - Crysler, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. The
shorebirds in Crysler are at the waterfall, not the lagoons, which are
off-limits to birders.
Lesser Black-backed Gull - Hanging with the Great Black-backed Gulls
Britannia CA, Ottawa, in the Deschênes rapids.
Bonaparte Gull - Continued at the Carleton Place Drainage Pond, Lanark, at
least until Aug. 08. Four were seen at the Moodie Drive Pond, Ottawa.
Least Bittern - Between the Black Rapids Lockstation on the Rideau Canal
(Lock 13), and Eccolands Park, Ottawa. Another one calling from the
wetland off Stonecrest, Dunrobin, Ottawa.
Sandhill Crane - A Pair over March Road just north east of Burnt Lands,
Ottawa.
Red-headed Woodpecker - As usual in the Richie/Whistler area of Constance
Bay, Ottawa. 12 birds counted this year.
Philadelphia Vireo - Champlain Park Woods, Ottawa. Two in Parc Brébeuf,
Gatineau.
Carolina Wren - A pair with a juvenile in Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks (at
the twin bridge). Forêt Boucher, Gatineau (near the Antoine Boucher
entrance).
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - Britannia CA. Richmond--Fox Run storm water
ponds, Ottawa.
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Aug 10, Marais aux grenouillettes, Gatineau.
Dark-eyed Junco - Immature reported in Chapel Hill, Ottawa.
Wilson Warbler - An early bird reported from Domaine de la ferme Moore,
Gatineau.
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