Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC)
Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec
Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca
Not a lot of rare bird reports, but diversity picked up nicely this week,
with over 150 species reported including at least 15 species of warbler.
Lots of local first year birds to add to the ID confusion.
Bufflehead - A lone female at the Almonte Lagoons, Lanark.
Lesser Scaup - One bird at Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa.
Bonaparte's Gull - Single birds, or one well-traveled individual: Moodie
Drive Quarry, also near Remic Rapids on the Ottawa River, and Britannia
Conservation Area, all Ottawa. Almonte Lagoons, Lanark.
Carolina Wren - Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks, and Trend Arlington Park,
Ottawa.
Sedge Wren - Constance Bay, Ottawa.
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - Reported from Fine Estate, Ottawa.
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Reported Jul. 30, Rapides DeschĂȘnes, Gatineau.
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