Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca A lovely week of birding with Yellow-throated Vireo, Ruddy Turnstone, a posing Red Knot and even some flyby Whimbrel. Common Goldeneye (3) Aug 23, Shirley's Bay (boat launch), Ottawa Red-necked Phalarope - Aug 20, Crysler Lagoons, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. Ruddy Turnstone - Aug 24, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa Red Knot - Aug 23 To 25, Petrie Island, Ottawa. Juvenile. Sanderling (2) Aug 23, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa White-rumped Sandpiper (2) Aug 23, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa. Short-billed Dowitcher - Aug 21-23, Station d'épuration, Gatineau (Masson-Angers), Gatineau. Whimbrel (23) Flyby of Andrew Haydon Park East (with many other shorebirds, including American Golden Plovers). Lesser Black-backed Gull (5) Britannia CA, Ottawa. Yellow-throated Vireo - Aug 24-25, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Just west of the entrance to the woods and the ridge, along Cassels. Aug 22, Rue Wells, Gatineau. Philadelphia Vireo - Reported Aug 19-20, Aug 22, Britannia CA, Ottawa. Aug 20, Greenbelt Trail 10, Ottawa. Aug 19, South March Highlands Conservation Forest, Ottawa. Aug 21-22, Rockcliffe Airport Woods, Ottawa. Aug 21, Nolan Quarry, Prescott and Russell. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Aug 25, Dovercourt, Ottawa. Aug 19, 21, Rockcliffe Airport Woods, Ottawa . " In small woodlot just south of pumping station." Carolina Wren - Continuing Mud Lake, Ottawa. Dark-eyed Junco (2) Aug 20, Greenbelt Pathway West, Ottawa.