Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca Woo! The real birds of spring arrived: Ring-billed Gulls returned this week! Spring waterfowl and Red-winged Blackbirds are showing up, but lots of winter finches are still around. Not one but two Black-backed Woodpeckers! Barrow's Goldeneye - Mar 06, Carleton Place, Riverside Park, Lanark. Rideau Tennis Club, Ottawa, Mar 10. Gadwall - 4 at Britannia CA on Mar 09, Ottawa, ON. Also on Mar 09, Rapides Deschênes, Gatineau. Tundra Swan - Mar 05, Martin/St. Paul St lookout, Almonte, Lanark. Trumpeter Swan - A flyover Mar 09, Fine Estate, Ottawa. Turkey Vulture - All over Ottawa: Mar 09, Lismer Crescent to Beaverpond, and over Carleton University. Mar 08, Barnsdale Rd. at Prince of Wales Dr. NW corner. Mar 06, Nicholas Street. Mar 04, George Etienne Cartier Pkwy. Shirley Avenue. In Lanark on Mar 05, over Highway 7 in Perth. Red-headed Woodpecker - Constance Bay, Ottawa. Red-bellied Woodpecker - Mar 08, Parc de la Gatineau at the Huron shelter feeder, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Mar 05, Groves Road, Prescott and Russell. Black-backed Woodpecker - The continuing male Mar 05, Torbolton Forest, Ottawa. A female in Stony Swamp on the Sarsaparilla Trail, Ottawa, on Mar 05. Northern Flicker - Mar 07, Walter Baker, Ottawa. Carolina Wren - Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa. Last reported at the corner of Elmhurst and Forest. Hermit Thrush - Mar 04, Britannia CA, Ottawa. Winter finches: moving out. Still lots of Red Crossbills and Pine Grosbeaks. White-winged Crossbill - A big flock of 25-30 on Mar 05, Boileau Road, Prescott and Russell. A pair on the Sarsaparilla Trail, Ottawa, on Mar 05. Red Crossbill - Small numbers remain in Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais: Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais, in the Parc de la Gatineau, on Sentier P15, and on Ch. Eardley Masham. Also at Lac McGregor. Evening Grosbeak - Small numbers in Parc de la Gatineau at Relais Renaud, Relais Healey, and Relais Herridge, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. A flock of 13 in Crystal Beach Ottawa on Mar 09. A lone bird at the Mer Bleue Bog, Ottawa, on Mar 06.