Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to Aug 14, 2025

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Derek Dunnett
Fri, Aug 15, 2025 2:06 AM

Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC)
Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec
Compiler:  Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca

The five-year Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas is wrapping up, but there is
still time to submit your observations – from as far back as 2021 – to the
Atlas. Please consider converting your eBird reports or those outings to
capture bird photographs into a meaningful contribution to conservation
efforts. Almost every bird you encounter can be easily added to the Ontario
Breeding Bird Atlas, a once in a generation province-wide community-science
effort.
Data submission deadline is 31 August.  For more information on how to be a
part of the community of more than 270 local observers who have contributed
their observations to the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas, please visit
www.birdsontario.org or contact the Ottawa Regional Coordinator at
Ottawa@birdsontario.org

Redhead (1)  Aug 09-13, Carleton Place--Hwy 7 Storm Pond, Lanark.

Baird's Sandpiper (2) Aug 11-14, Richmond CA (formerly Richmond Sewage
Lagoons), Ottawa.  (1)  Aug 05-10, Carleton Place storm pond-Hwy 7, Lanark.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (1) Aug 13-14, Britannia CA (general location),
Ottawa. (1) Aug 10-11, Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa.

Least Bittern (2-6) Ottawa--Petrie Island (Causeway), Ottawa.  Continuing
family.  (1) Aug 14, Ottawa-Carleton Trailway, Ottawa. (2) Aug 13, Moodie
Drive Quarry, Ottawa. (1) Aug 11, Marlborough Forest--E4 entrance, Ottawa.

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (1) Aug 14, Athlone Avenue, Ottawa.  (1) Aug 13,
Britannia CA--Britannia Ridge, Ottawa. (1) Aug 12, Rockcliffe Airport
Woods, Ottawa.

Red-headed Woodpecker (1-2)  Torbolton Forest, Ottawa.

Philadelphia Vireo (1) Aug 13-14, Britannia CA--Mud Lake, Ottawa. (1) Aug
10, Joys Rd south of Garvin Rd, Ottawa.  (1) Aug 10, Rockcliffe Airport
Woods, Ottawa. (1) Aug 08, Richmond CA (formerly Richmond Sewage Lagoons),
Ottawa.

Dark-eyed Junco (1) Aug 09, Alta Vista, Ottawa.

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1) Aug 08, Richmond CA (formerly Richmond Sewage
Lagoons), Ottawa

Blackpoll Warbler (1) Aug 11, Britannia CA--Britannia Ridge, Ottawa. Very
early.

Wilson's Warbler (1) Aug 10, Val des monts, marais Pélissier, Les
Collines-de-l'Outaouais.

Evening Grosbeak (1) Aug 11, ManotickOttawa. (4) Aug 10, Quigley Hill Rd,
Ottawa.

Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca The five-year Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas is wrapping up, but there is still time to submit your observations – from as far back as 2021 – to the Atlas. Please consider converting your eBird reports or those outings to capture bird photographs into a meaningful contribution to conservation efforts. Almost every bird you encounter can be easily added to the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas, a once in a generation province-wide community-science effort. Data submission deadline is 31 August. For more information on how to be a part of the community of more than 270 local observers who have contributed their observations to the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas, please visit www.birdsontario.org or contact the Ottawa Regional Coordinator at Ottawa@birdsontario.org Redhead (1) Aug 09-13, Carleton Place--Hwy 7 Storm Pond, Lanark. Baird's Sandpiper (2) Aug 11-14, Richmond CA (formerly Richmond Sewage Lagoons), Ottawa. (1) Aug 05-10, Carleton Place storm pond-Hwy 7, Lanark. Lesser Black-backed Gull (1) Aug 13-14, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. (1) Aug 10-11, Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa. Least Bittern (2-6) Ottawa--Petrie Island (Causeway), Ottawa. Continuing family. (1) Aug 14, Ottawa-Carleton Trailway, Ottawa. (2) Aug 13, Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa. (1) Aug 11, Marlborough Forest--E4 entrance, Ottawa. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (1) Aug 14, Athlone Avenue, Ottawa. (1) Aug 13, Britannia CA--Britannia Ridge, Ottawa. (1) Aug 12, Rockcliffe Airport Woods, Ottawa. Red-headed Woodpecker (1-2) Torbolton Forest, Ottawa. Philadelphia Vireo (1) Aug 13-14, Britannia CA--Mud Lake, Ottawa. (1) Aug 10, Joys Rd south of Garvin Rd, Ottawa. (1) Aug 10, Rockcliffe Airport Woods, Ottawa. (1) Aug 08, Richmond CA (formerly Richmond Sewage Lagoons), Ottawa. Dark-eyed Junco (1) Aug 09, Alta Vista, Ottawa. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1) Aug 08, Richmond CA (formerly Richmond Sewage Lagoons), Ottawa Blackpoll Warbler (1) Aug 11, Britannia CA--Britannia Ridge, Ottawa. Very early. Wilson's Warbler (1) Aug 10, Val des monts, marais Pélissier, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Evening Grosbeak (1) Aug 11, ManotickOttawa. (4) Aug 10, Quigley Hill Rd, Ottawa.