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Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to Oct 14, 2021

Derek Dunnett

Thu, Oct 14, 2021 11:50 PM

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

RAZORBILL and SLATY-BACKED GULL!

Ross's Goose - Oct 08 Moodie Road Pond. Oct 08-09 Moodie Drive Quarry.
Oct 11 Bankfield Road near Rideau valley Drive. Oct 13 Ottawa St and
Eagleson Rd. All Ottawa.

Solitary Sandpiper - Oct 12 Bruce Pit, Ottawa.

Spotted Sandpiper - Oct 13 Rapides Deschênes, Gatineau.

RAZORBILL - At least 9, appearing all along the river from Constance Bay to
Rapides Deschênes, Oct 10-14, seen from both sides of the river.

SLATY-BACKED GULL - Reported from Moodie Pond, Moodie Drive Quarry, Trail
Road Landfill, south of Brophy Drive, and occasionally the Ottawa River at
Shirley's Bay and elsewhere, Oct 08-14. Lots of Lesser Black-backed Gulls
around for comparison. Most frequently reported from Trail Road, Ottawa.

Red-throated Loon - Oct 11, Andrew Haydon park, Ottawa.

Rough-legged Hawk - Oct 14, Holland's Marsh (Hwy 17), Ottawa.

Carolina Wren - Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa. Parc du
Lac-Beauchamp, Gatineau.

Eastern Wood-Pewee - Oct 11 Britannia CA, Ottawa.

Brown Thrasher - Oct 11 Stony Swamp (Sarsaparilla Trail), and another in
Orleans, Ottawa.

Wood Thrush - Oct 08 Stony Swamp (Sarsaparilla Trail), Ottawa.

Gray-cheeked Thrush - Oct 11 Parc Jacques-Cartier, Gatineau.

Red-eyed Vireo - Oct 12 CISCO campus, Innovation Dr, Ottawa.

Northern Shrike - Oct 09 Dolman Ridge Road, Ottawa. Oct 11 Vances Side Rd,
Ottawa.

Nelson's Sparrow - Continued at Constance Creek until at least Oct. 11.

Tennessee Warbler - Oct 08 Fletcher Wildlife Gardens, 08-09 Britannia CA
(general location), Oct 11 Shirley's Bay, Ottawa. Oct 12 CISCO campus,
Innovation Dr, Ottawa.

Common Yellowthroat - Oct 09 Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Oct
11 TransCanada Trail at Island Park Dr, and at Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa.
Oct 12 CISCO campus, Innovation Dr, Ottawa.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Reported Oct 08, South March Highlands
Conservation Forest, Ottawa.

The DND property at Shirley's Bay is now restricted to official business
only. If this changes in the future, there will be an announcement.

Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca RAZORBILL and SLATY-BACKED GULL! Ross's Goose - Oct 08 Moodie Road Pond. Oct 08-09 Moodie Drive Quarry. Oct 11 Bankfield Road near Rideau valley Drive. Oct 13 Ottawa St and Eagleson Rd. All Ottawa. Solitary Sandpiper - Oct 12 Bruce Pit, Ottawa. Spotted Sandpiper - Oct 13 Rapides Deschênes, Gatineau. RAZORBILL - At least 9, appearing all along the river from Constance Bay to Rapides Deschênes, Oct 10-14, seen from both sides of the river. SLATY-BACKED GULL - Reported from Moodie Pond, Moodie Drive Quarry, Trail Road Landfill, south of Brophy Drive, and occasionally the Ottawa River at Shirley's Bay and elsewhere, Oct 08-14. Lots of Lesser Black-backed Gulls around for comparison. Most frequently reported from Trail Road, Ottawa. Red-throated Loon - Oct 11, Andrew Haydon park, Ottawa. Rough-legged Hawk - Oct 14, Holland's Marsh (Hwy 17), Ottawa. Carolina Wren - Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa. Parc du Lac-Beauchamp, Gatineau. Eastern Wood-Pewee - Oct 11 Britannia CA, Ottawa. Brown Thrasher - Oct 11 Stony Swamp (Sarsaparilla Trail), and another in Orleans, Ottawa. Wood Thrush - Oct 08 Stony Swamp (Sarsaparilla Trail), Ottawa. Gray-cheeked Thrush - Oct 11 Parc Jacques-Cartier, Gatineau. Red-eyed Vireo - Oct 12 CISCO campus, Innovation Dr, Ottawa. Northern Shrike - Oct 09 Dolman Ridge Road, Ottawa. Oct 11 Vances Side Rd, Ottawa. Nelson's Sparrow - Continued at Constance Creek until at least Oct. 11. Tennessee Warbler - Oct 08 Fletcher Wildlife Gardens, 08-09 Britannia CA (general location), Oct 11 Shirley's Bay, Ottawa. Oct 12 CISCO campus, Innovation Dr, Ottawa. Common Yellowthroat - Oct 09 Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Oct 11 TransCanada Trail at Island Park Dr, and at Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa. Oct 12 CISCO campus, Innovation Dr, Ottawa. Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Reported Oct 08, South March Highlands Conservation Forest, Ottawa. The DND property at Shirley's Bay is now restricted to official business only. If this changes in the future, there will be an announcement.