Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to Dec 01, 2022 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 late-breaking Harlequin Duck on the Ottawa River at the Champlain Bridge. Another Boreal Chickadee. A surprising flock of 17 distant American Coots. Ross's Goose (2) Dec 01 Embrun Sewage Lagoons, Prescott and Russell. Dec 01, Forest Park Sewage Lagoons, Prescott and Russell. Northern Pintail (2) Dec 01, Navan (Giroux Road Ponds), Ottawa. Green-winged Teal Dec 01, Navan (Giroux Road Ponds), Ottawa. Redhead - Nov 27, Winterset pond, Carp Watershed Restoration Area, Ottawa. Harlequin Duck - Dec 01, River Trail at Island Park Drive, Ottawa. Barrow's Goldeneye - Continuing Strathcona Park, Ottawa. Black Scoter - Black and Surf are expected now in Ottawa, but a female Black Scoter in Quyon is late and rarely reported there. Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Ruddy Duck - Nov 29, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa. American Coot (17) Nov 26-27, Shirley's Bay, Ottawa. Late season flocks used to be common there, but a flock this big is now notable concentration. Golden Eagle - Dec 01, 2022 Embrun Sewage Lagoons, Prescott and Russell. Black-backed Woodpecker - Nov 26-27, Stony Swamp (Jack Pine Trail), Ottawa. Red-bellied Woodpecker - Continuing Dewberry Trail Parking Feeder, Ottawa. Nov 27, Ch Pine Ridge, Wakefield, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Winter Wren - Nov 27, NNC Trail 21, Ottawa. Carolina Wren - Continuing Richland Dr, Ottawa. Continuing Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa. Nov 27, NNC Trail 21, Ottawa. Boreal Chickadee - Dec 01, Magladry Rd., Ottawa. Hermit Thrush - Nov 28, Pleasant Park Woods, Ottawa. There seems to an irruption of not rare, but always sought after, winter finches: Evening Grosbeak - Scattered reports all over. A couple of more reliable spots are the Crazy Horse Trail in the West, and the Greenbelt Pathway East of Conroy in the East. Pine Grosbeak - Scattered reports all over. A couple of more reliable spots are the Crazy Horse Trail in the West, and the Greenbelt Pathway East of Conroy in the East. Sound familiar? Bohemian Waxwings - Scattered reports. Bigger numbers west of the circle, for example in Renfrew County. White-crowned Sparrow - Nov 26, Moodie Drive Ponds, Ottawa. Red-winged Blackbird - Dec 01, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa. Rusty Blackbird (7) Nov 27, Monson Ave, Ottawa. Nov 24, Chemin du Fer à Cheval, Gatineau. Common Grackle - Continuing Dewberry Trail Parking Feeder, Ottawa. Common Yellowthroat - Nov 26, Petrie Island, Ottawa. Did you know that even though fall is upon us, there are local birds that could be breeding at this time of year including both Red and White-winged Crossbills, Eastern Screech Owls, and Great Horned Owls. The Third Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas welcomes your observations of these species even if they are only heard or seen. The Atlas is a five-year effort that will provide essential information for Canadian researchers, scientists, government officials and conservation professionals that will guide environmental policies and conservation strategies across Ontario for years to come. For more information, visit https://www.birdsontario.org/ or contact the Atlas Ottawa Regional Coordinator at Ottawa@birdsontario.org