Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to Jul 17, 2025 Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca Though this is the final summer to participate in the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas, there is still plenty of breeding bird evidence to be found, and many opportunities to enhance the breeding evidence of common species across Eastern Ontario. That bird you only see or hear can still be atlassed as a possible breeding bird, but if you see it carrying food or tending young, that will confirm the presence of a breeding bird. Every bird counts! Please consider converting your eBird reports or those outings to capture incredible bird photographs into valuable Atlas data. As the summer progresses, it doesn’t matter if you are walking the dog at home, visiting your friend’s cottage, or enjoying a break in a favourite Provincial Park: 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. 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 Harlequin Duck (1) Jul 12, Wakefield, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Red-headed Woodpecker (2) Constance Bay, Ottawa. Olive-sided Flycatcher (1) Jul 12, Mill of Kintail CA, Lanark. Yellow-throated Vireo (1) Jul 16, sentier de ski nakkertok, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. (1) Jul 15, Sheila McKee Park, Ottawa. Sedge Wren(1) Jul 15, Torbolton Ridge Road, Ottawa. Northern Parula (2) Jul 17, Britannia CA--Mud Lake, Ottawa. (1) Jul 15, Stittsville--Trans Canada Trail, Ottawa. (1) Jul 11, Nepean Creek Trail, Ottawa.