Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca Barrow's Goldeneye - Feb 07, Riverside Park, Carleton Place, Lanark. Feb 10, Remic Rapids Lookout, Ottawa. Tundra Swan - Feb 09, Martin/St. Paul St lookout, Almonte, Lanark. Northern Harrier - Adult male beautifully photographed Feb 08, Iber Rd storm pond, Ottawa. Feb 10 along Eagleson Road at Brophy, Ottawa. Red-headed Woodpecker - Constance Bay, Ottawa. Red-bellied Woodpecker - Feb 08, Relais Shilly-Shallly, Parc de la Gatineau, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Feb 07, Sixth Line x Berry Side Road, Ottawa. Northern Flicker - Feb 09, Trail South side of Jock River, Richmond, Ottawa. Black-backed Woodpecker - Feb 10, Torbolton Forest, Ottawa. North of the original location. Horned Lark - Numbers are increasing (as expected for this early migrant). Carolina Wren - Feb 06, Abingdon Drive, Ottawa. Gold Crescent, Russell, Prescott and Russell. Hermit Thrush - The continuing Hermit Thrush at Britannia Ridge, Ottawa, has been observed catching the same minnows the robins have been feasting on. The second bird at the outflow also continues. Winter finch status: Pine Grosbeaks - Everywhere! Evening Grosbeaks - A single bird Feb 4, Goodin Street, and another at the Mer Bleue Bog, Ottawa, at least until Feb 8. Better odds north of the river with nice flocks in Gatineau Park at Relais Renaud, Relais Healey, and Relais Shilly-Shallly, and a flock of 36 on Chemin McCrank, La Pêche, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Red Crossbill - Chemin Eardley Masham, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Gatineau Park at P9 and also on sentier 53, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Chimo street, Gatineau. A single bird on the 4th at Dolman Ridge Road, Ottawa. White-winged Crossbill - 12 on Feb 08, Chemin McCrank, La Pêche, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Feb 4, Kerwin Road trail, Ottawa. Feb 09, Morewood Bog, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. Hoary Redpoll - A single bird reported on Chemin Terry-Fox, Gatineau, on Feb 06, and a continuing bird on Monty Dr., Constance Bay, Ottawa. Pine Siskin - Many reports of small numbers. White-crowned Sparrow - Continues at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. Check the manure pile. Another couple of birds in Richmond in different locations. Brown-headed Cowbird - 2 males and a female Feb 07, Mandor Crescent, Metcalfe, Ottawa. Red-winged Blackbird - Feb 06, Manotick, Ottawa. We are now in the second year of the Third Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas: an ambitious five-year effort to provide data that will guide environmental policies and conservation strategies across Ontario for years to come. Participation is easy and can be as simple as just importing your eBird checklists into the Atlas. Though the majority of our birds breed in the late spring and summer, there are a few species that are already well into their breeding season including Great Horned Owls and Eastern Screech Owls. Observers encountering these species at this time of year – even if they are simply in suitable habitat -- are invited to report their sightings to the Atlas. As well, both Red Crossbill and White-winged Crossbills may be found in Eastern Ontario. They are nomadic and search for large crops of cones. All sightings of these species – regardless of season -- are also welcome in the Atlas. For more information visit https://www.birdsontario.org/ or contact the Ottawa Regional Coordinator at Ottawa@birdsontario.org