Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC)
Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec
Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca
Ruddy Duck - Continues at Centrepointe Park, Ottawa. May require
patience or moving to another vantage to see this small duck, somehow
hiding in a tiny pond.
Gray Partridge - Last reported in February, at least one ninja grouse
survived the winter and popped on July 17, on Huvelmans north of Magladry,
Ottawa.
White-winged Dove - Seen by many observers July 18-19, Fletcher Wildlife
Garden, Ottawa.
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Reported near Chemin Klock and Chemin Cook, Gatineau.
Golden Eagle - Reported Jul 18, Weedmark Road, Smiths Falls, Lanark.
Olive-sided Flycatcher - Montague Boundary Road, Ottawa.
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Reported July 20, Marais des Laîches, Gatineau.
Carolina Wren - Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa (singing east of the
playground). Rue de Saint-Malo, Gatineau.
Sedge Wren - Panmure Road, southwest of Upper Dwyer Hill. Multiple birds
on Sturgess Road, Montague. Blakeney Road, Pakenham, all in Lanark.
White-winged Crossbill - One continues on Ramsay Concession 5A, Mississippi
Mills, Lanark. Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ottawa. Another in the Carp area
near the Crazy Horse Trail, Ottawa. Larose Forest (Indian Creek Road
corner), Prescott and Russell.
Rusty Blackbird - A trio in the Lindenlea Area, Ottawa.
Northern Parula - Richmond CA, Ottawa. Britannia CA (Woods). Greenbelt
Pathway West, Ottawa. And so the warbler migration begins.
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.