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 continue. The warblers are gone.
Barrow's Goldeneye - Oct 24-27, Bate Island.
Ruddy Duck - Oct 24, 27, Baie Simard, Gatineau.
Ross's Goose - Continues at Barnsdale at Eagleson, Ottawa. Spotted at
Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa, Oct 22.
Greater White-fronted Goose - Oct 23-24, Hwy 7 Storm Pond, Lanark.
Trumpeter Swan - Pair Oct 23, Hwy #7 east of Ashton Rd cut-off, Ottawa.
Oct 25 Fine Estate, Ottawa.
White-rumped Sandpiper - Oct 28 Shirley's Bay, Ottawa
RAZORBILL - Oct 10-28 Constance Bay to Champlain Bridge, seen from both
sides of the river.
SLATY-BACKED GULL - Seen from the Moodie Drive Quarry and Trail Road
Landfill, Ottawa, Oct 08-28. Often on the large sand piles with a mix of
other gulls.
Red-throated Loon - Oct 27, Baie Simard, Gatineau.
Northern Goshawk - Oct 24, Rapides Deschênes, Gatineau. Oct 27, Chemin
Younger, Lac McGregor, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais.
Broad-winged Hawk - Oct 23, Trail Road, Ottawa.
Red-bellied Woodpecker - Oct 23 Moorehead Drive, Ottawa.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Oct 25,Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ottawa.
Blue-headed Vireo - Oct 23, Sentier des Voyageurs, between Parc Brébeuf and
the Pont Champlain, Gatineau.
Carolina Wren - St Joseph Blvd, Ottawa. Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks,
Ottawa.
Lincoln's Sparrow - Oct 23, Rockcliffe Airport Woods, Ottawa. Oct 27,
Greenbelt Trail 10, Ottawa.
Northern Parula - Oct 22, Britannia Ridge, Ottawa. Oct 23 Britannia near
the platform in the woods. Oct 27, Rockcliffe Airport Woods, Ottawa.
Orange-crowned Warbler - Oct 27,Stony Swamp (Sarsaparilla Trail), 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.