Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to Oct 27, 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 This week's October's special is Surf & Turf. Alcids and Dickcissels! A new American Three-toed Woodpecker! And a late-breaking Cattle Egret just outside the circle in Lanark. 12 noteworthy warblers at the end of October is surprising. There was a strong visible migration today (Thursday) at the west end of Lake Deschenes, driven by cold northwesterlies, with hundreds of Brant along with other “northern” ducks including numbers of Pintail and widgeon. Not surprisingly, a good raptor push included a Northern Goshawk. Highlights: Razorbill (2-4) Oct 24 Seen from Bates Island to the Rapides Deschênes. The razorbills were accompanied by a smaller alcid identified as a Puffin. Atlantic Puffin - Oct 24, Deschenes Rapids Lookout, Ottawa. American three-toed Woodpecker- Oct 22, Greenbelt P19, Ottawa. Near the C marker. Beware impassable trails. This was a male, so this is a different bird than last week. Cattle Egret - Lanark 43, Merrickville, Lanark. Boreal Chickadee - Oct 27, Heron Park, Ottawa. Dickcissel - Oct 21-27, Bloomsbury Crescent, Ottawa. And another Oct 26, Gatineau! The Bloomsbury bird is surprisingly gettable with some patience. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ross's Goose - Oct 22, PN de Plaisance--Tête de la Baie, Papineau. Greater White-fronted Goose - Oct 23, Oct 27 Emerald Meadows x Eagleson storm water ponds, Ottawa. Oct 21, Wall and Trim, Ottawa. Trumpeter Swan - Oct 23, Kettles Road, Ottawa, Ontario Blue-winged Teal - Oct 24, Oct 22 Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Oct 24, Oct 22 Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa. Oct 22 Richmond CA (formerly Richmond Sewage Lagoons), Ottawa. Ruddy Duck - Oct 25 Seen from both sides of the river, from Britannia to Shirley's Bay. Sora - Oct 26, Dunrobin (Constance Creek), Ottawa, Virginia Rail - Oct 23, Carleton Place--Hwy 7 Storm Pond, Lanark. Oct Kettles Road, Ottawa, Ontario Common Gallinule - Oct 25, PN de Plaisance--Baie Noire (Est & Ouest), Papineau. Spotted Sandpiper - Oct 21-26, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa. Red-bellied Woodpecker - Oct 26, Rue Wells, Gatineau. Oct 25-26, Bon Echo, Ottawa. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Oct 22, Petrie Island, Ottawa. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Oct 22, Champlain Park Woods, Ottawa. Green Heron - Oct 26, Carp River Watershed Reclamation Area, Ottawa. Oct 21-23, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa. Oct 21, Greenbank Pond, Ottawa. Osprey - Oct 22, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Golden Eagle - Oct 21, Russell @ Rockdale, Ottawa. lAN Blue-headed Vireo - Oct 23, Clyde Woods, Ottawa. Oct 22, Champlain Park Woods, Ottawa. Carolina Wren (4) Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa. Oct 26, Pine Grove Trail, Ottawa. Oct 26, Gloucester-Southgate, Ottawa. Oct 26, Pine Grove Trailhead P19, Ottawa. Oct 23-24, Chapel Hill North, Ottawa. Oct 23, Russell, Prescott and Russell. Gray Catbird - Oct 23, Rockcliffe Airport Woods, Ottawa. Savannah Sparrow - Oct 23, Lalonde Road, Prescott and Russell. Lincoln's Sparrow - Oct 27, Manotick, Ottawa. Oct 23, Russell Trail Link, Ottawa. Oct 22, Rockcliffe Airport Woods, Ottawa Eastern Towhee - Oct 27, Kirchoffer Ave, Ottawa. Oct 23, Manotick, Ottawa. Nashville Warbler - Reported Oct 23, Parc Queen, Gatineau. Oct 23, Britannia CA (the ridge), Ottawa. Tennessee Warbler - Oct 24, Chelsea, , Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Oct 23, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Nashville Warbler - Oct 22, Parc Guillot & Marais Lamoureux, Gatineau. Oct 22, Nepean Tent and Trailer Campgrounds, Ottawa. Common Yellowthroat - Oct 22, Nepean Tent and Trailer Campgrounds, Ottawa. Cape May Warbler - Oct 23, Britannia CA--Woods, Ottawa. Northern Parula - Oct 27, Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa. Oct 25, Green's Creek Sewage Treatment Facility, Ottawa. Oct 23, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Oct 22, Remic Rapids and Champlain Bridge area (Kitchissippi Woods), Ottawa. Bay-breasted Warbler - Oct 21, Bruce Pit, Ottawa. Yellow Warbler - Oct 25, Green's Creek Sewage Treatment Facility, Ottawa. Oct 24, Rockcliffe parkway between Ogilvie and Green's creek, Ottawa. Blackpoll Warbler - Oct 22, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Black-throated Blue Warbler - Oct 22, Strathcona Park, Ottawa. Oct 22, Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa. Blue-headed Vireo (2) Oct 22, Nepean Tent and Trailer Campgrounds, Ottawa. Palm Warbler - Oct 23, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Black-throated Green Warbler - Oct 23, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Scarlet Tanager - Oct 23, Morris Island CA, Ottawa. The second year of the Third Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas is coming to a close. 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