Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to APR 25, 2024 Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca More warblers, and a higher volume of singing birds in general. Can't walk without flushing flocks of juncos; can't escape the song of the Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Ross's Goose (1) Until Apr 21, Navan (Giroux Road Ponds), Ottawa. (1) Apr 21, Frank Kenny Road (bridge), Ottawa. Trumpeter Swan (2) Apr 20, 23, Stittsville--Trans Canada Trail - Jinkinson Rd, Ottawa. (1) Apr 20, PN de Plaisance--Marais Perras, Papineau. (2) Apr 19, 20, Former rail trail west of Stonecrest Road, Ottawa. (3) Apr 20, Shirley's Bay, Ottawa. (2) Apr 18, Dunrobin Shore, Ottawa. Ruddy Duck (1) Almonte Lagoons, Lanark. Female replaced by male. Chimney Swift (2) Apr 21, Britannia CA--Mud Lake, Ottawa. Spotted Sandpiper (1) Apr 25, Winterset Road, Ottawa. (1) Apr 25, - Greens Creek At Innes Road, Ottawa. (1) Apr 25, Carp River Watershed Reclamation Area, Ottawa. (1) Apr 21, Summerside West stormwater pond, Ottawa. Common Gallinule (1) Apr 19, Old Railbed West Of Stonecrest Road, Ottawa. Green Heron (Butorides virescens) (1) Apr 23, Marais aux Massettes, Papineau. Red-bellied Woodpecker (1) Shirley's Bay, Ottawa. (1) Apr 25, Celebration Park, Ottawa. Northern Shrike (1) Apr 20, Rockcliffe Airport Woods, Ottawa Snow Bunting (5) Apr 25, Ottawa International Airport, Ottawa. Yellow Warbler (1) Apr 22-23, Rockcliffe Airport Woods, Ottawa, Chestnut-sided Warbler (1) Apr 20, Britannia CA--Mud Lake, Ottawa. Black-throated Blue Warbler (1) Apr 25, Deer Moss Trail, Ottawa. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (1) Apr 20, Crystal Beach, Ottawa. Female. Atlas note: Are you encountering Black-capped Chickadees excavating nest sites? Eastern Phoebes carrying nesting material? Canada Goose goslings? The Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas – one of Ontario’s largest citizen science projects – welcomes your observations. The Atlas is a once in a generation opportunity to provide important data that will help inform conservation policies for years to come. #youcanatlasthat anywhere in Ontario via the NatureCounts app, the Atlas website, or by taking 90 seconds to import an eBird checklist. For more on the Atlas, visit www.birdsontario.org, contact the Ottawa Regional Coordinator at Ottawa@birdsontario.org, or have a look at this short video on the Atlas at https://youtu.be/mmrgVjmn5Gc?si=mqMrShq7U5veXaci