Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca The first confirmed Western Tanager in Ottawa (and only the second in the OFNC Circle) is alternately tormenting or delighting ardent birders. Cackling Goose - Dec 17, Piste cyc. Sentier des Voyageurs--Pont Champlain<->Parc des Rapides-Deschênes, Gatineau. Ring-necked Duck - Britannia CA--Filtration Plant/Point, Ottawa. Dec 17, Rideau River Provincial Park, Ottawa. Common Loon - Dec 20, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Red-necked Grebe - Dec 16, Ottawa--Shirley's Bay, Ottawa, Harlequin Duck - Dec 15, 2023 Stanley Park, Ottawa. Lesser Black-backed Gull - Dec 21, Dick Bell Park, Ottawa. Dec 19, Trail Road Landfill, Ottawa. Golden Eagle - Dec 21, Kizell Pond, Ottawa. Gray Catbird - Dec 19, McCarthy Woods, Ottawa. Dec 18, Rapides Deschênes (incluant Parc), Gatineau. Dec 17, ch. Vincent, Chelseal, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais, Quebec. Dec 16, Bell Arena Woods at Bell High School, Ottawa. Brown Thrasher - Continuing, Hilson Ave, Ottawa. Winter Wren - Dec 16, Old Quarry Trail, Ottawa. Dec 16, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Hermit Thrush - Dec 17, Tennis Cres, Ottawa. Dec 16, Greenbelt off Conroy Road, Ottawa. Dec 15, Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ottawa. Wood Thrush - Continuing, Champlain Park Woods-Remic Rapids Loop, Ottawa. Chipping Sparrow - Continuing Connaught, Gatineau. White-crowned Sparrow - Dec 19, Crystal Beach, Ottawa. (2) Dec 16, Dealership Dr, Ottawa. Red-winged Blackbird (2) Dec 20, McCarthy Woods, Ottawa. Rusty Blackbird - Dec 16, Parc de la Gatineau--Lac-des-Fées, Gatineau. Western Tanager - Continuing (apparently since November, under the radar). McCarthy Woods, Ottawa. Check for the eBird hotspot.