Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to OCT 17, 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 Getting close to last chance for this year for most of the migrants below, especially the warblers. On the other hand, the Black-backed Woodpecker might be a hopeful sign for winter birding. Less rare, there are many good seasonal field species around now: American Golden Plovers, pipits, longspurs, and buntings. Check the fields south and east of Ottawa. An estimated 200 Lesser Black-backed Gulls are hanging around Casselman. Ross's Goose (1) Oct 16, Boul. Gréber, Gatineau. Greater White-fronted Goose (1) Oct 15, RN du Marais-Trépanier, Gatineau. (1) Oct 15-17, Almonte Lagoons, Lanark. (1) Oct 14, Landry Street, Clarence-Rockland, Prescott and Russell. (1) Oct 11, Richmond CA (formerly Richmond Sewage Lagoons), Ottawa. Trumpeter Swan (2) Oct 17, Constance Bay, Ottawa. (1) Oct 12-16, Parc de la Gatineau--Lac Renaud, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. (2) Oct 12, PN de Plaisance--Baie Noire (Est & Ouest), Papineau. Common Tern (1) Oct 12, Ch Parker, Luskville, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Green Heron (1) Oct 12, Britannia CA--Mud Lake, Ottawa. Virginia Rail (2) Oct 15, Richmond CA (formerly Richmond Sewage Lagoons), Ottawa. Sora (1) Oct 15, Almonte Lagoons, Lanark. Common Gallinule (1) Oct 13-14, Petrie Island, Ottawa. Spotted Sandpiper (1) Oct 15-16, Parc Brébeuf, Gatineau, (1) Oct 15, Parc du Lac-Leamy, Gatineau. (1) Oct 14, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa (1) Oct 14, Greenbelt Trail 10, Ottawa. Golden Eagle (1) Oct 16, Shirley's Bay, Ottawa. (1) Oct 14, Woodkilton, Ottawa. (1) Oct 14, Lac Phillippe, les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Red-bellied Woodpecker (1) Oct 14, Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ottawa. Black-backed Woodpecker (1) Oct 14, Parc de la Gatineau--Relais Renaud, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Red-eyed Vireo (1) Oct 12, Fine Estate, Ottawa. Canada Jay (1) Was reported Oct 14, Champlain Park Woods-Remic Rapids Loop, Ottawa. Veery (1) Oct 14-16, Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ottawa. Gray-cheeked Thrush (1) Oct 17, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. (2) Oct 13, Petrie Island, Ottawa. Swainson's Thrush (1) Oct 17, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. (2)Oct 17, Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ottawa. Snow Bunting (3) Oct 16, Shirley's Bay, Ottawa. Orange-crowned Warbler (1) Oct 17, Rockcliffe Park Pavilion, Ottawa Tennessee Warbler: (1) Oct 17, Rockcliffe parkway between Ogilvie and Green's Creek, Ottawa. (1) Oct 14, Champlain Park Woods, Ottawa. (1) Oct 13, Pine grove trail, Ottawa. (1) Oct 12, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. (1) Oct 12, Rideau Canal Western Pathway, Ottawa. (1) Oct 11, Champlain Park Woods-Remic Rapids Loop, Ottawa. Nashville Warbler (1) Oct 14, 16, Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ottawa. Common Yellowthroat (1) Oct 17, Almonte Lagoons, Lanark. (1) Oct 13, Fine Estate, Ottawa. American Redstart (1) Oct 12, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Cape May Warbler (2) Oct 12, Deschenes, Gatineau. (1) Oct 10, Quigley Hill Rd, Ottawa. (1) Oct 10, Bassin de rétention du Plateau, Gatineau. Magnolia Warbler (1) Oct 11, Rockcliffe Airport Woods, Ottawa. Black-throated Blue Warbler (1) Oct 14, Parc du Lac-Leamy, Gatineau. Palm Warbler (1) Oct 17, Bruce Pit, Ottawa. Indigo Bunting (1) Oct 14, Fine Estate, Ottawa. Atlas notes: Did you encounter a singing bird back in May? Have you seen fledged birds or adult birds carrying food in the summer? Do you have photographs of local species from this summer? If so, it is not too late to join one of Ontario’s largest citizen science projects by adding your observations to the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas: 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 or contact the Ottawa Regional Coordinator at Ottawa@birdsontario.org.