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Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to Aug 24, 2023

Derek Dunnett

Fri, Aug 25, 2023 12:46 AM

Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC)
Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec
Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca

Hints that the shorebird habitat at Andrew Haydon may be re-emerging from
the depths. In the meantime, lots of shorebird action at the Crysler dam.

Trumpeter Swan (2) Aug 22, Trans-Canada Highway, just east of Ashton,
Ottawa. Aug 21, Marlborough Forest--Roger's Pond, Ottawa.

Common Goldeneye (3) Almonte Lagoons, Lanark. Aug 24, Baillie Avenue,
Ottawa.

Lesser Scaup - Aug 21, Quarry Lake, Prescott and Russell.

Red-breasted Merganser - Continuing Britannia CA (general location),
Ottawa.

Red-necked Phalarope - Aug 20, Crysler Lagoons, Stormont, Dundas and
Glengarry. (2) Aug 17, Almonte Lagoons, Lanark.

Stilt Sandpiper - Aug 23, Crysler at the dam, Stormont, Dundas and
Glengarry.

Lesser Black-backed Gull - Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Moodie
Drive Quarry, Ottawa. Remic Rapids Lookout, Ottawa.

Carolina Wren - Continuing Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa. Continuing,
Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa.
Aug 24, - Ottawa--Rockcliffe Airport Woods, Ottawa. Aug 22, Oriole Drive,
Ottawa. Aug 20, Cameo Dr, Ottawa.

Red-headed Woodpecker - Baillie Avenue, Ottawa.

Yellow-throated Vireo - Aug 20, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa.

Philadelphia Vireo - Aug 18-20, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa.

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Aug 20, Rockcliffe Airport Woods, Ottawa.

Atlas note:

Did you encounter a singing bird back in May? Have you seen fledged birds
or adult birds carrying food in the summer? 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.

Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca Hints that the shorebird habitat at Andrew Haydon may be re-emerging from the depths. In the meantime, lots of shorebird action at the Crysler dam. Trumpeter Swan (2) Aug 22, Trans-Canada Highway, just east of Ashton, Ottawa. Aug 21, Marlborough Forest--Roger's Pond, Ottawa. Common Goldeneye (3) Almonte Lagoons, Lanark. Aug 24, Baillie Avenue, Ottawa. Lesser Scaup - Aug 21, Quarry Lake, Prescott and Russell. Red-breasted Merganser - Continuing Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Red-necked Phalarope - Aug 20, Crysler Lagoons, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. (2) Aug 17, Almonte Lagoons, Lanark. Stilt Sandpiper - Aug 23, Crysler at the dam, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. Lesser Black-backed Gull - Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa. Remic Rapids Lookout, Ottawa. Carolina Wren - Continuing Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa. Continuing, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Aug 24, - Ottawa--Rockcliffe Airport Woods, Ottawa. Aug 22, Oriole Drive, Ottawa. Aug 20, Cameo Dr, Ottawa. Red-headed Woodpecker - Baillie Avenue, Ottawa. Yellow-throated Vireo - Aug 20, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Philadelphia Vireo - Aug 18-20, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Aug 20, Rockcliffe Airport Woods, Ottawa. Atlas note: Did you encounter a singing bird back in May? Have you seen fledged birds or adult birds carrying food in the summer? 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.