Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to Feb 17, 2022

DD
Derek Dunnett
Fri, Feb 18, 2022 3:48 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

Barrow's Goldeneye - Feb 15, Centennial Park, Carleton Place, Lanark.  Parc
Brébeuf, Gatineau.

Tundra Swan - Continued to at least Feb 16, Martin/St. Paul St lookout,
Almonte, Lanark.

Trumpeter Swan - 11 on Feb 14, River Walk Trail, Carleton Place, Lanark.

Northern Harrier -  Feb 17, McBean Street, Ottawa, over the soccer field.
Continuing male on Cope Drive, Ottawa.  Trail Road Landfill, Ottawa, and
surrounding area.

Golden Eagle - Feb 13, High Lonesome Nature Reserve, Lanark, eating
roadkill on the way to the reserve.

Belted Kingfisher - Feb 13, Ste-Cécile de Masham, Les
Collines-de-l'Outaouais, at the bridge into the park.

Red-headed Woodpecker - Constance Bay, Ottawa.

Black-backed Woodpecker - Continued to at least Feb 11, Torbolton Forest,
Ottawa.  No reason to think it isn't still there, tapping away softly
somewhere in the forest.

Carolina Wren - Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa.

Hermit Thrush -  Britannia CA, Ottawa,  often by the outflow from Mud Lake.

Evening Grosbeaks - A single bird at Mer Bleue Bog, Ottawa, at least until
Feb 14.  Gatineau Park:  11 at Relais Renaud Feb 15, and 15 on sentirer 52
on the 12th.  Chemin McCrank, La Pêche, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais.

Red Crossbill - Chemin Eardley Masham, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais.
Gatineau Park on
sentier 53, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais.  Crazy Horse trail, Ottawa.

White-winged Crossbill -  Feb 11 Kerwin Road Trail, Ottawa.  Feb 15
Sentier Gamelin, Parc de la Gatineau, Gatineau.  Feb 14 Chemin Simmons,
Gatineau.

Hoary Redpoll - A few reports of single birds among flocks of Common
Redpolls:  Feb 14 Ste-Cécile de Masham, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais.  Feb
13 Rockcliffe Park, Ottawa, in a flock of 75 Commons.  Feb 11 Chemin de la
Rivière Blanche, Papineau.

White-crowned Sparrow - Feb 13, Trim Rd near McFadden Rd, Ottawa.

Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca Barrow's Goldeneye - Feb 15, Centennial Park, Carleton Place, Lanark. Parc Brébeuf, Gatineau. Tundra Swan - Continued to at least Feb 16, Martin/St. Paul St lookout, Almonte, Lanark. Trumpeter Swan - 11 on Feb 14, River Walk Trail, Carleton Place, Lanark. Northern Harrier - Feb 17, McBean Street, Ottawa, over the soccer field. Continuing male on Cope Drive, Ottawa. Trail Road Landfill, Ottawa, and surrounding area. Golden Eagle - Feb 13, High Lonesome Nature Reserve, Lanark, eating roadkill on the way to the reserve. Belted Kingfisher - Feb 13, Ste-Cécile de Masham, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais, at the bridge into the park. Red-headed Woodpecker - Constance Bay, Ottawa. Black-backed Woodpecker - Continued to at least Feb 11, Torbolton Forest, Ottawa. No reason to think it isn't still there, tapping away softly somewhere in the forest. Carolina Wren - Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa. Hermit Thrush - Britannia CA, Ottawa, often by the outflow from Mud Lake. Evening Grosbeaks - A single bird at Mer Bleue Bog, Ottawa, at least until Feb 14. Gatineau Park: 11 at Relais Renaud Feb 15, and 15 on sentirer 52 on the 12th. Chemin McCrank, La Pêche, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Red Crossbill - Chemin Eardley Masham, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Gatineau Park on sentier 53, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Crazy Horse trail, Ottawa. White-winged Crossbill - Feb 11 Kerwin Road Trail, Ottawa. Feb 15 Sentier Gamelin, Parc de la Gatineau, Gatineau. Feb 14 Chemin Simmons, Gatineau. Hoary Redpoll - A few reports of single birds among flocks of Common Redpolls: Feb 14 Ste-Cécile de Masham, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Feb 13 Rockcliffe Park, Ottawa, in a flock of 75 Commons. Feb 11 Chemin de la Rivière Blanche, Papineau. White-crowned Sparrow - Feb 13, Trim Rd near McFadden Rd, Ottawa.