Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca Shorebirds! Andrew Haydon Park, Crysler Falls, Petrie Island, Holland Marsh, Parc Brébeuf. Trumpeter Swan (2) Marlborough Forest--Roger's Pond, Ottawa. Common Goldeneye - Aug 30, Constance Bay: The Point, Ottawa. Aug 28-29, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa. Aug 26, Almonte Lagoons, Lanark. Red-breasted Merganser - Continuing Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Red-necked Grebe - Aug 31, Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa. Upland Sandpiper - Aug 28, Ottawa International Airport, Ottawa. Dunlin - Aug 31, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa. Red-necked Phalarope (6) Aug 25-26, Remic Rapids Lookout, Ottawa. Aug 26, Holland's Marsh, Ottawa. Little Gull - Aug 25, Baie Simard, Gatineau. Aug 25, Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa. Two different birds form the descriptions. Stilt Sandpiper (6) Aug 29, Crysler at the dam, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. Sedge Wren (2) Aug 29, Trans Canada Trail, Ottawa. Carolina Wren - Continuing Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa. Continuing, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Gray-cheeked Thrush - Aug 29, Fifth Line Rd, Ottawa. Red-headed Woodpecker (5) Constance Bay, Ottawa. Yellow-throated Vireo - Aug 28-29, Champlain Park Woods, Ottawa. Aug 29, Pontiac Street, Ottawa. Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Quigley Hill Rd, Ottawa, and Shirley's Bay, and Bayview Dr, Ottawa, all on the 30th. Aug 27, Stanley Park, Ottawa. Evening Grosbeak - Aug 27, Monty Dr, Ottawa. Dark-eyed Junco - Aug 24, Pont Alexandra, Ottawa. Lincoln's Sparrow - Aug 31, Bruce Pit, Ottawa. Prairie warbler - Reported from Britannia Ridge, Aug. 31. eBird tip: Beware the mergansers of August…at this season the three mergansers can be tough to identify. A seasonally rare Red-breasted has been present at Britannia, but so too are Common and Hooded; several photographed reports of the Red-breasted have proven to be one of the immature Hoodeds present at the site. Look for the ragged crest and longer, thinner bill for the Red-breasted. 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.