Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca This report looks an awful lot like last week's, but Thursday's sudden chill may finally shake things up and send some bird moving. Green-winged Teal - Halmont Drive, Ottawa. Ring-necked Duck - Jan 03, Route 500 E, Casselman3, Prescott and Russell. Jan 01, Baie Simard, Gatineau. Harlequin Duck (2) Intermittent reports from Bate Island to the Deschenes rapids. At least one sighting of 2 Harlequin, one of which is a male beginning to show adult plumage features Lesser Scaup (5) Jan 02, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Red-breasted Merganser (2) , Shirley's Bay, Ottawa. Jan 01, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Great Blue Heron - Jan 03, Richmond, Ontario, Ottawa. Turkey Vulture - Jan 02, Aylmer, Gatineau. Golden Eagle - Dec 31, Carp & Kinburn area, Ottawa. Lesser Black-backed Gull- Jan 03, Trail Road Landfill, Ottawa. Jan 01, Dick Bell Park, Ottawa. Dec 31, Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Jan 04, Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ottawa. Red-bellied Woodpecker - Jan 02, Chemin Steele, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Brown Thrasher - Continuing Hilson Ave and neighbourhood, Ottawa. Jan 03, 2024 Manion Heights, Ottawa. Winter Wren - Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Wood Thrush - Continuing, Champlain Park Woods-Remic Rapids Loop, Ottawa. Chipping Sparrow - Continuing Connaught, Gatineau. Jan 02, Florizel Avenue, Ottawa. Eastern Towhee - Continuing, Stony Swamp (Sarsaparilla Trail), Ottawa. Allegedly. Western Tanager - Continues McCarthy Woods, Ottawa. After hearing from the local community around the Western Tanager that they are getting frustrated with people looking towards their homes, we have come up with a new plan for managing people around the site. 1. Yellow tape and signs have been put up requesting that people not approach the feeders near the homes. 2. New feeders have been erected about 30m north of the ‘sunshine feeder’ where people had been focussing their attention. Here is what we would like from you: 1. Be mindful of the impact that optics have in the eyes of folks unfamiliar with binoculars and cameras when they are pointed in their direction. Please do not bird within sight of people’s homes, and encourage others to do the same 2. Please add to the feeder array. We would like to have a table feeder like the one on Hilda Road if anyone has the skills to make one. We would love to have people bring food for the bird, including mixed seed with a lot of white millet in it, fruit, suet rendered with mealworms in it. 3. If someone is willing to bring a metal garbage can that we can put donated bird seed in that would be awesome. 4. If you have time to volunteer, we need ambassadors on site the next 2 or 3 days to help inform people of the changes and get them used to the new plan. Please dm, message or email Jeff Skevington or Aaron Hywarren if you want to volunteer.