Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca The birding season changes with the arrival of Cackling Geese, Orange-crowned Warblers and a Nelson's Sparrow. Cackling Goose - Sep 20, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa. (2) Sep 20, Richmond--Fox Run storm water ponds, Ottawa. Sep 19, Shirley's Bay, Ottawa. Trumpeter Swan (4) Sep 15, Stonecrest Railbed Trail, Ottawa. Limpkin (1) Sep 15, Stonecrest Railbed Trail, Ottawa. Heard-only. Whimbrel - Sep 19, Shirley's Bay (boat launch), Ottawa. Red-necked Phalarope (3) Sep 17, Embrun Sewage Lagoons, Prescott and Russell. (11) Sep 18, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa. Sep 15, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa. Red Phalarope - Sep 18, Snake Island, Ottawa. Palarope sp. (7) Sept 15, Shirley's Bay, Ottawa. Red-throated Loon - Sep 19, Shirley's Bay (boat launch), Ottawa. Olive-sided Flycatcher - Sep 19, Quigley Hill Rd, Ottawa. Sep 16, Britannia CA--Britannia Ridge, Ottawa. Sep 16, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Sedge Wren - Sep 18, Trans Canada Trail, Ottawa. Carolina Wren - Continuing Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa. Continuing, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Sep 20, Old Quarry Trail, Ottawa. Sep 16, Pleasant Park-Kilborn Gardens Corridor, Ottawa. Evening Grosbeak - Sep 20, Greenbelt Pathway (East/West of Conroy), Ottawa. Nelson's Sparrow - Sep 17, Bay Area, Ottawa. Baltimore Oriole - Sep 17, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa. Orange-crowned Warbler - Sep 18, Richmond CA (formerly Richmond Sewage Lagoons), Ottawa. Sep 17, Britannia CA--Britannia Ridge, Ottawa. Sep 17, Quigley Hill Rd, Ottawa. Sep 18, Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ottawa. Sep 15-16, Britannia CA (general location), 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.