Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to Jun 19, 2025 Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca A relaxed week with some longer-staying minor rarities. Brant (1) Jun 18-19, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa. Trumpeter Swan (1) Jun19, sentier de ski nakkertok, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Greater Scaup (1) Jun 18, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa Lesser Scaup (1) Jun 17, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa, White-winged Scoter (1) Jun 13, Torwood Armitage, Ottawa Black Scoter (1) Jun 15-19, Shirley's Bay (boat launch), Ottawa Red-breasted Merganser (3) Jun 13, 19, Shirley's Bay (boat launch), Ottawa. Semipalmated Plover (1) Jun 14, Shirley's Bay, Ottawa. (1) Jun 13, Parc Brébeuf, Gatineau. White-rumped Sandpiper (1) Jun 13, Parc Brébeuf, Gatineau. Bonaparte's Gull (2) Jun 12-19, Britannia CA--Filtration Plant/Point, Ottawa. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (1) Jun 18, Mitch Owens Rd, Ottawa. Red-headed Woodpecker (2) Constance Bay, Ottawa. (1) Jun 17, Parc Manoir-des-Trembles, Gatineau. Yellow-throated Vireo (1) , Sheila McKee Park, Ottawa. Still singing the Blue-headed Song. Sometimes gives burry notes more like a yellow-throated. Atlas notes: Peak bird breeding period in Southern Ontario begins on Saturday 24 May and continues through to 10 July. If you are out and about, remember that almost every bird you encounter can be added to the Third Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas: a once in a generation province-wide community-science effort to provide data that will help shape conservation efforts for years to come. Though 2025 is the final year of the Third Atlas, every observation is still welcome and very much valued: whether a bird seen or heard in appropriate habitat (possible breeding) through to a bird carrying nesting material or food (confirmed breeding). Many observers have now switched their bird reporting from the eBird app to the Nature Counts atlassing app. It is a simple and efficient way to add your sightings to the Atlas project and it can be configured to automatically and seamlessly share your Atlas observations with your eBird account. For more information on the Atlas, please visit www.birdsontario.org or contact the Ottawa Regional Coordinator at Ottawa@birdsontario.org