Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to May 08, 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 Brant season - watch for messy flocks. The White-eyed Vireo continues. Brant (20) May 03, Rapides Deschênes (incluant Parc), Gatineau. (65) May 07, Dow's Lake, Ottawa. (4) May 04, Shirley's Bay (boat launch), Ottawa. (60) May 05, Britannia CA--Filtration Plant/Point, Ottawa. (2) May 04, Dick Bell Park, Ottawa. Snow x Canada Goose (hybrid) (1) May 07, Anderson Rd, Ottawa. Barrow's Goldeneye (1) Riverain Park, Ottawa. Northern Pintail (4) May 08, Holland's Marsh, Ottawa. Dunlin (1) May 03-04, Holland's Marsh, Ottawa. Many other shorebirds and ducks at this spot. Lesser Black-backed Gull (1) May 08, Carleton Place--Hwy 7 Storm Pond, Lanark. (1) May 07, Dick Bell Park, Ottawa. (2) May 04, Britannia and area, Ottawa. (4) May 02, Moodie Drive Ponds, Ottawa, Red-throated Loon (1) May 08, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa. (1) Shirley's Bay (boat launch), Ottawa. Caspian Tern (1) May 01, N de Plaisance--Baie Noire (Est & Ouest), Papineau. Black Tern (1) May 02, -Shirley's Bay (boat launch), Ottawa,. Golden Eagle (1) May 03, Second Line Road, Ottawa. Red-headed Woodpecker (2) Constance Bay, Ottawa. Rough-legged Hawk (1) May 04, Parc de la Gatineau--Vallée Meech, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Western Kingbird (1) May 04, Britannia Ridge, Ottawa. White-eyed Vireo (1) May 01-08, Petrie Island, Ottawa. Yellow-throated Vireo (1) May 08, Sheila McKee Park, Ottawa. Doing a BHVI song, so suspiciously like one of the males from last year. (1) May 07, Farmer's Way/Leitrim, Ottawa. Philadelphia Vireo (1) May 02, Stony Swamp (Chipmunk Trail), Ottawa. Northern Mockingbird (1) May 07, Lemieux Island, Ottawa. (1) May 04, Celebration Park, Ottawa. Bohemian Waxwing (1) May 05, Rockcliffe Airport Woods, Ottawa. A few thousand less than last month. American Tree Sparrow (1) May 05-06, Crystal Beach, Ottawa. (1) May 05, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa Fox Sparrow (1) May 03, Britannia CA--Mud Lake, Ottawa. Lincoln's Sparrow (1) May 01, Rockcliffe Airport Woods, Ottawa. Latest warbler arrivals: Blue-winged Warbler (3) May 05-07, Ramsay Concession 5A unmaintained road, Lanark. Bay-breasted Warbler (1) May 08, Central Experimental Farm Arboretum, Ottawa. Atlas notes: Peak breeding season is just around the corner and our resident breeders are already busy. Many are singing on territory and some have even started gathering nesting material #youcanatlasthat Simply reporting this behaviour is all it takes to participate in the Third Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas: a once-in-a-generation community science effort that will provide the data to help develop environmental policies and conservation strategies across Ontario for years to come. For more information, visit www.birdsontario.org or contact Aaron Hywarren the Ottawa Regional Coordinator at Ottawa@birdsontario.org