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 cold quiet week with fewer reports than average. Maybe go find one of the ten species of owls in the circle this week. Northern Pintail (1) Etang Grimes, Gatineau. Barrow's Goldeneye (1) Jan 29, Rideau River at Vimy Bridge, Ottawa. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1) Pleasant Park Woods, Ottawa. Northern Flicker (1) Jan 27, Britannia CA--Britannia Ridge, Ottawa. (1) Jan 26, Ottawa--Grasshopper Hill Park, Ottawa. (1) Jan 25, Spruce ridge Rd, Ottawa. Black-backed Woodpecker (1-2) Old Quarry Trail, Ottawa (both male and female reported). Stony Swamp (Trailhead P11), Ottawa. Northern Harrier (1) Jan 27, Greenbank Pond, Ottawa. Tufted Titmouse (1) Dec 14-Jan 29, Lewis St, Salisbury pl, Waverly Street, that block. Listen for the Chickadee flock. Gray Catbird (1) Jan 26, Spring Street Area, Lanark. Brown Thrasher (1) Ch Robillard, Prescott and Russell. Hermit Thrush (1) Jan 27, Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ottawa. (1) Jan 25, Ottawa--Old Quarry Trail, Ottawa. White-crowned Sparrow (1) Fernbank Road, Ottawa. Swamp Sparrow (1) Jan 19, Stony Swamp (Chipmunk Trail), Ottawa. Western Meadowlark (1) Dec 07-Jan 29, Panmure Road, Kinburn, Ottawa. Patience may be required. Watch for it to sneak from the plastic-covered hay bales to the small spruce just behind the cedars. Red-winged Blackbird (2) Jan 23, Panmure Rd, Ottawa.