Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to July 11, 2024 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 regional slow drip of shorebirds continues, along with a little wave of Northern Parula. Harbingers? Red-breasted Merganser (1) Richmond--Fox Run storm water ponds, Ottawa. (1) Jul 07, Britannia Point, Ottawa. Lesser Scaup (1) Jul 09, Baie Simard, Gatineau. Semipalmated Plover (2) Jul 11, Carp River southeast of Carp, Ottawa. (2) Jul 10, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. Semipalmated Sandpiper (4) Jul 10, Mer Bleue Bog at Anderson Road, Ottawa. Short-billed Dowitcher (6) Jul 10 Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa. (1) Jul 08, Carleton Place--Hwy 7 Storm Pond, Lanark. Great Black-backed Gull (1), Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa. First summer bird. Lesser Black-backed Gull (3) Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa. Red-headed Woodpecker (4) Constance Bay, Ottawa. Parents feeding at least one juvenile. (1) Jul 07, Pierces Corners, Ottawa. Yellow-throated Vireo (1) Sheila McKee Park, Ottawa. Still singing the Blue-headed song. Have to respect the commitment. (1) Jul 08, Ch. de la Sapinière, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Northern Mockingbird (1), Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, Ottawa. Northern Parula: -Jul 10, Rockcliffe Airport Woods, Ottawa. -Jul 09, Dunrobin Rd near Galetta Side Rd, Ottawa. -Jul 07, Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ottawa. -Jul 07, Champlain Street Marsh, Ottawa. -Jul 06, Greenbelt Pathway West, Ottawa. -Jul 06, Reveler CA, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. Atlas note: Though peak bird breeding period in Southern Ontario is wrapping up for this year, there is still plenty of evidence to be seen – and heard – in support of the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas. Please consider converting your eBird reports or those outings to capture incredible bird photographs into valuable data that will help shape conservation efforts for years to come. As the summer progresses, it doesn’t matter if you are walking the dog at home, visiting your friend’s cottage, or enjoying a break in a favourite Provincial Park: almost every bird you encounter can be easily added to the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas, a once in a generation province-wide community-science effort. For more information on how to be a part of the community of more than 230 Ottawa Region observers who are contributing their observations to the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas, please visit www.birdsontario.org or contact the Ottawa Regional Coordinator at Ottawa@birdsontario.org