Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to May 19, 2022

DD
Derek Dunnett
Fri, May 20, 2022 1:12 AM

Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC)
Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec

All the flycatchers have returned, and most of the breeding warblers.
Common Nighthawk and Eastern Whip-poor-will are back on territory.  Yep,
almost time to start thinking about fall migration.

Trumpeter Swan - Vances Side Road, Dunrobin, Ottawa.

Common Goldeneye - May 17, Almonte Lagoons, Lanark.

Redhead - Another lingerer, May 15,  Almonte Lagoons, Lanark.

Greater Scaup - In with Lesser Scaup, May 16, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa.

Snow Goose - Reports of  late Snow Goose from PN de Plaisance--Rivière des
Outaouais, Papineau on May 14.  500 still around Giroux Road Ponds, Ottawa
as late as May 17.

Cackling Goose  - May 14, Navan (Giroux Road Ponds), Ottawa.

Lesser Black-backed Gull - (3) May 19, Rushmore Road, Ottawa.  May 19,
Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa

Iceland Gull - May 15, Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa.

Caspian Tern - Shirley's Bay to Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa.    May 14,PN de
Plaisance--Tête de la Baie, Papineau.

Red-headed Woodpecker - Constance Bay, Ottawa.  At least 4 on Goodin this
week.  A  rarer report from Burnt Lands PP, Ottawa, on May 14.

Olive-sided Flycatcher - (2) May 16, -Dolman Ridge Road, Ottawa.

Western Kingbird - May 16, Rapides Deschênes (incluant Parc), Gatineau.

Northern Mockingbird - May 14, David Bartlett Park, Ottawa.

Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Reported May 13, Parc Champlain, Aylmer, Gatineau.

Yellow-throated Vireo - May 18, Ch. de la Sapinière, Les
Collines-de-l'Outaouais.

Carolina Wren - Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa. Usually singing from
whichever street your compiler is not at.

Gray-cheeked Thrush  - May 18, Domaine Mackenzie-King, Gatineau.

Orchard Oriole - May 18, Green's Creek Sewage Treatment Facility, Ottawa.
No public access, but keep an eye/ear open when birding nearby.

Evening Grosbeak - May 14, Pinhey Forest, Ottawa.

Louisiana Waterthrush - Continues, Parc de la Gatineau--Sentier de la
Chute,  Gatineau.

Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec All the flycatchers have returned, and most of the breeding warblers. Common Nighthawk and Eastern Whip-poor-will are back on territory. Yep, almost time to start thinking about fall migration. Trumpeter Swan - Vances Side Road, Dunrobin, Ottawa. Common Goldeneye - May 17, Almonte Lagoons, Lanark. Redhead - Another lingerer, May 15, Almonte Lagoons, Lanark. Greater Scaup - In with Lesser Scaup, May 16, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa. Snow Goose - Reports of late Snow Goose from PN de Plaisance--Rivière des Outaouais, Papineau on May 14. 500 still around Giroux Road Ponds, Ottawa as late as May 17. Cackling Goose - May 14, Navan (Giroux Road Ponds), Ottawa. Lesser Black-backed Gull - (3) May 19, Rushmore Road, Ottawa. May 19, Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa Iceland Gull - May 15, Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa. Caspian Tern - Shirley's Bay to Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa. May 14,PN de Plaisance--Tête de la Baie, Papineau. Red-headed Woodpecker - Constance Bay, Ottawa. At least 4 on Goodin this week. A rarer report from Burnt Lands PP, Ottawa, on May 14. Olive-sided Flycatcher - (2) May 16, -Dolman Ridge Road, Ottawa. Western Kingbird - May 16, Rapides Deschênes (incluant Parc), Gatineau. Northern Mockingbird - May 14, David Bartlett Park, Ottawa. Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Reported May 13, Parc Champlain, Aylmer, Gatineau. Yellow-throated Vireo - May 18, Ch. de la Sapinière, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Carolina Wren - Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa. Usually singing from whichever street your compiler is not at. Gray-cheeked Thrush - May 18, Domaine Mackenzie-King, Gatineau. Orchard Oriole - May 18, Green's Creek Sewage Treatment Facility, Ottawa. No public access, but keep an eye/ear open when birding nearby. Evening Grosbeak - May 14, Pinhey Forest, Ottawa. Louisiana Waterthrush - Continues, Parc de la Gatineau--Sentier de la Chute, Gatineau.