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.