Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to Jun 12, 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 First ever Ottawa record of Black-bellied Whistling-Duck! And that's a wrap on Spring migration (probably). Take a deep breath. Fall migration starts in less than a month. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (5) Jun 08, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa. They waited long enough for a few lead-footed birders to speed to the park before flying north towards Gatineau, and not have not been reported since. Where are they? Snow Goose (1) Jun 06, Navan (Giroux Road Ponds), Ottawa. Brant (1) Jun 10, Parc Brébeuf, Gatineau. Trumpeter Swan (1) Jun 08, Bruce Pit, Ottawa. (1) Jun 06, sentier de ski nakkertok, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Northern Pintail (1) Jun 07-10, Murmansk Run Rd. Wetland, Ottawa. Common Goldeneye (1) Jun 10, Shirley's Bay (boat launch), Ottawa. Red-breasted Merganser (1) Jun 10, Shirley's Bay (boat launch), Ottawa. Yellow-billed Cuckoo(1) Jun 08, Sheila McKee Park, Ottawa. Semipalmated Plover (1) Jun 12, Parc Brébeuf, Gatineau. Ruddy Turnstone (1) Jun 11, Parc Brébeuf, Gatineau. Bonaparte's Gull (2) Jun 11-12, Britannia CA--Filtration Plant/Point, Ottawa. Red-headed Woodpecker (2) Constance Bay, Ottawa. Yellow-throated Vireo (1) , Sheila McKee Park, Ottawa. Continuing to hang out in the canopy singing the Blue-headed Song. Blue-winged Warbler (1) Jun 07, Ramsay Conc. 5a, Lanark. Tennessee Warbler (1) Jun 06, Richmond SE - Malakoff Rd, Ottawa. Northern Parula (1) Jun 11, Dolman Ridge Road, Ottawa. (1) Jun 07, South March Highlands Conservation Forest, Ottawa. (1) Jun 07, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Blackpoll Warbler (1) Jun 10, Stittsville--Trans Canada Trail - Jinkinson Rd, Ottawa. Atlas notes: Peak bird breeding period in Southern Ontario begins on Saturday 24 May and continues through to 10 July. If you are out and about, remember that almost every bird you encounter can be added to the Third Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas: a once in a generation province-wide community-science effort to provide data that will help shape conservation efforts for years to come. Though 2025 is the final year of the Third Atlas, every observation is still welcome and very much valued: whether a bird seen or heard in appropriate habitat (possible breeding) through to a bird carrying nesting material or food (confirmed breeding). Many observers have now switched their bird reporting from the eBird app to the Nature Counts atlassing app. It is a simple and efficient way to add your sightings to the Atlas project and it can be configured to automatically and seamlessly share your Atlas observations with your eBird account. For more information on the Atlas, please visit www.birdsontario.org or contact the Ottawa Regional Coordinator at Ottawa@birdsontario.org