Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC) – Weekly Birding Report Sightings within a 50km radius of Parliament Hill - including eastern Ontario and western Quebec *Compiled by Al Caughey at sightings@ofnc.ca <sightings@ofnc.ca>* Update for the week ending on 2026.07.02 (season 1; episode 22) *I'll start with sincere hopes that you, your family, and your property were not (too) badly impacted by the 118mm of rain we received on July 1st.. At our house, some water got into our basement through a problematic window but it ran down a brick wall onto a tile floor so we had no damage. I know that this is truly minor in comparison with what many readers might be dealing with.* *Things might be off by a little this week's report because, in a moment of stupidity, I deleted my tallies from previous updates - doh! * *The number of reported species in the 50km Circle crept up a little from 158 to 165 while the number of notable species slipped a little from 13 down to 11. The 'new' species on the notables list include: Greater White-fronted Goose at Baie Simard in Gatineau. Lesser Scaup at Shirley's Bay in Ottawa, Olive-sided Flycatcher at Fitzroy Harbour Provincial Park and Pine Siskins in Ottawa. The only 'non-notable' reappearances were Greater Yellowlegs at the Moodie Quarry in Ottawa and a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher in Val des Monts. In terms of departures, last week's notable Northern Pintail, White-winged Scoter, Common Goldeneye and Tricolored Heron were not reported any where in the 50km Circle this week; while Bonaparte’s Gulls & Common Loons were still being seen but now in regions where they're not flagged as notable.* *The forecast for the coming week, once again, calls for a mix of warm/humid days with some periods of rain. The heavy rainfall on Jul 1 has flooded rivers and streams so trails might be muddy, if not impassible - check conditions before you head out! Songbirds will likely be more active between in the early morning hours before retreating into the shaded understory to stay cool. It might be a good week to cruise rural farm roads with a spotting scope and/or binoculars to look for ducks, herons and/or shorebirds in flooded fields. Who knows what's hiding in plain sight!* Current Notable Birds: *Greater White-fronted Goose*🆕: 7 reports at 2 locations - 1 at Baie Simard [Gatineau] (6 times on Jun 29); 1 at Rapides Deschênes (incluant Parc) [Gatineau] (on Jun 29) *Trumpeter Swan*: 5 reports of 1 at étang du stationnement P8 [Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais] between Jun 25-Jul 2; plus 6 non-notable reports in Ottawa *Lesser Scaup*🆕: a single report of 2 at Shirley's Bay [Ottawa] on Jun 26 *Caspian Tern*: 2 reports at 2 locations - 1 at Mud Lake [Ottawa] (on Jun 30); 1 at Shirley's Bay [Ottawa] (on Jun 28) *Red-headed Woodpecker*: 9 reports at 3 locations - as many as 2 at Torbolton Forest [Ottawa] (7 times between Jun 26-Jul 2); 2 at Constance Bay [Ottawa] (on Jun 30); 2 at Bayview Dr [Ottawa] (on Jun 29) *Olive-sided Flycatcher*🆕: a single report of 1 at Fitzroy Provincial Park [Ottawa] on Jun 26 *Yellow-throated Vireo*: 8 reports at 4 locations - 1 at Sheila McKee Park [Ottawa] (3 times between Jun 26-Jul 2); 1 at Richmond W - Huntley Rd [Ottawa] (on Jun 28); 1 at Heaphy Rd [Ottawa] (on Jun 27); 1 at Heaphy Rd [Ottawa] (3 times on Jun 27); plus 1 non-notable report in Lanark *Sedge Wren*: a single report of 1 at Saint Fillans Rd, Carleton Place ON [Lanark] on Jul 2; plus non-notable reports at locations in Ottawa [2], Prescott and Russell [1], Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais [5] *Northern Mockingbird*: 7 reports at 2 locations - as many as 2 at Route 148 Estate, Thurso QC [Papineau] (twice between Jul 1-2); 1 at Innovation Dr/Innovation Way Cisco [Ottawa] (5 times between Jun 26-27) *Pine Siskin*🆕: a single report of 1 at Richmond SE - Malakoff Rd [Ottawa] on Jun 29 and another report of 1 at Merivale Rd [Ottawa] on Jun 27 As always, send questions, comments or photos to sightings@ofnc.ca. Your feedback is appreciated. Good birding, Al