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Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to SEP 12, 2024

Derek Dunnett

Thu, Sep 12, 2024 10:08 PM

Male Hooded Warbler seen by mobs on a work day! Red Knot! Hudsonian
Godwit! Whimbrel! Buff-breasted Sandpiper! An amazing two weeks of
birding, no doubt because the compiler was away.

Trumpeter Swan (2) Sep 08, Kinburn Side Road, Ottawa.

Snow Goose (2) Sep 10-11, Carleton Place storm pond-Hwy 7, Lanark.

Canvasback (1) Sep 08, Halte routière, Lochaber, Papineau.

Whimbrel (1) Sep 07, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa.

Hudsonian Godwit (1) Sep 07-08, Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa.

Red-necked Phalarope (1) Sep 09, Britannia CA--Filtration Plant/Point, Ottawa.

Red Knot (1) Sep 04-08, Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa.

Buff-breasted Sandpiper (1) Sep 03, Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (300) Casselman, just outside the OFNC
circle, but part of a trend with many observers commenting on the
large numbers this year.

Broad-winged Hawk (426) A migration day at Shirley's Bay, Ottawa, more
than doubled the previous county eBird high count for this species.

Red-headed Woodpecker Constance Bay, Ottawa.

Red-bellied Woodpecker (1) Sep 09, Fine Estate, Ottawa.

Black-backed Woodpecker (1) Sep 04, Champlain Park Woods-Remic Rapids
Loop, Ottawa.

Olive-sided Flycatcher (1) Sep 07, Parc Martin Larouche, Gatineau.

Alder Flycatcher (2) Sep 12, Shirley's Bay, Ottawa.

Orange-crowned Warbler (1) Sep 12, Rideau River Eastern Pathway north
of Hurdman Bridge, Ottawa. (1) Sep 11, Richmond SW - Joys Rd south of
Garvin Rd, Ottawa.

Hooded Warbler (1) Sep 11, North River Rd, Ottawa (in a treed area in
the park south of the Rideau Tennis Club)

Atlas notes:

Did you encounter a singing bird back in May? Have you seen fledged
birds or adult birds carrying food in the summer? Do you have
photographs of local species from this summer? If so, it is not too
late to join one of Ontario’s largest citizen science projects by
adding your observations to the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas: a once in
a generation opportunity to provide important data that will help
inform conservation policies for years to come. #youcanatlasthat
anywhere in Ontario via the NatureCounts app, the Atlas website, or by
taking 90 seconds to import an eBird checklist. For more on the
Atlas, visit www.birdsontario.org or contact the Ottawa Regional
Coordinator at Ottawa@birdsontario.org.

Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to SEP 12, 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 Male Hooded Warbler seen by mobs on a work day! Red Knot! Hudsonian Godwit! Whimbrel! Buff-breasted Sandpiper! An amazing two weeks of birding, no doubt because the compiler was away. Trumpeter Swan (2) Sep 08, Kinburn Side Road, Ottawa. Snow Goose (2) Sep 10-11, Carleton Place storm pond-Hwy 7, Lanark. Canvasback (1) Sep 08, Halte routière, Lochaber, Papineau. Whimbrel (1) Sep 07, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa. Hudsonian Godwit (1) Sep 07-08, Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa. Red-necked Phalarope (1) Sep 09, Britannia CA--Filtration Plant/Point, Ottawa. Red Knot (1) Sep 04-08, Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa. Buff-breasted Sandpiper (1) Sep 03, Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa. Lesser Black-backed Gull (300) Casselman, just outside the OFNC circle, but part of a trend with many observers commenting on the large numbers this year. Broad-winged Hawk (426) A migration day at Shirley's Bay, Ottawa, more than doubled the previous county eBird high count for this species. Red-headed Woodpecker Constance Bay, Ottawa. Red-bellied Woodpecker (1) Sep 09, Fine Estate, Ottawa. Black-backed Woodpecker (1) Sep 04, Champlain Park Woods-Remic Rapids Loop, Ottawa. Olive-sided Flycatcher (1) Sep 07, Parc Martin Larouche, Gatineau. Alder Flycatcher (2) Sep 12, Shirley's Bay, Ottawa. Orange-crowned Warbler (1) Sep 12, Rideau River Eastern Pathway north of Hurdman Bridge, Ottawa. (1) Sep 11, Richmond SW - Joys Rd south of Garvin Rd, Ottawa. Hooded Warbler (1) Sep 11, North River Rd, Ottawa (in a treed area in the park south of the Rideau Tennis Club) Atlas notes: Did you encounter a singing bird back in May? Have you seen fledged birds or adult birds carrying food in the summer? Do you have photographs of local species from this summer? If so, it is not too late to join one of Ontario’s largest citizen science projects by adding your observations to the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas: a once in a generation opportunity to provide important data that will help inform conservation policies for years to come. #youcanatlasthat anywhere in Ontario via the NatureCounts app, the Atlas website, or by taking 90 seconds to import an eBird checklist. For more on the Atlas, visit www.birdsontario.org or contact the Ottawa Regional Coordinator at Ottawa@birdsontario.org.