Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to Jan 08, 2026 Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca Northern Pintail (1) Jan 05, Etang Grimes, Gatineau. Barrow's Goldeneye (1) Carleton University/Hog's Back, Ottawa. (1) Piste cyc. Sentier des Voyageurs--Parc Brébeuf<->Pont Champlain,Gatineau. Winter Wren (1) Jan 07, Britannia CA--Mud Lake, Ottawa. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1) Jan 03, Marina Dr, Ottawa. (1) Jan 07, Mississippi Riverwalk Trail, Lanark. Black-backed Woodpecker (1-2) Dec 01-Jan 08, Stony Swamp (Trailhead P11), Ottawa. (1) Dec 21-Jan 07 Old Quarry Trail (in the red pine plantation), Ottawa. (1) Jan 05, Martel Rd, The Nation, Prescott and Russell. (1) Jan 05, Lacroix Rd, Prescott and Russell. (1) Jan 05, Larose Forest P4 Trail Network, Prescott and Russell. Tufted Titmouse (1) Dec 14-Jan 08, Lewis St, Salisbury pl, Waverly Street, that block. Brown Thrasher (1) Jan 05, Ch Robillard, Prescott and Russell. Winter Wren (1) Jan 07, Britannia CA--Mud Lake, Ottawa. Chipping Sparrow (1) Jan 05, Raoul Rd, Prescott and Russell. White-crowned Sparrow (1) Owl Valley Dr, Ottawa. (1) Fernbank Road, Ottawa. Yellow-headed Blackbird (1) Highway 17. On private property. Western Meadowlark (1) Dec 07-Jan 06, Panmure Road, Kinburn, Ottawa. Patience may be required. Watch for it to sneak from the hay bales to the small spruce just behind the cedars. Red-winged Blackbird (2) Fernbank Road, Ottawa. (6) Burnt Lands Rd, Ottawa. (1) Jan 08, Stittsville--Iber Rd storm pond, Ottawa. (2) Dec 31-Jan 02, Carronbridge Cir, Ottawa.