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Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to Nov 27, 2025

Derek Dunnett

Fri, Nov 28, 2025 1:04 AM

Looks like a great Christmas Bird count season if all the winter finches
stick around. How to find them? Look for trees and shrubs holding lots of
fruit for grosbeaks, or birches and weedy fields for redpolls. What about
more exotic fare? Some birding gurus point to the impending dropping temps
around James Bay to push migrants and vagrants along the Ottawa River.
Could be a good time for river watching. But when isn't?

Ross's Goose (1) Nov 25, Embrun Sewage Lagoons, Prescott and Russell.

Snow x Ross's Goose (hybrid) (2) Nov 24-25, Embrun Sewage Lagoons, Prescott
and Russell.

Greater White-fronted Goose (1) Nov 22, 25, Embrun Sewage Lagoons, Prescott
and Russell. (1) Nov 25, Shirley's Bay (boat launch), Ottawa.

Tundra Swan (2) Nov 18-27, Petrie Island, Ottawa. Juveniles. Sometimes
visible from the small parking just north of the bridge.

Wood Duck (1) Nov 24,Russell Lagoons, Prescott and Russel.

Northern Shoveler (2) Nov 25, Birchgove Rd, Sarsfield, Ottawa.

Harlequin Duck (1) Nov 05-23, Billings Bridge/Clifford Allen Island, Ottawa.

Barrow's Goldeneye (2) Rideau River Western Pathway north of Hurdman
Bridge, Ottawa. (1) Shirley's Bay, Ottawa. (1) Dow's lake. ( (1) Nov 20,
Champlain Park Woods, Ottawa.

Golden Eagle (1) Nov 24, Old Highway 17, Prescott and Russell. (1) Nov 22,
Embrun Sewage Lagoons, Prescott and Russell.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1) Nov 27, Pinhey Sand Dunes, Ottawa.

Black-backed Woodpecker (1) Nov 25, Old Union Hall Road, Lanark. Probably
just outside the OFNC circle, but further evidence of a big movement of
Black-backs. (1) Nov 23, Stony Swamp (Sarsaparilla Trail), Ottawa. (1-2)
Nov 19-22, Mer Bleue Bog, Ottawa.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1) Nov 21, Poulin Ave, Ottawa.

Winter Wren (2) Nov 21-22, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa.

Swainson's Thrush (1) Nov 26, Mississippi Riverwalk Trail, Lanark.

Hermit Thrush (1) Nov 23, Rockcliffe Airport Woods, Ottawa.

Fox Sparrow (1) Nov 21-23, Britannia CA--Mud Lake, Ottawa. (1) Nov 22,
Central Experimental Farm Arboretum, Ottawa. (2) Nov 22, Hawthorne Road,
Ottawa. (1) Nov 21, Parc Queen, Gatineau. (1) Nov 21, Dewberry Trail,
Ottawa.

Varied Thrush (1) Nov 16-22, Almonte--OVRT Almonte to Smart St., Lanark.

White-crowned Sparrow (1) Nov 25, Owl Valley Dr, Ottawa. (1) Nov 24,
Fernbank Road, Ottawa.

Eastern Towhee (1) Nov 25, Keyworth Avenue, Ottawa. (1) Nov 25, Patricia
Ave, Ottawa.

Rusty Blackbird (1) Nov 23, Prescott-Russel Trail Link, Ottawa,

Orange-crowned Warbler (1) Nov 27, Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ottawa.

Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to Nov 27, 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 Looks like a great Christmas Bird count season if all the winter finches stick around. How to find them? Look for trees and shrubs holding lots of fruit for grosbeaks, or birches and weedy fields for redpolls. What about more exotic fare? Some birding gurus point to the impending dropping temps around James Bay to push migrants and vagrants along the Ottawa River. Could be a good time for river watching. But when isn't? Ross's Goose (1) Nov 25, Embrun Sewage Lagoons, Prescott and Russell. Snow x Ross's Goose (hybrid) (2) Nov 24-25, Embrun Sewage Lagoons, Prescott and Russell. Greater White-fronted Goose (1) Nov 22, 25, Embrun Sewage Lagoons, Prescott and Russell. (1) Nov 25, Shirley's Bay (boat launch), Ottawa. Tundra Swan (2) Nov 18-27, Petrie Island, Ottawa. Juveniles. Sometimes visible from the small parking just north of the bridge. Wood Duck (1) Nov 24,Russell Lagoons, Prescott and Russel. Northern Shoveler (2) Nov 25, Birchgove Rd, Sarsfield, Ottawa. Harlequin Duck (1) Nov 05-23, Billings Bridge/Clifford Allen Island, Ottawa. Barrow's Goldeneye (2) Rideau River Western Pathway north of Hurdman Bridge, Ottawa. (1) Shirley's Bay, Ottawa. (1) Dow's lake. ( (1) Nov 20, Champlain Park Woods, Ottawa. Golden Eagle (1) Nov 24, Old Highway 17, Prescott and Russell. (1) Nov 22, Embrun Sewage Lagoons, Prescott and Russell. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1) Nov 27, Pinhey Sand Dunes, Ottawa. Black-backed Woodpecker (1) Nov 25, Old Union Hall Road, Lanark. Probably just outside the OFNC circle, but further evidence of a big movement of Black-backs. (1) Nov 23, Stony Swamp (Sarsaparilla Trail), Ottawa. (1-2) Nov 19-22, Mer Bleue Bog, Ottawa. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1) Nov 21, Poulin Ave, Ottawa. Winter Wren (2) Nov 21-22, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Swainson's Thrush (1) Nov 26, Mississippi Riverwalk Trail, Lanark. Hermit Thrush (1) Nov 23, Rockcliffe Airport Woods, Ottawa. Fox Sparrow (1) Nov 21-23, Britannia CA--Mud Lake, Ottawa. (1) Nov 22, Central Experimental Farm Arboretum, Ottawa. (2) Nov 22, Hawthorne Road, Ottawa. (1) Nov 21, Parc Queen, Gatineau. (1) Nov 21, Dewberry Trail, Ottawa. Varied Thrush (1) Nov 16-22, Almonte--OVRT Almonte to Smart St., Lanark. White-crowned Sparrow (1) Nov 25, Owl Valley Dr, Ottawa. (1) Nov 24, Fernbank Road, Ottawa. Eastern Towhee (1) Nov 25, Keyworth Avenue, Ottawa. (1) Nov 25, Patricia Ave, Ottawa. Rusty Blackbird (1) Nov 23, Prescott-Russel Trail Link, Ottawa, Orange-crowned Warbler (1) Nov 27, Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ottawa.