Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca This week brought new geese and blackbirds to town! Check flocks of both for rarities and other new arrivals. The big flocks are still south of us, but at least five species of geese are here now. Killdeer are back and Woodcock will soon follow. Greater White-fronted Goose - Eagleson storm water ponds, Mar 17, and the Jock River at Eagleson Road on the 14th, both Ottawa. Barnacle Goose - Alymer sewage treatment plant, March 17 & 18, Gatineau. Trumpeter Swan - Rideau Creek at Rideau River, Ottawa. Donnelly Drive (Merrickville), Ottawa. Barrow's Goldeneye - Anywhere from Strathcona Park to Hurdman Bridge, Ottawa. Time is running out to list this bird. Lesser Black-backed Gull - Parc Moussette, Gatineau. Golden Eagle - Eagles are migrating through now. Look for tiny dots migrating high up, or swirling panicked masses of geese. Sightings from Emerald Meadows, Milton Road, and Vance's Side Road Ottawa, or anywhere along the escarpment in Quebec. Red-shouldered Hawk - Richardson Road, (Merrickville), Lanark. Greenland Road Hawkwatch, Ottawa. Red-Bellied Woodpecker - Kanata Lakes, Shirley's Bay (Hilda Feeders), Britannia CA. Parc du Lac-Leamy, Gatineau. Chemin Fer- à-Cheval/sentier des Libellules, Gatineau. Rue de Saint-Malo, Gatineau. Red-headed Woodpecker - Continues on Bayview and/or Goodin Street, Ottawa. Tree Swallow - March 11 at the Rapides Deschênes, Gatineau. Carolina Wren - Everywhere. Eastern Bluebird - Greenland Road Hawkwatch, Ottawa. Hermit Thrush - Britannia CA, Ottawa, and Lime Kiln Trail, Ottawa. Winter finches seem to be winding down. Pine Grosbeak - One on March Valley Road, one at the Hilda Road feeders, Ottawa. 6 on Winding Lane, Ottawa. Red Crossbill - Three over Clarence Cambridge, Limoges, Prescott and Russell. 25 in Larose Forest, Prescott and Russell. These birds are showing breeding behavior including males feeding females and lots of singing. And of course, Crazy Horse Trail, Ottawa. White-winged Crossbill - Eight in Larose Forest, Prescott and Russell, loosely associated with the Red Crossbills. Swamp Sparrow - Stony Swamp (Chipmunk Trail), Ottawa Special note about Shirley's Bay. The DND property is now restricted to official business only. If this changes in the future, there will be an announcement.