Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to May 05, 2022

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Derek Dunnett
Thu, May 5, 2022 11:24 PM

Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC)
Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec
Compiler:  Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca

Big story of the week was the Lark Sparrow on Twin Elm Road May 02-03.
This road produces good shorebirds, gulls, and apparently sparrows, from
time to time.  A sparse handful of new warblers in small numbers.

Trumpeter Swan - Pair May 02,  Vances Side Road, Dunrobin, Ottawa

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - A handful seem to have passed right over
Ottawa:  May 04 Wychwood, Aylmer, Gatineau.    May 04, Parc Queen,
Gatineau.  May 03, Rue rémi , cantley, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais.  May
01, Rue de Saturne, Cantley, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais.

Lesser Yellowlegs - 50+ at Richmond Lagoons, Ottawa,  May 05.

Iceland Gull  - May 05, Twin Elm Road, Ottawa.

Lesser Black-backed Gull  - (7) May 05, Twin Elm Road, Ottawa.  May 03,
Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa.  May 03, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa.

Bonaparte’s Gull - (14) on Lake Deschenes May 05.
Caspian Tern - Reported May 01,  Baie McLaurin, Gatineau

Rough-legged Hawk - May 02, Twin Elm Road Wetlands, Ottawa.  May 01,  RN
de Breckenridge, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais.

Red-headed Woodpecker - Constance Bay, Ottawa.
Red-bellied Woodpecker - pair interacting May 04, Cowell Rd, Ottawa.  Apr
30, Chemin Cook, Gatineau.

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - May 03- 04,  Imp de l'Excursion, Gatineau.

Carolina Wren - Pair continues in Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa.  Apr
29, Mud Lake, Ottawa.

Marsh Wren - May 02-04, Cameron Harvey Drive, Ottawa.  May 01, NCC
greenbelt P27, Ottawa.

Bohemian Waxwing  - (14)  May 05, Greenbelt Trail 10, Ottawa.  May 02,
Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa.  (25) Apr 29, Holbrook Rd, Montague,
Lanark.

Lark Sparrow - May 02-03, Twin Elm Road Wetlands, Ottawa.

Fox Sparrow - May 03, Du Bois Ave, Ottawa.

Louisiana Waterthrush - May 04-05, Parc de la Gatineau--Sentier Lauriault
and Sentier de la Chute, and Gatineau.

Cape May Warbler May 03,Stanley Park, Ottawa

Blackburnian Warbler - May 01, Mud Lake, Ottawa,

Orange-crowned Warbler - May 04, Parc de la Gatineau--Sentier Gamelin,
Gatineau.

We are now in the second year of the Third Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas: an
ambitious five-year effort to provide data that will guide environmental
policies and conservation strategies across Ontario for years to come.
Participation is easy and can be as simple as noting a singing bird in your
neighbourhood, or watching a bird with nesting material.  For more
information, watch the introductory video on the OFNC Facebook Group,
visit  https://www.birdsontario.org/  or contact the Ottawa Regional
Coordinator at Ottawa@birdsontario.org

Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca Big story of the week was the Lark Sparrow on Twin Elm Road May 02-03. This road produces good shorebirds, gulls, and apparently sparrows, from time to time. A sparse handful of new warblers in small numbers. Trumpeter Swan - Pair May 02, Vances Side Road, Dunrobin, Ottawa Ruby-throated Hummingbird - A handful seem to have passed right over Ottawa: May 04 Wychwood, Aylmer, Gatineau. May 04, Parc Queen, Gatineau. May 03, Rue rémi , cantley, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. May 01, Rue de Saturne, Cantley, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Lesser Yellowlegs - 50+ at Richmond Lagoons, Ottawa, May 05. Iceland Gull - May 05, Twin Elm Road, Ottawa. Lesser Black-backed Gull - (7) May 05, Twin Elm Road, Ottawa. May 03, Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa. May 03, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa. Bonaparte’s Gull - (14) on Lake Deschenes May 05. Caspian Tern - Reported May 01, Baie McLaurin, Gatineau Rough-legged Hawk - May 02, Twin Elm Road Wetlands, Ottawa. May 01, RN de Breckenridge, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Red-headed Woodpecker - Constance Bay, Ottawa. Red-bellied Woodpecker - pair interacting May 04, Cowell Rd, Ottawa. Apr 30, Chemin Cook, Gatineau. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - May 03- 04, Imp de l'Excursion, Gatineau. Carolina Wren - Pair continues in Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa. Apr 29, Mud Lake, Ottawa. Marsh Wren - May 02-04, Cameron Harvey Drive, Ottawa. May 01, NCC greenbelt P27, Ottawa. Bohemian Waxwing - (14) May 05, Greenbelt Trail 10, Ottawa. May 02, Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa. (25) Apr 29, Holbrook Rd, Montague, Lanark. Lark Sparrow - May 02-03, Twin Elm Road Wetlands, Ottawa. Fox Sparrow - May 03, Du Bois Ave, Ottawa. Louisiana Waterthrush - May 04-05, Parc de la Gatineau--Sentier Lauriault and Sentier de la Chute, and Gatineau. Cape May Warbler May 03,Stanley Park, Ottawa Blackburnian Warbler - May 01, Mud Lake, Ottawa, Orange-crowned Warbler - May 04, Parc de la Gatineau--Sentier Gamelin, Gatineau. We are now in the second year of the Third Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas: an ambitious five-year effort to provide data that will guide environmental policies and conservation strategies across Ontario for years to come. Participation is easy and can be as simple as noting a singing bird in your neighbourhood, or watching a bird with nesting material. For more information, watch the introductory video on the OFNC Facebook Group, visit https://www.birdsontario.org/ or contact the Ottawa Regional Coordinator at Ottawa@birdsontario.org