Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC)
Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec
Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca
A trickle of migrating shorebirds and warblers. But lots of fledglings and
parenting behavior to enjoy.
Redhead - Reported July 12, from Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa.
Seen at the mouth of Pinecrest Creek.
Ruddy Duck - July 15, Centrepointe Park, Ottawa.
Semipalmated Plover - July 11, Strathcona Park, Ottawa.
Bonaparte's Gull - July 10, Rapides Deschênes, Gatineau.
Lesser Black-backed Gull - Rapides Deschênes, Gatineau.
Black Tern - Not eBird rare, but hard enough to see in Ottawa in July.
Heaphy Road, Ottawa.
Yellow-throated Vireo - Rockcliffe, Ottawa.
Carolina Wren - Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa. Mooney's Bay Park,
Ottawa. Rue de Saint-Malo, Gatineau.
Sedge Wren - July 09, Panmure Road, southwest of Upper Dwyer Hill,
Lanark. July 11, Sturgess Road, Montague, Lanark.
Lincoln's Sparrow - Dolman Ridge Road, Ottawa.
White-winged Crossbill - July 10, Ramsay Concession 5A, Mississippi Mills,
Lanark. A single female. Might there be more?
Tennessee Warbler - July 12, Nortel Marsh, Ottawa.
The DND property at Shirley's Bay is now restricted to official business
only. If this changes in the future, there will be an announcement.