Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC) – Weekly Birding Report Sightings within a 50km radius of Parliament Hill - including eastern Ontario and western Quebec *Compiled by Al Caughey at sightings@ofnc.ca <sightings@ofnc.ca>*< Update for the week ending on 2026.06.18 (season 1; episode 20) *First, congrats to the Canadian Men's Soccer team for their World Cup victory over Qatar tonight (Thursday)!* *This week, we're down to 167 reported species and a new low of just 16 notables in the 50km circle (down from 180 and 25 in my last update). In spite of the decline in notables, there were three that were not on the list last week: a Long-tailed Duck in Gatineau, Red-breasted Mergansers in Ottawa and Gatineau and finally, White-rumped Sandpipers in both Ottawa and Carleton Place. * *Several notables in last week's update were not reported this week - including: Brant, Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid), Great Black-backed Gull, Greater Yellowlegs, Ruddy Turnstone, Arctic Tern, American White Pelican, Loggerhead Shrike and Gray-cheeked Thrush. The following were still seen but not in regions where they are notable: Trumpeter Swans, Black-crowned Night Heron, Dark-eyed Junco, Golden-winged Warbler, Brewster's Warbler (hybrid).* *The forecast for the coming week is unsettled conditions & periodic rain over the weekend changing to clearer, warmer weather midweek. With most of our residents in peak breeding/nesting season, songbirds will likely hunker down over the weekend but the low-pressure system could drop late-migrating shorebirds and waterfowl into mudflats and shorelines. Once conditions improve, local breeders will be active in woodlots; while wetlands and marshes could good spots to find bitterns, rails and who knows what else! * Current Notable Birds: *White-winged Scoter*: 12 reports at 8 locations - 1 at Bernie's balcony [Ottawa] (twice between Jun 15-18); 1 at Britannia CA/Filtration Plant/Point [Ottawa] (on Jun 15); 8 at Shirley's Bay (boat launch) [Ottawa] (on Jun 14); 1 at Andrew Haydon Park [Ottawa] (twice between Jun 12-14); 1 at Rue Beaulac [Gatineau] (on Jun 13); 1 at Rapides Deschênes (incluant Parc) [Gatineau] (3 times between Jun 11-12); 6 at Ch. de la Sapinière [Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais] (on Jun 12) *Long-tailed Duck*: a single report of 1 at Parc des Cèdres [Gatineau] on Jun 13 *Common Goldeneye*: a single report of 1 at Filtration Plant/Point [Ottawa] on Jun 12; plus 1 non-notable report in Gatineau *Red-breasted Merganser*: 8 reports at 3 locations - 1 at Andrew Haydon Park [Ottawa] (6 times between Jun 17-18); 4 at Shirley's Bay [Ottawa] (on Jun 14); 1 at Rue Beaulac [Gatineau] (on Jun 13); plus non-notable reports at locations in Ottawa [2], Gatineau [3], Papineau [1] *Yellow-billed Cuckoo*: 5 reports at 2 locations - 1 at Sheila McKee Park [Ottawa] (on Jun 14); 1 at Richmond CA [Ottawa] (4 times between Jun 12-13); plus 3 non-notable reports in Gatineau *Semipalmated Plover*: 4 reports of 1 at Petrie Island [Ottawa] between Jun 13-14 *White-rumped Sandpiper*: 7 reports of 1 at Hwy 7 Storm Pond [Lanark] on Jun 13; plus a single non-notable report in Prescott and Russell *Bonaparte's Gull*: 6 reports at 2 locations - as many as 5 at Britannia CA/Filtration Plant Point [Ottawa] (4 times between Jun 13-15); as many as 2 at Shirley's Bay (boat launch) [Ottawa] (twice on Jun 14); plus a single non-notable report in Gatineau *Lesser Black-backed Gull*: a single report of 1 at Pioneer Plains Park [Ottawa] on Jun 17 *Caspian Tern*: 2 reports at 2 locations - 1 at Shirley's Bay [Ottawa] (on Jun 17); 1 at Petrie Island [Ottawa] (on Jun 13); plus 3 non-notable reports in Gatineau *Red-headed Woodpecker*: 7 reports of 2 at Bayview Dr/Torbolton Forest [Ottawa] between Jun 12-17 *Red-bellied Woodpecker*: a single report of 1 at Forêt Boucher [Gatineau] on Jun 15; plus non-notable reports in Ottawa [1] & Lanark [2] *Yellow-throated Vireo*: 9 reports of 2 at Sheila McKee Park [Ottawa] between Jun 12-17; plus 1 non-notable report in Lanark *Northern Mockingbird*: 49 reports at 3 locations - 1 at Innovation Drive/Trillium Woods and Monk Experimental Trails/Richcraft Recreation Complex [Ottawa] (37 times between Jun 12-17); as many as 2 at Route 148 Estate, Thurso QC/Thurso [Papineau] (6 times between Jun 13-17); 1 at route 148, Thurso/Thurso, Route 148 [Papineau] (6 times between Jun 13-16) *Tennessee Warbler*: 2 reports at 2 locations - 1 at Borrisokane at Barnsdale (woodlot next to small lake) [Ottawa] (on Jun 16); 1 at Twin Elm Rd Wetlands [Ottawa] (on Jun 14) *Northern Parula*: a single report of 1 at Alta Vista Dr [Ottawa] on Jun 13; plus non-notable reports at locations in Gatineau [2], Papineau [3], Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais [4] As always, send questions, comments or photos to sightings@ofnc.ca. Your feedback is appreciated. Good birding, Al