Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to Mar 16, 2023

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Derek Dunnett
Fri, Mar 17, 2023 10:55 AM

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

Right on time, the last two weeks of March see Golden Eagles migrating
North over the region.

Trumpeter Swan (2) Mar 16, 417 and Kinburn,  Ottawa.

Gadwall - Mar 12, Stittsville--Iber Rd storm pond, Ottawa.

Lesser Scaup (2)  Britannia CA--Filtration Plant/Point, Ottawa.

Barrow's Goldeneye  -  Adàwe Crossing, Ottawa.

Gray Partridge  - Giroux Road, Ottawa.  In the fields or hiding in the
tree-line.

Golden Eagle - Eagle season until the end of the month!  Mar 15, Flew
north across the Ottawa River, east of Britannia, and then over the
Gatineau Hills. Mar 15, Carp River Watershed Reclamation Area, Ottawa.
Golden Eagle - Mar 12, Trans Canada near Limoges, Prescott and Russell.

Belted Kingfisher - Mar 13, Watts Creek Pathway, Ottawa, near the train
tracks.

Black-backed Woodpecker - Mar 10-12, Stony Swamp (Jack Pine Trail), Ottawa.

Red-bellied Woodpecker - Dewberry Trail Parking Feeder, Ottawa.  Mar 11,
Chemin Steele, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais.

Tufted Titmouse -  North Gower, Ottawa.  Infrequent and unpredictable.

Carolina Wren - (2) Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa.  (2)  Mar 16,
Lismer Crescent, Kanata, Ottawa.

Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca Right on time, the last two weeks of March see Golden Eagles migrating North over the region. Trumpeter Swan (2) Mar 16, 417 and Kinburn, Ottawa. Gadwall - Mar 12, Stittsville--Iber Rd storm pond, Ottawa. Lesser Scaup (2) Britannia CA--Filtration Plant/Point, Ottawa. Barrow's Goldeneye - Adàwe Crossing, Ottawa. Gray Partridge - Giroux Road, Ottawa. In the fields or hiding in the tree-line. Golden Eagle - Eagle season until the end of the month! Mar 15, Flew north across the Ottawa River, east of Britannia, and then over the Gatineau Hills. Mar 15, Carp River Watershed Reclamation Area, Ottawa. Golden Eagle - Mar 12, Trans Canada near Limoges, Prescott and Russell. Belted Kingfisher - Mar 13, Watts Creek Pathway, Ottawa, near the train tracks. Black-backed Woodpecker - Mar 10-12, Stony Swamp (Jack Pine Trail), Ottawa. Red-bellied Woodpecker - Dewberry Trail Parking Feeder, Ottawa. Mar 11, Chemin Steele, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Tufted Titmouse - North Gower, Ottawa. Infrequent and unpredictable. Carolina Wren - (2) Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa. (2) Mar 16, Lismer Crescent, Kanata, Ottawa.