Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to May 15, 2025 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 nice pulse of Blackpoll Warblers. A rare Tufted Duck. Greater White-fronted Goose (2) May 10-11, Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa. Cackling Goose (1) May 10, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. (1) May 09, Carleton Place--Hwy 7 Storm Pond, Lanark. Greater Scaup (2) May 13-14, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa. (4) May 10, Petrie Island, Ottawa. Northern Pintail (2) May 12-15, Holland's Marsh, Ottawa. (2) May 10, Marlborough Forest--Roger's Pond, Ottawa. Tufted Duck (1) May 13, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa. A nice drake. Wilson's Phalarope (1) May 13, Holland's Marsh, Ottawa. (1) May 12, Richmond CA (formerly Richmond Sewage Lagoons), Ottawa. Lesser Black-backed Gull (1) May 10, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. Iceland Gull (1) May 10, Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa. Rough-legged Hawk (1) May 12, PN de Plaisance--Baie Noire (Est & Ouest), Papineau. Olive-sided Flycatcher (1) May 11, Parc de la Gatineau--Vallée Meech, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Red-headed Woodpecker (2) Constance Bay, Ottawa. (1) May 14, PN de Plaisance - - Sentier Pont suspendu, Papineau. White-eyed Vireo (1) May 01-11, Petrie Island, Ottawa. Yellow-throated Vireo (1) , Sheila McKee Park, Ottawa. Doing a BHVI song. (1) May 14, Ch. de la Sapinière, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. (1) May 12, Richmond CA (formerly Richmond Sewage Lagoons), Ottawa. Bohemian Waxwing (2) May 10, Domaine de la ferme Moore, Gatineau. American Tree Sparrow (1) May 13, Weslock Park, Ottawa. Blue-winged Warbler (1) May 13, Extrémité Ch. de l'Hôtel de Ville, Luskville, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. (1) May 11, Ramsay Conc. 5a, Lanark. Wilson's Warbler (1) May 10, Twin Elm Rd, ), Ottawa. (1) May 10, Shirley's Bay, Ottawa. Atlas notes: Peak breeding season is just around the corner and our resident breeders are already busy. Many are singing on territory and some have even started gathering nesting material #youcanatlasthat Simply reporting this behaviour is all it takes to participate in the Third Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas: a once-in-a-generation community science effort that will provide the data to help develop environmental policies and conservation strategies across Ontario for years to come. For more information, visit www.birdsontario.org or contact Aaron Hywarren the Ottawa Regional Coordinator at Ottawa@birdsontario.org