Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to June 09, 2022 Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca Gull month continues with a rare Laughing Gull and a long-staying Little Gull! With a lack of habitat to concentrate them, shorebird sightings are scattered. Redhead - Jun 08, Baie Simard, Gatineau. Red-necked Phalarope - Jun 03, Baie Simard, Gatineau. Black-bellied Plover - Jun 06, Chrysler bridge and dam, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. Semipalmated Plover - Jun 09, Flewellyn Road, Ottawa. Jun 08, Fourth Line Rd and Callendor Rd flooded fields, Ottawa. Red Knot - Jun 09, Rapides Deschênes (incluant Parc), Gatineau. Seen only in flight. Sanderling - Jun 05, Petrie Island, Ottawa. White-rumped Sandpiper - Jun 05-06, RN du Marais-Trépanier, Gatineau. Least Sandpiper (2) Jun 04, Leitrim Road West, Ottawa. Short-billed Dowitcher - (2) Jun 06-07, Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa. Jun 04-05, Dilworth Rd, Ottawa. Little Gull - Jun 01-09, Britannia CA, Ottawa. Britannia CA--Filtration Plant/Point, Ottawa, also seen from Baie Simard, Gatineau. This is an extremely long visit from this beautiful and rare bird, and a rare chance to study it. The bird is immature. Bonaparte's Gull (as many as 12) Jun 09, Britannia CA--Filtration Plant, Ottawa/Baie Simard, Gatineau. Acting as camouflage for the Little Gull and other vagrants, the Bonaparte's continues. Most in non-adult plumage, so have fun spotting the Little Gull. Laughing Gull - Jun 07, Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa. Also reported from Baie Simard/Deschênes, Gatineau on the 7th. Jun 06, Cambrian Rd W & Old Richmond Rd, Ottawa. Lesser Black-backed Gull - Jun 05-06, Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa. Franklin's Gull - last reported here on May 29, but it's just downriver near Hawkesbury on Jun 09, so might it return? Keep an eye out. Caspian Tern - Jun 04-08, Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa. (2-3) Jun 07-08, Dilworth Rd, Ottawa. Arctic Tern - Jun 06, Britannia CA--Filtration Plant/Point, Ottawa. Red-headed Woodpecker - Constance Bay, Ottawa. Jun 08, Chemin de la Symphonie, Val-des-Monts, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Jun 03- 04, Chemin de la Lyrique, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Jun 04, Osgoode, Ottawa. Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Jun 03, Greenbelt Pathway West, Ottawa. Carolina Wren - Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa. Northern Mockingbird - Jun 05, River Trail at Island Park Drive, Ottawa. White-winged Crossbill - (3) Jun 04, Manotick, Ottawa. Northern Parula - Jun 04, Britannia Yacht Club, Ottawa.