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Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to Dec 18, 2025

Derek Dunnett

Fri, Dec 19, 2025 2:17 AM

Finally an accessible Tufted Titmouse! CBC season started this week and
continues, uncovering many hidden gems.

Wood Duck (1) Billings Bridge, Ottawa. (1) Dec 14, Rockcliffe parkway
between Ogilvie and Green's creek, Ottawa. (1) Dec 13, Mississippi
Riverwalk Trail, Lanark.

Northern Pintail (1) Dec 09-14, Stittsville-Hickstead pond, Ottawa. Female.
(1) Dec 11-18, Etang Grimes, Gatineau.

American Coot (1) Dec 07-18, Stittsville-Hickstead pond, Ottawa. Look
for the tiny diver in the mass of mallards.

Barrow's Goldeneye (1) Dec 14 Bate Island, Ottawa. (1) Dec 15, Carleton
University, Ottawa.

Wilson's Snipe (1) Dec 14, Merivale Gardens, Ottawa.

Belted Kingfisher (1) Dec 16, Stittsville--Hickstead Storm Pond, Ottawa.
(1) Dec 14, Junction Ave, Ottawa. (1) Dec 14, Last Mile Pond, Ottawa.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1) Dec 18, Pleasant Park Woods, Ottawa,

Black-backed Woodpecker (1-2) Dec 01-18, Stony Swamp (Trailhead P11),
Ottawa. (1) Dec 15, Old Quarry Trail, Ottawa. (2)
Dec 14, Merivale Gardens, Ottawa.

Eastern Phoebe (1) Dec 15, Musée, Gatineau.

Tufted Titmouse (1) Dec 14-18, Lewis St, Salisbury pl, Waverly Street,
that block.

Gray Catbird (1) Dec 15, Derreen Ave, Ottawa.

Hermit Thrush (1) Dec 17-18, Britannia CA--Britannia Ridge, Ottawa. (1)
Dec 15, Derreen Ave, Ottawa.

Winter Wren (1) Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa.

Fox Sparrow (1) Dec 13-14, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. (1)
Dec 15, Rue de St-Malo, Gatineau. (1) Dec 15, Sentier du corridor
Champlain, Gatineau.

White-crowned Sparrow (1) Owl Valley Dr, Ottawa. (1) Dec 10-15, Fernbank
Road, Ottawa. (2) Dec 04-14, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa.

Yellow-headed Blackbird (1)Dec 16-17, Ch de la Baie, Pontiac, Les
Collines-de-l'Outaouais.

Western Meadowlark (1) Dec 07-18, Panmure Road, Kinburn, Ottawa. Patience
may be required. Watch for it to sneak from the hay bales to the spruce.

Christmas Bird counts in the OFNC Circle:
https://ofnc.ca/birds/tis-the-season-of-christmas-bird-counts-2

Sorry about the bad link last week.

Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to Dec 18, 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 Finally an accessible Tufted Titmouse! CBC season started this week and continues, uncovering many hidden gems. Wood Duck (1) Billings Bridge, Ottawa. (1) Dec 14, Rockcliffe parkway between Ogilvie and Green's creek, Ottawa. (1) Dec 13, Mississippi Riverwalk Trail, Lanark. Northern Pintail (1) Dec 09-14, Stittsville-Hickstead pond, Ottawa. Female. (1) Dec 11-18, Etang Grimes, Gatineau. American Coot (1) Dec 07-18, Stittsville-Hickstead pond, Ottawa. Look for the tiny diver in the mass of mallards. Barrow's Goldeneye (1) Dec 14 Bate Island, Ottawa. (1) Dec 15, Carleton University, Ottawa. Wilson's Snipe (1) Dec 14, Merivale Gardens, Ottawa. Belted Kingfisher (1) Dec 16, Stittsville--Hickstead Storm Pond, Ottawa. (1) Dec 14, Junction Ave, Ottawa. (1) Dec 14, Last Mile Pond, Ottawa. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1) Dec 18, Pleasant Park Woods, Ottawa, Black-backed Woodpecker (1-2) Dec 01-18, Stony Swamp (Trailhead P11), Ottawa. (1) Dec 15, Old Quarry Trail, Ottawa. (2) Dec 14, Merivale Gardens, Ottawa. Eastern Phoebe (1) Dec 15, Musée, Gatineau. Tufted Titmouse (1) Dec 14-18, Lewis St, Salisbury pl, Waverly Street, that block. Gray Catbird (1) Dec 15, Derreen Ave, Ottawa. Hermit Thrush (1) Dec 17-18, Britannia CA--Britannia Ridge, Ottawa. (1) Dec 15, Derreen Ave, Ottawa. Winter Wren (1) Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Fox Sparrow (1) Dec 13-14, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. (1) Dec 15, Rue de St-Malo, Gatineau. (1) Dec 15, Sentier du corridor Champlain, Gatineau. White-crowned Sparrow (1) Owl Valley Dr, Ottawa. (1) Dec 10-15, Fernbank Road, Ottawa. (2) Dec 04-14, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. Yellow-headed Blackbird (1)Dec 16-17, Ch de la Baie, Pontiac, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Western Meadowlark (1) Dec 07-18, Panmure Road, Kinburn, Ottawa. Patience may be required. Watch for it to sneak from the hay bales to the spruce. Christmas Bird counts in the OFNC Circle: https://ofnc.ca/birds/tis-the-season-of-christmas-bird-counts-2 Sorry about the bad link last week.