Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to July 25, 2024 Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca Warbler variety picks up with migrants in a mix of plumages, in particular a wave of Tennessee warblers. Let the Confusing Fall Warbler games begin. An unusual late influx of Black-billed Cuckoos with reports of many singing birds. Common Goldeneye (3) Jul 21, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa. Lesser Scaup (1) Jul 16-20, Shirley's Bay, Ottawa. (1) Jul 18, Rapides Deschênes (incluant Parc), Gatineau. Lesser Black-backed Gull (4) Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa. Red-headed Woodpecker (2-5) Constance Bay, Ottawa. (1) Jul 25, Ottawa Valley Rail Recreational Trail near Almonte, Lanark. Sedge Wren (4) Stittsville--Trans Canada Trail, Ottawa. Yellow-throated Vireo (2) Sheila McKee park. One still singing a Blue-headed song. Philadelphia Vireo (1) Jul 25, Vincent Massey/Hog's Back Parks, Ottawa. (1) Jul 20, Aylmer rural - secteur sud-ouest, Gatineau. Tennessee Warbler (1) Jul 13-24, Rockcliffe Airport Woods, Ottawa. (1) Jul 23, Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ottawa. (1) Jul 20-21, Britannia Ridge, Ottawa. (1) Jul 22, Shirley's Bay, Ottawa. (1) Jul 21, Kitchissippi Lookout, Ottawa. (1) Jul 21, Poole Creek pond, Ottawa. Cape May Warbler (1) Jul 20-23, Britannia CA--Britannia Ridge, Ottawa. (3) Jul 19, Birchgove Rd, Sarsfield, Ottawa. Bay-breasted Warbler(1) Jul 24, Shirley's Bay, Ottawa. (3) Jul 20-21, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. (1) Jul 21, Orleans - Chapel Hill North, Ottawa. Atlas note: Though peak bird breeding period in Southern Ontario is wrapping up for this year, there is still plenty of evidence to be seen – and heard – in support of the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas. Please consider converting your eBird reports or those outings to capture incredible bird photographs into valuable data that will help shape conservation efforts for years to come. As the summer progresses, it doesn’t matter if you are walking the dog at home, visiting your friend’s cottage, or enjoying a break in a favourite Provincial Park: almost every bird you encounter can be easily added to the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas, a once in a generation province-wide community-science effort. For more information on how to be a part of the community of more than 230 Ottawa Region observers who are contributing their observations to the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas, please visit www.birdsontario.org or contact the Ottawa Regional Coordinator at Ottawa@birdsontario.org