Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca Spring continues with the return of ducks, herons, egrets and cranes. A surprising number of swallows showed up for the last days of March. Greater White-fronted Goose - Moodie Drive Quarry, Frank Kenny, Milton Road, Richmond Lagoon, Wall Road, all Ottawa. Pink-footed Goose - Milton Road on the 27th and 30th. Where was it on the 28-29th? The flood plain at Milton Road has been very generous with waterfowl this week: Northern Shoveler, Redhead, Gadwall, Green and Blue-winged Teal, both Trumpeter and Tundra Swans, and even a singing Vesper Sparrow, as well as the aforementioned rare geese. Frank Kenny has been good as well. Long-tailed Duck - A pair in breeding plumage east of the Rapides Deschênes. Trumpeter Swan - In Prescott and Russell at Cobb Creek flood plain, Lalonde Road, and Clarence Creek. In Ottawa at Vances Side Road (Dunrobin), Roger's Pond, and Dilworth Road (Kemptville), Ottawa. Tundra Swan - Usually rarer than Trumpeters in the region, but many sightings this week: Lalonde Road, Clarence Creek, Riceville Floodplain, all Prescott and Russell Red-necked Grebe - Britannia Point, Ottawa, on the 31st. Golden Eagle - Eagles continue migrating through the region. Cobb Lake Creek flood plain, Prescott and Russell. Moodie Drive, Kars, and Frank Kenny, Ottawa. Glaucous Gull - Moodie Drive Quarry, and the Trail Road landfill, Ottawa. Black-crowned Night Heron - Pair photographed in the Hunt Club area on the 29th-30th. Red-headed Woodpecker - Continues on Bayview and/or Goodin Street, Ottawa. Tree Swallow - Rideau Trail between Scotch Line and Wild Life Road, Lanark. Constance Creek, Andrew Hayden Park, Britannia Conservation Area, Shirley Avenue, Richmond Lagoons, Kars, in Ottawa. Barn Swallow - Andrew Hayden Park, Britannia Conservation Area, Ottawa. Red Crossbill - Larose Forest, Prescott and Russell. Lark Sparrow - McCaffrey Trail, Ottawa, near Ashton. Yellow-rumped Warbler - Britannia Conservation Area (Woods), Ottawa. Special note about Shirley's Bay. The DND property is now restricted to official business only. If this changes in the future, there will be an announcement. Did you know that your observations are valuable to the Third Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas? It’s a province-wide volunteer-based project to map the distribution and abundance of Ontario’s approximately 300 breeding birds. Data from the previous two Ontario Atlases have provided enormous contributions to bird and environmental conservation over the last 40 years. For more information and to register for this important citizen science effort, please visit: https://www.birdsontario.org/