Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to Jan 22, 2026 Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca Long-staying vagrant Tufted Titmouse, Black-backed Woodpeckers, and Western Meadowlark are all holding strong. Northern Pintail (1) Jan 20, Etang Grimes, Gatineau. Barrow's Goldeneye (1) Jan 22, Chapman Mills CA, Ottawa. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1) Jan 16-18, Pleasant Park Woods, Ottawa. Black-backed Woodpecker (1-2) Dec 01-Jan 17, Stony Swamp (Trailhead P11), Ottawa. Tufted Titmouse (1) Dec 14-Jan 22, Lewis St, Salisbury pl, Waverly Street, that block. Listen for the Chickadee flock. Brown Thrasher (1) Ch Robillard, Prescott and Russell. Hermit Thrush (1) Jan 16, Bel Air fields, Ottawa. Chipping Sparrow (1) Jan 20, Frank Ryan & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa. White-crowned Sparrow (1) Fernbank Road, Ottawa. (1) Jan 20, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. At the manure piles. Swamp Sparrow (1) Jan 19, Stony Swamp (Beaver Trail), Ottawa. Western Meadowlark (1) Dec 07-Jan 22, Panmure Road, Kinburn, Ottawa. Patience may be required. Watch for it to sneak from the plastic-covered hay bales to the small spruce just behind the cedars. Brown-headed Cowbird (1) Jan 21, Bridlewood Hydro Spur Path, Ottawa,