Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca A fantastic week of birding. November is for vagrants: SAY'S PHOEBE, BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, SLATY-BACKED GULL, and RED PHALAROPE. Winter finches continue to trickle in. Blue-winged Teal - Nov 14, Dow's Lake, Ottawa. Common Goldeneye x Hooded Merganser - A very striking (if uncountable) bird for the duck connoisseur, continues at the Pont Champlain, Gatineau. Ruddy Duck - Continues at the Cabane Beige, Gatineau. Ross's Goose - Continued at Moodie Drive Quarry until Nov 14. County Road 31, Winchester, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Nov 17. Greater White-fronted Goose - Nov 13, Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa. Trumpeter Swan - Nov 16, Marlborough Forest--Roger's Pond, Ottawa. Pied-billed Grebe - Continues at Britannia CA, Ottawa. Sandhill Crane - 600 on Nov 16 at Lalonde and Labelle, Prescott and Russell. Not exactly eBird rare, but those are astounding numbers for Eastern Ontario, and an amazing sight and sound. RED PHALAROPE - Nov 16, Remic Rapids, Ottawa. Killdeer - Nov 14, Hwy 7 Storm Pond, Lanark. BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE - A first winter bird Nov 13, Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa. SLATY-BACKED GULL - Continues at Moodie Drive Quarry, Oct 08-Nov 17 at least. Turkey Vulture - Nov 14, Britannia CA (general location), Ottawa. Golden Eagle - Reported Nov 16, Lalonde Road, Clarence Creek, Prescott and Russell. SAY'S PHOEBE - A stunning county first record, Nov 16-18, Trail Road Landfill, Ottawa. Winter Wren - Britannia CA, and Jack Pine Trail, Ottawa. Northern Mockingbird - Nov 18, Woodgate Way, Ottawa White-winged Crossbill - Nov 16, Ramsay Con. 5A, The Quarry, Lanark. Red Crossbill - Nov 13, Hammond, Ontario. White-crowned Sparrow - Nov 17, Rue de Bourgogne, Gatineau. Blackburnian Warbler - Nov 14, Rockcliffe Airport, Ottawa. Will this be the last non-yellow-rumped warbler of the year?