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Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to Oct 30, 2025

Derek Dunnett

Fri, Oct 31, 2025 12:27 AM

Snow Goose season starts with a flock of 1500 in Embrum on Tuesday. Many
more to come. Keep an eye (or ear) open for Pine Siskins and both
Grosbeaks. Fox Sparrows in every hedge and trail edge this week.

Ross's Goose (1) Oct 28-30, Bruce Pit, Ottawa.

Trumpeter Swan (4) Oct 26, Shirley's Bay (boat launch), Ottawa. (6) Oct
25, Torwood Armitage, Ottawa. (6) Oct 23, Parc de la Gatineau--Lac Carman,
Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais.

Blue-winged Teal (2) Oct 24-25, Andrew Haydon Park-Dick Bell Park, Ottawa.

Common Gallinule (1) Oct 26, RN du Marais-Trépanier, Gatineau.

Red-throated Loon (1) Oct 21, Baie Simard, Gatineau.

Spotted Sandpiper (1) Oct 22, Jay Street Lookout, Ottawa.

Osprey (1) Oct 25, Mississippi River, Ontario, Lanark.

Golden Eagle (1) Oct 25, Shirley's Bay (boat launch), Ottawa. (1) Oct 29,
Quigley Hill Rd, Ottawa.

Black-backed Woodpecker (1) Greenbelt Pathway (East/West of Conroy),
Ottawa. (1) Oct 25, La cour de Guy, Val-des-Monts, Les
Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Presumably more in the region.

White-eyed Vireo (1) Oct 24-25, Nepean Creek Trail, Ottawa. (1) Oct 25,
Shirley's bay, Ottawa. Three in a year is unprecedented in Ottawa.

Blue-headed Vireo (1) Oct 25, Nepean Creek Trail, Ottawa. (2) Oct 23, Frank
Ryan & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa. (1) Oct 23, Pioneer Plains Park, Ottawa.
(1) Oct 23, Maple Grove Trails, Ottawa.

Gray Catbird (1) Oct 28, Sampson Private, Ottawa.

Harris's Sparrow (1) Oct 26, undisclosed private location, Ottawa.

Bobolink (1) Oct 29, Carleton Place--Hwy 7 Storm Pond, Lanark.

Tennessee Warbler (1) Oct 25, Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ottawa. (1) Oct 23,
Rockcliffe Airport Woods, Ottawa.

Nashville Warbler (1) Oc24, Rockcliffe Airport Woods, Ottawa.

Pine Warbler (1) Oct 21, Piste cyc. Sentier des Voyageurs--Pont
Champlain<->Parc des Rapides-Deschênes, Gatineau.

Black-throated Green Warbler (1) Oct 25, Frank Ryan & Elmhurst Parks,
Ottawa. Continuing female.

Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to Oct 30, 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 Snow Goose season starts with a flock of 1500 in Embrum on Tuesday. Many more to come. Keep an eye (or ear) open for Pine Siskins and both Grosbeaks. Fox Sparrows in every hedge and trail edge this week. Ross's Goose (1) Oct 28-30, Bruce Pit, Ottawa. Trumpeter Swan (4) Oct 26, Shirley's Bay (boat launch), Ottawa. (6) Oct 25, Torwood Armitage, Ottawa. (6) Oct 23, Parc de la Gatineau--Lac Carman, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Blue-winged Teal (2) Oct 24-25, Andrew Haydon Park-Dick Bell Park, Ottawa. Common Gallinule (1) Oct 26, RN du Marais-Trépanier, Gatineau. Red-throated Loon (1) Oct 21, Baie Simard, Gatineau. Spotted Sandpiper (1) Oct 22, Jay Street Lookout, Ottawa. Osprey (1) Oct 25, Mississippi River, Ontario, Lanark. Golden Eagle (1) Oct 25, Shirley's Bay (boat launch), Ottawa. (1) Oct 29, Quigley Hill Rd, Ottawa. Black-backed Woodpecker (1) Greenbelt Pathway (East/West of Conroy), Ottawa. (1) Oct 25, La cour de Guy, Val-des-Monts, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Presumably more in the region. White-eyed Vireo (1) Oct 24-25, Nepean Creek Trail, Ottawa. (1) Oct 25, Shirley's bay, Ottawa. Three in a year is unprecedented in Ottawa. Blue-headed Vireo (1) Oct 25, Nepean Creek Trail, Ottawa. (2) Oct 23, Frank Ryan & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa. (1) Oct 23, Pioneer Plains Park, Ottawa. (1) Oct 23, Maple Grove Trails, Ottawa. Gray Catbird (1) Oct 28, Sampson Private, Ottawa. Harris's Sparrow (1) Oct 26, undisclosed private location, Ottawa. Bobolink (1) Oct 29, Carleton Place--Hwy 7 Storm Pond, Lanark. Tennessee Warbler (1) Oct 25, Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ottawa. (1) Oct 23, Rockcliffe Airport Woods, Ottawa. Nashville Warbler (1) Oc24, Rockcliffe Airport Woods, Ottawa. Pine Warbler (1) Oct 21, Piste cyc. Sentier des Voyageurs--Pont Champlain<->Parc des Rapides-Deschênes, Gatineau. Black-throated Green Warbler (1) Oct 25, Frank Ryan & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa. Continuing female.