Sightings within a 50km radius of Parliament Hill - including eastern Ontario and western Quebec *Compiled by Al Caughey at sightings@ofnc.ca <sightings@ofnc.ca>* Another "Sort-of" Update for the week ending on 2026.10.01 (season 1; episode 35) This summary comes to you once again from Duesseldorf Germany which will be the base for the final week of our trip - visiting with our son and exploring the area. No, we are not here for the Backstreet Boys' exclusive European residency concerts. I still do not have access to my web interface that allows me to quickly summarize what is being seen, where. So this week's update is still somewhat more sparse than usual. The star bird bird in the area continues to be the Little Blue Heron at the Winterset/Paine Pond in Kanata (and I selfishly hope that it sticks around for just one more week). I can see from the eBird alerts that there's an interesting collection of late warblers, sparrows, and some shorebirds passing through the circle. And, not surprisingly, we're starting to see more geese, scooters & northern ducks. I suggest turning your birding focus to harvested fields and as well as lakes & rivers for the coming week(s). Current Notable Birds: Ross's Goose: 1 report of 1 at Timm Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, CA (45.324, -75.846) [Ottawa] on Sep 29 Greater White-fronted Goose: 5 reports total between Sep 27-29; 4 reports of 5 at Richmond CA (formerly Richmond Sewage Lagoons) [Ottawa] on Sep 27; 1 report of 1 at Richmond N - Shea Rd [Ottawa] on Sep 29 Greater Scaup: 3 reports total between Sep 27-30; 2 reports of up to 3 at Parc des Cèdres [Gatineau] between Sep 27-30; 1 report of 5 at Baie Fraser [Gatineau] on Sep 30 White-winged Scoter: 1 report of 9 at Ottawa--Rockcliffe Airport Woods [Ottawa] on Sep 29 Sora: 1 report of 1 at Carleton Place--Hwy 7 Storm Pond [Lanark] on Sep 28 Solitary Sandpiper: 1 report of 1 at 561 Wolf Grove Road [Lanark] on Sep 28 Little Blue Heron: 25 reports of 1 between Sep 26-30; 12 reports at Kanata--Didsbury Road Scrape - Carp Watershed Restoration Area [Ottawa] between Sep 27-30; 11 reports at Kanata--Carp River Watershed Reclamation Area [Ottawa] between Sep 26-30; 1 report at Carp river [Ottawa] on Sep 30; 1 report at Paine Pond, Kanata, ON [Ottawa] on Sep 28 Carolina Wren: 4 reports of 1 at lac mcgregor sud est [Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais] between Sep 27-28 Veery: 2 reports of 1 at Ottawa--Britannia CA* general [Ottawa] on Sep 29 Wood Thrush: 1 report of 1 at Ottawa--Old Quarry Trail [Ottawa] on Sep 29 Northern Wheatear: 1 report of 1 at Almonte--Riverfront Trail [Lanark] on Sep 27 Grasshopper Sparrow: 1 report of 1 at Burnt Lands Provincial Park [Ottawa] on Sep 29 Field Sparrow: 1 report of 1 at Ch. Crégheur, Pontiac [Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais] on Sep 29 Nelson's Sparrow: 3 reports of up to 3 at Carleton Place--Hwy 7 Storm Pond [Lanark] between Sep 29-30 Eastern Towhee: 7 reports total on Sep 29; 6 reports of 1 at Ottawa--Bruce Pit [Ottawa] on Sep 29; 1 report of 3 at Burnt Lands Provincial Park [Ottawa] on Sep 29 Black-and-white Warbler: 2 reports of 1 between Sep 29-30; 1 report at Ottawa--Beechwood Cemetary [Ottawa] on Sep 29; 1 report at Ottawa--Old Quarry Trail [Ottawa] on Sep 30 Cape May Warbler: 1 report of 1 at Domaine de la ferme Moore [Gatineau] on Sep 30 Northern Yellow Warbler: 1 report of 1 at Kanata--Didsbury Road Scrape - Carp Watershed Restoration Area [Ottawa] on Sep 29 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle): 2 reports of 9 at Baie Simard [Gatineau] on Sep 30 Hopefully I've not missed too many. As always, send questions, comments or photos to sightings@ofnc.ca. Your feedback is appreciated. Again, sorry for the technology failure. Hopefully I can resurrect my connection for the next update. In the meantime, good birding. I'll be home soon, Al