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Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to Dec 22, 2022

Derek Dunnett

Fri, Dec 23, 2022 4:35 AM

Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC)
Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec
Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca

The Winter of the Woodpecker continued into the Christmas Bird Count season
with American Three-toed Woodpeckers resurfacing for the Ottawa CBC. Lots
of open water means lots of late waterbirds.

Wood Duck - Rideau River between Adàwe Crossing and Hurdman Bridge, Ottawa.
(3) Dec 18, D'Aoust Avenue, Ottawa.

Northern Pintail - Dec 17-18, Half Moon Bay Park, Ottawa.

Green-winged Teal - Dec 18, Hurdman Bridge, Ottawa. Brantwood Park Trail,
Ottawa.

Barrow's Goldeneye - Continuing Strathcona Park, Ottawa.

Horned Grebe - Continuing, Parc Moussette, Gatineau/Bate Island, Ottawa.

American Coot - Dec 18-19, Lemieux Island, Ottawa.

Iceland Gull - As many as 14 first winter birds on Dec 18 at Andrew Haydon
Park east (formerly Ottawa Beach), Ottawa. 7 Reported at Trail Road
landfill, including an adult.

Lesser Black-backed Gull - Dec 22, Andrew Haydon Park east (formerly Ottawa
Beach), Ottawa. Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa.

Glaucous Gull - Continuing Trail Road Landfill, Ottawa.

Golden Eagle - Dec 21, Stony Swamp (Jack Pine Trail), Ottawa.

Northern Harrier - Dec 22, Trail Road Landfill, Ottawa.

Belted Kingfisher (2) Dec 18, Manotick--George Mclean Park, Ottawa.

Red-bellied Woodpecker - Continuing Dewberry Trail Parking Feeder, Ottawa.
Dec 10-19, ch. Steele, Pontiac, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Dec 17,
Twin Elm Rd, Ottawa. Dec 18, Fourth Line Rd, Ottawa.

American Three-toed Woodpecker - Dec 20-21, Du Golf Rd, Clarence-Rockland,
Prescott and Russell. Dec 21, Pine Grove (South), Ottawa. Dec 18,
Greenbelt Pathway (East/West of Conroy), Ottawa. East Of Hawthorne,
Greenbelt Pathway, Ottawa. Dec 18-20, Stony Swamp (Jack Pine Trail),
Ottawa. Dec 18, Stittsville, Ottawa.

Black-backed Woodpecker - County Road 1, Clarence Creek, Prescott and
Russell.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Dec 15, Parc de la Gatineau--Relais Plein Air,
Gatineau.

Hermit Thrush - Dec 17, Stittsville--Trans Canada Trail, Ottawa.

Swainson's Thrush - Dec 20, Crystal Beach, Ottawa.

Boreal Chickadee - Continuing Dec 01-21, Birchgrove x Magladry Rd., Ottawa.

Tufted Titmouse - Continuing Dec 04-21, Fairmile Rd, Ottawa.

Winter Wren - Dec 16, Clyde Woods, Ottawa.

Carolina Wren - Continuing to Dec 18 Richland, Ottawa. Continuing Frank
Ryn & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa. Dec 18, Ch de Vorlage-Heights, La Pêche, Les
Collines-de-l'Outaouais.

Northern Mockingbird - Dec 16, Stittsville, Ottawa. Dec 15, Golden Line
Rd, Mississippi Mills, Lanark.

Brown-headed Cowbird (11) Dec 17, Trail Road Landfill, Ottawa.

Red-winged Blackbird - Dec 17, Mansfield Road, Ottawa. Munster Wetlands,
Ottawa. Malakoff Road, Richmond, Ottawa.

Common Grackle - Continuing , Dewberry Trail Parking Feeder, Ottawa.

Eastern Towhee - Continuing, Voyageur Dr, Orleans, Ottawa.

White-crowned Sparrow - Dec 19, Rue de la Loire, Gatineau. Dec 18, Trail
Road Landfill, Ottawa.

Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Derek Dunnett at sightings@ofnc.ca The Winter of the Woodpecker continued into the Christmas Bird Count season with American Three-toed Woodpeckers resurfacing for the Ottawa CBC. Lots of open water means lots of late waterbirds. Wood Duck - Rideau River between Adàwe Crossing and Hurdman Bridge, Ottawa. (3) Dec 18, D'Aoust Avenue, Ottawa. Northern Pintail - Dec 17-18, Half Moon Bay Park, Ottawa. Green-winged Teal - Dec 18, Hurdman Bridge, Ottawa. Brantwood Park Trail, Ottawa. Barrow's Goldeneye - Continuing Strathcona Park, Ottawa. Horned Grebe - Continuing, Parc Moussette, Gatineau/Bate Island, Ottawa. American Coot - Dec 18-19, Lemieux Island, Ottawa. Iceland Gull - As many as 14 first winter birds on Dec 18 at Andrew Haydon Park east (formerly Ottawa Beach), Ottawa. 7 Reported at Trail Road landfill, including an adult. Lesser Black-backed Gull - Dec 22, Andrew Haydon Park east (formerly Ottawa Beach), Ottawa. Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa. Glaucous Gull - Continuing Trail Road Landfill, Ottawa. Golden Eagle - Dec 21, Stony Swamp (Jack Pine Trail), Ottawa. Northern Harrier - Dec 22, Trail Road Landfill, Ottawa. Belted Kingfisher (2) Dec 18, Manotick--George Mclean Park, Ottawa. Red-bellied Woodpecker - Continuing Dewberry Trail Parking Feeder, Ottawa. Dec 10-19, ch. Steele, Pontiac, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Dec 17, Twin Elm Rd, Ottawa. Dec 18, Fourth Line Rd, Ottawa. American Three-toed Woodpecker - Dec 20-21, Du Golf Rd, Clarence-Rockland, Prescott and Russell. Dec 21, Pine Grove (South), Ottawa. Dec 18, Greenbelt Pathway (East/West of Conroy), Ottawa. East Of Hawthorne, Greenbelt Pathway, Ottawa. Dec 18-20, Stony Swamp (Jack Pine Trail), Ottawa. Dec 18, Stittsville, Ottawa. Black-backed Woodpecker - County Road 1, Clarence Creek, Prescott and Russell. Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Dec 15, Parc de la Gatineau--Relais Plein Air, Gatineau. Hermit Thrush - Dec 17, Stittsville--Trans Canada Trail, Ottawa. Swainson's Thrush - Dec 20, Crystal Beach, Ottawa. Boreal Chickadee - Continuing Dec 01-21, Birchgrove x Magladry Rd., Ottawa. Tufted Titmouse - Continuing Dec 04-21, Fairmile Rd, Ottawa. Winter Wren - Dec 16, Clyde Woods, Ottawa. Carolina Wren - Continuing to Dec 18 Richland, Ottawa. Continuing Frank Ryn & Elmhurst Parks, Ottawa. Dec 18, Ch de Vorlage-Heights, La Pêche, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Northern Mockingbird - Dec 16, Stittsville, Ottawa. Dec 15, Golden Line Rd, Mississippi Mills, Lanark. Brown-headed Cowbird (11) Dec 17, Trail Road Landfill, Ottawa. Red-winged Blackbird - Dec 17, Mansfield Road, Ottawa. Munster Wetlands, Ottawa. Malakoff Road, Richmond, Ottawa. Common Grackle - Continuing , Dewberry Trail Parking Feeder, Ottawa. Eastern Towhee - Continuing, Voyageur Dr, Orleans, Ottawa. White-crowned Sparrow - Dec 19, Rue de la Loire, Gatineau. Dec 18, Trail Road Landfill, Ottawa.