Ottawa/Gatineau: recent sightings to Jan 15, 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 Northern Pintail (1) Jan 14, Billings Bridge, Ottawa. Barrow's Goldeneye (1) Carleton University/Hog's Back, Ottawa. (1) Jan 13, Chapman Mills CA, Ottawa. Winter Wren (1) Britannia CA--Mud Lake, Ottawa. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1) Jan 14, Grasshopper Hill Park, Ottawa. Black-backed Woodpecker (1-2) Dec 01-Jan 14, Stony Swamp (Trailhead P11), Ottawa. (1) Dec 21-Jan 10 Old Quarry Trail (in the red pine plantation), Ottawa. Tufted Titmouse (1) Dec 14-Jan 13, 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 11, Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ottawa. Winter Wren (1) Britannia CA--Mud Lake, Ottawa. Chipping Sparrow (1) Jan 10, Seguinbourg Rd, The Nation, Prescott and Russell. White-crowned Sparrow (1) Owl Valley Dr, Ottawa. (1) Fernbank Road, Ottawa. Western Meadowlark (1) Dec 07-Jan 12, 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. Red-winged Blackbird (1-6) Burnt Lands Rd, Ottawa. (2) Carronbridge Cir, Ottawa. Brown-headed Cowbird (1) Jan 13, Quigley Hill Rd, Ottawa.