Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Derek Dunnett at [email protected]
Spring migration continues despite the cold, with Sora and Solitary sandpipers arriving, and Golden Eagle migration resumed on the 17-19. Trumpeter Swan - Marlborough Forest (Roger's Pond), Ottawa. Greenland Road Hawkwatch, Ottawa. Long-tailed Duck - Three at Parc des Cèdres, Gatineau. Solitary Sandpiper - Twin Elm Road, Ottawa. Little Gull - Reported April 17, Rifle Road, Ottawa. Iceland Gull - Rapides Deschênes, Gatineau. Moodie Drive Ponds, Ottawa. Glaucous Gull - Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa. Bonaparte's Gull - Reported April 17, Britannia Park (pier), Ottawa. Lesser Black-backed Gull - Rapides Deschênes, Gatineau. Parc des Cèdres, Gatineau. Neotropic Cormorant - Only the second ever confirmed sighting of this species in the OFNC Circle. April 21 & 22 at Dow's Lake, Ottawa, with the Double-crested Cormorants. Golden Eagle - April 17, Cumberland Ridge Drive. April 18, Petrie Island. April 19, Greenland Road Hawkwatch, all Ottawa. American Pipit - April 19, Parc des Cèdres, Gatineau. Snow Bunting - April 17, Shirley's Bay, Ottawa. Lark Sparrow - The Ashton bird is apparently still around, at least as of April 21. McCaffrey Trail, Ottawa. Did you know that your observations are valuable to the Third Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas? It’s a province-wide volunteer-based project to map the distribution and abundance of Ontario’s approximately 300 breeding birds. Data from the previous two Ontario Atlases have provided enormous contributions to bird and environmental conservation over the last 40 years. For more information on this important citizen science effort, please contact the Ottawa Regional Coordinator at [email protected]. Or you could consider participating in the virtual launch of the first year of the third Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas on Saturday April 24 and Sunday April 25, 2021. Sessions scheduled throughout the weekend will provide volunteers with everything they need to know about atlassing and how they can get involved in Atlas-3. For more visit: https://www.birdsontario.org/event/atlas-3-launch-weekend-day-1/?fbclid=IwAR36sfTAomGfyyexBv1riuiUpMDylfkJXMbk39CAztmxqNmMb01RCVUsIJo The DND property at Shirley's Bay is now restricted to official business only. If this changes in the future, there will be an announcement. -- Ontbirds and Birdnews are moderated email Listservs provided by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) as a service to all birders in Ontario. Birdnews is reserved for announcements, location summaries, first of year reports, etc. To post a message on Birdnews, send an email to: [email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Birdnews Moderators by email at [email protected]. Please review posting rules and guidelines at http://ofo.ca/site/content/listserv-guidelines During the COVID-19 pandemic, all Ontario birders should be taking extra precautions and following local, provincial, and federal regulations regarding physical distancing and non-essential travel. To find out more about OFO, please visit our website at ofo.ca or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists.
