Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Derek Dunnett at [email protected]
Northern Pintail - 2 at the Iber Road storm pond, Ottawa. 14 on Dec 15 at Armitage Ave (Dunrobin), Ottawa. A single bird Dec 12, Etang Grimes, Gatineau Wood Duck - A pair Dec 13, Sawmill Creek at Goth Avenue Ottawa. Brant - 17 very late birds reported on Dec 13, Chapman Mills CA, Ottawa. Cackling Goose - Dec 15, (Giroux Road Ponds), Ottawa. Dec 16, fields on way into Constance Bay, Ottawa. Black-crowned Night-Heron - Dec 10, Etang Grimes, Gatineau. Glaucous Gull - Trail Road Landfill, Ottawa. Red-bellied Woodpecker - Dec 11 Manotick, Ottawa. Red-headed Woodpecker - Constance Bay, Ottawa. Tufted Titmouse - A pair! Dec 10, Reveler CA, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. Winter Wren - Britannia CA, Dec 10 at the turtle bridge, Dec 14 at the drainage creek, Ottawa. Hermit Thrush - Dec 10, Continue at Britannia CA, Ottawa, and Dec 11-12 Parc du Lac-Leamy, Gatineau. Eastern Bluebird - 5 Dec 15, McCaffrey Trail, Ottawa. Gray Catbird - Laderoute Ave, Ottawa. Evening Grosbeaks - Back at the Mer Bleue Bog feeder, Ottawa. Savannah Sparrow - Dec 12, Innes, Gloucester, Ottawa. Red-winged Blackbird - Dec 11, Cumberland Village, Ottawa. Reported Dec 10, Manotick, Ottawa. Common Grackle - Reported Dec 09, Nepean Creek, Ottawa. Yellow-rumped Warbler - Dec 15, Parc Brébeuf, Gatineau. -- 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.
