Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Derek Dunnett at [email protected]
Lots of late migrants, and some rarer vagrants such as White-Eyed Vireo and Eared Grebe. Cold weather and North West winds on Thursday and Friday should move migrants. Greater White-fronted Goose (4) Oct 11, Embrun Sewage Lagoons, Prescott and Russel. Presumably the same flock has been in the area at least since Oct 08, seen on Notre-Dame St, Embrun, Prescott and Russell. (1) Oct 08, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. Trumpeter Swan (12) Oct 09, carp, Ottawa. (2) Oct 09-10, Shirley's Bay, Ottawa. Eared Grebe - Oct 8-11, Almonte Lagoons, Lanark. Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Oct 12, Rockcliffe Airport Woods, Ottawa. Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Oct 10-12, Kanata, Ottawa. Limpkin - Outside the circle, the Lanark Limpkin was photographed again this week. Long-billed Dowitcher - Oct 10, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa. (2) Oct 09, Carleton Place--Hwy 7 Storm Pond, Lanark. Solitary Sandpiper - Oct 11, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa. Oct 10, Remic Rapids and Champlain Bridge area, Ottawa. Common Tern (2) Oct 11, Parc Guillot & Marais Lamoureux, Gatineau. (3) Oct 08, Shirley's Bay (boat launch), Ottawa. White-eyed Vireo - Oct 11, Rockcliffe Airport Woods, Ottawa. House Wren - Oct 11, Sentier de la Rivière Blanche, Gatineau. Oct 09, Richmond CA (formerly Richmond Sewage Lagoons), Ottawa. Gray-cheeked Thrush - Oct 06-09, Parc de la Gatineau--Lac Meech, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Nelson's Sparrow - Sep 22-Oct 07, Baillie Ave, Ottawa. Oct 10, Carleton Place--Hwy 7 Storm Pond, Lanark. Common Yellowthroat - Oct 11, Parc Marlene-Goyet, Gatineau. Oct 11, Rockcliffe Airport, Ottawa. Oct 10, Bassin de rétention du Plateau, Gatineau. Tennessee Warbler -Oct 11, Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ottawa. Oct 11, Rockcliffe Airport Woods, Ottawa. Oct 10, Stittsville Main St, Ottawa. American Redstart - Oct 10, Shirley's Bay, Ottawa. Magnolia Warbler - Oct 11, Merivale Gardens, Ottawa. Bay-breasted Warbler - Oct 06, Rémi, Cantley, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Wilson's Warbler - Oct 09, Du Bois Ave, Ottawa. -- 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.
