August 28, 2021
We went to Britannia in hope of seeing a reported Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in the sumac field that had been reported. We were not having much luck and kept bumping into well-known Ottawa birders. So, as it began to lightly rain, Bill said he had a hunch that vireos might be in the woods along the fence line, so they tried that with the idea of returning for the gnatcatcher later. Oh boy, there were lots of warblers in there; Bay-breasted, Black and White, Blackburnian, Blackpoll, Black-throated Green (numerous), Magnolia, Nashville (numerous), Northern Parula, Ovenbird, Tennessee (numerous), and Yellow-rumped.
We met some francophone birders, Chantal Periard and Jocelyn Grenon, who were very friendly and helpful, especially for finding the vireos - Philadelphia, Red-eyed and Yellow-throated.
We returned to the sumac field and met many other birders, including friends Carol and Allan. It was like a zoo, and there was no sign of the gnatcatcher, so we left. Later, on the eBird alert, we saw that Chantal and Jocelyn got it after we had left. Good for them!
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