Sightings Translated From Ornitho-QC for Monday March 27th

Ste-Barbe, 1st avenue on lac St-Francois: 200,000 Snow geese (Oies des neiges), 100,000 Canada geese (Bernaches du Canada), 200 Northern pintail (canards Pilet), many Common mergansers (Grandes Harles)

Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, autoroute 30, near boul.Clairevue: Snowy owl (Harfang des neiges)

Sightings Translated From Ornitho-QC for Saturday March 25th

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, rue Fernet: 2 eastern screech owls (Petits-ducs maculés)

Chambly, Chambly basin: Greater white-fronted goose (Oie rieuse)

St-Mathias, Parc des Voiles: Pink footed goose (Oie à bec court)

Baie-du-Febvre: 60,000 Snow geese (Oies des neiges)

Saint-Hubert, border of autoroute 30, near boul.Clairevue: Snowy owl (Harfang des neiges)

Lachenaie, in the fields between autoroute 640 and chemin St-Charles: 3 Snowy owls (Harfang des neiges), rough-legged hawk (Buses pattues), Eastern meadowlark (Sturnelle des prés)

St-Basile-le-Grand compostage site: Short-eared owl (Hibou des marais), Gray partridge (Perdrix grises), Pink footed goose (Oie à bec court), Northern harrier (Busard St-Martin)

Sightings Translated From Ornitho-QC for Thursday March 23rd

Lachenaie, rue St-Denis: Snowy owl (Harfang des neiges), red-tailed hawk (Buse à queue rousse), rough-legged hawk (Buses pattues), Golden Eagle in flight (Aigle Royale)

Snowy Owls

Between 16.30 and 18.00 today I saw 15 (yes 15) Snowy owls (Harfang des neiges) in the St-Cletarea, three were east of St-Clet, the rest off the roads north and west, the count included four males.

Cheers

Mark Dennis

Sightings Translated From Ornitho-QC for Saturday March 4th

Montreal, Rivère-des-Prairies - parc Nature de Pointe-aux-Prairies: Great gray owl (Chouette lapone)

Chateauguay, rue Higgins: Red-bellied woodpecker (Pics à ventre roux)