Sightings for Thursday November 30th

Montreal, Île Sainte-Hélène, behind the metro station: Black-throated Gray Warbler (Paruline grise) still being seen
Northern gannet (Fou de Bassan) seen flying beside Bonaventure autoroute

Sightings for Wednesday November 29th

Montreal, Botanical Gardens: 4 Red crossbills (Bec-croisé des sapins)

Sightings for Monday November 27th

Montreal, Île Sainte-Hélène, behind the metro station: Black-throated Gray Warbler (Paruline grise) still being seen, Golden-crowned kinglets (Roitelets à couronne dorée), Brown creeper (Grimpereaux bruns)

Sightings for Sunday November 26th

Boucherville, Parc de la Frayère across from the restaurant la saulaie in the center of the woods: 3 Long-eared owls (Hibou moyen-duc), Red-tailed hawk (Buse a queue rousse)

Sightings for Saturday November 25th

Montreal, Île Sainte-Hélène, behind the metro station: Black-throated Gray Warbler (Paruline grise) still being seen, Long-tailed duck (Harelde kakawi), White-winged scoter (Macreuse brune), Surf scoter (Macreuse à front blanc), Bufflehead (Petit-Garrot), Lesser and Greater scaup (Petits-Fuligules et Milouinans), Common mergansers (Grands-Harles)

Châteauguay, rue Higgins: 2 Carolina wrens (Troglodytes de Caroline)

Melocheville, Pointe du Buisson: Yellow-rumped warbler (Paruline à croupion jaune)

Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague: Snow geese (Oies des neiges), American coots (Foulques d’Amérique), 2 Redheads (Fuligules à tête rouge), Cackling goose (Bernache de Hutchins)

Sightings for Wednesday November 22nd

Montreal, Île Sainte-Hélène, behind the metro station: Black-throated Gray Warbler (Paruline grise) still being seen, DC cormorants (Cormorans à aigrettes), Great blue heron (Grand Héron), Lesser scaup (Petits fuligules), Greater scaup (Fuligule milouinan), Surf scoter (Macreuse À Front Blanc), White-winged scoter (Macreuse brune), Common goldeneye (Garrot à oeil d'or), Bufflehead (Petit Garrot), Common mergansers (Grand Harle), Red-breasted merganser (Harle huppé), Great black-backed gull (Goélands marins), Brown creeper (Grimpereau brun)


Boucherville, Parc de la Frayère across from the restaurant la saulaie in the center of the woods: 2 Long-eared owl (Hibou moyen-duc)

Sightings for Wednesday November 15th

Laval, Boisé Papineau: Northern shrike (Pie-grièche grise), Barred owl (Chouette rayée), Eastern screech owl (Petit-Duc maculé), Pileated woodpecker (Grand Pic)

Sightings for Monday November 13th

Roxton Pond: 75000 Snow geese (Oies des neiges), 1 Red-throated loon (plongeon catmarin), 1 Cackling goose (Bernache de Hutchins), 3 White-winged scoter (Macreuses brunes), 19 Black scoter (Macreuses noires), 3 Bufflehead (petits garrots), 2 Long-tailed ducks (hareldes Kakawi), 115 Hooded mergansers (harles couronnés), 21 Ruddy ducks (érismatures rousses)

Laval, in the near 9200 boulevard des Mille-Îles: 100+ Snow buntings (Bruants des neiges), 18 Lapland longsuprs (Bruants lapons), 20 American tree sparrows (Bruants hudsoniens), 2 Song sparrows (Bruants chanteurs), 30 Juncos (Juncos ardoisés), 15,000 Canada geese (Bernaches du Canada).
Harmonie park: 2 Long-tailed ducks (Hareldes kakawis), 300 Common goldeneye (Garrots à oeil d'or).
9800 boulevard Lévesque: Bufflehead X Common goldeneye hybrid (Petit Garrot X Garrot à oeil d'or), 150 Common goldeneye (Garrots à oeil d'or)

Sightings for Saturday November 10th

Montreal, Île Sainte-Hélène: Black-throated Gray Warbler (Paruline grise) still being seen

Sightings for Thursday November 9th

Île Sainte-Hélène: Worm-eating warber (Paurline vermivore), Black-throated Gray Warbler (Paruline grise) still being seen.

Montreal, Rivière des prairies, 87e ave & Gouin blvd E: 10 Black scoter (Macreuses noires)

Sightings Translated From Ornitho-QC for Wednesday November 8th

Montreal, Île Sainte-Hélène: found in the woods opposite the restaurant where there is a rock are and a small pond: WORM-EATING WARBLER (PAURLINE VERMIVORE)

Sightings Translated From Ornitho-QC for Tuesday November 7th

Île Sainte-Hélène, found in the woods opposite the restaurant where there is a rock are and a small pond: WORM-EATING WARBLER (PAURLINE VERMIVORE), Black-throated Gray Warbler (Paruline grise) still being seen, it was also in this wooded area.

Laval-Ouest, Grand-Moulin dam: 2 Northern parulas (Parulines à collier), 1,000 Common goldeneye (Garrots à oeil d'or), 2 Barrow’s goldeneye (Garrots d'Islande)

Off I'le Perrot today, from Boulevard Perrot on the north side, 2 Canvasbacks(adult males) (Fuligules à dos blanc), and seven Red-necked Grebes (Grèbe jougris), with the large raft of scaup Greater scaup (Fuligules milouinans) and Lesser scaup, but many more Greater (Petits fuligules)

Also around there and off Chemin Lotbiniere between Dorion and Pointe-des-Cascades, 200+ 40+ Hooded Merganser (Harle couronné), a nice variety of other wildfowl including 1 Ruddy Duck (érismatures rouses)

At St-Lazare sand pits a Ruddy Duck (érismatures rouses), my first for the site and species number190 for me there.

At Pointe-des-Cascades, upstream towards the hydro dam, a Long-tailed Duck (Harelde kakawi)
Mark Dennis

Sightings Translated From Ornitho-QC for Monday November 6th

Île Sainte-Hélène, Black-throated Gray Warbler (Paruline grise) Still being seen. Also seen were Brown creepers (Grimpereaux bruns), White-throated sparrows (Bruants à gorge blanches)

Chambly, Chambly basin: 5 Horned grebe (Grèbe esclavon), 3 Red-necked grebe (Grèbe jougris), Long-tailed duck (Harelde kakawi)

Rivière des prairies:
RDP, Gouin E. & 87e Ave: 10 Black scoter (Macreuse Noire), 21 White-winged scoter (Macreuse Brune), 150 Canada geese (Bernache du Canada), 50 Common goldeneye (Garrot à Oeil d'Or), 3 Common mergansers (Grand Harle )
RDP, Gouin E. & 68e Ave: 4 Common mergansers (Grand Harle), 1 Great blue heron (Grand Héron), 9 Great black-back gulls (Goéland Marin), 2 Herring gulls (Goéland Argenté)
RDP, GouinE & Rodolphe Forget: 300 Common goldeneye (Garrot à Oeil d'Or)

Sightings Translated From Ornitho-QC for Sunday November 5th

Île Sainte-Hélène, Black-throated Gray Warbler (Paruline grise) Still being seen.
On the river: Surf scoter (Macreuse à front blanc), Bufflehead (Petit-Garrot), 2 Greater scaup (Fuligules milouinans), 3 lesser scaup (Petits Fuligules), Common loon (Plongeon huard)

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, rivière St-Charles: 62 Hooded mergansers (Harle couronné), Wood ducks (Canard branchu)

St-Louis-de-Gonzague: Peregrine falcon (faucon pèlerin), 6000 Snow geese (Oie des neiges), 3000 scaup - Greater and lesser (fuligules milouinan et petit), American coots (foulques D’Amerique), Northern shoveler (Canard souchet), Green-winged teal (Sarcelle d'hiver), Gadwall (Canard chipeau).

St-Timothée: Rusty blackbirds (quiscale rouilleux)

Laval, parc des Prairies at the end of the stream behind the houses: Magnolia warbler (Paruline à tête cendrée), Hermit thrush (Grive solitaire), both Kinglets (deux espèces de Roitelets)

Sightings Translated From Ornitho-QC for Saturday November 4th

Île Sainte-Hélène, Black-throated Gray Warbler (Paruline grise)
The bird feeds in conifers (pines or cedars) in arose garden adjacent and south of the restaurantHélène de Champlain. It also feeds in pines just ouestof this garden. You just have to walk a few minutestowards the swimming pools to find this other area.
D Demers

St-Hubert, at the airport: Snowy owl (Harfang des neiges)

Laval, bois papineau :Saw-whet owl (Petit nyctale)

St-Stanislas-de-Kostka, Hungry bay Beauharnois canal: 14 Red-necked grebes (Grèbe jougris) Common loon (Plongeon huard), Great blue heron (Grand Héron), Bonaparte’s gull (Mouette de Bonaparte), Common merganser (Grand Harle)

St-Louis-de-Gonzague: 5,000+ Snow geese (Oies des neiges)

Verchères, rang Haut des terres noires 520 Snow buntings (Bruant des neiges), 15 American pipit (Pipit d'Amérique), 45 Horned larkes (Alouette hausse-col), 2 Ravens (Grand corbeau), 1 Red-wimged blackbird (Carouge à épaulettes)

Chambly, Chambly basin: 3 Horned grebes (Grèbe esclavon), 4 Red-necked grebes (Grèbe jougris), Pied-bill grebe (Grèbe à bec bigarré), 700 Canada geese (Bernache du Canada), 14 Common goldeneye (Garot à oeil d'or), 12 Bonaparte’s gulls (Mouettes de Bonaparte), 7 Red-breasted mergansers (Harles huppés)

Richelieu river, downstreem of the bridge on route 112: 1 Barrow’s goldeneye (garrot d'Islande), Common goldeneye (Garot à oeil d'or), Black scoter (macreuse noire), Surf scoter (macreuse à front blanc), Common loon (plongeon huard), Bufflehead (petit garrot), Lesser scaup (petits fuligules), Gadwall (chipeau)

West of Carillon: Thayer's Gull (Goéland de Thayer) on the last set of rocky islands going west on highway 344. There is a parking spotopposite the islands and fair numbers of gulls seemed to be coming and going all the time, possibly from the tip in the St Andre area.
Thanks Mark Dennis

Le grand défi ornithologique 2007 de Protection des oiseaux du Québec

Pour son 90e anniversaire, Protection des oiseaux du Québec vous invite à célébrer son histoire et les gens qui l’ont aidé à évoluer.

Cette grande fête se tiendra toute l’année sous forme de défis ornithologiques pour les habitants du Québec et pour tous les membres de Protection des oiseaux du Québec.

Expert ou novice, seul ou en groupe, vous trouverez le défi qui vous convient parmi ces catégories :

« Big Year » - Le maximum d’observations en un an (2 catégories : adulte et 17 ans et moins)
« Big Month » - Le maximum d’observations en un mois
« Big Day » - Le maximum d’observations en une journée
« Big Sit » - Le maximum d’observations en vigie (lors de la fin de semaine de la Fête de la reine)
« Backyard List » - Le maximum d’observations dans une cour
« Lifers » - Le maximum de nouveaux oiseaux en un an
Photographie de l’année

Des prix seront attribués pour chacune de ces catégories.

Vous trouverez tous les détails du concours, le règlement et le bulletin de participation sur la page suivante : http://www.birdprotectionquebec.org/bigyear2007/by_index.htm
ou en écrivant à cette adresse :

Le grand défi ornithologique de Protection des Oiseaux du Québec
Boîte postale 43, Succursale B
Montréal, QC H3B 3J5

Pour plus de détails, contactez-nous à http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/ym/Compose?To=quebecbirds@yahoo.ca.

Venez célébrer avec nous ce 90e anniversaire!

BIRD PROTECTION QUEBEC’S BIG YEAR OF BIRDING

2007 will mark the 90th anniversary of Bird Protection Quebec, and in celebration of its history and the people who helped shape us, we’re inviting you to participate in our Big Year of Birding.

The year-long event will take the form of competitions in which Quebec residents, as well as any member of Bird Protection Quebec, can compete for prizes.

Whether you’re an experienced or a novice birder, the variety of categories ensures that there’s a place in it for you! You are welcome to compete individually or in small teams.

Prizes will be presented in the following categories:

The Big Year – Most species in a year (two categories: adult and age 17 and under)
The Big Month – Most species in a month
The Big Day – Most species in a day
The Big Sit – Most species from a static location (during Victoria Day weekend)
The Backyard List – Most species in your backyard
Most New Lifers – Most news species added to your Life List
Photograph of the Year


Complete rules, event details and the registration form are available on our website at http://www.birdprotectionquebec.org/bigyear2007/by_index.htm or by writing to the following address:

Bird Protection Quebec’s Big Year of Birding
P.O. Box 43, Station B
Montreal, QC H3B 3J5


Should you have any questions, please contact us at quebecbirds@yahoo.ca.

Join us in celebrating our 90th!

Sightings Translated From Ornitho-QC for Thursday November 2nd

Montreal, Mont-Royal cemetary: 3 Eastern bluebirds (Merlebleus de l’Est), 2 Chipping sparrow (Bruants familiers), Ruby-crowned kinglet (Roitelet à couronne rubis), Turkey vulture (Urubu à tête rouge), heard but not seen Purple finch (Roselins pourpré), Common redpoll (Sizerins Flammés) , Northern shrike (Pie-grièche grise)
Rivière-des-Prairies 87th ave: 8 Black scoter (Macreuses Noires)
68e ave: Cormorants (cormorans), 6 Northern pintails (Canards Pilets)

Saint-Louis de Gonzague: Snow geese (Oies des neiges)

St-Basile: 2 Red-tailed hawks (buse à queue rousse), American kestrel (crécerelle d'Amérique), 7 American pipits (pipits)

Chambly, Chambly basin: 5 Horned grebes (grèbe esclavon), Red-necked grebe (grèbe jougris), Bonaparte’s gulls (mouette de Bonaparte), 7 Common mergansers (grand harle)

Point Claire: One male Long-tailed Duck (harelde kakawi), off Fifth (western end of Valois Bay). 10K Scaup (milouinans) close to the Canoe Club but visibility poor. Smaller groups further west include a Red-breasted merganser (harles huppés), and a Bufflehead (Petit Garrot),

Ile Perrot, 3000 Scaup with a sprinkling of Bufflehead (Petit Garrot), amongst them, hundreds of C.Geese (Bernache de Canada), Mallard, (canard colvert) dozens of Pintail (Canards pilets)