We kicked off the summer series on Saturday morning with a visit to Pointe de Yamachiche on the north shore of Lac St-Pierre, about 30 km. southwest of Trois-Rivieres.
The conditions were very good; mild, not a lot of humitidy, no rain and very few mosquitos! We discovered first-hand about the record low level in the waters around our region. The sandy point sticking out into the lake extended far beyond what we have seen in the past at this location. It appeared to be prime for spotting shorebirds however, in speaking with a local area birder who visits the site regularly, the shorebird migration from the south was very early this
year and he expects them to make an earlier than usual return to the south. Our timing in late June put us in a period of no shorebird activity, except for a few Spotted Sandpipers.
Still our group of 7 birders had a pleasant morning producing a total of 43 species. Here is our list for the trip, with a couple of surprises. Thanks to all who participated.
Snow Goose - 3, Canada Goose - 12, Gadwall - 6, Mallard - 15, Northern Shoveler - 8, Green-winged Teal - 9, Pied-billed Grebe - 6, Double-crested Cormorant - 20, Great Blue Heron - 30, Great Egret - 5, Falcon Species - 1, Killdeer - 4, Spotted Sandpiper - 3, Ring-billed Gull - 300, Great Black-backed Gull - 10, Common Tern - 3, Mourning Dove - 1, Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1, Downy Woodpecker - 1, Pileated Woodpecker - 2, Eastern Wood-Pewee - 1, Great Crested Flycatcher- 4, Blue-headed Vireo - 2, Warbling Vireo - 4, Red-eyed Vireo - 4, American Crow - 12,
Tree Swallow - 6, Barn Swallow - 1, Black-capped Chickadee - 8, White-breasted Nuthatch - 3, Veery - 6, American Robin - 10, Gray Catbird - 3, Yellow Warbler - 20, American Redstart - 4, Common Yellowthroat - 8, Song Sparrow - 4, Swamp Sparrow - 2, White-throated Sparrow - 1, Red-winged Blackbird - 12, Common Grackle - 30, Brown-headed Cowbird - 1, Baltimore Oriole - 2 - Sheldon
Rare and interesting bird sightings from Quebec
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