Bird Protection Quebec's Field trip for Saturday September 18th

20 birders came to Chateauguay for the île Saint-Bernard field trip. The weather was cool to start with but with no wind it was nice. A total of 54 species was were seen or heard, including a Starling that was imitating a Killdeer

30 Canada goose, 8 Wood duck, 1 Black duck, 35 Mallard, 4 Green-winged teal, 20 Double-crested cormorant, 10 Great Blue Heron, 8 Great egret, 2 Northern harrier, 1 Sharp-shinned hawk, 1 Broad-winged hawk, 2 Red-tailed hawk, 3 Merlin, 1 Common moorhen, 20 Ring-billed gull, 1 Great black-backed gull, 8 Rock pigeon, 1 Mourning dove, 2 Belted kingfisher, 2 Yellow-bellied sapsucker, 7 Downy woodpecker, 3 Hairy woodpecker, 2 Northern flicker, 3 Pileated woodpecker, 2 Eastern wood-peewee, 1 Eastern phoebe, 1 Great crested flycatcher, 1 Blue-headed vireo, 3 Warbling vireo, 20 Blue jay, 12 American crow, 65 Black-capped chickadee, 1 Tufted titmouse, 9 White-breasted nuthatch, 4 Golden-crowned kinglet, 1 American robin, 3 Gray Catbird. 40 European starling, 12 Cedar waxwing, 1 Magnolia warbler 5 Yellow-rumped warbler, 1 Black-throated green warbler, 1 Common yellowthroat, 3 Song sparrow, 10 Swamp sparrow, 20 White-throated sparrow, 2 Northern cardinal, 2 Rose-breasted grosbeak, 1 Red-winged blackbird, 4 Rusty blackbird, 3 Common grackle, 3 Brown-headed cowbird, 15 American goldfinch, 11 House sparrow

30 Bernache du Canada, 8 Canard Branchu, 1 Canard noir, 35 Canard colvert, 4 Sarcelle d'hiver, 20 Cormoran à aigrettes, 10 Grand Héron, 8 Grande Aigrette, 2 Busard Saint-Martin, 1 Épervier brun, 1 Petit buse, 2 Buse à queue rousse, 3 Faucon émerillon, 1 Gallinule poule d'eau, 20 Goéland à bec cerclé, 1 Goéland marin, 8 Pigeon biset, 1 Tourterelle triste, 2 Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique, 2 Pic maculé, 7 Pic mineur, 3 Pic chevelu, 2 Pic flaboyant, 3 Grand pic, 2 Piou de l'Est, 1 Moucherolle phébi, 1 Tyran huppé, 1 Viréo à tête bleue, 3 Viréo mélodieux, 20 Geai bleu, Corneille d'Amérique 12, 65 Mésange à tête noire , 1 Mésange bicolore, 9 Sittelle à poitrine blanche, 4 Roitelet à couronne dorée, 1 Merle d'Amérique, 3 Moqueur chat, 40 Étourneau sansonnet, 12 Jaseur d'Amérique, 1 Paruline à tête cendrée 5 Paruline à croupion jaune, 1 Paruline à gorge noire, 1 Paruline Masquée, 3 Bruant chanteur, 10 Bruant des marais, 20 Bruant à gorge blanche, 2 Cardinal rouge, 2 Cardinal à poitrine rose, 1 Carouge à épaulettes, 4 Quiscale rouilleux, 3 Quiscale bronzé, 3 Vacher à tête brune, 15 Chardonneret jaune, 11 Moineau domestique- Tom