Montreal: 14 birders participated in today's "Winter Wonderland" field trip to the Technoparc along the Bonaventure Expressway and on to Nuns' Island. Clear skies and bright sunshine, with light winds, made for a morning of birding that, at least to most of us, was not as cold as the temperature may have indicated.
The Technoparc area did not produce a lot of birds but it did offer up a Red-tailed Hawk, a White-throated Sparrow and a lone Snow Bunting. However it did succeed in introducing a new birding spot for most of the people on the trip; an area that certainly looks promising for the spring to come.
So here are the results from today; a total of 23 species. Mallard - 2, Common Goldeneye - 3, Hooded Merganser - 3, Common Merganser - 5, Cooper's Hawk - 1, Red-tailed Hawk - 1, Great-black backed Gull - 1, Rock Pigeon - 50, Eastern Screech Owl - 1, Downy Woodpecker - 3, Hairy Woodpecker - 2, Northern Flicker - 1, Blue Jay - 1, American Crow - 15, Common Raven - 2, Black-capped Chickadee - 20, Brown Creeper - 3. European Starling - 3, American Tree Sparrow - 20, White-throated Sparrow - 3, Snow Bunting - 1, Northern Cardinal - 4, House Sparrow - 25
Thank you to the 14 birders who did not allow the low temperature to discourage them from a good morning of birding. - Sheldon
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