Bird Protection Quebec's Field Trip Report - Saturday April 9th

The field trip to Baie-du-Febvre was very good, not a lot of birds per species but a good variety. 11 birders worked very hard to find the 39 species seen with the majority and 6 more with only 4 of us at l'Anse du Port St-François. The morning started with a cool 4C partly cloudy but as the morning progressed, the sun came out and temperatures went up to 11C

Snow Goose (Oies des Neiges) 30,000, Cackling Goose (Bernache de Hutchins) 1, Canada Goose (Bernache du Canada) 10,000, Gadwall (Canard Chipeau) 24, American Black Duck (Canard Noir) 6, Mallard (Canard Colvert) 24, Northern Shoveler (Canard Souchet) 20, Northern Pintail (Canard Pilet) 12, Green-winged Teal (Sarcelle d'hiver) 10, Redhead (Fuligule à tête rouge) 2, Ring-necked Duck (Fuligule à collier) 24, Greater Scaup (Fuligule Milouinan) 2, Lesser Scaup (Petit Fuligule) 2, Bufflehead (Petit Garrot) 20, Common Goldeneye (Garrot à oeil d'or) 2, Common Merganser (Grand Harle) 2, Pied-billed Grebe (Grèbe à bec bigarré) 2, Turkey Vulture (Urubu à tête rouge) 2, Northern Harrier (Busard St-Martin) 1, Rough-legged Hawk (Buse pattue) 3, American Coot (Foulque d'Amérique) 6, Killdeer (Pluvier Kildir) 8, Ring-billed Gull (Goéland à bec cerclé) 50, Herring Gull (Goéland argenté) 2, Great Black-backed Gull (Goéland marin) 1, Rock Pigeon (Pigeon biset) 2, Mourning Dove (Tourterelle triste) 5, Downy Woodpecker (Pic mineur) 1, Pileated Woodpecker (Grand Pic) 1, Blue Jay (Geai bleu) 1, American Crow (Corneille d'Amérique) 4, Common Raven (Grand Corbeau) 2, Tree Swallow (Hirondelle bicolore) 23, Barn Swallow (Hirondelle rustique) 1, Black-capped Chickadee/ (Mésange à tête noire) 1, American Robin (Merle d'Amérique) 15, European Starling (Étourneau sansonnet) 12, American Tree Sparrow (Bruant Hudsonien) 10, Song Sparrow (Bruant chanteur) 20, Dark-eyed Junco (Junco ardoisé) 6, Red-winged Blackbird (Carouge à épaulettes) 101, Common Grackle (Quiscale bronzé) 102, Brown-headed Cowbird (Vacher à tête brune) 3, Common Redpoll (Sizerin flammé) 3, House Sparrow (Moineau domestique) 2

Thanks to all the nice people and eager birders to help us make this day a great success. - Clémence Soulard and Jean Demers