Bird Protection Quebec's Field Trip Report - Saturday May 7th

Bourcherville: Parc De La Frayère / Ducks Unlimited / Canards Illimités Canada Site


This was a lead field trip for the BPQ. A total of 24 people came, and a total of 64 species of birds were observed. There was also a hawk/sp and possible Waxwing heard not included on the list. A total of 8 species of ducks, as well as 4 species of swallows and sparrows. And no doubt a sign that spring is here, after a week of bad weather, a total of 7 species of warblers. I just wish to thank everyone who came. Thanks and hope to see you next time.

Canada goose (127), Gadwall (4), Black duck (2), Mallard (6), Northern Pintail (2), Greater Scaup (2), Common Goldeneye (9), Common Merganser (1), Red-breasted Merganser (4), Common Loon (1), Pied-billed Grebe (1), Spotted Sandpiper (1), Killdeer (5), Common Moorhen (4), Red-tailed Hawk (4), Sharp-shinned Hawk (2), Great blue heron (1), Double-crested Cormorant (15+), Ring-billed gull (18), Great black-backed Gull (2), Common tern (2), Mourning dove (6), Belted kingfisher (3), Yellow-bellied sapsucker (1), Downy woodpecker (3), Northern Flicker (3), Least Flycatcher (3), Eastern Phoebe (2), Eastern kingbird (1), Blue-headed vireo (1), Warbling vireo (1), Blue jay (3+), American Crow (3+), Purple Martin (6), Tree Swallow (52++), Cliff Swallow (6), Barn swallow (5), Black-capped. Chickadee (8), White-breasted. nuthatch (1), Ruby-crowned Kinglet (2), Veery (1), American Robin (10), Brown Thrasher (2), European Starling (17), Chipping Sparrow (3), Song Sparrow (8), Swamp Sparrow (5), House Sparrow (2), White-throated. Sparrow (4), Northern Cardinal (6), Red-winged Blackbird (45), Rusty Blackbird (8), Common Grackle (11), Brown-headed. cowbird (7), Purple finch (1), American goldfinch (4), Ovenbird (1), Palm warbler (6), Black-throated green warbler (1), Yellow-rumped warbler (110+), Black-throated blue warbler (2), Norhtern parula (2)


Bernache du Canada (127), Canard chipeau (4), canard noir (2), Canard colvert (6), Canard pilet (2), Fuligule milouinan (2), Garrot à oeil d'or (9), Grand Harle (1), Harle huppé (4), Plongeon huard (1), Grèbe à bec bigarré (1), Chevalier grivlé (1), Killdeer (5), Gallinule poule-d'eau (4), Buse à queue rousse (4), Épervier brun (2), Grand héron (1), Cormoran à aigrettes (15 +), Goéland à bec cerclé (18), Goéland marin (2), Sterne pierregarin (2), Tourterelle triste (6), Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique (3), Pic maculé (1), Pic mineur (3), Pic flamboyant (3), Moucherolle tchébec (3), Moucherolle Phébi (2), Tyran tritri (1), Viréo à tête bleue (1), Viréo mélodieux (1), Geai bleu (3 +), Corneille d'Amérique (3 +), Hirondelle noire (6), Hirondelle bicolore (52 + +), Hirondelle à front blanc (6), Hirondelle rustique (5), Mésange à tête noire (8), Sittelle à poitrine blanche (1), Roitelet à couronne rubis (2), Grive fauve (1), Merle d'Amérique (10), Moqueur roux (2), Étourneau sansonnet (17), Bruant familier (3), Bruant chanteur (8), Bruant des marais (5), Moineau domestique (2), Bruant à gorge blanche (4), Cardinal rouge (6), Carouge à épaulettes (45), Quiscale rouilleux (8), Quiscale bronzé (11), Vacher à tête brune (7), Roselin pourpré (1), Chardonneret jaune (4), Paruline couronnée (1), Paruline à couronne rousse (6), Paruline noir (1), Paruline à croupion jaune (110 +), Paruline bleue (2), Paruline à collier(2) - Joël Coutu