Bird Protection Quebec's field trip report

Cap-St-Jacques Field Trip Report


Nine birders enjoyed a leisurely walk around Cap-St-Jacques Nature Park yesterday morning under sunny skies, light breezes and warm temperatures (peaking at 24C). A noticeable lack of forest birds kept our species list relatively low and in general the birding was quiet although we did have a few nice sightings. Highlights included a group of 11 young Hooded Mergansers, a Belted Kingfisher attempting to subdue a crayfish by beating it against a rock and good numbers of cedar waxwings eating honeysuckle berries and "hawking" for insects.

Our complete list of 39 species: Wood Duck -3, American Black Duck - 5, Mallard - 24, Hooded Merganser - 11, Great Blue Heron - 5, Green Heron - 1, Accipiter sp - 1, Killdeer - 1, Spotted Sandpiper - 2, Ring-billed Gull - 12, Herring Gull - 1, Great Black-backed Gull - 4, Caspian Tern - 1, Rock Pigeon - 3, Mourning Dove - 2, Chimney Swift - 1, Belted Kingfisher - 3, Hairy Woodpecker - 1, Northern Flicker - 1, Pileated Woodpecker - 1, Eastern Wood Pewee - 1, Eastern Phoebe - 3, Red-eyed Vireo - 8, Blue Jay - 1, American Crow - 10, Black-capped Chickadee - 15, White-breasted Nuthatch - 6, American Robin - 12, Gray Catbird - 3, European Starling - 3, Cedar waxwing - 36, Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1, Chipping Sparrow - 4, Song Sparrow - 4, Northern cardinal - 6, Common Grackle - 2, Baltimore Oriole - 1, Purple Finch - 1, American Goldfinch - 40

Canard branchu -3, Canard noir - 5, Canard colvert - 24, Harle couronné - 11, Grand Héron - 5, Héron vert - 1, Accipiter sp - 1, Pluvier kildir - 1, Chevalier grivelé - 2, Goéland à bec cerclé -12, goéland argenté - 1, Goéland marin - 4, Sterne caspienne - 1, Pigeon biset - 3, Tourterelle triste - 2, Martinet ramoneur - 1,Martin-pêcheur - 3, Pic chevelu - 1, pic flamboyant - 1, Grand Pic - 1, Pioui de l'Est - 1,Moucherolle phébi - 3, Viréo aux yeux rouges - 8, le geai bleu - 1, Corneille d'Amérique - 10,Mésange à tête noire - 15, sittelle à poitrine blanche - 6, merle d'Amérique - 12, Moqueur chat - 3, Étourneau sansonnet - 3, Jaseur d'Amérique - 36, paruline à croupion jaune - 1, Bruant familier - 4, Bruant chanteur - 4, Cardinal rouge - 6, Quiscale bronzé - 2, Oriole de Baltimore - 1, roselin pourpré- 1, Chardonneret - 40

Thanks to everyone who came out and a special welcome to Ron for his first trip with us. - Wayne