Bird Protection Quebec's field trip report - September 17th

10 birders joined for a very nice trip at Pointe Yamachiche on saturday morning. The weather was excellent, with a clear blue sky and overall nice temperatures (from 8 degree celcius when we began to 18 when we ended)
The trip began with concentrations of red wing blackbirds and starlings in the hundreds in corn fields. At the pointe, things began slowly on the path and we had to work hard to find a few species of warblers and other passerines.

At the tip, the water level was still quite high. The number of shorebirds was relatively limited (almost exclusively Black-bellied Plovers) when we arrived at 9:00, but little by little, birds arrived and we eventually saw a good diversity of shorebirds, even in small numbers. We were lucky enough to be able to compare extensively Black-bellied and American Golden Plovers both in flight and on the ground.

A few more songbirds, on our way back, added to our list, which in total reached 52 species (details below). Bird of the day was the American Golden Plover, with a 'mention spéciale' to the Bonaparte Gull.

Thanks to all who joined for a nice Saturday morning at the Lac St Pierre. -  Frédéric Hareau

Snow Goose 4, Canada Goose 400, Mallard 1, Ring-necked Duck 1, Common Loon 1, Pied-billed Grebe 1, Double-crested Cormorant 10, Great Blue Heron 5, Great Egret 1, Bald Eagle 1, Sharp-shinned Hawk 1, Black-bellied Plover 40, American Golden-Plover 5, Semipalmated Plover 3, Greater Yellowlegs 1, Sanderling 1, Semipalmated Sandpiper 1, Least Sandpiper 2, White-rumped Sandpiper 2, Pectoral Sandpiper 2, Bonaparte's Gull 7, Ring-billed Gull 80, Herring Gull 2, Great Black-backed Gull 4, Rock Pigeon 5, Belted Kingfisher 4, Downy Woodpecker 2, Northern Flicker 1, Eastern Kingbird 1, Warbling Vireo 1, Philadelphia Vireo 1, Blue Jay 6, American Crow 10, Black-capped Chickadee 20, Red-breasted Nuthatch 1, Brown Creeper 2, Golden-crowned Kinglet 5, Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1, American Robin 1, European Starling 100, American Pipit 5, Cedar Waxwing 12, Northern Parula 2, Magnolia Warbler 4, Black-throated Blue Warbler 1, Wilson's Warbler 5, Song Sparrow 4, White-throated Sparrow 2, Red-winged Blackbird 300, Common Grackle 5, American Goldfinch 4, House Sparrow 10

Oie des neiges 4, Bernache du Canada 400, Canard colvert 1, fuligule à collier 1, Plongeon huard 1, Grèbe à bec bigarré 1, Cormoran à aigrettes 10, Grand Héron 5, Grande Aigrette 1, Pygargue à tête blanche 1, Épervier brun 1, Pluvier argenté 40, Pluvier bronzé 5, Pluvier semipalmé 3, Grand Chevalier 1, Bécasseau sanderling 1, Bécasseau semipalmé 1 , Bécasseau minscule 2, Bécasseau à croupion blanc 2, Bécasseau 2, Mouette de Bonaparte 7, Goéland à bec cerclé Gull 80, Goéland argenté 2, Goéland marin Gull 4, Pigeon biset 5, Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique 4, le Pic mineur 2, Pic flamboyant 1, Tyran tritri 1, Viréo mélodieux 1, Viréo de Philadelphie 1, Geai bleu 6, Corneille d'Amérique 10, Mésange à tête noire 20, Sittelle à poitrine rousse 1, Grimpereau brun 2, Roitelet à couronne dorée 5, Roitelet à couronne rubis 1, Merle d'Amérique 1, Étourneau sansonnet 100, Pipit d'Amérique 5, Jaseur d'Amérique 12, Paruline à collier 2, Paruline à tête cendrée 4, Paruline bleue 1, Paruline à calotte noire 5, 4 Bruant chanteur, Bruant à gorge blanche 2, Carouge à épaulettes 300, Quiscale bronzé 5, Chardonneret jaune 4, Moineau domestique 10