Thanks to Mark Dennis for suggesting that we visit a spot that he frequently visits, the Ruisseau a Charette de Baie Brazeau in Pointe-Fortune, Quebec, close to the Ontario border. 17 people came out for the trip today with almost everyone visiting this site for the first time. It's a spot that doesn't appear to get a lot of attention but, after visiting it today, I'm quite sure that many of us will be returning at other times of the year. It consists of a long wooded, but easily walkable trail that eventually opens up into a very large marshy area, with an observation tower and a couple of constructed observation point/rest areas along the path.
In addition to this site, we also made stops at the Carillon Dam in Pointe-Fortune and then traveled along Grand-Montee Road heading south, along the Quebec/Ontario border with a final stop on ch. de la Fourche, west of Rigaud.
Our half-day outing produced a total of 67 species on a hot, sunny morning. Here is our list for the day:
Wood Duck 1, Mallard 3, Double-crested Cormorant 6, Great Blue Heron 6, Green Heron 1, Turkey Vulture 3, Osprey 1, Bald Eagle (immatures) 2, Broad-winged Hawk 1, American Kestrel 2, Merlin 1 Virginia Rail 1 (heard only), Killdeer 1, Greater Yellowlegs 2, Lesser Yellowlegs 7, Solitary Sandpiper 1, Spotted Sandpiper 5, Wilson's Snipe 1, Ring-billed Gull 30, Common Tern 8, Rock Pigeon 15, Mourning Dove 25, Belted Kingfisher 1, Downy Woodpecker 2, Hairy Woodpecker 1, Eastern Wood-Pewee 1, (Heard Only), Flycatcher species 1, Eastern Phoebe 1, Great Crested Flycatcher 2, Eastern Kingbird 7, Warbling Vireo 2 (heard only), Red-eyed Vireo 6 (heard only), Blue Jay 3, American Crow 4, Tree Swallow 3, Cliff Swallow 6, Barn Swallow 6, Black-capped Chickadee 4, White-breasted Nuthatch 1, Brown Creeper 1 (heard only), Marsh Wren 1 (heard only), Veery 3 (heard only), American Robin 10, Gray Catbird 2, Brown Thrasher 1, European Starling 12, Cedar Waxwing 20, Yellow Warbler 6, Chestnut-sided Warbler 2 (heard only), Black and White Warbler 1 (heard only), American Redstart 1, (heard only), Ovenbird 5 (heard only), Common Yellowthroat 12, Scarlet Tanager 1 (heard only), Chipping Sparrow 3, Savannah Sparrow 5, Song Sparrow 12, Swamp Sparrow 10, Northern Cardinal 1 (heard only), Bobolink 2, Red-winged Blackbird 24, Eastern Meadowlark 3, Common Grackle 15, Brown-headed Cowbird 3, Purple Finch 1 (heard only), American Goldfinch 24, House Sparrow 4
Canard branchu 1, Canard colvert 3, Cormoran à aigrettes 6, Grand héron 6, Héron vert 1, Urubu à tête rouge 3, Balbuzard pêcheur 1, Pygargue à tête blanche (immatures) 2, Petite Buse 1, Crécerelle d'Amérique 2, Faucon émerillon 1, Râle de Virginie 1 (entendu seulement), Pluvier kildir 1, Grand chevalier 2, Petit Chevalier 7, Chevalier solitaire 1, Chevalier grivelé 5, Bécassine de Wilson 1, Goéland à bec cerclé 30, Sterne pierregarin 8, Pigeon biset 15, Tourterelle triste 25, Martin-pêcheur 1, Pic mineur 2, Pic chevelu 1, Pioui de l'Est 1 (entendu seulement), espèces Moucherolle 1, Moucherolle Phébi 1, Tyran huppé 2, Tyran tritri 7, Viréo mélodieux 2 (entendu seulement), Viréo aux yeux rouges 6 (entendu seulement), Geai bleu 3 Corneille d'Amérique 4, Hirondelle bicolore 3, Hirondelle à front blanc 6, Hirondelle rustique 6, Mésange à tête noire 4, Sittelle à poitrine blanche 1, Grimpereau brun 1 (entendu seulement), Troglodyte des marais 1, (entendu seulement), Grive fauve 3 (entendu seulement), Merle d'Amérique 10, Moqueur chat 2, Moqueur roux 1, Étourneau sansonnet 12, Jaseur d'Amérique 20, Paruline jaune 6, Paruline à flancs marron 2, (entendu seulement), Paruline noir et blanc 1 (entendu seulement ), Paruline flamboyante 1 (entendu seulement), Paruline couronnée 5 (entendu seulement), Paruline masquée 12, Tangara écarlate 1 (entendu seulement), Bruant familier 3, Bruant des prés 5, Bruant chanteur 12, Bruant des marais 10, Cardinal rouge 1 (entendu seulement), Goglu des prés 2, Carouge à épaulettes 24, Sturnelle des prés 3, Quiscale bronzé 15, Vacher à tête brune 3, Roselin pourpré 1 (entendu seulement), Chardonneret jaune 24, Moineau domestique 4
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