Bird Protection Quebec "Field Trip Report" Saturday November 9

Montréal, Parc-nature de la Pointe-aux-Prairies

On a partly cloudy morning, 11 birders came on this rather cool if not cold day. The maximum we reached mid-morning was only 3C. But the lack of a big numbers was compensated by good spirited people and with one of birders had a lifer, so very good field trip.

The list: 20 Canada Goose, 6 American Black Ducks, 10 Mallard, 1 WHITE-WINGED SCOTER (the lifer), 6 BLACK SCOTER, 3 Bufflehead, 1 Common Goldeneye, 1 Common Merganser, 2 Great Blue Heron, 1 Northern Harrier, 40 Ring-billed Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 25 Rock Pigeon, 5 Downy Woodpecker, 1 Hairy Woodpecker, 1 Pileated Woodpecker, 6 American Crow, 25 Black-capped Chickadee, 1 White-breasted Nuthatch, 3 American Robin, 6 European Starling, 3 American Tree Sparrow, 10 Dard-eyed Junco, 3 Northern Cardinal, 4 House Finch, 20 American Goldfinch

20 Bernache du Canada, 6 Canards noirs, 10 Canard colvert, 1 Macreuse brune, 6 Macreuse noire, 3 Petit Garrot, 1 Garrot à oeil d'or, 1 Grand Harle, 2  Grand héron, 1 Busard Saint-Martin, 40 Goéland à bec cerclé, 4 Goéland argenté, 25 Pigeon biset, 5 Pic mineur, 1 Pic chevelu, 1 Grand Pic, 6 Corneille d'Amérique, 25 25 Mésange à tête noire, 1 Sittelle à poitrine blanche, 3 Merle d'Amérique, 6 Étourneau sansonnet, 3 Bruant hudsonien, 10 Junco ardoisé, 3 Cardinal rouge, 4 Roselin familier, 20 Chardonneret jaune

Thanks to everybody, a great bunch of people. - Clémence and Jean