Bird Protection Quebec "Field Trip Report" Saturday February 8

Eight birders including a visitor from Belgium, started at rue Higgins in Chateauguay. Temperature  -13 C, but at least there not much wind. One of the the first birds found was a Carolina wren in full song, and everyone a good view as it was very co-operative. Fifteen species were found before five of us moved on to Sainte-Catherine. where we added another seven species for a total of 22. As we were going back to our cars Mary Ellen found a Northern pintail mixed in with the Mallards that were behind the fence at the parking lot.  - Tom

List of birds seen: 50 Canada goose, 4 American black duck, 100 Mallard, 1 Northern pintail, 200 Common goldeneye, 1 hybrid Common X Barrow's goldeneye, 4 Common Merganser, 1 Herring gull, 20 Great black-backed gull, 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker, 5 Downy Woodpecker, 2 Hairy Woodpecker, 6 American crow, 1 Common raven, 14 Black-capped chickadee, 3 White-breasted nuthatch, 1 Carolina wren, 20 European Starling, 1 American tree sparrow, 6 Dark-eyed junco, 3 Northern Cardinal, 5 American goldfinch

50 Bernache du Canada, 4 Canard noir, 100 Canard colvert, 1 Canard pilet, 200 Garrot à oeil d'or, Garrot à oeil d'or X Garrot d'Islande hybride, 4 Grand Harle, 1 Goéland argenté, 20 Goéland marin , 2 Pic à ventre roux, 5 Pic mineur, 2 Pic chevelu, 6 corneille d'Amérique, 1 Grand corbeau , 14 mésange à tête noire, 3 Sittelle à poitrine blanche, 1 Troglodyte de Caroline, 20 Étourneau sansonnet, 1 Bruant hudsonien, 6 Junco ardoisé, 3 Cardinal rouge, 5 Chardonneret jaune