Bird Protection Quebec "Field Trip Report" October 18

Hungry Bay, Beauharnois, St Timothée Area

8 birders joined the field trip this morning along the Beauharnois Canal. We were lucky enough to avoir rain all morning (expect a few drops for 3 minuts), making it a wonderful fall morning for birding mild and with limited wind. This allowed us to find a nice variety of waterfowl (22 species), including 3 species of grebe, scoters and eurasian Wigeon.

The ducks were particularly numerous - 1000s of scaups, ring-necked ducks and wigeons - at the 'étang' in St-Louis-de-Gonzague.

Overall, 44 species were observed by the group + 1 specie observed before the start of the trip - Fred Hareau

Snow Goose 52, Canada Goose 2000+, Gadwall 30, Eurasian Wigeon 1, American Wigeon 300+, American Black Duck 10, Mallard 30, Northern Pintail 20, Green-winged Teal 6, Ring-necked Duck 100+ (likely in the 1000s), Greater Scaup 30, Lesser Scaup 6, Greater/Lesser Scaup 1000+, White-winged Scoter 8, Black Scoter 3, Long-tailed Duck 5 (before start of the trip), Hooded Merganser 2, Common Merganser 1, Ruddy Duck 2, Common Loon 12, Pied-billed Grebe 6, Horned Grebe 1, Red-necked Grebe 2, Double-crested Cormorant 100+, Great Blue Heron 2, Ring-billed Gull 30, Herring Gull 6, Great Black-backed Gull 4, Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 20, Mourning Dove 5, Downy Woodpecker 2, Peregrine Falcon 2, Blue Jay 4, American Crow 10, Common Raven 1, Black-capped Chickadee 10, American Robin 4, European Starling 8, Yellow-rumped Warbler 4, Song Sparrow 3, Swamp Sparrow 2, White-throated Sparrow 2, Dark-eyed Junco 2, Red-winged Blackbird 30, Rusty Blackbird 10, Common Grackle 1

Oie des neiges 52, Bernache du Canada, plus de 2000, Canard chipeau 30 Canard siffleur 1, Canard d'Amérique plus de 300, Canard noir 10, Canard colvert 30, Canard pilet 20, Sarcelle d'hiver 6, Fuligule à collier 100 + (probablement dans les 1000s ), Fuligule milouinan 30, Petit fuligule 6, Grand / Petit Fuligule 1000, Macreuse brune 8, Macreuse noire 3, Harelde kakawi 5 (avant le début d'excursion), Harle couronné 2, Grand Harle 1, Érismature rousse 2, Plongeon huard 12, Grèbe à bec bigarré 6, Grèbe esclavon 1, Grèbe jougris 2, Cormoran à aigrettes 100 +, Grand Héron 2, Goéland à bec cerclé 30, Goéland argenté 6, Goéland marin 4 , Pigeon biset 20, Tourterelle triste 5, Pic mineur 2, Faucon pèlerin 2, Geai bleu 4, Corneille d'Amérique 10, Grand Corbeau 1, Mésange à tête noire 10, Merle d'Amérique 4, l'Étourneau sansonnet 8, Paruline à croupion jaune 4, Bruant chanteur 3, Bruant des marais 2, Bruant à gorge blanche 2, Junco ardoisé 2, Carouge à épaulettes 30, Quiscale rouilleux 10, Quiscale bronzé 1