Bird Protection Quebec "Field Trip Report" April 18

Yesterday was our annual field trip to Baie du Febvre and this time we had wonderful weather a bit on the cool side, between 3C and 6C. A group of 20 people showed up and the observation began right there at the beginning of rue Janelle with the star attraction two Eurasian Wigeon in bright plumage, second star two Ross's Goose swimming in the flooded field between Snow Geese.

We would like to welcome two very recent immigrants to Quebec, less than three months, Agata and Quentin Turbanska, very nice people with all lifers, isn't that great.

We proceeded along rue Janelle, the two ponds along the road were ice free but containing only a few ducks. Further north a flock of Snow Buntings and Horned Larks. We addes a few species present on the river. We then proceeded to the other observation sites where we added a few more species ending with 53 species.- Clémence and Jean

160,000 Snow Geese, 2 Ross's Geese, 5,000 Canada Geese, 3 Wood Ducks, 30 Gadwall, 2 Eurasian Wigeon, 30 American Wigeon, 20 American Black Duck, 50 Mallard, 2 Blue-winged Teal, 200 Northern Shoveler, 50 Northern Pintail, 150 Green-winged Teal, 6 Redhead, 200 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Greater Scaup, 4 Buffledhead, 24 Common Goldeneye, 6 Hooded Merganser, 10 Common Merganser, 4 Pied-bill Grebe, 3 Double-crested Cormorant, 5 Turkey Vulture, 4 Northern Harrier, 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk, 3 Red-tailed Hawk, 4 Rough-legged Hawk, 1 American Kestrel, 9 Killdeer, 3 Wilson Snipe, 100 Ring-billed Gull, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 8 Mourning Dove, 1 Downy Woodpecker, 1 Blue Jay, 12 American Crow, 200 Horned Lark, 75 Tree Swallow, 1 Black-capped Chickadee, 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 12 American Robin, 12 European Starling, 36 American Tree Sparrow, 1 Chipping Sparrow, 15 Dark-eyed Junco, 35 Song Sparrow, 4 Swamp Sparrow, 70 Snow Bunting, 500 Red-winged Blackbird, 150 Common Grackle, 16 Brown-headed Cowbird

160000 Oie des neiges, 2 Oie de Ross, 5000 Bernache du Canada, 3 Canards branchus, 30 Canard chipeau, 2 Canard siffleur, 30 Canard d'Amérique, 20 Canard noir, 50 Canard colvert, 2 Sarcelle à ailes bleues, 200 Canard souchet, 50 Canard pilet, 150 Sarcelle d'hiver, 6 Fuligule à tête rouge, 200 Canard à collier, Fuligule milouinan, 24 Petit Garrot, 24 Common Garrot, 6 Harle couronné, 10 Grand Harle, 4 Grèbe à bec bigarré, 3 Cormoran à aigrettes, 5 Urubu à tête rouge, 4 Busard Saint-Martin, 1 Épervier brun, 3 Buse à queue rousse, 4 Buse pattue, 1 Crécerelle d'Amérique, 9 Pluvier kildir, 3 Bécassine de Wilson , 100 Goéland à bec cerclé, 3 Goéland marin, 8 Tourterelle triste, 1 Pic mineur, 1 Geai bleu, 12 Corneille d'Amérique, 200 Alouette hausse-col, 75 Hirondelle bicolore, 1 Mésange à tête noire, 1 Roitelet à couronne dorée, 12 Merle d'Amérique, 12 Étourneau sansonnet, 36 Bruant Hudsonien, 1 Bruant familier, 15 Junco ardoisé, 35 Bruant chanteur, 4 Bruant des marais, 70 Bruant des neiges, 500 Carouge à épaulettes, 150 Quiscale bronzé, 16 Vacher à tête brune