Sightings for Monday August 31

Chateauguay, Ile Saint-Bernard - Refuge Faunique Marguerite-D'Youville

It was fairly quiet today on Ile Saint-Bernard. Although there was a Merlin that was chasing a Pileated woodpecker. About ten minutes later they were both in a dead tree, across from the grand digue near the petit digue. Probably the same Merlin as last week that was chased a Kingfisher, Green heron and a Crow.Also on the grand digue were three newly hatched Snapping turtles. - Tom Long

29 species: 1 Canada Goose, 2 Wood Duck, 4 Mallard, 8 Blue-winged Teal, 1 Double-crested Cormorant, 1 Great Blue Heron, 7 Great Egret, 3 Green Heron, 2 Black-crowned Night-Heron, 6 Ring-billed Gull, 1 Belted Kingfisher, 3 Downy Woodpecker, 2 Hairy Woodpecker, 4 Northern Flicker, 1 Pileated Woodpecker, 1 Merlin, 2 Warbling Vireo, 2 Blue Jay, 2 American Crow, 10 Tree Swallow, 6 Black-capped Chickadee, 1 American Robin, 3 Gray Catbird, 10 European Starling, 1 Common Yellowthroat, 12 Song Sparrow, 2 Northern Cardinal, 7 Common Grackle, 4 American Goldfinch

1 Bernache du Canada, 2 Canard branchu, 4 Canard colvert, 8 Sarcelle à ailes bleues, 1 Cormoran à aigrettes, 1 Grand héron, 7 Grande aigrette, 3 Héron vert, 2 Bihoreau gris, 6 Goéland à bec cerclé, 1 Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique, 3 Pic mineur, 2 Pic chevelu, 4 Pic flamboyant, 1 Grand Pic, 1 Faucon émerillon, 2 Viréo mélodieux, 2 Geai Bleu, 2 Corneille d'Amérique, 10 Hirondelle bicolore, 6 Mésange à tête noire, 1 Merle d'Amérique, 3 Moqueur chat, 10 Étourneau sansonnet, 1 Paruline masquée, 12 Bruant chanteur, 2 Cardinal rouge, 7 Quiscale bronzé, 4 Chardonneret jaune
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Ste-Martine, Domaine-de-la-Pêche-au-Saumon MAP/CARTE
28 species: 3 Gadwall, 2 American Wigeon, 3 American Black Duck, 85, Mallard 1 Green-winged Teal, 1 Double-crested Cormorant, 1 Turkey Vulture, 2 Spotted Sandpiper, 5 Greater Yellowlegs, 7 Lesser Yellowlegs, 1 Stilt Sandpiper, 1 Long-billed Dowitcher, 32 Ring-billed Gull, 2 Cedar Waxwing, 2 American Goldfinch

28 espèces: 3 Canard chipeau, 2 Canard d'Amérique, 3 Canard noir, 85, canard colvert 1 Sarcelle d'hiver, 1 Cormoran à aigrettes, 1 Urubu à tête rouge, 2 Chevalier grivelé, 5 Grand Chevalier, 7 Petit Chevalier, 1 Bécasseau à échasses, 1 Bécassin à long bec, 32 Goéland à bec cerclé, 2 Jaseur d'Amérique, 2 Chardonneret jaune - Alain Sylvain

3 Great Blue Heron, 2 Great Egret, 1 Green Heron, 1 Black-crowned Night-Heron, 1 Semipalmated Plover, 2 Least Sandpiper, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird, 1 Belted Kingfisher, 1 Merlin, 1 Yellow Warbler, 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler

3 Grand Héron, 2 Grande aigrette, 1 Héron vert, 1 Bihoreau-Heron, 1 Pluvier semipalmé, 2 Bécasseau minuscule, 1 Bécasseau à poitrine cendrée, 1 Colibri à gorge rubis, 1 Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique, 1 Faucon émerillon, 1 Paruline jaune, 1 Paruline à croupion jaune - Denise Simonl