BPQ 2016 Summer Series of Birding Trip #3 - Saturday, July 16

With last week's field trip to Pointe-Yamachiche basically rained out, a few people have asked me if we can simply re-schedule it for this coming Saturday as they would really like to explore the area. So, to make things easy, this Saturday's trip will be to the destination planned for last week. There is currently a 30% chance of showers at this point for Saturday, but we should be OK...nothing like last week. So, once again, here are the details. Hope to see you on Saturday.

Our destination for the 4th trip of the 2016 Summer Series of Birding field trips this Saturday will be to “la réserve naturelle de Pointe-Yamachiche” at Yamachiche, on the north shore of Lac St. Pierre, north-east of Montreal, approximately 120 km. from central Montreal.

DATE: Saturday, July 9
TIME: 8:00 AM – Half-day outing
MEETING PLACE: The parking lot at “la réserve naturelle de Pointe-Yamachiche”

GOOGLE MAP:https://goo.gl/maps/sji4Mb1n4N92

DRIVING DIRECTIONS: From Montreal, take Autoroute 40 (Trans-Canada) east,(direction Trois-Rivieres) to Exit 180. Just off the exit there is a parking lot on chemin Louis-Gatineau. Parking is free. This will be our meeting point. Calculate approximately a 90-minute drive to the meeting point, particularly if you are coming from the western part of Montreal.

ITINERARY: We will first explore the elevated boardwalk and then follow a trail leading to the waterfront of Lac St-Pierre looking for a mix of songbirds, waterfowl, marsh birds and shorebirds. We may also explore a few local roads outside the reserve that lead to the Lac St-Pierre waterfront.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me by e-mail (ve2shw at yahoo.com), or by telephone at 514-637-2141.

Notre destination pour le troisième sortie de l’été 2016 ce samedi est “la réserve naturelle de Pointe-Yamachiche” à Yamachiche, sur la rive nord du Lac St. Pierre, au nord-est de Montréal, environ 120 km du centre de Montréal.

DATE: Samedi 9 juillet
HEURE: 8h00 - demi-journée
LIEU de rencontre : Stationnement a “la réserve naturelle de Pointe-Yamachiche” 

GOOGLE MAP:https://goo.gl/maps/sji4Mb1n4N92

La Route : De Montréal, prendre Autoroute 40 (Transcanadienne) est,(direction Trois-Rivieres) à sortie 180. Juste à côté de la sortie, il y a un parking sur le chemin Louis-Gatineau. Le stationnement est gratuit. Ce sera notre point de rencontre. Calculer environ 90 minutes de route au point de rencontre, surtout si vous venez de l’ouest de Montréal.

Itinéraire : Nous découvrir tout d’abord la passerelle et puis suivre un sentier menant à bord de l’eau du Lac St-Pierre à la recherche d’un mélange d’oiseaux chanteurs, oiseaux aquatiques, oiseaux de marais et oiseaux de rivage. Nous pouvons également envisager quelques routes locales en dehors de la réserve qui mènent au bord de l’eau de Lac St-Pierre.

Si vous avez des questions, n’hésitez pas à me contacter par courriel (ve2shw at yahoo.com), ou par téléphone au 514-637-2141.