BPQ Field Trip Report - Saturday, September 29

16 birders came out to visit a new location for a BPQ field trip today. A fairly new park, Parc des Etang-Antoine-Charlebois in St-Amable. The park has only been open for a few years now. Although a little quiet today, everyone enjoyed visiting a new location that looks very promising for future outings, particular during spring migration. The site has nicely laid out trails snaking through a series of ponds, surrounded by a wide variety of trees and plants. Work is being conducted on additional trails for the future. A very nice morning's walk on a great day, weather-wise. Thanks to everyone who turned out for the trip. Here is our list of 34 species for the day.

Canada Goose 150
Wood Duck 5
Common Loon 1
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Cooper's Hawk 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Ring-billed Gull 2
Mourning Dove 6
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 5
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 40
American Crow 1
Common Raven 2
Black-capped Chickadee 20
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6
Swainson's Thrush 2
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 30
Gray Catbird 5
European Starling 10
Common Yellowthroat 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Song Sparrow 6
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 30
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Northern Cardinal 3
Red-winged Blackbird 6
American Goldfinch 6

Sheldon Harvey