Sightings Translated From Ornitho-QC for Saturday May 20th

Summit Park: Philadelphia vireo (Viréo de Philadelphie), Warbling vireo (Viréo mélodieux), Red-eyed vireo (Viréos aux yeux rouges), Blue-headed vireo (Viréos à tête bleue), Least flycatchers (Moucherolles tchébec), Great crested flycatcher (Tyran huppé), Veery (Grives fauves), Swainson’s thrush (Grives à dos olive), Hermit thrush (Grives solitaires), Warblers – Black-throated blue, Northern parula, yellow, common yellow-throat, Nashville, Yellow-rumped, Magnolia, Cape May, American redstart, Chestnut-sided, Blackburnian, Bay-breasted, Black & white, Ovenbird, Black-throated green, Tennessee, Northern waterthrush, (Parulines – bleue, à collier, jaune, masquée, à joues grises, à croupions jaunes, à tête cendrée, tigrée, flamboyante, à flancs marron, à gorge orangée, à poitrine baie, noir et blanc, couronnée, à gorge noire, obscure, des ruisseaux

St-Basile-le-Grand, chemin des Trente: Lapland longspur (Bruant lapon), 6 Greater yellowlegs (Grands Chevalier), 2 Lesser yellowlegs (Petits Chevaliers), 80 Least sandpipers (Bécasseaux minuscules), 1 Semipalmated sandpiper (Pluvier semipalmé), 3 Solitary sandpipers (Chevaliers solitaires), Killdeer & Spotted sandpipers (kildirs et grivelés), American pipits (Pipits d'Amériques), gray partridge (Perdrix grise)
Richelieu river: 3 Black scoter (Macreuses noires)

Sightings Translated From Ornitho-QC for Friday May 19th

Pointe-Claire, Valois Bay: 223 Brant geese (Bernache cravant), 2 White-winged scoter (Macreuse brune), 80 Greater scaup (Fuligule milouinan), 2 Red-breasted merganser (Harle huppé),Common loon (Plongeon huard), Common terns (Sternes pierregarin), Purple martins (Hirondelles noires)

Chambly, Chambly Basin: 10 Brant geese (Bernache cravant), 1 Long-tailed duck (Harelde kakawi) 1 Red-necked grebe (Grèbe jougris), Red-breasted merganser (Harle huppé), 60 White-winged scoter (Macreuse brune), 22 Common loon (Plongeon huard)

Granby, lac Boivin: Warblers – Nashville, Northern parula, Chestnut-sided, Yellow, Magnolia, Black-throated blue, Yellow-rumped, Black-throated green, Black & white, Northern waterthrush, Common yellow-throat, Blackburnian, American redstart, Canada, Ovenbird (parulines - à joues grises, à collier, à flancs marron, jaunes, à tête cendrée, bleues, à croupion jaune, à gorge noire, noir et blanc, des ruisseaux, masques, à gorge orangée, flamboyantes, du Canada, couronnées), Blue-gray gnatcatcher (gobemoucherons gris-bleu), Green heron (héron vert), Virginia rail (râle de Virginie), Oprey (balbuzard pêcheur)
Parc Yamaska: 27 White-winged scoter (Macreuse brune), 2 Semipalmated sandpipers (pluviers semipalmés)
Lac de Roxton Pond: 2 Common loons (plongeons huard), 12 White-winged scoter (Macreuse brune), 1 Long-tailed duck (Harelde kakawi), 1 Bonaparte’s gull (mouette de Bonaparte)

Sightings Translated From Ornitho-QC for Thursday May 18th

Chambly, Chambly Basin: 15 common loon (Plongeon huart),6 White-winged scoter (Macreuse brune), 9 Red-breasted merganser (Harle huppé)

Ile des Soeurs: 10 warbler species including Blackpoll warbler (Paruline rayée), Osprey (Balbuzard),rue O'Reilly, 2 Surf scoter (Macreuses à front blanc). total 54 species

Mont Royal cemetery: warblers – Magnolia, Black-throated blue, Yellow-rumped, Yellow, Blackburnian, Black & white, American redstart, Bay-breasted, Nashville, Ovenbird, Chestnut-sided, Black-throated green, Northern parula (parulines - tête cendrée, bleu, à croupion jaune, jaune, à gorge orangé, noir et blanc, flamboyante, à pointrine baie, à joues grises, couronné, à flanc marron, à gorge noir et une à collier), Scarlet tanager (tangara écarlate), Indigo bunting (passerin indigo), Blue-headed vireo (viréo à tête bleu)

Sightings Translated From Ornitho-QC for Wednesday May 17th

Summit Park: Warblers – 5 Northern parula, 10 Black-throated green, 3 Black & white, 15 Black-throated blue, 6 Magnolia, 20 Yellow-rumped, 10 Chestnut-sided, 8 Bay-breasted, 2 Blackburnian, 4 American redstart, 1 Tennessee, 2 Nashville, 1 Common yellow-throat, 8 Ovenbird (Parulines - à collier, à gorge noire, noir et blanc, bleue, à tête cendrée, à croupion jaune, à flancs marron, à poitrine baie, à gorge orangée, flamboyante, obscure, à joues grises, masquée, couronnée) Rose-breasted grosbeak (Cardinal à poitrine rose), Blue-headed vireo (Viréo à tête bleue), Philadelphia vireo (Viréo de Philadelphie), Kinglets (Roitelets), White-throated sparrow (Bruant à gorge blanche) White-crowned sparrow (Bruant à couronne blanche)

Ile des Soeurs, ice bridge: Red-necked phalarope – male (Phalarope à bec étroit), 4 White-winged scoter (Macreuses brunes), more than 200 red-breasted mergansers (Harles huppés), 5 Common loons (Plongeons hoards)

Laval, bois Ste-Marie,des Rosiers, Duvernay & rue Dessureaux, Eastern meadowlark (Sturnelle des prés), Boblink (Goglu des prés), Vireos – Philadelphia, Warbling Blue-headed & Red-eyed (Viréo de philadelphie, mélodieux, à tête bleue et aux yeux rouges), Killdeer & Semipalmated plover (Pluvier kildir et semipalmé), Least sandpiper (Bécasseau minuscule), Solitary & Spotted sandpiper (Chevalier solitaire et grivelé), American pipit (Pipit d'Amérique), Thrushs – Hermit & Veery (Grive solitaire, fauve), Swallows – Barn, Tree, Purple martin, Bank (Hirondelle rustique, bicolore, noire, de rivage), Raven (Grand Corbeau), Savanah sparrow (Bruant des prés), Eastern kingbird & Great-crested flycatcher (Tyran tritri et huppé), Phoebe (Moucherolle phébi), Least flycatcher (tchébec), Scarlet tanager (Tagara écarlate), American kestrel (Crécerelle d'Amérique), Red-shouldered hawk (Buse à epaulettes) Warblers – Nashville, chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Black-throated blue, Yellow-rumped, black-throated green, black & white, American redstart, Ovenbird, Common yellow-throat (Parulines - à grises, flancs marron, tête cendrée, bleue, croupion jaune, gorge noire, noir et blanc, flamboyante, couronnée, masquée)

Granby, lac Boivin à. Warblers – 2 Nashville, 2 Northern parula, 7 Chestnut-sided, 8 Yellow, 3 Magnolia, 3 Black-throated blue, 30 Yellow-rumped, 14 Black-throated green, 1 Black & white, 1 Northern waterthrush, 10 Common yellow-throat, 1 Wilson’s (parulines - à joues grises, à collier, à flancs marron, jaunes, à tête cendrée, bleues, à croupion jaune, à gorge noire, noir et blanc, des ruisseaux, masques, à calotte noire 4 Rose-breasted grosbeak (cardinaux à poitrine rose), 2 Blue-gray gnatcatchers (gobemoucherons gris-bleu)

Sightings Translated From Ornitho-QC for Monday May 15th

Saint-Paul-de-l'île-aux-Noix, 3rd street - via 101st avenue: Red phalarope (Phalarope à bec large)

Sightings Translated From Ornitho-QC for Tuesday May 9th

Ile Bizard: Warblers – Yellow, Yellow-rumped, Black & white, Ovenbird, Black-throated green, Magnolia (parulines – jaune, croupion jaune, noir et blanc, couronnée, gorge noire, tête cendrée)

Montreal,
Summit Park: Red-eyed Vireo (Viréo aux yeux rouges)
Mont-Royal Cemetery, section C-3: Warblers – Orange-crowned, Nashville, Northern parula, chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Yellow-rumped, Black-throated green, Black & white (Parulines - verdâtres, à joues grises, à collier, à flancs marron, à tête cendrée, à croupion jaune, à gorge noire, noir et blanc), Sparrows – White-throated and White-crowned (Bruants à gorge blanche et des couronne blanche), Least flycatcher (Moucherolle tchébec), 4 Osprey (Balbuzards pêcheurs), Red-tailed hawk (Buse à queue rousse)

Laval, bois Bon-Air: Warblers – Nashville, chestnut-sided, Yellow-rumped, Black-throated green, Blackburnian, Ovenbird, Northern waterthrush (Paruline à joues grises, flancs marron, croupion jaune, gorge noire, gorge orangée, noir et blanc, couronnée, et des ruisseaux), Brown thrasher (Moqueur roux), Least Flycatcher (Moucherolle tchébec), Eastern Kingbird (Tyran tritri), 10 Rose-breasted grosbeak (Cardinal à poitrine rose), 10 Baltinore orioles (Oriole de Baltimore) Granby, Lac Boivin: Warblers – Yellow, Yellow-rumped, chestnut-sided, Black-throated green, Black & white, American redstart, Ovenbird, Northern waterthrush and Common yellow-throat (parulines - jaunes, à croupion jaune, à flancs marron, à gorge noire, noir et blanc, flamboyantes, couronnées, des ruisseaux et masques), Brown Thrasher (moqueur roux), Gray catbird (moqueur Chat), Blue-gray gnatcatcher (gobemoucherons gris-bleu), Veery (grive fauve)

Sightings Translated From Ornitho-QC for Monday May 8th

Philipsburg: 7 Scarlet tanagers (tangaras écarlate), Warblers – Yellow-rumped, Black-throated blue, Ovenbird (parulines - croupion jaune, bleue et couronnée)Heronry at Missisquoi Bay: 4 Great egrets (grandes aigrettes), and an Osprey nest (nid de Balbuzard pêcheu).
Rang Molleur: 4 Least sandpiper (bécasseau minuscule), 6 Greater yellowlegs (Grand chevalier),5 Lessor yellowlegs (Petit chevalier), Merlin (faucon émérillon), 28 Green-winged teal (sarcelles d'hiver)
Granby, parc Yamaska-61 species: 2 Red-necked grebes (grèbes jougris), 1 Snow goose (oie des neiges), Barred Owl (chouette rayée), Vireos – Blue-headed and Warbling (viréos à tête bleue et mélodieux), Warblers – Nashville, Yellow, Yellow-rumped, Black-throated green, Blackburnian, Pine, Black & White, Ovenbird (parulines - à joues grises, jaunes, à croupion jaune, à gorge noire, à gorge orangée, des pins, noir et blanc et couronnées)

Chateauguay Saturday May 6th

Went birding around the Chateauguay area, mostly in centre ecologiqueFernand-Seguin. 41 species, including our firsts for the new season: Blue-headed Vireo, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Ovenbird, Least Flycacther, Wood Thrush, Barn Swallow and Common Tern

Tom & Sharon

Bird Protection Quebec field trip for Saturday May 6th

Hudson: Sixteen birders managed to get in two hours of birding before the rain moved in from Ottawa.The following is a list of the 43 species seen. Birds of the day were Warbling vireo and Pine warbler. Thanks to Wayne Grubert for his help.

Canada goose 200, wood duck 3, Mallard 16, Common loon 1, Double-crested cormorant 6 , American bittern 1, Great blue heron 4, Turkey vulture 1, sharp-shinned hawk 1, Ring-billed gull 6, Herring gull 1, Mourning dove 6, Belted kingfisher 1, Yellow-bellied sapsucker 1, Hairy woodpecker 1, Northern flicker 6, Eastern phoebe 1, Warbling vireo 2, Blue jay 20, American crow 12, Tree swallow 12, Barn swallow 26, Black-capped chickadee 12, White-breasted nuthatch 1, Ruby-crowned kinglet 1, American robin 20, European starling 24, Pine warbler 1, Black-and-white warbler 1, Chipping sparrow 4, song sparrow 8, Swamp sparrow 4, White-throated sparrow 6, Northern cardinal 3, Red-winged blackbird 12, Rusty blackbird 2, Common grackle 24, Brown-headed cowbird 6, Baltimore oriole 1, Purple finch 1, Pine siskin 1, American goldfinch 8, House sparrow 4

Barbara MacDuff

Sightings Translated From Ornitho-QC for Thursday May 4th

Iberville: Ruby throated hummingbird (Colibri à gorge rubis)

Ile-Perrot: Baltimore orioles (orioles de Baltimore) Warbling vireo (Viréo mélodieux)

Saint-Hubert bike path to Carignan, Route Verte no.1: Warblers - Black and white, Northern waterthrush (Parulines - noir et blanc, des ruisseaux), House wren (Troglodyte familier), Great crested flycatcher (Tyran huppé), Warbling vireo (Viréo mélodieux), Blue-headed vireo (Viréo à tête bleue), Rose-breasted grosbeak (Cardinal à poitrine rose), White crowned sparrow (Bruant à couronne blanche), 50 Rusty blackbirds (Quiscales rouilleux)

Haut-Richelieu, ruisseau Hazen: Osprey (Balbuzard pêcheur), Chimney swift (Martinet ramoneur), Belted kingfisher (Martin-pêcheur), Blue-headed vireo (Viréo à tête bleue), Tufted titmouse (Mésange bicolore), House wren (Troglodyte familier), Ruby-crowned kinglet (Roitelet à couronne rubis), Warblers – Nashville, Black-throated blue, Black-throated green, Yellow-rumped, Black and white, Ovenbird (Parulines - à joues grises, Paruline bleue, à gorge noire, à croupion jaune, noir et blanc, couronnée), Sparrows – chipping, Song, White-throated, White-crowned and Junco (Bruants – familier, chanteur, à gorge blanche, à couronne blanche et Junco), Rose-breasted grosbeak (Cardinal à poitrine rose), House and Purple finch (Roselin familier et pourpré), Pine siskin (Tarin des pins), Evening grosbesk (Gros-bec errant)

Montreal,
Summit park: Chimney swift (Martinet ramoneur), Great crested flycatcher (Tyran huppé), Nashville warbler (Paruline à joues grises)
Mount Royal cemetery: Nashville warbler (Parulines à joues grises), Pine warbler (Paruline des pins), Black and white warbler (Paruline noir et blanc), Yellow-rumped warblers (Parulines à croupion jaune), Blue-headed vireo (Viréo à tête bleue), Baltimore oriole (Oriole de Baltimore) Migrating raptors – Osprey (Balbuzards pêcheurs), Broad-wing hawk (Petites Buses), Red-tailed hawk (Buses à queue rousse), Sharp-shinned hawk (Éperviers bruns)

Bird Protection Quebec field trip for Saturday April 29

Cooper Marsh: The beautiful morning couldn't help but make for a successful field trip at Cooper Marsh near Lancaster, Ont. today. In all 33 birders had 57 species (including a couple of late reports). The temperature rose from 3 to 14 degrees Celsius in the course of the morning. Four species were nominated for Bird of the Day. Ruby-crowned Kinglets were numerous and several ruby crowns were seen well. Estimates of 20 American Bitterns in the Marsh may not be exaggerated. The 4th nominee was the Osprey of which 3 were reported. In the heard only category, a Marsh Wren must have just arrived. SwampSparrows were plentiful and easily seen. Other species included Pied-billed Grebe, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, Redhead, Northern Harrier, Virginia Rail (at least 3 heard), Great Black-backed Gull, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Eastern Phoebe, Brown Thrasher, Common Raven, Fox Sparrow, and Bird Protections Quebec's emblematic bird, the Song Sparrow.

Martin Bowman

Bird Protection Quebec field trip for Saturday April 22

Baie-du-Febvre: 13 birders showed up for the trip on this overcast but very pleasantday (14 degrees C.) 60 species were seen, 3 of which - Ross's Goose, Bald Eagle, and Pectoral Sandpiper- were observed after the official count. The bird of the day was undoubtedly the Glossy Ibis seen close up andby all at the very outset of the trip. 18 species of waterfowl were seen, including an estimated 200,000 SnowGeese, 1 Ross's Goose, Canada Geese, Redhead, both Teal and both Scaup, numerous Pintail and Ring-necked, Ruddy Duck, Hooded Merganser, etc. Shorebirds were Killdeer, Wilson's Snipe, Stilt Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Dunlin, and both Yellowlegs. A very enjoyable day spent in good company.

Good birding,Guy Zenaitis

Bird Protection Quebec field trip for Saturday April 22

Baie-du-Febvre: 13 birders showed up for the trip on this overcast but very pleasantday (14 degrees C.) 60 species were seen, 3 of which -Ross's Goose, Bald Eagle, andPectoral Sandpiper- were observed after the official count.The bird of the day was undoubtedly the Glossy Ibis seen close up andby all at the very outset of the trip. 18 species of waterfowl were seen, including an estimated 200,000 SnowGeese, 1 Ross's Goose, Canada Geese, Redhead, both Teal and both Scaup, numerous Pintail and Ring-necked, Ruddy Duck, Hooded Merganser, etc.Shorebirds were Killdeer, Wilson's Snipe, Stilt Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Dunlin, and both Yellowlegs.A very enjoyable day spent in good company.

Good birding,Guy Zenaitis

Sightings Translated From Ornitho-QC for Wednesday April 19th

Baie-du-Febvre: 62 species including - Golden eagle (aigle royal), Bald eagle (pygargue à tête blanche), Northern harrier (busard St-Martin), rough-legged hawks (buses pattues), American kestrel (crécerelle d'Amérique), Peregrine falcon (faucon pèlerin), Redheads (fuligules à tête rouge), Ruddy ducks (érismatures rouses), Northern shoveler (canard souchet), Snow geese (oies des neiges), Cackling goose (bernache de Hutchins), Ross’s goose (oie de Ross)
rue Janelle, near the river: Killdeer (pluviers kildir), Greater yellowlegs (grands chevaliers), Pectoral sandpiper (bécasseaux à poitrine cendrée), Wilson’s snipe (bécassine de Wilson), American golden plover (pluvier bronze)

Sightings Translated From Ornitho-QC for Tuesday April 18th

Rivère-des-Prairies, parc Nature de Pointe-aux-Prairies: Wood thrush (grive des bois), Moorhen (Gallinule poule-d'eau), Ruby-crowned kinglet (Roitelet à couronne rubis), Fox sparrows (Bruants fauves), Swamp sparrows (Bruants des marais)

Sightings Translated From Ornitho-QC for Monday April 17th

St-Basile-le-Grand: Gyrfalcon (Faucon gerfaut), Vesper sparrow (Bruant vespéral), Ruby-crowned kinglet (Roitelet à couronne rubis)

St-Armand: Bald eagle (Pygargue à tête blanche), Killdeer (Pluviers kildir), 2 Lesser yellow-legs (petit chevalier), Field sparrow (bruant des champs)

Philipsburg: Bald eagle (Pygargue à tête blanche), 2 Peregrine falcons (faucons pèlerins), Northern Rough-winged and Barn swallows (hirondelles à ailes hérissées et des rustiques), Sharp-shinned hawk (épervier brun), 4 Red-tailed hawks (buses à queue rousse)

Chambly, Chambly Basin: 10 Horned grebes (Grèbes esclavons), Common loon (Plongeon huard)

Bird Protection Quebec Field trip Saturday April 15, 2006

22 birders, including several first time visitors, participated in what we'll call a "two for one" day, with 44 species seen (2 species per birder).

Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Mallard, Northern Pintail, Bufflehead,Common Goldeneye, Common Merganser, Pied-billed Grebe, Horned Grebe,Red-necked Grebe, Killdeer, Ring-billed Gull, Rock Pigeon, MourningDove, Belted Kingfisher, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Downy, Hairy,Northern Flicker, Pileated, Eastern Phoebe, Blue Jay, Am. Crow,Raven, Tree Swallow, N. Rough-winged Swallow, Black-cappedChickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Ruby-crownedKinglet, American Robin, Gray Catbird, European Starling, FoxSparrow, Song Sparrow, Am. Tree Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Northern Cardinal, Red-wingedBlackbird, Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, Am. Goldfinch.

Sightings Translated From Ornitho-QC for Wednesday April 12th

Baie-du-Febvre: 44species icluding Snow geese (Oie des Neiges), Canada geese (Bernache du Canada), Pied-billed grebe (Grèbe à bec bigarré), Gadwall (Canard Chipeau), Northern pintail (Canard Pilet), Eurasian wigeon (Canard Siffleur), Northern shoveler (Canard Souchet), Canvasback (Fuligule à dos Blanc), Redhead (Fuligule à tête rouge), Lesser scaup (Petit Fuligule), Bufflehead (Petit Garrot), Ruddy duck (Erismature rousse), American coot (Foulque d'amérique), Northern harrier (Busard St-Martin), Red-tailed hawk (Buse à Queue rousse),Rough-legged hawk (Buse pattue), Red-shouldered hawk (Buse à epaulettes), Bald eagle (Pygargue à Tête Blanche), Osprey (Balbuzard pêcheur), Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges), Kingfisher (Martin-Pêcheur), Horned lark (Alouette Hausse-col), Tree swallow (Hirondelle bicolore)

Saint-Isidore: Savannah sparrow (Bruant des prés)

Ile des Soeurs: 2 Hermit thrush (Grives solitaires), Winter wrens (Troglodytes migons)

Sainte-Catherine: 2 Cliff swallow (Hirondelles à front blanc), 1 Black-crowned night heron (Bihoreau gris), 15 Great egrets (Grandes Aigrettes)

Sightings Translated From Ornitho-QC for Friday April 7th

Baie-du-Febvre: 100,000 Snow geese (Oies des neiges), Golden eagle (Aigle royal), Snowy owl (Harfang des neiges), American woodcock (Bécasses d’Amérique), Green-winged teal (Sarcelle d’hiver), Northern pintail (Pilet), Ringed-neck duck (Fuligules à collier), Redhead (Fuligules à tête rouge), Bufflehead (Petit Garrot), Common goldeneye (Garrot à œil d’or), Hooded and Common mergansers (Harle couronné et le Grand Harle)

Sightings Translated From Ornitho-QC for Thursday April 6th

Baie-du-Febvre: Sandhill crane (Grue du Canada)

Terrebonne, rue St-Denis: Snowy owl (Harfang des neiges), also in the area Rough-legged hawks (Buses pattues), Northern harrier (Busard Saint-Martin)

Laval, bois Ste-Marie: American bittern (Butor d'Amérique), American kestrel (Crécerelled'Amérique), Wilson’s (common)snipe (Bécassine des marais)