Sightings for Friday August 17

Châteauguay, I went to Île Saint Bernard - Refuge faunique Marguerite D'Youville this morning before the anticipated rain, which thankfully did not occur. The water level is quite low, lower than I have ever seen it. As a consequence there were a few more shorebirds than usual. There were some other shorebirds other than what's mentioned below, but I did not bring my scope, so was unable to identify them. - Tom Long

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31 species: Canada Goose 6, Wood Duck 17, Mallard 30, Double-crested Cormorant 300, American Bittern 1, Great Blue Heron 5, Great Egret 28, Virginia Rail 2, Sora 1, Killdeer 20, Greater Yellowlegs 1, Lesser Yellowlegs 6, Ring-billed Gull 30, Great Black-backed Gull 2, Caspian Tern 3, Common Tern 5, Rock Pigeon 4, Eastern Wood-Pewee 5, Eastern Phoebe 1, Red-eyed Vireo 2, American Crow 1, Black-capped Chickadee 30, Tufted Titmouse 2, White-breasted Nuthatch 8, American Robin 2, Gray Catbird 5, Song Sparrow 20, Northern Cardinal 1, Baltimore Oriole 2, American Goldfinch 10, House Sparrow 2

31 espèces: Bernache du Canada 6, Canard branchu 17, Canard colvert 30, Cormoran à aigrettes 300, Butor d'Amérique 1, Grand héron 5, Grande Aigrette 28, Râle de Virginie 2, Marouette de Caroline 1, Pluvier kildir 20, Grand Chevalier 1, Petit Chevalier 6, Goéland à bec cerclé 30, Grande Goéland marin 2, Sterne caspienne 3, Sterne pierregarin 5, Pigeon biset 4, Pioui de l'Est 5, Moucherolle phébi 1, Viréo aux yeux rouges 2, Corneille d'Amérique 1, Mésange à tête noire 30, Mésange bicolore 2, Sittelle à poitrine blanche 8, Merle d'Amérique 2, Moqueur chat 5, Bruant chanteur 20, Cardinal rouge 1, Oriole de Baltimore 2, Chardonneret jaune 10, Moineau domestique 2---------------------------------------------------------------------
barrage Ste-Martine dam: Around 11:00 this morning, I observed a Baird's Sandpiper on the far left, a Semipalmated Plover, Spotted sandpiper and Solitary sandpiper several Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Great Egret, Osprey, Black-Crowned Night-Heron

Vers 11h00 ce matin, j'ai observé un Bécasseau de Baird au fond à gauche, un Pluvier semipalmé, Chevalier Solitaire et Grivelé, plusieurs Grand Chevalier, Petit Chevalier, Grande aigrette, Balbuzard pêcheur, Bihoreau gris.

Maple-Grove: At the end of rue McDonald the Marbled Godwit is still there

Au bout de la rue McDonald à  la Barge marbrée y est toujours la - Marc Boisvert