Chambly, Chambly basin: 4 Long-tailed duck (Harelde kakawi), 3 Wood duck (Canard branchu), 32 Bufflehead (Petit Garrot), 2 Red-breasted merganser (Harle huppé), 2 Snow geese (Oie des neiges)
Carignan, chemin Bellevue: Canada geese (Bernache du Canada), 60 Snow geese (Oie des neiges), Eastern meadowlark (Sturnelle des prés)
St-Basile-le-Grand, compost site: 80 Canada geese (Bernache du Canada), 1300 Snow geese (Oie des neiges), Cackling goose (Bernache de Hutchins), Bald eagle (Pygargue à tête blanche), 2 Greater yellowlegs (Grand Chevalier), Savannah Sparrow (Bruant des prés) Don-Jean Léandri
Varennes, autoroute 30 montée de la Baronnie exit. Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) S. Rioux
Monday, April 16, 2007
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Sightings for Saturday April 14th
Carignan, near chemin Bellevue: 2 White-fronted geese (Oie rieuse) mixed in with 2 000 Canada geese (Bernaches du Canada) Raymond Belhumeur
Baie-du-Febvre: 2 Ross’s geese (Oies de Ross) found by Micheline Bisson across from #520 on rte 132. a little further west - Cackling goose (Bernache de Hutchins). Behind #523 on rte 132 hybrid Snow goose X Ross’s goose (Oie des neiges X l'Oie de Ross)
100,000 Snow geese (Oies des neiges)
chemin Janelle: Eastern Phoebe (Moucherolle phébi), American coots (Foulques d'Amérique), Redheads (Fuligules à tête rouge) Michel Bertrand - 2 Ruddy ducks (Érismature rousse) Richard Guillet
Chateauguay, on Lac St-Louis: a lone male Red-breasted merganser (Harle Huppé)
rue Higgins: Red-bellied woodpecker (Pic à ventre roux) L. Simard, P. Simard - Northern Shrike (Pies-grièches grises), Eastern Towhee (Tohi à flancs roux). In the wetlands beside the levee, a Wilson's Snipe (Becassine de Wilson) was wading. Across the channel, some 100 Tree Swallows (Hirondelle bicolore) were swarming above the trees. Sylvia Wees
Baie-du-Febvre: 2 Ross’s geese (Oies de Ross) found by Micheline Bisson across from #520 on rte 132. a little further west - Cackling goose (Bernache de Hutchins). Behind #523 on rte 132 hybrid Snow goose X Ross’s goose (Oie des neiges X l'Oie de Ross)
100,000 Snow geese (Oies des neiges)
chemin Janelle: Eastern Phoebe (Moucherolle phébi), American coots (Foulques d'Amérique), Redheads (Fuligules à tête rouge) Michel Bertrand - 2 Ruddy ducks (Érismature rousse) Richard Guillet
Chateauguay, on Lac St-Louis: a lone male Red-breasted merganser (Harle Huppé)
rue Higgins: Red-bellied woodpecker (Pic à ventre roux) L. Simard, P. Simard - Northern Shrike (Pies-grièches grises), Eastern Towhee (Tohi à flancs roux). In the wetlands beside the levee, a Wilson's Snipe (Becassine de Wilson) was wading. Across the channel, some 100 Tree Swallows (Hirondelle bicolore) were swarming above the trees. Sylvia Wees
Maple Grove, Rue MacDonald: Mike Bristol picked out a pair of Barrow's Goldeneye (Garrot d'Islande), among the Common Goldeneye (Grand harle). An American Coot (Foulque d'Amérique), seemed to be shepherded about by an American Wigeon (canards d'Amérique) pair. The Snow Geese (oies des neiges), among the Ile de la Paix were spectacular. And we were closely observed by a River Otter and a Beaver. Sylvia Wees
Plaisance rivière des Outaouais at the beginning of Plaisance Nationl Park: 4 Tundra swans (Cygne siffleur) E.-L. Samson, A. Lacasse
Carignan, chemin Bellevue: 2 White-fronted geese (Oie rieuse) R. Belhumeur, S. Rioux, F. Gagnon
Pointe-aux-Trembles, west of île Sainte-Thérèse: 2 Short-eared owls (Hiboux des marais) Y. Gauthier
Saint-Bruno, Rang 6 south: 4 Short-eared owls (Hiboux des marais) G. Savard
Friday, April 13, 2007
Sightings for Wednesday April 11th
Chambly basin: Common loon (Plongeon huard), White-fronted goose (Oie rieuse) - Robert Chartier
Sightings for Tuesday April 10th
St-Basile: Gyrfalcon Faucon (gerfaut de forme), 7-8 Rough-legged hawks (Buses pattues), 2 Red-tailed hawks (Buses à queue rousse), Cooper’s hawk (Épervier de Cooper), 4 Northern harriers (Busards St-Martin). chemin des Trente, 2500 Canada geese (bernaches), Pintails (pilets), Green-winged teals (sarcelles d’hiver), American wigeon (Canards d'Amériques) Samuel Denault
Maple Grove, rue MacDonald: Ruddy duck (Érismature rousse), Northern pintail (Canards pilet), American wigeon (Canard d'Amérique), Common goldeneye (Garrot à oeil-d'or), Bufflehead (Petit Garrot), Greater Scaup (Fuligule milouinan), Lesser scaup (Petit Fuligule), Ring-necked duck (Fuligule à collier), American coot (Foulque d'Amérique), Green-winged teal (Sarcelle d'hiver)
St-Timothée: American wigeon (Canard d'Amérique), GB herons (Hérons) Micheline Ouellet
Bourcerville, on the river beside the 132: Cormorants (Cormoran à aigrettes) Canada geese (Bernaches du Canada), Green-wingen teals (Sarcelles d'hiver), Pintails (pilets), Shovelers (souchets), Common goldeneye (Garrots à oeil d'or), Hooded mergansers (Harles couronnés), Common mergansers (Grands Harles), Cooper's hawk (Épervier de Cooper), Red-tailed hawk (Buse à queue rousse)
La Saulaie: Long-eared owls (HIBOUX MOYENS-DUCS) Daniel LeBlanc
Chambly basin: White-fronted goose (Oie rieuse) Nelson Roy
Maple Grove, rue MacDonald: Ruddy duck (Érismature rousse), Northern pintail (Canards pilet), American wigeon (Canard d'Amérique), Common goldeneye (Garrot à oeil-d'or), Bufflehead (Petit Garrot), Greater Scaup (Fuligule milouinan), Lesser scaup (Petit Fuligule), Ring-necked duck (Fuligule à collier), American coot (Foulque d'Amérique), Green-winged teal (Sarcelle d'hiver)
St-Timothée: American wigeon (Canard d'Amérique), GB herons (Hérons) Micheline Ouellet
Bourcerville, on the river beside the 132: Cormorants (Cormoran à aigrettes) Canada geese (Bernaches du Canada), Green-wingen teals (Sarcelles d'hiver), Pintails (pilets), Shovelers (souchets), Common goldeneye (Garrots à oeil d'or), Hooded mergansers (Harles couronnés), Common mergansers (Grands Harles), Cooper's hawk (Épervier de Cooper), Red-tailed hawk (Buse à queue rousse)
La Saulaie: Long-eared owls (HIBOUX MOYENS-DUCS) Daniel LeBlanc
Chambly basin: White-fronted goose (Oie rieuse) Nelson Roy
Sightings for Monday April 9th
Mount-Royal cemetary: Red-shouldered hawk (Buse à épaulettes) working on nest. Also seen Eastern phoebe (Moucherolle phébi), Cardinals (Cardinaux rouges), House finch (RoselinsFamiliers), Goldfinch (Chardonnerets), Robins (Merles d'Amérique), Songsparrows (Bruants chanteurs), Chickadees (Mésanges à tête noire), Downy woodpecker (Pic mineur), Crows (Corneilles), Starlings (Étourneaux) Louise Ladouceur-Côté – Eastern towhee (Tohi à flancs roux), Great horned owl (Grand-duc d'Amérique) being mobbed by crows. Richard Guillet
Carignan, behind the municipal garage at 2555 du chemin Bellevue: Pink footed goose (Oie à bec court) R. Belhumeur
île Perrot, pointe du Moulin: 46 Species (espèces) including 4 Horned grebes (grèbes esclavons), Common loon (plongeon huard), Greater scaup (fuligule milouinan), Lesser scaup (Petti fuligule), Bufflehead (petit garrots), Common goldeneye (garrots à oeils d'or), Hooded merganser (harle couronné), Comon merganser (grand harle), Red-breasted merganser (harle huppé), Cormorant (cormorant à aigrettes), Northern harrier (busard St Martin), Sharp-shinned hawk (épervier brun), Cooper’s hawk (épervier de Cooper), Red-shouldered hawk (buse à épaulettes), Red-tailed hawk (buses à queue rousse), Rough-legged hawk (buse pattue), Rusty blackbird (quiscale rouilleux) Sylvie Vanier
Carignan, behind the municipal garage at 2555 du chemin Bellevue: Pink footed goose (Oie à bec court) R. Belhumeur
île Perrot, pointe du Moulin: 46 Species (espèces) including 4 Horned grebes (grèbes esclavons), Common loon (plongeon huard), Greater scaup (fuligule milouinan), Lesser scaup (Petti fuligule), Bufflehead (petit garrots), Common goldeneye (garrots à oeils d'or), Hooded merganser (harle couronné), Comon merganser (grand harle), Red-breasted merganser (harle huppé), Cormorant (cormorant à aigrettes), Northern harrier (busard St Martin), Sharp-shinned hawk (épervier brun), Cooper’s hawk (épervier de Cooper), Red-shouldered hawk (buse à épaulettes), Red-tailed hawk (buses à queue rousse), Rough-legged hawk (buse pattue), Rusty blackbird (quiscale rouilleux) Sylvie Vanier
Sightings for Saturday April 7th
Along the train tracks between Verchères & Contrecoeur 26 species (espèces) including: 2 Short-eared owls (Hibou des marais), 2 Northern harriers (Busard St-Martin), Turkey vultures (Urubu à tête rouge), 2 Red-tailed hawks (Buse à queue rousse), 6 American pipits (Pipit d'Amérique), 2 American kestrels (Crécerelle d'Amérique), 26 Song sparrows (Bruant chanteur), 4000 Canada geese (Bernache du Canada), 52 Black duck (Canard noir), Raven (Grand corbeau), Junco (Junco ardoisé), Killdeer (Pluvier kildir) Sébastien Rioux
Chambly, Fort Chambly: Barrow’s goldeneye (Garrot d'Islande), Cacklin goose (Bernache de Hutchins), across from Parc des Voiles at Saint-Mathias.
Chambly Bassin, Double-crested cormorant (Cormoran à Aigrettes), 6000 Canada geese (Bernaches du Canada), 3000 Snow geese (Oies des neiges), Common goldeneye (Garrots à oeil d'or), Bufflehead (Petits Garrots), Greater & Lesser scaup (fuligules milouinan et Petit), Ring-necked duck (fuligules à collier), Common & Hooded mergansers (harles Grand et couronné), Wood ducks (Canards branchus) (au Parc des Voiles), American wigeon (Canard d'Amérique), Black ducks (Canards noirs), Mallards (Canards colverts), Northern pintail (Canards pilets), Green-winged teal (Sarcelles d'hiver)
Saint-Basile-le-Grand, compost site: 300+ Snow buntings (Bruants des neiges) MICHEL BERTRAND
Saint-Eustache, rivière des Mille Îles west of îles Yale: Horned Grebe (Grèbe esclavon) J. Coutu
Chambly, Fort Chambly: Barrow’s goldeneye (Garrot d'Islande), Cacklin goose (Bernache de Hutchins), across from Parc des Voiles at Saint-Mathias.
Chambly Bassin, Double-crested cormorant (Cormoran à Aigrettes), 6000 Canada geese (Bernaches du Canada), 3000 Snow geese (Oies des neiges), Common goldeneye (Garrots à oeil d'or), Bufflehead (Petits Garrots), Greater & Lesser scaup (fuligules milouinan et Petit), Ring-necked duck (fuligules à collier), Common & Hooded mergansers (harles Grand et couronné), Wood ducks (Canards branchus) (au Parc des Voiles), American wigeon (Canard d'Amérique), Black ducks (Canards noirs), Mallards (Canards colverts), Northern pintail (Canards pilets), Green-winged teal (Sarcelles d'hiver)
Saint-Basile-le-Grand, compost site: 300+ Snow buntings (Bruants des neiges) MICHEL BERTRAND
Saint-Eustache, rivière des Mille Îles west of îles Yale: Horned Grebe (Grèbe esclavon) J. Coutu
Friday, April 06, 2007
Sightings for Friday April 6th
St-Blaise: 100 Killdeer (pluviers kildeer), 3 common snipe (bécassine des marais), 200 Tree swallow (hirondelle bicolore)
St-Paul-de-l’ile-aux-Noix: Turkey vulture (urubu à tête rouge)
Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel: 2 Rough-legged hawks (buse pattue)
noyan on the river: 3000 Snow geese (oies des neiges)
sabrevois: American kestrel (crécerelle d'amérique), Red-tailed hawk (buse à queue rousse)
chambly: 10 Black duck (canard noir), 4 Greater scaup (fuligule milouinan)
St-Basile-Le-Grand & Richelieu: 2 Northern harriers (busard st-martin) Simon Chaloux
Longueuil, Regional park: In the first group of trees just after the first pond, Black backed woodpecker (pic à dos noir), 3 Virginia rails (Cerfs de Virginie) MICHEL BERTRAND
St-Paul-de-l’ile-aux-Noix: Turkey vulture (urubu à tête rouge)
Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel: 2 Rough-legged hawks (buse pattue)
noyan on the river: 3000 Snow geese (oies des neiges)
sabrevois: American kestrel (crécerelle d'amérique), Red-tailed hawk (buse à queue rousse)
chambly: 10 Black duck (canard noir), 4 Greater scaup (fuligule milouinan)
St-Basile-Le-Grand & Richelieu: 2 Northern harriers (busard st-martin) Simon Chaloux
Longueuil, Regional park: In the first group of trees just after the first pond, Black backed woodpecker (pic à dos noir), 3 Virginia rails (Cerfs de Virginie) MICHEL BERTRAND
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Sightings for Tuesday April 3nd
Mirabel, autoroute 50 west, 500m from the auto dealers: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) R. Lemesle, M. St-Denis
Chambly, Fort Chambly
in the rapids: 60 Common goldeneye (Garrots à oeil d'or), Barrows goldeneye (Garrot d'Islande)
Chambly Basin: 3 species of Mergansers (espèces de Harle), Ring-necked ducks (Fuligule à collier), Greater scaup (Fuligule milouinan), Lesser scaup (Petit Fuligule), Northern shoveler (Canard souchet) Robert Chartier
Chambly, Fort Chambly
in the rapids: 60 Common goldeneye (Garrots à oeil d'or), Barrows goldeneye (Garrot d'Islande)
Chambly Basin: 3 species of Mergansers (espèces de Harle), Ring-necked ducks (Fuligule à collier), Greater scaup (Fuligule milouinan), Lesser scaup (Petit Fuligule), Northern shoveler (Canard souchet) Robert Chartier
Monday, April 02, 2007
Sightings for Sunday April 2nd
Chateauguay, 27 species in 1hr without getting out of the car due to rain. 50 Snow geese (Oies des neiges) in flight
river mouth: eating something on the ground in front of Ile St-Bernard imm. Bald eagle (Pygargue à tête blanche), Tree swallows (Hirondelle bicolore)
Rue Higgins: Eastern towhee (Tohi à flancs roux), Red-bellied woodpecker (Pic à ventre roux) T. Long
river mouth: eating something on the ground in front of Ile St-Bernard imm. Bald eagle (Pygargue à tête blanche), Tree swallows (Hirondelle bicolore)
Rue Higgins: Eastern towhee (Tohi à flancs roux), Red-bellied woodpecker (Pic à ventre roux) T. Long
Sightings for Sunday April 1st
Saint-Basile-le-Grand, in the muddy fields on chemin des Trentes: PINK FOOTED GOOOSE (OIE À BEC COURT), Northern pintail (Canard pilet) Green-winged teal (Sarcelle d'hiver) Raymond Belhumeur
Baie-du-Febvre: xxx,xxx Snow geese (Oie des neiges), Janelle / rte 132 Ross’s goose (Oie de Ross), Cackling goose (Bernache de Hutchins), 1000 Canada geese (Bernache du Canada), 800 Northern pintail (Canard pilet), 25 Ring-necked ducks (Fuligule à collier), 5 Rough-legged hawks (Buse pattue), 15 Killdeer (Pluvier kildir), Wilson’s snipe (Bécassine de Wilson), 2 Tree swallows (Hirondelle bicolore) Olivier Barden
Longueuil, Regional park: Black backed woodpecker (pic à dos noir) Gisèle & Raymond Mc Nabb
Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, in the bay near the bridge: Horned grebe (Grèbe esclavon) J. Laplante, A. Quenneville & members of COC
Baie-du-Febvre: xxx,xxx Snow geese (Oie des neiges), Janelle / rte 132 Ross’s goose (Oie de Ross), Cackling goose (Bernache de Hutchins), 1000 Canada geese (Bernache du Canada), 800 Northern pintail (Canard pilet), 25 Ring-necked ducks (Fuligule à collier), 5 Rough-legged hawks (Buse pattue), 15 Killdeer (Pluvier kildir), Wilson’s snipe (Bécassine de Wilson), 2 Tree swallows (Hirondelle bicolore) Olivier Barden
Longueuil, Regional park: Black backed woodpecker (pic à dos noir) Gisèle & Raymond Mc Nabb
Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, in the bay near the bridge: Horned grebe (Grèbe esclavon) J. Laplante, A. Quenneville & members of COC
Sunday, April 01, 2007
Sightings for Saturday March 31th
Saint-Basile-le-Grand compost site: Gyrfalcon (Faucon gerfaut) M. Bertrand, G. Éthier & members of COL
Noyan, Richelieu river: Hybrid Ross’s goose X Snow goose (hybride Oie de Ross X Oie des neiges) M. Bertrand, G. Éthier & members of COL
Noyan, Richelieu river: Hybrid Ross’s goose X Snow goose (hybride Oie de Ross X Oie des neiges) M. Bertrand, G. Éthier & members of COL
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Chateauguay, Ile St-Bernard
Went birding on Ile St-Bernard, in Chateauguay this morning. Found 31 Species including:
American Black Duck, Bufflehead,Common Goldeneye, Common Merganser, Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Mallard, Northern Pintail, Ring-necked Duck, Wood Duck, Canada Goose, Great Blue Heron, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Red-tailed Hawk
American Black Duck, Bufflehead,Common Goldeneye, Common Merganser, Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Mallard, Northern Pintail, Ring-necked Duck, Wood Duck, Canada Goose, Great Blue Heron, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Red-tailed Hawk
Friday, March 30, 2007
Sightings for Friday March 30th
Baie-du-Febvre, 250,000 Snow Geese (Oies des neiges) Rosaire Lemay
Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, rang de la Barbotte: Cackling goose (Bernache de Hutchins)
Saint-Paul-de-l'île-aux-Noix
94th. Avenue: White-fronted Goose (Oie rieuse), White-fronted Goose X Canada goose Hybrid (Oie rieuse X Bernache du Canada)
55th Avenue: American coot (Foulque d'Amérique), Ring-necked ducks (Fuligules à collier), American wigeon (Canards d'Amérique) Louise Simard
St-Barthélémy, in the flooded fields: 5000 Canada geese (Bernaches du Canada, 4000 Snow geese (Oies des neiges), 6500 Northern pintail (Canards pilets) 40 Green-winged teal (Sarcelles d'hiver), 100 each - Mallards and black ducks (Canards colverts et noirs), 2 American wigeon (Canards d'Amérique), 6 Wood ducks (Canards branchus) also seen Turkey vultures (urubus à tête rouge), Rough-legged hawks (Buses pattues), Killdeer (Pluviers kildir), Song sparrows (Bruants chanteurs), Rusty blackbirds (Quiscalles rouilleux) Olivier Barden
Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, rang de la Barbotte: Cackling goose (Bernache de Hutchins)
Saint-Paul-de-l'île-aux-Noix
94th. Avenue: White-fronted Goose (Oie rieuse), White-fronted Goose X Canada goose Hybrid (Oie rieuse X Bernache du Canada)
55th Avenue: American coot (Foulque d'Amérique), Ring-necked ducks (Fuligules à collier), American wigeon (Canards d'Amérique) Louise Simard
St-Barthélémy, in the flooded fields: 5000 Canada geese (Bernaches du Canada, 4000 Snow geese (Oies des neiges), 6500 Northern pintail (Canards pilets) 40 Green-winged teal (Sarcelles d'hiver), 100 each - Mallards and black ducks (Canards colverts et noirs), 2 American wigeon (Canards d'Amérique), 6 Wood ducks (Canards branchus) also seen Turkey vultures (urubus à tête rouge), Rough-legged hawks (Buses pattues), Killdeer (Pluviers kildir), Song sparrows (Bruants chanteurs), Rusty blackbirds (Quiscalles rouilleux) Olivier Barden
Sightings for Thursday March 29th
Hungry Bay Greater scaup (fuligules milouinans), Canada Geese (Bernaches de Canada), Northern pintails (canards pilets), Mallards (colverts), Common goldeneye (garrots à oeil d'or), Ring-necked duck (fuligules à collier), 3 Merganser species (3 espèces de harles), 1 Redhead (fuligule à tête rouge)
montée Smellie 10:00 à 14:00: Golden eagle (aigle royal), Red-tailed hawks (buses à queue rousse), Turkey vultures (urubus à tête rouge), Northern harrier (busard des marais), Coopers hawk (épervier de Cooper), Wilson’s snipe (bécassine de Wilson), American pipit (pipit d'Amérique) Killdeer (pluviers kildirs)
On the road to Dundee, montée Quesnel and route 132: Green-winged teal (sarcelles d'hiver), Wood ducks (canards branchus) route 132, American wigeon (canards d'Amérique), Gadwall (chipeaux) rue Trépanier
Other species of note: Wild turkey (dindon sauvage), Great blue heron (grand héron) at Dundee, Pileated woodpecker (grand pic) on Carr Front, Golden-crowned kinglets (roitelets à couronne dorée), Cedar waxwings (jaseurs d'Amérique) on montée Smellie, Turkey vultures (urubus) Purple finch (roselin pourpré) on rang 4 - 50 species (espèces) Daniel Ouellette
montée Smellie 10:00 à 14:00: Golden eagle (aigle royal), Red-tailed hawks (buses à queue rousse), Turkey vultures (urubus à tête rouge), Northern harrier (busard des marais), Coopers hawk (épervier de Cooper), Wilson’s snipe (bécassine de Wilson), American pipit (pipit d'Amérique) Killdeer (pluviers kildirs)
On the road to Dundee, montée Quesnel and route 132: Green-winged teal (sarcelles d'hiver), Wood ducks (canards branchus) route 132, American wigeon (canards d'Amérique), Gadwall (chipeaux) rue Trépanier
Other species of note: Wild turkey (dindon sauvage), Great blue heron (grand héron) at Dundee, Pileated woodpecker (grand pic) on Carr Front, Golden-crowned kinglets (roitelets à couronne dorée), Cedar waxwings (jaseurs d'Amérique) on montée Smellie, Turkey vultures (urubus) Purple finch (roselin pourpré) on rang 4 - 50 species (espèces) Daniel Ouellette
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Sightings for Wednesday March 28th
Laval, rue Dessureaux de St-Francois: 2 Iceland gulls (Goélands arctiques) Patrice Franche
Montreal, Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau airport, flew over the Air Canada “power plant” and landed beside the hanger for Air Transat: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) C. Geraghty
Maskinongé and Saint-Barthélemy: 3 Snowy Owls (Harfangs des neiges) rang Grand-Saint-Jacques, chemin de la Rivière-aux-Pins, and montée Saint-Laurent M. Boulard, M. Boulard
Montreal, Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau airport, flew over the Air Canada “power plant” and landed beside the hanger for Air Transat: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) C. Geraghty
Maskinongé and Saint-Barthélemy: 3 Snowy Owls (Harfangs des neiges) rang Grand-Saint-Jacques, chemin de la Rivière-aux-Pins, and montée Saint-Laurent M. Boulard, M. Boulard
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Sightings for Tuesday March 27th
Longueuil, Longueuil regional park: 2 American woodcock calling (Bécasses d'Amérique), Killdeer (Pluvier Kildir) Jean Marc Béliveau
Laval: Turkey vulture (Urubu à tête rouge) Alain Robert
Laval: Turkey vulture (Urubu à tête rouge) Alain Robert
Monday, March 26, 2007
Sightings for Sunday March 25th
Chateauguay, Higgins: Eastern towhee (Tohi à flancs roux) Régis Fortin
Mount Royal cemetary: 5 Turkey vultures (Urubus à tête rouge), Bald eagle (Pygargue à tête blanche), 2 Northern harriers (Busards Saint-Martin), Coopers hawk (Épervier de Cooper), 2 Red-shouldered hawks (Buses à épaulettes), Red-tailed hawks (Buse à queue rousse), Merlin (Faucon émerillon) Pierre Bannon
Verdun, between Île des Sœurs and the Douglas hospital: Double-crested cormorant (Cormoran à aigrettes), Northen pintails (Canards pilets), Buffleheads (Petits garrots), Ring-necked ducks (Fuligules à collier), Gadwall (Canards chipeau), American wigeon (Canards d’Amérique), Common mergansers (Grands harles),Common goldeneye (Garrots à œil n’or). In front of the Douglas hospital a Long-tailed duck (Harelde kakawi) 11 Great blue herons (Grands hérons) standing on nests on Heron Island. Diane Demers
St-Hubert airport: Snowy owl (Harfang des neiges)
Chambly, fort Chambly: Common goldeneye (Garrots à oeil d'or), Mallards (colverts), Ring-necked duck (Fuligule à collier), Hooded merganser (Harle couronné)
St-Basile, compostage site: Red-tailed hawk (Buses à queue rousse), Rough-legged hawk (Buse pattue), Short-eared owl (Hibou des marais), Horned larks (alouettes) 1 Snow bunting (Bruant des neiges), Killdeer (Pluviers kildirs), Red-shouldered hawk (Buse à épaulettes), Turkey vultures (Urubus à tête rouge), Gyrfalcon (Faucon gerfaut), Northern harrier (Busard St-Martin) Jean Marc Béliveau
Dorval, Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau airport: Snowy owl (Harfang des neiges) C. Geraghty
Saint-Paul-de-l'Île-aux-Noix Richelieu river: White-fronted Goose (Oie rieuse) L. Simard, J. May
Mount Royal cemetary: 5 Turkey vultures (Urubus à tête rouge), Bald eagle (Pygargue à tête blanche), 2 Northern harriers (Busards Saint-Martin), Coopers hawk (Épervier de Cooper), 2 Red-shouldered hawks (Buses à épaulettes), Red-tailed hawks (Buse à queue rousse), Merlin (Faucon émerillon) Pierre Bannon
Verdun, between Île des Sœurs and the Douglas hospital: Double-crested cormorant (Cormoran à aigrettes), Northen pintails (Canards pilets), Buffleheads (Petits garrots), Ring-necked ducks (Fuligules à collier), Gadwall (Canards chipeau), American wigeon (Canards d’Amérique), Common mergansers (Grands harles),Common goldeneye (Garrots à œil n’or). In front of the Douglas hospital a Long-tailed duck (Harelde kakawi) 11 Great blue herons (Grands hérons) standing on nests on Heron Island. Diane Demers
St-Hubert airport: Snowy owl (Harfang des neiges)
Chambly, fort Chambly: Common goldeneye (Garrots à oeil d'or), Mallards (colverts), Ring-necked duck (Fuligule à collier), Hooded merganser (Harle couronné)
St-Basile, compostage site: Red-tailed hawk (Buses à queue rousse), Rough-legged hawk (Buse pattue), Short-eared owl (Hibou des marais), Horned larks (alouettes) 1 Snow bunting (Bruant des neiges), Killdeer (Pluviers kildirs), Red-shouldered hawk (Buse à épaulettes), Turkey vultures (Urubus à tête rouge), Gyrfalcon (Faucon gerfaut), Northern harrier (Busard St-Martin) Jean Marc Béliveau
Dorval, Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau airport: Snowy owl (Harfang des neiges) C. Geraghty
Saint-Paul-de-l'Île-aux-Noix Richelieu river: White-fronted Goose (Oie rieuse) L. Simard, J. May
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Sightings for Saturday March 24th
Chateauguay
Rue Higgins: Red-bellied woodpecker (Pic à ventre roux), Eastern towhee (Tohi à flancs roux), Tree Sparrows (Bruant hudsonien), Downy & Hairy woodpeckers (Pics mineur et Chevelu), White-breasted nuthatch (Sittelles à poitrine blanche), Chickadees (Mésanges à tête noire), Mourning doves (Tourterelle Triste), Blue jays (Geais bleus), American crows (Corneilles d'Amérique), American robins (Merles d'Amérique), junco (Juncos ardoisés), Northern cardinals (Cardinaux rouges), House sparrow (Moineaux domestiques), Starlings (Étourneaux sansonnets), Cowbird (Vacher à tête brune), Common grackle (Quiscale bronzé) T. Long Great horned owl (Grand duc) heard calling from Kahnawake. Pierre Bannon
mouth of the Châteauguay river: 14 Wood ducks (Canards branchus), Ring-necked ducks (Fuligules à collier), Greater and lesser scaup (Fuligules milouinans et Petits Fuligules), Bufflehead (Petit Garrot), Common goldeneye (Garrots à œil d'or), Common mergansers (Grands Harles), Mallards (Canards colvert), Black ducks (Canards noir) T. Long
Saint-Timothee: Great horned owl on nest (Grand duc), 8 Killdeer (Pluviers kildirs) T. Long
Baie-du-Febvre: 2000 Snow geese (Oies des neiges) Rosaire Lemay
Rue Higgins: Red-bellied woodpecker (Pic à ventre roux), Eastern towhee (Tohi à flancs roux), Tree Sparrows (Bruant hudsonien), Downy & Hairy woodpeckers (Pics mineur et Chevelu), White-breasted nuthatch (Sittelles à poitrine blanche), Chickadees (Mésanges à tête noire), Mourning doves (Tourterelle Triste), Blue jays (Geais bleus), American crows (Corneilles d'Amérique), American robins (Merles d'Amérique), junco (Juncos ardoisés), Northern cardinals (Cardinaux rouges), House sparrow (Moineaux domestiques), Starlings (Étourneaux sansonnets), Cowbird (Vacher à tête brune), Common grackle (Quiscale bronzé) T. Long Great horned owl (Grand duc) heard calling from Kahnawake. Pierre Bannon
mouth of the Châteauguay river: 14 Wood ducks (Canards branchus), Ring-necked ducks (Fuligules à collier), Greater and lesser scaup (Fuligules milouinans et Petits Fuligules), Bufflehead (Petit Garrot), Common goldeneye (Garrots à œil d'or), Common mergansers (Grands Harles), Mallards (Canards colvert), Black ducks (Canards noir) T. Long
Saint-Timothee: Great horned owl on nest (Grand duc), 8 Killdeer (Pluviers kildirs) T. Long
Baie-du-Febvre: 2000 Snow geese (Oies des neiges) Rosaire Lemay
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Sightings for Thursday March 22nd
Godmanchester, montée Smellie: 2 Golden eagles (Aigles royaux), 1 Bald eagle (Pygargue à tête blanche), 2 Red-tailed hawk (Buses à queue rousse), 1 Accipiter (Épervier sp), 1 Northern harrier (Busard Saint-Martin), 1 Turkey vulture (Urubu à tête rouge). Also 1 Raven (Grand Corbeau), Killdeer (Pluviers kildirs)
Sainte-Barbe: Turkey vulture (Urubu à tête rouge) 200 Snow geese (Oies des neiges)
Beauharnois: 2 Turkey vultures (Urubu à tête rouge)
Chateauguay, mouth of the Châteauguay river: 2 Wood ducks (Canards branchus), 2 Ring-necked ducks (Fuligules à collier), Greater and lesser scaup (Fuligules milouinans et Petits Fuligules), Bufflehead (Petit Garrot), Common goldeneye (Garrots à œil d'or), Common mergansers (Grands Harles) Monique Groulx & Pierre Bannon
Kahnawake: Turkey vulture (Urubu à tête rouge) T. Long
Sainte-Barbe: Turkey vulture (Urubu à tête rouge) 200 Snow geese (Oies des neiges)
Beauharnois: 2 Turkey vultures (Urubu à tête rouge)
Chateauguay, mouth of the Châteauguay river: 2 Wood ducks (Canards branchus), 2 Ring-necked ducks (Fuligules à collier), Greater and lesser scaup (Fuligules milouinans et Petits Fuligules), Bufflehead (Petit Garrot), Common goldeneye (Garrots à œil d'or), Common mergansers (Grands Harles) Monique Groulx & Pierre Bannon
Kahnawake: Turkey vulture (Urubu à tête rouge) T. Long
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Sightings for Thursday March 11th
Verdun, across from the Douglas hospital: 4 Greater scaup (Fuligules milouinans), Common goldeneye (Garrots à œil d'or), American wigeon (Canards d'Amérique), Gadwall (Canards chipeau)
Dorval, Parc du Millénaire: 39 Greater scaup (Fuligules milouinans), Barrow’s goldeneye (Garrot d'Islande), Red-winged blackbirds (Carouges à épaulettes) on the neighbouring streets
Sainte-Catherine: 6 Barrow’s goldeneye (Garrot d'Islande) Pierre Bannon
Dorval, Parc du Millénaire: 39 Greater scaup (Fuligules milouinans), Barrow’s goldeneye (Garrot d'Islande), Red-winged blackbirds (Carouges à épaulettes) on the neighbouring streets
Sainte-Catherine: 6 Barrow’s goldeneye (Garrot d'Islande) Pierre Bannon
Sunday, March 11, 2007
A lucky streak
A friend and I decided to profit from the great weather and extra hour of daylight by doing some South Shore birding this afternoon; neither of us had been able to get out for a while and the craving was on us. We thought we'd go to Parc de la Frayère in Boucherville and see if we could find a Long-eared Owl (Hibou moyen-duc), or two. Turned out to be no trouble: not far from the trail head, we came upon a small knot of people armed with cameras and binoculars and figured we were in the right place. Sure enough, a Long-eared Owl, clutching a vole in its talons was perched in quite an open location. We got great views--the best my friend and I had ever had of this species.
Having heard some of the other birders at Parc de la Frayère talk about the Short-eared Owl (Hiboux des marais), at the Saint-Basile composting site, we then decided to try our luck there. The afternoon was young, the weather was perfect, and the fact that neither of us had a clue where the composting site is was no obstacle, in our view: after all,Saint-Basile is a small town, and we were sure we'd find it easily enough. Amazingly, this proved to be true! Moreover, just as we got there, another birder was leaving the site; he not only confirmed that he'd seen a Short-eared Owl but kindly gave us detailed directions onhow to find it. We followed the directions and came up trumps again--again, our best ever looks at this particular species. Had we not encountered our helpful friend, we'd have had no chance of finding the bird.
We were now pumped and the sight of Mont Saint-Hilaire not far away gave us another idea: why not head over there and get us a gyr? Westill had a couple of hours of daylight in hand and we felt we wereon a roll. So to Mont Saint-Hilaire we went. Not five minutes after we arrived at the viewing field, the white Gyrfalcon (Faucons gerfaut) flew up and gave us a short but satisfying show! If we'd arrived much later, we probably wouldn't have seen it, as the only reason we could find it perched wasthat we had seen it fly in.
By this point, we felt that it would be reasonable to make up our minds to drive to Chambly to look for a bird of paradise with good hopes of success--at the very least, we should have bought lottery tickets! However, it was after 6:00 and our dinners were calling us, so we called it a day.A hat trick like this makes up for quite a few disappointments--such as dipping out on the Black-throated Gray!
Zofia
Having heard some of the other birders at Parc de la Frayère talk about the Short-eared Owl (Hiboux des marais), at the Saint-Basile composting site, we then decided to try our luck there. The afternoon was young, the weather was perfect, and the fact that neither of us had a clue where the composting site is was no obstacle, in our view: after all,Saint-Basile is a small town, and we were sure we'd find it easily enough. Amazingly, this proved to be true! Moreover, just as we got there, another birder was leaving the site; he not only confirmed that he'd seen a Short-eared Owl but kindly gave us detailed directions onhow to find it. We followed the directions and came up trumps again--again, our best ever looks at this particular species. Had we not encountered our helpful friend, we'd have had no chance of finding the bird.
We were now pumped and the sight of Mont Saint-Hilaire not far away gave us another idea: why not head over there and get us a gyr? Westill had a couple of hours of daylight in hand and we felt we wereon a roll. So to Mont Saint-Hilaire we went. Not five minutes after we arrived at the viewing field, the white Gyrfalcon (Faucons gerfaut) flew up and gave us a short but satisfying show! If we'd arrived much later, we probably wouldn't have seen it, as the only reason we could find it perched wasthat we had seen it fly in.
By this point, we felt that it would be reasonable to make up our minds to drive to Chambly to look for a bird of paradise with good hopes of success--at the very least, we should have bought lottery tickets! However, it was after 6:00 and our dinners were calling us, so we called it a day.A hat trick like this makes up for quite a few disappointments--such as dipping out on the Black-throated Gray!
Zofia
Sightings for Thursday March 11th
Montreal, Botanical Gardens: European goldfinch (Chardonneret élégant), at the feeders near the parking lot, Charles Ménard
Châteauguay, rue Higgins: Red-winged blackbirds (Carouges à épaulettes), Eastern towhee (Tohi à flancs roux) Pierre Bannon
Sainte-Catherine: Perigrine falcon (Faucon pèlerin), Common goldeneye (Garrots à
œil d'or), 3 Barrow’s goldeneye (Garrots d'Islande) Pierre Bannon - Song sparrow (bruant chanteur), American robin (merle d'Amérique), Bald eagle (Pygargue à tête blanche) on the eastern tip of Heron island Daniel Ouellette
Verdun, across from the Douglas hospital: Long-tailed duck (Harelde kakawi), Gadwall (Canards chipeau), 2 American wigeon (Canards d'Amérique) Pierre Bannon
Châteauguay, rue Higgins: Red-winged blackbirds (Carouges à épaulettes), Eastern towhee (Tohi à flancs roux) Pierre Bannon
Sainte-Catherine: Perigrine falcon (Faucon pèlerin), Common goldeneye (Garrots à
œil d'or), 3 Barrow’s goldeneye (Garrots d'Islande) Pierre Bannon - Song sparrow (bruant chanteur), American robin (merle d'Amérique), Bald eagle (Pygargue à tête blanche) on the eastern tip of Heron island Daniel Ouellette
Verdun, across from the Douglas hospital: Long-tailed duck (Harelde kakawi), Gadwall (Canards chipeau), 2 American wigeon (Canards d'Amérique) Pierre Bannon
Saturday, March 03, 2007
Sightings for Thursday March 3rd
Ste-Julie, 1513 des Boutons-d'or: Yellow-Headed Blackbird (Carouge À Tête Jaune) T. Long, S. Veysey
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Sightings for Thursday March 1st
Saint-Hyacinthe, route 116 coming from Sainte-Madeleine less than 1km from the small airport: Snowy owl (Harfangs des neiges) Serge Barceloux
Ste-Julie, 1513 des Boutons-d'or: Yellow-Headed Blackbird (Carouge À Tête Jaune) Raymond Belhumeur
Saint-Hubert,
at the airport: 2 Snowy owls (Harfangs des neiges)
boul.Clairevue: 20 Gray partridge (Perdrix grises) Raymond Belhumeur
Châteauguay, rue Higgins: Red-bellied woodpecker (Pic à ventre roux), Carolina wren (Troglodyte de Caroline), Pileated woodpecker (Grand Pic), Northern flicker (Pic flamboyant), Purple finch (Roselin pourpré) Nelson Roy
Ste-Julie, 1513 des Boutons-d'or: Yellow-Headed Blackbird (Carouge À Tête Jaune) Raymond Belhumeur
Saint-Hubert,
at the airport: 2 Snowy owls (Harfangs des neiges)
boul.Clairevue: 20 Gray partridge (Perdrix grises) Raymond Belhumeur
Châteauguay, rue Higgins: Red-bellied woodpecker (Pic à ventre roux), Carolina wren (Troglodyte de Caroline), Pileated woodpecker (Grand Pic), Northern flicker (Pic flamboyant), Purple finch (Roselin pourpré) Nelson Roy
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Sightings for Wednesday February 28th
Ste-Julie, 1513 des Boutons-d'or: Yellow-Headed Blackbird (Carouge À Tête Jaune), Michel Bertrand
Montreal, Botanical Gardens: European goldfinch (Chardonneret élégant), at the feeders near the parking lot. Red crossbill (Bec croisé des sapins), at the feeders near the First Nations gardens Luc Laberge
Châteauguay, rue Higgins: Red-bellied woodpecker (Pic à ventre roux), Carolina wren (Troglodyte de Caroline) Pierre Bannon
Verdun, on the river: Common mergansers (Grands Harles), Hooded merganser (Harle couronné), Common goldeneye (Garrots à œil d'or), Barrow’s goldeneye (Garrot d'Islande), 15 Gadwall (Canards chipeaux), 2 American wigeon (Canards d'Amérique), Ring-billed gulls (Goélands à bec cerclé) Pierre Bannon
Montreal, Botanical Gardens: European goldfinch (Chardonneret élégant), at the feeders near the parking lot. Red crossbill (Bec croisé des sapins), at the feeders near the First Nations gardens Luc Laberge
Châteauguay, rue Higgins: Red-bellied woodpecker (Pic à ventre roux), Carolina wren (Troglodyte de Caroline) Pierre Bannon
Verdun, on the river: Common mergansers (Grands Harles), Hooded merganser (Harle couronné), Common goldeneye (Garrots à œil d'or), Barrow’s goldeneye (Garrot d'Islande), 15 Gadwall (Canards chipeaux), 2 American wigeon (Canards d'Amérique), Ring-billed gulls (Goélands à bec cerclé) Pierre Bannon
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Sightings for Tuesday February 27th
Ste-Julie, 1513 des Boutons-d'or: YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD (CAROUGE À TÊTE JAUNE), Cowbirds (Vachers à tête brune) exit 102 off autoroute 20, east on chemin du Fer-à-cheval to la rue Bernadette on your left, continue rue des Jonquilles turn right rue des Glaïeuls then left on rue des Boutons-d'or MICHEL BERTRAND
Montreal, Botanical Gardens: European goldfinch (Chardonneret élégant), Coopers hawk (Épervier de Cooper) Daniel LeBlanc
Montreal, Botanical Gardens: European goldfinch (Chardonneret élégant), Coopers hawk (Épervier de Cooper) Daniel LeBlanc
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Sightings for Saturday February 17th
Mont Saint-Hilaire, la falaise Dieppe: 2 Gyrfalcons (Faucons gerfauts) 14:45 to 15:15 G. Arbour, G. Nadeau
Chambly, Fort-Chambly: Ring-necked Duck (Fuligule à collier), Common goldeneye (Garrot à oeil d'or), Common mergansers (Grands Harles) R. Belhumeur
Carignan, Ile Goyer: Tufted titmouse (Mésange bicolore) R. Belhumeur
Chateauguay, rue Higgins: Red-bellied Woodpecker (Pic à ventre roux) R. Lortie, Carolina Wren (Troglodyte de Caroline) M. Groulx, Red-winged blackbird (Carouge à epaulette) D. Harvey
Chambly, Fort-Chambly: Ring-necked Duck (Fuligule à collier), Common goldeneye (Garrot à oeil d'or), Common mergansers (Grands Harles) R. Belhumeur
Carignan, Ile Goyer: Tufted titmouse (Mésange bicolore) R. Belhumeur
Chateauguay, rue Higgins: Red-bellied Woodpecker (Pic à ventre roux) R. Lortie, Carolina Wren (Troglodyte de Caroline) M. Groulx, Red-winged blackbird (Carouge à epaulette) D. Harvey
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Sightings for Thursday February 15th
Laval, boulevard des Mille-Îles across from rue Terrasse-Coutu: Red-shouldered Hawk (Buse à epaulettes) G. Lachaîne
Saint-Eustache, seen from the first bridge on chemin des Îles-Yale: injured femelle Wood Duck (Canard branchu) J. Coutu
Saint-Eustache, seen from the first bridge on chemin des Îles-Yale: injured femelle Wood Duck (Canard branchu) J. Coutu
Sightings for Wednesday February 14th
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, 0,8 km noth of the overpass on boulevard Montarville: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) 5:30 pm S. Rioux
Sightings for Tuesday February 13th
Verchères, autoroute 30 east Verchères exit: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) 5pm S. Rioux
Sightings for Monday February 12th
Laval, autoroute 440 a little west of hwy 25: Red-shouldered Hawk (Buse à epaulettes) L. Simard, G. Lachaîne
Between Saint-Barthélemy & Maskinongé, route 138: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) R. Huxley
Between Saint-Barthélemy & Maskinongé, route 138: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) R. Huxley
Sightings for Sunday February 11th
St-Jean, rue Fernet: Eastern screech owl (petit duc maculé), also seen by the small bridge a Northern pintail (canard pilet), Green-winged teal (sarcelle d'hiver), Sharp-shinned hawk (épervier brun)
St-Hubert, near the airport on chemin de la Savane oppisite the riding school: 3 Gray partridge (perdrix grises)
chemin du Tremblay, near des serres Scardéra: Merlin (faucon émerillon)
Also seen: Red-tailed hawk (buse à queue rousse), Kestrel (crécerelle), Snow buntings (bruant des neiges), 2 Lapland longspurs (bruants lapon) André Provost
St-Roch-de-l'Achigan, rang Ruisseau St-Jean Nord between Autoroute 25 & Mtée Lesage: 3 Snowy owls (Harfangs des neiges)
St-Esprit at the intersection of Rivière Nord & Rivière Sud: Snowy owl (Harfang des neiges)
Patrice Franche et Angèle Gosselin
Between Chambly and Noyan, duck survey: Mallards (Canard colvert) 2627, Black ducks (Canard noir) 275, Common mergansers (Grand Harle) 490, Common goldeneye (Garrot à œil d'or) 57, Canada geese (Bernache du Canada) 13, Hooded mergansers (Harle couronné) 10, Ring-necked duck (Fuligule à collier) 1 male at Chambly
Other species of interest: 2 Tufted titmouse (Mésanges bicolores), Carolina wren (Troglodyte de Caroline) on rue du Richelieu, Chambly.
Iberville: Cooper’s hawk (Épervier de Cooper)
Noyan, on les rangs near the border: Lapland longspurs (Bruants lapons), Horned larks (Alouettes hausse-col), Snow buntings (Bruants des neiges). Also 20 Wild turkeys (Dindons sauvages), 7 Cardinals (Cardinaux rouges) at a feeder in Noyan.
Many Red-tailed hawks (Buses à queue rousse) seen on route. Pierre Bannon
St-Hubert, near the airport on chemin de la Savane oppisite the riding school: 3 Gray partridge (perdrix grises)
chemin du Tremblay, near des serres Scardéra: Merlin (faucon émerillon)
Also seen: Red-tailed hawk (buse à queue rousse), Kestrel (crécerelle), Snow buntings (bruant des neiges), 2 Lapland longspurs (bruants lapon) André Provost
St-Roch-de-l'Achigan, rang Ruisseau St-Jean Nord between Autoroute 25 & Mtée Lesage: 3 Snowy owls (Harfangs des neiges)
St-Esprit at the intersection of Rivière Nord & Rivière Sud: Snowy owl (Harfang des neiges)
Patrice Franche et Angèle Gosselin
Between Chambly and Noyan, duck survey: Mallards (Canard colvert) 2627, Black ducks (Canard noir) 275, Common mergansers (Grand Harle) 490, Common goldeneye (Garrot à œil d'or) 57, Canada geese (Bernache du Canada) 13, Hooded mergansers (Harle couronné) 10, Ring-necked duck (Fuligule à collier) 1 male at Chambly
Other species of interest: 2 Tufted titmouse (Mésanges bicolores), Carolina wren (Troglodyte de Caroline) on rue du Richelieu, Chambly.
Iberville: Cooper’s hawk (Épervier de Cooper)
Noyan, on les rangs near the border: Lapland longspurs (Bruants lapons), Horned larks (Alouettes hausse-col), Snow buntings (Bruants des neiges). Also 20 Wild turkeys (Dindons sauvages), 7 Cardinals (Cardinaux rouges) at a feeder in Noyan.
Many Red-tailed hawks (Buses à queue rousse) seen on route. Pierre Bannon
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Sightings for Saturday February 10th
Verdun & LaSalle: Bald eagle (Pygargue à tête blanche) perched in a tree on the end of Heron Island. In the center of the Island a Red-tailed hawk (Buse à queue rousse). Crossing the river between Heron Island and Lasalle were many American robins (Merles d'Amérique), also seen Common goldeneye (Garrots à œil d'or), Common mergansers (Grands Harles), downstream from Rock Island Gadwalls (Canards chipeaux), 46 Canada geese (Bernaches du Canada), 3 Hooded mergansers (Harles couronnés), Mallards and Black ducks (Canards Colverts et des noirs) Pierre Bannon
Laval, autoroute 15 North - boulevard Sainte-Rose exit, perched in a tree: Red-shouldered hawk (Buse à Épaulettes) Louise Simard
Mirabel, rang Saint-Dominique: Snowy owl (Harfang des neiges) M. Groulx & members of COC
Bedford area: 25 species (espèces) including, 22 wild turkeys (dindons sauvages) in a field with 11 deer (chevreuils). 1 Rusty blackbird (quiscale rouilleux), 4 Red-winged blackbirds (carouges à épaulettes), 10 Cowbirds (vachers à tête brune), 1 American robin (merle d’Amérique), 3 Northern shrike (pies-grièches grises), red-breasted nuthatch (sittelle à poitrine rousse) Diane Demers
Laval, autoroute 15 North - boulevard Sainte-Rose exit, perched in a tree: Red-shouldered hawk (Buse à Épaulettes) Louise Simard
Mirabel, rang Saint-Dominique: Snowy owl (Harfang des neiges) M. Groulx & members of COC
Bedford area: 25 species (espèces) including, 22 wild turkeys (dindons sauvages) in a field with 11 deer (chevreuils). 1 Rusty blackbird (quiscale rouilleux), 4 Red-winged blackbirds (carouges à épaulettes), 10 Cowbirds (vachers à tête brune), 1 American robin (merle d’Amérique), 3 Northern shrike (pies-grièches grises), red-breasted nuthatch (sittelle à poitrine rousse) Diane Demers
Short-eared Owls
Hi Everyone
A nice surprise this afternoon, from 16.30 onwards, were two Short-eared Owls (Hiboux des marais) quartering a field west of St-Clet. Judging by their fidelity to anearby copse I would think that they will stick around.
Directions: From St-Clet take the Cites Des Jeunes west until you reach a rise in the road, park just after the rise and about 500m from a left turn onto Chemin Ranger. The birds were hunting in the field on the right (north) and perching up on the edge of the small wood (one with prey). On the opposite side of the road was what appeared to be a Snow Bunting roost (Bruant des neiges) with a few hundred birds present.
Along Ste-Julie between the 201 and the end 4 Snowy Owls (Harfang de neiges) and a few flocks of Lapland Longspurs (Bruants lapon), and Horned Larks (Alouettes hausse-col).
Best wishes
Mark Dennis
A nice surprise this afternoon, from 16.30 onwards, were two Short-eared Owls (Hiboux des marais) quartering a field west of St-Clet. Judging by their fidelity to anearby copse I would think that they will stick around.
Directions: From St-Clet take the Cites Des Jeunes west until you reach a rise in the road, park just after the rise and about 500m from a left turn onto Chemin Ranger. The birds were hunting in the field on the right (north) and perching up on the edge of the small wood (one with prey). On the opposite side of the road was what appeared to be a Snow Bunting roost (Bruant des neiges) with a few hundred birds present.
Along Ste-Julie between the 201 and the end 4 Snowy Owls (Harfang de neiges) and a few flocks of Lapland Longspurs (Bruants lapon), and Horned Larks (Alouettes hausse-col).
Best wishes
Mark Dennis
BPQ Field Trip Report - South Shore - Feb 10/07
13 birders took advantage of a very pleasant Saturday morning tovisit four popular South Shore birding spots today. We visitedChambly Basin, the compost site at St-Basile-le-Grand, St. HubertAirport and finally Parc de la Frayere in Boucherville. It wasn'tnecessarily a day for a large quantity of birds, but the quality wasexcellent.
Behind the fort in Chambly, there is a stretch of open water and rapids where a large number of ducks have congregated. Mostly Mallards and Am. Black Ducks make up the flock, but we were pleased to find 4 Hooded Mergansers and a number of Common Mergansers present. Unfortunately there was no sign of the Ring-necked Duckthat had been seen here recently.
The composting site at St-Basile was a very popular location for birding today, with a few other clubs present, including a group from Sherbrooke. The birds most in demand here were the Short-eared Owls spotted first last weekend. With the help of St-Hubert birder Raymond Belhumeur, we were able to have an excellent view of both birds. A number of Lapland Longspurs and Snow Buntings flew in, landing very close to us, providing excellent views as well.
Due to some light snow that moved in just as we arrived at St-Hubert, visibility was down and we were unable to locate the resident Snowy Owl.
Moving on to Parc de la Frayere in Boucherville, we were treated to views of three of the Long-eared Owls at the site, plus an up closeand personal encounter with a white-tailed deer.To summarize things, our total species count for the day was 18.
They were: Black Duck (Canard noir), Mallard (Canard colvert), Hooded Merganser (Harle couronné), Common Merganser (Grand harle), Red-tailed Hawk (Buse à queue rousse), Rough-legged Hawk (Buse pattue), Great Black-backed Gull (Goélands marins), Rock Pigeon, (Pigeon bisset), Long-eared Owl(Hibou moyen-duc), Short-eared Owl (Hiboux des marais), American crows (Corneilles d'Amérique), Common Raven (Grand corbeau), Horned Lark(Alouettes hausse-col), Black-capped Chickadee (Mésange à tête noire), Eruopean Starling (Étourneaux sansonnets), Lapland Longspur (Bruants lapon), Snow Bunting (Bruants des neiges), American Goldfinch (Chardonnerets jaunes)
A falcon species was also spotted at St-Basile-le-Grand, but not identified. An Am. Kestrel was spotted along Highway 132 in Longueuil on the ride home, after the field trip list was made.
Thank you to all who attended today.
Sheldon
Behind the fort in Chambly, there is a stretch of open water and rapids where a large number of ducks have congregated. Mostly Mallards and Am. Black Ducks make up the flock, but we were pleased to find 4 Hooded Mergansers and a number of Common Mergansers present. Unfortunately there was no sign of the Ring-necked Duckthat had been seen here recently.
The composting site at St-Basile was a very popular location for birding today, with a few other clubs present, including a group from Sherbrooke. The birds most in demand here were the Short-eared Owls spotted first last weekend. With the help of St-Hubert birder Raymond Belhumeur, we were able to have an excellent view of both birds. A number of Lapland Longspurs and Snow Buntings flew in, landing very close to us, providing excellent views as well.
Due to some light snow that moved in just as we arrived at St-Hubert, visibility was down and we were unable to locate the resident Snowy Owl.
Moving on to Parc de la Frayere in Boucherville, we were treated to views of three of the Long-eared Owls at the site, plus an up closeand personal encounter with a white-tailed deer.To summarize things, our total species count for the day was 18.
They were: Black Duck (Canard noir), Mallard (Canard colvert), Hooded Merganser (Harle couronné), Common Merganser (Grand harle), Red-tailed Hawk (Buse à queue rousse), Rough-legged Hawk (Buse pattue), Great Black-backed Gull (Goélands marins), Rock Pigeon, (Pigeon bisset), Long-eared Owl(Hibou moyen-duc), Short-eared Owl (Hiboux des marais), American crows (Corneilles d'Amérique), Common Raven (Grand corbeau), Horned Lark(Alouettes hausse-col), Black-capped Chickadee (Mésange à tête noire), Eruopean Starling (Étourneaux sansonnets), Lapland Longspur (Bruants lapon), Snow Bunting (Bruants des neiges), American Goldfinch (Chardonnerets jaunes)
A falcon species was also spotted at St-Basile-le-Grand, but not identified. An Am. Kestrel was spotted along Highway 132 in Longueuil on the ride home, after the field trip list was made.
Thank you to all who attended today.
Sheldon
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Sightings for Wednesday February 7th
Verchères, autoroute 30 East Verchères exit: Snowy owl (Harfang des neiges) S. Rioux
Mirabel rang Sainte-Marie: Snowy owl (Harfang des neiges) J.-P. Brisebois et C. Marion
Mirabel rang Sainte-Marie: Snowy owl (Harfang des neiges) J.-P. Brisebois et C. Marion
Sunday, February 04, 2007
Sightings for Sunday February 4th
Sainte-Catherine: 30 Canada geese (Bernache du Canada), 31 Black duck (Canard noir), 276 Mallards (Canard colvert), 1 Bufflehead (Petit Garrot), 261 Common goldeneye (Garrot à œil d'or), 1 Barrow’s goldeneye (Garrot d'Islande), 1 Hooded merganser (Harle couronné), 125 Common mergansers (Grand Harle), Ring-billed gulls (Goélands à bec cerclé), Great black-backed gulls (Goélands marins), Herring gulls (Goélands argentés) Pierre Bannon
Montreal, Botanical Gardens feeders near the First Nations garden: European Goldfinch (Chardonneret élégant) C. Prévost
Chambly, in front of fort Chambly: Ring-necked Duck (Fuligule à collier) C. Côté
Montreal, Botanical Gardens feeders near the First Nations garden: European Goldfinch (Chardonneret élégant) C. Prévost
Chambly, in front of fort Chambly: Ring-necked Duck (Fuligule à collier) C. Côté
BPQ Field Trip Report - Hudson- Feb 3/07
Sheltered areas and close to feeders were the places to be yesterday on Hudson's field trip. The -8C temperatures along with strong winds made birding in open areas uncomfortable.The sun warmed us up as the morning progressed however and our group of 12 birders saw 16 species of birds. The birds of the day were a Cooper's hawk which flew across the trail and gave us all excellent looks and an American robin which was just about the last bird of the morning.Thanks to Wayne Grubert for helping out and to the pleasant group of people who made the morning so enjoyable.The following is the complete list of birds seen.
Barbara MacDuff
Cooper's hawk (Épervier de Cooper), 5 Mourning doves (Tourterelle Triste), 4 Downy woodpeckers (Pics mineur), 5 Hairy woodpeckers (Pics chevelu), 1 Pileated woodpecker (Grand pic), 15 Blue jays (Geais bleus), 15 American crows (Corneilles d'Amérique), 30 Chickadees (Mésanges à tête noire), 10 White-breasted nuthatch (Sittelles à poitrine blanche), 3 Brown creeper (Grimpereau brun), 1 American robin (Merle d'Amérique), 7 American tree sparrow (Bruant hudsonien), 5 Dark-eyed junco (Juncos ardoisés), 3 Northern cardinals (Cardinaux rouges), 30 American goldfinch (Chardonnerets jaunes), 1 House sparrow (Moineaux domestiques)
Barbara MacDuff
Cooper's hawk (Épervier de Cooper), 5 Mourning doves (Tourterelle Triste), 4 Downy woodpeckers (Pics mineur), 5 Hairy woodpeckers (Pics chevelu), 1 Pileated woodpecker (Grand pic), 15 Blue jays (Geais bleus), 15 American crows (Corneilles d'Amérique), 30 Chickadees (Mésanges à tête noire), 10 White-breasted nuthatch (Sittelles à poitrine blanche), 3 Brown creeper (Grimpereau brun), 1 American robin (Merle d'Amérique), 7 American tree sparrow (Bruant hudsonien), 5 Dark-eyed junco (Juncos ardoisés), 3 Northern cardinals (Cardinaux rouges), 30 American goldfinch (Chardonnerets jaunes), 1 House sparrow (Moineaux domestiques)
Saturday, February 03, 2007
Sightings for Saturday February 3rd
Boucherville, Parc de la Frayère: 2 Long-eared Owls (Hibou moyen-duc) Gisèle Gilbert
St-Hubert, Boulevard Clairevue: Kestrel (Crécerelle) Gisèle Gilbert
St-Basile-le-Grand, compost site: 2 Short-eared owls (Hiboux des marais), Horned larks (Alouettes hausse-col) Snow buntings (Bruants des neiges), Lapland longspurs (Bruants lapon) Gisèle Gilbert
Châteauguay,
rue Higgins: Red-bellied woodpecker (Pic à ventre roux)
ruisseau Saint-Jean, about halfway along the boardwalk: Winter wren (Troglodyte mignon) J. Laplante, S. Gilbert
Beauharnois, rivière Saint-Louis: Wood Duck (Canard branchu) L. et P. Simard, J. May
Howick, Chemin de la Rivière-Châteauguay between rang du 20 & rang du 30 : Yellow-headed Blackbird (Carouge à tête jaune) seen with a mixed flock of Cowbirds and Starlings J. May, L. Simard
Saint-Bathélemy rang de la Rivière-aux-Pins, near route 138: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) M. Boulard, M. Boulard
Maskinongé, exit 166 between autoroute 40 & route 138: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) M. Boulard, M. Boulard
Bécancour industrial park: Green-winged Teal (Sarcelle d’hiver)
Laval,
Boisé Papineau behind the police station: Eastern screech owl (Petit-duc maculé)
Between the Pie IX bridge and parc Olivier Charbonneau: Herring gulls (Goélands argentés), Great black-backed gulls (Goélands marin), Glaucous gull (Goéland bourgmestre), Ring-billed gull (Goéland à bec cerclé) M. Bertrand
St-Hubert, Boulevard Clairevue: Kestrel (Crécerelle) Gisèle Gilbert
St-Basile-le-Grand, compost site: 2 Short-eared owls (Hiboux des marais), Horned larks (Alouettes hausse-col) Snow buntings (Bruants des neiges), Lapland longspurs (Bruants lapon) Gisèle Gilbert
Châteauguay,
rue Higgins: Red-bellied woodpecker (Pic à ventre roux)
ruisseau Saint-Jean, about halfway along the boardwalk: Winter wren (Troglodyte mignon) J. Laplante, S. Gilbert
Beauharnois, rivière Saint-Louis: Wood Duck (Canard branchu) L. et P. Simard, J. May
Howick, Chemin de la Rivière-Châteauguay between rang du 20 & rang du 30 : Yellow-headed Blackbird (Carouge à tête jaune) seen with a mixed flock of Cowbirds and Starlings J. May, L. Simard
Saint-Bathélemy rang de la Rivière-aux-Pins, near route 138: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) M. Boulard, M. Boulard
Maskinongé, exit 166 between autoroute 40 & route 138: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) M. Boulard, M. Boulard
Bécancour industrial park: Green-winged Teal (Sarcelle d’hiver)
Laval,
Boisé Papineau behind the police station: Eastern screech owl (Petit-duc maculé)
Between the Pie IX bridge and parc Olivier Charbonneau: Herring gulls (Goélands argentés), Great black-backed gulls (Goélands marin), Glaucous gull (Goéland bourgmestre), Ring-billed gull (Goéland à bec cerclé) M. Bertrand
Sightings for Thursday February 1st
Verchères, autoroute 30 east exit 147: 2 Snowy Owls (Harfang des neiges) M. et J. Bertrand
Varennes, chemin du Petit-Bois: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) M. et J. Bertrand
Valleyfield rue Deschamps: Common Grackle (Quiscale bronzé) S. Bougie
Varennes, chemin du Petit-Bois: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) M. et J. Bertrand
Valleyfield rue Deschamps: Common Grackle (Quiscale bronzé) S. Bougie
Friday, February 02, 2007
Sightings for Thursday February 1st
Verchères, autoroute 30 east exit at the 147km mark: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) S. Rioux
Saint-Barthélemy, rang Sainte-Thérèse sitting on a grain silo: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) R. Huxley
Montréal, autoroute 13 south betweens autoroute 40 and Côte-de-Liesse: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) M. Lecavalier
Botanical Gardens: European Goldfinch (Chardonneret élégant) Y. Gauthier
Saint-Barthélemy, rang Sainte-Thérèse sitting on a grain silo: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) R. Huxley
Montréal, autoroute 13 south betweens autoroute 40 and Côte-de-Liesse: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) M. Lecavalier
Botanical Gardens: European Goldfinch (Chardonneret élégant) Y. Gauthier
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Sightings for Wednesday January 31st
St-Jude, rang St-Roch near civic number 824: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) Francois Frappier
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Boucherville, Parc de la Frayère: 2 Long-eared Owls (Hibou moyen-duc), Northern saw-whet owl (Petite nyctale), Robin (Merle d'Amérique), Cardinal (Cardinal rouge) Raymond Belhumeur
Saint-Eustache, near the at chemin des Îles-Yales: Wood Duck (Canard branchu) J.-C. Charbonneau
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Sightings for Monday January 29th
Châteauguay, rue Higgins: Red-bellied woodpecker (Pic à ventre roux) M. Groulx
Sightings for Sunday January 28th
Between Les Cèdres and Pointe Cascades along the river: Bald eagle (Pygargue à tête blanche) le long du fleuve entre. Nicole Felx
Vaudreuil in the industrial park around Fx tessier & Marie Curie: Snow buntings (Bruants des neiges), Lapland longspurs (Bruant lapons) Nicole Felx
Chateauguay, rue Higgins: Red-bellied woodpecker (Pic à ventre roux) Michel Bertrand
Côte-Sainte-Catherine: Bald eagle imm. (Pygargue à tête blanche imm.), Robin (Merle d'Amérique) Snow buntings (Bruants des neiges), Canada geese (Bernaches du Canada), Common mergansers (Grands Harles), Common goldeneye (Garrots à oeil d'or), Mallards (Canards colverts), Black ducks (Canards noirs), Great black-backed gulls (Goélands marins), Herring gulls (Goélands argents) Michel Bertrand
Vaudreuil in the industrial park around Fx tessier & Marie Curie: Snow buntings (Bruants des neiges), Lapland longspurs (Bruant lapons) Nicole Felx
Chateauguay, rue Higgins: Red-bellied woodpecker (Pic à ventre roux) Michel Bertrand
Côte-Sainte-Catherine: Bald eagle imm. (Pygargue à tête blanche imm.), Robin (Merle d'Amérique) Snow buntings (Bruants des neiges), Canada geese (Bernaches du Canada), Common mergansers (Grands Harles), Common goldeneye (Garrots à oeil d'or), Mallards (Canards colverts), Black ducks (Canards noirs), Great black-backed gulls (Goélands marins), Herring gulls (Goélands argents) Michel Bertrand
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Sightings for Saturday January 27th
There seems to be a sudden invasion of longspurs! I took a short drive along Chemin Ste Julie in Ste-Marthe looking for Snowy owls (Harfang des neiges) (one distant almost pure white bird) but was amazed by the number of longspurs (Bruant lapon)I encountered in several differentflocks - probably close to 100 in all. As a matter of fact I almost ignoredthe first group of 30 because they flew out from a farmer's driveway and I assumed they were house sparrows until they landed in front of me. In acomplete reversal of normal ratos there was one snow bunting (Bruant des nieges) mixed in. A little farther along was a mixed group (about half and half) totalling about 100 birds. I'm not sure I have ever come close to seeing so many longspurs in one day.
Wayne
Châteauguay, rue Higgins: Red-bellied woodpecker (Pic à ventre roux), Carolina wren (Troglodyte de Caroline) S. Denault, S. Rioux - Eastern towhee (Tohi à flancs roux) S. Harvey
Lachute, chemin Thomas-Gore: 6 Red Crossbills (Bec-croisé des sapins) S. Robert, G. Laperrière
Hemmingford, Montee Glass, about half-way betweenHighway 15 and Roxham Road: 7 Wild Turkeys (Didon sauvage) S. Harvey
Wayne
Châteauguay, rue Higgins: Red-bellied woodpecker (Pic à ventre roux), Carolina wren (Troglodyte de Caroline) S. Denault, S. Rioux - Eastern towhee (Tohi à flancs roux) S. Harvey
Lachute, chemin Thomas-Gore: 6 Red Crossbills (Bec-croisé des sapins) S. Robert, G. Laperrière
Hemmingford, Montee Glass, about half-way betweenHighway 15 and Roxham Road: 7 Wild Turkeys (Didon sauvage) S. Harvey
BPQ Field Trip Report - Ile-Ste-Helene - Jan. 27/07
Montreal, Mount Royal Cemetary
Today's Cemetery trip:minus 17 degrees, little wind........ only four birders
typical of the slow action concerning land birds this season,we encountered only nine species.( good thing you stayed in bed !)
6 rock doves (Pigeon biset), 5 Downy woodpeckers (Pic mineur), Hairy woodpecker (Pic chevulu), 5 Crows (Corneilles), 18 b.c. chickadee (Mésange Tête Noire), 2 white-breasted nuthatch (Sittelles à poitrine blanche), 4 American robins (Merles d'Amérique), Cardinal (Cardinal rouge) 18 American goldfinch (Chardonnerets jaunes)
Chuck.
Today's Cemetery trip:minus 17 degrees, little wind........ only four birders
typical of the slow action concerning land birds this season,we encountered only nine species.( good thing you stayed in bed !)
6 rock doves (Pigeon biset), 5 Downy woodpeckers (Pic mineur), Hairy woodpecker (Pic chevulu), 5 Crows (Corneilles), 18 b.c. chickadee (Mésange Tête Noire), 2 white-breasted nuthatch (Sittelles à poitrine blanche), 4 American robins (Merles d'Amérique), Cardinal (Cardinal rouge) 18 American goldfinch (Chardonnerets jaunes)
Chuck.
Sightings for Friday January 26th
Châteauguay, rue Higgins: Red-bellied woodpecker (Pic à ventre roux), Eastern towhee (Tohi à flancs roux) G. Rouleau, P. Lamontagne
Montreal, RDP,
49e ave: 300 Great black-backed gulls (Goéland Marin), 50 Herring gulls (Goéland Argenté), 2 Common mergansers (Grand Harles)
68e ave: 3 Common mergansers (Grand Harles), Glaucous gull 1 imm (Goéland Bourgmestre), 600 black-backed gulls (Goéland Marin), 100 Herring gulls (Goéland Argenté)
94e ave: Glaucous gull 1 Ad. (Goéland Bourgmestre), 200 Great black-backed gulls (Goéland Marin), 100 Herring gulls (Goéland Argenté)
Pavillon des marais: 2 House finch (Roselin Familier), 4 Mourning doves (Tourterelle Triste), 20 Tree sparrows (Bruant Hudsonien), Rough-legged hawk (Buse Pattue), 5 Juncos (Junco Ardoisé), 6 Cardinals (Cardinal Rouge), Northern flickr (Pic Flamboyant), 10 Chickadees (Mésange Tête Noire) Jean Gawloski
Montreal, RDP,
49e ave: 300 Great black-backed gulls (Goéland Marin), 50 Herring gulls (Goéland Argenté), 2 Common mergansers (Grand Harles)
68e ave: 3 Common mergansers (Grand Harles), Glaucous gull 1 imm (Goéland Bourgmestre), 600 black-backed gulls (Goéland Marin), 100 Herring gulls (Goéland Argenté)
94e ave: Glaucous gull 1 Ad. (Goéland Bourgmestre), 200 Great black-backed gulls (Goéland Marin), 100 Herring gulls (Goéland Argenté)
Pavillon des marais: 2 House finch (Roselin Familier), 4 Mourning doves (Tourterelle Triste), 20 Tree sparrows (Bruant Hudsonien), Rough-legged hawk (Buse Pattue), 5 Juncos (Junco Ardoisé), 6 Cardinals (Cardinal Rouge), Northern flickr (Pic Flamboyant), 10 Chickadees (Mésange Tête Noire) Jean Gawloski
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Sightings for Thursday January 25th
Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, autoroute 25 near Ruisseau-des-Anges: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) D. Sanscartier, D. Malouin
Île Sainte-Hélène: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Pic maculé), Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Roitelet à couronne rubis) P. Bannon
Saint-Eustache, Îles Yale - rivière du Petit-Chicot: Wood Duck (Canard branchu) J. Coutu
Île Sainte-Hélène: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Pic maculé), Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Roitelet à couronne rubis) P. Bannon
Saint-Eustache, Îles Yale - rivière du Petit-Chicot: Wood Duck (Canard branchu) J. Coutu
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Sightings for Wednesday January 24th
Chambly basin: 2 Bald eagles (Pygargue à tête blanche) Simon Chaloux
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Sightings for Tuesday January 23rd
Mirabel: Barrie and I went up to Mirabel to look for the 2 snowy owls (Harfang des neiges). We found them both-one on a telphone pole on Rang St Dominique and theother on a lightpost near the airport on Hwy 50. Trudy and Barrie
Châteauguay, rue Higgins: Red-bellied woodpecker (Pic à ventre roux), Eastern towhee (Tohi à flancs roux), Carolina wren (Troglodyte de Caroline), Mourning doves (Tourterelles tristes), Downy and Hairy woodpeckers (Pics mineurs et chevelus), Blue jays (Geais bleus), American Crows (Corneilles d'Amérique), Chickadees (Mésanges à tête noire), White-breasted nuthatch (Sittelles à poitrine blanche), Cardinal (Cardinal rouge), Tree sparrows (Bruants hudsoniens), Juncos (Juncos ardoisés), Red-winged blackbird (Carouge à épaulettes), Goldfinch (Chardonnerets jaunes), House sparrows (Moineaux domestiques)
At the mouth of the river: 200 Mallards (Canards Colverts), Common mergansers (Grands Harles), Common goldeneye (Garrots à œil d'or), Black-backed gull (Goéland marin), Great blue heron (Grand Héron) Pierre Bannon
Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Compost site: 28 Lapland longspurs (Bruants lapons), 30 Snow buntings (Bruants des neiges) 40 Horned larks (Alouettes hausse-col) Raymond Belhumeur
2 Rough-legged hawks (Buses pattues), Red-tailed hawk (Buse à queue rousse) Gilles Ethier
Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, parc de la Frayère: Yellow warbler (Paruline à croupion jaune) J.C. Charbonneau
Saint-Mathias, Parc de Voiles: at the center of Chambly basin – Gyrfalcon gray form (Faucon gerfaut), 7 Canada geese (Bernache du Canada) Gilles Ethier
Chambly, above the dam on the Richelieu: 11 Common mergansers (Grand harles), 1 Herring gull (Goéland argenté)
At the foot of the rapids behind Fort Chambly: 1 Ring-necked duck (Fuligule à collier), 2 Common goldeneye (Garrots à oeil d'or), 2 Hooded mergansers (Harles couronné), 15 Common mergansers (Grand harles) Gilles Ethier
Châteauguay, rue Higgins: Red-bellied woodpecker (Pic à ventre roux), Eastern towhee (Tohi à flancs roux), Carolina wren (Troglodyte de Caroline), Mourning doves (Tourterelles tristes), Downy and Hairy woodpeckers (Pics mineurs et chevelus), Blue jays (Geais bleus), American Crows (Corneilles d'Amérique), Chickadees (Mésanges à tête noire), White-breasted nuthatch (Sittelles à poitrine blanche), Cardinal (Cardinal rouge), Tree sparrows (Bruants hudsoniens), Juncos (Juncos ardoisés), Red-winged blackbird (Carouge à épaulettes), Goldfinch (Chardonnerets jaunes), House sparrows (Moineaux domestiques)
At the mouth of the river: 200 Mallards (Canards Colverts), Common mergansers (Grands Harles), Common goldeneye (Garrots à œil d'or), Black-backed gull (Goéland marin), Great blue heron (Grand Héron) Pierre Bannon
Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Compost site: 28 Lapland longspurs (Bruants lapons), 30 Snow buntings (Bruants des neiges) 40 Horned larks (Alouettes hausse-col) Raymond Belhumeur
2 Rough-legged hawks (Buses pattues), Red-tailed hawk (Buse à queue rousse) Gilles Ethier
Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, parc de la Frayère: Yellow warbler (Paruline à croupion jaune) J.C. Charbonneau
Saint-Mathias, Parc de Voiles: at the center of Chambly basin – Gyrfalcon gray form (Faucon gerfaut), 7 Canada geese (Bernache du Canada) Gilles Ethier
Chambly, above the dam on the Richelieu: 11 Common mergansers (Grand harles), 1 Herring gull (Goéland argenté)
At the foot of the rapids behind Fort Chambly: 1 Ring-necked duck (Fuligule à collier), 2 Common goldeneye (Garrots à oeil d'or), 2 Hooded mergansers (Harles couronné), 15 Common mergansers (Grand harles) Gilles Ethier
Sightings for Monday January 23rd
Châteauguay, rue Higgins: Red-bellied woodpecker (Pic à ventre roux), Eastern towhee (Tohi à flancs roux), Carolina wren (Troglodyte de Caroline), Mourning doves (Tourterelles tristes), Downy and Hairy woodpeckers (Pics mineurs et chevelus), Blue jays (Geais bleus), American Crows (Corneilles d'Amérique), Chickadees (Mésanges à tête noire), White-breasted nuthatch (Sittelles à poitrine blanche), Cardinal (Cardinal rouge), Tree sparrows (Bruants hudsoniens), Juncos (Juncos ardoisés), Red-winged blackbird (Carouge à épaulettes), Goldfinch (Chardonnerets jaunes), House sparrows (Moineaux domestiques)
At the mouth of the river: 200 Mallards (Canards Colverts), Common mergansers (Grands Harles), Common goldeneye (Garrots à œil d'or), Black-backed gull (Goéland marin), Great blue heron (Grand Héron) Pierre Bannon
Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Compost site: 28 Lapland longspurs (Bruants lapons), 30 Snow buntings (Bruants des neiges) 40 Horned larks (Alouettes hausse-col) Raymond Belhumeur
Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, parc de la Frayère: Yellow warbler (Paruline à croupion jaune) J.C. Charbonneau
Saint-Mathias, Parc de Voiles: at the center of Chambly basin – Gyrfalcon gray form (Faucon gerfaut), 1 Canada goose (Bernache du Canada) Gilles Ethier
At the mouth of the river: 200 Mallards (Canards Colverts), Common mergansers (Grands Harles), Common goldeneye (Garrots à œil d'or), Black-backed gull (Goéland marin), Great blue heron (Grand Héron) Pierre Bannon
Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Compost site: 28 Lapland longspurs (Bruants lapons), 30 Snow buntings (Bruants des neiges) 40 Horned larks (Alouettes hausse-col) Raymond Belhumeur
Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, parc de la Frayère: Yellow warbler (Paruline à croupion jaune) J.C. Charbonneau
Saint-Mathias, Parc de Voiles: at the center of Chambly basin – Gyrfalcon gray form (Faucon gerfaut), 1 Canada goose (Bernache du Canada) Gilles Ethier
Monday, January 22, 2007
Sightings for Monday January 22nd
Mirabel, autoroute 50 near mirabel airport on a lampost: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges)
rang st-dominique, in a field: white male, Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) Chuck Kling
St-roch de l'achigan rang ruisseau in the fields: also pure white, 2 Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) Chuck Kling
Boucherville, Parc de la Frayère: 3 Long-eared Owls (Hibou moyen-duc) R.Garrett et P.Lamontagne
rang st-dominique, in a field: white male, Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) Chuck Kling
St-roch de l'achigan rang ruisseau in the fields: also pure white, 2 Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) Chuck Kling
Boucherville, Parc de la Frayère: 3 Long-eared Owls (Hibou moyen-duc) R.Garrett et P.Lamontagne
Sightings for Sunday January 21st
Ste-Marthe, 575, chemin Sainte-Julie: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) L. Racine
Hudson, parc Olympique: 14 species including - Great blue heron (Grand héron), 30 Common redpoll (sizerin flammé), Brown creeper (grimpereau brun), Pileated woodpecker (grand pic)
St-Lazare, pinery: 8 White-winged crossbills (Becs croisés bifascié) Sylvie Vanier
Beauharnois, rivière Saint-Louis: Wood Duck (Canard branchu) R. Fortin
Châteauguay, rue Higgins: Red-bellied Woodpecker (Pic à ventre roux) A. Quenneville
Lachenaie, in the fields at the end of rue Saint-Denis: 2 Short-eared owls (Hiboux des marais) Stéphane Guimond
Boucherville, Parc de la Frayère: 3 Long-eared Owls (Hibou moyen-duc), Northern saw-whet owl (Petite nyctale) A. Provost)
Chambly basin: Common goldeneye (Garrot à oeil d'or), Pileated woodpecker (Grand Pic), Snow goose (Oie des neiges) with collar AH03 Raymond Belhumeur
Saint-Basile-le-Grand, compost site: Rough-leggeg hawk (Buse pattue), Red-tailed hawk (Buse à queue rousse), Snow buntings (Bruant des neiges), Horned larks (Alouette hausse-col), Lapland longspur (Bruant lapon) Raymond Belhumeur
Mirabel, l'autoroute 50 opposite rang Sainte-Marie: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) Guy Constantineau
Saint-Barthélemy, rang Saint-Jacques: Snowy owl (Harfang des neiges) Benoît Turgeo
Hudson, parc Olympique: 14 species including - Great blue heron (Grand héron), 30 Common redpoll (sizerin flammé), Brown creeper (grimpereau brun), Pileated woodpecker (grand pic)
St-Lazare, pinery: 8 White-winged crossbills (Becs croisés bifascié) Sylvie Vanier
Beauharnois, rivière Saint-Louis: Wood Duck (Canard branchu) R. Fortin
Châteauguay, rue Higgins: Red-bellied Woodpecker (Pic à ventre roux) A. Quenneville
Lachenaie, in the fields at the end of rue Saint-Denis: 2 Short-eared owls (Hiboux des marais) Stéphane Guimond
Boucherville, Parc de la Frayère: 3 Long-eared Owls (Hibou moyen-duc), Northern saw-whet owl (Petite nyctale) A. Provost)
Chambly basin: Common goldeneye (Garrot à oeil d'or), Pileated woodpecker (Grand Pic), Snow goose (Oie des neiges) with collar AH03 Raymond Belhumeur
Saint-Basile-le-Grand, compost site: Rough-leggeg hawk (Buse pattue), Red-tailed hawk (Buse à queue rousse), Snow buntings (Bruant des neiges), Horned larks (Alouette hausse-col), Lapland longspur (Bruant lapon) Raymond Belhumeur
Mirabel, l'autoroute 50 opposite rang Sainte-Marie: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) Guy Constantineau
Saint-Barthélemy, rang Saint-Jacques: Snowy owl (Harfang des neiges) Benoît Turgeo
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Sightings for Saturday January 20th
Montreal, RDP rue St-Jean-Baptiste: 3 Glaucous gulls (Goéland Bourgmestre), 2 Iceland gulls (Goéland Arctique), 200 Great blac-backed gulls (Goéland Marin), 100 Herring gulls (Goéland Argenté), 5 Ring-billed gulls (Goéland Bec cerclé), 1 Rough-legged hawk (Buse Pattue). Jean Gawloski
Rougemont, rang des 10 Terres: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) A. Barbeau, C. Paradis
Mirabel, autoroute 50 East near autoroute 15 on a lampost: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) J. Perreault, C. Belhumeur
Saint-Barthélemy, montée ouest: Snowy owl (Harfang des neiges), 12 Snow buntings(Bruants des neiges), 5 Rough-legged hawks (Buses pattue), Red-tailed hawk (Buse à queue rousse) Martin Beaulac et Anika Young
Boucherville, Parc de la Frayère: 3 Long-eared Owls (Hibou moyen-duc), Northern saw-whet owl (Petite nyctale) P. Rodrigue, G. Rodrigue, N. Jolin
Rougemont, rang des 10 Terres: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) A. Barbeau, C. Paradis
Mirabel, autoroute 50 East near autoroute 15 on a lampost: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) J. Perreault, C. Belhumeur
Saint-Barthélemy, montée ouest: Snowy owl (Harfang des neiges), 12 Snow buntings(Bruants des neiges), 5 Rough-legged hawks (Buses pattue), Red-tailed hawk (Buse à queue rousse) Martin Beaulac et Anika Young
Boucherville, Parc de la Frayère: 3 Long-eared Owls (Hibou moyen-duc), Northern saw-whet owl (Petite nyctale) P. Rodrigue, G. Rodrigue, N. Jolin
BPQ Field Trip Report - Ile-Ste-Helene - Jan. 20/07
Given the weather forecast for today, I was very pleased to have atotal of 9 birders for today's walk around Parc Jean-Drapeau. Themajority of areas we covered were fairly well sheltered from thewind. There were a few open spots where walking into the wind wasrather unpleasant though. No real "celebrity" species to reporttoday, but Sheila did spot a fox crossing the road close to theHelene de Champlain restaurant.
We ended the morning with a total of 11 species. They were Mallard (Canard colvert), Common Merganser (Grand harle), Ring-billed Gull (Goéland à bec cerclé), Great Black-backed Gull (Goéland marin), Rock Pigeon (pigeon biset), Downy Woodpecker (Pic mineur), American Crow , (Corneilles d'Amérique), Black-capped Chickadee (Mésanges à tête noir), Brown Creeper(Grimpereaux bruns), European Starling (Étourneaux sansonnets), and House Sparrow (Moineaux domestiques). Our Bird of the Day was the Brown Creeper.
They managed to elude usfor most of the morning but finally 6 of them put in a simultaneousappearance in the woods across from the restaurant.In addition to our birds, and the morning exercise of the walk, wemanaged to get a sneak-preview of the Fetes des Neiges event gettingunderway next weekend.Thanks to everyone who turned out this morning.
Sheldon
We ended the morning with a total of 11 species. They were Mallard (Canard colvert), Common Merganser (Grand harle), Ring-billed Gull (Goéland à bec cerclé), Great Black-backed Gull (Goéland marin), Rock Pigeon (pigeon biset), Downy Woodpecker (Pic mineur), American Crow , (Corneilles d'Amérique), Black-capped Chickadee (Mésanges à tête noir), Brown Creeper(Grimpereaux bruns), European Starling (Étourneaux sansonnets), and House Sparrow (Moineaux domestiques). Our Bird of the Day was the Brown Creeper.
They managed to elude usfor most of the morning but finally 6 of them put in a simultaneousappearance in the woods across from the restaurant.In addition to our birds, and the morning exercise of the walk, wemanaged to get a sneak-preview of the Fetes des Neiges event gettingunderway next weekend.Thanks to everyone who turned out this morning.
Sheldon
Friday, January 19, 2007
Sightings for Friday January 19th
Chambly, Fort-Chambly: Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique (belted kingfisher), Snow goose (Oie des neiges), Wood duck (Canard branchu), Ring-billed gull (Goéland à bec cerclé), Common golden eye (Garrot à oeil d'or), Mallards (Canard colvert)Raymond Belhumeur
St-Jean, Richelieu river in front of rue Notre-Dame: Great blue heron (Grand Héron)
Francis Bossé
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Sightings for Thursday January 18th
St-Mathias: Bald eagle (Pygargue à tête blanche) (André Messier)
St-Bruno-de-Montarville,
rang du Canal: 7 Gray partridge (Perdrix grise)
rue Graham-Bell: 14 Tree sparrows (Bruants hudsoniens)
boul. Clairevue: 1 American kestrel (Crécerelle d'Amérique)
Verchères, montée de la Baronnie & autoroute 30: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges)
Also in the area: Rough-legged hawk (Buses pattues), Red-tailed hawk (buse à queue rousse) Jacques Héneault
Saint-Basile-le-Grand, compost site: 200 Snow buntings (Bruants des neiges), 150 Horned larks (Alouettes hausse-col), Lapland longspurs (Bruants lapons)
Laval, parc Olivier-Charbonneau: Lesser Black-backed Gull (Goéland brun) (G. Lachaîne)
Chambly, Chambly basin: Wood duck (Canard branchu) (M. Juteau)
Boucherville, Parc de la Frayère: 3 Long-eared Owls (Hibou moyen-duc) (Chuck Kling)
St-Bruno-de-Montarville,
rang du Canal: 7 Gray partridge (Perdrix grise)
rue Graham-Bell: 14 Tree sparrows (Bruants hudsoniens)
boul. Clairevue: 1 American kestrel (Crécerelle d'Amérique)
Verchères, montée de la Baronnie & autoroute 30: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges)
Also in the area: Rough-legged hawk (Buses pattues), Red-tailed hawk (buse à queue rousse) Jacques Héneault
Saint-Basile-le-Grand, compost site: 200 Snow buntings (Bruants des neiges), 150 Horned larks (Alouettes hausse-col), Lapland longspurs (Bruants lapons)
Laval, parc Olivier-Charbonneau: Lesser Black-backed Gull (Goéland brun) (G. Lachaîne)
Chambly, Chambly basin: Wood duck (Canard branchu) (M. Juteau)
Boucherville, Parc de la Frayère: 3 Long-eared Owls (Hibou moyen-duc) (Chuck Kling)
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Sightings for Tuesday January 16th
Ile Sainte-Hélène, between the bus shelter and Pont de la Concorde: Black-throated Gray Warbler (Paruline grise), also in the area Hermit thrush (Grive solitaire), 4 or 5 White-throated sparrows (Bruants à gorge blanche), White-breasted nuthatch (Sitelle à poitrine blanche), Goldfinch (Chardonneret jaune), 2 Downy woodpeckers (Pics mineurs), 6 Chickadees (Mésanges à tête noire) 2 Cardinals (Cardinaux rouges), 10-12 Crows (Corneilles), House sparrows (Moineaux) Pigeons (Pigeon biset), Raven (Grand Corbeau)
In the mature woods: 2 Northern flickers (Pics flamboyants), 15 Robins (Merles d'Amérique), 2 dozen Cedar waxwings (Jaseurs d'Amérique), 3 Cardinals (Cardinaux rouges), and many Brown creepers (Grimpereaux bruns)
On the river: Common loon (Plongeon huard)
Bécancour industrial park: 4 Bald eagles (pygargues à tête blanche), 75 Mallards (Canards colverts), 12 Black ducks (Canards noirs), 2 Green-winged teals (sarcelles d'hiver), 1 Belted kingfisher (Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique), 1 Great blue heron (grand héron)
Chambly, Chambly basin. Snow goose (Oie des neiges), Canada geese (Bernaches du Canada), Double-crested cormorrant (Cormoran à aigrettes), 3 species of mergansers (3 espèces de harle), Wood duck (Canard branchu)
Varennes, exit 136 autoroute 30: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges)
Des Cèdres, route 338, near chemin Saint-Féréol: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) in flight
In the mature woods: 2 Northern flickers (Pics flamboyants), 15 Robins (Merles d'Amérique), 2 dozen Cedar waxwings (Jaseurs d'Amérique), 3 Cardinals (Cardinaux rouges), and many Brown creepers (Grimpereaux bruns)
On the river: Common loon (Plongeon huard)
Bécancour industrial park: 4 Bald eagles (pygargues à tête blanche), 75 Mallards (Canards colverts), 12 Black ducks (Canards noirs), 2 Green-winged teals (sarcelles d'hiver), 1 Belted kingfisher (Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique), 1 Great blue heron (grand héron)
Chambly, Chambly basin. Snow goose (Oie des neiges), Canada geese (Bernaches du Canada), Double-crested cormorrant (Cormoran à aigrettes), 3 species of mergansers (3 espèces de harle), Wood duck (Canard branchu)
Varennes, exit 136 autoroute 30: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges)
Des Cèdres, route 338, near chemin Saint-Féréol: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) in flight
Sightings for Monday January 15th
Mirabel, autoroute 50 W near Bombardier: 3 Snowy Owls (Harfang des neiges)
Verchères, autoroute 30 east exit at the 147km mark: 2 Snowy Owls (Harfang des neiges)
Verchères, autoroute 30 east exit at the 147km mark: 2 Snowy Owls (Harfang des neiges)
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Sightings for Sunday January 14th
St-Lazarre, Pinery and along montée Poirier: 1 Three-toed woodpecker (Pic à dos rayé), 15 White-winged crossbill (Bec-croisé bifascié), 4 Purple finch (Roselin pourpré), 2 Golden-crowned kinglets (Roitelet à couronne dorée), 1 Hermit thrush (Grive solitaire)
Ste-Marthe,
montée Ste-Marie: 2 Roughlegged hawks (Buse pattue), 1 Red-tailed hawk (Buse à queue rousse), 1 American kestrel (Crécerelle d'Amérique), 12 Horned larks (Alouette hausse-col), 25 Snow buntings (Bruant des neiges)
montée Ste-Julie: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges)
Saint-Basile-le-Grand 15:30 Gyrfalcon – gray form (Faucon gerfaut de forme grise), 3 Rough-legged hawks (Buses pattues), 6 Red-tailed hawks (Buses à queue rousse), 3000 Canada geese (Bernaches du Canada) in a field with a Snow goose (Oie des neiges), 1 Horned lark (Alouette hausse col)
Mont Saint-Hilaire, falaise Dieppe, 16:45 Gyrfalcon – gray form (Faucon gerfaut de forme grise), Peregrine falcon (Faucon pelerin), Raven (Grand Corbeau)
Ile Sainte-Hélène: Ruby-crowned kinglet (Roitelet à couronne rubis), Hermit thrush (Grive solitaire), 4 White-throated sparrows (Bruants à gorge blanche), 2 Golden-crowned kinglets (Roitelets à couronne dorée)
Châteauguay,
rue Higgins: Red-bellied woodpecker (Pic à ventre roux), Eastern towhee (Tohi à flancs roux), Carolina wren (Troglodyte de Caroline), Red-winged blackbird (Carouge à épaulettes), Raven (Grand Corbeau)
boul. d'Youville, on lac Saint-Louis: 2 Common loons (Plongeons huards)
Maplegrove, rue MacDonald: Northern harrier (Busard Saint-Martin)
Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague: 4 American coots (Foulques d'Amérique), Double-crested cormorrant (Cormoran à aigrettes)
Melocheville: Double-crested cormorrant (Cormoran à aigrettes)
Ste-Marthe,
montée Ste-Marie: 2 Roughlegged hawks (Buse pattue), 1 Red-tailed hawk (Buse à queue rousse), 1 American kestrel (Crécerelle d'Amérique), 12 Horned larks (Alouette hausse-col), 25 Snow buntings (Bruant des neiges)
montée Ste-Julie: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges)
Saint-Barthélemy, montée Saint-Laurent: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges)
Saint-Hubert, boulevard Clairevue: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges
Saint-Basile-le-Grand 15:30 Gyrfalcon – gray form (Faucon gerfaut de forme grise), 3 Rough-legged hawks (Buses pattues), 6 Red-tailed hawks (Buses à queue rousse), 3000 Canada geese (Bernaches du Canada) in a field with a Snow goose (Oie des neiges), 1 Horned lark (Alouette hausse col)
Mont Saint-Hilaire, falaise Dieppe, 16:45 Gyrfalcon – gray form (Faucon gerfaut de forme grise), Peregrine falcon (Faucon pelerin), Raven (Grand Corbeau)
Ile Sainte-Hélène: Ruby-crowned kinglet (Roitelet à couronne rubis), Hermit thrush (Grive solitaire), 4 White-throated sparrows (Bruants à gorge blanche), 2 Golden-crowned kinglets (Roitelets à couronne dorée)
Châteauguay,
rue Higgins: Red-bellied woodpecker (Pic à ventre roux), Eastern towhee (Tohi à flancs roux), Carolina wren (Troglodyte de Caroline), Red-winged blackbird (Carouge à épaulettes), Raven (Grand Corbeau)
boul. d'Youville, on lac Saint-Louis: 2 Common loons (Plongeons huards)
Maplegrove, rue MacDonald: Northern harrier (Busard Saint-Martin)
Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague: 4 American coots (Foulques d'Amérique), Double-crested cormorrant (Cormoran à aigrettes)
Melocheville: Double-crested cormorrant (Cormoran à aigrettes)
Boucherville, Parc de la Frayère: 4 Long-eared Owls (Hibou moyen-duc), Northern saw-whet owl (Petit nyctale)
Montreal, Botanical Gardens: European Goldfinch (Chardonneret élégant)
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