Bird Protection Quebec - Hudson Field Trip September 15th

Hudson Field Trip

Eight optimistic birders proved the weather man wrong yesterday in Hudson. The predicted rain held off and the sun was shining by noon. The morning started off slowly bird wise, but we ended up with a surprising 43 species of birds. Bird of the day was the Pileated woodpecker that gave everyone excellent views on two different occasions. We also saw Painted turtles, a Leopard frog and a very large American toad. Our most exciting observation however, and a first for me, were three River otters eyeing us suspiciously from Aird's pond. Here is the complete list of birds seen.

Canada goose 13, Wood duck 1, American black duck 1, Mallard 16, Great blue heron 3, Green heron 1, Turkey vulture 7, Osprey 2, Sharp-shinned hawk 1, Red-tailed hawk 2, American kestrel 1, Lesser yellowlegs 7, Solitary sandpiper 4, Ring-billed gull 30, Great black-backed gull 4, Rock pigeon 2, mourning dove 3, Ruby-throated hummingbird 1, Belted kingfisher 2, Downy woodpecker 1, Hairy woodpecker 1, Northern flicker 6, Pileated woodpecker 3, Eastern phoebe 1, Red-eyed vireo 1, Blue jay 30, American crow 30, Black-capped chickadee 24, Red-breasted nuthatch 1, White-breasted nuthatch 3, American robin 30, Gray catbird 3, Brown thrasher 1, European starling 12, Cedar waxwing 2, Yellow-rumped warbler 1, common yellowthroat 2, Scarlet tanager 1, Chipping sparrow 1, Song sparrow 2, White-throated sparrow 3, Northern cardinal 2, American goldfinch 10

Thanks to everyone who came out and to Wayne for his help.

Barbara MacDuff

Sightings for Thursday September 13th

Chateauguay, rue Flanagan: Carolina wren (Troglodyte de Caroline) - T. Long

Oka, Oka park: Canada geese (bernaches de Canada), Mallard, Black duck, Wood duck (canards colvert, noir et branchu), Blue-winged teal (sarcelles à ailes bleus) 4 Great egrets (grandes aigrettes), Philadelphia vireo (viréo de Philadelphie), Warblers – Black-throated green, Common yellowthroat, Yellow-rumped, Magnolia (Parulines à gorge noire, masqué, croupion jaune, à tête cendrée). Greater & Lesser yellowlegs (bécasseaux grand et petit chevalier), Killdeer & Semipalmated plover (pluvier kildir et semi-palmé), Least sandpiper (bécasseaux minuscule) - Sylvie Vanier

Sightings for Monday September 10th

Oka, Oka park: On the beach Sanderlings, Least & Semipalmated sandpiper (bécasseau sanderling, minuscule, semi-palmé), Lesser yellowlegs (petit chevalier), Wilson’s snipe (bécassine de Wilson), Greater yellowlegs (grand chevalier), Great egret (grande aigrette). Also seen Marsh wren (troglodyte des marais), many Brown creepers (grimpereau brun), Warblers – Magnolia, Yellow-rumped, Blackburnian (paruline à tête cendrée, croupion jaune, gorge orangée), Caspian tern (sterne caspienne). A merlin (faucon émerillon) landed in the top of a dead tree at the same level as a Pileated woodpecker (grand pic). When the Pileated left the Merlin followed, but not for long. - Sylvie Vanier

Bird Protection Quebec - Ile Bizard Field Trip September 8th

Ile Bizard Field Trip 07/09/08 7:30 - 12:00 Partially cloudy clearing becoming windy. 12 observers.
Pied-billed Grebe 3, Gt. Blue Heron 2, Green Heron 4, Turkey Vulture 3, Canada Goose 8, Wood Duck 6, Black Duck 1, Mallard 24, Blue-winged Teal 2, Osprey 2, Sharp-shinned Hawk 1, Red-shouldered Hawk 1, Merlin 2, Virginia Rail 1, Common Moorhen 8, Semipalmated Plover 1, Lesser Yellowlegs 7, Unidentified Peeps 4, Ring-billed Gull 50, Herring Gull 1, Rock Pigeon 1, Mourning Dove 2, Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2, Belted Kingfisher 2, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1,Downy Woodpecker 1, Hairy Woodpecker 1, Northern Flicker 4, Pileated Woodpecker 1, Blue Jay 6, Am. Crow 12, Black-capped Chickadee 12, White-breasted Nuthatch 1, Am. Robin 6, Gray Catbird 2, eu. Starling 4, Cedar Waxwing 20, Magnolia Warbler 1, Am. Redstart 2, White-throated Sparrow 1, Northern Cardinal 1, Red-winged Blackbird 10, Common Grackle 3, Am. Goldfinch 24.

Note: the Leat Bittern failed us today but the Merlin put up magnificent displays. Also, the Ahuntsic Club turrned up Brown Thrasher and Red-bellied Woodpecker! Greetings Felix

Sightings for Friday September 7th

Montreal,Île de la Visitation: 47 species (espèces) including, Warblers – Nashville, 3 Northern parula, Chestnut-sided, 3 Magnolia, Cape May, 12+ Yellow-rumped, 3 Black-throated green, Blackburnian, 4 Blackpoll, 3 Black & white, American redstart, Common Yellowthroat (Parulines - à joues grises (1), à collier (3), flancs marron (1), tête cendrée (3), tigrée (1), croupion jaune (12+), gorge noire (3), gorge orangée (1), rayée (4), noir et blanc (3+), flamboyante (1), et la masquée (1) - Joël Coutu

Saint-Barnabé-Sud rang Saint-Rock near the junction of 235: 69 American golden plovers (Pluviers bronzés), Killdeers (Pluviers kildirs), Horned lark (Alouette hausse-col) - Michel Bertrand

Sightings for Wednesday September 5th

Montreal,Île de la Visitation: 55 species (espèces) including – Warblers – Tennessee, Northern parula, Yellow, Chestnut-sided, Blackpoll, Black & white, Wilson’s, Black-throated green, Yellow-rumped, Bay-breasted, Magnolia, American redstart (parulines - obscure, à collier, jaune, à flancs marron, rayée, noir et blanc, à calotte noire, à gorge noire, à croupion jaune, à poitrine baie, à tête cendrée, flamboyante), many White-throated sparows (Bruants à gorge
Blanche), Golden-crowned kinglet (Roitelet à couronne dorée), 2 Swainson’s thrush (Grives à dos olive), Philadelphia vireo (Viréo de Philadelphie), Osprey (balbuzards pêcheurs), Merlin (faucon émerillon), Peregrine falcon (faucon pèlerin) - Sylvie Vanier

Sightings for Monday August 27th

Montreal, Île de la Visitation: 60 species (espèces) including - Perigrine falcon (Faucon pèlerin), Northern harrier (Busard St-Martin), Least flycatcher (Moucherolle Tchébec), Philadelphia vireo (Viréo de Philadelphie), Red-breasted nuthatch (Sitelle à poitrine rousse), Warblers - Orange crowned, Nashville, Nothern parula, Bay-breasted, Wilson’s, Magnolia, Chestnut-sided (Parulines – verdâtre, à joues grises, à collier, à poitrine baie, à calotte noir, à tête cendrée, à flancs marron) Rose-breasted grosbeak (Cardinal à poitrine rose), Scarlet tanager (Tangara écarlate)
St-Eustache, l'ïle Yale: Spotted sandpiper (chevalier grivelé), 5 Solitary sandpipers (chevaliers solitaire), Lesser yellowlegs (petit chevalier) - Sylvie Vanier

Montreal, Rivière-des-Prairies 87e Avenue: 41 Least sandpiper (Bécasseau minuscule), 17 Semipalmated plover (Pluvier semipalmé), 14 Killdeer (Pluvier kildir), 7 Lesser yellowlegs (Petit chevalier), Greater yellowlegs (Grand chevalier), Semipalmated sandpiper (Bécasseau semipalmé), Black-bellied plover (Pluvier argenté) - Stéphane Guimond

Verchères, 1.5km walk along the river 18:45 – 20:15: 1 Baird’s sandpiper (Bécasseau de baird), 4 Sanderlings (Bécasseau sanderling), 265 Semipalmated sandpipers (Bécasseau semipalmé), 88 Least sandpipers (Bécasseau minuscule), 3 Semipalmated plovers (Pluvier semipalmé), 5 Spoted sandpipers (Chevalier grivelé), 10 Killdeer (Pluvier kildir), 1 Wood duck (Canard branchu) - Sébastien Rioux,

Longueuil, Île Charron: 2 Norther harriers (busards), 2 Sharpshinned hawks (Éperviers brun), Merlin (émerillon), American kestrel (crécerelle) 2 Black-bellied plovers (Pluviers argenté),10 Semipalmated plovers (Pluviers semipalmé), 2 Killdeer (Pluviers kildir), 9 Greater yellowlegs (Grands Chevaliers), 138 Lesser yellowlegs (Petits Chevaliers), 2 Solitary sandpipers (Chevaliers solitaire), 2 Spotted sandpipers (chevaliers grivelé), 1 Sanderling, 350 Semipalmated sandpipers (Bécasseaux semipalmé), 250 Least sandpipers (Bécasseaux minuscule), 1 White-rumped sandpiper (Bécasseau à croupion blanc), 6 Baird’s sandpipers (Bécasseaux de Baird), 5 Pectoral sandpipers (Bécasseaux à poitrine cendrée), 1 Stilt sandpiper (Bécasseaux à échasses), 1 Short-billed dowitcher (Bécassin roux), Warblers – Tennessee, Yellow, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, yellow-rumped, American redstart, Northern waterthrush, Common yellowthroat, Wilson’s (parulines: 1 obscure, 1 jaune, 1flancs marron, 5 tête cendrée, 2 croupion jaune, 1 flamboyante, 1 ruisseaux, 4 masquée, calotte noire), 4 Swainson’s thrush (Grives à dos olive) - Yves Gauthier

Sightings for Sunday August 26th

Longueuil, Île Charron: American golden plover (Pluvier bronzé), 2 Killdeer (Pluvier kildir), 5 Greater yellowlegs (Grand Chevalier), 79 Lesser yellowlegs (Petit Chevalier), 2 Spotted sandpiper (Chevalier grivelé), 270 Semipalmated sandpiper (Bécasseau semipalmé), 163 Least sandpiper (Bécasseau minuscule), White-rumped sandpiper (Bécasseau à croupion blanc), Baird’s sandpiper (Bécasseau de Baird), Pectoral sandpiper (Bécasseau à poitrine cendrée), 2 Stilt sandpipers (Bécasseau à échasses), 2 Short-billed dowitchers (Bécassin roux)
600 Mallards (colverts), 12 Canada geese (bernaches), 2 American wigeon (Canard d'Amérique), 2 Black duck (Canard noir), 18 Blue-winged teal (Sarcelles à ailes bleues), 200+ Green-winged teal (Sarcelles d'hiver), 9 Pied billed grebe (Grèbes à bec bigarré), 7 Cormorants (cormorans), 6 Great blue herons (Grands Hérons), Great egret (Grande Aigrette), 7 Moorhens (poules-d'eau), Ring-billed gulls (Goelands à bec cerclé), 2 Caspin terns (Sternes caspienne), 2 Common terns (Sternes pierregarins) - Yves Gauthier

Bird Protection Quebec - Dundee Ste-Martine field trip August 25th

Saturday's field trip to Dundee and Ste-Martine (August 25, 2007) was attended by 9 brave birders considering what conditions in Montreal were like at their times of departure. But the heavy rains cleared out well before the official start time of the trip to be replaced by hot, humid, sultry air. It definitely felt more like summer in Louisianna than the start to our fall migration field trips. At least the breeze picked a little laterto offer some relief.

As would be expected in such conditions the birds were very quiet and notparticularly active. Large groups of swallows appeared to be in migration mode and our official tally of these probably does not match the actual number that we saw as many were high and not readily identified. Large gatherings of blackbirds were also in evidence. Down at ground/tree level only a few small groups of passerines were found.

Despite conditions we had a very respectable count total of 63 species. Included in these were a sighting of a very distant bald eagle (possibly two or the same individual twice), several good views of ospreys including one with a very large, very dark coloured fish (species unidentified!), a close fly-by from a bittern being held up by a stiff breeze, nice views of great egrets at Ste-Martine, side by side views of lesser and greater yellowlegs also at Ste-Martine and, for some of our members, turkeys in the fields near Dundee. This latter entry includes a rather large group of 20 mostly young birds spied by Darlene and Sheldon Harvey on a short side trip.

Here is our complete list for the day: Pied-billed Grebe - 2, Double-crested Cormorant - 8, American Bittern - 1, Great Blue Heron - 2, Great Egret - 4, Green Heron - 2, Turkey Vulture - 3, Canada Goose - 100, Wood Duck - 6, American Black Duck - 1, Mallard - 100+, Blue-winged Teal - 1, Green-winged Teal - 2, Hooded Merganser - 1, Osprey - 3, Bald Eagle - 1, Northern Harrier - 2, Sharp-shinned Hawk - 2, Wild turkey - 30, Killdeer - 100+, Greater Yellowlegs - 4, Lesser Yellowlegs - 40, Spotted Sandpiper - 2, Semipalmated Sandpiper - 1, Common Snipe - 7, Ring-billed Gull - 30+, Rock Pigeon - 150+, Mourning Dove - 100+, Chimney Swift -1, Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 3, Belted Kingfisher - 3, Downy Woodpecker - 1, Northern Flicker - 6, Eastern Wood-Pewee - 1, Eastern Kingbird - 2, Red-eyed Vireo - 1, Blue Jay - 12, American Crow - 50, Tree Swallow - 100+, Bank Swallow - 50+, Barn Swallow - 100+, Black-capped Chickadee - 15, Red-breasted Nuthatch - 3, White-breasted Nuthatch - 1, American Robin - 10, Gray Catbird - 6, European Starling - 200+, Cedar Waxwing - 25, Nashville Warbler - 1, Yellow Warbler - 2, Magnolia Warbler - 1, American Redstart - 1, Common Yellowthroat - 15, Chipping Sparrow - 2, Song Sparrow - 4, Swamp Sparrow - 1, Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 4, Red-winged Blackbird - 1000+, Common Grackle - 2, Baltimore Oriole - 1, Purple Finch - 1, American Goldfinch - 24, House Sparrow - 30

Thanks to everyone who came out for a very enjoyable morning.

Wayne

Sightings for Saturday August 25th

Longueuil, Île Charron: 65 Species (espèces) 9 Canada geese (bernaches), 2 Gadwall (chipeaux), 6 Northern pintails (pilets), 8 Green-winged teal (Sarcelles d'hiver), 1 Hooded merganser (Harle couronné), 1 Red-breasted merganser (Harle huppé), 7 Pied-billed grebes (Grèbes à bec bigarré), 68 Cormorants (cormorans), 31 Great blue Herons (Grands Hérons), 4 Great egrets (Grandes Aigrettes), 6 Moorhens (poules-d'eau), 8 Black-bellied plovers (Pluviers argenté), 2 Killdeers (kildirs), Greater yellowlegs (Grand Chevalier), 6 Lesser Yellowlegs (Petits Chevaliers), 3 Spotted sandpipers (grivelés), 10 Least sandpipers (Bécasseaux minuscules), 2 Great black-backed gulls (Goeland marin), 1 Caspian tern (Sterne caspienne), Comon tern (Sterne pierregarin), 6 Pewee (piouis) 2 Least flycatcher (Moucherolle tcbébec), Warblin vireo (Viréo mélodieux), 5 Red-eyed vireo (Viréo aux yeux rouges), Raven (corbeau), 2 Brown thrashers (Moqueurs roux), Warblers – 3 Tennessee, 2 Nashville, 6 Yellow, 5 Magnolia, Cape May, 17 Yellow-rumped, Black-throated green, Blackburnian, Black and White, 4 Americn redstart, Northern waterthrush, 2 Canada (Parulines obscure, 2 à joues grises, 6 jaune, 5 à tête cendrée, une tigrée, 17 à croupion jaune, 1 à gorge noire, 1 à gorge orangée, 1 noir et blanc, 4 flamboyantes, une des ruisseaux et 2 du Canada) 5 Oriole (orioles) - Yves Gauthier

Parc-nature de l'île de la visitations, 51 species (espèces) – Turkey vulture (Urubu), Sharp-shinned hawk (Èpervier brun), Hummingbird (Colibris), Pewee (Pioui de l'Est), Least flycatcher (Moucherolle tcbébec), Phoebe (Moucherolle phébi), Kingbird (Tyran tritri), Vireo’s – Warbling, Philadelphia, and Red-eyed (Viréo mélodieux et de Philadelphie et aux yeux rouges), Catbird (Moqueur chat), Warblers – Tennessee, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Cape May, Yellow-rumped, Yellow, Black-throated green, Blackburnian, American redstart, Canada (Parulines - obscure, flancs marron, tête cendrée, tigrée, croupion jaune, jaune, gorge noire, gorge orangée, flamboyante, et du Canada), Scarlet tanager (Tangara écarlate), Baltimore oriole (Oriole de Baltimore) - Joël Coutu

Vaudreuil, Chemin de L'Anse: 56 Lesser yellowlegs (Petit chevalier), 42 Semipalmated sandpiper (Bécasseau semipalmé), 23 Killdeer (Pluvier kildir), 21 Least sandpiper (Bécasseau minuscule), 5 Semipalmated Plover (Pluvier semipalmé), 4 Stilt sandpipers (BÉCASSEAU À ÉCHASSES), Solitary sandpiper (Chevalier solitaire), Common tern (sterne pierregarin) - Stéphane Guimond

Sightings for Thursday August 23rd

Montreal, Ile de la Visitation: “COA” Club d'ornithologie d'Ahuntsic de Montréal, 45 species (espèces) including – Wood duck (Canard branchu), Common goldeneye (Garrot à œil d'or), Hooded merganser (Harle couronné), Cormorant (cormoran à aigrettes), Great blue heron (Grand-heron), Black-crowned night heron (Bihoreau gris), Sharp-shinned hawk (Épervier brun), Spotted sandpiper (Chevalier grivelé), Gulls – Ringed-bill, Great black-backed, & Herring (Goélands - à bec cerclé, marin, et argenté), Chimney swift (Martinet ramoneur), Kingfisher (martin-pêcheur), Eastern pewee (pioui de l'est), Vireos – Warbling, Philadelphia & Red-eyed (Viréos - mélodieux de Philadephie & aux yeux rouges), Redbreasted & White-breasted buthhatch (sittelles à poitrine rousse, à poitrine blanche), Catbird (Moqueur chat), Cedar waxwing (Jaseur), Warblers – Tennessee, Northern parula, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Cape May, Yellow-rumped, Black & white, American redstart (Parulines – Obscure, À Collier, À Flancs Marron, À Tête Cendree, Tigrée, À Croupion Jaune, Noir Et Blanc, Flamboyante), Baltmore oriole (Oriole De Baltimore) - Joël Coutu

Vaudreuil, Chemin de L'Anse: Buff-breasted sandpiper (Bécasseau Roussâtre), 2 Stilt sandpipers (Bécasseaux À Échasses), Red-necked phalarope (Phalarope À Bec Étroit) - Michel Bertrand

Sightings for Wednesday August 22nd

Montreal, Parc de l'Île de la Visitation: 47 species (espèces) including – Common goldeneye (garrot à oeil d'or), Merlin (faucon émerillon), Peregrine falcon (faucon pèlerin), Solitary sandpiper (chevalier solitaire), Spotted sandpiper (chevalier grivelé), Least sandpiper (bécasseau minuscule), Chimney swift (martinet ramoneur), Hummingbird (colibri à gorge rubis), Philadelphia vireo (viréo de Philadelphie), Carolina wren (troglodyte de Caroline), Warblers – Chestnut-sided, Yellow-rumped, Magnolia, Black & white, Blackburnian (parulines - à flancs marron, à croupion jaune, à tête cendré, noir et blanc, à gorge orangée), Rose-breasted grosbeak (cardinal à poitrine rose) - Joël Coutu

Sightings for Tuesday August 21st

I went to the Mercier water treatment ponds after supper to find the Red-necked Phalarope (Phalarope à bec étroit) reported on Louise Simard's site. The Phalarope was still there. When I arrived there was a Merlin (Faucon émérillon) sitting on the fence just twenty feetaway. Of course, I did not bring my camera. Other birds seen -Bonaparte's gull (Mouette de Bonaparte), Green-winged teal (Sarcellesd'hiver), Wood ducks (Canard branchu), Ring-necked duck (Fuligule àcollier)
I stopped at the rapids in Mercier to see if there was any shorebirds. There were 18 killdeer (pluvier kildir), lesser yellowlegs (petit chevalier), and 1 least sandpiper (Bécasseauminuscule), but suddenly they all took off. As I headed back to my car, there was a Merlin (Faucon émérillon) sitting on the wire eating a large dragonfly. Another Kodak moment missed. - Tom

Laval, Parc des Prairies: Club d'ornithologie d'Ahuntsic de Montréal, 29 species (espèces) – Turkey vulture (Urubu à tête rouge), Red-eyedvireo (viréo aux yeux rouges), Chimney swift (Martinet Ramoneur), Baltimore oriole (Oriole de Baltimore), Magnolia warbler (Paruline à tête cendrée), Yellow warbler (Paruline jaune), Mourning warbler (Paruline triste) - Joël Coutu

Summer Series - Trip #8 report for August 19th

Trip #9, the last in the 4th annual Summer Series of Birding, is now in the books with 11 birders exploring the east shore of the Richelieu River starting at Sabrevois and continuing south to Noyan.

Several stops were made along the way exploring a wide variety ofhabitats. The phrase "just another ... (insert common bird name here)" was put to use again today, only this time for a species that Sharon hoped we would be able to find. Her target bird for the day was the Osprey but, by the time the day was complete, the phrase "just another Osprey" ended up being used much more frequently than any of us might have expected. In total we probably saw at least ten of the birds throughout the day.

We completed a day full of sunshine, clear sky, cool breezes and a temperature around 18 to 20 degrees, with a total of 61 species. Here is the complete list for the trip.

Wood Duck, Mallard, Blue winged Teal, Green-winged Teal, HoodedMerganser, Double-crested Cormorant, American Bittern, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Black-crowned Night Heron, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Common Moorhen, Lesser Yellowlegs, Solitary Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpiper, Ring-billed Gull, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Belted Kingfisher, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Eastern Phoebe, Great Crested Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue Jay, American Crow, Common Raven, Tree Swallow, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Bank Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Barn Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-breasted Nuthatch, House Wren, Marsh Wren, American Robin, Gray Catbird, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Yellow Warbler, Song Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Bobolink, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, American Goldfinch, House Sparrow.

Thank you to all who attended and contributed to a fun day. I wouldalso like to thank everyone who participated throughout the summer series. I will have some statistical notes on the complete 4th Summer Series in the near future.

We look forward to the 2007-2008 BPQ Field Trip session gettingunderway next Saturday with a trip to Dundee, Quebec. I hope to seemany of you there.

Sheldon

Sightings for Sunday August 19th

Laval, Bois du Mont-Laval: Eastern kingbird (Tyran tritri), Roughed grouse (Gélinotte huppée), Warblers – Yellow, Yellow-rumped, Common yellowthroat (Parulines - jaune, à croupion jaune et masquée), Northern harrier (Busard Saint-Martin), Red-shouldered hawk (Buse à épaulettes), Red-tailed hawk (Buse à queue rousse), Red-eyed vireo (Viréo aux yeux rouges), Warbling vireo (Viréo mélodieux), Phoebe (Moucherolle phébi), Swamp sparrow (Bruant des marais), House wren (Troglodyte familier) - Georges Lachaîne et Élaine Presseau

Beauharnois, Hydro dam: Common terns (Sterne pierregarin), Bonaparte’s gulls (Mouette de Bonaparte) - Régis Fortin http://www.natureimages.net/

Montreal, Ile Bizzard: 46 species including - 7 Least sandpipers (Bécasseaux minuscules), 3 Semipalmated sandpipers (Bécasseaux semipalmés), Baird’s sandpiper (Bécasseau de Baird) at the beach. Least bittern (Petit Blongios), Pied-billed grebes (Grèbes à bec bigarré) Kingbirds (Tyrans tritri), 6 Eastern Bluebirds (merlebleu de l’est). At the "Grand Héron” look-out, Olive-sided flycatcher (Moucherolle à cotés olive) - Jean Marc Béliveau

Sightings for Saturday August 18th

Montreal, Mount-Royal cemetary: 3 Olive-sided flycatchers (Moucherolles à côtés olive) in section B1. Warblers – Blackbunian, Chestnut-sided, (Paruline - à gorge orangée, à flancs marron), Indigo buntings (Passerins indigo) feeding 2 young, Catbird (Moqueur chat) - Pierre Bannon http://www.pbase.com/pbannon
Ile Bizzard: Least Bitterns (Petit blongois) - Mark Dennis

Laval, Parc des Prairies: 10 Warbling vireos (Viréos mélodieux), 4 Baltimore orioles (Orioles de Baltimore), 8 Wood ducks (Canards branchus), Northern fllckers (Pics flamboyants), Chipping sparrows (Bruants familiers), Song sparrows (Bruants chanteurs), House finch (Roselins familiers), Warblers – American redstart, Yellow-rumped, Yellow (Parulines - flamboyante, à croupion jaune, jaune), Red-breasted nuthatch (Sittelle à poitrine rousse), 3 Chimney swifts (Martinets ramoneurs), Kingfisher (Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique), Yelly-bellied sapsucker (Pic maculé)
Île Saint-Joseph: Raven (Grand Corbeau), 3 Turkey vultures (Urubus à tête rouge) - Georges Lachaîne et Élaine Presseau

Sightings for Tuesday August 14th

Pointe de Yamachiche: “about one km east, on the other side of the river” Wilson’s phalarope (Phalarope de Wilson), Hudsonian godwit (Barge hudsonienne), Short-billed dowtcher (bécassins roux), Baird’s sandpiper (bécasseaux de Baird). "on the point" Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs (chevaliers - grands et petits), Bald eagle (pygargue à tête blanche), Sharp-shinned hawks (éperviers bruns), Merlin (faucon émérillon), Osprey (balbuzard pêcheur), Northern harriers (busards St-Martin), Caspian terns (sternes caspiennes), Black-bellied plover (pluvier argenté), Sempalmated plovers (pluviers semipalmés), Killdeer (pluviers kildir), Semipalmated sandpiper (Bécasseau semipalmé), Least sandpiper (Bécasseau minuscule), Black terns (guifettes noires), Great blue herons (grands hérons), Cormorants (cormorans), Common loon (plongeons Huard), Pied-billed grebes (grèbes à bec bigarré), Moorhens (galinules), Bonaparte’s gulls (mouettes de Bonaparte), - Jacques Gélinas

Sightings for Sunday August 12th

Montreal, Mount Royal cemetary: Warblers – Canada, Blackburnian, Ovenbird, American redstart, Nashville (Parulines - du Canada, à gorge orangée, couronnée, flamboyantes, Parulines à joues grises), Swainsons thrush (Grive à dos olive), Scarlet tanager (Tangara écarlate) - Pierre Bannon http://www.pbase.com/pbannon

Summer Series - Trip #8 report for August 11th

13 birders walked along some of the trails at Refuge FauniqueMarguerite D'Youville, on Ile-St-Bernard in Chateauguay this morning.A slightly cloudy day with temperatures ranging from the high teens tothe mid twenties and a welcoming breeze to compensate for thehumidity. 62 species were observed/heard and are listed below:

American Black Duck, American Crow, American Goldfinch, American Redstart, American Robin, Baltimore Oriole, Barn Swallow, Belted Kingfisher, Black-and-white Warbler, Black-capped Chickadee, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Blue Jay, Brown-headed Cowbird, Caspian Tern, Cedar Waxwing, Chimney Swift, Common Grackle, Common Tern, Common Yellowthroat, Double-crested Cormorant, Downy Woodpecker, Eastern Kingbird, Eastern Phoebe, Eastern Wood-Pewee, European Starling, Gray Catbird, Great Black-backed Gull, Great Blue Heron, Great Crested Flycatcher, Great Egret, Greater Yellowlegs, Green Heron, Hairy Woodpecker, House Sparrow, House Wren, Killdeer, Lesser Yellowlegs, Magnolia Warbler, Mallard, Mourning Dove, Nashville Warbler, Northern Cardinal, Northern Flicker, Northern Harrier, Philadelphia Vireo, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Red-eyed Vireo, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-winged Blackbird, Ring-billed Gull, Rock Pigeon, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Song Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Tree Swallow, Warbling Vireo, White-breasted Nuthatch, Wilson's Snipe, Wood Duck, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

We did not discuss "bird of the day" but our fearless leader has decided the bird should be the 2 Philadelphia Vireos, which were spotted by Jean Demers. Clemence Soulard enticed the group back to take a peek. I would also like to add a "special mention" for the pair of lesser yellowlegs who seemed to have changed their minds about migrating or were just practicing for next year. Gay taught us a new word for this activity, double-up. In the other non-bird species category, there were the sights and sounds of 2 frogs, who were in the process of being devoured by snakes. This was a source of amazement or trauma for some members of the group. I personally hope to never hear that sound again. Thank you to all who turned out for this enjoyable day, and welcome back to returning member Robert Armstrong.

Happy Birding, Sharon, on behalf of our fearless leader, Thomas

Sightings for Sunday August 5th

Maple Grove, rue Jean-Cauvier: 8 Caspian terns (Sterne caspienne), sitting on rocks near the island. Marsh wren (Troglodyte des marais) - Régis Fortin

Summer Series - Trip #7 report for August 5th

We couldn't have asked for a better day to be out birding. Blue sky, sunshine, no humidity, and cool breezes, at times, all contributed toan excellent day beginning at Pointe de Yamachiche, a stop at Pointe du Lac and, for 6 of us, a return route that took us across the bridge at Trois-Rivieres for a stop at Baie du Febvre before returning home.

First a few notes about Yamachiche. We we first arrived at the meeting place at Exit 174, we were very concerned about a car-load of young guys with air rifles and paintball guns set up in the parking lot. They were randomly shooting at anything that flew by.Fortunately it seems that the range of their weapons and their poor aim prevented them from hitting anything. We wondered what the rest of the visit to the region would have to offer. Fortunately as wemoved on to the next exit, #180, and the entrance to the path to Pointe de Yamachiche, we were really pleased to see the new parking facility that has been set up. Also a sign has been erected welcoming birders to the area, combined with a notice that ATVs were no longer permitted on these trails.

This was great news as we quickly found that the path leading to the waterfront, that was once quite wide and filled with ruts and mud created by the ATV traffic, was now smoother and much more pleasant to walk along. What we initially thought might be a trying experience turned out tobe a great three-hour long visit to the sandy point looking out on to Lac St-Pierre with a great volume of birds and a wonderful selection of species. One additional surprise at the site was the overwhelming number of Monarch butterflies. We must have seen hundreds along the path from the parking lot to the point. Eight birders in total participated in today's outing resulting in avery impressive total of 58 species. A few of the highlights of theday included 2 juvenile Bald Eagles, several Northern Harriers, Black-bellied and Semipalmated Plovers, Bonaparte's Gull, Common Loon (all at Pointe de Yamachiche), and at Baie du Febvre, Green-winged Teal, Ruddy Ducks, and an American Coot. Here is our total species list for the day.

Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Am. Black Duck, Mallard, Green-winged Teal,Ruddy Duck, Common Loon, Pied-billed Grebe, Double-crested Cormorant,Great Blue Heron, Black-crowned Night Heron, Turkey Vulture, BaldEagle, Northern Harrier, Common Moorhen, American Coot, Black-belliedPlover, Semipalmated Plover, Killdeer, Greater Yellowlegs, LesserYellowlegs, Spotted Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Bonaparte'sGull, Ring-billed Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Common Tern, BlackTern, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Belted Kingfisher, DownyWoodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Eastern Wood-Pewee,Great Crested Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird, Red-eyed Vireo, AmericanCrow, Purple Martin, Tree Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Barn Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-breasted Nuthatch,Marsh Wren, Veery, American Robin, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing,Yellow Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Song Sparrow, Bobolink, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, American Goldfinch.

Thank you to everyone who attended and a special welcome to Jean deMarre who joined us today

Sheldon

Sightings for Saturday August 4th

Pointe de Yamachiche: Black-bellied plover (Pluvier argenté), 10 Semipalmated plovers (Pluvier semipalmé), 10 Killdeer (Pluvier kildir), 10 Greater yellowlegs (Grand Chevalier), 20 Lesser yellowlegs (Petit Chevalier), 5 Spotted sandpiper (Chevalier grivelé), 70 Semipalmated sandpiper (Bécasseau semipalmé), 20 Least sandpiper (Bécasseau minuscule), White-rumped sandpiper (Bécasseau à croupion blanc), 3 Bonaparte’s gull (Mouette de Bonaparte), 10 Common tern (Sterne pierregarin), 5 Black tern (Guifette noire), 2 Bald eagle (Pygargues à tête blanche) - Micheline Bisson

Sightings for Thursday August 2nd

Montreal, Mont-Royal Park: Near the chalet, Yellow-bellied flycatcher (Moucherolle à ventre jaune), Red-breasted nuthatch (Sitelles à poitrine rousse). Winter wren (Troglodyte mignon) below the Camillien-Houde lookout. House wren (Troglodyte famililer) at the small pond. - Diane Demers

Pointe de Yamachiche: Pectoral sandpiper (Bécasseau à poitrine cendrée) - Micheline Bisson

Sightings for Wednesday July 29th

Montreal, Montreal Botanical Gardens (alpine garden section): European Goldfinch (Chardonneret elegant) - J.-P. Milot

Summer Series - Trip #6 report for July 28th

Montreal: The rain held off and 17 birders enjoyed a long morning walk through the trails of the Ile de la Visitation Nature Park. Overcast skies kept the heat down some and breezes off the Riviere des Prairies made for overall quite pleasant conditions.

The bird of the day was certainly a sighting of a Peregrine Falcon perched near the Hydro Dam just west of the Pie IX bridge. Everyone enjoyed seeing young cedar waxwings being fed by their parents, as well as a spotting of a Baltimore Oriole and some very close-up views of Black-crowned Night Herons.

Surprising in their absence were swallows and warblers of any species.We did finish the morning with a total of 32 species. Here they are.

Wood Duck, Am. Black Duck, Mallard, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Black-crowned Night Heron, Peregrine Falcon, Spotted Sandpiper, Ring-billed Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Chimney Swift, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Eastern Kingbird, Warbling Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue Jay, Am. Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Am. Robin, Gray Catbird, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Baltimore Oriole, Am. Goldfinch, House Sparrow

Sheldon

Sightings for Wednesday July 22nd

Plaisance, Parc national de Plaisance at an observation pond, on Grande Presqu'île: American White Pelican (Pélican d'Amérique) - D. Collins

Summer Series - Trip #5 report for July 21st

Parc National de Plaisance in Plaisance, Quebec, north west of Montreal on the Ottawa River. Blue sky and sunshine throughout the day today for 11 birders on todays outting.

Following up on recent sightings posted at the welcome centre in the park, we hoped that we might come across a few rare species such as the Black-billed Cuckoo and the Sedge Wren, but neither were found today.

We did come up with an impressive list of 53 species though. This is a very impressive birding site. From the park's brochure we discovered that 65% of this park's total area is made up of wetlands and open water. Various habitats are available including marshes, open water, grasslands and forested trails. There is an extensive network of hiking trails and bicycle paths throughout. There are 7 designated observations points. 240 bird species have been recorded in this park, as well as more than 500 species of plants, 33 fishspecies, 13 species of amphibians and reptiles and 50% of all animal species found in Quebec.

Here is our list of 53 species seen today. Wood Duck, Am. Black Duck, Mallard, Ring-necked Duck, Pied-billedGrebe, Great Blue Heron, Green Heron, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Northern Harrier, Am. Kestrel, Killdeer, Ring-billed Gull, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Belted Kingfisher, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, E. Wood-Pewee, Eastern Kingbird, Warbling Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue Jay, Am. Crow, Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, House Wren, Am. Robin, Gray Catbird, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Am. Redstart, Northern Waterthrush, Common Yellowthroat, Chipping Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Bobolink, Red-winged Blackbird,Eastern Meadowlark, Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, Baltimore Oriole, Am. Goldfinch

We had received reports of Wild Turkeys in the park in the last few weeks but we were unable to locate them today. It was a great day in a great place. A nice picnic lunch with thegroup added to the fun.

Thanks to all who participated.

Sheldon

Sightings for Wednesday July 18th

Pointe de Yamachiche: Snowy egret (aigrette neigeuse), 2 Caspian terns (sternes caspiennes), Greater & Lesser yellowlegs (Grand et Petit chevalier), Semi-palmated plover (pluvier semipalmé), Killdeer (kildir), Least & Semipalmated sandpiper (bécasseau minuscule et semipalmé), Spotted sandpipers (chevaliers grivelés), Great black-backed, Ring-billed, & Herring gulls (goélands marin, à bec cerclé, argenté), Bonaparte’s gulls (mouettes de Bonaparte), Comon mergansers (grand harle), DC cormorants (cormorans), Common loon (plongeon huard), Belted kingfisher (martin pêcheur), Bald eagle (Pygargues à tête blanche) - Jacques Gélinas

Sightings for Monday July 16th

Chateauguay, Ile St-Bernard

2 Wood Duck, 6 Mallard, 1 Pied-billed Grebe, 2 Double-crested Cormorant, 3
American Bittern, 4 Great Blue Heron, 14 Great Egret, 1 Green Heron, 7 Black-crowned Night-Heron, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, 3 Spotted Sandpiper, 1 Wilson's Snipe, 10, Ring-billed Gull, 6 Common Tern, 2 Black Tern, 4 Mourning Dove, 1 Belted Kingfisher, 3 Downy Woodpecker, 16
Northern Flicker, 3 Eastern Wood-Pewee, 23 Eastern Kingbird, 6 Warbling Vireo, 2 Red-eyed Vireo, 1 Blue Jay, 4 American Crow, 8 Tree Swallow, 6 Cliff Swallow, 5 Black-capped Chickadee,
11 White-breasted Nuthatch, 5 House Wren, 9 Marsh Wren, 1 Veery, 16 American Robin, 6 Gray Catbird, 25 European Starling, 1 Cedar Waxwing, 12 Yellow Warbler, 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler, 3 American Redstart, 14 Common Yellowthroat, 1 Chipping Sparrow, 30 Song Sparrow, 5 Swamp Sparrow, 4 Rose-breasted Grosbeak, 100 Red-winged Blackbird, 30 Common Grackle, 2 Brown-headed Cowbird, 8 Baltimore Oriole, 12 American Goldfinch, 4 House Sparrow

Summer Series - Trip #4 report July 14th

Superb weather conditions greeted a large turnout of 19 birders atthe Mount Royal Cemetery this morning. It did seem however that someof the birds may have taken off for summer vacation as we completedthe morning's outing with 30 species.

Although the species count was not large, the quality of birds wasvery good with excellent views of some of the highlight birds of the day including several Eastern Bluebirds, House Wrens, a Sharp-shinned Hawk, American Kestrel, and a flurry of activity from a group of Red-breasted Nuthatches.

We focused our attention predominantly on the Mount Murray andMountain view sections of the cemetery but we also crossed over into a section of the Cote-des-Neiges Cemetery which is incredibly overgrown due to the lock-out of staff there ongoing since May.

We had hoped to find a few of the numerous Indigo Buntings that have been seen recently on the grounds but had to settle for just one female seen early in the morning.Completely missing in action were warblers, of any kind. Not a single warbler seen throughout the almost 4-hour walk today. So, here is our species list for the day.

Great Blue Heron, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Am. Kestrel, Killdeer, MourningDove, Chimney Swift, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Downy Woodpecker,Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Great Crested Flycatcher, Red-eyed Vireo, Am. Crow, Tree Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-breasted Nuthatch, House Wren, Eastern Bluebird, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Brown Thrasher, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Chipping Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Indigo Bunting, Common Grackle, Am. Goldfinch.

Very nice to see some new faces, together with a few we haven't seen in quite some time, coming out for the trip this morning. Thanks to everyone who attended.

Sheldon

Ile St-Bernard, Tuesday July 10th

Tom and I spent a couple of hours going along the outer trail of Ile St-Bernard this morning. We saw/heard 50 species of birds plus 3 deer and a mink.

Highlights were:Bobolink, Brown Thrashers, Spotted Sandpiper, Belted Kingfisher, Rose-breasted grosbeaks, many juvenile Baltimore Orioles, Great blue heron, Great egret, Black-crowned night-heron, Common & Black terns, Woodpeckers - Flicker, Downy, Hairy & Sapsucker, Flycatchers - Pewee, Great-crested & Kingbird, Warbling & Red-eyed vireos, Tree, Cliff & Rough-winged swallows, House & Marsh wrens, Hermit thrush, Veery, Yellow Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, American Redstart, Common Yellowthroat

Sharon

Sightings for Saturday July 7th

Montreal, Parc de la pointe aux prairies: 46 species including: Indigo bunting (passerin indigo), Redhead (fuligule à tête rouge), Orchard oriole (oriole des vergers), Baltimore oriole (oriole de Baltimore), Peregrine falcon (faucon pèlerin), American bittern (butor d'Amérique) - Sylvie Vanier

Summer Series - Trip #3 Report

12 birders participated in today's field trip to "the back-side" of the St-Etienne marshes at St-Etienne-de-Beauharnois. The day began cool and grey with even a few sprinkles of rain. However things improved throughout the morning and we managed to get through to lunchtime with no rain and even some sunshine.

Even with this week's rain the back roads between the marshes and the Beauharnois Canal were in excellent shape adding to an all-around great day of birding.

It was really great to have Lance Laviolette as well as Peter and Ann Tarassoff along on this trip, excellent birders who we just don't see enough of on BPQ field trips. Some of the highlight species of the day included Blue-winged Teal (seen at the end of the trip from the dyke near the farmhouse), Redhead, Ruddy Duck, American Bittern, 5 species of swallows, Marsh Wren, Horned Lark and Bobolink. Our total species count for the day was 57. Here they are. Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Gadwall, Am. Wigeon, Mallard, Blue-winged Teal, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, Double-crested Cormorant, Am. Bittern, Great Blue Heron, Black-crowned Night Heron, Northern Harrier, Common Moorhen, Killdeer, Ring-billed Gull, Common Tern, Black Tern, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Downy Woodpecker, E. Wood Pewee, Alder Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird, Warbling Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Am. Crow, Horned Lark, Tree Swallow, N. Rough-winged Swallow, Bank Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Barn Swallow, House Wren, Marsh Wren, Veery, Am. Robin, Gray Catbird, Brown Thrasher, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Yellow Warbler, Chestnutsided Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Chipping Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Bobolink, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, House Finch, Am. Goldfinch, House Sparrow.

Thanks to everyone who attended.

Sheldon

Summer Series - Trip #2 Report

9 birders enjoyed a lengthy walk along the Chambly Canal and the Richelieu River in Carignan, Quebec, a part of the Trans-Canada Trail network. It was a bright, sunny morning but actually a little cool for June 30th, but overall very pleasant.

No one other than myself had visited this region before. We all believed that this might make for an excellent birding spot during the migration period given the great selection of habitats several marshes, river front, grassy meadows and forested areas. A long gravel bicycle path winds through the site. As the morning progressed, the bike traffic became fairly heavy at times.

We completed the morning with a total of 33 species. In addition we had two fox sightings. The second sighting was the most exciting, as the fox headed along the path in front of us carrying a late breakfast...what appeared to be either a groundhog or muskrat that was almost as big at the fox himself! The "Bird of the Day", and a surprise to most of us, was a total of 6 Common Goldeneye spotted on the Richelieu River. Here is our complete species list for the day: Am. Black Duck, Mallard, Common Goldeneye, Double crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Black-crowned Night Heron, Killdeer, Ring-billedGull, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker,Least Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo, American Crow, Tree Swallow (largenumbers), Cliff Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, House Wren, American Robin, Gray Catbird, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Yellow Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, Baltimore Oriole, American Goldfinch, House Sparrow.

Thank you to those who attended this morning.

Sheldon

Summer Series of Birding Field Trip #1 report

5 people turned out at Ile-Bizard this morning in the midst of alight rain shower. The rain let up and the sky eventually clearedmaking for a pleasant morning of birding with a total of 52 species including some excellent sightings.

We were also happy to assist two students from a university in La Pocatiere who were working on an aquatic bird survey as a part of their studies.

Some of the highlights of the day included several sightings of perhaps as many as four Least Bittern; numerous families of Virginia Rail and Common Moorhen; a Cooper's Hawk on the nest feeding at least three chicks, plus a second Cooper's carry food back and forth across the parking lot; several flocks of Cedar Waxwings and two Soras calling.

Here is our complete list of 52 species today: Wood Duck, Mallard, Hooded Merganser, Pied-billed Grebe, AmericanBittern, Least Bittern, Great Blue Heron, Green Heron, Black-crowned Night Heron, Turkey Vulture, Cooper's Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Virginia Rail, Sora, Common Moorhen, Spotted Sandpiper, Ring-billedGull, Black Tern, Mourning Dove, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Belted Kingfisher, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Eastern Wood Pewee, Great Crested Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird, Warbling Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue Jay, American Crow, Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Marsh Wren, American Robin, Gray Catbird, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Yellow Warbler, American Redstart, Chipping Sparrow, SongSparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, Baltimore Oriole, American Goldfinch, House Sparrow.

Thanks to everyone for a fun morning of birding.

Sheldon

Sightings for Friday June 22nd

St-Timothée marsh: 2 Least bittern (Petit Blongios), American bitttern (Butor d'Amérique), 14 Great egret (Grande Aigrette), Great blue heron (Grand Héron), 3 Black-crowned night-heron (Bihoreau gris), Pied-billed grebe (Grèbe à bec bigarré), 2 Common moorhen (Gallinule poule d'eau), Gadwall (Canard Chipeau, Northern flicker (Pic flamboyant), Turkey vulture (Urubu à tête rouge)

Godmanchester, chemin Biggar: Indigo bunting (Passerin indigo), Scarlet tanager (Tangara écarlate), Field sparrow (Bruant des champs), Eastern towhee (Tohi à flancs roux), Yellow warbler (Paruline jaune), Common yellowthroat (Paruline masquée) - Régis Fortin

Sightings for Thursday June 21st

Ile Bizard: Yellow warbler (Paruline Jaune), American redstart (Paruline flamboyante), Black tern (Guifette noire), Green heron (Heron vert), Common mooorhen (Gallinule poule d'eau), Virginia rail (Rale de Virginie), Least bittern (Petit Blongio), Barred owl (Chouette rayée), Marsh wren (Troglodyte des marais), Hooded merganser (Harle couronné), Pileated woodpecker (Grand pic) - Sylvain Sabourin

Irlande, (near Saint-Ferdinand) west of the 104 chemin Gosford, in the dead trees of the marsh, quite visible of the road: NORTHERN CARMINE BEE-EATER (GUÊPIER ÉCARLATE) - D. McCutcheon, D. Langlois

Sightings for Wendesday June 20st

Chateauguay, Ile St-Bernard: 35 species including - Great egret, Great blue heron, Green heron, Black-crowned night heron, American bittern, Pied-billed grebe, Black tern, Common tern, Marsh wren, Yellow warbler, Common yellowthroat, American redstart, least flycatcher, Veery - T. Long

Irlande, (near Saint-Ferdinand) 104 chemin Gosford, in the dead trees of the marsh, quite visible of the road: NORTHERN CARMINE BEE-EATER (GUÊPIER ÉCARLATE) - M. Ouellet

Mt St Bruno Field Trip Report for June 16th

The last officially scheduled field trip of the season was well attended by birders (if not birds) with seventeen enthusiasts showing up and enjoying a leisurely stroll along the Sentier du Grand Duc. This trail is alittle rougher than others in the park but led through a variety of potentially good habitats near the park's entrance. For the last half hourof the trip we passed through the small but interesting arboetum section of the park, As is often the case at this time of the year, the combination of birds no longer being as vocal this far into the breeding season and a late start (if one goes by "bird standard time" - they have already been up for four hours by the time we started at 8:00 a.m.), we had to work hard for our sightings. Our best avian views were of a very cooperative indigo bunting, several close cedar waxwings and several redstarts in a variety of plumages, not to mention with a variety of songs! Views of both geese and a mallard duck with young in tow were as usual with met with many oohs and aahs.

On the mammalian list were at least one and probably 2 different foxes who crossed paths with us and 2 deer, one of which refused to be disturbed from her morning siesta while lying in a field as we trooped by. Squirrels and chipmunks abounded.

Our complete list of 44 species (several seen only by Jean, Clemence and Carol as they waited patiently early in the morning for the gate to open) is given below.

Thanks to everyone for coming out. A big welcome to Carole on her first trip with us and a special big thank you to Jean and Clemence who once again lived up to their "volunteers of the year" award winning status by giving Carole a lift to the trip and helping her out with seeing and ID'ing the birds throughout the walk. Thanks to Tom for his extra pair of binoculars. Thanks to Sheldon for co-leading and suggesting a walk through the arboretum section.

Remember that Sheldon's "Summer Series of Birding" trips will begin in twoweeks time. Watch your e-mails for details.

40 Canada geese, 7 Mallards (1 female and 6 young), 2 Great blue herons, 1 Turkey vulture, 2 hawk species, both of which were too quick for positive ID, 12 Ring-billed gulls, 1 Rock Pigeon, 1 Ruby-throated hummingbird, 1 Belted kingfisher, 6 Yellow-bellied sapsuckers, 1 Downy Woodpecker, 3 Northern flickers, 1 Eastern wood pewee, 2 Alder flycatchers, 1 Willow flycatcher, 1 Eastern Kingbird, 3 Red-eyed vireos, 1 Blue Jay, 6 American Crows, 1 Tree swallow, 1 Barn Swallow, 6 Black-capped chickadees, 2 White-breasted nuthatches, 3 Veeries, 24 American Robins, 2 European Starlings, 8 Cedar Waxwings, 1 Nashville Warbler, 4 Yellow warblers, 1 Chestnut-sided warbler, 6 American Redstarts, 1 Ovenbird, 3 Common yellowthroats, 2 Chipping Sparrows, 3 Song sparrows, 1 White throated sparrow1, Northern Cardinal, 4 Indigo Buntings, 3 Bobolinks, 5 Red-winged blackbirds, 6 Common grackles, 3 Brown-headed cowbirds, 30 American Goldfinches

Thanks to everyone for coming out. A big welcome to Carole on her first trip with us and a special big thank you to Jean and Clemence who once againlived up to their "volunteers of the year" award winning status by giving Carole a lift to the trip and helping her out with seeing and ID'ing thebirds. Thanks to Tom for his extra pair of binoculars.

Wayne

Sightings for Saturday June 16th

Côte-Sainte-Catherine : Caspian tern (Sterne caspienne), Common terns (Sterne pierregarin), Bonaparte’s gull (Mouette de Bonaparte) - Michel Bertrand

Saint-Timothée marsh: Least bittern (Petit Blongios), Great egret (Grande Aigrette), Great blue heron (Grands Hérons), Common terns (Sterne pierregarin), Black terns (Guifette noire), Common moorhen (Gallinule poule-d'eau), Pied-bill grebe (Grèbe à bec bigarré), Redhead duck (Fuligule à tête rouge), Ring-necked duck (Fuligule à collier), Marsh wren (Troglodyte des marais) - Michel Bertrand

Irlande, (near Saint-Ferdinand) beind 106 or across from 111 du chemin Gosford: NORTHERN CARMINE BEE-EATER (GUÊPIER ÉCARLATE) - G. Paquet, C. Jacques

Sightings for Saturday June 9th

Huntington, chemin Jameson: Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coulicou à bec jaune) - E. Milot, H. Brunoni, M. Bisson, J.-C. Aznar, H. Paucar

Sightings for Friday June 8th

Pointe de Yamachiche: Snowy Egret (Aigrette neigeuse) - J. Gélinas & M. Bourassa

Sightings for Thursday June 7th

Elgin chemin Paul near the 3rd Concession: Clay-colored Sparrow (Bruant des plaines) - A. Quenneville, L. Goneau

Stanbridge, 17 North Road: Northern Mockingbird (Moqueur polyglotte) - S. Baker

Châteauguay, rue Higgins: Red-bellied woodpecker (Pic à ventre roux) - P. Bannon

Sightings for Wednesday June 6th

Montréal, Rivière-des-Prairies rue Marco-Polo: Northern Mockingbird (Moqueur polyglotte) - F. J. Corriveau

Sightings for Monday June 4th

Montreal, Rivière des Prairies 68th ave: Bonaparte’s gull (Mouette de Bonaparte) - Jean Gawloski

Sightings for Sunday June 3rd

Chateauguay, Île Saint-Bernard: Black-billed cuckoo (Coulicou à bec noir), Blackpoll warbler (Paruline rayée), Willow flycatcher (Moucherolle des saules), 23 Great egret (Grand egret) – T. Long & S. Veysey - 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatchers (Gobemoucheron gris-blue) - Stéphane Guimond

Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois, 1st pond: White pelican (pélican d'Amérique), Great egret (Grande Aigrette), Great blue heron (Grand Héron), Redhead (Fuligule à tête rouge), Ring-necked duck (Fuligule à collier), Northern pintail (Canard pilet), Blue-winged-teal (Sarcelle à ailes bleues), 1 Snow goose (Oie des neiges), Common & Black tern (Sterne pierregarin et Guifette noire) - Régis Fortin

Saint-Blaise, 96th avenue in a flooded field: Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalarope de Wilson)
Hemmingford 1st rue: Black-billed cuckoo (Coulicou à bec noir), 5 Pine warblers (Parulines des pins), 3 Mourning warblers (Parulines tristes) - Pierre Bannon

Sightings for Saturday June 2nd

St-Étienne, 1st pond: White pelican (pélican d'Amérique) - Daniel Ouellette

Laval, parc des Prairies: Yellow-bellied flycatcher (Moucherolle à ventre jaune), Least flycatcher (Moucherolle Tchébec), Eastern wood-pewee (Pioui de l'Est), Blackpoll warbler (Paruline rayée) - Élaine Presseau et Georges Lachaîne

Sightings for Wednesday May 30th

Chateauguay, Île Saint-Bernard - refuge faunique Marguerite-D'Youville, “plage du Nord” section: 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatchers (Gobemoucheron gris-blue) - M. Groulx and members of COL

Baie-du-Febvre: Wilson's Phalarope (Phalarope de Wilson) - J. Gélinas

Bird Protection Quebec: Hudson's evening field trip

Tuesday May 29th, 13 birders enjoyed Hudson's evening field trip in memory of long time BPQ member Marg Hendricks. Marg was a keen birder and along with Mabel McIntosh, banded Saw-whet owls in the Cote Vertu woods. Marg had a collection of bird nests and she gave interesting talks to many school children in the Montreal area.The weather was beautiful last evening, the mosquitoes not bad, and we were ableto observe 46 species.
We had an interesting start to the evening when Felix Hilton found a painted turtle in the process of laying eggs. The evening got more interesting when we spotted an American bittern standing on the rail (as in road ) catching insects.

The following is our complete list. Thanks to all who came out for a fun evening.

Canada goose 2, Wood duck 1, Mallard 6, Ruffed grouse 1 heard, American bittern 3, Great blue heron 1, Green heron 1, Virginia rail 1 heard, Wilson's snipe 1 ( it landed on the tracks near the Bittern ),Ringed-billed gull 1, Rock pigeon 3, Mourning dove 12, Whip-poor-will 1 (heard by 2 members at the St. Lazare sand pits on the way home), Belted kingfisher 1, Northern flicker 3, Eastern wood peewee, 1 Alder flycatcher 2, Eastern phoebe 1, Great-crested flycatcher 2, Eastern kingbird 6, Warbling vireo 1, Blue jay 2, American crow 2, Tree swallow 4, Barn swallow 4, Black-capped chickadee 1, White-breasted nuthatch 1, Marsh wren 1, Eastern bluebird 1, Veery 1, American robin 12, Gray catbird 1, European starling 12, Cedar waxwing 6, Yellow warbler 6, American redstart 2, Common yellowthroat 4, Wilson's warbler 1, Song sparrow 2, Swamp sparrow 2, White-throated sparrow 2, Red-winged blackbird 50, Common grackle 20, Brown-headed cowbird 2, Baltimore oriole 6, American golfinch 6, Bobolinks 3

Also seen 1 beaver and 1 white-tailed deer.

Barbara MacDuff

Westmount Summit, Jim Houghton Memorial Spring Warbler

Report of the Jim Houghton Memorial Spring Warbler Walk at Westmount Summit between 7:00 am and 9:00 am, Tuesday 29 May 2007. 22 birders observed and/or heard 34 bird species this morning. The weather was sunny and warm with a light wind. The leaves on trees and theunder growth were spectacular in the amount of growth in a short time:

1 Turkey Vulture, 2 Ring-billed Gull, 3 Rock Pigeon, 1 Eastern Screech Owl, 10 Chimney Swift, 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird, 1 Downy Woodpecker, 1 Pileated Woodpecker, 1 Olive-sided Flycatcher, 2 Eastern Wood-Pewee, 6 Great Crested Flycatcher, 30 Red-eyed Vireo, 2 Blue Jay, 0 American Crow, 3 Black-capped Chickadee, 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch, 1 White-breasted Nuthatch, 1 Swainson's Thrush, 4 American Robin, 6 European Starling, 6 Cedar Waxwing, 1 Northern Parula, 4 Chestnut-sided Warbler, 2 Magnolia Warbler, 3 Blackburnian Warbler, 2 Black -and-white Warbler, 3 American Redstart, 1 Canada Warbler, 1 Chipping Sparrow, 6 Northern Cardinal, 3 Indigo Bunting, 2 House Finch, 6 American Goldfinch, 2 House Sparrow

Kyra Emo

Sightings for Sunday May 27th

Montreal, parc nature Cap St-Jacques: 61 species 9 species of warblers including Magnolia, Tennessee, Nothern waterthrush, Morning (Parulines à tête cendrée, obscure, des ruisseaux et triste), Common loon (Plongeon huard), Scarlet tanager (Tangara écarlate), Bobolinks (goglus des prés), Eastern meadowlarks (Sturnelle des prés), Red-bellied woodpecker (pic à ventre roux), Northern thrasher (Moqueur roux), Veery (Grive fauve) - Sylvie Vanier

Chateauguay, Île Saint-Bernard: 50 Species including: Roughed grouse, Bobolink, Rose-breasted grosbeak, Veery, Marsh and house wrens, Warblers – Yellow, American redstart, Common yellowthroat, Chestnut-sided, Black & white, Blackpoll, Ovenbird and Canada – T Long

Jim Houghton Memorial Spring Warbler Walk at Westmount Summit

7:00 and 9:00 am, Tuesday 22 May 2007:
The weather was perfect this morning, sunny and warm. Unfortunately it was also perfect for the leaves on the trees and the birds were not singing very much,which made birding a bit more challenging. But the 19 birders who came out managed to find 40 species, although the number of each was disappointing in most cases.

3 Ring-billed Gull, 5 Rock Pigeon, 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 2 Downy Woodpecker, 1 Northern Flicker, 4 Eastern Wood-Pewee, 6 Least Flycatcher, 3 Great Crested Flycatcher, 1 Philadelphia Vireo, 6 Red-eyed Vireo, 6 American Crow, 5 Black-capped Chickadee, 1 White-breasted Nuthatch, 1 Veery, 1 Hermit Thrush, 1 Wood Thrush, 7 American Robin, 10 European Starling, 1 Orange-crowned Warbler, 2 Nashville Warbler, 3 Northern Parula, 8 Magnolia Warbler, 6 Black-throated Blue Warbler, 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler, 4 Black-throated Green Warbler, 3 Blackburnian Warbler, 3 Black-and-white Warbler, 1 Tennessee Warbler, 2 Bay-breasted Warbler, 4 American Redstart, 5 Ovenbird, 1 Canada Warbler, 1 Scarlet Tanager, 2 Chipping Sparrow, 6 White-throated Sparrow, 8 Northern Cardinal, 6 Rose-breasted Grosbeak, 2 Indigo Bunting, 4 Common Grackle, 1 Baltimore Oriole, 10 American Goldfinch, 5 House Sparrow

Kyra Emo

Bird Protection Quebec:Ile Bizard Field trip

Saturday, May 19th: splendid weather, birds singing everywhere; a good time was had by 14 observers. 7am to 12:30:
Pied-billed Grebe (1), Am. Bittern (1), Great Blue Heron (1), Green Heron (2) TurkeyVulture (2), Canada Goose (12), Wood Duck (8ad, 12 ducklings ), Mallard (12),, Blue-winged Teal (2), Hoodies (3), Osprey (1), Red-shouldered Hawk (1), Virginia Rail (8), Sora (3), Common Moorhen (4), Solitary Sandpiper (1), R/B Gull (1), Common Tern (1), Black Tern (2), Mourning Dove (1), Y/B Sapsucker (1), Downy (3), Hairy (1), N. Flicker (6), Pileated W/P (1), Least Flycatcher (4), Gt CrestedF/C (30) E. Kingbird (1) Warbling Vireo (3) Philadelphia (1) Red-eyed Vireo(6) Blue Jay (12), A. Crow (8), Tree Swallow (50), B/C Chickadee (6), W/Bnuthatch (2), Brown Creeper (1), House Wren (6), Winter Wren (2), Marsh Wren (20), R/C Kinglet (1), Wood Thrush (1), A. Robin (12), Catbird (6), E. Starling (120), Cedar Waxwing (16), Tennessee Warbler (1), Northern Parula (1), Yellow Warbler (50), Chestnut-sided Warbler (3), Magnolia Warbler, (20), Black throated blue warbler (1), Yellow-rumped Warbler (6), Black &White Warbler (6), American Redstart (6), Ovenbird (6), Song Sparrow (12), Swamp Sparrow (6), Whitethroat (4), N. Cardinal (10), Rose-breasted Grosbeak (24), Red-winged Blackbird(50), Common Grackle (12), Brown-headed Cowbird (2), Baltimore Oriole (50), American Golfinch(10)

Thanks to all who attended Felix

Sightings for Saturday May 19th

The Club des ornithologues de Châteauguay did their Annual census of Île Saint-Bernard on Saturday May 19th, with the help of members of the Montreal Biological Society. Twenty-four observers split into three groups and found 100 species. Icluding: Glossy ibis (Ibis falcinelle), Blue-gray gnatcatcher (Gobemoucherons gris-bleu), Eastern bluebirds (Merlebleus de l’Est), Bald eagle (Pygargues à tête blanche), Mourning warbler (Paruline triste), Bobolink (Goglus des prés) - Monique Groulx

Sightings for Thursday May 17th

Montreal, Westmount - Summit park: Warblers – Nashville, Bay-breasted, Blackpoll, Black & white, Northern waterthrush, Ovenbird (parulines - à joues grises (1), à collier (1), à poitrine baie (1), rayée (1), noir et blanc (2), des ruisseaux (1) et couronnée (6)
Mont-Royal cemetary: Warblers – Orange-crowned, Nashville, Northern parula, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Cape may, Black-throated blue, Yellow-rumped, Black-throated green, Blackburnian, Blackpoll, Black & white, American redstart, Ovenbird, Common yellowthroat, Wilson’s
(Parulines verdâtre (1), Paruline à joues grises (2), Paruline à collier (3), Paruline à flancs marron (2), Paruline à tête cendrée (3), Paruline tigrée (2, mâle et femelle), Paruline bleue (1), Paruline à croupion jaune (8), Paruline à gorge noire (5), Paruline à gorge orangée (3), Paruline rayée (1), Paruline noir et blanc (4), Paruline flamboyante (4), Paruline couronnée (7), Paruline masquée (4), Paruline à calotte noire (1) - Don-Jean Léandri

Laval, Parc des Prairies: 13 species of Warblers – Nashville, Yellow, Magnolia, Cape may, Black-throated blue, Black-throated green, Blackburnian, Palm, Bay-breasted, Black & white, American redstart, Ovenbird, Northern waterthrush also seen Wood duck, Cooper’s hawk, Solitary sandpiper, Veery, Least flycatcher, Warbling vireo, Swainson’s thrush, Hermit thrush, Lincoln’s sparrow, Baltimore oriole
13 espèces de (parulines à joues grises (1), jaune (2), à tête cendrée (2), tigrée (1), bleue (2), à gorge noire (1), à gorge orangée (1), à couronne rousse (4), à poitrine baie (1), noir et blanc (1), flamboyante (1), couronnée (4), des ruisseaux (2) Aussi: Canard branchu (9), Épervier de Cooper, Chevalier solitaire, Grive fauve, (1), Moucherolle tchébec), Viréo mélodieux, Grive à dos olive (2), Grive solitaire, Bruant de Lincoln (3), Oriole de Baltimore - Georges Lachaîne

Sightings for Tuesday May 15th

Laval, parc des Prairies: 21 species of Warblers – Tennessee, Nashville, Northern parula, Yellow, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Cape May, Black-throated blue, Yellow-rumped, Black-throated green, Blackburnian, Palm, Bay-breasted, Blackpoll, Black & white, American redstart, Ovenbird, Northern waterthrush, Mourning, Common yellowthroat, Wilson’s
Also seen Wood ducks, American kestrel, Killdeer, Solitary sandpiper, Least flycatcher, Phoebe, Blue-headed vireo, Warbling vireo, Red-eyed vireo, Swainson’s thrush, Hermit thrush, Lincoln’s sparrow, Baltimore oriole

21 espèces de Parulines: Paruline obscure (2), à joues grises (2), à collier (1), jaune (4), à flancs marron (3), à tête cendrée (8), tigrée (4), bleue (3), à croupion jaune (20), à gorge noire (6), à gorge orangée (3), à couronne rousse (6), à poitrine baie (2), rayée (4), noir et blanc (1), flamboyante (4), couronnée (6), des ruisseaux (2), triste (1), masquée (1), à calotte noire (2).
Aussi: Canard branchu (14 mâles), Crécerelle d'Amérique, Pluvier kildir, Chevalier
solitaire, Moucherolle tchébec, Moucherolle phébi, Viréo à tête bleue, Viréo mélodieux, Viréo aux yeux rouges, Grive à dos olive (4), Grive solitaire, Bruant de Lincoln (3), Oriole de Baltimore

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Élaine Presseau et Georges Lachaîne

Rosemère, along rues Perrault, Philippe, Rose Alma, et Ovila, also a small marsh behind the soccer field on rue Perrault: Red-eyed vireo, Warbling vireo, Blue-headed vireo, Swainson’s thrush, Hermit thrush, Eastern wood pewee, Alder flycatcher, Least flycatcher, Kingbird, Catbird,Cedar waxwings, Scarlet tanager, Warblers – Tennessee, Nashville, Northern parula, Yellow, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Black-throated green, Blackburnian, Bay-breasted, Blackpoll, Black & white, American redstart, Ovenbird, Common yellowthroat, Wilson’s

Rosemère, c'est le long des rues Perrault, Philippe, Rose Alma, et Ovila, ainsi qu'au petit marais situé derière le terrain de soccer (au bout de la rue Perrault): Viréo aux yeux rouges (1), Viréo mélodieux (7), Viréo à tête bleue (1), Grive à dos olive (1),Grive solitaire (1), Pioui de l'est (1), Moucherolle des aulnes (1), Moucherolle tchébec (1), Tyran huppé (3), Moqueur chat (2), Jaseur d'Amérique (2), Paruline obscure (2), Paruline à joues grises (1), Paruline à collier (3), Paruline jaune (6), Paruline à flancs marron (8),Paruline à tête cendrée (16), Paruline tigrée (1), Paruline bleue (1), Paruline à croupion jaune (25), Paruline à gorge noire (10), Paruline à gorge orangée (13), Paruline à poitrine baie (2), Paruline rayée (3), Paruline noir et blanc (9), Paruline flamboyante (2), Paruline couronnée (1), Paruline masquée (1), Paruline à calotte noire (1), Tangara écarlate (1) - Don-Jean Léandri

Westmount Summit, Tuesday May 8th

Jim Houghton Memorial Spring Warbler Walk at WestmountSummit between 7:00 am and 10:30 am:

Only six birders enjoyed an overcast morning and were rewarded by 42 species.The highlight was sighting 16 warbler species, including a rare Prairie Warbler. The birds were very active at ground level and high in trees. There was little wind, plenty of leaves, and the rain luckily held off until we were ready to go home.

1 Cooper's Hawk, 3 Ring-billed Gull, 2 Rock Pigeon, 1 Eastern Screech-Owl, 1 Downy Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, 2 Least Flycatcher, 7 Great-crested Flycatcher, 2 Blue-headed Vireo, 1 Philidelphia Vireo, 1 Red-eyed Vireo, 3 Blue Jay, 6 American Crow, 3 Black-capped Chickadee, 1 White-breasted Nuthatch, 12 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 1 Swainson's Thrush, 2 Wood Thrush, 3 American Robin, 1 Tennessee Warbler, 3 Nashville Warbler, 5 Northern Parula, 3 Chestnut-sided Warbler, 6 Magnolia Warbler, 1 Cape May Warbler, 12 Black-throated Blue Warbler,30 Yellow-rumped Warbler, 20 Black-throated Green Warbler, 6 Blackburnian Warbler, 1 PRAIRIE WARBLER, 2 Bay-breasted Warbler, 1 Blackpoll Warbler2 Black-and-white Warbler2 American Redstart12 Ovenbird30 White-throated Sparrow, 2 White-crowned Sparrow, 3 Northern Cardinal, 8 Rose-breasted Grosbeak, 15 Baltimore Oriole, 3 House Finch, 13 American Goldfinch

Kyra Emo

Field Trip Report - Westmount Summit - May 13

Happy Mothers Day everyone. A cool morning on Westmount Summit this morning. Clear and sunny conditions provided an excellent panoramicview from the lookout for everyone to start the day. Throughout themorning various BPQ members popped in and out of the field trip,resulting in an overall total of 25 birders.

A small group of us also headed off to Mount Royal Cemetery late in the morning to wrap up the trip.The buzz word of the morning was certainly "quiet". It has been avery long time since I have been on a field trip where there were so few bird sounds in the air. Persistence did pay off though. A Black-throated Green Warbler kicked off the morning, visible below the lookout and, thanks to Chuck, everyone was able to get a great view of one of the Eastern Screech Owls taking in the morning sun in hisfavourite tree trunk. The rest of the birds really had to be searched out with the group circling the park several times throughout the morning.

The morning was complete with a total of 42 species, with a tentativebut probable 43rd species that several of us thought to have been a Yellow-throated Vireo. That would be a lifer for many in the group,but our view of it was brief. The bird was seen at the western end of the park. I personally would have preferred a much longer view ofthe bird but all the field marks seemed to fit.Other highlights included a Coopers Hawk sitting over our heads whilewe were scouring the trees for warblers! (might explain why therewere none where we were looking);

8 species of warblers; a Broad-winged Hawk, Eastern Bluebirds and a Gray Catbird, each at the cemetery; and a Pileated Woodpecker. So, here is the species list for the morning. I will indicate (MRC) beside those species seen at the cemetery.

Turkey Vulture, Northern Harrier, Cooper's Hawk, Broad-winged Hawk (MRC), Ring-billed Gull, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, E. Screech Owl, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, Least Flycatcher (MRC), Blue-headed Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue Jay, American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Eastern Bluebird (MRC), Wood Thrush, American Robin, Gray Catbird (MRC), European Starling, Northern Parula, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Cape May Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Song Sparrow (MRC), White-throated Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Rose-breasted Grosbeak (MRC), Red-winged Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird (MRC), American Goldfinch.

Thank you to all who turned out.

Sheldon

Sightings for Saturday May 12th

Île de la Visitation: Veery (grive fauve), Great-crested flycatcher (tyran huppé), Spotted sandpiper (chevalier grivelé), Black-crowned night heron (bihoreau gris), Chimney swift (martinet ramoneur), Least flycatcher (moucherolle tchébec), House wren (troglodyte familier), Warblers – Tennessee, Nashville, Northern parula, Yellow, Magnolia, Black & white, American redstart, Ovenbird, Canada, Yellow-rumped, Black-throated green (parulines – obscure, à joues grises, à collier, jaune, à tête cendrée, noir et blanc, flamboyante, couronnée, du Canada, à croupion jaune, à gorge noire), Baltimore oriole (oriole de Baltimore), Rose-breasted grosbeak (cardinal à poitrine rose) - Sylvie Vanier

parc national du Mont-Tremblant, la Diable sector: Roughed grouse (gélinottes huppées), Osprey (balbuzards pêcheurs), Broad-winged hawk (petite buse), Merlin (faucon émerillon), American Woodcock (bécasse d'Amérique), Ravens (grands corbeaux), Winter wrens (troglodytes mignons), Swainson’s thrush (grive à dos olive), Warblers – Nashville, Northern parula, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Black-throated blue, Yellow-rumped, Black-throated green, Blackburnian, Black & White, Ovenbird (parulines - à joues grises, à collier, à flancs marron, à tête cendrée, bleues, à croupion jaune, à gorge noire, à gorge orangée, noir et blanc, couronnée), Purple finch (roselins pourprés) - Louise Cadieux

May 12th, Field Trip Report for Parc d'Oka

Yesterday's field trip to Oka Park (Saturday May 12) saw eleven birders enjoying a cool, breezy but sunny day exploring several areas of the park including the woods near the beach area and the trail to the La Grande Baiemarsh.

The woods were very quiet at times and the warblers few and far between but the good company and several interesting sightings certainly made up for the lack of numbers. Other passerine numbers also seemed very low.

Highlight of the day seen by EVERYONE was a hard-earned scarlet tanager singing high in the canopy. The group worked extremely diligently makingsure everyone finally spotted it and had a view through telescopes.

Highlight of the day seen by a SELECT FEW was a BLUE-GRAY GNATCHER near the tower at La Grande Baie. (A first in Quebec for your leader) Highlight of the day seen by a VERY SELECT FEW was a YELLOW-THROTED VIREO also at the tower. Honourable mention goes to a soaring double-crested cormorant giving us beautiful views of this interesting behavior. Our total of 69 species included:

2 Canada Geese, 2 Wood Ducks, 5 Gadwall, 1 American Black Duck, 2 Northern Shovelers, 2 Ring-necked ducks, 1 Pied-billed grebe, 1 Double-crested cormorant, 1 American Bittern, 20+ Great Blue Herons, 5 Turkey Vultures, 1 Cooper's Hawk, 1 Red-shouldered Hawk, 5 Red-tailed hawks1 Virginia Rail, 1 Solitary Sandpiper, 1 Wilson's Snipe, 6 Ring-billed gulls, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Rock Pigeon, 1 Mourning Dove, 15 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, 1 Downy Woodpecker, 1 Hairy Woodpecker, 5 Northern Flickers, 1 Easterrn Phoebe, 6 Great-crested flycatchers, 1 Eastern Kingbird, 1 YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, 4 Warbling vireos, 1 Red-eyed Vireo, 1 Blue Jay, 12 American Crows, 50 Tree Swallows, 40 Bank Swallows, 3 Cliff Swallows, 40 Barn Swallows, 12 Black-capped Chickadees, 1 White-breasted Nuthatch, 6 Marsh Wrens, 1 BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, 1 Veery, 1 Hermit Thrush, 12 American Robins, 1 Gray Catbird, 1 Brown Thrasher, 6 European Starlings, 1 Tenessee Warbler, 1 Northern Parula, 6 Yellow Warblers, 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler, 12 Yellow-rumped Warblers, 1 Black-throated Green Warbler, 1 Pine Warbler, 1 American Redstart, 20 Ovenbirds, 1 Scarlet Tanager, 1 Chipping Sparrow, 2 Song Sparrows, 3 White-throated Sparrows, 1 Northern Cardinal, 12 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, 30 Red-winged Blackbirds, 12 Common Grackles, 6 Brown-headed Cowbirds, 8 Baltimore Orioles, 12 American Goldfinches

Thanks to everyone who participated and I'm glad I passed your impromtu test about ovenbirds!!!

Wayne

Sightings for Friday May 11th

Île de la Visitation: 54 species including, Peregrine falcon (faucon pèlerin) ORCHARD ORIOLE (ORIOLE DES VERGERS), Baltimore oriole (oriole de Baltimore), Chimney swift (martinet ramoneur), Merlin (faucon émerillon), Least flycatcher (moucherolle tchébec), Blue-heade vireo (viréo à tête bleu), Warbling vireo (viréo mélodieux), Hermit thrush (grive solitaire), Wood thrush (grive des bois) Catbird (moqueur chat), Rose-breasted grosbeak (cardinal à poitrine rose), Warblers – Nashville, Norhtern parula, Yellow, Blackburnian, Yellow-rumped, Black & white, Magnolia, Ovenbird, Canada. Wilson’s, Bay-breasted (parulines - à joues grises, à collier, jaune, gorge orangé, à croupion jaune, noir et blanc, à tête cendrée, couronné, paruline du Canada, à calotte noire, à poitrine baie), - Sylvie Vanier

Laval, Île St-Joseph: Ros-breasted grosbeak (Cardinal à poitrine rose), Lincoln’s sparrow (Bruant De Lincoln), Coopers hawk (Épervier de Cooper), Gray catbird(Moqueur chat), Brown thrasher (Moqueurs roux), Warblers – Yellow, Yellow-rumped, Canada (Parulines - jaunes, à croupions jaunes, du Canada) - Daniel LeBlanc

Sightings for Wednesday May 9th

Montreal,
Mount-Royal cemetary: Eastern bluebird (Merlebleu de l'Est) - Claire et Daniel Murphy
Summit park 11h30 to 13h30: Warblers – blue, American redstart, Black-throated green, Magnolia, Black & white (Parulines bleues, Flamboyante, à gorge noire, à tête cendrée, Noir et Blanc), Blue-headed vireo (Viréo à tête bleue), Hermit thrush (Grives solitaires), Winter wren (Troglodyte mignon), Phoebe (Moucherolles phébi) - Louise Ladouceur-Côté
Île Sainte-Hélène: Warbling vireos (Viréos mélodieux), Warblers – Yellow, Nashville, Black-throated green (Parulines jaunes, à joues grises, à gorge noire), Rose-breasted grosbeak (Cardinal à poitrine rose), Great creasted flycatcher (Tyran huppé) - Sylvain Mathieu
Île de la Visitation: 54 species including Black-crowned night heron (bihoreau gris), Merlin (faucon émerillon), Spotted sandpiper (chevalier grivelé), Common tern (sterne pierregarin), Chimney swift (martinet ramoneur), Kingfisher (martin pêcheur), Least flycatcher (moucherolle tchébec), Blue-heade vireo (viréo à tête bleu), Warbling vireo (viréo mélodieux), Gray-cheeked thrush (grive à joues grises), Hermit thrush (grive solitaire), Catbird (moqueur chat), Warblers – Nashville, Norhtern parula, Yellow, Chestnut-sided, Black-thraoted blue, Yellow-rumped, Black-throated green, Blackburnian, Palm, Black & white, Ovenbird (parulines - à joues grises, à collier, jaune, à flancs marron, bleu, à croupion jaune, à gorge noire, gorge orangé, à couronne rousse, noir et blanc, couronné), Rose-breasted grosbeak (cardinal à poitrine rose), Baltimore oriole (oriole de Baltimore) - Joël Coutu

St-Armand: Scarlet tanagers (tangara écarlate), Baltimore orioles (orioles de Baltimore), 2 Yellow-throated vireos (viréo à gorge jaune), Warblers - Common yellow-throat, yellow, aBlack-throated green, Black-throated blue (parulines - masqué, jaune, à gorge noire, bleue), Gret-crested flyctcher (tyran huppé), Green heron (héron vert), Least flycatchers (moucherolle tchébec), Rose-breasted grosbeak (cardinal à poitrine rose), Barred owl (Chouette rayée), Tufted titmouse (4 mésange bicolore), Great horned owl (Grand-duc) - Jean-Guy Papineau

Grandby, Centre d'interprétation de la nature du lac Boivin: Great-egret (grande aigrette), Green-herons (hérons verts), Solitary sandpipers (chevaliers solitaires), Gret-crested flyctcher (tyrans huppés), House wren (troglodyte familier), Warblers – Nashville, Yellow, Chestnut-sided, Yellow-rumped, Black-throated green, Black & white, Northern waterthrush, Common yellow-throat, Wilson’s (parulines à joues grises, jaunes, à flancs marron à croupion
Jaune, à gorge noire, noir et blanc, des ruisseaux, masquées, à calotte noire), Baltimore oriole (oriole de Baltimore)
parc Terry-Fox: Warblers – Black-throated blue, Ovenbird (parulines – bleue, et couronnées), Thrushes – Veery and wood (grives fauve et des bois), Rose-breasted grosbeak (cardinaux à poitrine rose) - Monique Berlinguette et Monique Maheu

Baie-du-Febvre, in the field bordering the observation pond: Ruff (Combattant varié) - J.-F. Jetté

Sightings for Tuesday May 8th

Longueuil, Parc régional de Longueuil: 2 Solitary sandpipers (Chevaliers solitaires), 2 Common terns (Sternes pierregarin) in flight, Wood thrush (Grive des bois), 2Blue-headed vireos (Viréos à tête bleue), Warbling vireo (Viréo mélodieux), Warblers - Nashville, Northen parula, yellow, Black-throated green, Black & white, Ovenbird (Parulines - à joues grises, à collier, Paruline jaune, Parulines à croupion jaune, à gorge noire, noir et blanc, Parulines couronnées), Lincoln’s sparrow (Bruant de Lincoln), Rusty blackbirds (Quiscales rouilleux), Baltimaore oriole (Oriole de Baltimore) - Jean Marc Béliveau

Haut-Richelieu, Sabrevois side, Warblers - Nashville, Northern parula, Yellow, Blackpoll, Black-throated blue, Yellow-rumped, Black-throated green, Palm, Northern waterthrush (Parulines à joues grises, à collier, jaune, tigrée, bleue, à croupion jaune, à gorge noire, à couronne rousse, des ruisseaux), Blue-gray gnatcaatcher (Gobemoucheron gris-bleu), Veery (Grive fauve), Easterm kingbird (Tyran tritri), House wren (Troglodyte familier), Green heron (Héron vert) - Pierre Bannon

Montreal,
Botanical Gardens: Blue-headed vireos (Viréos à tête bleue), Philadelphia vireo (Viréo de Philadelphie), Hermit thrushs (Grives solitaires), Warblers – Yellow-rumped, Blackburnian, Palm, Nashville, Black-throated blue, Blackthroated green, Black & white, Northern parula, Northern waterthrush (Parulines - à croupion jaune, à gorge orangée, à couronne rousse, à joues grises, bleue, à gorge noire, noir et blanc, à collier, ruisseaux), Scarlet tanagers (Tangaras écarlate) - Jean-Sébastien Guénett
René-Lévesque & St-Alexandre: Ruby-crowned kinglets (roitelet rubis), White-throated sparrows (bruant gorge blanche), American redstart (paruline flamboyante), Hermit thrush (grive solitaire) - Denis Lauzon

Rivière-des-Prairies
Île Hynes: Spotted sandpiper (Chevalier grivelé), Belted kingfisher (Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique), Bank swallows Hirondelles de rivage, Hermit thrush (Grive solitaire), Warblers – Yellow, Palm, Yellow-rumped (Parulines - jaunes et à couronne rousse), à croupion jaune)
Pavillon des marais: Green-winged teal (Sarcelles d'hiver), Northern pintail (Canard pilet), Blue-winged teal (Sarcelles à ailes bleues), Northern shovelers (Canards souchets), Gadwall (Canard chipeaux), American wigeon (Canard d'Amérique), Moorhen (Gallinule Poule-d'eau), Phoebe (Moucherolles phébis), Warblers – Yellow, Palm, Yellow-rumped (Parulines - jaunes et à couronne rousse) - Daniel LeBlanc
boisé de l'Héritage: Warblers - Nashville, Tennessee, Yellow-rumped, Palm, Northern parula, Black-throated blue, Black-throated green, Yellow, Ovenbird, Black & white (Paruline à joues grises, obscure, à croupion jaune, à couronne rousse, à collier, bleue, à gorge noire, jaune, couronnée, noir et blanc), Least flycatcher, (Moucherolle tchébec), Green heron (Héron vert), House wrens (Troglodytes familiers), Blue-headed vireos (Viréos à tête bleue), Merlin (Faucon émerillon), Red-shouldered hawk (Buse à épaulettes), Cooper’s Hawks (Éperviers de Cooper) - Samuel Denault

Westmount Summit, Tuesday May 8th

Jim Houghton Memorial Spring Warbler Walk at Westmount Summit between 7:00 and 9:00 am, Tuesday 8 May 2007:
A great fall-out of migrating birds last night gave 30 observers lots to look at this morning. 39 species included numerous warblers and sparrows, welcome spring birds.The weather was sunny and warm, with a wind starting about 8:30 am. The leaves are beginning to show themselves, but not completely out yet. There was much activity at ground level, and birds were rushing back and forth.
1 Northern Harrier (flying) 1 Cooper's Hawk 2 Ring-billed Gull 2 Eastern Screech Owl 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 2 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 12 Blue-headed Vireo 1 Red-eyed Vireo 2 Blue Jay 20 American Crow 3 Black-capped Chickadee 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 6 Brown Creeper 1 Winter Wren 30 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Hermit Thrush 3 American Robin 2 European Starling 4 Nashville Warbler 1 Northern Parula 4 Black-throated Blue Warbler 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler 4 Black-throated Green Warbler 1 Blackburnian Warbler 8 Black-and white Warbler 2 Ovenbird 1 Canada Warbler 1 Chipping Sparrow, 1 Song Sparrow 80 White-throated Sparrow 4 White-crowned Sparrow 4 Dark-eyed Junco 2 Northern Cardinal 1 House Finch 10 American Goldfinch

Kyra Emo

Sightings for Wednesday May 2nd

Oka park: Black-backed woodpecker (pic à dos noir), Pine warblers (parulines des pins), Yellow-rumped warblers (parulines à croupion jaune), Brown thrasher (moqueur roux), Flicker (pic flamboyant), Yellow-bellied sapsuckers (pics maculé), Northern shovelers (canards souchet), Gadwall (canards chipeau), Wood ducks (canards branchu), Bufflehead (petit garrot), Hooded mergansers (harle couronné), Phoebe (moucherolle phébi), Red-tailed hawk (buse à queue rousse), Brown creeper (grimpereau brun) - Sylvie Vanier

Baie-du-Febvre: Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalarope de Wilson) 2nd basin on Janelle, Eurasian wigeon (Canard siffleur), American wigeon (canards d’Amérique), Greater and Lesser yellowlegs (Grands et Petits chevaliers) Pectoral sandpiper (Bécasseau à poitrine cendrée), Dunlin (Bécasseau variable), near the tower on Janelle. Ruddy ducks (Érismatures rousses), American coots (Foulques d’Amérique), Redheads (Fuligules à tête rouge), Cackling goose (Bernache de Hutchins)
route Pépin: Lapland longspur, Snow buntings, Vesper sparrow - (Bruants lapon, des neiges, vespéral), Horned larks (alouettes hausse-col) also seen Rough-legged hawk (Buse pattue), Northern harrier (Busard St-Martin), Osprey (Balbuzard pêcheur), Merlin (Faucon émerillon), American kestrel (Crécerelle d’Amérique)
Nicolet: 2 Pine warbles (Paruline des pins), on a gravel road perpendicular to the river Chemin St-Michel - Maurice Raymond