Chateauguay, Île Saint-Bernard - Refuge Faunique Marguerite D'Youville: 3 Tufted titmouse (Mésanges bicolores), 1 Song sparrow (Bruant chanteur), 1 American tree sparrow (Bruant Hudsonien), 20 Black-capped chickadees (Mésanges à tête noire), 2 Northern cardinal (Cardinal rouge), White-breasted nuthatch (Sittelle à poitrine blanche), Downy woodpecker (Pic mineur)
rue Pascal: Peregrine falcon (Faucon pèlerine) having breakfast on a lampost - Tom Long
Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Morgan Arboretum: 1 male Red-Bellied Woodpecker (Pic à vêntre roux), 47 Bohemian Waxwings (Jaseur boréal), 10 American Robins (Merle d'Amérique) (grouped), 6 White Breasted Nuthatches (Sittelle à poitrine blanche), 3 Red Breasted Nuthatches (Sittelle à poitrine rousse), 6 American Crows (Corneille d'Amérique), 4 Northern Cardinals (Cardinal Rouge), 1 Brown Creeper (Grimpereau brun), 40+ Black-Capped Chickadees (Mésanges à tête noire), 3 American Goldfinches (Chardoneret jaune), 1 Hairy Woodpecker (Pic chevelu), 1 Downy Woodpecker (Pic mineur) - Chris Cloutier
Monday, February 08, 2010
Sunday, February 07, 2010
Sighitngs for Saturday February 6th
Pincourt: Northern Hawk Owl (Chouette épervière) was along the strip of land between Blvd. Traversier and Highway 20 (in front of the Maxi parking lot) - Richard Gregson
Sept-Iles: Willow ptarmigan several individuals were found on the access road for the centrale hydroélectrique SM3 20 minutes west of Sept-Iles. Also 2 Common ravens, 78 Common redpolls, 2 Gray jays
Lagopèdes des saules trouvés quelques individus sur le chemin d'accès de la centrale hydroélectrique de SM3 (chemin à 20 min à l'ouest de Sept-Iles. Et aussi: Grand corbeau (2), Sizerin flammé (78), Mésangeai de Canada (2) - Bruno Duchesne, Jean-François Laporte, Francis Gallant
Sept-Iles: Willow ptarmigan several individuals were found on the access road for the centrale hydroélectrique SM3 20 minutes west of Sept-Iles. Also 2 Common ravens, 78 Common redpolls, 2 Gray jays
Lagopèdes des saules trouvés quelques individus sur le chemin d'accès de la centrale hydroélectrique de SM3 (chemin à 20 min à l'ouest de Sept-Iles. Et aussi: Grand corbeau (2), Sizerin flammé (78), Mésangeai de Canada (2) - Bruno Duchesne, Jean-François Laporte, Francis Gallant
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Sightings for Wednesday February 3rd
Verdun, Île des Soeurs: observation platform on Île des Soeurs southern point. 45 Canada geese, 10 Mallards, 300 Common goldeneye, 3 Barrow's goldeneye, 30 Common mergansers, 2 Bald eagles... and 2 Seals probably the the same two we saw December 19th during the Montréal Christmas bird count.
Belvédère de la pointe ouest cet après-midi: 45 Bernaches du Canada, 10 Canards colvert, 300 Garrot à œil d'or , 3 Garrots d'Islande, 30 Grands Harles, 2 Pygargues à tête blanche.... et 2 phoques, probablement les 2 que nous avions vus le 19 décembre
lors du recensement de Noël de Montréal - Pierre Bannon
Belvédère de la pointe ouest cet après-midi: 45 Bernaches du Canada, 10 Canards colvert, 300 Garrot à œil d'or , 3 Garrots d'Islande, 30 Grands Harles, 2 Pygargues à tête blanche.... et 2 phoques, probablement les 2 que nous avions vus le 19 décembre
lors du recensement de Noël de Montréal - Pierre Bannon
Monday, February 01, 2010
Sightings for Monday February 1st
Mont-Laurier: Northern hawk owl seen 3:20 - 3:40 on rue Lalemand between rue Giroux & Godard
Chouette épervière a été observée entre 15:20 et 15:40 sur la rue Lalemand entre la rue Giroux et Godard - Alain Boisclair
Chouette épervière a été observée entre 15:20 et 15:40 sur la rue Lalemand entre la rue Giroux et Godard - Alain Boisclair
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Field Trip Report - Saturday January 30th
Six birders braved the cold yesterday to take part in our field trip to the Bois de Liesse Nature Park. Early morning temperatures bottomed out at -22C and the breeze in open areas made it feel much colder. But the sun was shining and it definitely had a little warmth in it when a sheltered area could be found.
It was disappointing to discover that not only were many of the bird feeders in the park no longer being filled but they did not even exist! There were feeders near the two chalets but all the ones on the walking trail in between have been removed.
Despite the cold many of the birds seemed to be getting ready for spring, at least early in the morning. Male cardinals were singing and chasing each other, white-breasted nuthatches were calling their territorial song(?) and a few woodpeckers were drumming. Overwintering robins were present adding to the impression of an early spring day.
The highlight of the day came at the very end of the morning when three of the group tracked down some raucous crows along a little used trail and had sensational views of a quite tame, quite small and quite pale gray Great Horned Owl. He would not have been found without the help of the crows and even then blended in incredibly well with the bark of the large oak tree he was perched in.
The other highlights were a very friendly American Black Duck in the open stream near one of the bridges and very colourful views of male cardinals and house finches sharing the same feeder.
Our complete list of 15 species included: American Black Duck (Canard noir)- 1, Rock Pigeons (Pigeon biset)- 12, Mourning Dove (Touterelle triste)- 1, Great Horned Owl (Grand duc d'Amérique)- 1, Downy Woodpecker (Pic mineur)- 2 , Hairy Woodpecker (Pic chevelu)- 6, Blue Jay (Geai bleu)- 1, American Crow (Corneille d'Amérique)- 36, Black-capped Chickadee (Mésange à tête noir)- 25, White-breasted Nuthatch (Sittelle à Poitrine blanche)- 8, American Robin (Merle d'Amérique)- 30, European Starlings (Étourneau sansonnet)- 25, Dark-eyed Juncos (Junco ardoisé)- 5, Northern Cardinal (Cardinal rouge)- 8, House Finch (Roselin familier)- 15
As always, many thanks to those who came out. Hope all the fingers, toes and noses have thawed! - Wayne
It was disappointing to discover that not only were many of the bird feeders in the park no longer being filled but they did not even exist! There were feeders near the two chalets but all the ones on the walking trail in between have been removed.
Despite the cold many of the birds seemed to be getting ready for spring, at least early in the morning. Male cardinals were singing and chasing each other, white-breasted nuthatches were calling their territorial song(?) and a few woodpeckers were drumming. Overwintering robins were present adding to the impression of an early spring day.
The highlight of the day came at the very end of the morning when three of the group tracked down some raucous crows along a little used trail and had sensational views of a quite tame, quite small and quite pale gray Great Horned Owl. He would not have been found without the help of the crows and even then blended in incredibly well with the bark of the large oak tree he was perched in.
The other highlights were a very friendly American Black Duck in the open stream near one of the bridges and very colourful views of male cardinals and house finches sharing the same feeder.
Our complete list of 15 species included: American Black Duck (Canard noir)- 1, Rock Pigeons (Pigeon biset)- 12, Mourning Dove (Touterelle triste)- 1, Great Horned Owl (Grand duc d'Amérique)- 1, Downy Woodpecker (Pic mineur)- 2 , Hairy Woodpecker (Pic chevelu)- 6, Blue Jay (Geai bleu)- 1, American Crow (Corneille d'Amérique)- 36, Black-capped Chickadee (Mésange à tête noir)- 25, White-breasted Nuthatch (Sittelle à Poitrine blanche)- 8, American Robin (Merle d'Amérique)- 30, European Starlings (Étourneau sansonnet)- 25, Dark-eyed Juncos (Junco ardoisé)- 5, Northern Cardinal (Cardinal rouge)- 8, House Finch (Roselin familier)- 15
As always, many thanks to those who came out. Hope all the fingers, toes and noses have thawed! - Wayne
Sightings for Saturday January 30th
Pincourt: Northern Hawk Owl was seen a little to the east perched on an electric wire near the Pontiac Buick dealer near Boulevard de l'Ile. Which is not to from from the Maxi in Pincourt
Chouette épervière est toujours présente avec ce froid glacial. Trouvée un peu plus vers l'est, perchée sur un fil électrique tout près du concessionnaire Pontiac Buick, près du Boulevard de l'Ile. Ce n'est pas très loin du Maxi de Pincourt - Sylvain Mathieu
Chouette épervière est toujours présente avec ce froid glacial. Trouvée un peu plus vers l'est, perchée sur un fil électrique tout près du concessionnaire Pontiac Buick, près du Boulevard de l'Ile. Ce n'est pas très loin du Maxi de Pincourt - Sylvain Mathieu
Friday, January 29, 2010
Bird Protection Quebec's Monthly Meeting
Monday, February 1, 2010, 7:30 pm at Knox Crescent Kensington & First Presbyterian Church - 6225 Godfrey Avenue, NDG
Feeding Behaviour: A Window on Avian Intelligence with Louis Lefebvre
Birders, both academic and amateur, have been recording novel and unusual feeding behaviours for decades. The accumulated database is a useful tool to look for species differences in innovativeness. Invention of new behaviours is one of the definitions of intelligence, so we can examine the relationship
between the brain and the rate of innovation in particular birds Louis Lefebvre, our speaker for the evening, is Professor of Biology at McGill University and Program Director for the Minor Concentration in Science for Arts Students Program.
Though he has a Ph.D. in Psychology from Université de Montréal, Louis decided to focus on animals, more specifically the non-genetic means by which new behaviours originate and are maintained and transmitted in animal populations. He studies innovations, learning and cultural transmission in the field, in captivity and with data from the literature. Most of his research centres on birds, with field work conducted on nine avian species out of the Bellairs Research Institute of McGill University, Barbados, and on feral pigeons in Montreal.
Louis is the perfect blend of science and art. He has published scores of scientific articles, several works of fiction and articles for non-specialists. He is also a photographer and a sculptor. A man of many talents and not to be missed!
Feeding Behaviour: A Window on Avian Intelligence with Louis Lefebvre
Birders, both academic and amateur, have been recording novel and unusual feeding behaviours for decades. The accumulated database is a useful tool to look for species differences in innovativeness. Invention of new behaviours is one of the definitions of intelligence, so we can examine the relationship
between the brain and the rate of innovation in particular birds Louis Lefebvre, our speaker for the evening, is Professor of Biology at McGill University and Program Director for the Minor Concentration in Science for Arts Students Program.
Though he has a Ph.D. in Psychology from Université de Montréal, Louis decided to focus on animals, more specifically the non-genetic means by which new behaviours originate and are maintained and transmitted in animal populations. He studies innovations, learning and cultural transmission in the field, in captivity and with data from the literature. Most of his research centres on birds, with field work conducted on nine avian species out of the Bellairs Research Institute of McGill University, Barbados, and on feral pigeons in Montreal.
Louis is the perfect blend of science and art. He has published scores of scientific articles, several works of fiction and articles for non-specialists. He is also a photographer and a sculptor. A man of many talents and not to be missed!
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Preparation for Quebec Breeding Bird Atlas course
As some of you know, I will be giving a course in March on Breeding Bird Atlas Techniques and their Application to Day-to-Day Birding. This is part of the BPQ's Winter Bird Courses. For those of you who are planning on taking the course, I have a small, class asignment for you so that the class can get a 'flying' start on the subject matter.
A number of species in the boreal forest do the unexpected. That is, they begin their breeding period in mid-winter. In fact, the breeding season has already started for the two crossbill species. The ability of these two species to raise a family in the dead of a Canadian winter is truly amazing. If you find yourself in the conifer forests north of Montreal, keep an eye open and an ear cocked for displaying Red and White-winged Crossbills (Bec-croisé des sapins; Bec-croisé
bifascié).
In a month or so, another Boreal Forest resident, the Gray Jay (Mésangeai du Canada), will begin nest building and egg laying. Calls and other indications that the nesting season has started such as seeing a Gray Jay carrying nesting material should be noted.
Lastly, a more widely distributed species, the Great Horned Owl (Grand-duc d'Amérique) is also entering its nesting season. If you're out-and-about in the evening over the next month, listen for their calls.
Displays, territorial calls/songs, and carrying nesting material are all indications of breeding and will be the sort of things participants in the upcoming Quebec Breeding Bird Atlas will be asked to look for.
So, for those of you taking the course, your task is simple. Make it a point of looking and listening for these four species when you are in suitable areas over the next six weeks. At the start of the course we will pool and discuss our observations. - Lance
A number of species in the boreal forest do the unexpected. That is, they begin their breeding period in mid-winter. In fact, the breeding season has already started for the two crossbill species. The ability of these two species to raise a family in the dead of a Canadian winter is truly amazing. If you find yourself in the conifer forests north of Montreal, keep an eye open and an ear cocked for displaying Red and White-winged Crossbills (Bec-croisé des sapins; Bec-croisé
bifascié).
In a month or so, another Boreal Forest resident, the Gray Jay (Mésangeai du Canada), will begin nest building and egg laying. Calls and other indications that the nesting season has started such as seeing a Gray Jay carrying nesting material should be noted.
Lastly, a more widely distributed species, the Great Horned Owl (Grand-duc d'Amérique) is also entering its nesting season. If you're out-and-about in the evening over the next month, listen for their calls.
Displays, territorial calls/songs, and carrying nesting material are all indications of breeding and will be the sort of things participants in the upcoming Quebec Breeding Bird Atlas will be asked to look for.
So, for those of you taking the course, your task is simple. Make it a point of looking and listening for these four species when you are in suitable areas over the next six weeks. At the start of the course we will pool and discuss our observations. - Lance
Sightings for Wednesday January 27th
Ste-Anne-De-Bellevue, Morgan Arboretum: Great Horned Owl (Grand duc d'Amérique) spotted on Black (Snowshoe trail) Trail. Being harassed by about 20 American Crows (Corneille d'Amérique). Easily seen for several minutes as it tried to figure a way out of it's current predicament. Also several Blue Jays (Geai bleu), 1 common raven (Grand corbeau), several downy and hairy woodpeckers (Pics mineur & Chevelu), nuthatches (both red and white-breasted) (Sittelles à poitrine rousse et blanche)many Chickadees (Mésanges) and several pairs of Northern cardinals (Cardinal rouge) - Chris Cloutier
Montréal, Parc Nature Cap St-Jacques & l'anse-a-l'orme: 26 species observed with nice surprises - Common goldeneye, Roughed-grouse, Cooper's hawk, Red-tailed hawk. Northern hawk owl, Northern shrike and Snow buntings south of the cemetery St-Genevieve & college Charlemagne. Bohemian waxwings
26 especes d'oiseaux observé, et des belles surprises!. Garrot a l'oeil d'or(2), Gélinotte huppée(1), Épervier de Cooper(Imm.), et Buse a queue rousse. Une Chouette éperviere, Pie-grieche-grise et Bruants des neiges(8) observé sud de la cimetiere St-Genevieve et college Charlemagne. Jaseur boréal(12) - Joël Coutu
Montréal, Parc Nature Cap St-Jacques & l'anse-a-l'orme: 26 species observed with nice surprises - Common goldeneye, Roughed-grouse, Cooper's hawk, Red-tailed hawk. Northern hawk owl, Northern shrike and Snow buntings south of the cemetery St-Genevieve & college Charlemagne. Bohemian waxwings
26 especes d'oiseaux observé, et des belles surprises!. Garrot a l'oeil d'or(2), Gélinotte huppée(1), Épervier de Cooper(Imm.), et Buse a queue rousse. Une Chouette éperviere, Pie-grieche-grise et Bruants des neiges(8) observé sud de la cimetiere St-Genevieve et college Charlemagne. Jaseur boréal(12) - Joël Coutu
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Sightings for Tuesday January 26th
St-Nicolas, chemin Aubin: around 1 pm - Northern goshawk in the large field just in fromt of #2102
vers 13:00 - Autour des Palombes C'est dans le grand champ situé tout juste en face numéro civique 2102 - Robin Gingras
vers 13:00 - Autour des Palombes C'est dans le grand champ situé tout juste en face numéro civique 2102 - Robin Gingras
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Field Trip Report - Saturday January 23rd
The weather gods were good to us yesterday for our annual trip to the open fields of St-Clet, Ste-Marthe and vicinity. Despite early morning temperatures of -19C, conditions were very pleasant due to an absolute lack of wind. Veterans of this trip know what a rarity that is for this area! A bonus was the beautiful frost covering on many of the trees early in the day. Temperatures eventually warmed to -10C and there really was some noticeable warmth in the sun.
Although reports of Snowy Owls have been spotty this season, the sunny conditions were perfect for sighting the birds at a distance and we were able to find 5 different individuals in the area. The nearest bird was our first of the day, a young owl who perched very obligingly in a tree over a farm house very close to the road on Ste Julie. Others were scattered out in the fields or
sitting in distant trees. Our trip participants really "got the hang" of this owl spotting as 4 different people were the first to sight the individual birds.
We found a few other target species but also missed some. Our species total 12 was low but any day seeing 5 snowy owls has to be considered a good one. Other notables included several large flocks of snow buntings (always spectacular against a clear blue sky) and horned larks. An accipiter at the Hudson Inn provided the usual ID challenge. On the flip of a coin we'll call HER a
sharp-shinned.
Many thanks to all who came out and a special thanks to Tom for chauffeuring your trip leader around after his gas tank tried to disengage from his car on the way to the rendezvous spot! - Wayne
Our complete list included: Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1, Rock pigeon - 250, Snowy Owl - 5, Downy Woodpecker - 2, Hairy Woodpecker - 2, Blue Jay - 15 , American Crow - 20, Horned Lark - 20,
Black-capped chickadee - 6, European Starling 75, Snow Bunting - 425, House Sparrow - 60
Although reports of Snowy Owls have been spotty this season, the sunny conditions were perfect for sighting the birds at a distance and we were able to find 5 different individuals in the area. The nearest bird was our first of the day, a young owl who perched very obligingly in a tree over a farm house very close to the road on Ste Julie. Others were scattered out in the fields or
sitting in distant trees. Our trip participants really "got the hang" of this owl spotting as 4 different people were the first to sight the individual birds.
We found a few other target species but also missed some. Our species total 12 was low but any day seeing 5 snowy owls has to be considered a good one. Other notables included several large flocks of snow buntings (always spectacular against a clear blue sky) and horned larks. An accipiter at the Hudson Inn provided the usual ID challenge. On the flip of a coin we'll call HER a
sharp-shinned.
Many thanks to all who came out and a special thanks to Tom for chauffeuring your trip leader around after his gas tank tried to disengage from his car on the way to the rendezvous spot! - Wayne
Our complete list included: Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1, Rock pigeon - 250, Snowy Owl - 5, Downy Woodpecker - 2, Hairy Woodpecker - 2, Blue Jay - 15 , American Crow - 20, Horned Lark - 20,
Black-capped chickadee - 6, European Starling 75, Snow Bunting - 425, House Sparrow - 60
Sightings for Sunday January 24th
Ste Anne de Bellevue, highway 40 and Veterans Road: Peregrine Falcon (Faucon pèlerin) chasing a smaller bird and Coopers Hawk (Épervier de Cooper) sitting on a lamp post - Mathias Mutzl
Ville Lasalle: 2 Bald eagles are always on Île aux Hérons (Heron island) easily seen across form 7575 boulevard Lasalle
2 Pygargue à tête blanche sont toujours sur place à l'Île aux Hérons et facilement observable de ville Lasalle (en face du 7575 boulevard Lasalle) - Alain Robert
Montréal Botanical Gardens: A Great horned owl at the First Nations Garden, Pine siskins seen at a feeder near the Tree House and a American robin seen in flight. Also House finch, 1 Red-breasted nuthatch, 1 Northern cardinal, Chickadees
Jardin botanique de Montréal. un Grand-duc d'Amérique au Jardin des Premières Nations, un Tarin des pins vu à une mangeoire près de la Maison de l'arbre et un Merle d'Amérique observé en vol. Aussi, quelques Roselins familiers, une Sittelle à poitrine rousse, un Cardinal rouge, mésanges - J.C. Charbonneau
2 Rusty blackbirds (Quiscales rouilleux) - Louise Dumont
L'Ange-Gardien, chemin Lucien-Lefrançois - between (entre) 9:00 & 9:15: Northern hawk owl (Chouette épervière)
Cap Tourmente, 10:00 - 14h00: Mourning dove, Barred owl, Downy woodpeckers, Hairy woodpeckers, Blue jay, Common raven, Black-capped chickadees, Whit-breasted nuthatch, Red-breasted nuthatch, American robin, American tree sparrow, Pine grosbeak, Pine siskins, American goldfinch
Tourterelle triste (2), Chouette rayée (1), Pic mineur (5), Pic chevelu (9), Grand Pic (1), Geai bleu (10), Grand Corbeau (1), Mésange à tête noire (50), Sittelle à poitrine rousse (7), Sittelle à poitrine blanche (5), Merle d'Amérique (1), Bruant hudsonien (2), Bruant des neiges (60), Durbec des sapins (12), Tarin des pins (30) Chardonneret jaune (15) - Laval Roy, Gaétan Lord
In the region of St-Armand et Bedford: 2 Sharp-shinned hawks, Cooper's hawk, a dozen hawks mostly Red-tails. 60 Wild turkeys with one group of 43 in the same field. Pileated woodpecker, Northern shrike, Common raven, Tufted titmouse, Northern cardinal, a small group of Snow buntings 20, American goldfinch, 50 to 70 Cowbirds, 40 American tree sparrows
dans la région de St-Armand et Bedford: 2 éperviers brun, un cooper, une quinzaine de buses, la queue rousse plus souvent observée. Une soixante de dindons, dont un groupe de 43 dans le même champs. un grand pic, une pie-grièche grise, grand corbeau, mésange bicolore, cardinal rouge. bruants des neiges en petit groupe 20, chardonneret jaune, entre 50 et 70 vacher à tête brune, 40 bruants hudsonien - M. Laporte, Y.Drouin, André Provost.
Ville Lasalle: 2 Bald eagles are always on Île aux Hérons (Heron island) easily seen across form 7575 boulevard Lasalle
2 Pygargue à tête blanche sont toujours sur place à l'Île aux Hérons et facilement observable de ville Lasalle (en face du 7575 boulevard Lasalle) - Alain Robert
Montréal Botanical Gardens: A Great horned owl at the First Nations Garden, Pine siskins seen at a feeder near the Tree House and a American robin seen in flight. Also House finch, 1 Red-breasted nuthatch, 1 Northern cardinal, Chickadees
Jardin botanique de Montréal. un Grand-duc d'Amérique au Jardin des Premières Nations, un Tarin des pins vu à une mangeoire près de la Maison de l'arbre et un Merle d'Amérique observé en vol. Aussi, quelques Roselins familiers, une Sittelle à poitrine rousse, un Cardinal rouge, mésanges - J.C. Charbonneau
2 Rusty blackbirds (Quiscales rouilleux) - Louise Dumont
L'Ange-Gardien, chemin Lucien-Lefrançois - between (entre) 9:00 & 9:15: Northern hawk owl (Chouette épervière)
Cap Tourmente, 10:00 - 14h00: Mourning dove, Barred owl, Downy woodpeckers, Hairy woodpeckers, Blue jay, Common raven, Black-capped chickadees, Whit-breasted nuthatch, Red-breasted nuthatch, American robin, American tree sparrow, Pine grosbeak, Pine siskins, American goldfinch
Tourterelle triste (2), Chouette rayée (1), Pic mineur (5), Pic chevelu (9), Grand Pic (1), Geai bleu (10), Grand Corbeau (1), Mésange à tête noire (50), Sittelle à poitrine rousse (7), Sittelle à poitrine blanche (5), Merle d'Amérique (1), Bruant hudsonien (2), Bruant des neiges (60), Durbec des sapins (12), Tarin des pins (30) Chardonneret jaune (15) - Laval Roy, Gaétan Lord
In the region of St-Armand et Bedford: 2 Sharp-shinned hawks, Cooper's hawk, a dozen hawks mostly Red-tails. 60 Wild turkeys with one group of 43 in the same field. Pileated woodpecker, Northern shrike, Common raven, Tufted titmouse, Northern cardinal, a small group of Snow buntings 20, American goldfinch, 50 to 70 Cowbirds, 40 American tree sparrows
dans la région de St-Armand et Bedford: 2 éperviers brun, un cooper, une quinzaine de buses, la queue rousse plus souvent observée. Une soixante de dindons, dont un groupe de 43 dans le même champs. un grand pic, une pie-grièche grise, grand corbeau, mésange bicolore, cardinal rouge. bruants des neiges en petit groupe 20, chardonneret jaune, entre 50 et 70 vacher à tête brune, 40 bruants hudsonien - M. Laporte, Y.Drouin, André Provost.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Sightings for Saturday January 23rd
Pincourt: Northern Hawk Owl (Chouette épervière) was along the strip of land between Blvd. Traversier and Highway 20 (in front of the Maxi parking lot) - Tom Long + many others
A Peregrine falcon hunted below the Ile Perrot bridge scaring the Rock pigeons
Un Faucon pelerin était en chasse au-dessus du pont de l'île Perrot, effarouchant les Pigeons bisets. - Michel Bertrand
Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Morgan Arboretum: The Red-bellied Woodpecker (Pic à vêntre roux) is back in the Arboretum ... that's two winters running - Richard Gregson
Sainte-Catherine, Récréo-Parc: 2 Bald eagles, 1 Barrow's goldeneye (m), Common goldeneye, Common mergansers, Mallards, Black ducks, Gadwall, Canada geese, Great black-backed gulls, Herring gulls, Black-capped chickadees, 2 White-breasted nuthatch, 1 Northern cardinal, House sparrows
2 Pygargues à tête blanche (un adulte et un sub-adulte), un Garrot d'Islande mâle, beaucoup de Garrots à oeil d'or, plusieurs Grands Harles, plusieurs Canards colverts, quelques Canards noirs, un couple de Canards chipeaux (je les ai manqués), plusieurs Bernaches du Canada, beaucoup de Goélands marins, des Goélands argentés, des Mésanges à tête noire, deux Sittelles à poitrine blanche, un Cardinal rouge... et même des Moineaux domestiques. - Michel Bertrand
Between Islet & St-Jean-Port-Joli: Northern Hawk owl chemin Morin south of autoroute 20
Chouette épervière entre L'Islet et St-Jean-Port-Joli le long du chemin Morin qui suit l'autoroute 20 au sud - Jean-François Rousseau
Friday, January 22, 2010
Sightings for Friday January 22nd
Pincourt, between Blvd. Traversier and Highway 20: Northern Hawk Owl (Chouette épervière) - Several people had great views of the Northern hawk owl this morning between 11 and 11:30 am along the road between the Maxi parking lot and highway 20, perched on a lamp post, briefly on a Stop sign, and hovering once over the ground but without apparent hunting success. A beautiful bird, with piercing yellow eyes! - Nick Acheson
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Sightings for Thursday January 21st
Pincourt: Northern Hawk Owl (Chouette épervière) was hunting at 11:30 this morning along the strip of land between Blvd. Traversier and Highway 20 (in front of the Maxi parking lot) - Barbara MacDuff
Montreal, Botanical Gardens: Today and yesterday the Great horned owl was present at the same place in the Leslie Hancock garden.
Aujourd'hui et hier, le Grand-duc était présent au jardin botanique de Montréal. Dans la même repéré dans le jardin Leslie Hancock - Yves Gauthier
Montreal, Botanical Gardens: Today and yesterday the Great horned owl was present at the same place in the Leslie Hancock garden.
Aujourd'hui et hier, le Grand-duc était présent au jardin botanique de Montréal. Dans la même repéré dans le jardin Leslie Hancock - Yves Gauthier
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Sightings for Wednesday January 20th
Pincourt: Northern Hawk Owl (Chouette épervière) was actively hunting, successfully,this morning between 11:30 and 12:00 along the strip of land between Blvd. Traversier and Highway 20 (in front of the Maxi parking lot). It alternately perched on a wire, a lamppost and in trees (mid height). - Peter Tarassoff
Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Morgan Arboretum Encountered the "friendly" Barred Owl (Chouette Rayée) on a Lunch walk at the Arbo. Several red squirrel announced his presence in the area. - Panamon Creel - Photos
St-Justine de Newton: Northern Shrike (Pie grièche grise) This evening, one was perched by the side of the road just east of Ferme Beaulieu - Betsy McFarlane
Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Morgan Arboretum Encountered the "friendly" Barred Owl (Chouette Rayée) on a Lunch walk at the Arbo. Several red squirrel announced his presence in the area. - Panamon Creel - Photos
St-Justine de Newton: Northern Shrike (Pie grièche grise) This evening, one was perched by the side of the road just east of Ferme Beaulieu - Betsy McFarlane
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Sightings for Tuesday January 19th
Montréal: European Goldfinch (Chardonneret élégant) was hanging out today at 3PM by the feeders at the Pavillon des Marais (Gouin entrance) in Parc-nature de la
Point-aux-Prairies - Pierre-Paul Bitton
Verdun, Île des Soeurs: observation platform on Île des Soeurs southern point. 2 Bald eagles. On boul. de la Forêt there was an American Kestrel perched in a tree
visible à partir du belvédère de la pointe 2 Pygargue à tête blanche
rue des forêt, une Crécerelle d amérique perché au bout d'un arbre - Roger Rousselle, DaniellePaquette
Saint Clet: Snowy owl (Harfangs des neiges) perched in a tree on Ste. Julie, north of the 201 and just a bit west of the first bend in the road - Betsy McFarlane
Point-aux-Prairies - Pierre-Paul Bitton
Verdun, Île des Soeurs: observation platform on Île des Soeurs southern point. 2 Bald eagles. On boul. de la Forêt there was an American Kestrel perched in a tree
visible à partir du belvédère de la pointe 2 Pygargue à tête blanche
rue des forêt, une Crécerelle d amérique perché au bout d'un arbre - Roger Rousselle, DaniellePaquette
Saint Clet: Snowy owl (Harfangs des neiges) perched in a tree on Ste. Julie, north of the 201 and just a bit west of the first bend in the road - Betsy McFarlane
Sightings for Monday January 18th
Montreal: 2 Peregrine Falcons perched on the Hotel des Gouverneurs at Place Dupuis at the corner of St-Hubert and Ste-Catherine East
2 Faucons pèlerins qui se pourchassaient autour de l'édifice de l'Hôtel des Gouverneurs de Place Dupuis, angle St-Hubert et Ste-Catherine - Denis Hamel
Sherbrooke: Northern hawk owl near the parking lot of (CHUS)Centre Hospitalier Universitare de Sherbrooke à Fleurimont
Chouette épervière près du stationnement du CHUS à Fleurimont- Bruno Courtemanche
2 Faucons pèlerins qui se pourchassaient autour de l'édifice de l'Hôtel des Gouverneurs de Place Dupuis, angle St-Hubert et Ste-Catherine - Denis Hamel
Sherbrooke: Northern hawk owl near the parking lot of (CHUS)Centre Hospitalier Universitare de Sherbrooke à Fleurimont
Chouette épervière près du stationnement du CHUS à Fleurimont- Bruno Courtemanche
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Sightings for Saturday January 16th
Varennes, chemin Du Lac: Large flock - approx 200 Snow Buntings (Bruants des neiges) - nice to see one alone in a tree nearby.
Also small mixed flock of approx 15 Horned Larks (Alouette hausse-col) and Lapland longspurs (Bruant lapone).
Also - photos of a Carlolin Wren and Tufted Titmouse at our house today in St.Bruno.
- Mike and Ann Fleming - click photos to enlarge
St-Roch de l'Achigan: Snowy owl percherd in a tree west side of Montée Rémi-Henri about 500 M of the rue Claude E Hétu intersection
Harfang des neiges était perché sur un arbre du côté ouest de la Montée Rémi-Henri à environ 500 métres de l'intersection de la rue Claude E Hétu - Marcel Cousineau
Ile Perrot: Northern Hawk Owl (Chouette épervière) perched on a wire on the strip of land between Highway 20 and Le Traversier next to the Maxi grocery store. We see him often at this location. - Sharon Ann Cichosz
Ville de Mercier: Around 5 pm a beautiful Snowy owl perchered on top of a silo, near 1501 rte 138. I cuppose it could be the same Snowy seen December 30 on rang St-Marguerite in Mercier
vers 17 h un beau Harfang des neiges perché en haut de sturcture du silo, pres de l adresee 1501 route 138. Je soupsonne que c est peut etre le meme harfang vue le 30 decembre dans le rang st marguerite a mercier. - Danielle Paquette
St-Barthélémy, Rang Ste-Thérèse: Snowy owl (Harfang des neiges) - Denis Hamel
Cap Tourmente: Boreal owl (near feeder #4), Barred owl (near feeder #8), Winter wren (near feeder #12), Lapland longspur (near feeder #1), Snow buntings (near feeder #1)
I missed the Great gray owl and the Northern saw-whet owl seen earlier in the day
Nyctale de Tengmalm (près de la mangeoire #4), Chouette rayée (près de la mangeoire #8), Troglodyte mignon (près de la mangeoire #12), Bruant lapon (près de la mangeoire #1), Bruant des neiges (près de la mangeoire #1)
J'ai manqué la Chouette lapone et la Petite Nyctale, vu plus tôt dans la journée.
village de St-Joachim: Northern Mockingbird (Moqueur polyglotte) (near) près du 361 chemin Royal - Maurice Raymond
Also small mixed flock of approx 15 Horned Larks (Alouette hausse-col) and Lapland longspurs (Bruant lapone).
Also - photos of a Carlolin Wren and Tufted Titmouse at our house today in St.Bruno.
- Mike and Ann Fleming - click photos to enlarge
St-Roch de l'Achigan: Snowy owl percherd in a tree west side of Montée Rémi-Henri about 500 M of the rue Claude E Hétu intersection
Harfang des neiges était perché sur un arbre du côté ouest de la Montée Rémi-Henri à environ 500 métres de l'intersection de la rue Claude E Hétu - Marcel Cousineau
Ile Perrot: Northern Hawk Owl (Chouette épervière) perched on a wire on the strip of land between Highway 20 and Le Traversier next to the Maxi grocery store. We see him often at this location. - Sharon Ann Cichosz
Ville de Mercier: Around 5 pm a beautiful Snowy owl perchered on top of a silo, near 1501 rte 138. I cuppose it could be the same Snowy seen December 30 on rang St-Marguerite in Mercier
vers 17 h un beau Harfang des neiges perché en haut de sturcture du silo, pres de l adresee 1501 route 138. Je soupsonne que c est peut etre le meme harfang vue le 30 decembre dans le rang st marguerite a mercier. - Danielle Paquette
St-Barthélémy, Rang Ste-Thérèse: Snowy owl (Harfang des neiges) - Denis Hamel
Cap Tourmente: Boreal owl (near feeder #4), Barred owl (near feeder #8), Winter wren (near feeder #12), Lapland longspur (near feeder #1), Snow buntings (near feeder #1)
I missed the Great gray owl and the Northern saw-whet owl seen earlier in the day
Nyctale de Tengmalm (près de la mangeoire #4), Chouette rayée (près de la mangeoire #8), Troglodyte mignon (près de la mangeoire #12), Bruant lapon (près de la mangeoire #1), Bruant des neiges (près de la mangeoire #1)
J'ai manqué la Chouette lapone et la Petite Nyctale, vu plus tôt dans la journée.
village de St-Joachim: Northern Mockingbird (Moqueur polyglotte) (near) près du 361 chemin Royal - Maurice Raymond
Field Trip Report - Sat. January 16, 2010
Montréal, Parc Jean Drapeau
Compared to previous trips we have made to Parc Jean Drapeau at this time of the year, today was absolutely balmy! The temperature throughout the morning's very long walk hovered around the freezing mark. Only in open areas along the water did it get somewhat chilly, due mainly to the winds across the water. Overall, walking conditions were quite good, with the exception of one stretch of solid ice along the waterfront on Ile-Ste-Helene.
Before getting to the day's birds, there were a couple other sightings of note. First off, a very healthy looking fox was waiting for us as we arrived at the parking lot. Later on, as we were preparing to leave the parking lot, we saw him again, this time with what looked to be a furry little meal in his mouth...probably an unfortunate squirrel.
The other much more bizarre sighting, and kudos to Bruno's excellent eyesight for spotting this one, was a spider walking across one of the icy paths! We knew it was mild today, but that mild?
Now on to the birds. 13 birders participated in today's "Birders for Haitian Earthquake Relief" field trip. Our species count for the day totalled 19. Here is the rundown:
Mallard - 20, Common Merganser - 8, Cooper's Hawk - 1, Merlin - 1, Ring-billed Gull - 8, Herring Gull - 10, Great Black-backed Gull - 30, Rock Pigeon - 20, Downy Woodpecker - 5, Hairy Woodpecker - 2 , American Crow - 24, Common Raven - 1,
Black-capped Chickadee - 36, White-breasted Nuthatch - 4, Brown Creeper - 4,
European Starling - 4, Northern Cardinal - 5, American Goldfinch - 6, House Sparrow - 2
Thank you to those who made pledges in advance of the field trip. We had one $1 per species pledge; one $5 per species pledge; and one $10 per species pledge, plus one flat amount pledge of $50. Also, some of our group today had already sent in pledges to the Red Cross earlier this week. Those people have agreed to have us add their donations to our total for the day. Once I have all of those details, I'll post up our grand total.
If you would like to make a donation to the Canadian Red Cross Haitian Earthquake Relief cause as a part of our initiative today, please contact me either by e-mail or by telephone (BPQ #514-637-2141) and will add your donation to our total. Remember that every dollar collected will be matched by the Canadian government.
Thanks to everyone who supported this initiative and a special thanks to those who came out today to track down the birds. - Sheldon
Compared to previous trips we have made to Parc Jean Drapeau at this time of the year, today was absolutely balmy! The temperature throughout the morning's very long walk hovered around the freezing mark. Only in open areas along the water did it get somewhat chilly, due mainly to the winds across the water. Overall, walking conditions were quite good, with the exception of one stretch of solid ice along the waterfront on Ile-Ste-Helene.
Before getting to the day's birds, there were a couple other sightings of note. First off, a very healthy looking fox was waiting for us as we arrived at the parking lot. Later on, as we were preparing to leave the parking lot, we saw him again, this time with what looked to be a furry little meal in his mouth...probably an unfortunate squirrel.
The other much more bizarre sighting, and kudos to Bruno's excellent eyesight for spotting this one, was a spider walking across one of the icy paths! We knew it was mild today, but that mild?
Now on to the birds. 13 birders participated in today's "Birders for Haitian Earthquake Relief" field trip. Our species count for the day totalled 19. Here is the rundown:
Mallard - 20, Common Merganser - 8, Cooper's Hawk - 1, Merlin - 1, Ring-billed Gull - 8, Herring Gull - 10, Great Black-backed Gull - 30, Rock Pigeon - 20, Downy Woodpecker - 5, Hairy Woodpecker - 2 , American Crow - 24, Common Raven - 1,
Black-capped Chickadee - 36, White-breasted Nuthatch - 4, Brown Creeper - 4,
European Starling - 4, Northern Cardinal - 5, American Goldfinch - 6, House Sparrow - 2
Thank you to those who made pledges in advance of the field trip. We had one $1 per species pledge; one $5 per species pledge; and one $10 per species pledge, plus one flat amount pledge of $50. Also, some of our group today had already sent in pledges to the Red Cross earlier this week. Those people have agreed to have us add their donations to our total for the day. Once I have all of those details, I'll post up our grand total.
If you would like to make a donation to the Canadian Red Cross Haitian Earthquake Relief cause as a part of our initiative today, please contact me either by e-mail or by telephone (BPQ #514-637-2141) and will add your donation to our total. Remember that every dollar collected will be matched by the Canadian government.
Thanks to everyone who supported this initiative and a special thanks to those who came out today to track down the birds. - Sheldon
Friday, January 15, 2010
Special Notice RE: Tomorrow's Field Trip
Some of you may remember in January 2005, following the tsunami that killed thousands of people in south-east Asia, we held a special field trip to Parc Jean Drapeau on January 8, 2005, calling it Birders for Asian Tsunami Relief. 25 people showed up for the field trip and we collected $2,270 from those who attended the field trip and from others birders in Quebec who chose this vehicle to support the cause. The funds were donated to the Canadian Red Cross, with tax receipts issued to each supporter by the Canadian Red Cross.
I thought that given the horrific situation in Haiti resulting from the recent earthquake that it might be a good idea to do the same thing again this year with our outing to Parc Jean Drapeau tomorrow. This will be a simple way for BPQ birders and others to join together and bird for a special cause tomorrow.
I have put together the following information release announcing the event "Birders for Haitian Earthquake Relief" and giving details on how you can participate and contribute. I will also be posting this notice in French on the Ornitho-QC notice board.
I understand that some of you may have already made donations to the cause of your choice. If you are attending the field trip tomorrow, please understand that it is in no way compulsory for you to make a donation. It is simply a unique and simple way to help out, should you see fit to do so.
Therefore here is the special notice. Thank you in advance for your support.
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BIRDERS FOR HAITIAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF
Bird Protection Quebec will be hosting a very special birdwatching field trip, "Birders for Haitian Earthquake Relief", Saturday, January 16, 2010, at 8 am at Parc Jean Drapeau, on Ile-Ste-Helene. Members of Bird Protection Quebec, together with birders from Montreal and
surrounding regions, are invited and encouraged to join us, not only to observe a variety of exciting winter birds but to raise money for the Canadian Red Cross Haitian Earthquake Relief campaign.
Participants will be invited to donate either in the form of a flat amount or on a per-species basis. For example, if you pledge $1.00 per species and 25 species are spotted during the day, your donation will be $25. Donations are payable either by cheque to The Canadian Red Cross, or in cash. Official receipts for income tax purposes will be sent directly to you by the Canadian
Red Cross. Plus the federal government says it will match any donations made to registered charitable groups for the Haitian disaster from Jan. 12 to Feb. 12, up to a maximum of $50
million. So consider each dollar we collect doubled
Anyone unable to attend the event may still wish to contribute by contacting Bird Protection Quebec by telephone or by e-mail to make a donation. You will be provided with the address to send in your cheque.
All birders wishing to participate in the field trip on Saturday, January 16 are requested to meet at the Helene-de-Champlain parking lot on the south side of Ile-Ste-Helene, off chemin Tour de l'Isle at 8 am.
For further information, please contact:
Sheldon Harvey
Bird Protection Quebec
TELEPHONE: 514-637-2141
E-mail
Web: http://www.birdprotectionquebec.org/
I thought that given the horrific situation in Haiti resulting from the recent earthquake that it might be a good idea to do the same thing again this year with our outing to Parc Jean Drapeau tomorrow. This will be a simple way for BPQ birders and others to join together and bird for a special cause tomorrow.
I have put together the following information release announcing the event "Birders for Haitian Earthquake Relief" and giving details on how you can participate and contribute. I will also be posting this notice in French on the Ornitho-QC notice board.
I understand that some of you may have already made donations to the cause of your choice. If you are attending the field trip tomorrow, please understand that it is in no way compulsory for you to make a donation. It is simply a unique and simple way to help out, should you see fit to do so.
Therefore here is the special notice. Thank you in advance for your support.
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BIRDERS FOR HAITIAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF
Bird Protection Quebec will be hosting a very special birdwatching field trip, "Birders for Haitian Earthquake Relief", Saturday, January 16, 2010, at 8 am at Parc Jean Drapeau, on Ile-Ste-Helene. Members of Bird Protection Quebec, together with birders from Montreal and
surrounding regions, are invited and encouraged to join us, not only to observe a variety of exciting winter birds but to raise money for the Canadian Red Cross Haitian Earthquake Relief campaign.
Participants will be invited to donate either in the form of a flat amount or on a per-species basis. For example, if you pledge $1.00 per species and 25 species are spotted during the day, your donation will be $25. Donations are payable either by cheque to The Canadian Red Cross, or in cash. Official receipts for income tax purposes will be sent directly to you by the Canadian
Red Cross. Plus the federal government says it will match any donations made to registered charitable groups for the Haitian disaster from Jan. 12 to Feb. 12, up to a maximum of $50
million. So consider each dollar we collect doubled
Anyone unable to attend the event may still wish to contribute by contacting Bird Protection Quebec by telephone or by e-mail to make a donation. You will be provided with the address to send in your cheque.
All birders wishing to participate in the field trip on Saturday, January 16 are requested to meet at the Helene-de-Champlain parking lot on the south side of Ile-Ste-Helene, off chemin Tour de l'Isle at 8 am.
For further information, please contact:
Sheldon Harvey
Bird Protection Quebec
TELEPHONE: 514-637-2141
Web: http://www.birdprotectionquebec.org/
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Sightings for Thursday January 15th
Boucherville: 11 Gray partridge in the field across from my new condo. The field leads directly to the woods across from parc de la Frayère.
11 perdrix grises dans le champ face à mon nouveau condo. Ce champ mène directement au boisé face au parc de la Frayère - Claudette Archambault
Varennes, chemin du Lac: 2 Lapland longspurs, the first was with a small group of Horned larks and the second was with a group of Snow buntings eating cracked corn at the side of the road.
2 Bruants lapon, le premier était avec un petit groupe d'Alouettes hausse-col et le second était avec un groupe de Bruants des neiges qui mangeaient du maïs concassé en bordure de la route - Luc Laberge
Verdun, Île des Soeurs: Harlequin duck (M) is visable from the observation platform on Île des Soeurs southern point. There is also a Barrow's goldeneye (M), 35 Canada geese and the usual ducks. A couple of adult Bald eagles were perched in a tree on Île aux Hérons. On boul. de la Forêt there was an American Kestrel
Le mâle Arlequin plongeur est toujours visible à partir du belvédère de la pointe sud de l'île des Sœurs. Il y avait aussi un Garrot d'Islande mâle, 35 Bernaches du Canada ainsi que les canards usuels. Un couple de Pygargue à tête blanche adulte était perché dans un arbre de l'île aux Hérons. Sur le boul. de la Forêt, il avait une Crécerelle d'Amérique - Pierre Bannon
11 perdrix grises dans le champ face à mon nouveau condo. Ce champ mène directement au boisé face au parc de la Frayère - Claudette Archambault
Varennes, chemin du Lac: 2 Lapland longspurs, the first was with a small group of Horned larks and the second was with a group of Snow buntings eating cracked corn at the side of the road.
2 Bruants lapon, le premier était avec un petit groupe d'Alouettes hausse-col et le second était avec un groupe de Bruants des neiges qui mangeaient du maïs concassé en bordure de la route - Luc Laberge
Verdun, Île des Soeurs: Harlequin duck (M) is visable from the observation platform on Île des Soeurs southern point. There is also a Barrow's goldeneye (M), 35 Canada geese and the usual ducks. A couple of adult Bald eagles were perched in a tree on Île aux Hérons. On boul. de la Forêt there was an American Kestrel
Le mâle Arlequin plongeur est toujours visible à partir du belvédère de la pointe sud de l'île des Sœurs. Il y avait aussi un Garrot d'Islande mâle, 35 Bernaches du Canada ainsi que les canards usuels. Un couple de Pygargue à tête blanche adulte était perché dans un arbre de l'île aux Hérons. Sur le boul. de la Forêt, il avait une Crécerelle d'Amérique - Pierre Bannon
Field Trip
Saturday January 16 - samedi 16 janvier
MONTRÉAL - PARC JEAN DRAPEAU, ÎLE STE-HÉLÈNE & ÎLE NOTRE-DAME
Leader: Sheldon Harvey 450-462-1459 ve2shw@yahoo.com
8:00 AM From the island of Montreal, take the Jacques-Cartier Bridge. At the midway point of the bridge, take the exit for Parc Jean-Drapeau (Île-Ste-Hélène), which leads down a ramp. Stay right at the bottom of the ramp, following the one-way road that circles the island. Continue around the island to the Hélène de-Champlain Restaurant. Meet in the parking lot adjacent to the restaurant, in front of the Biosphere.
There is a mixture of habitats, including open waterfront on the St. Lawrence and the channel between the two islands, numerous wooded areas, as well as open fields and shrubbery around several artificial lakes. This will be a lengthy walking trip as we plan to explore both Île-Ste-Hélène and Île-Notre-Dame. Half day.
8 h 00 De Montréal, prendre le pont Jacques-Cartier. Vers le milieu du pont, prendre la sortie Parc Jean Drapeau (île Ste-Hélène), qui mène à une rampe. Suivre la route à sens unique qui fait le tour de l'île. Rassemblement dans le stationnement situé à côté du restaurant Hélène-de-Champlain, en face de la Biosphère. On y trouve plusieurs habitats dont le fleuve St-Laurent, le canal séparant les deux îles, plusieurs boisés, champs, arbrisseaux et lacs artificiels. Ce sera une longue randonnée puisque nous planifions d’explorer l'île Ste-Hélène et l'île Notre-Dame. Demi-journée
MONTRÉAL - PARC JEAN DRAPEAU, ÎLE STE-HÉLÈNE & ÎLE NOTRE-DAME
Leader: Sheldon Harvey 450-462-1459 ve2shw@yahoo.com
8:00 AM From the island of Montreal, take the Jacques-Cartier Bridge. At the midway point of the bridge, take the exit for Parc Jean-Drapeau (Île-Ste-Hélène), which leads down a ramp. Stay right at the bottom of the ramp, following the one-way road that circles the island. Continue around the island to the Hélène de-Champlain Restaurant. Meet in the parking lot adjacent to the restaurant, in front of the Biosphere.
There is a mixture of habitats, including open waterfront on the St. Lawrence and the channel between the two islands, numerous wooded areas, as well as open fields and shrubbery around several artificial lakes. This will be a lengthy walking trip as we plan to explore both Île-Ste-Hélène and Île-Notre-Dame. Half day.
8 h 00 De Montréal, prendre le pont Jacques-Cartier. Vers le milieu du pont, prendre la sortie Parc Jean Drapeau (île Ste-Hélène), qui mène à une rampe. Suivre la route à sens unique qui fait le tour de l'île. Rassemblement dans le stationnement situé à côté du restaurant Hélène-de-Champlain, en face de la Biosphère. On y trouve plusieurs habitats dont le fleuve St-Laurent, le canal séparant les deux îles, plusieurs boisés, champs, arbrisseaux et lacs artificiels. Ce sera une longue randonnée puisque nous planifions d’explorer l'île Ste-Hélène et l'île Notre-Dame. Demi-journée
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Sightings for Wednesday January 13th
Sept-Iles: around 4 pm I saw a Willow Ptarmigan beside the road for the water treatment plant for ville de Sept-Iles. I will check in the next few days to see if he is not alone
Vers 16h00, il a vu un Lagopède des saules en bordure de route dans le chemin de
l'usine de traitement d'eau de la ville de Sept-Iles. J'irai faire un tour dans
les prochains jours pour voir si il n'est pas seule - Francis Gallant
St-Méthode, 160 Notre-Dame sud: European goldfinch is again present this morning at the feeders behind the house
Chardonneret élégant était encore présent ce matin aux mangeoires derrière la maison - Benoît Lemay
Châteauguay, rue Higgins: Red-bellied woodpecker (pic à ventre roux) - Marc Christophe
Vers 16h00, il a vu un Lagopède des saules en bordure de route dans le chemin de
l'usine de traitement d'eau de la ville de Sept-Iles. J'irai faire un tour dans
les prochains jours pour voir si il n'est pas seule - Francis Gallant
St-Méthode, 160 Notre-Dame sud: European goldfinch is again present this morning at the feeders behind the house
Chardonneret élégant était encore présent ce matin aux mangeoires derrière la maison - Benoît Lemay
Châteauguay, rue Higgins: Red-bellied woodpecker (pic à ventre roux) - Marc Christophe
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
sightings for Tuesday January 12th
Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Morgan Arboretum
On my lunch time walk this afternoon I was able to watch a Bald Eagle (Pygargue à tête blanche) soaring over blossom corner for several minutes. He/she didn't seem to be intent on landing any time soon, but what a spectacular bird to add to this year's bird list - Christopher Cloutier
Today, Mabel and I saw 3 Snowy owls (Harfang des neiges) west of St. Clet. All were immatures. The first was on the south side of Chemin Ste. Julie perched on the top of the largest tree available (probably the same bird that Peter and Anne saw a couple of days ago). The other two were close (from 50 to 150m) to the sharp right right hand bend (i.e. turning west) on 4e Rang just south of the junction of Chemin Ste. Marie and Bertrand. There is a small barn at the bend where you can park off the road. Most of the time the two birds sat on the ground amid corn stubble but they frequently interacted, almost locking talons at times. Although each was looking and listening actively for voles, they were also obviously keeping a beady eye on each other, because whenever one headed off after a vole the other took off too, challenging for the prize. We have seen hawks do this often but rarely Snowy Owls. We watched them for well over an hour.
There must be a good number of voles there because both birds were very active and appeared well nourished. Let's hope they make it through the winter and return safely to the Arctic. At the same location there was a group of about 15 Snow Buntings (bruant des neiges) and 5 Lapland Longspurs (Bruant lapon) flying around and landing on the road, giving us great looks at them (between passing cars, of course). We tried for other owls in the woods further west but without success. - B. Barnhurst
Varennes, chemin de Picardie: Snowy owl (Harfang des neiges) - André Provost
On my lunch time walk this afternoon I was able to watch a Bald Eagle (Pygargue à tête blanche) soaring over blossom corner for several minutes. He/she didn't seem to be intent on landing any time soon, but what a spectacular bird to add to this year's bird list - Christopher Cloutier
Today, Mabel and I saw 3 Snowy owls (Harfang des neiges) west of St. Clet. All were immatures. The first was on the south side of Chemin Ste. Julie perched on the top of the largest tree available (probably the same bird that Peter and Anne saw a couple of days ago). The other two were close (from 50 to 150m) to the sharp right right hand bend (i.e. turning west) on 4e Rang just south of the junction of Chemin Ste. Marie and Bertrand. There is a small barn at the bend where you can park off the road. Most of the time the two birds sat on the ground amid corn stubble but they frequently interacted, almost locking talons at times. Although each was looking and listening actively for voles, they were also obviously keeping a beady eye on each other, because whenever one headed off after a vole the other took off too, challenging for the prize. We have seen hawks do this often but rarely Snowy Owls. We watched them for well over an hour.
There must be a good number of voles there because both birds were very active and appeared well nourished. Let's hope they make it through the winter and return safely to the Arctic. At the same location there was a group of about 15 Snow Buntings (bruant des neiges) and 5 Lapland Longspurs (Bruant lapon) flying around and landing on the road, giving us great looks at them (between passing cars, of course). We tried for other owls in the woods further west but without success. - B. Barnhurst
Varennes, chemin de Picardie: Snowy owl (Harfang des neiges) - André Provost
Monday, January 11, 2010
Sighting for Monday January 11th
Chateauguay, rue Flanagan: Merlin (Faucon émerillon) - Tom Long
Montreal
A little after 1:00pm,today, there were two Red-Tailed Hawks (Buse à queue rousse) circling over the grain elevators in the Port of Montreal between McGill street and the Peel Basin of the Lachine canal - Mark Tomalty
Montreal
A little after 1:00pm,today, there were two Red-Tailed Hawks (Buse à queue rousse) circling over the grain elevators in the Port of Montreal between McGill street and the Peel Basin of the Lachine canal - Mark Tomalty
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Sightings for Sunday January 10th
Chateauguay, rue Flanagan: Merlin (Faucon émerillon) - T. Long
Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Morgan Arboretum: The Barred owl (Chouette rayée) that Betsy reported a few days ago is showing very well today close to the sugar shack ... we have posted some photographs at http://sparroworks.ca/journal/
As Betsy said, it is not at all fazed by people looking at it but because it is so close to a trail (snowshoe trail) please be careful in the area ... it looks like it is sticking around. The photos I posted were taken with a Canon G9, no need for the big lenses and mice. - R. Gregson
Quebec, Domaine Maizerets: 1 Great horned owl, 1 White-throated sparrow, 2 White-breasted nuthatch, 1 Hairy wood pecker, 30 House finch, 12 Black-capped chickadees
1 Grand-duc d'Amérique, 1 Bruant à gorge blanche, 2 Sittelles à poitrine blanche, 1 Pic chevelu, 30 Roselins familiers, 12 Mésanges à tête noire - Laval Roy & Anne Déry
Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Morgan Arboretum: The Barred owl (Chouette rayée) that Betsy reported a few days ago is showing very well today close to the sugar shack ... we have posted some photographs at http://sparroworks.ca/journal/
As Betsy said, it is not at all fazed by people looking at it but because it is so close to a trail (snowshoe trail) please be careful in the area ... it looks like it is sticking around. The photos I posted were taken with a Canon G9, no need for the big lenses and mice. - R. Gregson
Quebec, Domaine Maizerets: 1 Great horned owl, 1 White-throated sparrow, 2 White-breasted nuthatch, 1 Hairy wood pecker, 30 House finch, 12 Black-capped chickadees
1 Grand-duc d'Amérique, 1 Bruant à gorge blanche, 2 Sittelles à poitrine blanche, 1 Pic chevelu, 30 Roselins familiers, 12 Mésanges à tête noire - Laval Roy & Anne Déry
Saturday, January 09, 2010
Sightings for Saturday January 9th
Quebec, Foret Montmorency: 20 Common redpolls, 30 White-winged crossbills, 20 Pine grosbeaks, 1 Pine siskin, 1 Gray jay, 5 Boreal chickadees, 3 Black-capped chickadees, 8 Red-breasted nuthatch, 1 Raven
20 Sizerins flammés, 30 Bec-croisés bifasciés, 20 Durbecs des sapins, 1 Tarin des pins, 1 Mésangeai du Canada, 5 Mésanges à tête brune, 3 Mésanges à tête noire, 8 Sittelles à poitrine rousse, 1 Grand Corbeau - Anne & Laval Roy
Mirabel, rang Ste-Marie: 200 Snow buntings (Bruants des Neiges)
rang St-Dominique: 11 Gray partridge (Perdrix grises) - Lucette d'Amours
St-Barthélemy: Six or Seven Snowy owls (Harfang des neiges) in the immediate area of the village - Chuck Kling
St-Clet area yesterday afternoon there were two Snowy Owls (Harfang des neiges). One was on the west side of Mteé Ste-Julie and one on the south side of Ch. Ste-Julie, both perched on distant high trees - P. Tarassoff
20 Sizerins flammés, 30 Bec-croisés bifasciés, 20 Durbecs des sapins, 1 Tarin des pins, 1 Mésangeai du Canada, 5 Mésanges à tête brune, 3 Mésanges à tête noire, 8 Sittelles à poitrine rousse, 1 Grand Corbeau - Anne & Laval Roy
Mirabel, rang Ste-Marie: 200 Snow buntings (Bruants des Neiges)
rang St-Dominique: 11 Gray partridge (Perdrix grises) - Lucette d'Amours
St-Barthélemy: Six or Seven Snowy owls (Harfang des neiges) in the immediate area of the village - Chuck Kling
St-Clet area yesterday afternoon there were two Snowy Owls (Harfang des neiges). One was on the west side of Mteé Ste-Julie and one on the south side of Ch. Ste-Julie, both perched on distant high trees - P. Tarassoff
Friday, January 08, 2010
Sightings for Friday January 8th
Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Morgan Arboretum
In the Arbo this morning, as our group was moving into the woods on the Main Trail, escorted by our usual complement of crows, a Barred Owl (Chouette rayée) suddenly swooped in and peered down at us for several minutes.
It was sharing the tree with one crow, who eyed the owl carefully but didn't say a word until the owl flew off towards Chalet Pruche. As soon as the owl was gone, needless to say, it started to caw to its friends. - B. McFarlane
In the Arbo this morning, as our group was moving into the woods on the Main Trail, escorted by our usual complement of crows, a Barred Owl (Chouette rayée) suddenly swooped in and peered down at us for several minutes.
It was sharing the tree with one crow, who eyed the owl carefully but didn't say a word until the owl flew off towards Chalet Pruche. As soon as the owl was gone, needless to say, it started to caw to its friends. - B. McFarlane
Sightings for Thursday January 7th
Boucherville: Great horned owl in the parc de la Frayère woods
grand duc d'Amérique dans le boisé du parc de la Frayère (Saulaie)
adult Bald eagle on "ile aux hérons" seen from the Sainte-Catherine, Recreo-parc
un pygargue à tête blanche adult sur l'ile aux hérons observé du Récréoparc de Sainte-Catherine - Pierre Lamontagne
Sightings for Tuesday January 5th
Mirabel: Gray partridge on rangs St-Dominique & Ste-Marie on one of the rangs the Partridge were in the yard of a house
Perdrix grises sur les 2 rangs (St-Dominique et Ste-Marie), sur un des 2 rangs les perdrix étaient dans la cour d'une maison - Alain Robert
grand duc d'Amérique dans le boisé du parc de la Frayère (Saulaie)
adult Bald eagle on "ile aux hérons" seen from the Sainte-Catherine, Recreo-parc
un pygargue à tête blanche adult sur l'ile aux hérons observé du Récréoparc de Sainte-Catherine - Pierre Lamontagne
Sightings for Tuesday January 5th
Mirabel: Gray partridge on rangs St-Dominique & Ste-Marie on one of the rangs the Partridge were in the yard of a house
Perdrix grises sur les 2 rangs (St-Dominique et Ste-Marie), sur un des 2 rangs les perdrix étaient dans la cour d'une maison - Alain Robert
Monday, January 04, 2010
Sightings for Sunday January 3rd
Boucherville, Boisé de la saulais: Great horned owl across from 1149 Marie-Victorin about 500' form the road. Also Robins, Chickadees, Creepers, 12 Waxwings (sp) to far to ID
Grand Duc en face du 1149 Marie-Victorin à environ 500' du chemin. Aussi: quelques Merles, Mésanges, Grimpereau, 12 Jaseurs SP= Trop loin. - Yvon Roy
Grand Duc en face du 1149 Marie-Victorin à environ 500' du chemin. Aussi: quelques Merles, Mésanges, Grimpereau, 12 Jaseurs SP= Trop loin. - Yvon Roy
Saturday, January 02, 2010
Sightings for Saturday January 2nd
Verdun, Île des Soeurs: Harlequin duck and a Barrow's goldeneye in from of the observation platform on Île des Soeurs southern point
Arlequin plongeur ainsi qu'un Garrot d'islande en face de la passerelle d'observation de la pointe sud de l'Île des Soeurs - Charles Ménard
Arlequin plongeur ainsi qu'un Garrot d'islande en face de la passerelle d'observation de la pointe sud de l'Île des Soeurs - Charles Ménard
Friday, January 01, 2010
Sightings for Friday January 1st
Our first yard birds for the New Year here on Flanagan in Chateauguay were: Cooper's hawk, American goldfinch, House finch, Dark-eyed junco, American crow, Blue jay, European starling, Black-capped chickadee, White-breasted nuthatch, Northern cardinal, House sparrow
Épervier de Cooper, Chardonneret jaune, Roselin familier, Junco ardoisé, Corneille d'Amérique, Geai bleu, Étourneau sansonnet, Mésange à tête noire, Sittelle à poitrine blanche, Cardinal rouge, Moineau domestique - Thomas Long
Montreal: A lovely start to a Bigby year: I was just out of the house (NDG) when a Peregrine falcon (Faucon pèlerin), probably female, skimmed like a stealth bomber over the treetops, going south over Somerled up Hingston and out of sight. - Sylvia Wees
Saint-Clet, rang Saint-Emmanuel: a small flock of Wild turkeys fed close to the road because a resident has several feeders on his property adjacent to a small wooded area. also Blue Jays, Tree Sparrows, and Chickadees, Juncos
un petit troupeau de Dindons sauvages s'alimentaient près de la route et pour cause: un résidant a plusieurs mangeoires sur sa propriété jouxtant un petit boisé. Ça valsait de Geais bleus, de Bruants hudsoniens, de mésanges, de juncos...
Saint-Lazare: at the pinery - Red-breasted nuthatch, Brown Creepers, Black-capped chickadees
À la pinède, Sittelles à poitrine rousse, Grimpereaux bruns et de Mésanges à tête noire.
rang Saint-Guillaume: Wild turkeys (Dindons sauvage)
Sainte-Marthe, 3rd rang: Snowy owl on the roof of a barn between montée Bertrand & montée Sainte-Julie
Harfang des neiges bien posté sur le toit d'un grange sur le 3e Rang entre les montées Bertrand et Sainte-Julie - Sylvain Mathieu
Épervier de Cooper, Chardonneret jaune, Roselin familier, Junco ardoisé, Corneille d'Amérique, Geai bleu, Étourneau sansonnet, Mésange à tête noire, Sittelle à poitrine blanche, Cardinal rouge, Moineau domestique - Thomas Long
Montreal: A lovely start to a Bigby year: I was just out of the house (NDG) when a Peregrine falcon (Faucon pèlerin), probably female, skimmed like a stealth bomber over the treetops, going south over Somerled up Hingston and out of sight. - Sylvia Wees
Saint-Clet, rang Saint-Emmanuel: a small flock of Wild turkeys fed close to the road because a resident has several feeders on his property adjacent to a small wooded area. also Blue Jays, Tree Sparrows, and Chickadees, Juncos
un petit troupeau de Dindons sauvages s'alimentaient près de la route et pour cause: un résidant a plusieurs mangeoires sur sa propriété jouxtant un petit boisé. Ça valsait de Geais bleus, de Bruants hudsoniens, de mésanges, de juncos...
Saint-Lazare: at the pinery - Red-breasted nuthatch, Brown Creepers, Black-capped chickadees
À la pinède, Sittelles à poitrine rousse, Grimpereaux bruns et de Mésanges à tête noire.
rang Saint-Guillaume: Wild turkeys (Dindons sauvage)
Sainte-Marthe, 3rd rang: Snowy owl on the roof of a barn between montée Bertrand & montée Sainte-Julie
Harfang des neiges bien posté sur le toit d'un grange sur le 3e Rang entre les montées Bertrand et Sainte-Julie - Sylvain Mathieu
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Verdun, Ile des Soeurs: Obsevation platform at the southern point of Ile des Soeurs - Harlequin duck (m), 4 Barrow's goldeneye (m), 2 Bald eagles an adult and an immature
En face à la plateforme de la pointe sud de l'île des Sœurs, j'ai revu l'Arlequin plongeur mâle, 4 Garrots d'Islande mâles et 2 Pygargues à tête blanche, un adulte et un immature - Pierre Bannon
Mirabel
rang Ste-Marie: 11 Gray partridge. Behind a white & blue house there is a tree with a large flock of Snow buntings - Lucette dAmours - American kestrel - Johanne Paquette
11 belles Perdrix grises. Derrière une maison blanche et bleue, il y avait un arbre où un gros 'flock' de Bruants des neiges - Lucette d'Amours - Crécerelle d'Amérique - Johanne Paquette
rang St-Dominique: 7 Wild turkeys (Dindons sauvages) - Lucette d'Amours
En face à la plateforme de la pointe sud de l'île des Sœurs, j'ai revu l'Arlequin plongeur mâle, 4 Garrots d'Islande mâles et 2 Pygargues à tête blanche, un adulte et un immature - Pierre Bannon
Mirabel
rang Ste-Marie: 11 Gray partridge. Behind a white & blue house there is a tree with a large flock of Snow buntings - Lucette dAmours - American kestrel - Johanne Paquette
11 belles Perdrix grises. Derrière une maison blanche et bleue, il y avait un arbre où un gros 'flock' de Bruants des neiges - Lucette d'Amours - Crécerelle d'Amérique - Johanne Paquette
rang St-Dominique: 7 Wild turkeys (Dindons sauvages) - Lucette d'Amours
Sightings for Wednesday December 30th
St-Marc-sur-Richelieu, across from 431 Richelieu, just before the village – Bald eagle (Pygargue à tête blanche) adult male feeding on a mallard, out on the frozen river. Noted also: 3 Red-winged blackbirds (Carouge à épaulettes) still feeding at feeders, around same address - David Stobbe
Côte-Ste-Catherine: 1 Wood duck, 2 Barrow's goldeneye + 1 Common X Barrow's goldeneye hybrid, 1 Bufflehead (m), 5 Gadwall, 3 American wigeon, 2 Northern pintails, 3 Iceland gulls & 1 Glaugouc gull
1 Canard branchu mâle, 2 Garrots d'Islande + 1 hybride Garrot à oeil d'or X Garrot d'Islande, 1 Petit Garrot (mâle), 5 Canards chipeaux, 3 Canards d'Amérique, 2 Canards pilets, 3 Goélands arctiques et 1 Goéland bourgmestre - Pierre Bannon, Raymond Belhumeur, Diane Demers & Samuel Denault
Vaudreuil-Dorion: 11 Wild turkeys - Cité des jeunes, south side west of boul. Harwood in a field
Cité des jeunes dans le champ du côté sud et à l'ouest du boul Harwood, il y avait 11 dindons sauvages - Michel Juteau
Côte-Ste-Catherine: 1 Wood duck, 2 Barrow's goldeneye + 1 Common X Barrow's goldeneye hybrid, 1 Bufflehead (m), 5 Gadwall, 3 American wigeon, 2 Northern pintails, 3 Iceland gulls & 1 Glaugouc gull
1 Canard branchu mâle, 2 Garrots d'Islande + 1 hybride Garrot à oeil d'or X Garrot d'Islande, 1 Petit Garrot (mâle), 5 Canards chipeaux, 3 Canards d'Amérique, 2 Canards pilets, 3 Goélands arctiques et 1 Goéland bourgmestre - Pierre Bannon, Raymond Belhumeur, Diane Demers & Samuel Denault
Vaudreuil-Dorion: 11 Wild turkeys - Cité des jeunes, south side west of boul. Harwood in a field
Cité des jeunes dans le champ du côté sud et à l'ouest du boul Harwood, il y avait 11 dindons sauvages - Michel Juteau
Monday, December 28, 2009
Sightings for Monday December 28th
Mirabel, chemin Ste-Marie: 40 Snow buntings, 2 Lapland longspurs
40 Bruants des neiges, 2 Bruants Lapon
Ste-Dominique: 8 Wild turkeys, 11 Gray partridge, 33 Snow buntings
8 Dindons sauvage, 11 Perdrix grise, 33 Bruants des neiges
Chemin Cote-des-Saints: 50 Snow buntings, Red-tailed hawk
50 Bruants des neiges, une Buse à queue rosse - Marc Boisvert
40 Bruants des neiges, 2 Bruants Lapon
Ste-Dominique: 8 Wild turkeys, 11 Gray partridge, 33 Snow buntings
8 Dindons sauvage, 11 Perdrix grise, 33 Bruants des neiges
Chemin Cote-des-Saints: 50 Snow buntings, Red-tailed hawk
50 Bruants des neiges, une Buse à queue rosse - Marc Boisvert
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Sightings for Saturday December 26th
Verdun, Ile des Soeurs: Obsevation platform at the southern point of Ile des Soeurs. I relocated the (male) Harlequin duck I discovered on December 19th. A big surprise was the number of Barrow's Goldeneye, 4 males and a female. The usual other species were found: 50 Canada geese, 100's Common goleneye, Common merganser, Mallards Black ducks, Herring and Great black-backed gulls. Also a Song Sparrow in the phragmites beside the river.
Je suis allé inspecter le fleuve à partir de la plate-forme d'observation à la pointe sud de l'île des Sœurs. J'y ai retrouvé le mâle Arlequin plongeur que j'avais découvert le 19 décembre dernier. À ma grande surprise, il y avait aussi un nombre étonnant de Garrots d'Islande pour l'endroit, soit 4 mâles et une femelle. Sinon, on y retrouvait les espèces habituelles: une cinquantaine de Bernaches du Canada, quelques centaines de Garrots à œil d'or, Grands Harles, Canards colverts, Canards noirs, Goélands argentés et marins. Aussi, un Bruant chanteur dans les phragmites au bord du fleuve. - Pierre Bannon
Je suis allé inspecter le fleuve à partir de la plate-forme d'observation à la pointe sud de l'île des Sœurs. J'y ai retrouvé le mâle Arlequin plongeur que j'avais découvert le 19 décembre dernier. À ma grande surprise, il y avait aussi un nombre étonnant de Garrots d'Islande pour l'endroit, soit 4 mâles et une femelle. Sinon, on y retrouvait les espèces habituelles: une cinquantaine de Bernaches du Canada, quelques centaines de Garrots à œil d'or, Grands Harles, Canards colverts, Canards noirs, Goélands argentés et marins. Aussi, un Bruant chanteur dans les phragmites au bord du fleuve. - Pierre Bannon
Sightings for Friday December 25th
barrage de Beauharnois (dam): 1200 Gulls and a Double-crested cormorant, 1 Lesser black-backed gull, 25 Iceland gulls and 5 or 6 Glaucous gulls
1200 goélands ainsi qu'un Cormoran à aigrettes. 1 Goéland brun adulte, 25 Goélands arctiques et 5 ou 6 Goélands bourgmestres - Monique Groulx, Samuel Denault
Côte-Ste-Catherine: Around 4 pm when finally more than a thousand gulls arrived for the night. I quickly detected two other Lesser black-backed gulls (adult) and 120 Ring-billed gulls
vers 16h00 où finalement plus d'un millier de goélands arrivent pour y passer la nuit. Je détecte rapidement deux autres Goélands bruns adulte et encore 120 Goélands à bec cerclé - Samuel Denault
Mirabel, rang st-dominique: 8 Wild turkeys at the corner of St-Dominique & Ste-Marie, dozens of Snow buntings, 11 Gray partridge
8 Dindons Sauvage au coin de St-Dominique et Ste-Marie, des dixaines de Bruant des neiges, 11 perdrix grise - Benoit Moreau
Montréal, Ile-Ste-Hélène: 2 Peregrine falcons one on a lampost and the other on top of the Calder Monument, waiting and calling for a Great horned owl to fly again. He is well hidden in a large spruce not really wanting to leave.
2 Faucons Pélerin un sur un lampadaire et l'autre tout en haut du Monument Kalder, qui attendait en criant que le Grand-Duc s'envole de nouveau. Celui-ci était bien caché dans une grande Épinette et je suppose qu'il n'avait pas tellement envie de sortir de là !!!! - Lucette d'Amours
Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel: I obsevered 3 Short-earred owls hunting on Ile du Moine, around 3:45 this afternoon
j'ai observé 3 Hiboux des marais qui chassaient sur l'île du Moine, vers 15h45, cet après-midi. - André Lacasse, Eve-Lyne Samson
1200 goélands ainsi qu'un Cormoran à aigrettes. 1 Goéland brun adulte, 25 Goélands arctiques et 5 ou 6 Goélands bourgmestres - Monique Groulx, Samuel Denault
Côte-Ste-Catherine: Around 4 pm when finally more than a thousand gulls arrived for the night. I quickly detected two other Lesser black-backed gulls (adult) and 120 Ring-billed gulls
vers 16h00 où finalement plus d'un millier de goélands arrivent pour y passer la nuit. Je détecte rapidement deux autres Goélands bruns adulte et encore 120 Goélands à bec cerclé - Samuel Denault
Mirabel, rang st-dominique: 8 Wild turkeys at the corner of St-Dominique & Ste-Marie, dozens of Snow buntings, 11 Gray partridge
8 Dindons Sauvage au coin de St-Dominique et Ste-Marie, des dixaines de Bruant des neiges, 11 perdrix grise - Benoit Moreau
Montréal, Ile-Ste-Hélène: 2 Peregrine falcons one on a lampost and the other on top of the Calder Monument, waiting and calling for a Great horned owl to fly again. He is well hidden in a large spruce not really wanting to leave.
2 Faucons Pélerin un sur un lampadaire et l'autre tout en haut du Monument Kalder, qui attendait en criant que le Grand-Duc s'envole de nouveau. Celui-ci était bien caché dans une grande Épinette et je suppose qu'il n'avait pas tellement envie de sortir de là !!!! - Lucette d'Amours
Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel: I obsevered 3 Short-earred owls hunting on Ile du Moine, around 3:45 this afternoon
j'ai observé 3 Hiboux des marais qui chassaient sur l'île du Moine, vers 15h45, cet après-midi. - André Lacasse, Eve-Lyne Samson
Friday, December 25, 2009
Sightings for Thursday December 24th
Compton, chemin Dion: 2 Bald eagles seen perched in the area of the white and green house. In the corn field about 100 American crows. Plus a Red-tailed hawk flew by.
2 Pygargue à tête blanche revenus et toujours perchés dans le secteur de la maison blanche et verte. Environs 100 corneilles se tenaient dans les champs de maïs non récoltés. Une buse à queue rousse est passé - Bruno Courtemanche
Forestville, route 138: Nothern hawk owl near the rivière aux Pins (river) at Baie Laval (bay)
Chouette Épervière près de la rivière aux Pins à Baie Laval - Yves Fabe
Quebec, Domaine Maizerets: Great horned owl (Grand duc) - Bruno Tremblay
2 Pygargue à tête blanche revenus et toujours perchés dans le secteur de la maison blanche et verte. Environs 100 corneilles se tenaient dans les champs de maïs non récoltés. Une buse à queue rousse est passé - Bruno Courtemanche
Forestville, route 138: Nothern hawk owl near the rivière aux Pins (river) at Baie Laval (bay)
Chouette Épervière près de la rivière aux Pins à Baie Laval - Yves Fabe
Quebec, Domaine Maizerets: Great horned owl (Grand duc) - Bruno Tremblay
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Hudson Christmas bird Count
The next CBC in the Hudson area will take place on Sunday 3 January 2010
The count takes place in the area shown on this map
Interested in taking part? Then contact the compiler, Alison Bentley at 450-458-8076 or by email at alison.bentley@sympatico.ca
The Hudson CBC will require about 50-60 keen people in the field, split into 17 different parties. Team leaders from last year will be receiving a list of previous volunteers and are asked to contact them to confirm involvement. We are always looking for new observers; please let me know if you would like to be assigned a group. People who requested a change of route last year should contact me ASAP, so that we can discuss options.
The Count area stretches from Île Perrot west to partway up Mont Rigaud and from Valleyfield north to Oka. There are many different habitats and both walking and driving options are available.
Once the birds have been counted we will meet together to compile the results, eat chili and soup and enjoy each other's company! Contributions of supplementary foodstuffs are always welcome. This year the post count get-together will not be at the Bentley’s as originally intended but at the Kinsman’s at 112 Oakland in Hudson, Tel 450-458-5183..
Please contact Alison Bentley if you have any questions or would like to volunteer
The count takes place in the area shown on this map
Interested in taking part? Then contact the compiler, Alison Bentley at 450-458-8076 or by email at alison.bentley@sympatico.ca
The Hudson CBC will require about 50-60 keen people in the field, split into 17 different parties. Team leaders from last year will be receiving a list of previous volunteers and are asked to contact them to confirm involvement. We are always looking for new observers; please let me know if you would like to be assigned a group. People who requested a change of route last year should contact me ASAP, so that we can discuss options.
The Count area stretches from Île Perrot west to partway up Mont Rigaud and from Valleyfield north to Oka. There are many different habitats and both walking and driving options are available.
Once the birds have been counted we will meet together to compile the results, eat chili and soup and enjoy each other's company! Contributions of supplementary foodstuffs are always welcome. This year the post count get-together will not be at the Bentley’s as originally intended but at the Kinsman’s at 112 Oakland in Hudson, Tel 450-458-5183..
Please contact Alison Bentley if you have any questions or would like to volunteer
Monday, December 21, 2009
Sightings for Monday December 21st
Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel: Short-earred owl across from 2314 du chemin du Chenail-du-moine
Hibou des marais à 16h35, en face du 2314 du chemin du Chenail-du-moine - Jacques Héneault, Mechel Bertrand
Kahnawake: 1 Wild turkey (Dindon sauvage) was seen in a differant field beside hwy 30 today - T. Long
Hibou des marais à 16h35, en face du 2314 du chemin du Chenail-du-moine - Jacques Héneault, Mechel Bertrand
Kahnawake: 1 Wild turkey (Dindon sauvage) was seen in a differant field beside hwy 30 today - T. Long
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Sightings for Sunday December 20th
Dundee, Réserve nationale de faune du Lac St-François: Bald eagle (Pygargue à tête blanche) - M-F Guérin - click photo to enlarge
St Lambert, near the corner of Merton and Logan streets: Great Horned Owl (Grand duc) sitting well out in the open about 40 feet up in a maple. Was there for at least four hours and somehow endured a constant mobbing by crows, blue jays, and a couple of Hairy woodpeckers - Mark Tomalty
Kahnawake: In the middle of a field beside hwy 30 1 Wild turkey (Dindon sauvage) - T. Long, S. Veysey
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Lachenaie, rue Charles-Aubert: Barred owl beside a stream
1 Chouette rayée sur le bord d'un ruisseau
chemin de la cabane Ronde: Northern saw-whet owl hidden in a bush beside the stream
1 Petite Nyctale tout juste avant les premières maisons, cachées dans un arbuste sur le bord du ruisseau
at the end of rue St-Denis: Shorth-earred owl
1 Hibou des marais au bout de la rue St-Denis
Repentigny, rue des Gouverneurs: 1 Eastern screech owl (Petit-duc maculé) - Stéphane Guimond, Yvon Roy, Samuel Denault
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St Lambert, near the corner of Merton and Logan streets: Great Horned Owl (Grand duc) sitting well out in the open about 40 feet up in a maple. Was there for at least four hours and somehow endured a constant mobbing by crows, blue jays, and a couple of Hairy woodpeckers - Mark Tomalty
Kahnawake: In the middle of a field beside hwy 30 1 Wild turkey (Dindon sauvage) - T. Long, S. Veysey
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Lachenaie, rue Charles-Aubert: Barred owl beside a stream
1 Chouette rayée sur le bord d'un ruisseau
chemin de la cabane Ronde: Northern saw-whet owl hidden in a bush beside the stream
1 Petite Nyctale tout juste avant les premières maisons, cachées dans un arbuste sur le bord du ruisseau
at the end of rue St-Denis: Shorth-earred owl
1 Hibou des marais au bout de la rue St-Denis
Repentigny, rue des Gouverneurs: 1 Eastern screech owl (Petit-duc maculé) - Stéphane Guimond, Yvon Roy, Samuel Denault
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Saturday, December 19, 2009
Sightings for Saturday December 19th
barrage de Beauharnois: Gulls - Ring-billed, Iceland, Herring, Glaucous, Great black-backed - I invite you to see a photo of a Glaucous and a Ring-billed gull
Goélands - à bec cerclé, arctique, argenté, bourgmestre, marin. - Je vous invite à regarder une photo qui montre un bourgmestre et un Goéland arctique - Régis Fortin
St-Barthélemy, rang St-Jacques: Snowy owl (Harfang des neiges), 3 Rough-legged hawks (Buse pattue)
rang Sainte-Thérèse, (near) près de la Montée de l'Ouest: Northern shrike (Pie grièche grise) - Michel Charette & Joana Dias
Goélands - à bec cerclé, arctique, argenté, bourgmestre, marin. - Je vous invite à regarder une photo qui montre un bourgmestre et un Goéland arctique - Régis Fortin
St-Barthélemy, rang St-Jacques: Snowy owl (Harfang des neiges), 3 Rough-legged hawks (Buse pattue)
rang Sainte-Thérèse, (near) près de la Montée de l'Ouest: Northern shrike (Pie grièche grise) - Michel Charette & Joana Dias
Friday, December 18, 2009
Sightings for Friday December 18th
barrage de Beauharnois (dam): At the end of the day between 1500 & 2000 Gulls were at the Beauharnois dam, just like the good old days. There was a Lesser black-backed gull (juv), a dozen Iceland gulls and 3 or 4 Glaucous gulls. There were only about a dozen Ring-billed gulls. The rest of the gulls were Herring and Great black-backed gulls at about a thousand each.
en fin de journée entre 1500 et 2000 goélands au barrage de Beauharnois, comme dans le bon vieux temps... Il y avait entre autre un Goéland brun juvénile, une dizaine de Goélands arctiques et 3 ou 4 Goélands bourgmestres. Il restait seulement une dizaine de Goélands à bec cerclé. Les nombres de marins et d'argentés étaient sensiblement les mêmes avec près d'un millier d'individu pour chacune des deux espèces - Samuel Denault
en fin de journée entre 1500 et 2000 goélands au barrage de Beauharnois, comme dans le bon vieux temps... Il y avait entre autre un Goéland brun juvénile, une dizaine de Goélands arctiques et 3 ou 4 Goélands bourgmestres. Il restait seulement une dizaine de Goélands à bec cerclé. Les nombres de marins et d'argentés étaient sensiblement les mêmes avec près d'un millier d'individu pour chacune des deux espèces - Samuel Denault
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Sightings for Tuesday December 15th
Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) at roughly the same spot as a couple of weeks ago--on Ste. Julie between St. Clet and St. Justine, just to the east of the llama farm, at the top of a tree on the other side of the road. It was getting dark and the bird was preening itself. - Betsy
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Sightings for Sunday December 13th
Sherbrooke, 1170 rue François-Casey: Summer tanager - take rue Bowen then rue Trudel the street is across from église Marie-Reine (church)
Piranga vermillon - Pour se rendre, on prend la rue Bowen puis la rue Trudel. Cette rue est en face de l'église Marie-Reine - Benoît Turgeon
Montréal, Île Sainte-Hélène: a Yellow-rumped warbler and some Golden-crowned kinglets. At the river on the north side of the island a Common loon
une Paruline à croupion jaune et quelques Roitelets à couronne dorée. Sur le Fleuve, à partir du côté nord de l’île, on pouvait observer un Plongeon huart
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au barrage de Beauharnois (dam): at the islet about 500 gulls were on the river. I found a Lesser blacked gull adult, an Iceland gull 1st winter, plus an adult and 5 Great black-backed gulls. The rest of the group were 50\50 Herrring and Ring-billed gulls. I walked the bridge to see the gulls near the dam and found 2 more Iceland gulls 1st winter.
Je me suis d’abord intéressée à un îlot d’environ 500 goélands posé sur le fleuve. J’y ai trouvé un Goéland brun adulte un Goéland arctique de premier hiver, un Goéland arctique adulte et 5 Goélands marins. Le reste du groupe semblait composé moitié-moitié de Goélands argentés et de Goélands à bec cerclé. Puis, j’ai marché sur le pont pour observer les goélands se trouvant près du barrage: encore deux autres Goélands arctiques de 1er hiver - Diane Demers
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East Farnham: Gray catbird about 1,000 ft west of chemin Hallé & Nord
un Moqueur chat à East Farnham, plus précisément à environ 1000 pi. à l'ouest des chemin Hallé et Nord - Suzanne Labbé
Pointe-au-Père: Around 3 pm today, a Snowy Owl was at the end of the wharf Pointe-au-Père. While I watched, something caught his attention, which inevitably drew mine. I then saw 2 Purple sandpipers in flight that passed close to the Snowy. Earlier in the day a Bald eagle adult was seen along the rivière Rimouski near parc Beausejour (park)
Vers 15h aujourd'hui, un Harfang des neiges était bien installé au bout du quai de Pointe-au-Père. Alors que je le regardais, quelque chose a attiré son attention, ce qui inévitablement a attiré la mienne. J'ai alors pu apecevoir 2 bécasseaux violets en vol qui sont passés tout près du Harfang. Plus tôt dans la journée un Pygargue à tête blanche adulte a été aperçu le long de la rivière rimouski, près du parc Beauséjour - Alexandre Anctil
Piranga vermillon - Pour se rendre, on prend la rue Bowen puis la rue Trudel. Cette rue est en face de l'église Marie-Reine - Benoît Turgeon
Montréal, Île Sainte-Hélène: a Yellow-rumped warbler and some Golden-crowned kinglets. At the river on the north side of the island a Common loon
une Paruline à croupion jaune et quelques Roitelets à couronne dorée. Sur le Fleuve, à partir du côté nord de l’île, on pouvait observer un Plongeon huart
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au barrage de Beauharnois (dam): at the islet about 500 gulls were on the river. I found a Lesser blacked gull adult, an Iceland gull 1st winter, plus an adult and 5 Great black-backed gulls. The rest of the group were 50\50 Herrring and Ring-billed gulls. I walked the bridge to see the gulls near the dam and found 2 more Iceland gulls 1st winter.
Je me suis d’abord intéressée à un îlot d’environ 500 goélands posé sur le fleuve. J’y ai trouvé un Goéland brun adulte un Goéland arctique de premier hiver, un Goéland arctique adulte et 5 Goélands marins. Le reste du groupe semblait composé moitié-moitié de Goélands argentés et de Goélands à bec cerclé. Puis, j’ai marché sur le pont pour observer les goélands se trouvant près du barrage: encore deux autres Goélands arctiques de 1er hiver - Diane Demers
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East Farnham: Gray catbird about 1,000 ft west of chemin Hallé & Nord
un Moqueur chat à East Farnham, plus précisément à environ 1000 pi. à l'ouest des chemin Hallé et Nord - Suzanne Labbé
Pointe-au-Père: Around 3 pm today, a Snowy Owl was at the end of the wharf Pointe-au-Père. While I watched, something caught his attention, which inevitably drew mine. I then saw 2 Purple sandpipers in flight that passed close to the Snowy. Earlier in the day a Bald eagle adult was seen along the rivière Rimouski near parc Beausejour (park)
Vers 15h aujourd'hui, un Harfang des neiges était bien installé au bout du quai de Pointe-au-Père. Alors que je le regardais, quelque chose a attiré son attention, ce qui inévitablement a attiré la mienne. J'ai alors pu apecevoir 2 bécasseaux violets en vol qui sont passés tout près du Harfang. Plus tôt dans la journée un Pygargue à tête blanche adulte a été aperçu le long de la rivière rimouski, près du parc Beauséjour - Alexandre Anctil
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Sightings for Monday December 8th
bassin de Chambly (basin): 1 Cackling goose with 1000's of Canada geese. Near the bridge for hwy. 112 Ring-neckeck duck (f), 2 American wigeon, 1 Barrow's goldeneye
une Bernache de Hutchins parmi les milliers de Bernaches. Près du pont de la 112 à Chambly, j'observe une femelle Fuligule à collier, deux Canards d'Amérique et un Garrot d'Islande
St-Basile-le-Grand, chemin des Trente: Barnacle goose with 2000 Canada geese in the field just north of the compost site, Brant goose with 500 Canada geese beside the river on hwy. 233 between the access road for the water treatment pond and les Maison Pur Énergie
Bernache nonnette parmi 2000 bernaches, dans le champ tout juste au nord du site de compostage. Bernache cravant broutant l'herbe parmi 500 bernaches sur le bord de la rivière sur la 223 entre le chemin d'accès pour les étangs d'épuration et les Maison Pur Énergie à St-Basile-le-Grand - Samuel Denault
near Trois-Rivières (NICOLET) southshore of St-Lawrence River: Bald eagle (Pygargue à tête blanche) - Manon Deshaies
une Bernache de Hutchins parmi les milliers de Bernaches. Près du pont de la 112 à Chambly, j'observe une femelle Fuligule à collier, deux Canards d'Amérique et un Garrot d'Islande
St-Basile-le-Grand, chemin des Trente: Barnacle goose with 2000 Canada geese in the field just north of the compost site, Brant goose with 500 Canada geese beside the river on hwy. 233 between the access road for the water treatment pond and les Maison Pur Énergie
Bernache nonnette parmi 2000 bernaches, dans le champ tout juste au nord du site de compostage. Bernache cravant broutant l'herbe parmi 500 bernaches sur le bord de la rivière sur la 223 entre le chemin d'accès pour les étangs d'épuration et les Maison Pur Énergie à St-Basile-le-Grand - Samuel Denault
near Trois-Rivières (NICOLET) southshore of St-Lawrence River: Bald eagle (Pygargue à tête blanche) - Manon Deshaies
Monday, December 07, 2009
Sightings for Monday December 7th
Sherbrooke, 1170 rue François-Casey: Summer tanager - take rue Bowen then rue Trudel the street is across from église Marie-Reine (church)
Piranga vermillon - Pour se rendre, on prend la rue Bowen puis la rue Trudel. Cette rue est en face de l'église Marie-Reine - Michel Pilon
Montréal, Île Sainte-Hélène: 19 species - Gadwall, American wigeon, Black duck, Mallard, Ring-billed gull, Great black-backed gull, Rock pigeon, Downy woodpecker, Hairy woodpecker, Black-capped chickadee, Tufted titmouse, White-breasted nuthatch, Brown creeper, Golden-crowned kinglet, Yellow-rumped warbler, Northern cardinal, American goldfinch, House sparrow
3 Parulines à croupion jaune deux près de la Tour de Lévis et une près de la sortie du métro. Au total 19 espèces: Canard chipeau (6), Canard d'Amérique (2), Canard noir (1), Canard colvert (14), Goéland à bec cerclé (6), Goéland marin (1), Pigeon biset (12), Pic mineur (9), Pic chevelu (5), Corneille d'Amérique (4), Mésange à tête noire (40), Mésange bicolore (1), Sittelle à poitrine blanche (4), Grimpereau brun (7), Roitelet à couronne dorée (3), Paruline à croupion jaune (3), Cardinal rouge (1), Chardonneret jaune (1), Moineau domestique (2) - Daniel Lepage
Piranga vermillon - Pour se rendre, on prend la rue Bowen puis la rue Trudel. Cette rue est en face de l'église Marie-Reine - Michel Pilon
Montréal, Île Sainte-Hélène: 19 species - Gadwall, American wigeon, Black duck, Mallard, Ring-billed gull, Great black-backed gull, Rock pigeon, Downy woodpecker, Hairy woodpecker, Black-capped chickadee, Tufted titmouse, White-breasted nuthatch, Brown creeper, Golden-crowned kinglet, Yellow-rumped warbler, Northern cardinal, American goldfinch, House sparrow
3 Parulines à croupion jaune deux près de la Tour de Lévis et une près de la sortie du métro. Au total 19 espèces: Canard chipeau (6), Canard d'Amérique (2), Canard noir (1), Canard colvert (14), Goéland à bec cerclé (6), Goéland marin (1), Pigeon biset (12), Pic mineur (9), Pic chevelu (5), Corneille d'Amérique (4), Mésange à tête noire (40), Mésange bicolore (1), Sittelle à poitrine blanche (4), Grimpereau brun (7), Roitelet à couronne dorée (3), Paruline à croupion jaune (3), Cardinal rouge (1), Chardonneret jaune (1), Moineau domestique (2) - Daniel Lepage
Sunday, December 06, 2009
Sightings for Sunday December 6th
Sacré-Coeur: 1 Northern hawk owl near the Ferme 5 étoiles (farm)
1 Chouette épervière près de la Ferme 5 étoiles - Renaud Pintiaux
bassin de Chambly (basin): despite the chilly wind this morning we were able to obser
ve - 1 Barnacle goose, 1 Brant goose, 4 Cackling goose, 4,000 Canada geese, 12 Snow geese, 1 Bald eagle, 4 Bonaparte's gull plus many of the regular species
En dépit d'un vent mordant quelque peu inconfortable, on pouvait observer sur le plan d'eau du bassin de Chambly: Bernache nonnette (1), Bernache cravant (1), Bernache de Hutchins (4), Bernache du Canada (4 000), Oie des neiges (12), Pygargue à tête blanche (1), Mouette de Bonaparte (4) et plusieurs autres espèces communes - Raymond Belhumeur - click photo to enlarge
Quebec, domaine de Maizeret: albino Black-capped chickadee, Barred owl
un jolie Mésange albinos. J'ai pu également observer et photographier une Chouette rayée - Jean Clavet
Sherbrooke, 1170 rue François-Casey: Summer tanager - take rue Bowen then rue Trudel the street is across from église Marie-Reine (church)
Piranga vermillon - Pour se rendre, on prend la rue Bowen puis la rue Trudel. Cette rue est en face de l'église Marie-Reine - Gilles Lacroix
1 Chouette épervière près de la Ferme 5 étoiles - Renaud Pintiaux
bassin de Chambly (basin): despite the chilly wind this morning we were able to obser
ve - 1 Barnacle goose, 1 Brant goose, 4 Cackling goose, 4,000 Canada geese, 12 Snow geese, 1 Bald eagle, 4 Bonaparte's gull plus many of the regular speciesEn dépit d'un vent mordant quelque peu inconfortable, on pouvait observer sur le plan d'eau du bassin de Chambly: Bernache nonnette (1), Bernache cravant (1), Bernache de Hutchins (4), Bernache du Canada (4 000), Oie des neiges (12), Pygargue à tête blanche (1), Mouette de Bonaparte (4) et plusieurs autres espèces communes - Raymond Belhumeur - click photo to enlarge
Quebec, domaine de Maizeret: albino Black-capped chickadee, Barred owl
un jolie Mésange albinos. J'ai pu également observer et photographier une Chouette rayée - Jean Clavet
Sherbrooke, 1170 rue François-Casey: Summer tanager - take rue Bowen then rue Trudel the street is across from église Marie-Reine (church)
Piranga vermillon - Pour se rendre, on prend la rue Bowen puis la rue Trudel. Cette rue est en face de l'église Marie-Reine - Gilles Lacroix
Saturday, December 05, 2009
Sightings for Saturday December 5th
Verdun: across for the Douglas Hospital at 3 pm. A Red-throated loon was close by about twenty feet from shore. Also a Common loon, 11 Hooded mergansers, etc
en face de l’Hôpital Douglas à cet après-midi vers 15h00. Un Plongeon catmarin se tenait tout près, à une vingtaine de pieds de la rive. Également: un Plongeon huart, 11 Harles couronnés, etc. - Diane Demers
Montréal, Île Sainte-Hélène: 2 or 3 Yellow-rumped warblers, 1 Tufted titmouse, 4 Golden-crowned kinglets, 12 Brown creepers, 30-40 American goldfinch, 5 Dark-eyed juncos
2 ou 3 Parulines à croupion jaune, 1 Mésange bicolore. Parmi les autres espèces, 4 Roitelets à couronne dorée, une dizaine de Grimpereaux bruns, 30 à 40 Chardonnerets jaunes et 5 Juncos ardoisés. Les oiseaux étaient surtout concentrés entre la Poudrière et la tour de Lévis - Pierre Bannon
Danville, Étang Burbank: 10,000's Snow geese, (Oies des neiges) - Gilles Lacroix
Parc National de Plaisance: La Baie Noire sector & Thurso - Ring-billed gull, Mallard, Great blue heron, Canada geese, 6 Bald eagle, Red-shouldered hawk, Red-tailed hawk, Peregrine falcon, American kestrel, Hooded merganser, Common merganser, Green-winged teal, Bluejay, American crow, Common raven, White-breasted nuthatch, Black-capped chickadee, Hairy woodpecker, House sparrow
secteur de La Baie Noire et de Thurso. Goéland à bec cerclé, Canard colvert, Canard d'Amérique, Grand héron, Bernache du Canada (beaucoup), Pygargue à tête blanche (6), Buse à épaulettes, Buse à queue rousse, Faucon pèlerin, Crécerelle d'Amérique, Harle couronné, Harle huppé, Grand harle, Sarcelle d'hiver, Geai bleu, Corneille d'Amérique, Grand corbeau, Sittelle à poitrine blanche, Mésange à tête noire, Pic chevelu, Moineau domestique - Norman Auger
Victoriaville, réservoir Beaudet: 125,000 Snow geese, Canada geese, 1 Double-crested cormorant, Glaucous gulls, 5 Iceland gulls
125,000 Oies des neiges, Bernaches du Canada, 1 Cormoran à aigrette, Goélands bourgmestre, 5 Goéland artique - Claude Roy
Québec, 1652 de Bruyères: White-winged dove (Tourterelle à ailes blanches) - Nicholas Barden
en face de l’Hôpital Douglas à cet après-midi vers 15h00. Un Plongeon catmarin se tenait tout près, à une vingtaine de pieds de la rive. Également: un Plongeon huart, 11 Harles couronnés, etc. - Diane Demers
Montréal, Île Sainte-Hélène: 2 or 3 Yellow-rumped warblers, 1 Tufted titmouse, 4 Golden-crowned kinglets, 12 Brown creepers, 30-40 American goldfinch, 5 Dark-eyed juncos
2 ou 3 Parulines à croupion jaune, 1 Mésange bicolore. Parmi les autres espèces, 4 Roitelets à couronne dorée, une dizaine de Grimpereaux bruns, 30 à 40 Chardonnerets jaunes et 5 Juncos ardoisés. Les oiseaux étaient surtout concentrés entre la Poudrière et la tour de Lévis - Pierre Bannon
Danville, Étang Burbank: 10,000's Snow geese, (Oies des neiges) - Gilles Lacroix
Parc National de Plaisance: La Baie Noire sector & Thurso - Ring-billed gull, Mallard, Great blue heron, Canada geese, 6 Bald eagle, Red-shouldered hawk, Red-tailed hawk, Peregrine falcon, American kestrel, Hooded merganser, Common merganser, Green-winged teal, Bluejay, American crow, Common raven, White-breasted nuthatch, Black-capped chickadee, Hairy woodpecker, House sparrow
secteur de La Baie Noire et de Thurso. Goéland à bec cerclé, Canard colvert, Canard d'Amérique, Grand héron, Bernache du Canada (beaucoup), Pygargue à tête blanche (6), Buse à épaulettes, Buse à queue rousse, Faucon pèlerin, Crécerelle d'Amérique, Harle couronné, Harle huppé, Grand harle, Sarcelle d'hiver, Geai bleu, Corneille d'Amérique, Grand corbeau, Sittelle à poitrine blanche, Mésange à tête noire, Pic chevelu, Moineau domestique - Norman Auger
Victoriaville, réservoir Beaudet: 125,000 Snow geese, Canada geese, 1 Double-crested cormorant, Glaucous gulls, 5 Iceland gulls
125,000 Oies des neiges, Bernaches du Canada, 1 Cormoran à aigrette, Goélands bourgmestre, 5 Goéland artique - Claude Roy
Québec, 1652 de Bruyères: White-winged dove (Tourterelle à ailes blanches) - Nicholas Barden
Friday, December 04, 2009
Sightings for Friday December 4th
Chaateauguay, rivière Chateaugauy: Great egret (Grande aigrette) - Thomas Long
marais de Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois (marsh): Great egret (Grande aigrette)- Patrick Laniel
Sherbrooke, 1170 rue François-Casey: Summer tanager - take rue Bowen then rue Trudel the street is across from église Marie-Reine (church)
Piranga vermillon - Pour se rendre, on prend la rue Bowen puis la rue Trudel. Cette rue est en face de l'église Marie-Reine - Benoît Turgeon
St-Vallier: Before noon a Pacific loon in winter plumage was discovered by - Nathalie Boucher & Jean Bernier - was found again at the end of the day at the end of pointe Samson by - Gaétan Lord, Claude Deschênes, Olivier Barden, Maurice Raymond, Gérard Cyr who also found amongst the 25,000 Snow geese a Greater white-fronted goose and a Cackling goose
Une petite note pour vous mentionner la découverte du Plongeon du Pacifique, en plumage d'hiver, en avant-midi - Nathalie Boucher & Jean Bernier - retrouvé en fin de journée, juste au bout de la pointe Samson par - Gaétan Lord, Claude Deschênes, Olivier Barden, Maurice Raymond, Gérard Cyr - nous avons pu voir parmi les 25 000 Oie des neiges, une Oie rieuse et une Bernache de Hutchins.
Kamouraska: 2 Artic terns (Sterne arctique) - Nathalie Boucher & Jean Bernier
marais de Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois (marsh): Great egret (Grande aigrette)- Patrick Laniel
Sherbrooke, 1170 rue François-Casey: Summer tanager - take rue Bowen then rue Trudel the street is across from église Marie-Reine (church)
Piranga vermillon - Pour se rendre, on prend la rue Bowen puis la rue Trudel. Cette rue est en face de l'église Marie-Reine - Benoît Turgeon
St-Vallier: Before noon a Pacific loon in winter plumage was discovered by - Nathalie Boucher & Jean Bernier - was found again at the end of the day at the end of pointe Samson by - Gaétan Lord, Claude Deschênes, Olivier Barden, Maurice Raymond, Gérard Cyr who also found amongst the 25,000 Snow geese a Greater white-fronted goose and a Cackling goose
Une petite note pour vous mentionner la découverte du Plongeon du Pacifique, en plumage d'hiver, en avant-midi - Nathalie Boucher & Jean Bernier - retrouvé en fin de journée, juste au bout de la pointe Samson par - Gaétan Lord, Claude Deschênes, Olivier Barden, Maurice Raymond, Gérard Cyr - nous avons pu voir parmi les 25 000 Oie des neiges, une Oie rieuse et une Bernache de Hutchins.
Kamouraska: 2 Artic terns (Sterne arctique) - Nathalie Boucher & Jean Bernier
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Sightings for Wednesday December 2nd
Saint-Mathias-Sur-Richelieu: Barnacle Goose was still present in the middle of the bassin de Chambly (basin), at 14h30, with thousand of Canada Geese.
Bernache nonnette était encore présente vers 14h30, au milieu du bassin de Chambly, en compagnie de milliers de Bernaches du Canada. - Raymond Belhumeur -click photo to enlarge
Bernache nonnette était encore présente vers 14h30, au milieu du bassin de Chambly, en compagnie de milliers de Bernaches du Canada. - Raymond Belhumeur -click photo to enlarge
Sherbrooke, 1170 rue François-Casey: Summer tanager - take rue Bowen then rue Trudel the street is across from église Marie-Reine (church) - att. PRIVATE PROPERTY
Piranga vermillon - Pour se rendre, on prend la rue Bowen puis la rue Trudel. Cette rue est en face de l'église Marie-Reine. att. PROPRIÉTÉ PRIVÉE - Benoît Turgeon
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Québec, 1652 de Bruyères: White-winged dove (Tourterelle à ailes blanches) - Gaétan Paquet, Louis Imbeau, Daniel Gagné
St Joseph de Beauce, 600 rue Bellevue: Yellow-throated warbler (Paruline à gorge jaune) - Gaétan Paquet, Louis Imbeau, Daniel Gagné
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Sightings for Tuesday December 1st
Montréal, Île-St-Hélène: 30 Common merganser, 1 Barrow's goldeneye, 4 Hooded merganserm 3 Common loon, 1 Double-crested cormorant, Ring-billed gull, 8 Great black-backed gull, 1 Eastern screech owl, 5 Downy woodpecker, 1 Hairy woodpecker, 5 American crow, 1 Common raven, 20 Black-capped chickadee, 2 White-breasted nuthatch, 5 Brown creeper, European starling, House finch, 10 Goldfinch, 30 House sparrows
30 Garrots à œil d'or, 1 Garrot d'Islande, 4 Harles couronnés, 3 Plongeons huard, Cormoran à aigrettes, Goélands à bec cerclé, 8 Goélands marins, 1 Petit-duc maculé, 5 Pics mineurs, 1 Pic chevelu, 5 Corneilles d'Amérique, 1 Grand Corbeau, 20 Mésanges à tête noire, 2 Sittelles à poitrine blanche, 5 Grimpereaux bruns, Étourneaux sansonnets, Roselins familiers, 10 Chardonnerets jaunes, 30 Moineaux domestiques - Pierre Bannon
2 Golden-crowned kinglet, 1 Red-breasted merganser, 1 Cooper's hawk, 13 Gadwall, 10 American wigeon, 3 Black duck, 6 Brown creeper, 1 American robin, 3 Dark-eyed junco
2 Roitelets à couronne dorée, 1 Harle huppé, 1 Épervier de Cooper, 13 Canards Chipeau, 10 Canards d'Amérique, 3 Canards noir, 6 Grimpereaux, 1 Merle d'Amérique, 3 Juncos ardoisé - Lucette D'Amours
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Québec, 1652 de Bruyères: White-winged dove (Tourterelle à ailes blanches) - Nicholas barden, Lise Laflamme
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Sherbrooke, 1170 rue François-Casey: Summer tanager - take rue Bowen then rue Trudel the street is across from église Marie-Reine (church) - att. PRIVATE PROPERTY
Piranga vermillon - Pour se rendre, on prend la rue Bowen puis la rue Trudel. Cette rue est en face de l'église Marie-Reine. att. PROPRIÉTÉ PRIVÉE - Daniel Gagné, Mrs. Davis, Arne Rasmussen, Jean Laporte, Benoît Turgeon, Louise Lemoine
St Joseph de Beauce, 574 & 600 rue Bellevue: Yellow-throated warbler (Paruline à gorge jaune) - Guy Rouleau, Mrs. Davis, Arne Rasmussen, Jean Laporte, Benoît Turgeon, Louise Lemoine
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Quai de St-Mathias dock: Common merganser, Mallard, Ring-billed gull, Common goldeneye, Canada geese
Grands harle, Canards colvert, Goélands à bec cerclé, Garrots à oeil d'or, Bernaches du Canada
Chemin Richelieu: Greater white-fronted goose, Great black-backed gull, Herring gull, European starlings, American crows
Oie rieuse, Goélands marin, Goélands argenté, Étourneaux sansonnet, Corneilles d'Amérique
Fort de Chambly: Bonaparte's gull, Bluejay, Lesser scaup, Hooded merganser, Rock pigeon
Mouettes de Bonaparte, Geais bleu, Petits fuligule, Harles couronné, Pigeons biset
Île Ste-Thérèse, Canal de Chambly: Lesser black-backed gull, Great blue heron, Black ducks
Goéland brun, Grand héron, Canards noir
St-Jean, rue Cayer: Harlequin duck (m), Snow geese
Arlequin plongeur mâle,Oies des neiges - Gilles Ethier, Marcel Gauthier
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Danville, Étang Burbank: 8,000 Snow geese, Common merganser, Mallard
8,000 Oies des neiges, Grands Harles et Canards colvert- Gilles Lacroix
30 Garrots à œil d'or, 1 Garrot d'Islande, 4 Harles couronnés, 3 Plongeons huard, Cormoran à aigrettes, Goélands à bec cerclé, 8 Goélands marins, 1 Petit-duc maculé, 5 Pics mineurs, 1 Pic chevelu, 5 Corneilles d'Amérique, 1 Grand Corbeau, 20 Mésanges à tête noire, 2 Sittelles à poitrine blanche, 5 Grimpereaux bruns, Étourneaux sansonnets, Roselins familiers, 10 Chardonnerets jaunes, 30 Moineaux domestiques - Pierre Bannon
2 Golden-crowned kinglet, 1 Red-breasted merganser, 1 Cooper's hawk, 13 Gadwall, 10 American wigeon, 3 Black duck, 6 Brown creeper, 1 American robin, 3 Dark-eyed junco
2 Roitelets à couronne dorée, 1 Harle huppé, 1 Épervier de Cooper, 13 Canards Chipeau, 10 Canards d'Amérique, 3 Canards noir, 6 Grimpereaux, 1 Merle d'Amérique, 3 Juncos ardoisé - Lucette D'Amours
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Québec, 1652 de Bruyères: White-winged dove (Tourterelle à ailes blanches) - Nicholas barden, Lise Laflamme
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Sherbrooke, 1170 rue François-Casey: Summer tanager - take rue Bowen then rue Trudel the street is across from église Marie-Reine (church) - att. PRIVATE PROPERTY
Piranga vermillon - Pour se rendre, on prend la rue Bowen puis la rue Trudel. Cette rue est en face de l'église Marie-Reine. att. PROPRIÉTÉ PRIVÉE - Daniel Gagné, Mrs. Davis, Arne Rasmussen, Jean Laporte, Benoît Turgeon, Louise Lemoine
St Joseph de Beauce, 574 & 600 rue Bellevue: Yellow-throated warbler (Paruline à gorge jaune) - Guy Rouleau, Mrs. Davis, Arne Rasmussen, Jean Laporte, Benoît Turgeon, Louise Lemoine
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Quai de St-Mathias dock: Common merganser, Mallard, Ring-billed gull, Common goldeneye, Canada geese
Grands harle, Canards colvert, Goélands à bec cerclé, Garrots à oeil d'or, Bernaches du Canada
Chemin Richelieu: Greater white-fronted goose, Great black-backed gull, Herring gull, European starlings, American crows
Oie rieuse, Goélands marin, Goélands argenté, Étourneaux sansonnet, Corneilles d'Amérique
Fort de Chambly: Bonaparte's gull, Bluejay, Lesser scaup, Hooded merganser, Rock pigeon
Mouettes de Bonaparte, Geais bleu, Petits fuligule, Harles couronné, Pigeons biset
Île Ste-Thérèse, Canal de Chambly: Lesser black-backed gull, Great blue heron, Black ducks
Goéland brun, Grand héron, Canards noir
St-Jean, rue Cayer: Harlequin duck (m), Snow geese
Arlequin plongeur mâle,Oies des neiges - Gilles Ethier, Marcel Gauthier
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Danville, Étang Burbank: 8,000 Snow geese, Common merganser, Mallard
8,000 Oies des neiges, Grands Harles et Canards colvert- Gilles Lacroix
Monday, November 30, 2009
Sightings for Monday November 30th
Cap Tourmente: Black-headed grosbeak is always present at the feeder station
Cardinal à tête noire était toujours présent au poste d'alimentation - Jean Ducharme, Neilson Roy
St-Joachim: Northern hawk owl, always in the same place (on the road that goes to Cap Tourment) In front of the blue house, east of the stables at the exit of the village (on the road along the river that goes to marais des Graves (marsh) and the Grande Ferme (Big Farm)
Chouette épervière, toujours au même endroit (le chemin qui se rend au Cap Tourmente) autour du # civique 861 soit devant la maison bleue, tout juste à l’est de l’écurie, à la sortie du village de St-Joachim (sur le chemin qui longe le fleuve et qui mène au marais des Graves et à la Grande Ferme) - Daniel Gagné
Sherbrooke, 1170 rue François-Casey: Summer tanager - take rue Bowen then rue Trudel the street is across from église Marie-Reine (church) - att. PRIVATE PROPERTY
Piranga vermillon - Pour se rendre, on prend la rue Bowen puis la rue Trudel. Cette rue est en face de l'église Marie-Reine. att. PROPRIÉTÉ PRIVÉE - Benoît Turgeon
Cardinal à tête noire était toujours présent au poste d'alimentation - Jean Ducharme, Neilson Roy
St-Joachim: Northern hawk owl, always in the same place (on the road that goes to Cap Tourment) In front of the blue house, east of the stables at the exit of the village (on the road along the river that goes to marais des Graves (marsh) and the Grande Ferme (Big Farm)
Chouette épervière, toujours au même endroit (le chemin qui se rend au Cap Tourmente) autour du # civique 861 soit devant la maison bleue, tout juste à l’est de l’écurie, à la sortie du village de St-Joachim (sur le chemin qui longe le fleuve et qui mène au marais des Graves et à la Grande Ferme) - Daniel Gagné
Sherbrooke, 1170 rue François-Casey: Summer tanager - take rue Bowen then rue Trudel the street is across from église Marie-Reine (church) - att. PRIVATE PROPERTY
Piranga vermillon - Pour se rendre, on prend la rue Bowen puis la rue Trudel. Cette rue est en face de l'église Marie-Reine. att. PROPRIÉTÉ PRIVÉE - Benoît Turgeon
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