Sightings for Friday May 17

Châteauguay, Refuge Faunique Marguerite-D’Youville: This morning on Île Saint-Bernard there was quite a bit of activity with lots of  Yellow warbler.  The Great horned owls have fledged and have now left their nest. 63 species seen of heard: Canada Goose  14, American Wigeon  2, Mallard  14, Blue-winged Teal  2, Red-breasted Merganser  5, Double-crested Cormorant  30, Great Blue Heron  3, Great Egret  6, Turkey Vulture  1, Cooper's Hawk  1, Red-tailed Hawk  1, Virginia Rail  1, Wilson's Snipe  3, Ring-billed Gull  20, Common Tern  2, Rock Pigeon  1, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  3, Downy Woodpecker  2, Hairy Woodpecker  1, Northern Flicker  6, Pileated Woodpecker  1, Eastern Wood-Pewee  1, Least Flycatcher  1, Great Crested Flycatcher  4, Warbling Vireo  16, Philadelphia Vireo  1, Red-eyed Vireo  2, Blue Jay  1, American Crow  2, Tree Swallow  30, Cliff Swallow  20, Black-capped Chickadee  10, Tufted Titmouse  1, White-breasted Nuthatch  4, House Wren  1, Winter Wren  1, Marsh Wren  3, Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1, Wood Thrush  1, American Robin  20, Gray Catbird  14, European Starling  20, Ovenbird  1, Black-and-white Warbler  5, Nashville Warbler  3, Common Yellowthroat  6, American Redstart  4, Magnolia Warbler  1, Yellow Warbler  80, Chestnut-sided Warbler  2, Black-throated Blue Warbler  3, Yellow-rumped Warbler  12, Song Sparrow  40, White-crowned Sparrow  2, Northern Cardinal  1, Rose-breasted Grosbeak  3, Red-winged Blackbird  60, Common Grackle  20, Brown-headed Cowbird  4, Baltimore Oriole  20, American Goldfinch  2, House Sparrow  2

Bernache du Canada 14, Canard branchu 4, Canard d'Amérique 2, Canard colvert 14, Sarcelle à ailes bleues 2, Harle huppé 5, Cormoran à aigrettes 30, Grand héron 3, Grande Aigrette 6, Urubu à tête rouge 1, Épervier de Cooper 1, Buse à queue rousse 1, Râle de Virginie 1, Bécassine de Wilson 3, Goéland à bec cerclé 20, Sterne pierregarin 2, Pigeon biset 1, Pic maculé 3, Pic mineur 2, Pic chevelu 1, Pic flaboyant 6, Grand Pic 1, Moucherolle pioui 1, Moucherolle tchébec 1, Tyran huppé 4, Viréo mélodieux 16, Viréo de Philadelphie 1, Viréo aux yeux rouges 2, Geai bleu 1, Corneille d'Amérique 2, Hirondelle bicolore 30, Hirondelle à front blanc 20, Mésange à tête noire 10, Mésange bicolore 1, Sittelle à poitrine blanche 4, Troglodyte familier 1, Troglodyte des forêts 1, Troglodyte des marais 3, Roitelet à couronne rubis 1, Grive des bois 1, Merle d'Amérique 20, 14 Moqueur chat, Étourneau sansonnet 20, Paruline couronnée 1, Paruline noir et blanc 5, Paruline à joues grises 3, Paruline masquée 6, Paruline flamboyante 4, Paruline à tête cendrée 1, Paruline jaune 80, Paruline à flancs marron 2, Paruline bleue 3, Paruline à croupion jaune 12, Bruant chanteur 40, Bruant à couronne blanche 2, Cardinal rouge 1, Cardinal à poitrine rose 3, Carouge à épaulettes 60, Quiscale bronzé 20, Vacher à tête brune 4, Oriole de Baltimore 20, Chardonneret jaune 2, Moineau domestique 2 - Tom Long
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Montréal: Mount Royal Park (eastern slope between Avenue du Parc and the belvedere on Camillien-Houde) this morning from 8am to 12:30pm. It was another excellent day for warblers, with 19 species seen. However, the best birds were a Yellow-throated Vireo and a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher that gave superb views as they foraged at eye-level in the same tree! Indigo Buntings have arrived on Mount Royal, with 2 pairs seen just below the belvedere. An Olive-sided Flycatcher was present in the trees behind the fire service building on Av. du Parc. 71 species were observed in total.

Warblers: Northern Parula (15), Orange-crowned (2), Tennessee (15), Nashville (8), Chestnut-sided (5), Magnolia (8), Cape May (5), Black-throated Blue (15), Blackburnian (8), Yellow-rumped (40), Black-throated Green (10), Bay-breasted (10), Blackpoll (4), Black-and-white (5), American Redstart (2), Ovenbird (3), Northern Waterthrush (1), Wilson's (1), Canada (2), Thrushes: Veery (1), Gray-cheeked (2), Swainson's (5), Hermit (1), American Robin (6), Flycatchers: Olive-sided (1), Eastern Wood-Pewee (2), Least (1), Eastern Phoebe (2), Great Crested (4), Vireos: Red-eyed (5), Warbling (1), Philadelphia (2), Blue-headed (6), Yellow-throated (1), Turkey Vulture (2), Merlin (1), Ring-billed Gull (4), Rock Pigeon (3), Chimney Swift (5), Ruby-throated Hummingbird (1),Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1), Downy Woodpecker (3), Hairy Woodpecker (1), Northern Flicker (1), Pileated Woodpecker (2), Blue Jay (3), Common Raven (2), American Crow (10), Black-capped Chickadee (12), Red-breasted Nuthatch (4), White-breasted Nuthatch (3), Brown Creeper (1), Winter Wren (1), Ruby-crowned Kinglet (5), Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1), Gray Catbird (2), Brown Thrasher (1), European Starling (15), Cedar Waxwing (4), Scarlet Tanager (2), Northern Cardinal (3), Indigo Bunting (4), Rose-breasted Grosbeak (1), Chipping Sparrow (3), Song Sparrow (4), White-throated Sparrow (10), White-crowned Sparrow (3), Baltimore Oriole (2), House Finch (1), American Goldfinch (8), House Sparrow (4). 

Parulines: à collier (15), verdâtre (2), obscure (15), à joues grises (8), à flancs marron (5), à tête cendrée (8), Paruline tigrée (5),  bleu (15), à gorge orangée (8), à croupion jaune (40), à gorge noire (10), à poitrine baie (10), rayée (4), noir et blanc (5), flamboyante (2), couronnée (3), des ruisseaux (1), à calotte noire (1), Canada (2), Grives: fauve (1), à joues grise (2),à dos olive (5), solitaire (1), Merle d'Amérique (6), Moucherolle: Moucherolle à côtés olive (1), Pioui de l'Est (2), tchébec (1), phébi (2), Tyran huppé (4), Vireos: aux yeux rouges (5), mélodieux (1), Philadelphie (2), à tête bleue (6), à gorge jaune (1), Urubu à tête rouge (2), Faucon émerillon (1), Goéland à bec cerclé (4), Pigeon biset (3), Martinet ramoneur (5), Colibri à gorge rubis (1), Pic maculé (1), Pic mineur (3), Pic chevelu (1), Pic flamboyant (1), Grand Pic (2), Geai bleu (3), Grand Corbeau (2), Corneille d'Amérique (10), Mésange à tête noire (12), Sittelle à poitrine rousse (4), Sittelle à poitrine blanche (3), Grimpereau brun (1), Troglodyte mignon (1), Roitelet à couronne rubis (5), Gobemoucheron gris-bleu (1), Moqueur chat (2), Moqueur roux (1), Étourneau sansonnet (15), Jaseur d'Amérique (4), Tangara écarlate (2), Cardinal rouge (3), Passerin indigo (4), Cardinal à poitrine rose (1), Bruant familier (3), Bruant chanteur (4), Bruant à gorge blanche (10), Bruant à couronne blanche (3), Oriole de Baltimore (2), Roselin familier (1), Chardonneret jaune (8), Moineau domestique (4). - Vivek Govind Kumar

Eastern Screech Owl (PHOTO) rested at the entrance of a cavity between the Cross and the Mountains chalet

Petit-duc maculé (PHOTO) se reposait à l'entrée d'une cavité entre la Croix et le chalet de la Montagne - Samuel Denault

Sightings for Thursday May 16

Montréal: Two Common Nighthawks (Engoulevent d'Amérique) were present near my apartment building (on rue Durocher between Sherbrooke and Milton) this evening, at around 10 pm. The characteristic "peennk" call was heard a few times before the birds moved on. Vivek Govind Kumar

Tuesday evening with Peter Mitchel

List for yesterday's evening field trip to Ile Bizard, on behalf of Peter Mitchell. Twelve birders participated. Bird of the day was a Sandhill Crane that flew over the marsh. It approached from the south and eventually turned towards the north-east. 49 species were observed.

Pied-billed Grebe, Double-crested Cormorant, American Bittern, Great Blue Heron, Green Heron, Black-crownedNight-Heron, Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Mallard, Virginia Rail, Common Moorhen, Sandhill Crane, Killdeer,Ring-billed Gull, Common Tern, Belted Kingfisher, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Great Crested Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird, Purple Martin, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Tree Swallow,Bank Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Barn Swallow, Blue Jay, American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Marsh Wren,American Robin, Grey Catbird, Brown Thrasher, European Starling, Yellow Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Northern Cardinal, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Chipping Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, White-throatedSparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, BaltimoreOriole, American Goldfinch.


Grèbe à bec bigarré, Cormoran à aigrettes, Butor d'Amérique, Grand Héron, Héron vert, Bihoreau gris, Bernache du Canada, Canard branchu, Canard colvert, Râle de Virginie, Gallinule poule d'eau, Grue du Canada, Pluvier kildir, Goéland à bec cerclé , Sterne pierregarin, Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique, Pic mineur, Pic chevelu, Pic flamboyant, Tyran huppé, Tyran tritri, Hirondelle noire, Hirondelle à ailes hérissées, Hirondelle bicolore, Hirondelle de rivage, Hirondelle à front blanc, Hirondelle rustique, Geai bleu, Corneille d'Amérique, Mésange à tête noire, le troglodyte des marais, Merle d'Amérique, Moqueur chat, Brown Moqueur, l'Étourneau sansonnet, Paruline jaune, la paruline masquée, Cardinal rouge, Cardinal à poitrine rose, Bruant familier, Bruant chanteur, Bruant des marais, Bruant à gorge blanche, Bruant à couronne blanche, Carouge à épaulettes, Quiscale bronzé, Vacher à tête brune, Oriole de Baltimore, Chardonneret jaune - Vivek Govind Kumar

Hudson – Evening Trip
Thursday, May 16 – jeudi le 16 mai
  
Leader: Barbara MacDuff 514-457-2222 e-mail 
 
6:30 p.m. Meet at Finnegan's Market, 775 Main Road, Hudson Heights. Take Hwy
40 to Exit 22. Turn right onto Côte St-Charles. Drive to its end at T-intersection with Main Road. Turn left. Drive (about 2 km) to Finnegan's Market parking lot on left. Looking for rails, woodcock and owls.
 
18h30 Rassemblement au marché Finnegan, 775 Main Road, Hudson Heights. Prendre l’autoroute 40, sortie 22. Tourner à droite sur Côte St-Charles. Suivre cette route jusqu'au bout. Tourner à gauche sur la rue Main. Poursuivre (2 km environ) jusqu'au stationnement du Marché Finnegan, situé à gauche. Espèces recherchées : râles, hiboux et Bécasse d'Amérique.

"Jim Houghton Warbler Walk" May 14

Eight birders participated in this morning's Jim Houghton Warbler Walk (7 to 9 am) at the Westmount Summit. I stayed until 10:30 with Mary-Ellen and we managed to add a few more species to the list. It turned out to be an excellent day for warblers with 16 species seen/heard and 51 species observed overall. 

The most interesting observations were a singing Orange-crowned Warbler that was seen near the lookout (between 6:45 and 7:10 am) and a Gray-cheeked Thrush that was seen in the bushes along the closed road (around 10:00 am).

Warblers: Yellow, Northern Parula (8), Orange-crowned (1), Tennessee (10), Nashville (10), Chestnut-sided (1), Cape May (4), Black-throated Blue (10), Yellow-rumped (15), Black-throated Green (15), Bay-breasted (3), Blackpoll (5), Black-and-White (4), American Redstart (1), Ovenbird (5), Common Yellowthroat (1), Wilson's (1)

Paruline:jaune, à collier (8), verdâtre (1), obscure (10), à joues grise (10), à flancs marron (1), tigrée (4), bleu (10), à croupion jaune (15), à gorge noire (15), à poitrine baie (3), rayée (5), Noir et blanc (4), flamboyante (1),couronnée (5), masquée (1), à calotte noire (1)

Others: Sharp-shinned Hawk (1), Cooper's Hawk (2), Merlin (1), Ring-billed Gull (2), Rock Pigeon (4), MourningDove (1), Chimney Swift (2), Downy Woodpecker (3), Hairy Woodpecker (3), Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker (1), Least Flycatcher (1), Eastern Phoebe (2), Great Crested Flycatcher (6), Philadelphia Vireo (1), Blue-headed Vireo (3), Blue Jay (2), American Crow (5), Tree Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee (8), White-breasted Nuthatch (3), Brown Creeper (1), Ruby-crowned Kinglet (6), Winter Wren, American Robin (6), Veery (1), Swainson's Thrush (1), Gray-cheeked Thrush (1), Hermit Thrush (3), Gray Catbird (1), European Starling (4), Scarlet Tanager, Northern Cardinal (5), Rose-breasted Grosbeak (2), Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, Chipping Sparrow (5), Song Sparrow (2), White-throated Sparrow (3), Purple Finch, American Goldfinch (4), House Sparrow (5)

Autres: Épervier brun (1), Épervier de Cooper (2), Faucon émerillon (1), Goéland à bec cerclé (2), Pigeon biset (4), Tourterelle triste (1), Martinet ramoneur (2), Pic mineur (3), Pic chevelu (3), Pic flaboyant, Grand Pic (1), Moucherolle tchébec (1), Moucherolle pioui (2), Tyran huppé (6), Viréo de Philadelphie (1), Viréo à tête bleue (3), Geai bleu (2), Corneille d'Amérique (5), Hirondelle bicolore,  Mésange à tête noire (8), Sittelle à poitrine blanche (3), Grimpereau brun (1), Roitelet à couronne rubis (6), Troglodyte mignon, Merle d'Amérique (6), Grive fauve (1), Grive à dos olive (1), Grive à joues grises (1), Grive solitaire (3), Moqueur chat (1), Étourneau sansonnet (4), Tangara écarlate, Cardinal rouge (5), Cardinal à poitrine rose (2), Quiscale bronzé, Vacher à tête brune, Bruant familier (5), Bruant chanteur (2), Bruant à gorge blanche (3), Roselin pourpré, Chardonneret jaune (4), Moineau domestique (5) - Vivek Govind Kumar

Bird Protection Quebec "Field Trip"

Saturday, May 18 – samedi le 18 mai
Châteauguay, Refuge Faunique Marguerite-D’Youville, Île Saint-Bernard
Leader: Tom Long 450-692-1590 e-mail 

7:30 a.m. Meet at the welcome centre of the Refuge on Île St-Bernard, Châteauguay. From Montreal, take Hwy 138 and cross the Mercier Bridge. Stay right coming off the bridge and take Hwy 138 through Kahnawake into Châteauguay. As you enter Châteauguay, turn right onto St-Francis Blvd. Follow StFrancis all the way to the end where it meets the Châteauguay River at Salaberry Blvd North. Turn right onto Salaberry North. Continue past the railway bridge. The next bridge that crosses the road and river is Pont de la Sauvagine. Turn right just after the bridge. There is a sign and an entrance ramp for the bridge for Beauharnois and the Refuge. Cross the bridge and continue to Notre-Dame Nord. At the flashing red light, turn right onto Notre-Dame and follow the signs to the Refuge. Cross the small bridge onto Île StBernard. The parking area is to the right. Walking trip: Looking for waterbirds, summer breeding birds and late migrants. The grass paths are usually wet early in the morning so wear appropriate footwear. $3.00 admission. Half day.

7h30 Rassemblement à l’accueil du refuge, île Saint-Bernard, Châteauguay. De Montréal, prendre la route 138 et traverser le pont Mercier. A la sortie du pont, garder la droite et continuer sur la 138, passé Kahnawake, jusqu’à Châteauguay. A l’entrée de Châteauguay, tourner à droite sur le boul. St-Francis. Continuer sur celui-ci jusqu’à l’intersection avec le boul. Salaberry Nord, qui longe la rivière Châteauguay. Tourner à droite sur Salaberry nord, passer en-dessous du pont de la voie ferrée et continuer jusqu’à un deuxième pont : il s’agit du pont de la Sauvagine. Tourner à droite juste après avoir passé sous ce pont et accéder à une rampe d’accès au pont. Des indications pour le refuge y sont visibles. Traverser le pont et continuer jusqu’à la rue Notre-Dame Nord. Au feu rouge clignotant, tourner à droite sur Notre-Dame et suivre les indications pour le refuge. Traverser le petit pont qui mène à l’île Saint-Bernard. Le stationnement est à la droite. Excursion à pied, à la recherche d’oiseaux aquatiques, d’oiseaux nicheurs et de migrateurs tardifs. Considérant que les sentiers gazonnés sont généralement humides le matin, il est conseillé de porter des chaussures adéquates. 3.00$. Demi-journée.

Sightings for Sunday May 12

Montréal:  Mount Royal Park this morning from 7-10 am. The overcast conditions/light rain coupled with the strong south-west winds overnight have brought in a large number of migrating passerines. I concentrated solely on the eastern slope of Mt Royal, between Avenue du Parc and the belvedere on Camillien-Houde.

The highlight for today's trip was a very large flock of warblers (130+) that moved swiftly through the trees just below the belvedere. The rain/wind forced the birds to feed a bit lower in the trees than they usually do. I was able to follow the flock for about an hour and managed to see/hear at least 20 species of warblers. Thrushes, vireos and flycatchers were also present in good numbers and were very vocal.

Warblers: Tennessee (15), Orange-crowned (2), Nashville (8), Northern Parula (15), Chestnut-sided (4), Cape May (5), Magnolia (5), Yellow-rumped (25), Black-throated Blue (10), Blackburnian (5), Black-throated Green (20), Palm (1), Bay-breasted (6), Blackpoll (8), Pine (3), Black-and-White (5), American Redstart (5), Ovenbird (5), Northern Waterthrush (1), Mourning (3)

Thrushes: Hermit (3), Swainson's (7), Veery (4), Gray-cheeked (1), Wood (2)

Vireos: Warbling (6), Philadelphia (2), Red-eyed (4), Blue-headed (1)

Flycatchers: Eastern Wood-Pewee (3), Least (2), Great Crested (6), Eastern Phoebe (3)

Others: Scarlet Tanager (1), Rose-breasted Grosbeak (3), Baltimore Oriole (2), White-crowned Sparrow (5), White-throated Sparrow (10), Brown Thrasher (1), Gray Catbird (2), House Wren (1), Winter Wren (1), Pileated Woodpecker (1), Northern Flicker (1), Chimney Swift (5), Turkey Vulture (2), Merlin (1)

Parulines: obscure (15), verdâtre (2), à joues grise (8), à collier (15),à flancs marron (4), à tigré (5), à tête cendré (5), à croupion jaune (25), bleue (10), Blackburnian (5), à gorge noire (20), à cournne rousse (1), à poitrine baie (6), rayée (8),des pins (3), noir et blanc (5), flamboyante (5), couronnée (5), des ruisseaux (1), triste (3)

Grives: solitaire (3), à dos olive (7), fauve (4), à joues grises (1), Bois (2)

Viréos: mélodieux (6), Philadelphie (2), aux yeux rouges (4), à tête bleue (1)

Moucherolles: Pioui (3), tchébec (2), Tyran huppé (6), Phébi (3)

Autres: Tangara écarlate (1), Cardinal à poitrine rose (3), Oriole de Baltimore (2), Bruant à couronne blanche (5), Bruant à gorge blanche (10), Moqueur roux (1), Moqueur chat (2), Troglodyte familier (1), Troglodyte mignon (1), Grand Pic (1), Pic flamboyant (1), Martinet ramoneur (5), Urubu à tête rouge (2), Faucon émerillon (1) 

66 species were observed in total.

The Botanical Gardens this afternoon from 2:45-4:45 pm. It was extremely windy, but birds were observed fairly easily in sheltered areas like the First Nations Garden, Tree House pond and the short woodland trail bordering Parc Maisonneuve.

Warblers: Nashville (2), Common Yellowthroat (1), American Redstart (1), Yellow (2), Blackpoll (4), Black-throated Blue (1), Yellow-rumped (12), Black-throated Green (3), Thrushes: Veery (1), Swainson's (3), Hermit (1)

Others: Least Flycatcher (1), Great Crested Flycatcher (1), Blue-headed Vireo (1), Warbling Vireo (2), Baltimore Oriole (1), Rose-breasted Grosbeak (2), White-crowned Sparrow (3), White-throated Sparrow (10), Cedar Waxwing (15), Brown Thrasher (2), Gray Catbird (3), Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1), Tree Swallow (7), Northern Rough-winged Swallow (2), Purple Martin (1), Chimney Swift (2), Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1), Northern Flicker (1), Spotted Sandpiper (2), Peregrine Falcon (2), Cooper's Hawk (1), Turkey Vulture (1), Pied-billed Grebe (2), Wood Duck (1)

Parulines: à joues grise (2), masquée (1), Paruline flamboyante (1), jaune (2), rayée (4), bleu (1), à croupion jaune (12), à gorge noire (3 ), Grives: fauve (1), à dos olive (3), solitaire (1)

Autres: Moucherolle tchébec (1), Tyran huppé (1), Viréo à tête bleue (1), Viréo mélodieux (2), Oriole de Baltimore (1), Cardinal à poitrine rose (2), Bruant à couronne blanche (3) , Bruant à gorge blanche (10), Jaseur d'Amérique (15), Moqueur roux (2), Moqueur chat (3), Roitelet à couronne rubis (1), Hirondelle bicolore (7), Hirondelle à ailes hérissées (2), Hirodelle noire (1), Martinet ramoneur (2), Pic maculé (1), Pic flamboyant (1), Chevalier grivelé (2), Faucon pèlerin (2), Épervier de Cooper (1), Urubu à tête rouge (1), Grèbe à bec bigarré (2), Canard branchu (1)

57 species were observed in total. - Vivek Govind Kumar

Sightings for Friday May 10

Châteauguay,   Refuge Faunique Marguerite-D’Youville: This morning I birded Île Saint-Bernard hoping for some Warblers, but only managed to find five. Still I did manage to get 62 species: 
Canada Goose  26 Wood Duck  10, Gadwall  2, Mallard  12, Blue-winged Teal  2, Greater Scaup  8, Common Merganser  7, Red-breasted Merganser  2, Common Loon  1, Pied-billed Grebe  3, Double-crested Cormorant  30, Great Blue Heron  2, Great Egret  4, Common Gallinule  1, Wilson's Snipe  2, Ring-billed Gull  12, Caspian Tern  1, Common Tern  4, Rock Pigeon  3, Great Horned Owl  2, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  2, Downy Woodpecker  3, Northern Flicker  4, Least Flycatcher  1, Great Crested Flycatcher  1, Eastern Kingbird  1, Warbling Vireo  10, Blue Jay  2, American Crow  2, Purple Martin  3, Tree Swallow  30, Cliff Swallow  20, Black-capped Chickadee  10, Tufted Titmouse  1, White-breasted Nuthatch  4, House Wren  2, Winter Wren  1, Marsh Wren  2, Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1, Hermit Thrush  1, American Robin  30, Gray Catbird  1, Brown Thrasher  2, European Starling  16, Nashville Warbler  1, Common Yellowthroat  1, American Redstart  4, Yellow Warbler  40, Yellow-rumped Warbler  3, Song Sparrow  20, Swamp Sparrow  4, White-throated Sparrow  3, White-crowned Sparrow  3, Scarlet Tanager  1, Northern Cardinal  6, Rose-breasted Grosbeak  3, Red-winged Blackbird  100, Rusty Blackbird  20, Common Grackle  10, Brown-headed Cowbird  2, Baltimore Oriole  8, American Goldfinch  2

Bernache du Canada 26, Canard branchu 10, Canard chipeau 2, Canard colvert 12, Sarcelle à ailes bleues 2, Fuligule milouinan 8, Grand Harle 7, Harle huppé 2, Plongeon huard 1. Grèbe à bec bigarré 3, Cormoran à aigrettes 30, Grand  Héron 2, Grande Aigrette 4, Gallinule poule-d'eau 1, Bécassine de Wilson 2, Goéland à bec cerclé  12, Sterne caspienne 1, Sterne pierregarin 4, Pigeon biset 3, Grand-duc d'Amérique 2, Pic maculé 2, Pic mineur 3, Pic flaboyant 4, Moucherolle tchébec 1, Tyran huppé 1, Tyran tritri 1, Viréo mélodieux 10, Geai bleu 2, Corneille d'Amérique 2, Hirodelle noire 3, Hirondelle bicolore 30, Hirondelle à front blanc  20, Mésange à tête noire 10, Mésange bicolore 1, Sittelle à poitrine blanche 4, Troglodyte familier 2, Troglodyte des forêts 1, Troglodyte des marais 2, Roitelet à couronne rubis 1, Grive solitare 1, Merle d'Amérique 30, Moqueur chat 1, Moqueur roux 2, Étourneau sansonnet 16, Paruline à joues grises 1, Paruline masquée 1, Paruline flamboyante 4, Paruline jaune 40, Paruline à croupion jaune 3, Bruant chanteur 20, Bruant des marais 4, Bruant à gorge blanche 3, Bruant à couronne blanche 3, Tangara écarlate 1, Cardinal rouge 6, Cardinal à poitrine rose 3, Carouge à épaulettes 100, Quiscale rouilleux 20, Quiscale bronzé 10, Vacher à tête brune 2, Oriole de Baltimore 8, Chardonneret jaune 2 - Tom Long

Bird Protection Quebec "Field Trip"

Saturday, May 11 - samedi le 11 mai
George H. Montgomery Bird Sanctuary at Philipsburg
  
Leader: Sandy Montgomery, 514-482-0565 e-mail 
 
8:30 a.m. Meet at the defunct Motel Frontière. From Montreal take the Champlain Bridge, Highway 10 east to exit 22, Highway 35 south to St. Jean to join Highway 133 south to Philipsburg. Now that the motel has been demolished, the location is not easy to see from the southbound side of the road so continue towards the border crossing. Immediately before the border buildings take the well-marked U- turn on the left to cross over to the northbound side of the road. Look on your right for the large white sign telling drivers to fasten their seat belts - the entrance to the old motel site and the parking area is immediately beyond it. Note that there are two gravelled entrances - do NOT take the first, it is washed out and impassable, the second entry is excellent. Good choice of trails from long and strenuous to short and easy. Bring a lunch. Looking for migrating passerines, waterfowl and hawks. 
 
8 h 30 Rassemblement au défunt Motel Frontière. De Montréal, traverser le pont Champlain et continuer sur l'autoroute 10 est. Prendre la sortie 22 et rejoindre l'autoroute 35 sud. Continuer sur celle-ci jusqu'à Saint-Jean. De là continuer sur l'autoroute 133 sud en direction de Philipsburg. Maintenant que le motel a été démoli le stationnement est difficile de voir du côté sud de la route. Donc, continuer vers le poste frontalier. Juste avant les bâtiments de passage, prendre le bien-marquée demi-tour sur la gauche pour passer sur la direction du nord côté de la route. Chercher le grand panneau blanc indiquant aux conducteurs de boucler leur ceinture de sécurité sur votre droite - l'entrée sur le site vieux motel et le stationnement est immédiatement au-delà. Bonne variété de sentiers dont les niveaux de difficulté vont de longs et ardus à courts et faciles. Apporter un lunch. Espèces recherchées : passereaux en migration, sauvagine et rapaces diurnes. 

Sightings for Tuesday May 7

Hope: Northern lapwing at the marais de Hope (marsh)

Vanneau huppé au marais de Hope - François Grenon et Leah den Besten
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Châteauguay, rue Massey

Merlins (Faucon émerillon) mating

Tom Long

Sightings for Monday May 6

Hope: 7 am Northern lapwing at the marais de Hope (marsh)

7 am Vanneau huppé au marais de Hope -  Albini Couture
----------------------------------------------------------------------
This morning, I birded Westmounts Parc Summit and the Mount Royal Cemetery for several hours--it was incredibly quiet, literally and figuratively, as the only migrant species I saw or heard were White-throated Sparrow (Bruant à gorge blanche) (6) cemetery and Yellow-rumped Warbler  (Paruline à croupion jaune) (2) at the Summit.

BUT, it still was a great birding day as I had a roosting Long-eared Owl (Hibou moyen-duc) at Parc Summit. I do not get to see many of these, especially in good lighting so a very good personal sighting. The owl was perched high in a tree at the edge of the "middle" crossover trail near where a side trail exits. I did mark an "X" in the dirt trail where I had the sighting in case anyone tries for this bird today. I first saw it ~7:30 a.m. and it was there for at least 40 mins as I checked it on-and-off. I looked for other birders but did not see anyone else birding at that time. - Charlie Nims
---------------------------------------------------------------------
St-Étienne-de-Beauharnois: American white pelican is still present at the marais de St-Étienne-de-Beauharnois (marsh) second pond  MAP

Pélican d’Amérique est toujours présent dans le deuxième étang du marais de St-Étienne-de-Beauharnois.  CARTE - Régis Fortin, Denise Leduc, Réal Leduc

Sightings for Sunday May 5

Montréal: Mount Royal Cemetery this morning from 8 am to 1 pm. The birds were very active today. Quite a few species have occupied nests already, while others were observed either carrying nesting material or constructing nests. 

Bird of the day was a Black-billed Cuckoo, which was initially heard singing ("po-po-po-po") in the Mountain View sector. It was then observed briefly in the Mt Murray sector (the slope with bluebird boxes), after which it flew into the woods bordering the University of Montreal campus.

The Eastern Towhee reported yesterday was still present this morning in sector C4 (near the crematorium). Itwas really shy and kept to the thicker bushes. I could not locate the bird later in the afternoon (around 12:30).

Six warbler species were seen today, including Nashville, Yellow-rumped, Black-throated Green, American Redstart, Ovenbird and Common Yellowthroat. 

Both House Wrens and Eastern Bluebirds have occupied nest boxes in sectors M4/M3 and F10 respectively. A pair of Eastern Phoebes are nesting in the bushes behind the office area. 54 species were observed in total.
1 Canada Goose, 2 Mallard, 1 Great Blue Heron, 3 Turkey Vulture, 1 Cooper's Hawk, 4 Ring-billed Gull, 10 Rock Pigeon, 1 Mourning Dove, 1 Black-billed Cuckoo, 3 Chimney Swift, 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 6 Downy Woodpecker, 1
Hairy Woodpecker, 4 Northern Flicker, 4 Pileated Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 2 Eastern Phoebe, 1 Great Crested Flycatcher, 7 Blue-headed Vireo, 2
Warbling Vireo, 3 Blue Jay, 20 American Crow, 1 Common Raven, 18 Black-capped Chickadee, 4 Red-breasted Nuthatch, 3 White-breasted Nuthatch, 1
Brown Creeper, 4 House Wren, 1 Winter Wren, 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 8
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 6 Eastern Bluebird, 12 Hermit Thrush, 25 American Robin, 20 European Starling, 3 Cedar Waxwing, 1 Ovenbird, 8 Nashville Warbler, 1 Common Yellowthroat, 2 American Redstart, 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler, 4 Black-throated Green Warbler, 1 Eastern Towhee, 20 Chipping Sparrow, 10 Song Sparrow, 12 White-throated Sparrow, 3 White-crowned Sparrow, 5 Dark-eyed Junco, 10 Northern Cardinal, 1 Brown-headed Cowbird, 5
Purple Finch, 1 House Finch, 12 American Goldfinch, 4 House Sparrow

1 Bernache du Canada, 2 Canard colvert, 1 Grand  Héron, 3 Urubu à tête rouge, 1 Épervier de Cooper  4 Goéland à bec cerclé  10 Pigeon biset, 1 Tourterelle triste, 1 Coulicou à bec noir, 3 Martinet ramoneur, 1 pic maculé, 6 Pic mineur, 1 Pic chevelu, 4 Pic flaboyant, 4 Grand Pic, 1 Faucon pèlerin, 2 Moucherolle phébi, 1 Tyran huppé, 7 Viréo à tête bleue, 2 Viréo mélodieux, 3 Geai bleu, 20 Corneille d'Amérique, 1 Grand Corbeau, 18 Mésange à tête noire, 4 Sittelle à poitrine rousse, 3 Sittelle à poitrine blanche, 1 Grimpereau brun, 4 Troglodyte familier 1 Troglodyte mignon, 2 Roitelet à couronne dorée, 8 Roitelet à couronne rubis, 6 Merlebleu de l'Est, 12 Grive solitaire, 25 Merle d'Amérique, 20 Étourneau sansonnet, 3 Jaseur d'Amérique, Paruline couronnée 1, 8 Paruline à joues grise, 1 Paruline masquée, 2 Paruline flamboyante, 3 Paruline à croupion jaune, 4 Paruline à gorge noire, 1 Tohi à flancs roux, 20 Bruant familier, 10 Bruant chanteur, 12 Bruant à gorge blanche, 3 Bruant à couronne blanche, 5 Junco ardoisé, 10 Cardinal rouge, 1 Vacher à tête brune, 5 Roselin pourpré, 1 Roselin familier, 12 Chardonneret jaune, 4 Moineau domestique  - Vivek Govind Kumar

Bird Protection Quebec "Field Trip Report" May 4

The field trip to Parc National d`Oka was our first spring excursion to that location in a very long time. Conditions were certainly very different from our usual mid/late fall outing. Water levels were very high and had completely inundated the beach, several sections of trail and the roadway over the Rivière des Serpents for about a hundred metres. La Grande Baie looked more like a lake than its usual marshy self. (A note to those planning to travel in this area, the Oka-Hudson Ferry is presently closed because of these high water levels. It usually opens in April.) 

Conditions were almost summer-like for the twenty birders who started out the day with a walk along the shoreline and then inland to Lac de la Sauvagine. Later we took the trail to La Grande Baie. Sunny cloudless skies, light breezes and temperatures pushing 22°C had us hoping for a great early spring day of birding. But as Pierre Bannon pointed out on OrnithoQuebec this morning the system which is giving us this weather is also causing a "block" in the North-eastern United States which is keeping many migrants pinned down to the south. All this to say that we had to work hard for our birds and many of those listed below were only heard and not seen and even then by only one or two of our participants. Bird of the day was considered to be the Pine Warblers which were calling in several locations throughout the first section of our trip. They were numerous enough that we began to question our ID and had to track a few down to be sure. A group of Red-breasted mergansers flying by at close range was notable as were a pair of Caspian Terns over the marsh at La Grande Baie ( with a pair of Common Terns nearby by for a nice size comparison), and the close fly-by of an Osprey as we waited in the parking lot to start the trip. 

In the category of non-avian sightings it was Northern Water Snakes that made the biggest impression. We sighted at least seven or eight including a small group of them who turned us all into "voyeurs" as we watched the threesome doing what animals do best in spring. Such was their amorous intensity that they paid no attention to the humans watching from the boardwalk and clicking away with cameras from a distance of no more than four feet. One even seemed to be giving little chirps of ecstasy but alas more likely it was just being squeezed a little too tightly by a larger rival! A beaver quietly grooming itself ten feet from the boardwalk and two deer that barely budged off the trail as we passed were also highlights.

Many thanks to everyone who came out on such a glorious spring day. Our complete list of 63 species heard or seen by at least one member of the group follows. - Wayne

Canada Goose - 200, Wood Duck -15, Gadwall - 7, Mallard -10, Teal sp. -6, Northern Shoveler - 2, Hooded Merganser - 6, Red-breasted Merganser - 10, Pied-billed Grebe - 1, Double-crested Cormorant - 5, Great Blue Heron - 8, Great Egret - 2, Turkey Vulture - 4, Osprey - 1, Cooper's hawk - 2, Red-shouldered Hawk - 2 Broad-winged Hawk - 2, Killdeer - 1, Spotted sandpiper - 3, Wilson's Snipe - 1, Ring-billed Gull - 3, Caspian Tern - 2 ommon Terns - 5, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 10, Downy Woodpecker -6, Hairy Woodpecker - 1, Northern Flicker - 4, Pileated Woodpecker - 4, Eastern Phoebe - 3, Great Crested Flycatcher - 2, Blue-headed Vireo - 2, Warbling Vireo - 2, Blue Jay - 1, American Crow - 15, Common Raven - 3, Purple Martin - 1, Tree Swallow - 20, Black-capped Chickadee - 8, Red-breasted Nuthatch - 3, White-breasted Nuthatch - 3, Marsh Wren - 3, Hermit Thrush - 4, American Robin - 8, European Starling - 15, Yellow Warbler - 4, Magnolia Warbler - 1, Yellow-rumped Warbler - 4, Black-throated Green Warbler - 1, Pine Warbler - 6, Black & white warbler 1, Ovenbird - 2, Chipping Sparrow - 10, Song Sparrow - 6, Swamp Sparrow - 8 ,White-throated Sparrow - 8, Dark-eyed Junco - 2, Northern Cardinal - 2, Red-winged Blackbird - 24, Rusty Blackbird - 5 ,Common Grackle - 12 ,Brown-headed Cowbird - 4 ,Purple Finch - 3, American Goldfinch - 3

Bernache du Canada,- 200, Canard branchu -15, Canard chipeau - 7, Canard colvert -10, Teal sp. -6, Canard souchet - 2, Harle couronné - 6, Harle huppé - 10, Grèbe à bec bigarré - 1, Cormoran à aigrettes - 5, Grand héron  - 8, Grande aigrette - 2, Urubu à tête rouge - 4,  Balbuzard pêcheur  1, épervier de Cooper - 2, Buse à épaulettes - 2 Petite Buse - 2, Pluvier kildir - 1, Chevalier Grivlé - 3 Bécassine de Wilson 1 -, Goéland à bec cerclé - 3 Sterne caspienne - 2, Sternes pierregarin -5, Pic maculé - 10, Pic mineur -6, Pic chevelu - 1, Pic flamboyant - 4, Grand Pic - 4, Moucherolle phébi - 3, Tyran huppé - 2, Viréo à tête bleue - 2, Viréo mélodieux - 2, Geai bleu - 1, Corneille d'Amérique - 15, Grand Corbeau - 3, Hirondelle noire 1, Hirondelle - 20, Mésange à tête noire - 8, Sittelle à poitrine rousse - 3, Sittelle à poitrine blanche - 3, Troglodyte des marais - 3, grive solitaire - 4, American Robin - 8, Étourneau sansonnet - 15, Paruline jaune - 4, Paruline à tête cendrée- 1, Paruline à croupion jaune - 4, Paruline à gorge noire - 1, Paruline des pins - 6,  Paruline noir et blanc - 1, Paruline couronnée, Paruline couronnée - 2, Bruant familier - 10, Bruant chanteur - 6, Bruant des marais - 8, Bruant à gorge blanche - 8, Junco ardoisé - 2, Cardinal rouge -2, Carouge à épaulettes- 24, Quiscale rouilleux - 4, Quiscale bronzé - 12, acher à tête brune - 4, Roselin pourpré - 3, Chardonneret jaune - 3

Sightings for Saturday May 4

Terrebonne, Ruisseau de Feu (Ducks Unlimited); Black-Crowned Night-Heron 3, Great egret, American bittern, Swamp sparrows, savannah sparrows, Sora, American. coot, Tree, Barn and Cliff swallows 

Bihoreau gris 3, Grande aigrette, Butor d'Amérique, Bruant des marais, Bruants des prés, Marouette de Caroline, Foulque d'Amérique. , Hirondelle bicolore, Hirondelle rustique, Hirondelles à front blanc-Nathan Gricks

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Huntingdon: Montée Rockburn, chemin Gowan & chemin Massey: List of species heard or seen: Canada Goose, Mallard, Ring-billed Gull, Rock Dove, Mourning Dove, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Eastern Phoebe, Eastern Kingbird, Blue Jay, American Crow, Common Raven, Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, Black-capped chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, Eastern Bluebird, American Robin, European Starling, Nashville Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Black-throated green warbler, Pine Warbler, Black and white warbler, Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush, Common Yellowthroat, Chipping Sparrow, Field Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, Rusty Blackbird, Common Grackle, American Goldfinch

Liste des espèces observées et/ou entendues: Bernache du Canada, Canard colvert, Goéland à bec cerclé, Pigeon biset, Tourterelle triste, Pic maculé, Pic mineur, Pic chevelu, Pic flamboyant, Moucherolle phébi,Tyran tritri, Geai bleu, Corneille d’Amérique, Grand Corbeau, Hirondelle bicolore, Hirondelle rustique, Mésange à tête noire, Sittelle à poitrine blanche, Merlebleu de l’Est, Merle d’Amérique, Étourneau sansonnet, Paruline à joues grises, Paruline jaune, Paruline à croupion jaune, Paruline à gorge noire, Paruline des pins, Paruline noir et blanc, Paruline couronnée, Paruline des ruisseaux, Paruline masquée, Bruant familier, Bruant des champs, Bruant des prés, Bruant chanteur, Bruant à gorge blanche, Cardinal rouge, Carouge à épaulettes, Quiscale rouilleux, Quiscale bronzé, Chardonneret jaune - Régis Fortin

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue: Spent an hour birding in the Morgan Arboretum this morning. Gorgeous morning, perfect temperature. Highlights: Common Loon (calling), Evening Grosbeak, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler (many), Yellow Warbler, Blue-headed Vireo (several), Great-crested Flycatcher ,Purple Finch ,Tree Swallows (both boxes in the corner seem to be occupied) and saw several other pairs Golden-crowned Kinglet, Wood Thrush, Winter Wren 

Plongeon huard (entendu), Gros-bec errant, Paruline bleue, Paruline à gorge noire  Paruline noir et blanc, Paruline à croupion jaune (beaucoup), Paruline jaune, Viréo à tête bleue (plusieurs), Tyran huppé, Roselin pourpré, Hirondelle bicolore, Roitelet à couronne dorée, Grive des bois, Troglodyte mignon - Betsy McFarlane

- Betsy McFarlane

Red-bellied woodpecker (Pic à ventre roux) -Barbara MacDuff

-------------------------------------------------------------------

Westmount, summit park mid-morning: Merlin, Ring-billed Gull, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Blue-headed Vireo 2, Blue Jay 4, American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch 2, American Robin, European Starling, Black-and-white Warbler 1 female, Black-throated Green Warbler 1, Chipping Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, American Goldfinch

Faucon émerillon, Goéland à bec cerclé, Pic mineur, Pic chevelu, Pic flaboyant, Viréo à tête bleue 2 , Geai bleu 4, Corneille d'Amérique, Mésange à tête noire, Sittelle à poitrine blanche 2, Merle d'Amérique, Étourneau sansonnet, Paruline noir et blanc 1 femelle, Paruline à gorge noire 1, Bruant familier, Bruant à gorge blanche, Cardinal rouge, Chardonneret jaune

Chimney Swifts (Martinets ramoneurs) heard today for the first time, near my house in Eastern NDG. - Nicholas Acheson

Sightings for Friday May 3

Mirabel, Rang St-Marguerite:  Garganey was still present.

(Sarcelle d'été) était encore présente.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Saint-Étienne: American White Pelican in breeding plumage in the 2nd pond of Marais Saint-Etienne

Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/quetzale/8706180886/

Pélican blanc d’Amérique en plumage nuptial dans le 2ième étang du Marais Saint-Étienne - Louise Courtemanche et Mireille Terrault

Thursday's Thrushes and Thrashers "Report"

Ten birders attended the last week of Thursday's Thrushes and Thrashers and although our only Thrush was a Robin we finished the morning listening to the song of the Brown Thrasher. It was a lovely spring day with temperatures in the twenties and we saw 30 species of birds. We were surprised by the absence of wrens and warblers.

Painted turtles, muskrat and garter snake were also seen.

Thanks to everyone who came out and to David Mulholland and Audrey Speck for their help. - Barbara MacDuff

Here is our list: Canada goose 40, Wood duck 5, Mallard 8, Eagle sp. Red-shouldered hawk 2, Virginia rail 10, Killdeer 1, Ring-billed gull 6, Belted kingfisher 1, Yellow-bellied sapsucker 1, Downy woodpecker 3, Hairy woodpecker 1, Northern flicker 1, Blue jay 2, American crow 8, Tree swallow 20, Black-capped chickadee 10, White-breasted nuthatch 1, Brown creeper 1, American robin 4, Brown thrasher 1, European starling 2, Song sparrow 6, Swamp sparrow 8, White-throated sparrow 3, Northern cardinal 4, Red-winged blackbird 30, Common grackle 10, Brown-headed cowbird 1, American goldfinch 6


Bernache du Canada 40, Canard branchu 5, Canard colvert 8, Aigle sp., Buse à épaulettes 2, Râle de Virginie 10, pluvier kildir 1 ,Goéland à bec cerclé 6, Martin-pêcheur 1, Pic maculé 1, Pic mineur 3, Pic chevelu 1, Pic flaboyant 1, Geai bleu 2, Corneille d'Amérique 8, Hirondelle bicolore 20, Mésange à tête noire 10, Sittelle à poitrine blanche 1, Grimpereau brun 1, Merle d'Amérique 4, Moqueur roux 1, Étourneau sansonnet 2, Bruant chanteur 6, Bruant des marais 8, Bruant à gorge blanche 3, Cardinal rouge 4, Carouge à épaulettes 30, Quiscale bronzé 10, Vacher à tête brune 1, Chardonneret jaune 6

Sightings for Thursday May 2

Mirabel, Rang St-Marguerite:  Garganey was still present.  On the edge of the flooded ponds, there were at least 20,000 snow geese, more than 5,000 Canada geese. We also saw several Northern Pintail, Green-winged teal, a pair of Blue-winged Teal, Ring-necked ducks,  Lesser Scaup and some Greater scaup, Bufflehead, American wigeon, a Black duck and finally a Ruddy Duck in breeding plumage. Three Greater yellowlegs walked at the edge of a pool of water. We then went on Rang Ste-Marie, where we observed an Eastern meadowlark,  Song Sparrows, Cliff swallows and Barn swallows

(Sarcelle d'été) était encore présente. Sur le bord des étangs inondés, il y avait au moins 20,000 Oies des Neiges, 5,000 Bernaches du Canada et même plus. Nous avons aussi vu plusieurs Canards pilet, des Sarcelles d'hiver, un couple de Sarcelles à ailes bleues, des Fuligules à collier, Petits Fuligules et quelques milouinan, des Petits Garrot, des Canards d'Amérique, un Canard noir et finalement un Érismature rousse en plumage internuptial. Trois Grand Chevaliers se promenait sur le bord d'une mare d'eau. Nous nous sommes ensuite rendue sur le Rang Ste-Marie où nous avons observé une Sturnelle des prés, des Bruants chanteurs et des prés ainsi que des Hirondelles à front blanc et rustique. - Lucette d'Amours
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Montréal, Mount Royal Cemetery this afternoon. Best birds were Baltimore Oriole (1), Blue-headed Vireo (1), Palm Warbler (1), Hermit Thrush (1), Eastern Bluebird (1), House Wren (1), Golden-crowned Kinglet (3), Ruby-crowned Kinglet (12), Purple Finch (1), White-throated Sparrow (35) and Peregrine Falcon (2). A Turkey Vulture (Oriole de Baltimore (1), Viréo à tête bleue (1), Paruline à couronne rousse (1), Grive solitaire (1), Merlebleu de l'Est (1), Troglodyte familier (1), Roitelet à couronne dorée (3), Roitelet à couronne rubis (12), Roselin pourpré (1), Bruant à gorge blanche (35) Faucon pèlerin (2). Un Urubu à tête rouge) gave us great views while it fed on a dead animal just a few feet from us. - Vivek Govind Kumar, Prayitno Goenarto

Sightings for Wednesday May 1

Mirabel, Rang St-Marguerite:  Garganey male was still present this morning 
(Sarcelle d'été) était encore présente ce matin - Charles Ménard
--------------------------------------------------------------------

American bittern \ Butor dAmérique

Dwight Brown