Yesterday's field trip to Oka Park (Saturday May 12) saw eleven birders enjoying a cool, breezy but sunny day exploring several areas of the park including the woods near the beach area and the trail to the La Grande Baiemarsh.
The woods were very quiet at times and the warblers few and far between but the good company and several interesting sightings certainly made up for the lack of numbers. Other passerine numbers also seemed very low.
Highlight of the day seen by EVERYONE was a hard-earned scarlet tanager singing high in the canopy. The group worked extremely diligently makingsure everyone finally spotted it and had a view through telescopes.
Highlight of the day seen by a SELECT FEW was a BLUE-GRAY GNATCHER near the tower at La Grande Baie. (A first in Quebec for your leader) Highlight of the day seen by a VERY SELECT FEW was a YELLOW-THROTED VIREO also at the tower. Honourable mention goes to a soaring double-crested cormorant giving us beautiful views of this interesting behavior. Our total of 69 species included:
2 Canada Geese, 2 Wood Ducks, 5 Gadwall, 1 American Black Duck, 2 Northern Shovelers, 2 Ring-necked ducks, 1 Pied-billed grebe, 1 Double-crested cormorant, 1 American Bittern, 20+ Great Blue Herons, 5 Turkey Vultures, 1 Cooper's Hawk, 1 Red-shouldered Hawk, 5 Red-tailed hawks1 Virginia Rail, 1 Solitary Sandpiper, 1 Wilson's Snipe, 6 Ring-billed gulls, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Rock Pigeon, 1 Mourning Dove, 15 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, 1 Downy Woodpecker, 1 Hairy Woodpecker, 5 Northern Flickers, 1 Easterrn Phoebe, 6 Great-crested flycatchers, 1 Eastern Kingbird, 1 YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, 4 Warbling vireos, 1 Red-eyed Vireo, 1 Blue Jay, 12 American Crows, 50 Tree Swallows, 40 Bank Swallows, 3 Cliff Swallows, 40 Barn Swallows, 12 Black-capped Chickadees, 1 White-breasted Nuthatch, 6 Marsh Wrens, 1 BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, 1 Veery, 1 Hermit Thrush, 12 American Robins, 1 Gray Catbird, 1 Brown Thrasher, 6 European Starlings, 1 Tenessee Warbler, 1 Northern Parula, 6 Yellow Warblers, 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler, 12 Yellow-rumped Warblers, 1 Black-throated Green Warbler, 1 Pine Warbler, 1 American Redstart, 20 Ovenbirds, 1 Scarlet Tanager, 1 Chipping Sparrow, 2 Song Sparrows, 3 White-throated Sparrows, 1 Northern Cardinal, 12 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, 30 Red-winged Blackbirds, 12 Common Grackles, 6 Brown-headed Cowbirds, 8 Baltimore Orioles, 12 American Goldfinches
Thanks to everyone who participated and I'm glad I passed your impromtu test about ovenbirds!!!
Wayne
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Friday, May 11, 2007
Sightings for Friday May 11th
Île de la Visitation: 54 species including, Peregrine falcon (faucon pèlerin) ORCHARD ORIOLE (ORIOLE DES VERGERS), Baltimore oriole (oriole de Baltimore), Chimney swift (martinet ramoneur), Merlin (faucon émerillon), Least flycatcher (moucherolle tchébec), Blue-heade vireo (viréo à tête bleu), Warbling vireo (viréo mélodieux), Hermit thrush (grive solitaire), Wood thrush (grive des bois) Catbird (moqueur chat), Rose-breasted grosbeak (cardinal à poitrine rose), Warblers – Nashville, Norhtern parula, Yellow, Blackburnian, Yellow-rumped, Black & white, Magnolia, Ovenbird, Canada. Wilson’s, Bay-breasted (parulines - à joues grises, à collier, jaune, gorge orangé, à croupion jaune, noir et blanc, à tête cendrée, couronné, paruline du Canada, à calotte noire, à poitrine baie), - Sylvie Vanier
Laval, Île St-Joseph: Ros-breasted grosbeak (Cardinal à poitrine rose), Lincoln’s sparrow (Bruant De Lincoln), Coopers hawk (Épervier de Cooper), Gray catbird(Moqueur chat), Brown thrasher (Moqueurs roux), Warblers – Yellow, Yellow-rumped, Canada (Parulines - jaunes, à croupions jaunes, du Canada) - Daniel LeBlanc
Laval, Île St-Joseph: Ros-breasted grosbeak (Cardinal à poitrine rose), Lincoln’s sparrow (Bruant De Lincoln), Coopers hawk (Épervier de Cooper), Gray catbird(Moqueur chat), Brown thrasher (Moqueurs roux), Warblers – Yellow, Yellow-rumped, Canada (Parulines - jaunes, à croupions jaunes, du Canada) - Daniel LeBlanc
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Sightings for Wednesday May 9th
Montreal,
Mount-Royal cemetary: Eastern bluebird (Merlebleu de l'Est) - Claire et Daniel Murphy
Summit park 11h30 to 13h30: Warblers – blue, American redstart, Black-throated green, Magnolia, Black & white (Parulines bleues, Flamboyante, à gorge noire, à tête cendrée, Noir et Blanc), Blue-headed vireo (Viréo à tête bleue), Hermit thrush (Grives solitaires), Winter wren (Troglodyte mignon), Phoebe (Moucherolles phébi) - Louise Ladouceur-Côté
Île Sainte-Hélène: Warbling vireos (Viréos mélodieux), Warblers – Yellow, Nashville, Black-throated green (Parulines jaunes, à joues grises, à gorge noire), Rose-breasted grosbeak (Cardinal à poitrine rose), Great creasted flycatcher (Tyran huppé) - Sylvain Mathieu
Île de la Visitation: 54 species including Black-crowned night heron (bihoreau gris), Merlin (faucon émerillon), Spotted sandpiper (chevalier grivelé), Common tern (sterne pierregarin), Chimney swift (martinet ramoneur), Kingfisher (martin pêcheur), Least flycatcher (moucherolle tchébec), Blue-heade vireo (viréo à tête bleu), Warbling vireo (viréo mélodieux), Gray-cheeked thrush (grive à joues grises), Hermit thrush (grive solitaire), Catbird (moqueur chat), Warblers – Nashville, Norhtern parula, Yellow, Chestnut-sided, Black-thraoted blue, Yellow-rumped, Black-throated green, Blackburnian, Palm, Black & white, Ovenbird (parulines - à joues grises, à collier, jaune, à flancs marron, bleu, à croupion jaune, à gorge noire, gorge orangé, à couronne rousse, noir et blanc, couronné), Rose-breasted grosbeak (cardinal à poitrine rose), Baltimore oriole (oriole de Baltimore) - Joël Coutu
St-Armand: Scarlet tanagers (tangara écarlate), Baltimore orioles (orioles de Baltimore), 2 Yellow-throated vireos (viréo à gorge jaune), Warblers - Common yellow-throat, yellow, aBlack-throated green, Black-throated blue (parulines - masqué, jaune, à gorge noire, bleue), Gret-crested flyctcher (tyran huppé), Green heron (héron vert), Least flycatchers (moucherolle tchébec), Rose-breasted grosbeak (cardinal à poitrine rose), Barred owl (Chouette rayée), Tufted titmouse (4 mésange bicolore), Great horned owl (Grand-duc) - Jean-Guy Papineau
Grandby, Centre d'interprétation de la nature du lac Boivin: Great-egret (grande aigrette), Green-herons (hérons verts), Solitary sandpipers (chevaliers solitaires), Gret-crested flyctcher (tyrans huppés), House wren (troglodyte familier), Warblers – Nashville, Yellow, Chestnut-sided, Yellow-rumped, Black-throated green, Black & white, Northern waterthrush, Common yellow-throat, Wilson’s (parulines à joues grises, jaunes, à flancs marron à croupion
Jaune, à gorge noire, noir et blanc, des ruisseaux, masquées, à calotte noire), Baltimore oriole (oriole de Baltimore)
parc Terry-Fox: Warblers – Black-throated blue, Ovenbird (parulines – bleue, et couronnées), Thrushes – Veery and wood (grives fauve et des bois), Rose-breasted grosbeak (cardinaux à poitrine rose) - Monique Berlinguette et Monique Maheu
Baie-du-Febvre, in the field bordering the observation pond: Ruff (Combattant varié) - J.-F. Jetté
Mount-Royal cemetary: Eastern bluebird (Merlebleu de l'Est) - Claire et Daniel Murphy
Summit park 11h30 to 13h30: Warblers – blue, American redstart, Black-throated green, Magnolia, Black & white (Parulines bleues, Flamboyante, à gorge noire, à tête cendrée, Noir et Blanc), Blue-headed vireo (Viréo à tête bleue), Hermit thrush (Grives solitaires), Winter wren (Troglodyte mignon), Phoebe (Moucherolles phébi) - Louise Ladouceur-Côté
Île Sainte-Hélène: Warbling vireos (Viréos mélodieux), Warblers – Yellow, Nashville, Black-throated green (Parulines jaunes, à joues grises, à gorge noire), Rose-breasted grosbeak (Cardinal à poitrine rose), Great creasted flycatcher (Tyran huppé) - Sylvain Mathieu
Île de la Visitation: 54 species including Black-crowned night heron (bihoreau gris), Merlin (faucon émerillon), Spotted sandpiper (chevalier grivelé), Common tern (sterne pierregarin), Chimney swift (martinet ramoneur), Kingfisher (martin pêcheur), Least flycatcher (moucherolle tchébec), Blue-heade vireo (viréo à tête bleu), Warbling vireo (viréo mélodieux), Gray-cheeked thrush (grive à joues grises), Hermit thrush (grive solitaire), Catbird (moqueur chat), Warblers – Nashville, Norhtern parula, Yellow, Chestnut-sided, Black-thraoted blue, Yellow-rumped, Black-throated green, Blackburnian, Palm, Black & white, Ovenbird (parulines - à joues grises, à collier, jaune, à flancs marron, bleu, à croupion jaune, à gorge noire, gorge orangé, à couronne rousse, noir et blanc, couronné), Rose-breasted grosbeak (cardinal à poitrine rose), Baltimore oriole (oriole de Baltimore) - Joël Coutu
St-Armand: Scarlet tanagers (tangara écarlate), Baltimore orioles (orioles de Baltimore), 2 Yellow-throated vireos (viréo à gorge jaune), Warblers - Common yellow-throat, yellow, aBlack-throated green, Black-throated blue (parulines - masqué, jaune, à gorge noire, bleue), Gret-crested flyctcher (tyran huppé), Green heron (héron vert), Least flycatchers (moucherolle tchébec), Rose-breasted grosbeak (cardinal à poitrine rose), Barred owl (Chouette rayée), Tufted titmouse (4 mésange bicolore), Great horned owl (Grand-duc) - Jean-Guy Papineau
Grandby, Centre d'interprétation de la nature du lac Boivin: Great-egret (grande aigrette), Green-herons (hérons verts), Solitary sandpipers (chevaliers solitaires), Gret-crested flyctcher (tyrans huppés), House wren (troglodyte familier), Warblers – Nashville, Yellow, Chestnut-sided, Yellow-rumped, Black-throated green, Black & white, Northern waterthrush, Common yellow-throat, Wilson’s (parulines à joues grises, jaunes, à flancs marron à croupion
Jaune, à gorge noire, noir et blanc, des ruisseaux, masquées, à calotte noire), Baltimore oriole (oriole de Baltimore)
parc Terry-Fox: Warblers – Black-throated blue, Ovenbird (parulines – bleue, et couronnées), Thrushes – Veery and wood (grives fauve et des bois), Rose-breasted grosbeak (cardinaux à poitrine rose) - Monique Berlinguette et Monique Maheu
Baie-du-Febvre, in the field bordering the observation pond: Ruff (Combattant varié) - J.-F. Jetté
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Sightings for Tuesday May 8th
Longueuil, Parc régional de Longueuil: 2 Solitary sandpipers (Chevaliers solitaires), 2 Common terns (Sternes pierregarin) in flight, Wood thrush (Grive des bois), 2Blue-headed vireos (Viréos à tête bleue), Warbling vireo (Viréo mélodieux), Warblers - Nashville, Northen parula, yellow, Black-throated green, Black & white, Ovenbird (Parulines - à joues grises, à collier, Paruline jaune, Parulines à croupion jaune, à gorge noire, noir et blanc, Parulines couronnées), Lincoln’s sparrow (Bruant de Lincoln), Rusty blackbirds (Quiscales rouilleux), Baltimaore oriole (Oriole de Baltimore) - Jean Marc Béliveau
Haut-Richelieu, Sabrevois side, Warblers - Nashville, Northern parula, Yellow, Blackpoll, Black-throated blue, Yellow-rumped, Black-throated green, Palm, Northern waterthrush (Parulines à joues grises, à collier, jaune, tigrée, bleue, à croupion jaune, à gorge noire, à couronne rousse, des ruisseaux), Blue-gray gnatcaatcher (Gobemoucheron gris-bleu), Veery (Grive fauve), Easterm kingbird (Tyran tritri), House wren (Troglodyte familier), Green heron (Héron vert) - Pierre Bannon
Montreal,
Botanical Gardens: Blue-headed vireos (Viréos à tête bleue), Philadelphia vireo (Viréo de Philadelphie), Hermit thrushs (Grives solitaires), Warblers – Yellow-rumped, Blackburnian, Palm, Nashville, Black-throated blue, Blackthroated green, Black & white, Northern parula, Northern waterthrush (Parulines - à croupion jaune, à gorge orangée, à couronne rousse, à joues grises, bleue, à gorge noire, noir et blanc, à collier, ruisseaux), Scarlet tanagers (Tangaras écarlate) - Jean-Sébastien Guénett
René-Lévesque & St-Alexandre: Ruby-crowned kinglets (roitelet rubis), White-throated sparrows (bruant gorge blanche), American redstart (paruline flamboyante), Hermit thrush (grive solitaire) - Denis Lauzon
Rivière-des-Prairies
Île Hynes: Spotted sandpiper (Chevalier grivelé), Belted kingfisher (Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique), Bank swallows Hirondelles de rivage, Hermit thrush (Grive solitaire), Warblers – Yellow, Palm, Yellow-rumped (Parulines - jaunes et à couronne rousse), à croupion jaune)
Pavillon des marais: Green-winged teal (Sarcelles d'hiver), Northern pintail (Canard pilet), Blue-winged teal (Sarcelles à ailes bleues), Northern shovelers (Canards souchets), Gadwall (Canard chipeaux), American wigeon (Canard d'Amérique), Moorhen (Gallinule Poule-d'eau), Phoebe (Moucherolles phébis), Warblers – Yellow, Palm, Yellow-rumped (Parulines - jaunes et à couronne rousse) - Daniel LeBlanc
boisé de l'Héritage: Warblers - Nashville, Tennessee, Yellow-rumped, Palm, Northern parula, Black-throated blue, Black-throated green, Yellow, Ovenbird, Black & white (Paruline à joues grises, obscure, à croupion jaune, à couronne rousse, à collier, bleue, à gorge noire, jaune, couronnée, noir et blanc), Least flycatcher, (Moucherolle tchébec), Green heron (Héron vert), House wrens (Troglodytes familiers), Blue-headed vireos (Viréos à tête bleue), Merlin (Faucon émerillon), Red-shouldered hawk (Buse à épaulettes), Cooper’s Hawks (Éperviers de Cooper) - Samuel Denault
Haut-Richelieu, Sabrevois side, Warblers - Nashville, Northern parula, Yellow, Blackpoll, Black-throated blue, Yellow-rumped, Black-throated green, Palm, Northern waterthrush (Parulines à joues grises, à collier, jaune, tigrée, bleue, à croupion jaune, à gorge noire, à couronne rousse, des ruisseaux), Blue-gray gnatcaatcher (Gobemoucheron gris-bleu), Veery (Grive fauve), Easterm kingbird (Tyran tritri), House wren (Troglodyte familier), Green heron (Héron vert) - Pierre Bannon
Montreal,
Botanical Gardens: Blue-headed vireos (Viréos à tête bleue), Philadelphia vireo (Viréo de Philadelphie), Hermit thrushs (Grives solitaires), Warblers – Yellow-rumped, Blackburnian, Palm, Nashville, Black-throated blue, Blackthroated green, Black & white, Northern parula, Northern waterthrush (Parulines - à croupion jaune, à gorge orangée, à couronne rousse, à joues grises, bleue, à gorge noire, noir et blanc, à collier, ruisseaux), Scarlet tanagers (Tangaras écarlate) - Jean-Sébastien Guénett
René-Lévesque & St-Alexandre: Ruby-crowned kinglets (roitelet rubis), White-throated sparrows (bruant gorge blanche), American redstart (paruline flamboyante), Hermit thrush (grive solitaire) - Denis Lauzon
Rivière-des-Prairies
Île Hynes: Spotted sandpiper (Chevalier grivelé), Belted kingfisher (Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique), Bank swallows Hirondelles de rivage, Hermit thrush (Grive solitaire), Warblers – Yellow, Palm, Yellow-rumped (Parulines - jaunes et à couronne rousse), à croupion jaune)
Pavillon des marais: Green-winged teal (Sarcelles d'hiver), Northern pintail (Canard pilet), Blue-winged teal (Sarcelles à ailes bleues), Northern shovelers (Canards souchets), Gadwall (Canard chipeaux), American wigeon (Canard d'Amérique), Moorhen (Gallinule Poule-d'eau), Phoebe (Moucherolles phébis), Warblers – Yellow, Palm, Yellow-rumped (Parulines - jaunes et à couronne rousse) - Daniel LeBlanc
boisé de l'Héritage: Warblers - Nashville, Tennessee, Yellow-rumped, Palm, Northern parula, Black-throated blue, Black-throated green, Yellow, Ovenbird, Black & white (Paruline à joues grises, obscure, à croupion jaune, à couronne rousse, à collier, bleue, à gorge noire, jaune, couronnée, noir et blanc), Least flycatcher, (Moucherolle tchébec), Green heron (Héron vert), House wrens (Troglodytes familiers), Blue-headed vireos (Viréos à tête bleue), Merlin (Faucon émerillon), Red-shouldered hawk (Buse à épaulettes), Cooper’s Hawks (Éperviers de Cooper) - Samuel Denault
Westmount Summit, Tuesday May 8th
Jim Houghton Memorial Spring Warbler Walk at Westmount Summit between 7:00 and 9:00 am, Tuesday 8 May 2007:
A great fall-out of migrating birds last night gave 30 observers lots to look at this morning. 39 species included numerous warblers and sparrows, welcome spring birds.The weather was sunny and warm, with a wind starting about 8:30 am. The leaves are beginning to show themselves, but not completely out yet. There was much activity at ground level, and birds were rushing back and forth.
1 Northern Harrier (flying) 1 Cooper's Hawk 2 Ring-billed Gull 2 Eastern Screech Owl 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 2 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 12 Blue-headed Vireo 1 Red-eyed Vireo 2 Blue Jay 20 American Crow 3 Black-capped Chickadee 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 6 Brown Creeper 1 Winter Wren 30 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Hermit Thrush 3 American Robin 2 European Starling 4 Nashville Warbler 1 Northern Parula 4 Black-throated Blue Warbler 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler 4 Black-throated Green Warbler 1 Blackburnian Warbler 8 Black-and white Warbler 2 Ovenbird 1 Canada Warbler 1 Chipping Sparrow, 1 Song Sparrow 80 White-throated Sparrow 4 White-crowned Sparrow 4 Dark-eyed Junco 2 Northern Cardinal 1 House Finch 10 American Goldfinch
Kyra Emo
A great fall-out of migrating birds last night gave 30 observers lots to look at this morning. 39 species included numerous warblers and sparrows, welcome spring birds.The weather was sunny and warm, with a wind starting about 8:30 am. The leaves are beginning to show themselves, but not completely out yet. There was much activity at ground level, and birds were rushing back and forth.
1 Northern Harrier (flying) 1 Cooper's Hawk 2 Ring-billed Gull 2 Eastern Screech Owl 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 2 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 12 Blue-headed Vireo 1 Red-eyed Vireo 2 Blue Jay 20 American Crow 3 Black-capped Chickadee 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 6 Brown Creeper 1 Winter Wren 30 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Hermit Thrush 3 American Robin 2 European Starling 4 Nashville Warbler 1 Northern Parula 4 Black-throated Blue Warbler 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler 4 Black-throated Green Warbler 1 Blackburnian Warbler 8 Black-and white Warbler 2 Ovenbird 1 Canada Warbler 1 Chipping Sparrow, 1 Song Sparrow 80 White-throated Sparrow 4 White-crowned Sparrow 4 Dark-eyed Junco 2 Northern Cardinal 1 House Finch 10 American Goldfinch
Kyra Emo
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Sightings for Wednesday May 2nd
Oka park: Black-backed woodpecker (pic à dos noir), Pine warblers (parulines des pins), Yellow-rumped warblers (parulines à croupion jaune), Brown thrasher (moqueur roux), Flicker (pic flamboyant), Yellow-bellied sapsuckers (pics maculé), Northern shovelers (canards souchet), Gadwall (canards chipeau), Wood ducks (canards branchu), Bufflehead (petit garrot), Hooded mergansers (harle couronné), Phoebe (moucherolle phébi), Red-tailed hawk (buse à queue rousse), Brown creeper (grimpereau brun) - Sylvie Vanier
Baie-du-Febvre: Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalarope de Wilson) 2nd basin on Janelle, Eurasian wigeon (Canard siffleur), American wigeon (canards d’Amérique), Greater and Lesser yellowlegs (Grands et Petits chevaliers) Pectoral sandpiper (Bécasseau à poitrine cendrée), Dunlin (Bécasseau variable), near the tower on Janelle. Ruddy ducks (Érismatures rousses), American coots (Foulques d’Amérique), Redheads (Fuligules à tête rouge), Cackling goose (Bernache de Hutchins)
route Pépin: Lapland longspur, Snow buntings, Vesper sparrow - (Bruants lapon, des neiges, vespéral), Horned larks (alouettes hausse-col) also seen Rough-legged hawk (Buse pattue), Northern harrier (Busard St-Martin), Osprey (Balbuzard pêcheur), Merlin (Faucon émerillon), American kestrel (Crécerelle d’Amérique)
Nicolet: 2 Pine warbles (Paruline des pins), on a gravel road perpendicular to the river Chemin St-Michel - Maurice Raymond
Baie-du-Febvre: Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalarope de Wilson) 2nd basin on Janelle, Eurasian wigeon (Canard siffleur), American wigeon (canards d’Amérique), Greater and Lesser yellowlegs (Grands et Petits chevaliers) Pectoral sandpiper (Bécasseau à poitrine cendrée), Dunlin (Bécasseau variable), near the tower on Janelle. Ruddy ducks (Érismatures rousses), American coots (Foulques d’Amérique), Redheads (Fuligules à tête rouge), Cackling goose (Bernache de Hutchins)
route Pépin: Lapland longspur, Snow buntings, Vesper sparrow - (Bruants lapon, des neiges, vespéral), Horned larks (alouettes hausse-col) also seen Rough-legged hawk (Buse pattue), Northern harrier (Busard St-Martin), Osprey (Balbuzard pêcheur), Merlin (Faucon émerillon), American kestrel (Crécerelle d’Amérique)
Nicolet: 2 Pine warbles (Paruline des pins), on a gravel road perpendicular to the river Chemin St-Michel - Maurice Raymond
Monday, April 30, 2007
Montreal, Centre-Ville, René-Lévesque et St-Alexandre: Black and white warbler (paruline noir et blanc) - Denis Lauzon
Lery, Lac St-Louis: 2 Common loons (Plongeons huarts) – T. Long
Chateauguay,
Lac St-Louis: 7 Red-breasted mergansers (Harles Huppés)
Le Ruisseau Saint-Jean: 15 Rusty blackbirds (Quiscalles rouilleux), 2 Yellow-rumped warblers (Parulines à croupion jaune)
Rue Jack: White-crowned sparrow (bruant à couronne blanche) – T. Long
Chambly, Chambly basin: 1 Horned grebe (Grèbe esclavons) - R. Belhumeur
Lery, Lac St-Louis: 2 Common loons (Plongeons huarts) – T. Long
Chateauguay,
Lac St-Louis: 7 Red-breasted mergansers (Harles Huppés)
Le Ruisseau Saint-Jean: 15 Rusty blackbirds (Quiscalles rouilleux), 2 Yellow-rumped warblers (Parulines à croupion jaune)
Rue Jack: White-crowned sparrow (bruant à couronne blanche) – T. Long
Chambly, Chambly basin: 1 Horned grebe (Grèbe esclavons) - R. Belhumeur
Sightings for Sunday April 29th
Lery, Lac St-Louis: 3 Common loons (Plongeons huarts) – T. Long
Chateauguay,
Lac St-Louis: 7 Red-breasted mergansers (Harles Huppés)
Marais de la Pointe-Johnson, which is behind the dyke that runs from Higgins to Jack street: 40 Rusty blackbirds (Quiscalles rouilleux), Hermit thrush (Grive solitaire), Red-bellied woodpecker (Pic à ventre roux), Wilson's snipe (Bécassine de Wilson), Pied-bill grebe (Grèbe à bec bigarré) – T. Long
Ile Bizard, in the bay behind the info center: 5 Horned grebes (Grèbes esclavons) - Serge Dumont – Green heron (Héron Vert), Eastern kingbird (Tyran tritri) - Chantal Fournier
Laval, Parc des Prairies, Brown thrasher (Moqueur roux), Lincoln’s sparrow (Bruant de Lincoln), Hermit thrush (Grive solitaire), Yellow-bellied sapsucker (Pic maculé), Winter wren (Troglodyte mignon), Turkey vulture (Urubu à tête rouge), Fox sparrow (Bruant fauve), American kestrel (Crécerelle d'Amérique), Cooper’s hawk (Épervier de Cooper) - Georges Lachaîne
Baie-du-Febvre: Pectoral sandpiper (bécasseau à poitrine cendrée) - Robert Barbeau
Chambly, Chambly basin: 30 Horned grebes (Grèbes esclavons), 4 Red-necked grebes (Grèbes jougris), 1 Long-tailed duck (Harelde kakawi), 2 Osprey (Balbuzards pêcheurs), 8 Bonaparte’s gulls (Mouettes de Bonaparte), 3 Common terns (Sternes pierregarins), 1 Kingfisher (Martin-pêcheur), 2 Tufted titmouse (Mésanges bicolores), Black-crowned night-heron (Bihoreau gris), Common loon (Plongeons huarts), Wood ducks (canards branchus), Gadwall (chipeau), Pintails (pilets), Ring-necked ducks (fuligules à collier), Bufflehead (Petits Garrots), Northen rough-winged swallows – Rough-winged, Purple martins, Bank, Cliff, Barn, and Tree - (Hirondelles à ailes hérissées, noires, de rivage, à front blanc, rustiques)
Bicolore) - Don-Jean Léandri
Ste-Catherine, at the Récré-o-parc: 4 Chimney swifts (Martinets ramoneurs), 7 Brant geese (Bernaches cravants), 1 Black scoter (Macreuse noire), 13 Great egrets (Grandes Aigrettes), Pied-bill grebe (Grèbe à bec bigarré), Lesser and Greater yellowlegs (petit et Grands Chevaliers), Bonaparte’s gulls (Mouettes de Bonaparte), Swallows - Northern rough-winged, Bank (Hirondelles à ailes hérissées, de rivage), 2 Yellow-rumped warblers (Parulines à croupion jaune), Palm Warbler (Paruline à couronne rousse), Chipping sparrow (Bruant familier) - Don-Jean Léandri
Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, in a field on montée d'Odelltown, between rang de la Barbotte and route 223: Greater White-fronted Goose (Oie rieuse) - L. & P. Simard
Chateauguay,
Lac St-Louis: 7 Red-breasted mergansers (Harles Huppés)
Marais de la Pointe-Johnson, which is behind the dyke that runs from Higgins to Jack street: 40 Rusty blackbirds (Quiscalles rouilleux), Hermit thrush (Grive solitaire), Red-bellied woodpecker (Pic à ventre roux), Wilson's snipe (Bécassine de Wilson), Pied-bill grebe (Grèbe à bec bigarré) – T. Long
Ile Bizard, in the bay behind the info center: 5 Horned grebes (Grèbes esclavons) - Serge Dumont – Green heron (Héron Vert), Eastern kingbird (Tyran tritri) - Chantal Fournier
Laval, Parc des Prairies, Brown thrasher (Moqueur roux), Lincoln’s sparrow (Bruant de Lincoln), Hermit thrush (Grive solitaire), Yellow-bellied sapsucker (Pic maculé), Winter wren (Troglodyte mignon), Turkey vulture (Urubu à tête rouge), Fox sparrow (Bruant fauve), American kestrel (Crécerelle d'Amérique), Cooper’s hawk (Épervier de Cooper) - Georges Lachaîne
Baie-du-Febvre: Pectoral sandpiper (bécasseau à poitrine cendrée) - Robert Barbeau
Chambly, Chambly basin: 30 Horned grebes (Grèbes esclavons), 4 Red-necked grebes (Grèbes jougris), 1 Long-tailed duck (Harelde kakawi), 2 Osprey (Balbuzards pêcheurs), 8 Bonaparte’s gulls (Mouettes de Bonaparte), 3 Common terns (Sternes pierregarins), 1 Kingfisher (Martin-pêcheur), 2 Tufted titmouse (Mésanges bicolores), Black-crowned night-heron (Bihoreau gris), Common loon (Plongeons huarts), Wood ducks (canards branchus), Gadwall (chipeau), Pintails (pilets), Ring-necked ducks (fuligules à collier), Bufflehead (Petits Garrots), Northen rough-winged swallows – Rough-winged, Purple martins, Bank, Cliff, Barn, and Tree - (Hirondelles à ailes hérissées, noires, de rivage, à front blanc, rustiques)
Bicolore) - Don-Jean Léandri
Ste-Catherine, at the Récré-o-parc: 4 Chimney swifts (Martinets ramoneurs), 7 Brant geese (Bernaches cravants), 1 Black scoter (Macreuse noire), 13 Great egrets (Grandes Aigrettes), Pied-bill grebe (Grèbe à bec bigarré), Lesser and Greater yellowlegs (petit et Grands Chevaliers), Bonaparte’s gulls (Mouettes de Bonaparte), Swallows - Northern rough-winged, Bank (Hirondelles à ailes hérissées, de rivage), 2 Yellow-rumped warblers (Parulines à croupion jaune), Palm Warbler (Paruline à couronne rousse), Chipping sparrow (Bruant familier) - Don-Jean Léandri
Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, in a field on montée d'Odelltown, between rang de la Barbotte and route 223: Greater White-fronted Goose (Oie rieuse) - L. & P. Simard
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Sightings for Saturday April 28th
Lery, Lac St-Louis: 2 Common loons (Plongeon huard) - T. Long
Chateauguay, Lac St-Louis: 7 Red-breasted mergansers (Harle huppé)
Parc de la Commune: Cliff swallows, (Hirondelles à front blanc), Great egret (Grandes Aigrettes) - T. Long
Ile Notre-Dame: 1 Magnolia warbler (Paruline a tete cendree) - Sylvain SabourinWestmount, Summit Park: Yellow-rumped warblers (Paruline à croupion jaune), Hermit thrush (Grive solitaire), Winter wren (Troglodyte mignon) Nashville warbler (paruline à joues grises) - Daniel Ouellette
Chateauguay, Lac St-Louis: 7 Red-breasted mergansers (Harle huppé)
Parc de la Commune: Cliff swallows, (Hirondelles à front blanc), Great egret (Grandes Aigrettes) - T. Long
Ile Notre-Dame: 1 Magnolia warbler (Paruline a tete cendree) - Sylvain SabourinWestmount, Summit Park: Yellow-rumped warblers (Paruline à croupion jaune), Hermit thrush (Grive solitaire), Winter wren (Troglodyte mignon) Nashville warbler (paruline à joues grises) - Daniel Ouellette
Sightings for Friday April 27th
St.-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Parc des Voiles: Ruddy ducks (Erismatures rousses), 9 Red-necked grebes (Grèbes jougris), Horned grebes (Grèbes esclavon)
St.-Mathias wharf: 3 Horned grebes (Grèbes esclavon) - Robert Chartier
Chambly, at the federeal wharf: Common tern (Sterne pierregarin)
rue Martel: Long-tailed ducks (Hareldes kakawi), 22 Horned grebes (Grèbes esclavon), Bonaparte’s gull (Mouette de Bonaparte) - Robert Chartier
Leclerville, under the Leclerville bridge: Northern rough-winged swallow (Hirondelle à ailes Hérissés) also seen Eastern Kingbird (Tyran tritri), Bald eagle (Pygargue à tête blanche) - Nicolas Hallé
Baie-du-Febvre, route Janelle: Ross’s goose (Oie de Ross) - Nicolas Hallé
St.-Mathias wharf: 3 Horned grebes (Grèbes esclavon) - Robert Chartier
Chambly, at the federeal wharf: Common tern (Sterne pierregarin)
rue Martel: Long-tailed ducks (Hareldes kakawi), 22 Horned grebes (Grèbes esclavon), Bonaparte’s gull (Mouette de Bonaparte) - Robert Chartier
Leclerville, under the Leclerville bridge: Northern rough-winged swallow (Hirondelle à ailes Hérissés) also seen Eastern Kingbird (Tyran tritri), Bald eagle (Pygargue à tête blanche) - Nicolas Hallé
Baie-du-Febvre, route Janelle: Ross’s goose (Oie de Ross) - Nicolas Hallé
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Sightings for Tuesday April 24th
Île Bizard, Parc Nature de l'Île Bizard Female Red-bellied woodpecker (Pic à ventre roux) second path, left of the info center Louise Turgeon
Chambly, Fort-Chambly: Common loon (Plongeon huard), 3 Horned grebes (Grèbes esclavons), 6 Red-necked grebes (Grèbes jougris), 3 Osprey (Balbuzards pêcheurs) 3 species of Swallows – Tree, Barn, and Rough-winged (espèces d'hirondelle bicolore, la rustique et celle à ailes hérissées) Raymond Belhumeur
Also seen today at
Westmount, Summit Park: Blue-headed vireo (viréo à tête bleue), Fox sparrows (Bruant fauves) Jacques Forbes - 3 Winter wrens (Troglodytes mignons), 2 Pileated woodpeckers (Grands-Pics) Louise Ladouceur-Côté
Montreal,
RDP parc de l'île de la Visitation: Chimney swift (martinet ramoneur) Joël coutu
Île Notre-Dame: Yellow-rumped warblers (Parulines à croupion jaune), Golden-crowned kinglets (Roitelets à couronne dorée), Cliff swallows (Hirondelles à front blanc) Sylvain Mathieu
Chambly, Fort-Chambly: Common loon (Plongeon huard), 3 Horned grebes (Grèbes esclavons), 6 Red-necked grebes (Grèbes jougris), 3 Osprey (Balbuzards pêcheurs) 3 species of Swallows – Tree, Barn, and Rough-winged (espèces d'hirondelle bicolore, la rustique et celle à ailes hérissées) Raymond Belhumeur
Also seen today at
Westmount, Summit Park: Blue-headed vireo (viréo à tête bleue), Fox sparrows (Bruant fauves) Jacques Forbes - 3 Winter wrens (Troglodytes mignons), 2 Pileated woodpeckers (Grands-Pics) Louise Ladouceur-Côté
Montreal,
RDP parc de l'île de la Visitation: Chimney swift (martinet ramoneur) Joël coutu
Île Notre-Dame: Yellow-rumped warblers (Parulines à croupion jaune), Golden-crowned kinglets (Roitelets à couronne dorée), Cliff swallows (Hirondelles à front blanc) Sylvain Mathieu
Jim Houghton Warbler Walk at Westmount Summit...23 April 07
Jim Houghton Warbler Walk at Westmount Summit...23 April 07
20 birders met at Westmount Summit on Tuesday 24 April 2007 and counted 21bird species. The weather was sunny, with a hint of cool wind from the north. The woods were quiet, except for numerous crows rushing around. The trees were bare, making spotting easier....but we all know that the leaves can soon "pop" all of a sudden.
6 Canada Goose flying over 5 Double-crested Cormorants flying over 1 Cooper's Hawk 2 Ring-billed Gull 2 Rock Pigeon 6 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Hairy Woodpecker 3 Northern Flicker 25 American Crow 10 Black-capped Chickadee 5 White-breasted Nuthatch 4 Brown Creeper 3 Golden-crowned Kinglets 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglets 6 Hermit Thrush 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler 30 White-throated Sparrow 8 Dark-eyed Junco 3 Northern Cardinals 2 American Goldfinch
Kyra Emo
20 birders met at Westmount Summit on Tuesday 24 April 2007 and counted 21bird species. The weather was sunny, with a hint of cool wind from the north. The woods were quiet, except for numerous crows rushing around. The trees were bare, making spotting easier....but we all know that the leaves can soon "pop" all of a sudden.
6 Canada Goose flying over 5 Double-crested Cormorants flying over 1 Cooper's Hawk 2 Ring-billed Gull 2 Rock Pigeon 6 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Hairy Woodpecker 3 Northern Flicker 25 American Crow 10 Black-capped Chickadee 5 White-breasted Nuthatch 4 Brown Creeper 3 Golden-crowned Kinglets 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglets 6 Hermit Thrush 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler 30 White-throated Sparrow 8 Dark-eyed Junco 3 Northern Cardinals 2 American Goldfinch
Kyra Emo
Sightings for Monday April 23rd
Chateauguay,
Lac St-Louis: 3 Red-necked grebes (Grèbe jougris), 2 Common loons (Plongeon huard), Eastern Phoebe (Moucherolle phébi)
Parc de la Commune: Osprey (Balbuzard percheur), Belted kingfisher (Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique) T. Long
Granby Centre de la nature du lac Boivin: Blue-winged teal (sarcelle à ailes bleues), Bufflehead (petits garrots), Belted kingfisher (martin-pêcheur d'Amérique), Both Kinglets (les 2 roitelets), Swamp sparrow (bruants des marais), Rusty blackbird (quiscales rouilleux)
Roxton Pond: Common loon (plongeon huard), Red-necked grebe (grèbe jougris), Eastern meadowlark (sturnelle des prés)
Parc de la Yamaska: 3 Horned grebes (grèbes esclavon) seen at the second dyke. Monique Berlinguette et Monique Maheu
Summit Park: both Kinglets (Roitelets des 2 espèces), 2 Yellow-rumped warblers (Parulines à croupion jaune)
Mount Royal cemetery: Red-tailed hawks (Buses à queue rousse), Turkey vultures (Urubus à tête rouge), Sharp-shinned hawks (Éperviers bruns), American kestrels (Crécerelles d'Amérique), Broad-winged hawks (Petites Buses), Rough-legged hawk (Buse pattue), Peregrine falcon (Faucon pelerine) Pierre Bannon
Baie-du-Febvre, rte Janelle and rte 132: Glossy ibis (ibis falscinelle) Rosaire Lemay - Ruddy ducks (Érismatures rousses), Redheads (Fuligules à tête rouge), Lesser scaup (Petits Fuligules), Ring-necked ducks (Fuligules à collier), Hooded mergansers (Harles couronnés), Red-breasted merganser (Harle huppé), Bufflehead (Petits Garrots), Pintails (Pilets), Gadwall (Chipeaux), American wigeon (Canards d'Amérique), Shovelers (Souchets), Pied-bill grebes (Grèbes à bec bigarré), Northern harrier (Buzard St-Martin), Horned lark (Alouette hausse-col), Lesser yellowlegs (Petit Chevalier) Louise Ladouceur-Côté
Lac St-Louis: 3 Red-necked grebes (Grèbe jougris), 2 Common loons (Plongeon huard), Eastern Phoebe (Moucherolle phébi)
Parc de la Commune: Osprey (Balbuzard percheur), Belted kingfisher (Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique) T. Long
Granby Centre de la nature du lac Boivin: Blue-winged teal (sarcelle à ailes bleues), Bufflehead (petits garrots), Belted kingfisher (martin-pêcheur d'Amérique), Both Kinglets (les 2 roitelets), Swamp sparrow (bruants des marais), Rusty blackbird (quiscales rouilleux)
Roxton Pond: Common loon (plongeon huard), Red-necked grebe (grèbe jougris), Eastern meadowlark (sturnelle des prés)
Parc de la Yamaska: 3 Horned grebes (grèbes esclavon) seen at the second dyke. Monique Berlinguette et Monique Maheu
Summit Park: both Kinglets (Roitelets des 2 espèces), 2 Yellow-rumped warblers (Parulines à croupion jaune)
Mount Royal cemetery: Red-tailed hawks (Buses à queue rousse), Turkey vultures (Urubus à tête rouge), Sharp-shinned hawks (Éperviers bruns), American kestrels (Crécerelles d'Amérique), Broad-winged hawks (Petites Buses), Rough-legged hawk (Buse pattue), Peregrine falcon (Faucon pelerine) Pierre Bannon
Baie-du-Febvre, rte Janelle and rte 132: Glossy ibis (ibis falscinelle) Rosaire Lemay - Ruddy ducks (Érismatures rousses), Redheads (Fuligules à tête rouge), Lesser scaup (Petits Fuligules), Ring-necked ducks (Fuligules à collier), Hooded mergansers (Harles couronnés), Red-breasted merganser (Harle huppé), Bufflehead (Petits Garrots), Pintails (Pilets), Gadwall (Chipeaux), American wigeon (Canards d'Amérique), Shovelers (Souchets), Pied-bill grebes (Grèbes à bec bigarré), Northern harrier (Buzard St-Martin), Horned lark (Alouette hausse-col), Lesser yellowlegs (Petit Chevalier) Louise Ladouceur-Côté
Monday, April 23, 2007
Sightings for Sunday April 22nd
Maple Grove: Pied-bill grebe (Grèbe à bec bigarré), American coot (Foulque d'Amérique), Bufflehead (Petit Garrot), Osprey (Balbuzard percheur) Régis Fortin – 2 Purple martins (Hirondelle Noire), Palm warbler (Paruline à couronne rousse) Jean Marc Béliveau
Hungry Baie: Common loon (Plongeon huard), Greater scaup (Fuligule milouinan), Red-breasted merganser (Harle huppé)
Godmanchester: 5 Turkey vultures (Urubu à tête rouge), Upland sandpiper (Maubèche des champs), Eastern meadowlark (Sturnelle des prés), Houseifnch (Roselin familier)
Saint-Anicet: Barn swallow (Hirondelle rustique), Turkey vulture (Urubu à tête rouge), Wild turkey (Dindon sauvage)
Réserve de Dundee: Wilson’s snipe (Bécassine de Wilson), Killdeer (Pluvier kildir), Turkey vulture (Urubu à tête rouge), Blue-winged teal (Sarcelle à ailes bleues), Northern harrier (Busard St-Martin), Belted kingfisher (Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique) Régis Fortin
Mount Royal cemetary: Tufted titmouse (Mésange bicolore) Pine Hill bordering Camillien-Houde, Chipping sparrows (Bruants familiers) Pierre Bannon
near St-Stanislas de Kostka, corner of ch. de la Baie et de Laframboise: Purple finch (Roselin pourpré), Fox sparrow (Bruant fauve), Goldedn-crowned kinglet (Roitelet à couronne dorée)
chemin de la baie: Savannah sparrow (Bruants des prés)
Casaville, corner of 132 & mtée Casaville, chemin Ridge,: Vesper sparrow (Bruant vespéral)
Godmanchester, montée Smellie: Vesper sparrow (Bruant vespéral)
Ste-Catherine: 32 Great egrets (Grandes Aigrettes) on Heron Island Jean Marc Béliveau
Verdun: 2 Purple martins (hirondelles noires) Diane Demers
Laval, parc des Prairies near the boulevard Cartier entrance: 2 Turkey vultures (Urubus à tête rouge), American kestrel (Crécerelle d'Amérique), 20 Fox sparrow (Bruant fauve), 6 Yellow-bellied sapsucker (Pic maculé)
bois Lapruche 12H30 to 14H00: in flight, Golden eagle (Aigle royal), 8 Turkey vultures (Urubus à tête rouge), 8 Red-tailed hawks (Buses à queue rousse), 4 Red-shouldered hawks (Buse à épaulettes), 2 American kestrel (Crécerelle d'Amérique), Coopers hawk (Épervier de Cooper), Pileated woodpecker (Grand pic) Georges Lachaîne et Élaine Presseau
Hungry Baie: Common loon (Plongeon huard), Greater scaup (Fuligule milouinan), Red-breasted merganser (Harle huppé)
Godmanchester: 5 Turkey vultures (Urubu à tête rouge), Upland sandpiper (Maubèche des champs), Eastern meadowlark (Sturnelle des prés), Houseifnch (Roselin familier)
Saint-Anicet: Barn swallow (Hirondelle rustique), Turkey vulture (Urubu à tête rouge), Wild turkey (Dindon sauvage)
Réserve de Dundee: Wilson’s snipe (Bécassine de Wilson), Killdeer (Pluvier kildir), Turkey vulture (Urubu à tête rouge), Blue-winged teal (Sarcelle à ailes bleues), Northern harrier (Busard St-Martin), Belted kingfisher (Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique) Régis Fortin
Mount Royal cemetary: Tufted titmouse (Mésange bicolore) Pine Hill bordering Camillien-Houde, Chipping sparrows (Bruants familiers) Pierre Bannon
near St-Stanislas de Kostka, corner of ch. de la Baie et de Laframboise: Purple finch (Roselin pourpré), Fox sparrow (Bruant fauve), Goldedn-crowned kinglet (Roitelet à couronne dorée)
chemin de la baie: Savannah sparrow (Bruants des prés)
Casaville, corner of 132 & mtée Casaville, chemin Ridge,: Vesper sparrow (Bruant vespéral)
Godmanchester, montée Smellie: Vesper sparrow (Bruant vespéral)
Ste-Catherine: 32 Great egrets (Grandes Aigrettes) on Heron Island Jean Marc Béliveau
Verdun: 2 Purple martins (hirondelles noires) Diane Demers
Laval, parc des Prairies near the boulevard Cartier entrance: 2 Turkey vultures (Urubus à tête rouge), American kestrel (Crécerelle d'Amérique), 20 Fox sparrow (Bruant fauve), 6 Yellow-bellied sapsucker (Pic maculé)
bois Lapruche 12H30 to 14H00: in flight, Golden eagle (Aigle royal), 8 Turkey vultures (Urubus à tête rouge), 8 Red-tailed hawks (Buses à queue rousse), 4 Red-shouldered hawks (Buse à épaulettes), 2 American kestrel (Crécerelle d'Amérique), Coopers hawk (Épervier de Cooper), Pileated woodpecker (Grand pic) Georges Lachaîne et Élaine Presseau
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Sightings for Wednesday April 18th
Saint-Barthélemy, behind #341 route du Grand-Saint-Jacque: Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) M. Boulard, M. Boulard
Monday, April 16, 2007
Sightings for Monday April 16th
In this mornings miserable weather there were 7 male and 3 female Red-Breasted mergansers (Harle huppé), the on lac St-Louis in Chateauguay. Also seen onthe water were Common mergansers (Grand Harle), Ring-necked ducks (Fuligule à collier), Common Goldeneye (Garrot à oeil-d'or), Greater Scaup (Fuligule milouinan), and Mallard (Canard colvert). T. Long
Sightings for Sunday April 15th
Chambly, Chambly basin: 4 Long-tailed duck (Harelde kakawi), 3 Wood duck (Canard branchu), 32 Bufflehead (Petit Garrot), 2 Red-breasted merganser (Harle huppé), 2 Snow geese (Oie des neiges)
Carignan, chemin Bellevue: Canada geese (Bernache du Canada), 60 Snow geese (Oie des neiges), Eastern meadowlark (Sturnelle des prés)
St-Basile-le-Grand, compost site: 80 Canada geese (Bernache du Canada), 1300 Snow geese (Oie des neiges), Cackling goose (Bernache de Hutchins), Bald eagle (Pygargue à tête blanche), 2 Greater yellowlegs (Grand Chevalier), Savannah Sparrow (Bruant des prés) Don-Jean Léandri
Varennes, autoroute 30 montée de la Baronnie exit. Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) S. Rioux
Carignan, chemin Bellevue: Canada geese (Bernache du Canada), 60 Snow geese (Oie des neiges), Eastern meadowlark (Sturnelle des prés)
St-Basile-le-Grand, compost site: 80 Canada geese (Bernache du Canada), 1300 Snow geese (Oie des neiges), Cackling goose (Bernache de Hutchins), Bald eagle (Pygargue à tête blanche), 2 Greater yellowlegs (Grand Chevalier), Savannah Sparrow (Bruant des prés) Don-Jean Léandri
Varennes, autoroute 30 montée de la Baronnie exit. Snowy Owl (Harfang des neiges) S. Rioux
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Sightings for Saturday April 14th
Carignan, near chemin Bellevue: 2 White-fronted geese (Oie rieuse) mixed in with 2 000 Canada geese (Bernaches du Canada) Raymond Belhumeur
Baie-du-Febvre: 2 Ross’s geese (Oies de Ross) found by Micheline Bisson across from #520 on rte 132. a little further west - Cackling goose (Bernache de Hutchins). Behind #523 on rte 132 hybrid Snow goose X Ross’s goose (Oie des neiges X l'Oie de Ross)
100,000 Snow geese (Oies des neiges)
chemin Janelle: Eastern Phoebe (Moucherolle phébi), American coots (Foulques d'Amérique), Redheads (Fuligules à tête rouge) Michel Bertrand - 2 Ruddy ducks (Érismature rousse) Richard Guillet
Chateauguay, on Lac St-Louis: a lone male Red-breasted merganser (Harle Huppé)
rue Higgins: Red-bellied woodpecker (Pic à ventre roux) L. Simard, P. Simard - Northern Shrike (Pies-grièches grises), Eastern Towhee (Tohi à flancs roux). In the wetlands beside the levee, a Wilson's Snipe (Becassine de Wilson) was wading. Across the channel, some 100 Tree Swallows (Hirondelle bicolore) were swarming above the trees. Sylvia Wees
Baie-du-Febvre: 2 Ross’s geese (Oies de Ross) found by Micheline Bisson across from #520 on rte 132. a little further west - Cackling goose (Bernache de Hutchins). Behind #523 on rte 132 hybrid Snow goose X Ross’s goose (Oie des neiges X l'Oie de Ross)
100,000 Snow geese (Oies des neiges)
chemin Janelle: Eastern Phoebe (Moucherolle phébi), American coots (Foulques d'Amérique), Redheads (Fuligules à tête rouge) Michel Bertrand - 2 Ruddy ducks (Érismature rousse) Richard Guillet
Chateauguay, on Lac St-Louis: a lone male Red-breasted merganser (Harle Huppé)
rue Higgins: Red-bellied woodpecker (Pic à ventre roux) L. Simard, P. Simard - Northern Shrike (Pies-grièches grises), Eastern Towhee (Tohi à flancs roux). In the wetlands beside the levee, a Wilson's Snipe (Becassine de Wilson) was wading. Across the channel, some 100 Tree Swallows (Hirondelle bicolore) were swarming above the trees. Sylvia Wees
Maple Grove, Rue MacDonald: Mike Bristol picked out a pair of Barrow's Goldeneye (Garrot d'Islande), among the Common Goldeneye (Grand harle). An American Coot (Foulque d'Amérique), seemed to be shepherded about by an American Wigeon (canards d'Amérique) pair. The Snow Geese (oies des neiges), among the Ile de la Paix were spectacular. And we were closely observed by a River Otter and a Beaver. Sylvia Wees
Plaisance rivière des Outaouais at the beginning of Plaisance Nationl Park: 4 Tundra swans (Cygne siffleur) E.-L. Samson, A. Lacasse
Carignan, chemin Bellevue: 2 White-fronted geese (Oie rieuse) R. Belhumeur, S. Rioux, F. Gagnon
Pointe-aux-Trembles, west of île Sainte-Thérèse: 2 Short-eared owls (Hiboux des marais) Y. Gauthier
Saint-Bruno, Rang 6 south: 4 Short-eared owls (Hiboux des marais) G. Savard
Friday, April 13, 2007
Sightings for Wednesday April 11th
Chambly basin: Common loon (Plongeon huard), White-fronted goose (Oie rieuse) - Robert Chartier
Sightings for Tuesday April 10th
St-Basile: Gyrfalcon Faucon (gerfaut de forme), 7-8 Rough-legged hawks (Buses pattues), 2 Red-tailed hawks (Buses à queue rousse), Cooper’s hawk (Épervier de Cooper), 4 Northern harriers (Busards St-Martin). chemin des Trente, 2500 Canada geese (bernaches), Pintails (pilets), Green-winged teals (sarcelles d’hiver), American wigeon (Canards d'Amériques) Samuel Denault
Maple Grove, rue MacDonald: Ruddy duck (Érismature rousse), Northern pintail (Canards pilet), American wigeon (Canard d'Amérique), Common goldeneye (Garrot à oeil-d'or), Bufflehead (Petit Garrot), Greater Scaup (Fuligule milouinan), Lesser scaup (Petit Fuligule), Ring-necked duck (Fuligule à collier), American coot (Foulque d'Amérique), Green-winged teal (Sarcelle d'hiver)
St-Timothée: American wigeon (Canard d'Amérique), GB herons (Hérons) Micheline Ouellet
Bourcerville, on the river beside the 132: Cormorants (Cormoran à aigrettes) Canada geese (Bernaches du Canada), Green-wingen teals (Sarcelles d'hiver), Pintails (pilets), Shovelers (souchets), Common goldeneye (Garrots à oeil d'or), Hooded mergansers (Harles couronnés), Common mergansers (Grands Harles), Cooper's hawk (Épervier de Cooper), Red-tailed hawk (Buse à queue rousse)
La Saulaie: Long-eared owls (HIBOUX MOYENS-DUCS) Daniel LeBlanc
Chambly basin: White-fronted goose (Oie rieuse) Nelson Roy
Maple Grove, rue MacDonald: Ruddy duck (Érismature rousse), Northern pintail (Canards pilet), American wigeon (Canard d'Amérique), Common goldeneye (Garrot à oeil-d'or), Bufflehead (Petit Garrot), Greater Scaup (Fuligule milouinan), Lesser scaup (Petit Fuligule), Ring-necked duck (Fuligule à collier), American coot (Foulque d'Amérique), Green-winged teal (Sarcelle d'hiver)
St-Timothée: American wigeon (Canard d'Amérique), GB herons (Hérons) Micheline Ouellet
Bourcerville, on the river beside the 132: Cormorants (Cormoran à aigrettes) Canada geese (Bernaches du Canada), Green-wingen teals (Sarcelles d'hiver), Pintails (pilets), Shovelers (souchets), Common goldeneye (Garrots à oeil d'or), Hooded mergansers (Harles couronnés), Common mergansers (Grands Harles), Cooper's hawk (Épervier de Cooper), Red-tailed hawk (Buse à queue rousse)
La Saulaie: Long-eared owls (HIBOUX MOYENS-DUCS) Daniel LeBlanc
Chambly basin: White-fronted goose (Oie rieuse) Nelson Roy
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