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The SONG SPARROW
Bird Protection Quebec - Protection des oiseaux du Québec August 2016
For the Birds since 1917
Pour les oiseaux depuis 1917
Bird Protection Quebec is a registered charity: Cover Photo
Donations are tax deductible.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird © Richard Gregson
Charity Registration #: 11925 2161 RR0001.
Principal Officers
President: Barbara MacDuff
Introducing Barbara MacDuff 1
Vice-President: Jane Cormack
The Gray Jay for Canada’s National Bird 2
Treasurer: Phyllis Holtz
Reserve Naturelle Alfred – Kelly Nature Reserve 2016 - 2021 4
Secretary: Helen Meredith
The Falaise St. Jacques, A Forgotten Wilderness in the Heart of
Membership Secretary: Gayle McDougall Gruner the City 5
Contact: Bird Protection Quebec Technoparc Montreal 7
C.P. 358 succ. Saint-Charles Bird Views 8
Kirkland, Quebec H9H 0A4
Get Ready to Celebrate – January 4, 2017 is BPQ’s 100th
Tel.: 514-637-2141 birthday! 11
E-mail: birdprotectionquebec@gmail.com
Bird Protection Quebec Fall 2016 Monday Night Lectures 13
Website: www.birdprotectionquebec.org
Online discussion group: Past Field Trips 16
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Songsparrow Celebrating Fall Migration / Fêtez la Migration 19
The Song Sparrow: ISSN 1710-3371 Upcoming Field Trips 20
Legal Deposit: National Library and Archives of Canada
Publication Mail No.: 40044323
Newsletter Editor & Layout: Jane Cormack cormackjane@gmail.com
Cover Design: Richard Gregson sparroworks@gmail.com
Bird Views: Pierre Bannon pbannon@videotron.ca
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Introducing One of the traditions of Bird Protection
Quebec (BPQ) is for the outgoing
of Quebec Society for the Protection of
Birds (PQSPB). She was elected to the
Barbara MacDuff president to introduce his or her
replacement to the membership. It is my Board of Directors in 1990. She then
pleasure to introduce you to Barbara served as BPQ’s President for a two-year
by Sheldon Harvey, Outgoing president MacDuff. term beginning in 1999.
Anyone who has been a part of BPQ, for During her years in BPQ Barbara has
even just a short period of time, will served on the Bluebird Trails Committee,
recognize the name. Barbara is a long- the History Book Committee, the
standing and very active member of Bird Sanctuary Committee, the Conservation
Protection Quebec. Committee, the Centenary Committee,
and the Philipsburg Project Group. She is
Barbara was born in Montreal and has currently the Chair of the Education
lived here most of her life, with the Committee and regularly leads field trips
exception of a three-year period when in the Hudson area. In addition, with the
she lived in three different places, assistance of the members of the
Winnipeg, Ottawa, and Nova Scotia. She Education Committee, Barbara leads
currently resides in Baie d’Urfé. Barbara outings for children and newcomers to
worked for 30 years as an elementary birding at the Morgan Arboretum and at
school teacher. She enjoys skiing, Parc-nature du Bois-de-l’Île-Bizard.
kayaking and training her dog in agility
and obedience. Barbara also likes to read Barbara is active in a number of citizen
and spend time with family. science projects such as Quebec Marsh
Monitoring and Quebec Nocturnal Owl
Her grandparents, who had a house in the Monitoring. She is a regular participant in
Eastern Townships, introduced her to the the annual Great Canadian Birdathon
birds in the area. They were especially raising funds for Bird Studies Canada and
fond of bluebirds, which were numerous the McGill Bird Observatory (MBO). In
at the time. Her interest in birds was addition she volunteers at the MBO spring
really sparked later on, when she joined and fall.
the Nova Scotia Bird Society and saw her
first Bald Eagle. Barbara is stepping into the role of
BPQ President President of Bird Protection Quebec at a
Barbara first joined our organization in very busy and important time in the
1980, when it was known as the Province history of the organization. 2017 marks
the 100th anniversary of Bird Protection
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Quebec. She is currently chairing the
100th anniversary working group. The The Gray Jay for There are movements afoot in Canada to
select a National Bird as part of the
group is busy planning a full slate of
special events and activities to be held
Canada’s Canada celebrations for its 150th year of
existence in 2017. Currently we have the
throughout the centenary year. National Bird maple as our official tree and for better or
worse, the beaver as our official mammal.
Together with the members of her So why not an official bird? Many
by David M. Bird
Executive (Jane Cormack, Vice President; countries have one, the U.S. with its bald
Phyllis Holtz, Treasurer; and Helen eagle being a prime example. I strongly
Emeritus Professor of Wildlife Biology,
Meredith, Secretary), and the other believe that we should choose the Gray
McGill University
members of the Board of Directors, Jay, formerly known as the Canada Jay.
Barbara plans to focus on increasing the In no order of importance, here are no
membership of Bird Protection Quebec less than FOURTEEN compelling reasons
while guiding the organization through why it would be a great choice:
its 100th anniversary celebrations in
2017. Barbara takes over the role of 1. Found in all thirteen provinces and
President at a time when there are many territories; it is only found in a lim-
challenges ahead for conservation, ited part of the U.S., e.g. in the Rocky
natural habitats and the birds that we all Mountain region of the Pacific North-
enjoy so much. west and Alaska.
2. A member of the corvid or crow
Please join with me in thanking Barbara family, arguably the smartest birds
MacDuff for stepping forward to take on on the planet;
the challenge and please offer her your 3. Not an official bird species for any of
complete support, together with an the ten provinces and recognized
enthusiastic welcome. territories nor any other country
(Common Loon is Ontario’s bird;
Gray Jay © Chuck Kling Snowy Owl is Quebec’s bird)
4. Very hardy like all Canadians, having
A very prominent bird in our boreal highly adapted itself to living in very
forests and I call upon all cold regions;
Canadians to support this cause 5. Figures strongly in First Nations
and pass around the word! folklore; the name “whisky jack” or
“whiskey jack” derived from
Algonquin, Cree and/or Innu
mythology, apparently meaning
“mischievous prankster”.
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6. Is not an endangered species and 14. Not a circumpolar species, i.e. not Red-Tailed Hawk, is even more common
thus, not at a serious risk of found in other northern countries (as in the U.S. than in Canada, so it is not very
disappearing; is the Snowy Owl and Common distinctive. Fortunately, the Gray Jay is
7. Figures prominently in the boreal Raven) one of the candidates in their poll.
forest ecological zone, constituting a
vast portion of our country worthy of In short, I cannot think of a more
protection and under pressure from Canadian bird!!! While many Canadians
clear-cutting and oil and gas do not see this bird in their backyard
development; every day, many states and provinces as
8. Not a hunted species, so not shot by well as other countries have official birds
Canadians; that the public does not see on a regular
basis and may in fact never see as a live
Last Call: The the Canadian wild bird. The fact is that once the Gray
Geographic Society (CGS) contest Jay is chosen, we can promote the bird so
closes August 31! that Canadians make an effort to visit our
boreal forests to become very familiar
Vote online at http:// with it and indeed, be proud of it as our
www.canadiangeographic.ca/nationalbird/ National Bird.
The Extremely friendly Gray Jay or
Tell your friends to vote! Whiskey Jack © André Desrochers
Other Comments
9. Extremely friendly toward humans Well over a year ago, the Canadian
(like all Canadians), easily coming to A few years ago, a raptor organization
called The Canadian Raptor Conservancy Geographic Society (CGS) initiated a
the hand for treats; similar online survey, a much more
10. Formerly called the Canada Jay by (CRC) in Ontario started promoting a
national bird for Canada, but they have serious effort, for the general public to
ornithologists for 200 years; its weigh in on this matter. Forty candidates
French name is still mésangeai du been doing it mostly by using an internet
vote. I worry about their process because were nominated, including the Gray Jay.
Canada and its Latin name is As of writing this report, the current
Perisoreus canadensis! there are species on their list of
candidates which would be a disastrous front-runner is the Common Loon with
11. Stays in Canada year-round, i.e. not 10,344 votes followed by the Snowy Owl
a “snowbird”! choice. For instance, the Canada Goose
is an obnoxious bird much hated in the with 7,397. The Gray Jay is currently in
12. Not regarded as an obnoxious or third place with 6,389 votes. It is
nuisance species (like the Canada U.S., U.K. and even in our own country to
the point of being regularly culled. Two noteworthy that both the Common Loon
Goose which is culled in the U.S.!) and Snowy Owl are already established as
13. Not likely to be confused with any other leading species are already
recognized as provincial birds. Another the official birds of the two most highly
other bird species
leading candidate in the CRC poll, the
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populated provinces in the country, i.e. delightful these birds are, take a peek at askprofessorbird.org or email
Ontario and Quebec, respectively. a recently produced YouTube video at david.bird@mcgill.ca.
https://www.youtube.com/
The Gray Jay was actually known as the watch?v=v_V3VMIxTuU and to cast your vote
Canada Jay for over 200 years, but in
1949, the American Ornithologists’ Union
for it before August 31, go to http://
www.canadiangeographic.ca/nationalbird/.
Reserve
Checklist Committee wrangled over
subspecies issues with this bird and While the current polls will not ultimately
Naturelle Alfred
decided to rename it as one species – the
Gray Jay. We are currently investigating
determine our National Bird, they have
indeed initiated much intelligent debate
– Kelly Nature
the possibility of restoring its original and will certainly serve as a sounding Reserve 2016 -
name; after all, the vast majority of its board to our federal government,
range is within Canada. In any case, what especially in terms of organizing events 2021
would prevent Canadians from adopting and happenings to celebrate Canada’s
its old name, should it get awarded 150th birthday in 2017. Let us hope that
“official bird” status for our country?! establishing the Gray Jay (or Canada Jay!)
is one of them!
While I do believe that the poll run by the
CGS was very effective in initiating David M. Bird is Emeritus Professor of
dialogue about choosing a national bird Wildlife Biology and former Director of
for our country, I personally would prefer the Avian Science and Conservation
to see some intelligent discussion and Centre at McGill University. As a past
debate among Canadian ornithologists president of the Society of Canadian
about such an important matter as Ornithologists, a Director with Bird Francine Marcoux and Barbara MacDuff
opposed to just having a winner chosen Studies Canada, and a Fellow of the attended the Conservation de la Nature
from a popularity contest. For example, American Ornithologists' Union, he has Canada’s launch of the five-year plan of
Canada’s flag was not chosen by means received several awards for his the Reserve Naturelle Alfred – Kelly in
of a public contest, but by an appointed conservation and education efforts. Dr. Piedmont that was held on July 26, 2016.
committee. Bird is a regular columnist for both Bird
Watcher’s Digest and Canadian Wildlife A summary of the intended work was
I am seeking help from all quarters to magazines and is the author of several presented and Barbara spoke about Alf
facilitate the selection of the Gray Jay as books and over 200 peer-reviewed Kelly and the role Bird Protection Quebec
Canada’s National Bird. Not only is it a publications. He is the consultant editor played in planning the next five years of
fresh, new choice, it is a very prominent of DK’s Birds of Canada, Birds of Eastern the reserve.
bird in our boreal forests and I call upon Canada, Birds of Western Canada, and as
all Canadians to support this cause and of April 2016, Pocket Birds of Canada. To
pass around the word! To see how know more about him, visit
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The Falaise St.
Jacques, A
Forgotten
Wilderness in the
:Lisa Mintz in Falaise St. Jacques
Heart of the City
by Lisa Mintz
La Falaise Saint-Jacques – or the St.
Jacques Escarpment – is one of 10 eco-
territories on the Island of Montreal
“slated for priority protection and
enhancement,” according to Montreal’s
own Policy on the Protection and
Enhancement of Natural Habitats. It is
only 20 hectares in size, but its strategic The Falaise is key to linking green spaces pieces of this or other eco-territories may
position makes it a key battleground in in Westmount, NDG, Montreal West, be chipped away and disappear.
the effort to save and link green spaces. Lachine, the Southwest, and LaSalle. Its
strategic importance for a greenbelt is The aim of Sauvons la falaise! is to be a
This thin ribbon of trees – just below the accepted by every environmental group watchdog over this vital green space:
businesses on the south side of St on Montreal Island. Some 65 species of ensuring the connectivity between the
Jacques St. in NDG – stretches four birds can be found in this 20-hectare areas which surround the falaise
kilometres from Vendôme Metro station green space, many of which follow the (mentioned above) through bike and
to the Montreal West Interchange, ending falaise as part of their migratory flight pedestrian paths, creating a green
at Pullman Street near Canadian Tire. path. corridor which would include the Falaise
Immediately south of the Falaise are the St. Jacques, connect south to the Lachine
Turcot Yards, where the Ministry of But this vital area is threatened. Some Canal, Parc Angrignon, the Douglas
Transport (MTQ) is working on the $3.7 10% of the falaise has already been Hospital and parc des Rapides, east to
billion Turcot highway project. Beyond sacrificed for the Turcot project. Ten Mont Royal and west to Parc René
that is the Southwest Borough. percent is a lot of this important natural Lévesque, Parc Meadowbrook, and
space, and if we are not vigilant, bits and hopefully some day, all the way to l’Anse
a l’Orme.
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The story of the falaise is a partial success green spaces than say frogs or snakes Birding is the fastest growing leisure
story. Though we lost two hectares of are, this will nonetheless diminish the activity in North America and generates
greens pace, we did not lose more. There integrity of wilderness areas. My dream is millions if not billions of dollars of
is much political and public support as to see bicycle and pedestrian paths revenue. Montreal, with its two official
well as support from other green linking many existing and future languages and superb biodiversity could
organizations. The local Borough Council greenspaces. I believe terrestrial fauna be the capital of North American
in NDG unanimously passed a motion in could use such corridors, taking ecotourism. Instead of generating
April to protect the Falaise, clean it up, advantage of different food sources or revenue through development, Montreal
and ensure connectivity. The Southwest habitat. Hopefully native vegetation could could be the place to go to see the birds!
Borough followed suit in June. Mayors be planted along such corridors, This is my dream. Bird habitat protected
and councillors of both boroughs have especially plants appreciated by birds and valued for its beauty. If you are
been extremely supportive. We also held such as Saskatoon berry, Canada plum, interested in helping, please contact me
a successful public assembly in June in and Mountain ash. at the following coordinates.
order to mobilize citizens and create
public support. This is why all the impending www.sauvonslafalaise.ca
development in the Montreal area is so
A mise en valeur is being done of the disturbing. Such projects will chip away at sauvonslafalaise1@gmail.com
Falaise, to decide on its future, by the what little green space we have left and
Ville de Montreal. Will they do what is best further fragment it. There are several Personally, I do this for the birds.
for the birds? I really and truly hope so! species of endangered wildlife and plants
in these areas. And more and more areas
Beyond this, Sauvons la falaise! wants are slated for development.
Montreal to reach its stated goal of
having 10% of the Island preserved as Recently, the Caisse de dépôt proposed
green space, a percentage still below that an electric train line but strangely it will
found in many other urban areas in be largely built in areas of low population
Canada. According to Sylvia Oljemark of density, likely causing increased urban
the Green Coalition, Montreal Island has sprawl as the Go train did outside of
now protected 6% of its territory as green Toronto. This will be a new threat for
space. To reach 10%, we must protect green spaces close to Montreal, where the
another 2,000 hectares and to do that, we richest biodiversity in all of Quebec is
cannot afford to lose any existing green found. It is my hope that alternative
spaces! transit plans – which are also much more
cost-effective in moving commuters – will
Connectivity of green spaces is also a key eventually be chosen instead.
issue. While birds are less directly
affected by roads between two distinct
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Technoparc airport that we have come to call Sora
Pond, due to the nesting Sora observed
Montreal earlier this summer. Other species
included Virginia Rail, Green-winged
Teal, Mallard, Wood Duck, Eastern
by Jane Cormack Kingbird, and Red-winged Blackbird.
The Montreal birding community has The airport owns land within the
become very interested in the wetlands Technoparc Wetlands and managers are
and woodlands encompassing not keen on having a bird sanctuary on an
Technoparc Montreal, the Éco-campus abutting property. New regulations are in
Hubert Reeves, the Dorval Golf course, place following the incident in New York.
and land owned by the Pierre Elliot Also, proposed train routes could be
Trudeau airport. We have started disruptive to this environment. At the
referring to this area as the Technoparc meeting, we circulated a report, which
Wetlands. Its important hardwood forests can be downloaded from: http://goo.gl/
and three marshes are wildlife rich, ux4gLv and stressed there is scepticism
attracting shorebirds, Great Egret, Great in the bird community. Despite
Blue Heron, Black-crowned Night Heron, assurances in the past, critical habitats
possibly the largest colony of Green have been sacrificed to development. We
Heron in Quebec, and the only confirmed are taking the following actions:
nesting site of Green-winged Teal on the
Montreal Island. It provides rare habitat Great Egret © 2016 Chuck Kling • Performing bird censuses and
for threatened species such as Wood monitoring the development
Thrush and Least Bittern. We were made
They are building a levee in order to • Going to meetings, asking questions
aware of the site largely through the
maintain a certain water level in the larger
efforts of Joël Coutu. • Providing advice on preserving habitat
marshes. They will maintain a 30 metre
buffer zone around these marshes. for wildlife while discouraging species
On August 4, I attended a meeting with that are undesirable at airports.
Legally, only a 10 metre buffer is
the Technoparc management, City of St.
required. Yet, we feel this is not enough. • Maintaining a Facebook group that we
Laurent officials, a City of Montreal
The latest version of their plan can be invite you to join: https://www.facebook.
biologist, and representatives of
downloaded from: http://www.technoparc. com/groups/293396337683373/ Share your
Regroupement QuebecOiseaux (RQO),
the Ahuntsic Ornithology Club, the
com/static/uploaded/Files/brochures/JUL16- observations, photographs, and ideas.
ECHR-plan-masse-avec-digue.pdf
Chateauguây Ornithology Club, the Sierra • Keeping our lines of communication
Club, the Green Coalition, and other open. Contact us in person, by e-mail,
Sadly, this development comes at the
independent birdwatchers. or phone.
expense of the small marsh facing the
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March-May 2016 Mars-mai 2016
Pink-footed Goose: singles at Baie-du-Febvre 2-3 April (S. Blackburn, Oie à bec court : des indiv à Baie-du-Febvre 2-3 avril (S. Blackburn,
S. Lemieux) and at Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague 8-13 April (P. Laniel, m. S. Lemieux) et à Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague 8-13 avril (P. Laniel, pl.
ob.). Barnacle Goose: most probably 3 different birds along the ob.). Bernache nonnette : probablement 3 indiv sur la rivière Richelieu
Richelieu River between Saint-Mathias and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu entre Saint-Mathias et Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu 18 mars-14 avril
18 March-14 April (R. Boulet, m. ob.), one at Cap-Rouge 22-23 March (R. Boulet, pl. ob.), un à Cap-Rouge 22-23 mars (C. Nadeau), et un à
(C. Nadeau), and one at Pointe-au-Père 21 April-16 May (L. Saint- Pointe-au-Père 21 avril-16 mai (L. Saint-Laurent, pl. ob.). Cygne
Laurent, m. ob.). Mute Swan: a group of 5 at Beaulac-Garthby 23-24 tuberculé : un groupe de 5 à Beaulac-Garthby 23-24 mai (M. Brossard
May (M. Brossard et al.). Tundra Swan: single birds reported in 6 et al.). Cygne siffleur : des indiv signalés dans 6 localités différentes du
different localities of s. Québec (m. ob.). Canvasback: a pair at Saint- sud du Québec (pl. ob.). Fuligule à dos blanc : un couple à Saint-
Gédéon 5-11 May was unusual there (S. Boivin et al.). Aythya hybrid: Gédéon 5-11 mai, inhabituel pour l’endroit (S. Boivin et al.). Hybride
male hybrids involving Ring-necked Duck and Lesser Scaup or Greater Aythya : des hybrides mâles issus d’un croisement présumé entre un
Scaup were seen at Rouyn-Noranda 17-24 April (L. Imbeau, J. Gagnon) Fuligule à collier et un Petit Fuligule ou un Fuligule milouinan à Rouyn-
and also at Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu 21 April (R. Boulet). Somateria Noranda 17-24 avril (L. Imbeau, J. Gagnon) et à Saint-Jean-sur-
hybrid: a presumed male hybrid involving a Common Eider and a King Richelieu 21 avril (R. Boulet). Hybride Somateria : un hybride probable
Eider was seen and photographed at Saint-Ulric 15-18 April (C. Eider à tête grise X Eider à duvet photographié à Saint-Ulric 15-18 avril
Chevalier). (C. Chevalier).
Glossy Ibis: again this spring this species was well in evidence as shown Ibis falcinelle : à nouveau très en évidence ce printemps tel qu’en
by a record flock of 14 birds at New Richmond 28 April-1st May (J. témoigne un groupe record de 14 indiv à New Richmond 28 avril-1er
Bourque, m. ob.), 8 at Saint-Barthélemy 2-6 May (M & M. Boulard), 5 at mai (J. Bourque, pl.ob.), 8 à Saint-Barthélemy 2-6 mai (M & M. Boulard),
La Pocatière 2 May (B. Desmeules), 4 at Baie-du-Febvre 4-5 May (D & 5 à La Pocatière 2 mai (B. Desmeules), 4 à Baie-du-Febvre 4-5 mai (D &
R. Roy, m.ob.), and one at Châteauguay 31 May (ph., D. Thériault, R. Roy, pl. ob.), et un à Châteauguay 31 mai (ph., D. Thériault, pl.ob.).
m.ob.). Black Vulture: two were photographed in a flock of migrating Urubu noir : deux oiseaux photographiés avec des Urubus à tête rouge
8Turkey Vultures at Cowansville 12 March (B. Hamel), a provincial record en migration à Cowansville 12 mars (B. Hamel), une date hâtive record.
early date. Five more sightings of single birds were received (Rivière- Cinq autres oiseaux signalés par la suite dans la province (Rivière-
Ouelle, Sherbrooke, Bic, Orford, Saint-François-de-Sales). Osprey: one Ouelle, Sherbrooke, Bic, Orford, Saint-François-de-Sales). Balbuzard
at Lake Ireland (Pontiac) 12 March was very early (C. Letellier et al.). pêcheur : un au lac Ireland (Pontiac) 12 mars était très hâtif (C. Letellier
Golden Eagle: a record one-day count of 35 migrants was made at the et al.). Aigle royal : un décompte record de 35 migrateurs notés en une
Saint-Stanislas Hawkwatch 12 March (B. Barnhurst, M. McIntosh). journée à Saint-Stanislas 12 mars (B. Barnhurst, M. McIntosh).
American Avocet: singles at Métabetchouan 14-16 May (Diane Lepage Avocette d’Amérique : des indiv à Métabetchouan 14-16 mai (Diane
et al.), and Cacouna 22-30 May (S. Laurence, m. ob.) and two at Lepage et al.), et Cacouna 22-30 mai (S. Laurence, pl. ob.) puis deux à
Barachois 29-30 May (R. Garrett et al.). Willet: 2 at Cap-Gaspé 21 May Barachois 29-30 mai (R. Garrett et al.). Chevalier semipalmé : 2 à Cap-
(O. Barden), one at Chandler 23 May and two 24 May (M. Larrivée). Gaspé 21 mai (O. Barden), un à Chandler 23 mai et deux 24 mai (M.
Hudsonian Godwit: an ad at Trois-Pistoles 15-16 May (P. Fradette). Larrivée). Barge hudsonienne : un ad à Trois-Pistoles 15-16 mai (P.
Marbled Godwit: singles at Yamachiche 12 May (L. Roussel) and at Fradette). Barge marbrée : des indiv à Yamachiche 12 mai (L. Roussel)
Longue Rive 13-18 May (D. Turgeon et al.) Stilt Sandpiper: always et à Longue Rive 13-18 mai (D. Turgeon et al.) Bécasseau à échasses :
unpredictable in spring, one was at Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola 20 May (L. toujours imprévisible au printemps, un était à Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola
Simard, J. May). Ruff: singles seen at Baie-du-Febvre 28 April-8 May 20 mai (L. Simard, J. May). Combattant varié : des indiv à Baie-du-
(M. Bisson, m.ob.), Rivière-Trois-Pistoles 15 May (M. Poulin et al.) and Febvre 28 avril-8 mai (M. Bisson, pl.ob.), Rivière-Trois-Pistoles 15 mai
L’Isle-Verte 19 May (JC. Pelletier). (M. Poulin et al.) et L’Isle-Verte 19 mai (JC. Pelletier).
Ivory Gull: an imm seen briefly by a very lucky observer at Pointe-au- Mouette blanche : une imm aperçue brièvement à Pointe-au-Père 17
Père 17 March (J. Roy-Drainville, ph.). Laughing Gull: two at Saint- mars (J. Roy-Drainville, ph.). Mouette atricille : 2 à Saint-Blaise 21 mai
Blaise 21 May (S. Matthieu et al.) and one at Saint-Irénée 21 May (MP. (S. Matthieu et al.) et une à Saint-Irénée 21 mai (MP. Côté, S. Pelletier).
Côté, S. Pelletier). Franklin’s Gull: five indiv reported from 5 different Mouette de Franklin : 5 indiv dans 5 localités. Goéland cendré : un indiv
localities. Mew Gull: a bird of the European ssp at Cap-aux-Os (Gaspé) de la ssp Européenne à Cap-aux-Os (Gaspé) 9 avril (JF. Rousseau, ph.),
9 April (JF. Rousseau, ph.), a record early date. Caspian Tern: a pair une date hâtive record. Sterne caspienne : un couple nicheur sur l’Île
nesting on Île Duval (Contrecoeur) 18 May (D.Tétreault). Duval (Contrecoeur) 18 mai (D. Tétreault).
Snowy Owl: a high count of 27 indiv was made at Saint-Barthélemy 21 Harfang des neiges : un décompte élevé de 27 indiv réalisé à Saint-
March (Y. Gauthier, S. Morand). Red-headed Woodpecker: a continuing Barthélemy 21 mars (Y. Gauthier, S. Morand). Pic à tête rouge : un imm
imm. bird at Québec City until 23 March (m. ob.), single ad at Saint- encore présent à Québec jusqu’au 23 mars (pl. ob.), des indiv ad à
Télesphore 1st May (M. Descent, M. Fortin) and at Repentigny 28 May Saint-Télesphore 1er mai (M. Descent, M. Fortin) et à Repentigny 28
(S. Brouillette, G. Charbonneau, ph.). mai (S. Brouillette, G. Charbonneau, ph.).
Fork-tailed Flycatcher: one at Batiscan 23 May (J. Leclerc). Loggerhead Tyran des savanes : un à Batiscan 23 mai (J. Leclerc). Pie-grièche
Shrike: only the second in the province in the last 4 years, an ad was migratrice : la 2ième mention dans la province en 4 ans, un ad
photographed in the Magdalen Is. 22 May (A. Richard). White-eyed photographié aux Îles de la Madeleine 22 mai (A. Richard). Viréo aux
Vireo: singles at Boucherville 13-16 May (J. Crépeau, m.ob.) and at yeux blancs : des indiv à Boucherville 13-16 mai (J. Crépeau, pl.ob.) et
Saint-Armand 22 May (J. Ibarzabal). Northern Rough-winged Swallow: à Saint-Armand 22 mai (J. Ibarzabal). Hirondelle à ailes hérissées : 2 à
2 at Chambly 2 April, a record early date (P. Bannon et al.). Townsend’s Chambly 2 avril, une date hâtive record (P. Bannon et al.). Solitaire de
Solitaire: a continuing bird at Adstock until 13 April (D. McCutcheon). Townsend : un oiseau encore à Adstock jusqu’au 13 avril (D.
9Varied Thrush: singles at Mille-Isles 18 March (L. Leblanc) and at Mont- McCutcheon). Grive à collier : des indiv à Mille-Isles 18 mars (L.
Saint-Michel 1-2 April (MA. Montpetit, P. Marinier). Pine Warbler: a few Leblanc) et à Mont-Saint-Michel 1-2 avril (MA. Montpetit, P. Marinier).
birds overwintered this year, but singles at Saint-Hyacinthe 5 March Paruline des pins : des oiseaux ont hiverné cette année, mais des indiv
(D. Gendron) and in the Mount-Royal Cemetery 14 March (C. Kling) à Saint-Hyacinthe 5 mars (D. Gendron) et au cimetière Mount-Royal 14
were believed to be early migrants. Prothonotary Warbler: a male mars (C. Kling) étaient possiblement des migrateurs hâtifs. Paruline
appeared at Nicolet on 28 May and defended a territory until early July orangée : un mâle est apparu à Nicolet le 28 mai et a défendu un
(C. Meloche et al.). Mourning Warbler X Common Yellowthroat: this territoire jusqu’au début de juillet (C. Meloche et al.). Paruline triste X
presumed hybrid was photographed at Laval 27 May (M. Boisvert). Paruline masquée : ce présumé hybride a été photographié à Laval 27
mai (M. Boisvert).
Lark Sparrow: one at Rimouski 18 May (M. Jaffre et al.). Lark Bunting: a
male at Port-Cartier 21-22 May (R. Lapierre, ph.,). Grasshopper Bruant à joues marron : un à Rimouski 18 mai (M. Jaffre et al.). Bruant
Sparrow: singles at Bristol 20 May onwards (R. Dubois, D. Bouffard), noir et blanc : un mâle à Port-Cartier 21-22 mai (R. Lapierre, ph.,).
Hemmingford 22 May (P. Fradette et al.) and Elgin 23 May onwards Bruant sauterelle : des indiv à Bristol 20 mai + (R. Dubois, D. Bouffard),
(S. Labbé, P. Bannon). Harris’s Sparrow: a continuing bird at Hemmingford 22 mai (P. Fradette et al.) et Elgin 23 mai + (S. Labbé,
Terrebonne until 14 May (m. ob.). Golden-crowned Sparrow: the P. Bannon). Bruant à face noire : un oiseau encore présent à Terrebonne
continuing bird at Gatineau was last seen 18 April when it had acquired jusqu’au 14 mai (pl. ob.). Bruant à couronne dorée : un oiseau encore
its alternate plumage (K. Guilbault). Summer Tanager: singles at présent à Gatineau jusqu’au 18 avril, alors qu’il avait revêtu son
Mirabel 15 May (S. Boucher) and Québec City 21 May (L. Frève et al.) plumage nuptial (K. Guilbault). Piranga vermillon : des indiv à Mirabel
Painted Bunting: a record-early male at Chandler 30 April-2 May, 15 mai (S. Boucher) et à Québec 21 mai (L. Frève et al.) Passerin
(JR. Lepage, m.ob.). Dickcissel: one at Gatineau 13 May (G. Seutin). nonpareil : un mâle à Chandler 30 avril-2 mai, une date hâtive record
(JR. Lepage, pl.ob.). Dickcissel d’Amérique : un à Gatineau 13 mai
Yellow-headed Blackbird: single males at Marieville 16 April (H. (G. Seutin).
Marand), Forestville 27-30 April (D. Turgeon, S. Belleau) and Woburn
17 May (M. Turcotte, L. Turgeon). Western Meadowlark: one Carouge à tête jaune : des indiv mâles à Marieville 16 avril (H. Marand),
photographed at Port-Cartier 26 May (JP. Barry et al.). Orchard Oriole: Forestville 27-30 avril (D. Turgeon, S. Belleau) et Woburn 17 mai
an imm male at Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue 23 May (B. McFarlane, B. (M. Turcotte, L. Turgeon). Sturnelle de l’Ouest : une photographiée à
MacDuff et al.); a pair was found building a nest at Stanstead 25 May Port-Cartier 26 mai (JP. Barry et al.). Oriole des vergers : un mâle imm
(S. Kohl et al.). Hooded Oriole: a male was photographed at a à Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue 23 mai (B. McFarlane, B. MacDuff et al.); un
hummingbird feeder at Wentworth-Nord 26 May representing a third couple construisant un nid à Stanstead 25 mai (S. Kohl et al.). Oriole
confirmed record for Québec, 2 in spring and one in fall (A. Simard). masquée : un mâle photographié à un abreuvoir à colibris à
Wentworth-Nord 26 mai représentait une 3ième présence confirmée
ADDENDUM: A first-spring Lazuli Bunting was photographed at au Québec, soit 2 au printemps et une à l’automne (A. Simard).
Kégaska 25 April 2015 providing a 4th record for Québec (A. Bobbit,
fide JP. Barry). ADDENDUM : un Passerin azuré imm a été photographié à Kégaska 25
avril 2015 fournissant une 4ième mention pour le Québec (A. Bobbit,
Please report your interesting bird observations to: Pierre Bannon, fide JP. Barry).
1517 Leprohon, Montréal, Qc H4E 1P1. Tel: 514-766-8767 after 7:00
p.m. or by e-mail at: pbannon@videotron.ca Veuillez communiquer vos observations intéressantes à : Pierre
Bannon, 1517 Leprohon, Montréal, Qc H4E 1P1. Tél : 514-766-8767
en soirée. Courriel : pbannon@videotron.ca
10Get Ready to Celebrate – • March / Mars : Maria Korab-Laskowska
• April / Avril : - Anita Morales
January 4, 2017 is BPQ’s • May / Mai : Brano Kovacevic
100th birthday! • June / Juin : Sylvie Bernard
• July / Juilliet : Zofia Laubitz
We are planning a party, but not just ONE party. Get ready for a
full year of special events! January through December 2017 will
be one big bird crazy marathon of activities! Full details will The Early Birder – Our New Blog
appear in the next Song Sparrow newsletter but here are a few
pre-2017 items to get you ready for our big milestone year! Launches September 2016!
Starting on September 27, 2016 we begin the 100 day
100th Anniversary Edition BPQ countdown to January 4, 2017 with our new daily blog The Early
Photo Calendar available Fall 2016 Birder. Every day for the next 100 days you can start off your
morning reading a special blog post. Yes, you read that right:
100 blog posts in 100 days! Each post will feature a new bird
This beautiful collection of twelve stunning images themed (what else?) Top 10 list. Just go to the BPQ website and
photographed by the monthly BPQ Photo contest winners will keep select Blog from the navigation menu. You can read online or
you on top of all the great things planned to commemorate the subscribe to the blog and automatically get it delivered via email
100th anniversary. The 9 ½ x 12 calendars will be available to to your inbox every morning. (We’ll go weekly with blog posts
order from our website in early September or for purchase at our after that – we’re excited, not crazy!)
monthly meetings starting October 2016. The contest closes
August 31.. There’s still some time left to enter!
100th Anniversary Committee’s End
Winners / Les Gagnants of Summer Reading
• September / Septembre : Suzanne,Labbé Recommendation
• October / Octobre : Tom Kingsbury
If you are looking for something to add to your vacation reading
• November / Novembre: Julie Tremblay
list as you lounge by the beach, the lake at your cottage or
• December / Decembre : Pierre Bannon perhaps just in your own back yard as summer comes to an end,
• January / Janvier : Paul Shay we recommend Green Birding by BPQ’s own Richard Gregson.
Copies are available in both print and digital editions. Visit the
• February / Février : Wayne Grubert following link for further details: http://sparroworks.ca/wildlifing/
product/green-birding/ Entertaining and informative, this short
Bird Protection Quebec 11guide will also prepare you for the Canada Goes Birding Challenge For experienced birders – a Green Big Day. The count period
which emphasizes “green birding” and is one of the planned BPQ must be completed entirely using self-powered means of
centennial celebration activities. You can learn more about transport – no cars etc. at any time at all. Walking, cycling, boats,
Canada Goes Birding and how to pre-register via the above link etc. are all permitted. It is accepted that teams may use a car to
to the Challenge on our website. get to and from the starting point only, but no further, and may
not use the vehicle again until their count period has ended.
The above is only a small sampling of what is planned for 2017. They must travel together in one vehicle.
Look for the official announcement and full listing of events in
the next issue of The Song Sparrow. For everyone, whatever their birding skills, whatever their age -
a Big Foot Hour (aka: Sasquatch Hour) - count the species seen
or heard while walking for just one hour, any time of day.
Calling All Canadian My Birding Year - a relaxed Big Year. Green birding rules apply,
Birders – Let's Have Some but all that is asked is that when people go for a walk or a cycle
ride from home they keep a list of the birds they see. You can do
Fun it very competitively or just as and when the fancy takes you. To
keep the playing field level it is not proposed to offer major
Next year, 2017, marks the centenary of Bird Protection Quebec. prizes for this challenge (beyond publicity and recognition) but
A lot will happen in the year (as you will soon learn). In addition to seek to involve everyone in Canada in keeping a record of
to all the local events, we are inviting all Canadian birders, what they see on their local patches during the year. We will be
wherever they might live, to join us in having some celebratory overjoyed if any records are broken, and encourage all to have a
fun. go, but that is not the primary objective. Note: Big Days and Big
Foot Hours can be attempted in either the spring migration
We invite everyone to take part in a little competitive birding by months (May-June) or the fall period (September - October)
entering some fun birding challenges. We are very aware that
birding conditions vary from region to region, so we will be We are inviting you to register an early interest so that we can
levelling the playing field by looking for winners in each province keep you up to date. There is no commitment requested yet, but
or territory as well as overall Canadian winners. if you would like to know more please follow this link (or e-mail
us at greenbirding@gmail.com). Give us your name, location and
This will also be a unique opportunity to engage the public in an e-mail address so that we can make sure you receive full
birding, even if only cheering from the sidelines, and also to details. You cannot start scouting and planning too early.
encourage novice birders to compete against the best we have.
The challenges will be in the following categories. Note that, as Celebrate 100 years of Bird Protection Quebec when Canada
a conservation charity, we are emphasizing Green Birding: Goes Birding. We look forward to hearing from you.
Bird Protection Quebec 12Bird Protection Quebec once a species is listed under SARA, and on the parallel legislation for species
at risk on a provincial scale, with particular focus on Quebec and Ontario.
Fall 2016 Monday Night
Lectures
All lectures are free of charge and are open to all.
Assessing Species at Risk
in Canada – Understanding
COSEWIC and SARA
A Presentation by Marcel Gabhauer
Monday, October 3, 7:30 p.m.
Kensington Presbyterian Church
Marcel Gabhauer: Accessing Species at Risk
6225 Godfrey Ave, NDG
Canada's Species at Risk Act (SARA) became law in 2002, and serves as the Marcel Gahbauer earned his BSc in ecology at the University of Toronto, and
basis for protecting endangered or threatened organisms and their habitat. a PhD in natural resource sciences at McGill University. His PhD work on
Under SARA, the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada Peregrine Falcons served as an introduction to the world of species at risk.
(COSEWIC) is tasked with identifying and assessing species at risk. This For the past 10 years, he has worked for Stantec on environmental
presentation will focus primarily on the COSEWIC process, from initial assessments from coast to coast, with a strong emphasis on surveying for
identification of candidate species through development of status reports and species at risk and evaluating potential effects of projects on them. In 2011,
recommendation of conservation status (i.e., not at risk, data deficient, special he was appointed as a member of COSEWIC’s Birds Specialist
concern, threatened, endangered, or extirpated) to the Minister of Subcommittee, and since 2015 he has been co-chair of this group, and a full
Environment and Climate Change. It will also touch on the steps which follow member of COSEWIC. He is also co-founder and executive director of the
Migration Research Foundation, a non-profit charitable organization dedicated
to the study of wildlife populations and movements, the flagship project of
which is McGill Bird Observatory in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue.
Bird Protection Quebec 13November’s Topic is TBA Monday, December 5, 7:30 p.m.
Kensington Presbyterian Church
6225 Godfrey Ave, NDG
A Presentation will be given by Isabel Bisson
Details will appear in the next newsletter
Monday, November 7, 7:30 p.m.
Kensington Presbyterian Church
Birding From Colorado to
Arizona
A Presentation by Frédéric Hareau and Charlie Nims
Eastern Meadowlark © 2016 Charlie Nims
Two of our BPQ members, Frédéric Hareau and Charlie Nims, took a birding
trip this past April to the western part of the USA, birding from Colorado to
Arizona while covering diverse terrain from prairie to snow-covered mountain
passes to the Sonoran Desert and canyons of Southeast Arizona. The birds
they found ranged from White-tailed Ptarmigan to Red-faced Warbler, from
winter species to breeders to the exotic.
Charlie and Frédéric will give a slide presentation sharing their adventure
through the terrain they covered and the birds they found. Highlights include
seeing all three Rosy-Finches, five grouse species on leks, numerous
flycatchers along with vagrants such as Flame-throated Tanager and Tufted
Flycatcher as well as the Elegant Trogon among the 250+ species they
recorded. While the presentation will be mostly in English, Frédéric will be
more than happy to answer questions asked in French..
Greater Sage Grouse © 2016 Charlie Nims
Bird Protection Quebec 14Frédéric Hareau © 2016 Charlie Nims
Charlie Nims © 2016
Frédéric Hareau is Director of Programs at Equitas, the International Centre
Charlie Nims is an experienced birder living in northern New Hampshire with for Human Rights Education where he overseas projects in Asia, Africa,
strong Quebec connections including graduating from McGill University. His Middle East, Caribbean and Latin America. He has travelled throughout the
partner, Sheila McCarthy, lives in Montreal and they have actively birded in world for his work which also allowed him to do birdwatching on 4 continents.
Quebec in the past four years from Val d’Or to Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine. He At BPQ, he is an active member of the Conservation Committee, a popular
was active with the Massachusetts Audubon Society both as a seven year field trip leader, and Director. He coordinated the SOS-POP project with BPQ
member of its Advisory Council and co-leader of several destination trips in 2010 and 2016 and the Marsh Monitoring Program. He conducts censuses
including to Colorado. He also has participated in both Massachusetts and for the MBO and the Breeding Bird Atlas, and Breeding Bird Survey and is kept
Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas projects and currently is doing Olive-sided busy with translation for The Song Sparrow and the Web site. He has also
Flycatcher survey work for New Hampshire Audubon. Charlie birds regularly done extensive work in conservation for the Club d’ornithologie d’Ahuntsic
throughout the USA and Canada. In addition to his birding, he is an avid skier (COA), leads field trips for COA and Club d’ornithologie de Longueuil (COL),
and hiker having summited the 48 New Hampshire high peaks. and volunteers at McGill Bird Observatory.
Bird Protection Quebec 15Past Field Trips 23/04/15 – Parc nature du Bois-de-
l’Île-Bizard
Harrier, Spotted Sandpiper, Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker, Northern Waterthrush, Black-
Guide: Mat Mutzl and-white Warbler, Common Yellowthroat,
02/04/16 – Parc des Rapides, Lasalle Yellow Warbler, Eastern Towhee
Clear skies & 12°C. 30 birders; 45 species
& Verdun waterfront Bird of the Day: Belted Kingfisher
Guide: Diane Demers 10/05/16 – Parc nature du Bois-de-
Other Birds of Note: Snow Goose, Ring-
Sunny; 30 birders; 34 species necked Duck, Hooded Merganser, Pied- l’Île-Bizard
Bird of the Day: Fox Sparrow billed Grebe, American Bittern, Cooper's Guide: Barbara MacDuff
Other Birds of Note: Greater Scaup, Lesser
Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Evening trip: sunny, light winds, 18°C, 10
Scaup, Bufflehead, Turkey Vulture, Pileated Hawk, Virginia Rail, American Coot, participants, 37 species
Woodpecker, Common Raven Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Birds of the Day: Great Blue Heron & Belted
Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, Black-and-white Kingfisher
09/04/16 – Cap St-Jacques, Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Rusty Other Birds of Note: Hooded merganser,
Pierrefonds Blackbird American bittern, Red-shouldered hawk,
Guide: Wayne Grubert Northern rough-winged swallow, Marsh
Sunny, light winds; 0°C. 20 birders; 41 30/04/16 – Laval Cemetery, Laval & wren, Ruby-crowned kinglet, Brown
species Tylee Marsh, Rosemere thrasher, Yellow warbler, Rusty blackbird,
Bird of the Day: Bohemian Waxwing Baltimore oriole
Guide: Sheldon Harvey
Other Birds of Note: Great Egret, Red-tailed
Sunny. 30 birders; 42 species
Hawk, Merlin, Killdeer, Eastern Phoebe, Bird of the Day: Blue-winged Teal 14/05/16 – George Montgomery
Common Raven, Brown Creeper, Cedar Other Birds of Note: Pied-billed Grebe, Sanctuary, Philipsburg, QC – Guide:
Waxwing, Fox Sparrow, Purple Finch, Turkey Vulture, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Sandy Montgomery
Common Redpoll, Pine Siskin Cooper's Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Sunny, 15°C. 16 birders; 58 species
Killdeer, Greater Yellowlegs, Merlin, Bird of the Day: Scarlet Tanager
16/04/16 – Baie du Febvre Eastern Phoebe, House Wren, Northern Other Birds of Note: Osprey, Red-shouldered
Guides: Jean Demers, Clemence Soulard Waterthrush, Purple Finch Hawk, Broad-winged Hawk, Barred Owl,
Sunny & mild; 21 birders; 47 species Red-bellied Woodpecker, Philadelphia
Bird of the Day: Sandhill Crane, Snow Geese 07/05/16 – Reserve Lac-St-Francois, Vireo, Tufted Titmouse, Winter Wren,
Other Birds of Note: Northern Shoveler,
Dundee Carolina Wren, Eastern Bluebird, Ovenbird,
Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Black-and-white Warbler, Common
Guides: Sheldon Harvey & Wayne Grubert
Redhead, Ring-necked Ducks, Greater Yellowthroat, American Redstart, Yellow
Sunny & mild. 25 birders; 52 species
Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, Bald Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler
Birds of the Day: Sandhill Cranes & Bald
Eagle, Red-tail Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk,
Eagles
American Coot, American Kestrel, Horned
Other Birds of Note: Snow Goose, Ruffed
Lark
Grouse, Pied-billed Grebe, American
Bittern, Green Heron, Osprey, Northern
Bird Protection Quebec 1621/05/16 – Refuge Faunique Other Birds of Note: Ruffed Grouse, Bald
Marguerite D'Youville on Île Saint Eagle, Broad-winged Hawk, American
Bernard, Chateauguây Kestrel, Winter Wren, Hermit Thrush, Wood
Guide: Tom Long Thrush, Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush,
29 birders; 71 species Black-and-white Warbler, Tennessee
Bird of the Day: Canada Warbler Warbler, Mourning Warbler, Magnolia
Other Birds of Note: Red-breasted Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Blackpoll
Merganser, Common Loon, Sharp-shinned Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Pine
Hawk, Broad-winged Hawk, Bonaparte's Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Black-
Gull, Common Tern, Red-bellied throated Green Warbler, Field Sparrow,
Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Eastern Towhee, Scarlet Tanager, Indigo
Tufted Titmouse, Swainson's Thrush, Bunting, Bobolink, Eastern Meadowlark
Tennessee Warbler, Nashville Warbler,
Northern Parula, Magnolia Warbler, Bay- 04/06/16 – Alfred Kelly Reserve,
breasted Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Black- Piedmont/Prevost
throated Blue Warbler, Yellow-rumped Guide: Marc Boudreau
Osprey © 2016 Chuck Kling Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler Sunny & warm. 13 birders; 39 species
Bird of the Day: Peregrine Falcon
15/05/16 – Parc-nature de l’Île-de-la- 24/05/16 – Evening Trip, Hudson Other Birds of Note: Red-shouldered Hawk,
Visitation, Montreal Guide: Barbara MacDuff Broad-winged Hawk, Alder Flycatcher,
Guide: Joël Coutu Sunny, light winds, 30°C. 17 birders, 42 Common Raven, Magnolia Warbler, Indigo
Cold, windy. 12 birders; 50 species species Bunting
Bird of the Day: Eastern Screech Owl Birds of the evening: Northern harrier and
Other Birds of Note: Black-crowned Night American bittern 11/06/16 – Urban Birding,
Heron, Cooper's Hawk, Spotted Sandpiper, Other Birds of Note: White-winged scoter, Technoparc, St-Laurent
Chimney Swift, Blue-headed Vireo, Ruby- American bittern, Northern harrier, Guides: Sheldon Harvey & Wayne Grubert
crowned Kinglet, Nashville Warbler, Common tern, Merlin, House wren, Black- Cloudy w/light winds. 27 birders; 45
American Redstart, Yellow Warbler, and-white warbler, Common yellowthroat, species
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Northern Parula, American redstart, Black-throated green Bird of the Day: Green-winged Teal
Black-throated Blue Warbler, Chestnut- warbler, Bobolink Other Birds of Note: Common Loon, Pied-
sided Warbler, Pine Siskins billed Grebe, Great Egret, Green Heron,
28/05/16 – Pin Rigide, Franklin Common Gallinule, Spotted Sandpiper,
Guide: Frederic Hareau Wilson's Snipe, American Kestrel, Common
Hot & humid. 24 birders; 77 species Raven, Wood Thrush, Baltimore Oriole
Birds of the Day: Grasshopper Sparrow;
Brewster’s Warbler
Bird Protection Quebec 1718/06/16 – Summer Solstice Trip, 25/06/16 – Summer Series Trip #1 – 16/07/16 – Summer Series Trip #4 –
Ormstown/Huntingdon/ Boisé du Parc Marcel-Laurin, St- Pointe de Yamachiche, Yamachiche
Godmanchester/Dundee Laurent Guide: Sheldon Harvey
Guides: Sheldon Harvey & Wayne Grubert Guide: Sheldon Harvey Sunny & warm. 8 birders; 47 species
Sunny & hot. 13 birders; 82 species Hot & humid. 30 birders; 36 species Bird of the Day: Whimbrel
Birds of the Day: Golden-winged Warbler & Bird of the Day: Cedar Waxwing Other Birds of Note: Bald Eagle, Spotted
Upland Sandpiper Other Birds of Note: Great Blue Heron, Great Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper, Lesser
Other Birds of Note: Wild Turkey, Tufted Egret, Killdeer, Chimney Swift, Eastern Yellowlegs, Caspian Tern,
Titmouse, Eastern Bluebird, Brown Wood-Pewee, Gray Catbird, Rose-breasted Common Tern, Merlin, Common Raven,
Thrasher, Ovenbird, Black and White Grosbeak House Wren, Veery, Hermit Thrush, Indigo
Warbler, Field Sparrow, Scarlet Tanager, Bunting
Indigo Bunting, Bobolink, Eastern 02/07/16 – Summer Series Trip #2 –
Meadowlark, Purple Finch, Broad-winged Valleyfield/St-Timothee/St-Etienne/ 23/07/16 – Summer Series Trip #5 -
Hawk, Virginia Rail, Northern Waterthrush, Ste-Martine Parc Nature, Parc nature du Bois-de-
Brewster's Warbler, Eastern Towhee, Sedge Guide: Sheldon Harvey l’Île-Bizard
Wren Cloudy, windy, 18°C. 13 birders; 43 Guide: Sheldon Harvey
species Mix of sun and cloud, humid. 12 birders;
Bird of the Day: American Bittern 41 species
Other Birds of Note: Northern Shoveler, Birds of the Day: Green Heron, Virginia Rail,
Hooded Merganser, Pied-billed Grebe, Merlin
Least Bittern, Spotted Sandpiper, Lesser Other Birds of Note: American Bittern, Sharp-
Yellowlegs, Black Tern, Common Tern, shinned Hawk, Merlin, Solitary Sandpiper,
Gray Catbird Cuckoo species, Belted Kingfisher, Marsh
Wren, Baltimore Oriole
09/07/16 –Summer Series Trip #3 -
Pointe de Yamachiche, Yamachiche
Guide: Sheldon Harvey
Heavy rain. 2 birders; 20 species
Bird of the Day: Turkey Vulture
Other Birds of Note: Canada Goose,
Eastern Kingbird, Tree Swallow, Barn
Least Bittern © 2016 Chuck Kling
Swallow, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow
Warbler
Bird Protection Quebec 18Celebrating Fall Migration 7 h 30-11 h 00 Rassemblement au chalet du parc. De l’autoroute
40(boul métropolitain) prendre la sortie Papineau nord jusqu’à Henri
/ Fêtez la Migration Bourassa. Tourner à droite (est) sur Henri Bourassa et tourner à gauche
sur Rue de Lille. Tourner à droite sur Gouin jusqu’au stationnement du
parc. Stationnement : 9,00 $. Demi-journée.
BPQ presents the following series of fall walks in celebration of fall
migration:
Fall Warbler Walks Île-de-la-Visitation
Promenades pour les parulines d’automne
Parc-nature de l’Île-de-la-Visitation
https://goo.gl/maps/jU9nT
Wednesdays August 24 and 31 September 7, 14 and 21
Mercredi 24 et 31 août, 7, 14 et 21 septembre
Guide : Joël Coutu
fauconbleu65@hotmail.com
7:30-11:00 a.m. Meet at the park’s chalet. From Highway 40
(Metropolitan Blvd) take Papineau north to Henri Bourassa. Turn
Magnolia © 2016 Chuck Kling
right (east) on Henri Bourassa and turn left on Rue de Lille. Turn right
onto Gouin and left into the parking area. Parking: $9.00 or park on
surrounding streets. Half Day. Le parc nature de L'Île de la Visitation est un véritable joyau historique !
Situé le long de la rivière des Prairies, dans le cœur de Sault-au-Récolet
L’Île de la Visitation Nature Park is a true historical gem! Located along , ce parc est plein d'éléments historiques, mais au fil des années, est
the Rivière des Prairies, in the heart of Sault-au-Récolet, this park is l'un des meilleurs endroits sur l'île de Montréal pour observer les
full of historical elements. What’s more it has become one of the best oiseaux chanteurs migrateurs et d'autres espèces . Avec de plus en
areas on the island of Montreal to observe migrating songbirds and plus de développement à Laval et à Montréal, les espaces verts pour les
other species. With more and more development in Laval and Montreal, oiseaux migrateurs à l'automne pour se nourrir et se reposer sont de
the green spaces that migrating birds need to stop and rest are moins en moins nombreux dans la ville. Chaque automne, avec une
becoming few and far between around the city. This park, with a variety variété d'espèces d'arbres et d’arbustes, ce parc attire de nombreuses
of tree and shrubs species, attracts many species of warblers and espèces de parulines et d'autres espèces d'oiseaux. Joël va vous aider
other bird species as well every fall. Joël will try to help you identify à identifier ces parulines d’automne et peut-être même vous donner
these fall warblers and maybe even give you some ‘tricks of the trade’ quelques « trucs du métier »pour les reconnaître. Tout le monde est
in recognizing them. These walks are open for everyone from beginner bienvenu, du débutant à expert.
to expert.
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