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The SONG SPARROW
Bird Protection Quebec - Protection des oiseaux du Québec May 2018 - 60-5
For the Birds since 1917
Pour les oiseaux depuis 1917
Bird Protection Quebec is a registered charity: Cover Photo
Donations are tax deductible.
Black-throated Green Warbler / Paruline à gorge noire
Charity Registration #: 11925 2161 RR0001. © Chuck Kling
Principal Officers
President: Barbara MacDuff
Vice-President: Jane Cormack President’s Word 1
Treasurer: Phyllis Holtz Une nouvelle plage est née 2
Secretary: Helen Meredith One Canadian Goes Birding: My Year of Birding Bigfootly 5
Membership Secretary: Darlene Harvey Bird Views 8
Contact: Bird Protection Quebec Parlons d’oiseaux 8
C.P. 358 succ. Saint-Charles BPQ Grants 2018 11
Kirkland, Quebec H9H 0A4
Volunteer Spotlight 15
Tel.: 514-637-2141
E-mail: birdprotectionquebec@gmail.com Obituaries 15
Website: www.birdprotectionquebec.org Annual General Meeting, Special General Metting, and Party 16
Online discussion group:
Assemblée générale, assemblée générale extraordinaire, et
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Songsparrow party 16
The Song Sparrow: ISSN 1710-3371 Past Field Trips 18
Legal Deposit: National Library and Archives of Canada
Saturday 12 May International Migratory Bird Day — samedi 12
Publication Mail No.: 40044323 mai Journée mondiale des oiseaux migrateurs 21
Newsletter Editor & Layout: Jane Cormack cormackjane@gmail.com
Cover Design: Richard Gregson sparroworks@gmail.com Upcoming Field Trips 26
Bird Views: Pierre Bannon pbannon@videotron.ca The 15th Annual Summer Series of Birding 33
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President’s Word might encourage your friend to join Bird
Protection Quebec.I would like to thank New Membership
by Barbara MacDuff, BPQ President
our many volunteers who make Bird
Protection Quebec the great organization
Secretary
that it is. Directors on the board,
I have just returned home after a rainy organizers of field trips, monthly Please join us in welcoming aboard our
walk in the Morgan Arboretum with meetings and the many jobs that are new Membership Secretary, Darlene
beginner birdwatchers. The weather was done behind the scenes. I thank you for Harvey.
not ideal but the birds were singing and your support over the past two years. It
wildflowers were starting to appear. The has been an honour and a pleasure to If your first field
group was enthusiastic and happy to be serve you. Good birding to all. trip with BPQ was
out in nature after a very long winter. We recent— i.e.,
heard lots of sparrows including White- within the last
throated Sparrows and Chipping
Sparrows as well as Ruby-crowned New Members fifteen years–you
will remember
Kinglets. As we headed back, one of the being warmly
beginners noticed a bird at the top of an We would like to welcome our new welcomed by
apple tree and said, “what’s that?” It was members Michael Hickman, Christiane Darlene. Always
a male eastern bluebird. What a fantastic Poirier, Edward Noye, Norman Quesnel, ready with a smile
and satisfying way to end a rainy walk for Vera Martynkiw, Elaine Etheir, Pao-Ping and a few
beginner bird watchers! Lu, Lise Sandstrom, John Semeniuk, encouraging
Kathryn O’Grady, Maureen Caissy- words, Darlene is
It is difficult to believe that this is my last Dumont and students of Cedar Street an enthusiastic and talented participant
“President’s Word.” Although, my two School, Frédérique Tremblay, Claudine in our regular Saturday field trips, as well
years in office passed quickly, they were Hart, and Richard Pole. as a field trip leader. She is also busy
busy with a lot of time and effort put into behind the scenes, creating our annual
celebrating Bird Protection Quebec’s We look forward to seeing you on our report, tchébec, proofreading The Song
100th anniversary. field trips and at our monthly meetings. Sparrow, compiling results for our
Christmas Bird Count, and attending
One of my goals as president was to events with the Marketing Committee.
increase membership. Sadly this did not Call for Volunteers
happen and our numbers continue to We would also like to thank Gay Gruner
decline. I encourage you to bring a friend BPQ can always use a hand. Why not join for all the time, energy, and enthusiasm
to one of our monthly meetings or out on one of our many committees or help out she dedicated to this key role during the
one of our field trips. The birds need our with an activity? To find out how you can past five years.
help and we need people to help the get involved, contact us at
birds. A field trip on a lovely May morning bpqmembership@gmail.com.
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Une nouvelle
plage est née
Rédigé par Daniel Néron, membre
Pour certains, l’année 2017 a été une
année difficile et à oublier, marquée par
de nombreux phénomènes
météorologiques inhabituels. Elle l’a
vraiment été pour notre famille qui a subi
de plein fouet l’inondation du printemps,
le lac Deux-Montagnes étant entré au
rez-de-chaussée de notre chalet. Il a fallu
démolir murs et planchers et les
reconstruire, quelle perte de temps et
d’argent!
Une fois le chalet asséché, j’ai trouvé le
temps d’aller effectuer le suivi comté d’Argenteuil, c’est du nouveau, car
ornithologique pour le Programme de ce n’est pas un endroit où les habitats
surveillance des marais du Québec. Ce Plage de la baie Pumpkinseed prise
favorables à ce groupe d’oiseaux
suivi se compose de deux visites à faire à la mi-août 2017 © Daniel Néron
abondent. En effet, bien que riche en
au mois de juin, et que j’effectue depuis rivières, dont l’Outaouais qui le borde, le
six années à la baie du Fer à cheval, un décevant : butor d’Amérique, gallinule territoire ne recèle pas de grande plage,
très grand marais qui compose la partie d'Amérique, , sarcelle à ailes bleues, de vasière ou prairie humide basse
aval de l’île Carillon. Arrivé sur place, je bruant des marais et j’en passe ne sont propre à accueillir les limicoles en
constate que le marais s’apparente plutôt pas au rendez-vous. Une autre déception migration. Bien sûr, lorsque les plans
à un lac cette année, car le niveau de l’eau cette année! d’eau sont en étiage, quelques chevaliers
demeure très élevé. Très peu de plantes ou bécasseaux du genre Calidris osent un
aquatiques sont visibles. Le résultat des Arrive la fin de l’été. Je commence à arrêt sur le littoral, mais c’est à peu près
deux points d’écoute est plus que recevoir des mentions d’oiseaux rares à tout. Que se passe-t-il donc dans le
la baie Pumpkinseed. Il s’agit de limicoles secteur de Grenville-sur-la-Rouge ? Ce
peu communs dans la région comme le n’est sûrement pas la petite plage de
Bécasseau à poitrine cendrée et le baignade du camping de la Place Rouge
Bécasseau à croupion blanc. Pour le
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qui attire et retient ces beaux oiseaux de En tant que géographe, je comprends que Bruant de Nelson vu pour la première fois
rivage! l’événement de crue hors de l’ordinaire dans le comté. Pour ma part, j’ai pu
du printemps y est peut-être pour profiter de belles observations rarement
La baie Pumpkinseed est un grand marais quelque chose. Google Earth est possibles dans mon secteur de
connecté à la rivière des Outaouais. Elle aujourd’hui un outil précieux pour villégiature, et qui plus est, en compagnie
est située juste en aval du grand delta observer l’évolution des paysages. Les d’une conjointe enthousiaste de
sous-lacustre de la rivière Rouge, toute anciennes images disponibles montrent renouveler les visites. Nous avons par
proche du camping de la Place rouge. tout juste un embryon de plage présent exemple pu observer en plein midi
C’est un endroit que nous fréquentons en les années passées. Les plus récentes l’arrivée sur la plage d’un Courlis corlieu,
bateau lors des journées de canicule. photos prises en mai 2017 montrent pas du tout gêné par les nombreux
L’endroit est peu profond, sablonneux l’apparition de larges bancs de sable baigneurs déjà installés au soleil.
avec une eau plus claire qu’ailleurs. Des devant la baie Pumpkinseed. Il s’agit
centaines d’embarcations vont parfois s’y vraiment d’accumulations de sable, car le Mentionnons que je n’ai pas pu visiter la
ancrer et profiter de ce bel endroit, mais niveau de la rivière demeurait élevé cet plage souvent et que ces observations
aucune large plage dans le secteur dans été. De plus, les arbustes du bourrelet de sont la compilation des rapports de
mes souvenirs. sable apparaissaient avoir été ensablés nombreux ornithologues qui ont, eux
d’un bon pied de sable récemment. La aussi, rapidement adopté le site. Au total,
Il faut aller voir! D’autant plus que les figure 2 montre le changement observé, 163 espèces ont été recensées en
mentions se multiplient, et proviennent en comparant deux images aériennes quelques mois ce qui dénote la qualité de
notamment de Jacques Bouvier, un prises à quelques années d’intervalle : la localisation du site et des habitats
ornithologue aguerri, résident l’Est de l’une de 2009 et l’autre 2017. Comme qu’on y retrouve. Il y a bien évidemment
l’Ontario et bien connu de POQ. Mon l’image de 2017 a été prise au printemps, la plage et les marais qui l’entourent,
bateau étant endommagé, nous y allons j’ai marqué de façon approximative la mais aussi l’Outaouais qui apparaît
en voiture et arrivons par le camping qui limite de cette nouvelle plage. comme un important corridor pour nos
nous a bien accueillis. L’entrée est oiseaux migrateurs.
possible en s’acquittant d’un droit Ce qui caractérise tout d’abord le site est
d’accès pour la journée. la présence en grand nombre de la Sterne Quel est le futur de ce site ? Au fil des
caspienne, avec un rassemblement d’une semaines, j’ai pu constater que la
Arrivés à l’aire de baignade surveillée, vingtaine d’individus un mois durant. végétation débutait la colonisation de la
rien d’intéressant. Nous poussons alors Côté limicoles, 20 espèces seront plage. Pour que ce type de rivage
l’exploration en direction de l’est, en observées durant l’automne dont 6 perdure, il faut un équilibre entre vagues
marchant le long d’un bourrelet de sable nouvelles espèces pour Argenteuil et transport sédimentaire. Le premier
vers la baie en question. Au bout d’un (Pluvier bronzé, Bécasseau maubèche, phénomène maintient un état d’érosion
moment, après avoir traversé une zone Bécasseau à échasses, Bécasseau alors que le deuxième apporte
d’arbustes, une large plage d’un demi- sanderling, Bécasseau de Baird et constamment du matériel. Seul l’avenir
kilomètre se dévoile devant nos yeux Phalarope à bec étroit) en août pourra confirmer la direction que la
(Figure 1). seulement. À ces nouveautés s’ajoute le nature prendra. Pour ce qui est de la
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conservation, l’ensemble de la plage est
situé sous la ligne naturelle des hautes
eaux, ce qui le situe dans le domaine de
l’état et implique une demande de permis
avant tous genres de travaux. Des
rumeurs courent que la municipalité
souhaite faire valoriser ce secteur pour
les amateurs de la nature, dont les
ornithologues. Cela serait souhaitable,
car la rive qui s’étend du camping à
Grenville offre un potentiel élevé de
biodiversité, mais sans véritable accès
autre que l’embarcation.
En conclusion, l’année se termine sur une
meilleure note pour moi. J’ai gagné un
excellent site d’observation non loin de
mon chalet.
Le but de cet article est d’en partager la
découverte, mais aussi de montrer, avec
une note d’optimisme, que nos oiseaux
s’adaptent, et qu’ils peuvent rapidement
profiter d’un nouveau morceau de terre
qui leur est offert.
Changement de l’accumulation
sableuse devant la baie
Pumpkinseed entre 2009 et 2017
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One Canadian
Goes Birding: My
Year of Birding
Bigfootly
by Zofia Laubitz
In the February issue of The Song
Sparrow, Richard Gregson described the
Canada Goes Birding 2017 challenge and
presented the results in the various
subcategories. In this article, I’ll present
one participant’s experiences doing the
challenge.
When BPQ first announced the event, I
contacted Richard and told him I was in: I
committed to him (and to myself) to do a
Green Big Year, at least one Bigfoot Hour
per month, and at least one Green Big
Day. Having (semi)formally made this
commitment, I now had to live up to it… Cliff Swallows gathering mud, territory (e.g., Mallard) or happen to fly
And in fact, I ultimately completed 14 Henley Basin, St. Catharines, ON overhead (e.g., Canada Goose). So I was
Bigfoot Hours, so you could say I over- © Zofia Laubitz 2017 staking a lot on the “dickybirds”!
delivered (although I came nowhere near
Lucette d’Amours’ jaw-dropping total of As you may remember, we had a strange
on foot. Luckily, my neighbourhood
145)! spring in 2017. Among other things,
contains a lot of productive birding areas:
there were many, many rainy weekends.
Summit Park, Mt. Royal Park and the
All this bad weather, combined with work
cemeteries. It’s generally a great place for
Green Big Year passerines and good for raptors too;
and family obligations, cut into my
birding time. As a result, I missed a lot of
when it comes to water birds, though,
Because I don’t ride a bicycle, my Green birds that I would have expected to get in
one is pretty much confined to whatever
Big Year was confined to areas I can reach the spring; for example, of the 14 warbler
might consider Beaver Lake to be good
species I found in my territory during the
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year, I got only six in the spring (April to polar weather, proved unconducive to the Hours and on my Big Day:
June), whereas I added eight to my list in birding. everybody’s little favourite, the Black-
the fall (August and September). capped Chickadee. By that token, the
Similarly, of the three species of thrushes Of course, most (nine) of my Bigfoot chickadee, although perhaps not high on
on the list, I got only one in the spring Hours took place in and around Montreal, the glamour scale, was undoubtedly my
and picked up the other two in the fall. So with the Botanical Garden alone Bigfoot Bird of the Year!
it was an odd year! accounting for four of them (followed by
two at Île St-Bernard). Elsewhere in the
Overall, I ended the year with 74 species province, I Bigfooted at Lac St-François Green (Not So) Big Day
on my Green list. These included a couple National Wildlife Area, the Boisé du Quai
I don’t normally find in my neck of the in Baie-Saint-Paul, Réservoir Beaudet in The obvious month to do a Big Day in
woods: Townsend’s Solitaire and Clay- Victoriaville, and my family’s cottage near Quebec is May but, for the reasons
colored Sparrow. Other memorable, but Danford Lake (north of Gatineau). Outside alluded to above, I wasn’t able to do mine
less rare, sightings included the Barred Quebec on visits to family, I did Hours in until June. Still, I figured that all was not
Owl being harassed by crows outside my St. Catharines and on the outskirts of lost: nesting season was in full swing so I
kitchen and the Common Nighthawk that Calgary. could still get a respectable total. On
appeared outside my bedroom window Saturday, June 17, I spent the day at the
during a summer thunderstorm. But of My first Bigfoot Hour of the year, in the Botanical Garden. Since I had to spend the
course, as with all bird-related Botanical Garden on January 15, netted whole day there, I chose a place with
endeavours, there were species I eight species. The total gradually rose, facilities! From the perspective of total
expected and didn’t get; my biggest reaching a high of 35 in St. Catharines on species, the event was a bit of a washout:
disappointment was the lack of an May 22, and then declined again to a low my total was only 31, which alert readers
Eastern Screech-Owl, closely followed by of six in Mt. Royal Park on December 30. will have noticed is lower than the total
my failure to see, or even hear, the Black- (Given the polar vortex weather we were for my best Bigfoot Hour. However, the
billed Cuckoos frequenting Mt. Royal having at that time, I wouldn’t even have day was not without high points. As I had
Cemetery. gone out if I hadn’t needed a December surmised, there were lots of juvenile
Hour. I was bundled up like the Michelin birds to be seen and plenty of parent-
Man; several hardy American Robins, on child interactions. I particularly enjoyed
Bigfoot Hours the other hand, were ankle-deep in an as watching the parent Cooper’s Hawks
yet unfrozen stream having a cool drink!) feeding their young in the well-known
Although most of my Bigfoot Hours were nest and the juveniles exercising their
done in Quebec, I did manage Hours in In my 14 Bigfoot Hours, I accumulated a wings in anticipation of fledging. I also
two other provinces: Ontario and Alberta. total of 97 species. As I was tallying them, got a thrill out of watching Chimney
I’d set myself a subgoal of Bigfooting I started to hope I might have reached Swifts swoop so low over one of the
every time I went on a vacation or long 100, but alas no! Of these 97, almost half ponds that they left wakes on the water.
weekend and mostly managed to do so: (48) were encountered only once. One
Christmas, due to family activities and species, though, was seen on every one of
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The Point of It All
I think most people who belong to a club
like BPQ don’t need a special occasion to
go birding; it’s something we’d be doing
anyway. Nevertheless, signing up for a
challenge like Canada Goes Birding can
add new focus to one’s local birding.
Concentrating on a particular territory for
a year, or even an hour, adds spice,
making one just that little bit keener in
the hunt. It gets one out birding even
when it’s cold or drizzly. And knowing
that others are taking part and that
someone else is keeping track adds
weight to common birds: every Rock
Pigeon, European Starling or (dare I say it)
House Sparrow could be the species that
takes one over the top that year, day or
hour!
Want to try a big day? Why not
participate in the BPQ World
Migratory Bird Day Blitz
Technically, a Big Day should be 24
Snow Geese (blue and white hours. However, one can’t camp
morphs), Réservoir Beaudet, overnight in the Botanical Garden, so
© Zofia Laubitz 2017 mine was only half a day (a Semi-Big Day
or a Big Semi-Day?). Still, it was an
enjoyable experience.
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Bird Views Parlons d’oiseaux
A summary of interesting bird sightings Un bilan des observations
in Montréal and around the province of intéressantes à Montréal et à travers la
Québec province de Québec
February - March 2018 Février - Mars 2018
by Pierre Bannon par Pierre Bannon
Just like last year, the end of February was very mild in southern Tout comme l’an dernier, la fin de février nous a gratifiés de
Québec. Consequently, many migrants made their way north températures printanières qui ont favorisé l’arrivée précoce de
much earlier than usual. certains migrateurs.
Pink-footed Goose: one in the Chambly basin 2-12 March Oie à bec court : une au bassin de Chambly 2-12 mars a permis
established a record early arrival date for the province (P. d’établir une date d’arrivée record (P. Bergeron, pl. ob.). Une
Bergeron, m. ob.). Another sighting, of possibly the same bird, autre ou la même était à Saint-Paul-de-l’Île-aux-Noix 31 mars
was reported at Saint-Paul-de-l’Île-aux-Noix 31 March (FX & (FX & T. Grandmont). Oie rieuse : une à Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
T. Grandmont). Greater White-fronted Goose: one at Saint-Jean- 24 févr. contribuait aussi à établir un nouveau record (R. Boulet
sur-Richelieu 24 Feb was also record early (R. Boulet et al.). et al.). Oie des neiges : 25 000 à Saint-Paul-de-l’Ile-aux-Noix
Snow Goose: 25 000 at Saint-Paul-de-l’Ile-aux-Noix 28 Feb 28 févr. sont dignes de mention (R. Boulet et al.). Oie de Ross :
was noteworthy (R. Boulet et al.). Ross’s Goose: one at Sainte- une à Sainte-Barbe 27 févr. a aussi établi une date record
Barbe 27 Feb was similarly record early (S. Denault, J. Cantara et (S. Denault, J. Cantara et al.). Bernache nonnette : deux à l’île
al.). Barnacle Goose: 2 at Ile Sainte-Marie (Carignan) 1st March Sainte-Marie (Carignan) 1er mars, un autre record d’arrivée
were recorded early (Y. Gauthier). Presumably the same 2 birds hâtive (Y. Gauthier). On peut présumer qu’il s’agissait des deux
were seen at Saint-Basile-le-Grand 29 March (S. Denault). mêmes oiseaux à Saint-Basile-le-Grand 29 mars (S. Denault).
Several observers reported sightings of the same or other birds D’autres oiseaux solitaires ont été aperçus à Chambly (D.
in the vicinity, including singles at Chambly (D. Labranche) and Labranche) et à la baie de Lavallière (P. Messier) 27 mars.
Baie de Lavallière (P. Messier) on 27 March. Cackling Goose: 4 Bernache de Hutchins : quatre à l’île Sainte-Marie (Carignan)
at Ile Sainte-Marie (Carignan) 28 Feb were also record early 28 févr. ont aussi établi un record (R & G. Boulet). Canard
(R & G. Boulet). Eurasian Wigeon: the first of the season was seen siffleur : le premier de la saison a été aperçu à Lacolle 24 mars
at Lacolle 24 March (D. Demers et al.). American Wigeon: a flock (D. Demers et al.). Canard d’Amérique : un groupe de 13 à
8of 13 at Hungry Bay 21 Feb was noteworthy for the date (P. Hungry Bay 21 févr. était notable pour la date (P. Laniel). Canard
Laniel). Northern Shoveler: seven birds at Sorel 28 Feb, matched souchet : sept oiseaux à Sorel 28 févr. ont permis d’égaliser la
the record early date established last year (A. Lanouette). date record établi l’an dernier (A. Lanouette). Arlequin
Harlequin Duck: a female continued at Verdun throughout the plongeur : une femelle toujours présente à Verdun pendant
period (m. ob.) toute la période (pl. ob.).
Sandhill Crane: one seen in flight at Saint-Paul-de-l’Ile-aux- Grue du Canada : une photographiée en vol à Saint-Paul-de-
Noix 4 March was record early for the province. (T. Jobin). Great l’Ile-aux-Noix 4 mars était la plus hâtive connue (T. Jobin).
Gray Owl: about 15 birds were reported throughout the period, Chouette lapone : environ 15 oiseaux signalés au courant de
especially late during the winter. l’hiver.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: single birds at Carignan 18 Feb Pic maculé : des oiseaux à Carignan 18 févr. (S. Denault et al.)
(S. Denault et al.) and at La Pocatière 26 Feb (T. Buteau) were et à La Pocatière 26 févr. (T. Buteau) étaient probablement des
probably overwintering. Eastern Bluebird: one bird at Port- hivernants. Merlebleu de l’Est : un oiseau à Port-Daniel 19 févr.
Daniel 19 Feb (P. Poulin, M.Jaffré) and 2 at Percé 25 Feb (D. (P. Poulin, M.Jaffré) et deux toujours présents à Percé 25 févr.
Jalbert, A. Gagnon) were probably overwintering. Mountain (D. Jalbert, A. Gagnon) étaient aussi des hivernants probables.
Bluebird: a male made a short visit at Neuchâtel (Québec City) Merlebleu azuré : un mâle a fait une courte visite à Neuchâtel
31 March (G. Cyr, L. Roy, A. Déry, ph.). It was the third Regional (Québec) 31 mars (G. Cyr, L. Roy, A. Déry, ph.). Il s’agissait de
record in 4 months. Townsend’s Solitaire: one in Mont- la troisième mention provinciale en 4 mois. Solitaire de
Tremblant National Park 21-24 March (L. Laberge, ph.). Townsend : un au parc national du Mont-Tremblant 21-24
mars (L. Laberge, ph.).
Plectrophane lapon X Plectrophane des neiges : ce présumé
Photo next page: Clay-colored Sparrow / hybride a été photographié à Baie-du-Febvre 27 mars (Y. Dugré,
Bruant des plaines © S. Baker 2018 fide S. Denault, M. Gosselin). Bruant familier : au moins six
oiseaux ont survécu jusqu’en févr. et même jusqu’en mars pour
certains. Bruant des plaines : un oiseau encore présent à Québec
le 4 mars confirme un premier cas d’hivernage au Québec
(S. Baker). Bruant à face noire : un à Sainte-Famille (Ile
d’Orléans) 3 déc-9 févr. (M. Blouin). Junco ardoisé : un oiseau de
la ssp Oreganus encore présent à Rigaud 11 févr. (J. Asnong, L.
Pelletier). Quiscale rouilleux : 10 ont hiverné à Rose Bridge
(Gaspé) (S. Brodeur) tandis qu’un groupe de 19 à Saint-Armand
23 févr. était surprenant (JG. Papineau).
9Please report your interesting bird observations to: Pierre
Bannon, 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
Lapland Longspur X Snow Bunting: this presumed hybrid was
photographed at Baie-du-Febvre 27 March (Y. Dugré, fide S.
Denault and M. Gosselin). Chipping Sparrow: at least 6 birds
survived into Feb and even into March in a few cases. Clay-
colored Sparrow: a bird continued at Québec City until 4 March,
establishing a first overwintering record for the province (S.
Baker). Harris’s Sparrow: one at Sainte-Famille (Ile d’Orléans)
3 Dec-9 Feb (M. Blouin). Dark-eyed Junco: a bird of the
Oreganus ssp was still present at Rigaud 11 Feb (J. Asnong,
L. Pelletier). Rusty Blackbird: 10 birds seemingly overwintered at
Rose Bridge (Gaspé) (S. Brodeur) while 19 birds caused a surprise
at Saint-Armand 23 Feb (JG. Papineau).
10BPQ Grants 2018 Quebec Labrador Foundation
– Helping Local Communities
Richelieu Valley Community
Learning Centre – Developing
by Richard Gregson, Develop Conservation Birdwatching Programs in the
Chair – BPQ Grants Committee Activities for North Shore Richelieu Valley School Board
We are pleased to announce that grants
Seabird Colonies
We first supported this initiative last year.
have been awarded to the following The objectives of the project are to
organizations for 2018-2019. The Quebec Labrador Foundation works
in the area containing BPQ’s first bird increase the ornithological and
sanctuary, the Île-aux-Perroquets, environmental knowledge of school
We are disbursing approximately board students and citizens in the
$80,000 in support of the projects offshore from Blanc Sablon beside the
Labrador border. This funding will enable Richelieu Valley out to the South Shore of
outlined here. This is a meaningful Montreal.
amount for a volunteer-run charity. QLF to strengthen the capacity of local
However, we feel that supporting communities to deliver conservation
research and educational projects that activities for Quebec Lower North Shore
seabird colonies. Our small grant could
Conservation
increase knowledge about birds in
Quebec is one of the most important trigger significant funding from other Nature Conservancy of
things we do. There are very few other sources, and provide an important boost
Canada / Conservation de la
sources of funding available. to birds in the region and to the region
itself. One of the best ways to protect a nature Québec –
The projects fall into three broad resource is to increase its economic value Identifying best practices for
categories, matching our mandate – to the residents of the region. This is an the protection of riparian
Education, Conservation, and educational and community engagement
effort that BPQ has supported many times environments and the species
Observation (ECO).
over the last 30 years. The effort was that inhabit them
initially aimed at and successful in
Education eliminating the egging that local This project sets out to study the
communities took part in at the local segmentation of low vegetation from a
Le Nichoir – colonial bird nesting sites. Continuing 3D point cloud of airborne Light
A Wild Bird Helpline this effort in new ways is invaluable to the Detection And Ranging (LIDAR) and its
continued health of these internationally application in modelling the habitat
The goal of this project is to further important bird populations. quality of the Canada Warbler, a species
Environmental Education by setting up at risk. Other objectives are to
a Wild Bird Helpline at le Nichoir to better understand the impact of forestry
handle the approximately 12,000 calls activities on birds and to identify the best
they receive each year. practices for the protection of riparian
Bird Protection Quebec 11environments and the species that Another objective is to monitor Bicknell’s wonderful place – do visit even if you have
inhabit them. This is an innovative use of Thrush yearly at the Round Top in the done so before.
LIDAR by an organization with which BPQ Sutton Mountain range, focusing
has forged close links. particularly on the consequences of a TerraHumana Solutions – Do
high density of hikers using trails in this
Canada’s laws protect
Corridor Appalachien – protected area, in the Montagnes-Vertes
Nature Reserve. Results from this last Quebec’s birds? A case study.
Monitoring Peregrine Falcon
monitoring could lead to the
and Bicknell Thrush Nesting implementation of specific management/ This is a new direction for our work in
Sites stewardship actions by the organization conservation. This one-year study will
responsible for trail management. provide a preliminary analysis of the
This is the second year in a five-year issues associated with non-compliance
funding agreement. It is exactly the sort Comité régional pour la with the Migratory Birds Convention Act
of conservation project that BPQ should and Quebec’s Loi sur la Conservation et la
protection des falaises (CRPF) Mise en Valeur de la Faune at the
be supporting. The application is
professional, the project well-argued and
– Creating a Zoning Plan with municipal level. This aims to deal with an
the organization has the capacity to carry Connectivity to the issue that exists all over Montreal and
it out. undoubtedly elsewhere. Finding a means
Surrounding Environments
to help politicians, at the municipal level,
The study consists of the annual do what the law requires of them would
The CRPF are one of three local groups be a major contributor to helping birds
monitoring of known Peregrine Falcon working with the NCC to develop the
nesting sites and in the search for/ survive in the urban/peri-urban
immense Alfred Kelly Nature reserve environment. There is a lot of
discovery of potential habitats that might between Piedmont and Prévost, north of
be home to new nesting sites on misunderstanding at the council level of
Montreal. Readers of this newsletter will what can be done and what has to be
Appalachian Corridor’s territory of action, recall that BPQ already owned sanctuary
while focusing on detecting any human done.
land in the area and were major donors to
disturbance likely to affect the species’ the NCC to allow the land to be
breeding success. The confirmation of purchased.
Mitchell Warne – Developing
new nesting sites will help the an American Kestrel Nest Box
prioritization of conservation actions, With this grant, the CRPF can create a Program in Quebec
steering efforts towards the protection of zoning plan proposal that is in line with
private lands encompassed within the the new management plan of the region,
Peregrine Falcon’s breeding and feeding Mitchell Warne is already involved in a
making use of the related ecological data. successful American Kestrel nest box
habitats. It will include a primer for identifying program in Alberta. He is seeking to
connectivity with surrounding expand here. This project has important
environments. The Alf Kelly reserve is a tie-ins to research, citizen engagement,
Bird Protection Quebec 12banding stations. Our longest association Hummingbird Banding
is with the McGill Bird Observatory (MBO)
located adjacent to the Morgan The grant provides funding for a one-
Arboretum. In more recent years we have year preliminary study to develop
been a major supporter of protocols for hummingbird banding. It is
complementary studies done further an excellent investment as so many
down the St-Lawrence valley by hummingbirds are caught in the nets.
L’Observatoire d’Oiseaux de Tadoussac Hopefully, the MBO will be able to add to
(OOT) and to the more recently Jacques Turgeon’s work at Projet Colibris.
established Observatoire d’Oiseaux de There is very little hummingbird banding
Rimouski (OOR). As birds pass along the done in Quebec, or even in Canada.
flyway that incorporates the St-Lawrence
these three stations are ideally placed to
MOTUS Research
observe and interpret what is happening.
We are supporting the following science- This is the third year of a rolling three-
Jacques Turgeon, of Projet Colibris, year support of a MOTUS project, which
banding a hummingbird. As based bird-observation projects in 2018:
involves affixing radio tags to birds so
reported in the August, 2015 he is they can then be detected by radio arrays
one of the few Canadians with a McGill Bird Observatory distributed all over the continent (there is
hummingbird-banding permit (MBO) – one on the MBO site and others are being
© David Bird 2015 developed in the Montreal area). This is
Continuation of the
the high-tech future of bird banding and
and public education. Its success observatory’s Fall Migration
immensely important – but the
depends significantly on positive Monitoring Program technology is not cheap. MBO is now part
responses to requests on hosting and of a continent-wide effort which has
maintaining boxes. Our contribution this We have financed this portion of the already proven itself throughout Canada.
year is seed money to get the project off year’s studies at the MBO for a very long We consider this to be the most important
the ground. time. The existing agreement has ended project we have ever been asked to get
and we have renewed it for the next three behind. It is probable that we will be
years. The valuable long-term data the supporting it for some years to come.
Observation MBO is producing requires long-term
funding and is a key project in our
BPQ has for many years supported the backyard. The MBO is a success story that
research conducted into migration BPQ needs to continually support.
patterns and population status of bird
populations carried out in Quebec bird
Bird Protection Quebec 13Migration Research support from other organizations, this paths used by Chimney swifts breeding in
program will help to fill a gap in our the Lac-Édouard area (QC). This
Foundation (in collaboration
knowledge of seabird biology. information could help in the
with McGill University) – development of strategies to slow or
The Conservation of Purple L’Observatoire d’Oiseaux de reverse the decline in population.
Martins Tadoussac (OOT) –
In Summary
Studying Rusty Blackbird
This academic research project is
concerned with the “conservation of a
Migration with MOTUS Providing meaningful support to projects
declining aerial insectivore, the Purple such as those described above is the
Martin, within the urban matrix of This work is transforming migration most important thing BPQ is able to
Montreal.” It should provide information research. The OOT project will fit well achieve. We would do more if we could
helpful to develop strategies to stop or with the MBO MOTUS arrays (some of the afford to, of course, so please consider
reverse the decline of the Purple Martins OOT birds may come down to the MBO the work of BPQ when deciding which
in the Montreal area. It is important to area and vice versa) and the two will be charities you will support this year and in
support research that might assist with able to benefit from each other’s facilities the years ahead. I would like to recognize
their preservation. This work will as we help them get this off the ground. the heroic and diligent work of my
contribute baseline reproductive data Already a clearer picture of migration colleagues on the BPQ Grants Committee
that will form the basis of future studies. patterns is emerging. This will help direct who have had the pleasant task of
In addition to the science, the potential conservation efforts internationally. deciding which requests are worthy of
environmental educational value is our support. These stalwarts are (in no
particularly high with the general public. Saw-whet Owl Banding particular order) Lance Laviolette, Barbara
Frei, Paul Shay, Jean Demers, David
L’Observatoire d’Oiseaux de We are providing ongoing support for a Mulholland, and Jeff Harrison.
traditional banding study of Saw-whet
Rimouski (OOR) – Seabird I am now looking forward to doing this all
Owls.
Monitoring over again in 2019.
Granby Zoological Society –
This project involves the creation of a For further details on BPQ grants, visit
comprehensive three-year sea
Developing Strategies to Save pqspb.org/bpqpoq/research-grants/or
monitoring program. The objective is to the Chimney Swift contact me at sparroworks@gmailcom.
determine its effectiveness as a data-
collecting strategy for the monitoring of The aims of this project are to
several key seabird species experiencing characterize the use of forested habitat
persistent problems with their population during breeding season of Chimney
estimates. With a strong foundation of Swifts and to determine precise migratory
Bird Protection Quebec 14Obituaries Volunteer Spotlight
Cynthia Chalk
Cynthia Jennings Chalk – an
active BPQ member for at least
60 years – was a first-rate
naturalist, a famed
photographer and a frequent
arctic visitor. Chalk’s
photographs have appeared
across Canada and some of
her work is archived at the
National Film Board. Sandy
Montgomery, son of George H.
Montgomery, remembers her
as a friend of his parents,
particularly as a Philipsburg
birding pal for his father. She passed away in Knowlton at 104.
Jim Coristine
Long time member, director, and treasurer Jim Coristine was Bluebird Nestbox at the Mont Royal
dedicated to Bird Protection Quebec for many years. He enjoyed Cemetery © Chuck Kling 2016
sharing his love of the birds of the Lower North Shore, especially
eiders, with BPQ members. On Saturday, April 7, Helen Meredith organized a day of bluebird
nestbox maintenance at the Mount Royal Cemetery. She was
joined by a group of 12 volunteers. Together we checked and
Sarah Jane Hills cleaned 68 bluebird nest boxes, found eight bluebird nests
(which compares well to nine found in 2016 and favourably with
Long time member Sarah Jane Hills was a past director and a the 4 we found in 2015) and noted that 18 other boxes had been
member of the education committee for many years. Sarah Jane nested in by wrens and chickadees.
enjoyed visiting schools, mainly on the South Shore, where she
shared her love of birds with school children.
Bird Protection Quebec 15Annual General Meeting, Assemblée générale,
Special General Meeting, assemblée générale
and Party extraordinaire, et party
Monday, May 28, 2018, at 7:30 p.m. le lundi 28 mai 2018 à 19 h 30
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) L’Assemblée générale (AGA) aura lieu le lundi 28 mai 2018 à
will be held on Monday, May 28, 2018, at 7:30 p.m. at the 19 h 30 à l’église Knox Crescent Kensington & First
Kensington Presbyterian Church, 6225 Godfrey Avenue, NDG. Presbyterian, 6225 Godfrey Avenue, NDG.
The Agenda for the AGM will include annual reports by the L’ordre du jour de l’AGA incluera comme d’habitude les rapports
president and treasurer respectively, and the election of annuels respectifs du président et du trésorier.
directors by members in good standing.
Les notes biographiques des candidats en élection au conseil
Biographies of candidates for election to the board will be seront envoyés par courriel à tous les members au moins deux
distributed to members by e-mail at least two weeks before the semaines avant la tenue de l’AGA. Si vous désirez obtenir une
AGM. If you would like a copy, ensure that your e-mail address copie avant la tenue de l’AGA assurez-vous que votre adresse
is registered with us. Printed copies will be available at the courriel est enregistrée auprès du secrétaire. Des copies papier
meeting. seront à votre disposition à l’entrée lors de votre arrivée à l’AGA.
Join us for the end-of-the-year party following the AGM. Be À la suite d’AGA, venez célébrer avec nous. Soyez aussi prêt pour
prepared for a fun quiz contest. notre grand quiz.
Bird Protection Quebec 16A Special General Meeting will be held immediately before the Une assemblée générale extraordinaire aura lieu immédiatement
Annual General Meeting to vote on three resolutions: avant l'assemblée générale annuelle pour voter sur trois
résolutions.
BPQ’s letters patent and bylaws stipulate that BPQ’s “head office”
be located in Montreal.To give more flexibility on the location of Les lettres patentes et règlements de POQ stipulent que le siège
BPQ’s head office, the Board asks the members to pass a de la Société doit être à Montréal. Pour permettre plus de
resolution authorizing the filing of an application for flexibilité quant à l'emplacement du siège de POQ, le Conseil
supplementary letters patent as follows: demande aux membres de voter une résolution autorisant la
demande pour des lettres patentes supplémentaires comme
• “The head office of the society shall be located in the suit:
province of Quebec at an address to be determined from
time to time by the Board of Directors.” • "Le siège de la Société est situé dans la province de Québec
et à l'adresse déterminée de temps à autre par le Conseil
To ensure the bylaws do not contradict the supplementary d'administration".
letters patent, the board asks the members to sanction and
confirm the amendment to article 14 of the bylaws to replace Pour s'assurer que les règlements ne contredisent pas les lettres
patentes supplémentaires, le Conseil demande aux membres de
• “The head office of the society shall be situated in Montreal, sanctionner et confirmer l'amendement à l'article 14 des
Province of Quebec” with “The location of the head office of règlements qui remplace "
the society shall be determined according to the letters
patent or supplementary letters patent.” • Le siège de la Société sera situé à Montréal dans la province
de Québec" par "L'adresse du siège de la Société est
Supplementary letters patent state that the board should consist déterminé dans les lettres patentes ou les lettres patentes
of 19 directors. To ensure the bylaws are consistent, the Board supplémentaires."
asks the members to sanction and confirm the amendment to
article 4. a) of the bylaws to read, Les lettres patentes supplémentaires indiquent que le Conseil
doit consister en 19 administrateurs. Pour s'assurer que les
• “The property and business of the society shall be managed règlements sont conformes, le Conseil demande aux membres
by a board of directors. The number of directors and the de sanctionner et confirmer l'amendement à l'article 4. a) des
quorum shall be as determined in the letters patent or règlements pour lire
supplementary letters patent.”
• "Les biens et les affaires de la Société sont administrés par
un conseil d'administration. Le nombre d'administrateurs et
le quorum sont déterminés dans les lettres patentes ou
lettres patentes supplémentaires."
Bird Protection Quebec 17Past Field Trips 10/02/18 – Urban Birding – Cite du
Havre & Parc Jean-Drapeau,
03/03/18 – Hudson
Montreal Guide: Barbara MacDuff
20/01/18 – Botanical Gardens, Above freezing, light winds. 20 birders;
Montreal 22 species
Guide: Sheldon Harvey
Overcast, mild. 10 birders; 12 species Birds of the Day: Red-winged Blackbird &
Guide: Sheldon Harvey Common Grackle
Bird of the Day: Merlin
Overcast, mild. 17 birders; 14 species Other Birds of Note: Mallard, Merlin,
Other Birds of Note: Herring Gull, Great
Bird of the Day: Brown Creeper Pileated Woodpecker, Red-breasted
Black-backed Gull, Northern Cardinal,
Other Birds of Note: Herring Gull, Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Pine Siskin
House Finch
American Robin, Cedar Waxwing, House
Finch 10/03/18 – Pincourt Hydro Cut,
17/02/18 – St-Clet/Ste-Marthe/Ste-
Justine de Newton Pincourt
27/01/18 – Mirabel and Lachute
Guide: Wayne Grubert Guides: Mat Mutzl & Chris Cloutier
Guide: Frédéric Hareau Cloudy, chilly. 14 birders; 23 species
Sunny skies; -14°C; 23 birders; 18
Cool with very light winds. 26 birders; 27 Bird of the Day: Red-bellied Woodpecker
species
species Other Birds of Note: Snow Goose, Red-
Birds of the Day: Snowy Owl; Gray
Birds of the Day: Snowy Owl, Bald Eagle tailed Hawk, Common Raven, American
Partridge
Other Birds of Note: Wild Turkey, Iceland Robin, Common Grackle, House Finch
Other Birds of Note: Wild Turkey,
Gull, Glaucous Gull, Pileated Woodpecker,
Common Raven, Horned Lark, Snow
Horned Lark, Snow Bunting, Red-winged 17/03/18 – Parc nature du Cap-St-
Bunting
Blackbird (female) Jacques, Pierrefonds
24/02/18 – Mount Royal Cemetery,
03/02/18 – Higgins St, Guide: Wayne Grubert
Montreal
Châteauguay & Récré-O-Parc, Ste- -10°C and gusty winds. 7 birders; 13
Catherine species
Guide: Chuck Kling
Spring-like morning, +2 °C. 11 birders: Bird of the Day: Northern Flicker
Guide: Tom Long Other Birds of Note: Canada Goose, Blue
11 species
Very cold, -21°C at the start. 4 birders; 18 Jay, Dark-eyed Junco, Red-winged
Bird of the Day: Merlin
species Blackbird
Other Birds of Note: Pileated
Bird of the Day Bald Eagle
Woodpecker, Common Raven, House
Other Birds of Note: American Tree
Finch
Sparrow, Common Goldeneye, Common
Merganser, Herring Gull
Bird Protection Quebec 1824/03/18 – Parc de la Frayere,
Boucherville & St-Hubert Airport,
Saint-Hubert
Guide: Sheldon Harvey
Sunny, light winds. 10 birders; 21 species
Birds of the Day: Cedar Waxwing, Snowy
Owl
Other Birds of Note: Common Merganser
Red-winged Blackbird, Common Raven,
Snow Bunting
31/03/18 – Parc des Rapides &
Verdun Waterfront, LaSalle/
Verdun
Guide: Diane Demers
Sunny, breezy. 30 birders; 32 species
Birds of the Day: Harlequin Duck,
Barrow’s Goldeneye
Other Birds of Note: Snow Goose, Red-
breasted Merganser, Greater Scaup,
Bufflehead, Great Egret, Cooper’s Hawk,
Red-winged Blackbird.
Red-bellied Woodpecker / Pic à
ventre roux © Chuck Kling 2017
Bird Protection Quebec 19Saturday 12 May To Participate
International Migratory Register in advance by e-mail as soon as possible at
Bird Day — samedi 12 mai birddayblitz@yahoo.com indicating the area you’ll be birding.
We’d like to cover as many different locations in our region as
Journée mondiale des possible.
oiseaux migrateurs We’ll send you a worksheet for the day and a form to return to
us by e-mail with the following information:
• a list of species seen
• an approximate number of birds of each species seen
• total hours spent birding, on foot and by car
• total distance covered, on foot and by car
• details of area(s) covered
We’ll create a master list for the day to share with everyone.
Prefer Birding in a Group?
You can join us at the Mount Royal Cemetery in Montreal https:/
/goo.gl/maps/kAWiSJGXA1Q2 or Parc des Rapides in LaSalle
https://goo.gl/maps/ZKadR.
Not To Be Missed — the “Après-
BPQ World Migratory Bird Day Blitz birding” Party!
Join BPQ for this one-day birdwatching blitz to celebrate “World
You are invited to an informal “après-birding” gathering at a
Migratory Bird Day.” Choose your favorite birding site – within
centrally located restaurant. Come out and mingle, have dinner
our region – and go birding. Go out and count as many species
(at your expense), and share some of the experiences of the day.
and individuals as possible during this most exciting period of
the birding year.
Bird Protection Quebec 20Additional Information ou en dehors de l’île de Montréal, et simplement allez observer
les oiseaux. Observez seul ou en groupe aussi longtemps que
vous le désirez, le 12 mai. Observez les oiseaux à loisir, ou
Watch our website, Facebook page, Songsparrow e-mail group, intensément, peu importe…observez !
and weekly e-mails for further details.
• World Migratory Bird Day: http://www.migratorybird- Comment participer
day.org/history/– for background information
• Nature Canada – for general resources about World Migratory Nous vous demandons simplement de vous inscrire avec nous à
Bird Day. l’avance par courriel si possible à
• 2018 Year of the Bird – a joint initiative of Audubon, birddayblitz2018@yahoo.com en indiquant l’endroit exact ou la
National Geographic, BirdLife International, and the Cornell région où vous ferez vos observations. Nous voudrions couvrir
Lab of Ornithology. le plus d’endroits possible dans notre région. Nous vous
demandons d’enregistrer vos résultats de la journée et de nous
les soumettre (comme nous le faisons pour le compte des
Le Blitz POQ pour la oiseaux de Noël-moins les gros manteaux et les engelures !).
Journée Mondiale des Nous vous procurerons une feuille de travail pour la journée et
oiseaux migrateurs Samedi un formulaire à nous retourner par courriel avec vos résultats.
SVP, veuillez inclure les détails suivants:
12 mai 2018 • une liste des espèces vues
• un nombre approximatif des oiseaux de chaque espèce
On a tous un endroit préféré pour observer les oiseaux, observée
particulièrement pendant la migration printanière. Nous ne • le nombre total d’ heures d’observation, à pied ou en voiture
pouvons sûrement pas satisfaire tout le monde avec une sortie • la distance totale couverte, à pied et en voiture
à chaque endroit…ou peut-être que oui ? • des détails au sujet de la région couverte.
Notre comité compilera l’information et créera une liste-
Joignez-vous à nous pour cet évènement spécial ! maîtresse de la journée, produisant des statistiques que nous
partagerons avec tous.
Pourquoi ne pas participer au Blitz POQ pour la journée mondiale
des oiseaux migrateurs ? C’est une seule journée d’observation
d’oiseaux pour voir, entendre et compter autant d’espèces et
d’oiseaux que possible pendant cette merveilleuse période de
l’année pour les oiseaux. Choisissez votre endroit préféré, qu’il
soit en région, dans votre cour, dans un champ tout proche, sur
Bird Protection Quebec 21Vous préférez participer avec un Code de conduite
groupe d’observateurs?
Certaines activités humaines causent suffisamment de torts aux
oiseaux sauvages sans que des comportements irresponsables
Nous aurons quelques guides sur le terrain qui dirigeront des
de la part de ceux qui observent ou photographient les oiseaux
sorties dans deux endroits favorables pour l’observation à
contribuent à aggraver la situation. Nous vous invitons à suivre
Montréal, soit le cimetière du Mont-Royal https://goo.gl/maps/
les recommandations de Régroupement QuébecOiseaux, du
kAWiSJGXA1Q2 et le Parc des Rapides de ville LaSalle. https://
présent Code de conduite, qui vise à protéger les oiseaux et
goo.gl/maps/ZKadR.
leurs habitats ainsi qu’à préserver la popularité et la réputation
du loisir ornithologique.
Ne manquez pas l’« après-
observation »! On doit éviter de déranger les
oiseaux.
Suite à cette journée, nous planifions une « après-observation »
très informelle dans un restaurant central pour tous ceux qui
Il est donc essentiel de :
souhaiteraient se joindre à nous pour souper (à vos frais) et
partager les expériences de la journée.
• ne pas effrayer ou pourchasser les oiseaux, ni les exposer au
danger;
Information Supplémentaire • ne pas importuner les oiseaux pendant qu’ils se reposent, en
particulier les oiseaux nocturnes durant le jour;
• ne pas s’approcher des nids ni perturber les oisillons ou
Surveillez la page Facebook de POQ, le groupe Yahoo POQ leurs parents;
Songsparrow et le « Quoi faire à Montréal » hebdomadaire dans • ne pas utiliser d’enregistrements sonores ni imiter la voix
votre courriel pour des détails et l’information sur l'inscription. des oiseaux lorsqu’ils sont en période de reproduction ou
lorsque les conditions risquent de leur être néfastes;
• Journée mondiale des oiseaux migrateurs http:// • ne pas amener chiens ou chats aux endroits fréquentés pas
www.migratorybirdday.org/history/– les oiseaux.
• Nature Canada • On doit préserver les habitats des oiseaux. Il est donc essen-
• 2018 Year of the Bird – en anglais, les renseignements sur tiel de :
l’initiative d’ Audubon, National Geographic, BirdLife Inter- • demeurer dans les sentiers;
national, et le Cornell Lab of Ornithology. • ne pas endommager la végétation;
• ne pas déranger ni altérer les abords et le camouflage des
nids;
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