Bird Protection Quebec's Field Trip Report for Saturday February 21st

Sainte-Anne-de Bellevue

Very few pics from this Field Trip, sadly the White-winged Crossbills stayed far and hidden away - click photo to enlarge - for more photos click here - Milan

Morgan Arboretum field trip. 9 birders; 18 species + Waxwing sp. Pleasant enough day but cold with the wind. We dipped on the Red-bellied Woodpecker (I had seen it on Monday). A few signs of spring: Cardinals and White-breasted Nuthatches counter singing.

Bird of the day: a pair of White-winted Crossbills, feeding next to one another.
Rock Dove, Mourning Dove, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Blue Jay, Am. Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-breasted Nuthatch, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, American Robin, Waxwing sp. Dark-eyed Junco, Northern Cardinal, White-winged Crossbill, Common Redpoll, Pine Siskin, American Goldfinch
Pigeon biset, Tourterelle triste, Pic mineur, Pic chevelu, Geai bleu, Corneille d’Amérique, Mésange à tête noire, Sittlle à poitrine blanche, Sittelle à poitrine rousse, Étourneau sansonnet, Jaseur d’Amérique, Merle d’Amérique, Jasuer ?, Junco ardoisé, Cardinal rouge, Bec-croisé bifascié, Sizerin flammé, Tarin des pins, Chardonneret jaune - Betsy