Pascal Cote of the Observatoire d'oiseaux de Tadoussac reports the
first good movements of Pine Grosbeaks and Bohemian Waxwings on
Wednesday when 1200 grosbeaks and 640 waxwings passed the
observatory. Common Redpolls are still moving, but less than 2000 per day.
Snowy Owl: Lemming numbers are low across the Eastern Arctic. Quebec
is experiencing a big flight of Snowy Owls (Quebec's bird) with more
and more observations since 25 October. See http://tinyurl.com/5p795q
The observatory publishes "The Migration Chronicle" in French and
English. To receive this informative email newsletter contact Pascal
Cote at pascal.cote.oot AT gmail DOT com
Also see observatory's website. Click on English at top right of page
www.explos-nature.qc.ca/oot
The Tadoussac Bird Observatory is located just north of the Saguenay
River Fiord on the north shore of the wide St. Lawrence River Estuary
about 450 km (280 miles) northeast of Montreal. Tadoussac is one of
the best sites for understanding bird migration in eastern North
America because of its relatively northern location. The observatory
welcomes visitors. Birding and whale watching are excellent.
Ron Pittaway and Jean Iron
Toronto and Minden ON
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