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The
spring migration (2000) in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon island Red-throated
Loon : The first
two were seen off the west coast of the Isthmus on June 11 (RE). One pair was
reported from Langlade May 14 and a pair was seen in flight in Miquelon May 26
and 31 (RE). Common
Loon :
The concentration area off Cape Miquelon had a maximum of 120 birds by March 22,
I had 87 there on April 14 and 13 the same day of the West coast of Miquelon.
Off Langlade I found 14 birds March 26 (RE). A few other birds were seen around
the islands as usual (BL/MD/RE/FPA). Few were reported from St. Pierre where one
bird seems to have spent the winter in the harbour, still there by May 31 (PA/PB).
Red-necked
Grebe : There
was a maximum of 565 birds counted on the concentration area Cape Miquelon on
March 7 and 22 (RE) while the maximum for St. Pierre was 138 on March 7 (PA) approached
closely with 133 on March 3 (FPA). The last significant numbers were 292 off the
Cape April 4 and 91 in St. Pierre April 8. Last seen in St. Pierre about 15 birds
April 21 (FPA). Northern
Fulmar : 4 birds
were near Colombier island by April 24 (LJ) while 4 where south of St. Pierre
May 13 (SA). About 10 birds, most of them on land were at Grand Colombier May
14 (LJ) and a pair was on the same island May 21 (FPA). Will they really nest
one day ?ˆ Sooty
Shearwater :
Four, south of St. Pierre May 31 (MD) is the only report so far (MD).
Manx
Shearwater : The earliest ever, about 10 off St. Pierre March 29, best
date was April 1, 1998. There were about 20 near Colombier island April 24 (LJ)
Northern
Gannet : Two, seen
from a boat south of St. Pierre March 13 (MD). The first ones seen from land were
2 off the west coast of Miquelon May 3 (JPA), then just a few here and there,
except many off St. Pierre May 19 (BL) and quite numerous off the east coast of
Miquelon May 31 (Denis Detcheverry fide JPA). Double-crested
Cormorant : One on
a pond of St. Pierre April 8 and 26 (PA). The first one in Miquelon was an adult
near the village April 19 (RE). Few other reports. Great
blue Heron :
Very few herons this spring. One bird well described to PA by Yvonne & Pierre-Marie
Lefœvre in St. Pierre April 3. There was one in Miquleon between May 18 and 22
(RE). Canada
Goose :
No wintering birds. The first three were spotted on the isthmus by RE and Cyril
Detcheverry on March 3. Then a few here and there for a maximum 54, March 26 (RE).
Several non breeders (maximum 34) were still on the isthmus by May 13. A few nests
and broods found around the end of the period. Wood
Duck :
Unusually late, the first and probably the only one was seen in the same area
in St. Pierre May 5 and 10 (FPA) and May 8 (PA). The average arrival date here
is April 21, reported in spring 14 years out of 27. American
Wigeon : The female
that arrived in St. Pierre in late January stayed in the same general area up
to May 18 (PA/PB). One pair was seen near the village of Miquelon May 3 (DD/RE).
American
Black duck : Ponds
thawed quite early and the birds responded in leaving Grand Barachois for marshes
quite early making counts quite difficult if not impossible. We had 332 birds
still on the lagoon by March 9 (RE). Two young dead ducklings were found by BL
in Miquelon May 13. In St. Pierre one bird spent the winter with domestic ducks
and the Wigeon on a pond near the town (RE/DL/PB/PA). Mallard :
One male was with the blacks at Grand Barachois March 9. There was a pair, also
on the Isthmus March 28 and 30 (PB/RE). One pair was seen in flight, same area,
May 10 (RE). Blue-winged
Teal : One pair
was in St. Pierre around April 15 (fide PA). One male was on the Isthmus May 13
(BL/LJ/JPD/RE). Northern
Shoveler : One pair was on the Isthmus May 13 (BL/JPD/RE/LB), and one pair
near the village of Miquelon May 28 (RE). Northern
Pintail : One pair
was on the Isthmus March 21 (RE) average arrival date being April 11. Fairly common
since and well distributed mostly on the marshes of the Isthmus (m.ob); the earliest
nest on record was found there on April 19, it contained 8 eggs (RE). One female
was found with one young only, aged a few days, also on the Isthmus May 13 (BL/JPD/RE/LB).
Green-winged
Teal : One female
spent the winter near the town of St. Pierre with domestic ducks etc. and was
joined by a male (or was it a new pair ?) by March 19 where they appeared to have
stayed, at least in the same general area to May 20 (PA/PB/LJ/FPA). Very few reports
of very few birds on Miquelon, Langlade or the Isthmus. Redhead
: One pair was seen and photographed by PA in St. Pierre between May 28 and 30.
This is a NEW SPECIES for usˆ Ring-necked
Duck : In St.
Pierre, one male was present April 16 to 19 (FPA/DG/PA). and one was there May
3 (DL). One pair (the only female reported) was in St. Pierre May 13 (PA) and
one male May 27 (RE/PA). Unusually scarce on the Isthmus with only 3 observations
and very few birds between April 21 and 30 (RE/BL/LB/JPD/FPA). Greater
Scaup : Also quite
scarce this spring, all seen on the Isthmus : Two males March 9 (RE), one pair
March 28 (RE/PB), Two males and one female April 10. One pair April 19 and May
13 (BL/LB/JPD/RE). Common
Eider :
Quite common around the islands as usual, often too far at sea for a good estimation.
BL estimated about 4000 birds off the Isthmus on April 1 and LJ had about 3000,
same area on April 24. There were about 1200 birds off the west coast of Miquelon
April 12. Last significant numbers were about 500 birds off western Miquelon May
11 and 13 (RE/BL/LB/JPD/RE), they were only 12 there by May 28 (BL). MD had 8
birds off St. PierreÎs east coast on May 31. Harlequin
Duck : One male
near Cape Miquelon March 5 (BL). Surf
Scoter :
Two pairs were off Mirande lake March 22, with one more individual the next day
(RE). There was two males and three females, same area, on March 28 (RE/PB).
White-winged
Scoter : Only one
estimation of several hundred birds off the Isthmus on April 1 (BL).
Black
Scoter : About
80 birds were not far from the entrance of Grand Barachois on March 9 (RE). There
were many birds with the above-mentioned white-wings on April 1 (BL).
Oldsquaw :
More or less as usual. There was a concentration of about 5 to 600 birds off Mirande
lake on April 16 and 19 (RE). Last seen, about 70, same area May 2 (RE).
Bufflehead :
One male was present on a marsh of the southern part of the Isthmus between March
16 and April 17 (PA/RE/JPD). Last year one bird appeared near the village of Miquelon
on March 4. Common
Goldeneye : 127 at
Grand Barachois was my highest count of the season on March 24. Very few birds
seen elsewhere. (Last seen 8 birds in and near Grand Barachois May 1 (RE).
Red-breasted
Merganser : Resident
and common as usual. There was a maximum of 53 birds at Grand Barachois March
9 and 54 in Mirande lake March 21 (RE). Osprey :
The first one was seen by BL on eastern Langlade April 29. The next one was seen
almost a month later, May 22 near Mirande lake (RE). One was on the west coast
of Miquelon May 26 (RE/JPD) and one in St. Pierre May 27. Near the village of
Miquelon, one bird was spotted by JCH May 30. Bald
Eagle : So
far, 4 pairs are present in their usual eyrie. One adult was seen on its nest
in Cape Miquelon on April 19 (JPD). The nest of southern Langlade had one young
aged about a week on May 14 (LJ). More details in the nesting season report.
Northern
Harrier : One unseasonable
bird was seen by PH at Langlade on March 15. LJ had one male in Miquelon April
27. I saw my first male on western Miquelon May 6 and one female was reported
by Denis Detcheverry on eastern Miquelon May 18. Sharp-shinned
Hawk : One bird
wintered in the town of St. Pierre and probably the same bird was seen there up
to May 26 (MD). I had an early one on the west coast of Miquelon on March 24.
There was one near Mirande lake on June 18 (RE). Rough-legged
Hawk : One was above Colombier island on March 29 (LJ). American
Kestrel : One wintered
in St. Pierre and was seen up to May 1 (PB/LJ/PA). One was at Langlade May 7 (PA)
and one male in Miquelon May 18 (RE). Merlin :
One was in St. Pierre last winter (MD/LJ/PA) and seen up to April 18. The first
one, possibly a migrant was at Langlade on April 24 (RE/SA and Rachel Rio) while
the next one was seen in St. Pierre May 11 (FPA). Seen regularly then, mostly
in Miquelon and Langlade, although in rather low numbers, reflecting the low numbers
of passerine birds around ! ˆ Peregrine
Falcon : One only
in Cape Miquelon April 16 (RE). American
Coot : First
seen by MD, one was in St. Pierre between April 7 and May 4 (PA/LJ/PB/FPA).
Black-bellied
Plover : One only,
from the three seen earlier in the season, was with the Red Knots at Grand Barachois
on March 9 (RE). Semipalmated Plover : Quite
scarce or unreported this spring. The first ones were seen near the village of
Miquelon on May 11. Two were heard singing in the same general area may 14 (RE).
One was at île-aux-Marins (near St. Pierre) on May 21 (PA). One only was
near the village of Miquelon on May 23 (RE). Piping
Plover : One,
(a small possibility they were two) was near the Gulley of Grand Barachois on
April 19, the best date ever. Only in 1996 we had a pair in April (the 30th),
they were not seen since. Other usual sites were visited without success.
Killdeer
: One in St. Pierre March 26 (FPA) and April 3 (LJ). One male was singing
near the village of Miquelon April 24 (RE). There were 2 birds, same area, on
May 29 and at least three two days later (RE).
Greater
Yellowlegs : The first
one was seen April 27 at Langlade by LJ. The same day one was heard by Marcel-Christophe
Dagort on the Isthmus. Regularly then in small numbers as usual (m. ob.).
Spotted
Sandpiper : Reported
first by Denis Detcheverry on May 18 as ¼seen a few day ago on the east coast
of Miquelon‘. A few regularly then, about as usual. Red
Knot :
7 birds were at Grand Barachois on
March 9, ten on April 19 (RE) and 13 on April 23 (FPA). Sanderling
: There were 10 at Grand Barachois
on March 9 (RE). Least
Sandpiper :
Seven at least were on the south coast of Grand Barachois May 13 (BL/LB/JPD/RE).
One only was seen, same general area, May 30 (RE). Purple
Sandpiper : A few birds were present throughout the season for a maximum of
17 in St. Pierre March 28 (MD) and about 40 in Miquelon April 7 (RE). Last seen
15 at close range, plus one flock of about 50 birds, presumably the same species,
on the west coast of Miquelon May 14 (average departing date is April 18).
Common
Snipe :
One at Langlade on March 8 was certainly a wintering bird (LJ). The first migrants
were heard by Marcel-Christophe Dagort on the Isthmus on April 25. I saw the first
one in Miquelon April 27. regularly then about as usual. One nest with 4 eggs
was found on the Isthmus May 30 (RE), and one with also 4 eggs near Mirande lake
the next day (RE & al). Pomarine
Jaeger : One off St. Pierre
May 13 (SA). Black-headed
Gull : Several
birds were in St. Pierre harbour area (MD/PA/FPA/DG) up to May 13 (PA), and near
the village of Miquelon to May 1 (RE). BonaparteÎs
Gull : The first
one was spotted by DD near the village of Miquelon around March 22 or 23. From
March 25, there were two immature birds, same area, seen fairly regularly up to
May 6 (RE). This is the longest known occurrence of the species in the islands.
Ring-billed
Gull : The first
one was near the village of Miquelon March 26, earlier than average, but equal
to 1996 and 1998 (RE). It was abundant at Grand Barachois from April 12 on. Some
nests were found with 2 to 3 eggs on the Isthmus on May 30 (RE). Iceland
Gull : The last
one, an immature, was seen in St. Pierre harbour on May 14 (PA). Lesser
Black-backed Gull : One adult
was on a pond near the new airport of St. Pierre by PB on March 29.
Black-legged
Kittiwake : Several
hundreds were back on the cliffs of Cape Miquelon by March 7. It was reported
as ¼as usual‘ at Grand Colombier by PA on May 7. Tern
sp. : I heard
the first ones near the village of Miquelon on May 19, two days earlier than average.
Hundreds of birds were on the north-east coast of Miquelon the next day. Fairly
common since there, at Mirande lake and Grand Barachois (RE). Dovekie
: Two birds
in southwestern Langlade on May 25 or 26 (BL/LJ).
Common
Murre :
Several birds were around Colombier island on May 26 (LJ). Razorbill :
About 30 birds were near Colombier island on March 29 (LJ). FPA had about 30 birds
in one nesting area on St. Pierre May 6. They were termed ¼fairly numerous‘ at
Grand Colombier by PA on May 7. While PB had about 20 birds, same area as FPA,
on May 14. Black
Guillemot : Resident
and common as usual. Atlantic
Puffin : MD had
three birds near Green island on March 3. They (about 50 birds) were first spotted
at the colony of Grand Colombier by April 24 (LJ). There were several hundreds
there on May 7 (PA). Mourning
Dove :
Two were in the village of Miquelon on March 24 (RE). SA and JPA had 6 birds regularly
at their feeder in March and two, regularly throughout the month of May.
Snowy
Owl :
One sighting only, one bird seen and photographed by Gregory Ziebacz in St. Pierre
on March 6. Short-eared
Owl : One in
Miquelon well seen on April 16 by JPD, and one in St. Pierre on May 20 (LJ).
Boreal
Owl :
One bird, on the northern part of St. Pierre on May 16 (BL). Chimney
Swift : One in
St. Pierre May 14 (SA) and May 27 (MD). Belted
Kingfisher : A fairly
early one was spotted in St. Pierre by PA on April 29 (5 days earlier than average).
Well reported from St. Pierre, one at at time or sometimes a pair, throughout
the season (m.ob.). I saw the first one flying along the west coast of Miquelon
on May 1. JPA had the first one for Langlade on May 3. I had one in Miquelon near
Mirande lake on May 27. Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker : One was
in St. Pierre on April 19 (SA). One, possibly the same was photographed in the
same general area around May 20 by Joël and Marie-Luce Cox. Northern
Flicker : One heard
in Miquelon by March 31 was probably a winterer (RE), one pair, the male singing,
was in the same area on April 16, were they migrants ? Seen regularly and very
well reported from April 29 on by several observers. We have the first nesting
evidence for the island of Miquelon, one nesting cavity found the same day independently
by SA/JPA and RE earlier in the season was found occupied on May 20 (RE). More
attempted nesting were found near Mirande lake indicating either than number of
birds is higher than usual or that the habitat is becoming more to their liking.
Eastern
Wood-Pewee : One bird,
briefly seen by PB in St. Pierre on May 31 is possibly this species.
Yellow-bellied
Flycatcher : One very early bird, briefly seen in Miquelon on May 22 was 5 days
earlier than best date in 1991. One only heard also on Miquelon May 31 (RE).
Eastern
Kingbird : A fairly early
bird was in Miquelon
on May 7, thirteen days earlier than average. Several others were seen earlier
than average : One in St. Pierre May 12 (LJ), May 13 (FPA) May 16 (MD) and May
19 in Miquelon (RE). Last seen May 31 in the village reported by Jean Michel.
Northern
Shrike : One only,
near the northern corner of the Isthmus on April 8 (RE). Blue-headed
Vireo : One only
heard and seen near Mirande lake on May 31 (RE) a week later than average.
Red-eyed
Vireo : Two rather
early birds were seen in St. Pierre by MD on April 25 (MD). One, same area, was
seen by FPA on May 10. Blue
Jay :
It is still an uncommon and irregular bird here and people are still excited about
them ! ˆ The first one was reported by MD in St. Pierre on March 15 and regularly
then. The maximum was 4 birds on May 16 (MD). Three were in Miquelon village May
20 and 23 (m. ob.). Common
Raven :
One adult was carrying nesting material near Mirande lake on March 21. One
nest in Cape Miquelon (that I follow since 1979 ! ˆ) had 4 young about a week
old on April 26. Horned
Lark :
A few wintered in Miquelon and the Isthmus as usual. The first one for St. Pierre
was seen on March 28 by MD who had 31 birds in Miquelon April 4. Well reported
since. One nest in my neighbourÎs garden had, surprisingly, one egg that hatched
on April 27 and the two other on April 29 (DD). Tree
Swallow :
First seen, one bird in St. Pierre, by LJ and DL on May 10. 7 other reports for
a maximum of about 20 birds there May 18 and 21 (BL). One in Miquelon seen by
Denis Detcheverry May 18 is the only report for Miquelon/Langlade.
Bank
Swallow :
A very early bird was reported by PH (fide PA) on April 8 at Langlade ! One was
seen in St. Pierre May 21 (MD). Cliff
Swallow : One was
in St. Pierre May 8 (PA) and May 10 (FPA). Barn
Swallow :
One in St. Pierre as early as April 12 (PA) the average date is May 10 and earliest
was April 26 (1993). LJ had one near Mirande lake on April 28. There were at least
four in the village on May 2 (DD). A few were seen in St. Pierre regularly between
May 3 and 22 (MD/FPA/PA/LJ/DL/PB) for a maximum of 5 birds at a time. There were
a few birds near the village of Miquelon May 29. Boreal
Chickadee : Fairly
common as usual, termed ¼numerous‘ by PB in St. Pierre on April 7 and 8 and by
me in Miquelon April 19 and 22. Red-breasted
Nuthatch : A
rarity these days : two May 11 (LJ) and one May 20 (PA) all in St. Pierre.
Brown
Creeper : One near
Mirande lake with some chickadees on May 2 and again on May 22 (RE).
Winter
Wren : One was
singing at Langlade by April 25 (JPA) and April 29 on a different area (LJ). One
male singing in St. Pierre April 30 and May 1 (PA). Two birds were singing in
eastern-center Miquelon on May 7 but none elsewhere. Golden-crowned
Kinglet : About
as usual, 8 reports between March 9 and May 31 in Miquelon and St. Pierre.
Ruby-crowned
Kinglet : First
heard singing at Langlade by LJ on April 29 and seen by PA the same day in St.
Pierre. Regularly since, fairly common in the three islands. Veery
: One in St. Pierre seen by LJ on May 4 is only the THIRD record for the islands.
Gray-cheeked
Thrush : A fairly
early one was seen by LJ in St. Pierre May 11. One was calling in Miquelon May
22. The species has become very rare these last years around here !
Hermit
Thrush : One in
Miquelon May 2 was 4 days earlier than average (RE). 16 other reports of a few
birds in the three island to the end of the period (LJ/PA/SA/MD/RE).
American
Robin : The first
ones, two birds, were seen by SA in St. Pierre on March 16, the best date ever.
One bird was seen by FPA on the 18 and 19 and then regularly in increasing numbers
(m. ob.). They were termed ¼numerous‘ only by April 6 in Miquelon (RE), and ¼very
numerous‘ in St. Piere April 8 (PB). First seen carrying food in Miquelon May
18 (RE), several other reports in Miquelon and St. Pierre (m. ob.). I had a young
out of the nest, about adult size on May 31. One nest with 3 eggs was found in
St. Pierre by PB on May 31. Gray
Catbird :
Two reports so far : One May 4 (LJ) and one May 20 (SA) both in St. Pierre.
Northern
Mockingbird : One March
4 and 11. One April 5 and 11, all by LJ and in St. Pierre. American
Pipit :
No migrants reported, a few birds wintered in St. Pierre all seen by MD : 4 on
March 4; 5 on March 12 and 9 on March 28 Bohemian
Waxwing : About
10 birds in St. Pierre March 18 (FPA). Cedar
Waxwing : The first
one was reported at DGÎs feeder in St. Pierre May 26, and about 20 birds were
seen by FranÃoise and Jean-Paul Gendron, also in St. Pierre 2 days later. About
the same number was seen in the same general area on May 29 (Rita Ruel, fide MD).
Tennessee
Warbler : One only
in St. Pierre May 30 (FPA). Northern
Parula : One male
in Miquelon, heard and seen near Mirande lake May 30 (RE). Yellow
Warbler : The first
2, 10 days earlier than average, were spotted by SA in St. Pierre May 16. Regularly
seen from May 22 on (m. ob.) in rather low numbers. Magnolia
Warbler : One male
heard and seen near Mirande lake on May 18 was a week earlier than average. 3
other reports of one bird at at time in Miquelon to May 31 (PB/RE). One in St.
Pierre May 27 (RE) and one May 31 (DL). Cape
May Warbler : One male
in St. Pierre May 22 and 27 (FPA). Yellowrumped
Warbler : One female in winter plumage was seen in Mirande twice, April 11
and 19 (RE). The first migrant was seen in St. Pierre May 2 (LJ) and regularly
since in rather low numbers as compared to 10 or 15 years ago. A partially albino
male, was photographed in St. Pierre independently by DL and PA on May 14. Another
one ¼with some light spots‘ was seen by PA on May 31 in the town of St. Pierre.
Black-throated
Green Warbler : One in
St. Pierre May 21 was one day earlier than average. One female was also in St.
Pierre May 30 (PA). I had one male in Miquelon May 22 and a female the next day.
MD had one male in St. Pierre May 23 and I had several birds in Miquelon May 31.
Blackburnian
Warbler : One female
in St. Pierre may 21 (MD). Yellow-throated
Warbler : A
FIRST SPRING OCCURRENCE. One male arrived on my garden on April 24 and fed
on insects attracted and ¼produced‘ by my pile of seaweeds it stayed until May
3 and was photographed (JCH/RE). Palm
Warbler :
The first one appeared in St. Pierre on April 29 (MD) 5 days earlier than average.
The first one was seen in Miquelon May 4 (RE) and a few in St. Pierre the same
day (FPA/LJ). A few regularly then, until May 17 (FPA/PA/SA/RE/DL/LJ).
Bay-breasted
Warbler : One female
in St. Pierre May 30 (PA) and one pair, same area, the next day (FPA).
Blackpoll
Warbler : A pair
in St. Pierre on May 2 were 17 days earlier than average and 9 days earlier than
best date (1994). Regularly seen from May 11 on, in rather low numbers (m. ob.).
Black
and White Warbler : One male
in the village of Miquelon on May 11 was a week earlier than average. 4 other
reports of very few individuals between May 18 and 28 (RE). Nobody else reported
it except PB : ¼one in St. Pierre May 30‘). American
Redstart : One female
in Miquelon May 29 is the only report so far (RE). Ovenbird :
One at île-aux-Marins (near St. Pierre) seen by PA on May 1 is the only
report and is 27 days earlier than average and 19 days earlier than the best date
(1999). Northern
Waterthrush : One singing
May 11 in Miquelon (RE) was 4 days earlier than average. The next ones were heard
regularly from May 18 on. Still fairly common, but seems in much lower number
than before. Common
Yellowthroat : The first
singing male was one day later than average in Miquelon May 21 (RE). 8 other reports
and only one from St. Pierre : ¼at least 2 on May 31‘ (PB). WilsonÎs
Warbler : The first
male was seen in Miquelon May 18 (RE) and the next one May 21 in St. Pierre (FPA)
and regularly since, few birds at a time, to the end of the period (FPA/PB/PA/RE).
Scarlet
Tanager : First
reported by PB in St. Pierre on April 29. The bird was seen and photographed by
so many persons, that I wonder if there was only one bird in and/or around the
town of St. Pierre (LJ/DG/FPA). Last seen May 17. Chipping
Sparrow : One
near Mirande Lake May 6 and 7 (RE). Two in St. Pierre May 11 (LJ).
Savannah
Sparrow : One in
St. Pierre April 29 (FPA), one in Miquelon May 2 (RE). Few up to May 6 where they
were ¼numerous in St. Pierre ¼ (DL). They were quite common on the Isthmus on
May 13 (BL/LB/JPD/RE). Fox
Sparrow :
The first one appeared in St. Pierre March 24 (FPA). A few were reported in the
same island by LJ on March 29. The first ones were singing in Miquelon by March
31. Regularly and common since. One adult was carrying food in Miquelon May 21
and two young were out of the nest, nearly adult size, also in Miquelon May 31
(RE). Song
Sparrow :
1 in St. Pierre March 28 (MD) and 1 the next day in a different area (LJ). Regularly
seen mostly in St. Pierre since (FPA/PB/DL/MD/PA). 1 male sang in Miquleon only
April 11 & May 11 !ˆ (RE). LincolnÎs
Sparrow : One heard
briefly in Miquelon May 11. One in my garden May 17 and 2 the next day and up
to May 20. One was singing on the east coast of Miquelon May 20 (RE).
Swamp
Sparrow : One seen
in Miquelon May 7 was 3 days earlier than average. First heard singing by May
11, fairly common since, possibly less than in previous years (RE/PA).
White-throated
Sparrow : First
migrants were noticed May 2 both in St. Pierre (DL) and in Miquelon (DD). Fairly
common and well reported since (m. ob.). White-crowned
Sparrow : One in
St. Pierre May 5 (LJ). Six other reports all for St. Pierre, one bird at a time,
from May 13 to 22 (FPA/DG/DL/MD/FPA/RE). Dark-eyed
Junco : FPA had
a maximum of 21 at their feeder on March 3. PA had about ten birds in the southwest
corner of St. Pierre on May 4, possibly indicating a migration. I had about 15
birds near the west coast of Miquelon on May 11. Fairly common and well reported
throughout the season (m. ob.). Snow
Bunting : Few
birds around in March, there was a maximum of 16 birds in Cape Miquelon on March
7 (RE). Last seen : 2 near Mirande lake on April 21 (FPA). Rose-breasted
Grosbeak : One at
île-aux-Marins May 1 (FPA). One male in St. Pierre May 2 (LJ) May 6, 8 and
10 (DL). One male at Langlade on May 21 (MJB). One pair in St. Pierre May 22 (FPA).
None seen in Miquelon. Bobolink :
4 males and 2 females in St. Pierre May 22 (FPA). Not been reported here in spring
since 1991 ! Rusty
Blackbird : One in
the town of St. Pierre March 6 was probably a winterer, seen only by MD. One,
probably a migrant was also in St. Pierre April 18 (PA). I had one near the village
of Miquelon April 27. It seems it was rather uncommon this spring, there was maximum
of 4 birds seen by BL in St. Pierre May 18. Common
Grackle : None
reported in March ! Regularly seen in one of the usual nesting place in St. Pierre
from April 7 on (MD/PB/PA). The first one in Miquelon was in the village April
27 (RE), L€on Gaspard had 7 birds near Cape Miquelon on May 18. A few other reports,
mostly in St. Pierre. Baltimore
Oriole : Rather unusual in spring, there was one young male in St. pierre
May 2 (MD), one male at Langlade and one on the east coast of Miquelon on May
3 (JPA and fide JPA respectively). LJ had two young males in St. Pierre on May
7 and 10 (LJ/PB). Pine
Grosbeak : A flock
of 15 was near Mirande lake on March 1 (RE). Fairly common and singing in Miquelon,
regularly throughout the season. Two were in St. Pierre April 8 (PB). None reported
from Langlade. Purple
Finch :
One came regularly to SAÎs feeder in St. Pierre throughout March. What appeared
to be migrants started to appear on May 4 where LJ found one male; several birds
were reported since and regularly (m. ob.). in rather low numbers.
Common
Redpoll : Three
were, surprinsingly, near the south coast of Grand Barachois (there are a few
alders around) on March 28 (RE). Pine
Siskin :
Seen at feeders only : 4 birds at DGÎs May 6; two at PAÎs May 9; 2 at DGÎs Mai
16 and five the next day, all in St. Pierre. American
Goldfinch :
Regularly seen at several feeders throughout the season in St. Pierre in apparently
lower numbers than in previous years. The maximum was 6 throughout the month of
March at SA/JPAÎs feeder. Evening
Grosbeak : One female
at DGÎs feeder May 6; three males in flight near Mirande lake May 9 (RE); A few
at Langlade seen by PH the next day, two at St. Pierre May 11 and one or two heard
in Miquelon May 20. Contributors
: Fr€deric & Patricia Allen-Mah€ (FPA); Sylvie Allen-Mah€ (SA); Jean-Paul
Apesteguy (JPA); Pascal Asselin (PA); Luc Barbier (LB); Michel Borotra (MJB);
Jean-Pierre Decontes (JPD); David Detcheverry (DD); Marc D€rible (MD); DG : Dominique
Gouverne; Philippe Hacala (PH); Jacky and Christine H€bert (JCH); Laurent Jackman
(LJ); Danielle Lebollocq (DL); Bruno Letournel (BL) Saint
Pierre June 26, Roger Etcheberry. |
