Birdwatching in New Brunswick Birding contacts and birdwatching information Local Birdingpal Contacts Local Birdwatchers Please note that most Birdingpals are serious birdwatchers. It is a privilege to contact them, and your message should reflect it. A local Pal does not get paid, but should he/she offer to take you out birding, using their own vehicle, it would be courteous to pay for the fuel. A lunch and/or a small gift would also be appropriate, something as simple as a souvenir of your country, or a pin from your local birding club. Initial Last Name Area Available Language M LeBlanc Bouctouche Weekend J D Bourque St-Jacques, Edmundston Weekend French/EnglishSpanish R LeBlanc Moncton Anytime French/English I am a television writer-director. I work mostly in French and have done as much nature related work as I had a chance to get. In fact one of my documentaries titled "MIgrations" has recently won first prize at an international film festival in France. As for birding well I have been very active at it for about 14 years and am a member of several naturalist clubs in New-Brunswick as well as national and international birding and nature oriented organizations ( BSC, Nature Canada, ABA, Audubon etc.) I am also presently serving on the New-Brunswick Bird Records committee. Now on to more interesting things. Birding in and around Moncton can be great. We are in fact ideally situated right smack in between two very different and ecologically rich bodies of water; the Bay of Fundy to our West and the Northumberland Strait to our East. And as these two are migration pathways well when you want to go birding the first question is always which way do I want to go because within 50 km either ways you can be in very interesting habitat. Closer to Moncton the presence of the tidal Petitcodiac river, the large salt water marshes that surround it and the close by Acadian type forest also provide interesting habitats. And if you want to venture a bit further well the ferry to Grand Manan Island (were anything is possible at any time) is just a couple of hours away. With all of this the biggest problem for me is, as I am sure it is in many other places, to find enough time to get out there and enjoy mother nature's beautiful offerings. Bird on!! R Guitard Pointe-Verte Anytime French/Anglais Secteur cotier, ainsi que forêt mixtes. B Winsor Salisbury Anytime English Salisbury is near Moncton in southeast New Brunswick close to the upper Bay of Fundy and New Brunswick shore of Northumberland Strait. It also provided good access to the forested hill terrain which includes Fundy National Park which offers habitat for the northerly wood warblers and often a Boreal Chickadee. B Elliot Sussex Anytime V Bourque South East NB Anytime French/EnglishItalian D Comier St-Isidore Anytime French/English Birding in St-Isidore is great for song birds but in less than one hour we also have access to the whole Acadian Peninsula and Baie des Chaleurs area with all its beaches and dunes. I must admit though shore birds identification always give me a hard time . Professional Guides Initial Last Name Area Available Language Local Information Name Description Le Club d'ornithologie du Madawaska Club Kennebecasis Naturalist Society Club Birding Hotspots around the world Sites Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia New Brunswick Local weather Yahoo Electronic maps MapQuest Find lowest prices for field guides, books, maps etc. Printable bird check list Last update 19/06/2008
