Birdwatching in Quebec
Quebec is the only “European” part of North America (especially Quebec City) and well worth a visit should you decide to bird Canada.
Canada’s largest province (only the territory of Nunavut is larger) has recorded more than 420 species of birds, and is located on the main eastern migration route offering some spectacular birdwatching during spring and fall.
Sparsely populated and with more than 90% of its territory within the Canadian Shield it is rich in forest, rivers and wetlands. Tundra to the north, mixed forest of the Appalachian Mountains extending from New England into the Eastern Townships and the Gaspe Peninsula offer unique birdwatching in many habitats.
The Gulf of St. Lawrance including the Anticosti and other small islands is not only for birdwatching, since you will have to share it with the whales such as the Beluga.
Good roads and infrastructure makes it easy to travel here and you will find Birdingpals willing to help you in many places throughout the province.
Local Birdingpal Contacts
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Local Birdwatchers
Using the Birdingpal resources you must agree to the following: If you contact a local Birdingpal and make arrangement to go birding, you should note it is common courtesy to make sure you show up for the appointment. If for any reason you are unable to do this, the least you must do is contacting the local Pal right away. 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. | ||||||
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| JP | Barry | Baie-Comeau | Weekend | French/English |
| Baie-Comeau is located on the North shore of St-Laurent river. Convenient stop for stop over before crossing the river to/from Gaspesia or going further North. I am an amateur and can show you around. Fluent in both French and English. | ||||||
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| A | Desjardins | Chicoutimi | Weekend | French/English |
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| P | Poulin | Gaspésie(Pabos) | Anytime | French/English |
| I live in southern Gaspé peninsula for 35 years. Pabos is close to Percé area. I can help you to find good birds in our beautiful region. I travel a lot but, when at home, I'm ready to help and also to give you some others birders contacts. | ||||||
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| M | Brochu | Gatineau/Buckingham | Anytime | French/English |
| I work in the south part of the Outaouais region for the Forest Service of the Ministère des Ressources Naturelles et de la faune du Québec. | ||||||
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| M | Russell | Gatineau | Weekend | English |
| My husband and I enjoy birding part time. We are both working full time. We like photographing birds and enjoy travelling to see new lifers. Our local birding excursions are mostly in Ottawa, Canada's capital, just across the river. | ||||||
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| G | Gagné | Granby | Anytime | |
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| D | Gaudet | Iles de la Madeleine | Anytime | French/English |
| I have lived on the Magdalen Islands all my life and have been birding since 1991. We find on average 200 species a year. The total species recorded so far for the islands is over 320 species. The endangered breeding species are: Piping Pplover (only nesting grounds remaining in Quebec ) the Roseate Tern and the Horned Grebe, Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow. Also nesting on the island is a small colony of Black-headed Gulls. Bird Rock and Brion Islands located 32 and 16 kilometres from the main islands offer spectacular views of the many Northern Gannets, Common and Thick-billed Murres also Black-legged Kittiwakes and Atlantic Puffins. The thick-billed Murre colony is the most southernly in North America. Also a good numbers of shorebirds (26 species) are seen during each fall migration (August-September). | ||||||
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| P | Berkers | Laval/Montreal | Anytime | French/English |
| I have been birding for over 15 years. We live in an urban area but we do make many trips to the countryside in a diameter of 100 Km, sometimes more. Many excursions in the nesting season, as we are volounteers to help with the forthcoming Quebec nesting birds Atlas in 3? years. | ||||||
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| G | Poisson | Montmagny | Weekend | French/English Spanish |
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| S | Harvey | Montreal | Anytime | English/French |
| Radio H.F. - Canada`s specialist in radio communications http://www.radiohf.ca Editor & Publisher, Radio HF Internet Newsletter http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hfnewsletter Enjoy birds and birdwatching http://www.birdprotectionquebec.org | ||||||
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| J | Bacon | Montreal | Weekend | |
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| J | Guénette | Montreal | Anytime | French/English |
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| G | Zenaitis | Montreal | Weekend | |
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| V | Elliott | Montreal | Anytime | English/French Spanish/German |
| The island of Montreal is surrounded by areas where birds congregate especially during the migratory season. There is also an urban forest on Mount Royal in the middle of the city where many birds can be spotted. I am an archaeologist and a Scout leader so I have long enjoyed nature and the outdoors. I am a recent member of the Bird Protection Quebec and am learning a lot about our local avians by participating in many of their outings. | ||||||
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| T | Nowlan | Montreal | Anytime | English/basic French |
| I'm really keen on - owls and winter finches. | ||||||
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| F | Hareau | Montreal | Weekend | French/English |
| A birder interested to show the diversity of birdlife around Montreal. | ||||||
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| RA | Javitch | Montreal | Anytime | English/French Spanish/Italian Russian |
| Unique birding sites in Eastern Canada and the Arctic North. But I am also interested in other venues overseas and in exchanges of same. | ||||||
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| J | Coutu | Montreal | Anytime | English/French |
| Experienced field guide in the Quebec province as well as the Lac Ontario region. Lead over 300 field trips for birding clubs, as well as organised field trips in Quebec, Ontario, New york, etc. Warblers, raptors, and waterfowl are among my passion. | ||||||
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| T | Martin | Montreal | Weekend | English/French |
| I started bird watching in the Middle East. I'm a student and live near McGill University. | ||||||
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| M | Bertrand | Sainte-Julie/Montreal | Anytime | French/English |
| Sainte-Julie est située près de Montréal, sur la Rive-Sud. Je peux amener des miroiseurs dans la majeure partie du sud du Québec, à des endroits où il y a des espèces dont la distribution est très restreinte. Je suis retraité maintenant et il me fait toujours plaisir d’aider des visiteurs à voir des oiseaux intéressants. Sainte-Julie is close to Montréal, on south shore. I can conduct birders in most of Southern Québec province to places where specially interesting species are living. I’m retired and always glad to help visitors to see target birds if they can be tolerant with my poor spoken English. | ||||||
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| D | Deilgat-Leduc | Notre-Dame-des-Bois | Weekend | |
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| O | Barden | Quebec City | Anytime | French/English Spanish |
| The Quebec City area marks the northeastern limit for a number of eastern hardwood species. It is also a stone's throw away from the eastern boreal forest, saltwater species dwelling the St. Lawrence estuary, and next to the province's best birding spot: Cap Tourmente. Send me your "wish lists" and I will do my best to find as many as possible. | ||||||
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| A | Desrochers | Quebec City | Anytime | French/English Spanish |
| Professional ornithologist since early 90s, Quebec birder since 1975. Alway keen to show Quebec birding treasures to visitors. Specialty: boreal birds. | ||||||
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| T | Lunn | Rigaud | Anytime | English/French |
| I live on Rigaud mountain and there have been over 200 species of birds identified on the mountain, there are also some large bodies of water nearby so there is a nice variety of birds in the area. | ||||||
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| J | Larivée | Rimouski | Weekend | French/English |
| Rimouski is a 40 000 people’s town on the south shore of the Saint-Laurent estuaries. It is a place where bird diversity is among the greatest in Québec. | ||||||
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| S | Denault | St-Basile-le-Grand | Anytime | |
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| P | Beaulé | St-Jean-sur-Richelieu | Anytime | |
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| S | Hills | St. Lambert | Anytime | |
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| H | Gauthier | Shawinigan-Sud | Weekend | |
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| R | Cote | Sherbrooke | Anytime | |
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| R | Huxley | Trois-Rivières | Weekend | English/French |
| Located on the eastern shore of the Lac St. Pierre Biosphere reserve, Trois-Rivières offers snow geese through shorebirds to snowy owls all within a 50 km radius. I'm an experienced, local, bilingual birder and teacher available on school holidays and weekends. | ||||||
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| S | Houle | Trois-Rivières | Anytime | |
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| P | Brassard | Trois-Rivières | Anytime | |
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| J | Fréchette | Ville-Marie | Anytime | |
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Professional Guides If you contact a professional Birdingpal guide you must be prepared to pay a fee for guiding services. | ||||||
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Local Information
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| Name | Description
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| Birder friendly lodging | Quebec |
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| Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | Quebec |
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| Local weather | Yahoo |
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| Electronic maps | |
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| Field guides recommended by Birdingpals | Quebec |
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| Find lowest prices for field guides, books, maps etc. | BookFinder4U |
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| Bird check list | Printable |
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| Club des ornithologues de Québec | Club |
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| Regroupement Québec Oiseaux | Association |
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| Bird Protection Quebec | Club |
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| Le Groupe des ornithologues de Beauce Etchemin | Club |
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| Club des ornithologues de la Gaspésie | Club |
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| Le Club des ornithologues de l'Outaouais | Club |
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| Société d'ornithologie de Lanaudière | Club |
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| Club Ornithologique des Hautes Laurentides | Club |
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| Club d'observateurs d'oiseaux de Laval | Club |
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| Club d’ornithologie de Longueuil | Club |
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| Club d’ornithologie de Mirabel | Club |
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| Club d'ornithologie d'Ahuntsic | Club |
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| Société de biologie de Montréal | Club |
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| Club des ornithologues du Bas-Saint-Laurent | Club |
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| Société d'Observation de la Faune Ailée | Club |
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| Société de loisir ornithologique de l'Estrie | Club |
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| Club d'ornithologie de Sorel-Tracy | Club |
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| Club des Ornithologues de la Région de L'Amiante | Club |
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| Club d'ornithologie de Trois-Rivières | Club |
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| Club Ornithologique de Vaudreuil-Soulanges | Club |
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| L'observation des oiseaux au Québec | Mailing List |
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| Jacques Bouvier's | Birding St-Isidore |
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| Birding Hotspots around the world | Sites |
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| Les Oiseaux de l'Ile des Soeurs | Site |
Last update 01/11/2011