Bird watching

A rendezvous with the birds

The immense mudflats of the north channel give the birds the chance to feast. They arrive in flocks as soon as the ice begins to break up, and the sky rings with their cries and the beating of their wings (...) the Canada geese and the greater snow geese. In spring especially, the snow geese stay in great numbers because of the availability of aquatic plants, notably the American bulrushes of the sedge family, which make up the bulk of their diet (...)

About 25 species of wild ducks and geese frequent the northeast mudflats. Among the other aquatic birds contributing to the diversity of the wildlife are the great blue heron, the night heron and the American bittern. The gull family includes species such as the ring-billed gull, found particularly on the south side of Saint-François.

The other shore birds regularly seen include the spotted sandpiper, the American woodcock, the common snipe and the semipalmated sandpiper. Many land birds are also found here, including the marsh hawk, the American kestrel, the chimney swift, the hummingbird, the kingfisher, the woodpecker, the swallow, the blue jay, the crow, the warbler, the robin, the chickadee, the starling, the finch, the grosbeak and many others. (5)

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