QUEBEC 
tablishing a provincial first — and Quebec’s 
4th species of hummingbird (R. Buteau, L. 
Robert, ph. O. Buteau). 
Three Red-headed Woodpeckers were 
found this fall, split between Neuville 25 Sep 
(J. Lanctil), Metabetchouan 26 Oct (C. 
Potvin), and Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive 15 Nov 
(imm.; SD). It was also a fine fall for Red-bel- 
lied Woodpecker, with a total of 5 birds in- 
cluding singles at Metabetchouan 3-14 Nov 
(R Plourde et al.) and Bic 9-11 Nov (R. Pel- 
letier, R. Pitre). White-eyed Vireos were spot- 
ted at Saint-Barnabe-Sud 13 Sep (D. Ouel- 
lette), and a record-late bird was enjoyed by 
many at the Mount-Royal Cemetery 1-10 Nov 
(ph., N. Soucy, M. Isabelle et ah). 
The widespread irruption of Cave Swal- 
lows in the Northeast was of such magnitude 
that it was detected all the way to e. Quebec. 
Two birds were at Tadoussac 7 Nov (SD), 2 at 
Rimouski 9 Nov (R. Saint-Laurent, D. Ruest), 
3 at Brompton L. 10 Nov (Y. Charrette,/ide J. 
Turgeon), and finally 2 at La Malbaie 11 Nov 
(RP, V. Laplante). The province had only two 
previous records of this species. Boreal Chick- 
adees staged a major irruption this fall, at least 
young birds did: 96% of those banded at the 
Observatoire d’Oiseaux de Tadoussac (OB) 
were hatch-year birds; 4331 birds were record- 
ed for the season there. However, it seems the 
Saguenay fjord may represent a strong geo- 
graphical barrier for this weak flier, as num- 
bers at Saint-Fulgence were much higher than 
at Tadoussac. From 10 Sep through 27 Oct, 
16,056 chickadees had been counted migrat- 
ing through Saint-Fulgence, all flying west- 
ward along the Saguenay R., with a daily max- 
imum of 2403 8 Oct (C. Cormier, GS). 
WRENSTHROUGH FINCHES 
Carolina Wrens were fairly numerous this fall, 
the easternmost being at Bonaventure 16-28 
Nov (D. Gauthier), Rimouski 13 Oct (GP, F 
Therrien-Proulx), and La Pocatiere 23 Aug-12 
Oct (C. Auchu, C. Girard). At least one Marsh 
Wren was far out of range at Sept-lles 7-15 
Nov (JE Laporte et al). Wayward Blue-gray 
Gnatcatchers were reported from Sept-lles 30 
Sep (H. Hamel, G. Hamelin, B. Duchesne), Ta- 
doussac 1-4 Oct (OB, SBe, SD), Chandler 12 
Oct (DM, AC, YC), and a rare showing in 
Beauce-Appalaches at Sainte-Sabine 28 Oct (E 
Chabot). Northern Wheatears had a strong 
fall, with singles reported at Saint-David d’Ya- 
maska 1 Sep (Y. Roy), Rimouski 13-18 Sep 
(ph. GP, M. Therriault, m.ob.), Sainte-Foy IS- 
IS Sep (C. Marcotte et al., m.ob.). Oka 16 Sep 
(S. Vanier, G. Papillon), Riviere-au-Renard 28 
Sep (D. Jalbert), and Nicolet 14-17 Oct (ph. Y. 
Dugre, m.ob.). Of interest, half of the birds 
seen this fall were w. of Quebec City, where the 
species is very rarely reported. The fall’s only 
Townsend’s Solitaire was at Tadoussac 29 
Oct-4 Nov (RP). A hatch-year Bicknell’s 
Thrush was banded at the McGill B.O. at 
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue 6 Oct, only the 2nd 
to be banded in the history of this station (B. 
Frei, ph. J. Junda). A Varied Thrush was at 
Charron I., Montreal 23 Oct (YG,J. Heneault). 
A Brown Thrasher was at the Magpie R. 
cays 26 Oct (YR, CB). A record tally of 7643 
Bohemian Waxwings was recorded by the end 
of Nov at Tadoussac (SD, SBe); an estimated 
10,000 were at Perce 23 Nov (L. Lagueux, J. 
Wiseman). Yellow-throated Warblers were at 
Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan 20-26 Oct (DJ. 
Ward, S. Tremblay) and Baie-Comeau 25 Oct 
(ph. JP Barry), the 3rd and 4th for the North 
Shore. Female Prairie Warblers were noted at 
Forillon Park 11 Sep (G. Lachaine, E. 
Presseau) and at Bonaventure 1. 5 Oct (DM, 
PP et al.). A Northern Waterthrush at 
Chateau-Richer 9 Nov was record late (OB, 
M. Raymond). Migrant Connecticut Warblers 
were spied at Saint-Hubert 28 Aug (RBe) and 
Quebec City 7 Oct (R. Dion, E Dion). A Yel- 
low-breasted Chat was photographed in a gar- 
den at Sainte-Therese-de-Blainville 17-19 Oct 
(ph. L. Beaulieu, B. Leduc). 
A Summer Tanager at Sherbrooke was cap- 
tured 30 Oct and taken into captivity in a 
weakened condition (S. Deshaies). A very late 
male Scarlet Tanager was at Robertsonville 22 
Nov (ph. G. Routhier, H. Jacques). Eastern 
Towhees were reported quite widely in Oct, 
especially in, but not limited to, the e. half of 
the Region. Single Clay-colored Sparrows 
were at Tadoussac 10-18 Oct (B. Maybank et 
al). Cap Tourmente 17 Oct (M. Breton), and 
Bergeronnes 19 Oct (SD, OB). Lark Sparrows 
were reported from Sainte-Therese-de-Gaspe 
15 Sep (ph. AC) and Tadoussac 22-26 Sep 
(RP). A female Lark Bunting was a surprising 
visitor at a Sainte-Fdicite feeder 9-11 Sep 0 - 
Deschenes, ph., J. Larivee). A migrant Le 
Conte’s Sparrow was intercepted at an unusu- 
al location and date at Baskatong Res. 18 Oct 
(MA. Montpetit, A. Crepeau). 
Six Dickcissels were reported in the e. tier 
of the Region late Sep-late Oct; in addition, 3 
singles flying southwestward were detected by 
flight call over Tadoussac in Oct (SBe, OB). A 
female Yellow-headed Blackbird was well de- 
scribed from Cap Tourmente 23 Aug (P. 
Cabard, fide R. Baeta). A short but powerful 
influx of 36,648 Common Redpolls was noted 
at Tadoussac in a three-day span 22-24 Oct. 
The final count for the season was 47,989 (SD, 
SBe). The fall total of Pine Siskins at the same 
location was of 30,788 birds, with a daily max- 
imum of 6118 birds 1 Oct (SD, SBe), although 
some of these may have been double-counted, 
as the dispersal movement was in a northeast- 
erly direction in late Sep before shifting to the 
expected southwesterly flow in early Oct. 
Contributors (subregional editors in bold- 
face); P. Bannon (Montreal), R. Barbeau, R. 
Belhumeur, S. Belleau, S. Boivin, C. Buidin, B. 
Cermak, A. Couture, Y. Cyr, C. Douville 
(Lower-St. Lawrence), Y. Gauthier, L. Imbeau 
(Abitibi), J. Lachance (Quebec City), D. 
Mercier, M. Moisan, JG. Papineau, R. Pinti- 
aux, JE Poulin, P. Poulin (Gaspesie), G. 
Proulx, A. Richard (Magdalen Is.), Y. Rochep- 
ault (North Shore), JE Rousseau, C. Roy 
(Bois-Francs), G. Savard (Saguenay-Lac- 
Saint-Jean), D. Toussaint (Outaouais). (© 
Pierre Bannon, 1517 Leprohon 
Montreal, Quebec H4E 1P1, (pbannon@videotron.ca) 
Olivier Barden, 1652 rue de Bruyeres 
Sainte-Foy, Quebec G1W 3H1 
(whitephasegyrfalcon@hotmail.com) 
Normand David, 516 Shakespeare 
Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec H9G 1 A2 
(normanddavid@videotron.ca) 
Samuel Denault, 75 Beauchemin 
Saint-Basiie-le-Grand, Quebec J3N 1 J6 
(samuel.denault@videotron.ca) 
Yves Aubry, Canadian Wildlife Service 
P. 0. Box 10100, Sainte-Foy, Quebec G1 V 4H5 
(yves.aubry@ec.gc.ca) 
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