Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Birding in René Brunelle Provincial Park


I was happy to be able to go to René Brunelle Provincial Park in May and again in July this year.  At the end of May, I had a meeting at the Park so I decided to take a few hours to do some birding… it turned into a few days.   Here are a few of the birds I photographed:

Merlin / Faucon émerillon
René Brunelle Provincial Park (May 2014)
Blue-headed Vireo / Viréo à tête bleue
René Brunelle Provincial Park (May 2014)
Magnolia Warbler / Paruline à tête cendrée
René Brunelle Provincial Park (May 2014)
In July, Gary and I spent 2 weeks camping at the park.  In René Brunelle Provincial Park, you start seeing and hearing warblers as soon as you wake up in the morning.  They are everywhere.  This summer, I found that there were so many Blackburnian Warblers.  By the 3rd week of July, they were actively feeding their young like many other warblers in the park.  

Blackburnian Warbler / Paruline à gorge orangée
René Brunelle Provincial Park (July 2014)
We were on a lakeside campsite so the Northern Waterthrush were present every day, as were these Bonaparte's Gulls.  I love watching them; they have the funniest expressions.
Bonaparte's Gull / Mouette de Bonaparte
René Brunelle Provincial Park (July 2014)
This Philadelphia Vireo was very vocal.  We got to watch it for a while.
Philadelphia Vireo / Viréo de Philadelphie
René Brunelle Provincial Park (July 2014)
One evening, like most evenings, my parents, Gary and I went to the first beach to watch the sunset and we spotted a Red-necked Grebe.  I had seen them in the Moonbeam area before but I had never seen one on Remi Lake, which is a fairly large lake and can get pretty rough when it's windy.  But on this calm evening, there was a Red-necked Grebe in the water in front of the park's first Beach. 

Red-necked Grebe / Grèbe jougris
René Brunelle Provincial Park (July 2014)
A post on René Brunelle Provincial Park would not be complete without mentioning its beautiful sunsets.  They are always very impressive. 
René Brunelle Provincial Park

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