First Confirmed Breeding of the Marbled Godwit, Limosa fedoa, in Québec

Authors

  • François Morneau 63 rue Champagne, Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Québec J3N 1C2
  • Benoit Gagnon Hydro-Québec, Direction Environnement, 855 Sainte-Catherine Est, 9e Étage, Montréal, Québec H2L 4P5
  • Sidney Whiskeychan P.O. Box 167, Waskaganish, Québec J0M 1R0

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v121i1.395

Keywords:

Marbled Godwit, Limosa fedoa, nest search, breeding, abundance, James Bay, Rupert Bay, Cabbage Willows Bay, Québec

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to confirm breeding of the Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) in Rupert Bay, on the Québec coast of James Bay, and to assess population abundance. Nest search was conducted 17–20 June 2003, using several techniques. Two nests were found in the high marsh of Cabbage Willows Bay: these are the first confirmed breeding records of this species in Québec. The Rupert Bay region probably holds a breeding population of no more than a few dozen pairs.

Cette étude visait à confirmer la reproduction de la Barge marbrée (Limosa fedoa) dans la baie de Rupert située sur la côte est de la Baie James (Québec) et à estimer l’abondance de la population. Une recherche de nids a été réalisée entre le 17 et le 20 juin 2003 à l’aide de différentes techniques. Deux nids ont été découverts dans le haut marais de la baie Cabbage Willows. Ils confirment pour la première fois le statut nicheur de cette espèce au Québec. La région de la baie de Rupert abrite probablement une population nicheuse d’au plus quelques douzaines de couples.

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Vol. 121 No. 1 (2007)

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