Do Barrow's Goldeneyes, Bucephala islandica, Breed South of the St. Lawrence Estuary in the Gaspé Peninsula, Eastern Canada?

Auteurs-es

  • Jean-François Ouellet Département de biologie, chimie et géographie, Université du Québec à Rimouski, 300 allée des Ursulines, Rimouski, Québec, G5L 3A1
  • Pierre Fradette Regroupement Québec Oiseaux, 4545 Pierre-de-Coubertin, C. P. 1000, succ. M, Montréal, Québec
  • Isabel Blouin Auberge de montagne des Chic-Chocs, 10 Notre-Dame Est, C.P. 120, Cap-Chat, Québec

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v124i2.1057

Mots-clés :

Barrow's Goldeneye, Bucephala islandica, Chic-Chocs Mountains, Gaspé Peninsula

Résumé

We report the first observations of Barrow's Goldeneyes south of the St. Lawrence estuary in typical breeding habitat during the breeding season. Until recently, the confirmed breeding locations for the species in Eastern North America were all located on the north shore of the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence.

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Vol. 124 No. 2 (2010)

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