The Côte-Nord Migratory Birds Legacy - Festival des oiseaux migrateurs de la Côte-Nord

Come and discover emblematic birds ot the region!

To celebrate Tadoussac Bird Observatory (TBO)’s 30th anniversary, we pay tribute to the birds of Québec and highlight the municipalities in the region.

For this occasion, 30 stunning pictures have been displayed across 15 exceptional birdwatching sites in La Haute-Côte-Nord RCM (Regional County Municipality).

This project, which showcases our rich avian biodiversity, involves 26 professional and amateur photographers and 12 local partners! The selected pictures are accompanied by brief descriptions of the bird species and the significance of the sites. You will also have the opportunity to discover some of the research carried out by TBO on these species and their status.

Discover these magnificent photographs and the work of the photographers!

1. Bergeronnes, Maison de la Mer – Explos-Nature (coordinates: 48.245039, -69.546927)

Photographs - Tourism - Côte Nord - Canada Warbler — Canada Warbler – © Ian Davies

Photographs - Tourism - Côte Nord - Purple Finch — Purple Finch – © Thomas Gianoli

2. Bergeronnes, Centre d’interprétation et d’observation de Cap-de-Bon-Désir (coordinates: 48.271359, -69.468211)

Photographs - Tourism - Côte Nord - Atlantic Puffin — Atlantic Puffin – © Simon Boivin

Photographs - Tourism - Côte Nord - Purple Sandpiper — Purple Sandpiper – © Jocelyn Praud

3. Bergeronnes, Pointe-à-John (coordinates: 48.230718, -69.541897)

Photographs - Tourism - Côte Nord - Snowy Owl — Snowy Owl – © Jean-Christophe Lemay

Photographs - Tourism - Côte Nord - Cap May Warbler — Cap May Warbler – © Alexandre Terrigeol

4. Colombier, Marais à Hickey (coordinates: 48.901681, -68.766877)

Photographs - Tourism - Côte Nord - Evening Grosbeak — Evening Grosbeak – © Céline Bellemare

Photographs - Tourism - Côte Nord - Nelson's Sparrow — Nelson’s Sparrow – © Frédérick Lelièvre

5. Les Escoumins, Poissonnerie Restaurant (coordinates : 48.346811, -69.403120)

Photographs - Tourism - Côte Nord - Bald Eagle — Bald Eagle – © Daniel Dupontt

Photographs - Tourism - Côte Nord - Bonaparte's Gull — Bonaparte’s Gull – © Simon Villeneuve

6. Les Escoumins, Marine Environment Discovery Centre (coordinates: 48.319647, -69.413270)

Photographs - Tourism - Côte Nord - Common Loon — Common Loon – © Jean-Simon Bégin

7. Longue-Rive, Salt Marsh Interpretation Center (coordinates: 48.584524, -69.199523)

Photographs - Tourism - Côte Nord - Bank Swallow — Bank Swallow – © François Martin

Photographs - Tourism - Côte Nord - Northern Pintail — Northern Pintail – © Maxime Légaré-Vézina

8. Longue Rive, Sault-au-Mouton River Park (coordinates: 48.539648, -69.255191)

Photographs - Tourism - Côte Nord - Northern Gannet — Northern Gannet – © Jérémie LeBlond-Fontaine

Photographs - Tourism - Côte Nord - Common Redpoll — Common Redpoll – © Olivier Buteau

9. Longue-Rive, Pointe-à-Boisvert beach (coordinates: 48.572743, -69.192525)

Photographs - Tourism - Côte Nord - Short-eared Owl — Short-eared Owl- ©Éric Deschamps

Photographs - Tourism - Côte Nord - Horned Lark — Horned Lark – ©Francis Bordeleau-Martin

10. Portneuf-sur-mer, Pointe-des-Fortin (coordinates: 48.641394, -69.086082)

Photographs - Tourism - Côte Nord - Black Scoter — Black Scoter – © Charles Villeneuve

Photographs - Tourism - Côte Nord - Red-throated Loon — Red-throated Loon -© Sandra Bourgeois

11. Portneuf-sur-mer, Tourist Information Office (coordinates: 48.633865, -69.094258)

Photographs - Tourism - Côte Nord - Grey Plover — Grey Plover – © Simon Villeneuve

Photographs - Tourism - Côte Nord - Semipalmated sandpiper — Semipalmated sandpiper – ©Éric Deschamps

12. Forestville, Camping de la baie verte (coordinates: 48.741070, -69.056857)

Photographs - Tourism - Côte Nord - Virginia rail — Virginia rail – © Maxime Légaré-Vézina

Photographs - Tourism - Côte Nord - Common Eider — Common Eider – © Patrice St-Pierre

13. Sacré-Coeur, l’Anse de roche (coordinates: 48.218269, -69.875077)

Photographs - Tourism - Côte Nord - Peregrin Falcon — Peregrin Falcon – © Noémie Roy

Photographs - Tourism - Côte Nord - White-winged Crossbill — White-winged Crossbill -© Charles Dion

14. Tadoussac , The Dunes (coordinates: 48.158904, -69.663670)

Photographs - Tourism - Côte Nord - Northern Saw-Whet Owl — Northern Saw-Whet Owl – © Laetitia Desbordes

Photographs - Tourism - Côte Nord - Merlin — Merlin – ©Alexandre Terrigeol

15. Forestville, Baie Laval (coordinates: 48.77066507921449, -69.0569384718447)

Parasitic Jaeger and Black-Legged Kittiwake – © David Turgeon

Thanks to the photographers

Jean-Simon Bégin l jeansimonbegin.com, Céline Bellemare l flickr, Simon Boivin l flickr, Francis Bordeleau-Martin l flickr, Sandra Bourgeois l sandrabourgeois.photographies, Olivier Buteau l olivierbuteauphotographie, Ian Davies l idaviesbird, Éric Deschamps l natureenvue, Laetitia Desbordes, Charles Dion – charlesdionphotographe, Daniel Dupont l danieldupont.ca, Jérémie LeBlond-Fontaine – jeremielf, Maxime Légaré-Vézina l maximelegarevezina, Frédérick Lelièvre l flickr, Jean-Christophe Lemay l jclemayphoto, François Martin, Jocelyn Praud l jocelynpraudphotographie, Thomas Gianoli, Noémie Roy, nrshootphotographie, Alexandre Terrigeol, David Turgeon, Patrice St-Pierre l flickr, Charles Villeneuve et Simon Villeneuve – Simon et Charles Villeneuve

Thanks to our partners

This project was carried out by the Tadoussac Bird Observatory as part of the Côte-Nord Migratory Bird Festival. It was made possible thanks to the financial support from the MRC La Haute-Côte-Nord under the Fond régions et ruralité – volet 4 soutien à la vitalisation et à la coopération intermunicipale et de l’Entente de développement culturel.