We have quite possibly the richest possibilities for the eager lister to be found in one location on this eastern side of the continent. On this site we hope to introduce anyone birding in the Montreal area (a circle of indeterminate diameter with Montreal at the centre) to some places that we think are especially worthy of visiting and provide the necessary maps and directions to help you to get to them plus information on what birds you might see once you arrive. As well as those core topics, we include sundry facts of a useful and informative nature to anyone interested in birds in particular and wildlife in general.

If you have any questions, then send us an e-mail and we will do our best to help you. If you think there is something we might add, do let us know.

Je m'adresse aux ornithologues francophones : nous sommes très conscients que tous les oiseaux de la province de Québec chantent en français. Je dois faire un choix entre les oiseaux, les heures libres et le traduction. S'il y a des choses que vous ne comprenez pas, s'il vous plait m'envoyez un courriel envoyer une courriel (en français) et nous répondrons tout de suite. Je vous remercie pour votre compréhension.

Birding Montreal will be a perpetual work in progress. The selection of information and the presentation thereof is entirely personal and any errors are, ipso facto, entirely home grown.

Good Birding
Baldsparrow-the-Birder

Our philosophy .......

"Much effort is, rightly, put into preserving endangered species although what may well prove to be really difficult in the long term is simply keeping common birds common"
(Paraphrased from a Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology document)

"The problem with the decline of the House Sparrow population in northern Europe in recent years was that, because these are such common, background, birds we never paid them any attention, knowing that they would always be there. As a consequence our baseline population data was inadequate and the decline had been going on for years before anyone noticed it"
(Paraphrased from an RSPB document)

..... and so :

Count the Chickadees and watch the Sparrows - there's no such thing as a "trash bird".

How many birds can you see around Montreal in a single day ? Click here and be amazed

Birders' Internet Portal - use the Birding Montreal internet portal as your browser's desktop ..... it has all the birding related links you will need right under your mouse as well as links to useful information, weather reports, local and international news etc. Click the link above to visit the portal page and thens et your browser to open there automatically ...... so useful.

We would like to enlist the occasional help of anyone who visits the Morgan Arboretum and watches the superb birds there - find out what we mean by visiting this page :

The Morgan Arboretum Bird-census Project

FatBirder Web Ring Linking Birders Worldwide Join

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This site is the creation of Insparrowations - Wildlife and Web Projects. We would be happy to talk to you about your needs for a web presence - wildlife related or otherwise. It is a lot cheaper than you might expect - if we really like what you are up to we may even offer our services free but you'll never know unless you ask.