-----Original Message----- From: Jean Iron <jeaniron@SYMPATICO.CA> To: BIRDCHAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU Sent: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 6:04 pm Subject: [BIRDCHAT] Quebec Report: Snowy Owl, Pine Grosbeak, Bohemian Waxwing Pascal Cote of the Observatoire d'oiseaux de Tadoussac in Quebec reports the first good movements of Pine Grosbeaks and Bohemian Waxwings on Wednesday when 1200 grosbeaks and 640 waxwings passed the observatory. Common Redpolls are still moving, but less than 2000 per day.    Snowy Owl: Lemming numbers are low across the Eastern Arctic. Quebec is experiencing a big flight of Snowy Owls (Quebec's bird) with more and more observations since 25 October. See http://tinyurl.com/5p795q    The bird observatory publishes "The Migration Chronicle" in French and English. To receive this informative email newsletter contact Pascal Cote at pascal.cote.oot AT gmail DOT com  Also see observatory's website. Click on English at top right of page www.explos-nature.qc.ca/oot    The Tadoussac Bird Observatory is located just north of the Saguenay River Fiord on the north shore of the wide St. Lawrence River Estuary about 450 km (280 miles) northeast of Montreal. Tadoussac is one of the best sites for understanding bird migration in eastern North America because of its relatively northern location. The observatory welcomes visitors. Birding and whale watching are excellent.    Ron Pittaway and Jean Iron  Toronto and Minden ON    BirdChat Guidelines: http://www.ksu.edu/audubon/chatguidelines.html  Archives: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdchat.html