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The new Atlas is published!
Since its publication in April 2019, the Second Atlas of Breeding Birds of Southern Quebec has been a huge success. The book has been printed three times, for a total of just over 10,000 copies. Unfortunately, it is now out of print. That said, the PDF version of the book is now available free of charge. We think this is the best way to ensure that this reference work continues to be useful. You can download the PDF version of the entire book, or that of a particular chapter or review, by visiting our Download page.
Furthermore, please note that the Atlas field campaign for the Quebec territory located north of latitude 50°30' N has been completed and that there are no plans to publish the results in a book. However, the data collected north of latitude 50°30' N as part of the Atlas campaign are available through NatureCounts: you can consult these on distribution maps or even download them (Atlas of breeding birds of Quebec (northern region)).
The Willow Ptarmigan is usually a bird of Nunavik, living far from the populated areas of southern Québec. However, in some winters, it makes incursions south of its nesting area. When this occurs, it can be observed—sometimes in large numbers—in the Abitibi and Lac-Saint-Jean areas; in the northern part of the Laurentides; and along the Côte-Nord. During fieldwork for the second atlas, this species was only confirmed nesting once in southern Québec. This was in a survey square on the Basse-Côte-Nord, situated a few kilometres from where the species was found during the first atlas. This area contains an open tundra type environment with scattered low shrubs, which is the preferred habitat of this species. The Willow Ptarmigan is almost entirely white in winter, but it dons reddish-brown tones from late spring to mid-autumn (adapted from Gauthier and Aubry 1996).
TOP 10 CONTRIBUTORS
List of participants who contributed the most to data collection. For a complete list, click here.
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GET INVOLVED
The Québec Breeding Bird Atlas project is open to birdwatchers of all skill levels, and we strongly encourage you
to get involved. The aim of participants of the Atlas is to find breeding evidence for as many bird species as possible within each 100 km2 survey square.
Black-and-white Warbler photo by Simon Pierre Barrette.
