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Bird Conservation Story Number One
White-winged scoter Males are all black except for white around the eye and a white speculum (wing feathers). Issue: this duck had lead-poisoning most probably from consuming an old fishing lead lure...
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Bird Conservation Story Number Two
Pileated woodpecker (male) Issue: This Pileated woodpecker injured itself banging the aluminum siding of a home with its beak causing a coracoids wing fracture. Treatment: The woodpecker’s wing was...
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Bird Conservation Story Number Three
Canada goose (gosling – approx. 2 months old) Issue: This gosling’s mother nested beside Highway 40 in Pointe-Claire. Once the gosling hatched, the mother got scared off by traffic and abandoned her...
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Bird Conservation Story Number Four
Chipping Sparrow (adult) Issue: This sparrow was brought to the Centre because it flew into a resident of Hudson’s bay window. Treatment: The bird was not moving and in shock. It was placed in the Bird...
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Bird Conservation Story Number Five
Cedar waxwing (fledgling) Issue: This healthy waxwing was captured by a well meaning person. Treatment: Le Nichoir first tried to reunite the waxwing with its parents but was not able to find the exact...
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For the Birds Benefit Dinner and Auction 2011
April 2nd 2011 “For the Birds” Benefit Dinner and Auction. This year’s event was held at the Château Vaudreuil Suites Pavillion. A BIG thank you goes to all of the sponsors and auction...
View ArticleSusan Wylie, CBC’s Montrealer of the week
Le Nichoir’s Executive Director, Susan Wylie, was nominated as CBC’s Montrealer of the week on June 2, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/Canada/Montreal/1305551527/ID=1967565240
View ArticleOpen House 2011
Everyone is welcome to attend our annual open house Saturday, July 16th from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm. • Watch birds being hand fed • Birdwatch with Lynn Miller in the Clarke-Sydenham reserve • Observe...
View ArticleRing-billed Gull Release
On July 12 2011 over 170 Ring-billed Gulls were banded and released into an existing colony at Beauharnois, QC with the help of researchers from UQÀM. The group are studying the behavior of Ring-billed...
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Wildcard 2011
The Wildcard is … An art market taking place Saturday November 19th at Collège Sainte-Anne in Lachine, QC. 300 artists who have created over 650 Wildcards A sale of 5” by 7” size unframed original art,...
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