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Quebec

This page lists English language books about birds and birdwatching in the Canadian province of Quebec.

The books are arranged by publication date with the most recent at the top of the page.


Canada

For bird books that cover all, or a large part, of Canada see the following pages:

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Birds of Eastern Canada

Editor: David M. Bird

Dorling Kindersley

2013

"Ideal for Canadian birdwatchers and bird lovers of every age! Each of these regional field guides are filled with page after page of magnificent close-up photographs and helpful full-page profiles of hundreds of commonly seen species. With an East / West division made at the 100th meridian (approximately Winnipeg) these handy books offer scientifically accurate and readable accounts of notable characteristics and information everything from behavior and habitat to nest construction and conservation status. Each profile also features diagrams of flight patterns and statistics of size, wingspan and lifespan. These invaluable reference guides are both detailed and accessible, with a user-friendly format that will make it easy for birders to enjoy either studying one species account at a time or browsing to make cross comparisons."

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Quick Reference To Atlantic Canada Birds

Lone Pine Publishing

2013

"This easy to use, 12-panel nature guide features the most common and interesting species in Canada's natural regions. The species are grouped and colour coded for quick identification in the field. Attractive and useful, Atlantic Canada Birds features beautiful and accurate full-colour illustrations, sizes, common and scientific names and maps. The guide is laminated for endurance in rough terrain and weather."

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Quebec: A Bilingual Folding Pocket Guide To Familiar Species

James Kavanagh and Raymond Leung

Waterford Press

2013

"A laminated, fold-out, portable reference that highlights the most common Quebec bird species. Includes a map that features prominent birding hot spots around the province."

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Nature Guide to Atlantic Canada

Erin McCloskey & Gregory Kennedy

Lone Pine Publishing

2012

"This book features over 400 species of mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles, fish, inverterbrates, trees, shrubs and vines, as well as ferns and grasses with size, habitat, behaviour, range and natural history information and colour illustrations. Includes a full-colour map showing ecoregions, parks and natural areas."

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The Atlantic Coast: A Natural History

Harry Thurston

Greystone Books

2011

"Filled with stunning photographs, the book includes chapters on the geological origins of this region, the two major forest realms, and the main freshwater and marine ecosystems and also describes the flora and fauna within each of these habitats. Finally, it looks at what has been lost but also what remains of the natural heritage of the region and how that might be conserved in future. Written by the Atlantic region's best-known nature writer, Harry Thurston, The Atlantic Coast draws upon the most up-to-date science on the ecology of the region as well as the author's lifetime experience as a biologist and naturalist. It is both a personal tribute and an accessible, comprehensive guide to an intriguing ecosystem."

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Boreal Birds of North America: A Hemispheric View of Their Conservation Links and Significance

Editors: Jeffrey V. Wells

Studies In Avian Biology 41

Cooper Ornithological Society

2011

"Reaching from interior Alaska across Canada to Labrador and Newfoundland, North America's boreal forest is the largest wilderness area left on the planet. It is critical habitat for billions of birds; more than 300 species regularly breed there. After the breeding season, many boreal birds migrate to seasonal habitats across the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. This volume brings together new research on boreal bird biology and conservation. It highlights the importance of the region to the global avifauna and to the connectivity between the boreal forest and ecoregions throughout the Americas. The contributions showcase a unique set of perspectives on the migration, wintering ecology, and conservation of bird communities that are tied to the boreal forest in ways that may not have been previously considered."

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Assessment of Species Diversity in the Atlantic Maritime Ecozone

Erin McCloskey & Gregory Kennedy

Canadian Science Publishing (NRC Research Press)

2010

"This illustrated volume provides the first comprehensive introduction to species diversity in the ecozone that encompasses New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and parts of Quebec. It describes the regional flora and fauna, from fungi to mammals, and explores post-glacial history, aquatic habitats, and protected areas. Chapters also examine trends in biodiveristy and human impacts and forecast anticipated changes."

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Guide to Birding Sites on the Gaspe Peninsula

Raymond Garrett

Club des ornithologues de la Gaspesie

2005

Originally published in French

"The large diversity of the Gaspe Peninsula (sea, mountains, forest) makes for a beautiful range of birds that live in or visit the area. Forty-one sites with maps, photos, how to get there, what's nearby, and birding suggestions. Includes maps, directions, bird lists, abundance charts and a checklist."

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Compact Guide to Atlantic Canada Birds

Roger Burrows, Krista Kaqume

Lone Pine Publishing

2005

"A handy introductory guide to the birds of the East Coast. Over 80 species are featured. Each account includes colour illustrations, a photograph of the bird's egg and detailed information such as common and scientific name, the bird's size and voice, a range map, a photograph of the bird's egg, along with information on nesting, size of the egg and incubation period."

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A Field Guide to North Atlantic Wildlife: Marine Mammals, Seabirds, Fish, and Other Sealife

Noble S. Proctor and Patrick J. Lynch

Yale University Press

2005

"This beautifully illustrated guide covers an unprecedented range of species that may be sighted along the coastline or offshore by the whale watcher, bird watcher, fisher, boating enthusiast, or natural history buff. Designed in a handy pocket size, the book provides concise information for identifying the invertebrates, mammals, birds, turtles, fish, sharks and rays, and even floating seaweeds and common algae that live along the Atlantic coast and offshore from North Carolina to the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. With range maps and text on pages directly opposite the full-colour illustrations, the book makes identification of more than two hundred species of offshore wildlife quick and easy. Special features include full-page spreads to compare similar species of seabirds, and inserts to help identify whales by their blowhole patterns, diving, and other behaviours. Those with an interest in ocean life know that surprises often appear at the end of a fishing line, floating beside the boat, washed up on the shore, or flying overhead. This is the ultimate guide for those who are curious about such creatures and the marine environment in which they dwell."

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Boreal Forest of Canada and Russia

W.O. Pruitt and L.M. Baskin

Pensoft

2004

Bilingual parallel text: Russian and English

"Our planet's green halo is the circumpolar taiga or boreal forest. This forest is remarkably uniform in its climate, vegetation types and animal types. All life forms here have evolved adaptations to the long, cold and snowy winters, the short, hot and dry summers and the swiftly-changing seasons. The same genera and families of birds and mammals occur in this forest type in Eurasia and North America. Humans have invaded and exploited these northern coniferous forests differently in Canada and Russia. Although the history of human use has been different between the two countries the end results in both frequently have been catastrophic for vegetation, animals and some human groups. Such similarities and differences have been studied by biologists, human ecologists, anthropologists and other scientists at two research and teaching field stations in the taiga."

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Birds of Atlantic Canada

Roger Burrows

Lone Pine Publishing

2002

"In Birds Of Atlantic Canada, 284 species of birds are grouped and colour coded for quick identification. An 11-page Comparative Reference Chart includes all the birds in the book. You'll find diving birds, heron-like birds, waterfowl, birds of prey, grouse-like birds, rails and coots, shorebirds, gulls, terns and alcids, doves and cuckoos, owls, nightjars, swifts and hummingbirds, woodpeckers, flycatchers, shrikes and vireos, jays and crows, larks and swallows, chickadees, nuthatches and wrens, kinglets, bluebirds and thrushes, mimics, starlings and waxwings, wood-warblers and tanagers, sparrows, grosbeaks and buntings, blackbirds and orioles and finch-like birds. Each account includes an accurate illustration, a range map and comprehensive information on identification and behavioural characteristics, size, status, habitat, nesting, feeding, voice, best sites for viewing and similar species."

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A Bird in the Bush: The Story of the Province of Quebec Society for the Protection of Birds, 1917-2002

Margaret Pye Arnaudin

Province of Quebec Society for the Protection of Birds

2002

"For 85 years, the Province of Quebec Society for the Protection of Birds (PQSPB) - Quebec's oldest bird club - has been introducing people to the fascinating world of bird study. Its membership has included naturalists of every stripe: professional and amateur ornithologists, oologists, bird banders, botanists, conservationists, educators, bird listers, and people with the simple basic need to commune with nature. The stories of the early PQSPB members, along with the descriptions of their birding haunts - all part of the natural landscape of the Montreal area in years gone by - give a historical view of the city through the eyes of the naturalist. The various approaches to bird study, from the romantic and aesthetic to the academic and recreational, reflect our changing attitudes towards the natural world. The needs for bird protection - created by overhunting and molestation in the first part of the last century and pesticides and habitat loss today - deliver a strong conservation message of concern to all. Not just a chronological account, but a story of people and their times, A Bird in the Bush will interest the history buff and nature lover alike."

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Canada's Boreal Forest

J. David Henry

Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press

2002

"In Canada alone, the boreal forest (also called the taiga) covers more that 1.5 million square miles, fully one-third of the country and 20 percent of the entire North American continent. Terminating to the north with the treeless tundra, this region is inhabited and utilized by indigenous people and is home to unique populations of plants and animals found nowhere else on the planet. J. David Henry challenges the perception of the boreal forest as an "economic wasteland" by explaining how economically and ecologically valuable it is. He begins by answering some common questions about the region and explains its intricate geology. An in-depth examination follows of three factors that play an enormous role in shaping the complex life of the boreal forest: snow, forest fires, and peatlands. Henry looks at the dynamics of the region's vegetation and the evolution of its animals, and discusses the fascinating ten-year predator-prey cycle of snowshoe hares and Canadian lynx, one of the most famous examples of ecological interconnection. In Canada's boreal forest, loggers have clear cut an area the size of Great Britain. The final portion of the book examines initiatives from Scandinavia and Finland in order to offer alternatives to large-scale logging and mining, suggesting how humans can live and work in the boreal forest in a sustainable and responsible manner."

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Status and Population Trends of the Razorbill in Eastern North America

Gilles Chapdelaine, Anthony W. Diamond, Richard D. Elliot, Gregory J. Robertson

Canadian Wildlife Service

2001

"Razorbill Alca torda is one of the rarest breeding auks in North America. A number of surveys have been conducted at breeding colonies in recent years to estimate population size and trends. Summarizing the available data, we estimate that approximately 38,000 pairs of Razorbills currently breed in eastern North America."

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The Atlantic Canada Nature Guide

Harry Thurston

Key Porter Books

1999

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Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Quebec

Editor: Jean Gauthier and Yves Aubry

Editions Multimondes

1996

Originally published in French in 1995

"This atlas, edited by Jean Gauthier and Yves Aubry, is without doubt the largest and most authoritative avian research project ever undertaken in Québec. During the six years of fieldwork (1884 to 1889), 1,000 participants spent 68,000 hours collecting data, and the production of the atlas involved 130 authors, and includes 1,400 photographs and 5,000 references. This atlas is more than simply a book showing the distribution of the breeding birds of Québec; it is the principal reference work for those interested in the birds of Québec."

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Birdfinding in the Montreal Area

Pierre Bannon

Province of Quebec Society for the Protection of Birds

1993

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Birding in Atlantic Canada: Acadia/L'Acadie

Roger Burrows

Jesperson Press

1992

A guide to birding sites in New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec Province.

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Birdwatching Itinerary Of The Gaspe Peninsula

Sylvie Girard

Club des ornithologues de la Gaspesie

1990

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Birds Of The Ungava Peninsula

Francis Harper

University Of Kansas Press

1958

170 page monograph based on surveys in 1953.

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Fall Bird Migration on the Gaspe Peninsula

Stanley C. Ball

Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University

1952

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Birds Of Lake Mistassini And Lake Albanel, Quebec

W. Earl Godfrey

Department Of Mines And Resources

National Museum Of Canada

1949

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Birds of the Lake St. John Region, Quebec, National Museum of Canada

W. Earl Godfrey and A.L. Wilk

Department Of Mines And Resources

National Museum Of Canada

1948

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Last updated January 2014