PN du Bois-de-Liesse, October 19, 2019

Cooper’s Hawk Accipiter cooperii

Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius

  Lovely fiery fall foliage on a quick jaunt through the Bois-de-Liesse woods yesterday (only Secteurs des Champs). Alarm calls alerted us to a Cooper’s Hawk using the trails to cruise around in search of skymeat.

  The old woods in the southwest yielded an active group of at least a dozen Yellow-rumped Warblers using a variety of cheeky off-brand foraging techniques lifted from Brown Creepers and flycatchers. A Blue-headed Vireo was also spotted in these woods.

  The streams in the park were completely sterile of flora and fauna...makes you wonder where that water is coming from. Overall, seems like it would be a decent spot for warblers in May.