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Mont-Tremblant National Park Mont-Tremblant National Park (french: Parc national du Mont-Tremblant) is a provincial park in Canada located north of the town of Mont-Tremblant, and the village of Saint-Donat and Saint-Côme, in the administrative regions of Laurentides and La ...
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. The bolded species indicate that they are threatened in the area.


Anatidae The Anatidae are the biological family of water birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on all the world's continents except Antarctica. These birds are adapted for swimming, floating ...

*Canada goose, ''
Branta canadensis The Canada goose (''Branta canadensis''), or Canadian goose, is a large wild goose with a black head and neck, white cheeks, white under its chin, and a brown body. It is native to the arctic and temperate regions of North America, and it is ...
'' *Wood duck, ''
Aix sponsa The wood duck or Carolina duck (''Aix sponsa'') is a species of perching duck found in North America. The drake wood duck is one of the most colorful North American waterfowl. Description The wood duck is a medium-sized perching duck. A typi ...
'' *American wigeon, '' Anas americana'' *American black duck, ''
Anas rubripes The American black duck (''Anas rubripes'') is a large dabbling duck in the family Anatidae. It was described by William Brewster in 1902. It is the heaviest species in the genus ''Anas'', weighing on average and measuring in length with an ...
'' *Mallard, ''
Anas platyrhynchos The mallard () or wild duck (''Anas platyrhynchos'') is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Arge ...
'' *Ring-necked duck, ''
Aythya collaris The ring-necked duck (''Aythya collaris'') is a diving duck from North America commonly found in freshwater ponds and lakes. The scientific name is derived from Greek , an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors including Hesychius and Arist ...
'' *Velvet scoter, ''
Melanitta fusca The velvet scoter (''Melanitta fusca''), also called a velvet duck,Buczacki, Stefan (2005) ''Fauna Britannica'', Hamlyn, London. is a large sea duck, which breeds over the far north of Europe and the Palearctic west of the Yenisey basin. The gen ...
'' *Bufflehead, '' Bucephala albeola'' *Common goldeneye, ''
Bucephala clangula The common goldeneye or simply goldeneye (''Bucephala clangula'') is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus ''Bucephala'', the goldeneyes. Its closest relative is the similar Barrow's goldeneye. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek ' ...
'' *Hooded merganser, '' Lophodytes cucullatus'' *Common merganser, '' Mergus merganser''


Phasianidae

*Ruffed grouse, '' Bonasa umbellus'' *Spruce grouse, ''
Dendragapus canadensis The spruce grouse (''Canachites canadensis''), also known as Canada grouse, spruce hen or fool hen, is a medium-sized grouse closely associated with the coniferous boreal forests or taiga of North America. It is the only member of the genus ' ...
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Gaviidae

*Common loon, ''
Gavia immer The common loon or great northern diver (''Gavia immer'') is a large member of the loon, or diver, family of birds. Breeding adults have a plumage that includes a broad black head and neck with a greenish, purplish, or bluish sheen, blackish or ...
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Ardeidae The herons are long-legged, long-necked, freshwater and coastal birds in the family Ardeidae, with 72 recognised species, some of which are referred to as egrets or bitterns rather than herons. Members of the genera ''Botaurus'' and ''Ixobrychu ...

*American bittern, '' Botaurus lentiginosus'' *Great blue heron, '' Ardea herodias''


Cathartidae The New World vulture or condor family, Cathartidae, contains seven extant species in five genera. It includes five extant vultures and two extant condors found in warm and temperate areas of the Americas. The "New World" vultures were widespre ...

*Turkey vulture, '' Cathartes aura''


Accipitridae The Accipitridae is one of the three families within the order Accipitriformes, and is a family of small to large birds with strongly hooked bills and variable morphology based on diet. They feed on a range of prey items from insects to medium-s ...

*Osprey, ''
Pandion haliaetus The osprey (''Pandion haliaetus''), , also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a large raptor reaching more than in length and across the wings. It is brown o ...
'' *Bald eagle, '' Haliaeetus leucocephalus'' *Northern harrier, ''
Circus cyaneus The hen harrier (''Circus cyaneus'') is a bird of prey. It breeds in Eurasia. The term "hen harrier" refers to its former habit of preying on free-ranging fowl. It migrates to more southerly areas in winter. Eurasian birds move to southern Eur ...
'' *Red-shouldered hawk, ''
Buteo lineatus The red-shouldered hawk (''Buteo lineatus'') is a medium-sized buteo. Its breeding range spans eastern North America and along the coast of California and northern to northeastern-central Mexico. It is a permanent resident throughout most of its ...
'' *Broad-winged hawk, '' Buteo platypterus'' *Red-tailed hawk, '' Buteo jamaicensis'' *Golden eagle, ''
Aquila chrysaetos The golden eagle (''Aquila chrysaetos'') is a bird of prey living in the Northern Hemisphere. It is the most widely distributed species of eagle. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. They are one of the best-known birds of ...
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Falconidae

*American kestrel, '' Falco sparverius'' *Merlin, '' Falco columbarius''


Charadriidae The bird family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings, about 64 to 68 species in all. Taxonomy The family Charadriidae was introduced (as Charadriadæ) by the English zoologist William Elford Leach in a guide to the con ...

*Killdeer, '' Charadrius vociferus''


Scolopacidae Sandpipers are a large family, Scolopacidae, of waders. They include many species called sandpipers, as well as those called by names such as curlew and snipe. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. ...

*Solitary sandpiper, '' Tringa solitaria'' *Spotted sandpiper, '' Actitis macularia'' *Wilson's snipe, '' Gallinago delicata'' *American woodcock, '' Scolopax minor''


Laridae Laridae is a family of seabirds in the order Charadriiformes that includes the gulls, terns, skimmers and kittiwakes. It includes around 100 species arranged into 22 genera. They are an adaptable group of mostly aerial birds found worldwide. ...

*Ring-billed gull, '' Larus delawarensis'' *Herring gull, '' Larus argentatus''


Columbidae Columbidae () is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily ...

*Mourning dove, '' Zenaida macroura''


Strigidae The true owls or typical owls (family Strigidae) are one of the two generally accepted families of owls, the other being the barn owls (Tytonidae). This large family comprises 230 living or recently extinct species in 24 genera. The typical owl ...

*Great horned owl, ''
Bubo virginianus The great horned owl (''Bubo virginianus''), also known as the tiger owl (originally derived from early naturalists' description as the "winged tiger" or "tiger of the air"), or the hoot owl, is a large owl native to the Americas. It is an extrem ...
'' *Barred owl, '' Strix varia'' *Short-eared owl, ''
Asio flammeus The short-eared owl (''Asio flammeus'') is a widespread grassland species in the family Strigidae. Owls belonging to genus ''Asio'' are known as the eared owls, as they have tufts of feathers resembling mammalian ears. These "ear" tufts may or ...
'' *Saw-whet owl, '' Aegolius acadicus''


Apodidae The swifts are a family, Apodidae, of highly aerial birds. They are superficially similar to swallows, but are not closely related to any passerine species. Swifts are placed in the order Apodiformes with hummingbirds. The treeswifts are closely ...

*Chimney swift, '' Chaetura pelagica''


Trochilidae Hummingbirds are birds native to the Americas and comprise the biological family Trochilidae. With about 361 species and 113 genera, they occur from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, but the vast majority of the species are found in the tropics aro ...

*Ruby-throated hummingbird, '' Archilochus colubris''


Alcedinidae

*Belted kingfisher, ''
Megaceryle alcyon The belted kingfisher (''Megaceryle alcyon'') is a large, conspicuous water kingfisher, native to North America. All kingfishers were formerly placed in one family, Alcedinidae, but recent research suggests that this should be divided into three ...
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Picidae

*Red-headed woodpecker, '' Melanerpes erythrocephalus'' *Yellow-bellied sapsucker, '' Sphyrapicus varius'' *Downy woodpecker, '' Picoides pubescens'' *Hairy woodpecker, '' Picoides villosus'' *Black-backed woodpecker, '' Picoides arcticus'' *Northern flicker, '' Colaptes auratus'' *Pileated woodpecker, '' Dryocopus pileatus''


Tyrannidae The tyrant flycatchers (Tyrannidae) are a family of passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America. They are considered the largest family of birds known to exist in the world, with more than 400 species. They are the most dive ...

*Olive-sided flycatcher, '' Contopus cooperi'' *Eastern wood-pewee, '' Contopus virens'' *Alder flycatcher, ''
Empidonax alnorum The alder flycatcher (''Empidonax alnorum'') is a small insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. The genus name ''Empidonax'' is from Ancient Greek ''empis'', "gnat", and ''anax'', "master". The specific ''alnorum'' is Latin and means ...
'' *Least flycatcher, ''
Empidonax minimus The least flycatcher (''Empidonax minimus'') (also called chebec, or chebecker, after the sound it makes) is a small insect-eating bird. It is the smallest ''Empidonax'' flycatcher in eastern North America. Taxonomy The closest relative to the ...
'' *Eastern phoebe, '' Sayornis phoebe'' *Eastern kingbird, '' Tyrannus tyrannus''


Vireo The vireos make up a family, Vireonidae, of small to medium-sized passerine birds found in the New World (Canada to Argentina, including Bermuda and the West Indies) and Southeast Asia. "Vireo" is a Latin word referring to a green migrato ...
nidae

*Blue-headed vireo, '' Vireo solitarius'' *Eastern warbling-vireo, '' Vireo gilvus'' *Philadelphia vireo, '' Vireo philadelphicus'' *Red-eyed vireo, '' Vireo olivaceus''


Corvidae Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies, choughs, and nutcrackers. In colloquial English, they are known as the crow family or corvids. Cu ...

*Canada jay, '' Perisoreus canadensis'' *Blue jay, '' Cyanocitta cristata'' *American crow, ''
Corvus brachyrhynchos The American crow (''Corvus brachyrhynchos'') is a large passerine bird species of the family Corvidae. It is a common bird found throughout much of North America. American crows are the New World counterpart to the carrion crow of Europe and th ...
'' *Common raven, ''
Corvus corax The common raven (''Corvus corax'') is a large all-black passerine bird. It is the most widely distributed of all corvids, found across the Northern Hemisphere. It is a raven known by many names at the subspecies level; there are at least e ...
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Alaudidae Larks are passerine birds of the family Alaudidae. Larks have a cosmopolitan distribution with the largest number of species occurring in Africa. Only a single species, the horned lark, occurs in North America, and only Horsfield's bush lark occ ...

*Horned lark, ''
Eremophila alpestris The horned lark or shore lark (''Eremophila alpestris'') is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found across the northern hemisphere. It is known as "horned lark" in North America and "shore lark" in Europe. Taxonomy, evolution and system ...
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Hirundinidae The swallows, martins, and saw-wings, or Hirundinidae, are a family of passerine songbirds found around the world on all continents, including occasionally in Antarctica. Highly adapted to aerial feeding, they have a distinctive appearance. The ...

*Tree swallow, '' Tachycineta bicolor'' *Barn swallow, '' Hirundo rustica''


Paridae The tits, chickadees, and titmice constitute the Paridae, a large family of small passerine birds which occur mainly in the Northern Hemisphere and Africa. Most were formerly classified in the genus ''Parus''. Members of this family are common ...

*Black-capped chickadee, '' Poecile atricapillus'' *Boreal chickadee, '' Poecile hudsonicus''


Sittidae The nuthatches () constitute a genus, ''Sitta'', of small passerine birds belonging to the family Sittidae. Characterised by large heads, short tails, and powerful bills and feet, nuthatches advertise their territory using loud, simple songs. Mo ...

*Red-breasted nuthatch, '' Sitta canadensis'' *White-breasted nuthatch, '' Sitta carolinensis''


Certhiidae The treecreepers are a family, Certhiidae, of small passerine birds, widespread in wooded regions of the Northern Hemisphere and sub-Saharan Africa. The family contains eleven species in two genera, ''Certhia'' and '' Salpornis''. Their plumage i ...

*Brown creeper, ''
Certhia americana The brown creeper (''Certhia americana''), also known as the American treecreeper, is a small songbird, the only North American member of the treecreeper family Certhiidae. Description Adults are brown on the upper parts with light spotting, r ...
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Troglodytidae

*Winter wren, '' Troglodytes hiemalis''


Regulidae

*Golden-crowned kinglet, '' Regulus satrapa'' *Ruby-crowned kinglet, '' Regulus calendula''


Turdidae The thrushes are a passerine bird family, Turdidae, with a worldwide distribution. The family was once much larger before biologists reclassified the former subfamily Saxicolinae, which includes the chats and European robins, as Old World fl ...

*Eastern bluebird, '' Sialia sialis'' *Veery, '' Catharus fuscescens'' *Bicknell's thrush, '' Catharus bicknelli'' *Swainson's thrush, '' Catharus ustulatus'' *Hermit thrush, '' Catharus guttatus'' *American robin, '' Turdus migratorius''


Mimid __NOTOC__ The mimids are the New World family of passerine birds, Mimidae, that includes thrashers, mockingbirds, tremblers, and the New World catbirds. As their name (Latin for "mimic") suggests, these birds are notable for their vocalization, ...
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*Grey catbird, '' Dumetella carolinensis''


Sturnidae

*Common starling, ''
Sturnus vulgaris The common starling or European starling (''Sturnus vulgaris''), also known simply as the starling in Great Britain and Ireland, is a medium-sized passerine bird in the starling family, Sturnidae. It is about long and has glossy black plumage ...
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Motacillidae The wagtails, longclaws, and pipits are a family, Motacillidae, of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. Around 70 species occur in five genera. The longclaws are entirely restricted to the Afrotropics, and the wagtails are predomin ...

*American pipit, '' Anthus rubescens''


Bombycillidae The waxwings are three species of passerine birds classified in the genus ''Bombycilla''. They are pinkish-brown and pale grey with distinctive smooth plumage in which many body feathers are not individually visible, a black and white eyestri ...

*Cedar waxwing, '' Bombycilla cedrorum''


Parulidae The New World warblers or wood-warblers are a group of small, often colorful, passerine birds that make up the family Parulidae and are restricted to the New World. They are not closely related to Old World warblers or Australian warblers. Mos ...

*Golden-winged warbler, '' Vermivora chrysoptera'' *Tennessee warbler, '' Oreothlypis peregrina'' *Nashville warbler, '' Oreothlypis ruficapilla'' *Northern parula, '' Setophaga americana'' *Yellow warbler, '' Setophaga petechia'' *Chestnut-sided warbler, '' Setophaga pensylvanica'' *Magnolia warbler, '' Setophaga magnolia'' *Cape May warbler, '' Setophaga tigrina'' *Black-throated blue warbler, '' Setophaga caerulescens'' *Blackburnian warbler, '' Setophaga fusca'' *Bay-breasted warbler, '' Setophaga castanea'' *Blackpoll warbler, '' Setophaga striata'' *Black-and-white warbler, '' Mniotilta varia'' *American redstart, '' Setophaga ruticilla'' *Ovenbird, '' Seiurus aurocapillus'' *Northern waterthrush, ''
Parkesia noveboracensis The northern waterthrush (''Parkesia noveboracensis'') is a species of ground-feeding migratory New World warbler of the genus ''Parkesia''. It breeds in the northern part of North America in Canada and the northern United States including Alaska ...
'' *Mourning warbler, '' Geothlypis philadelphia'' *Common yellowthroat, '' Geothlypis trichas'' *Canada warbler, '' Cardellina canadensis''


Thraupidae The tanagers (singular ) comprise the bird family Thraupidae, in the order Passeriformes. The family has a Neotropical distribution and is the second-largest family of birds. It represents about 4% of all avian species and 12% of the Neotropica ...

*Scarlet tanager, '' Piranga olivacea''


Emberizidae The buntings are a group of Old World passerine birds forming the genus ''Emberiza'', the only genus in the family Emberizidae. The family contains 45 species. They are seed-eating birds with stubby, conical bills. Taxonomy The family Emberizid ...

*American tree sparrow, '' Spizelloides arborea'' *Chipping sparrow, '' Spizella passerina'' *Fox sparrow, '' Passerella iliaca'' *Song sparrow, '' Melospiza melodia'' *Lincoln's sparrow, '' Melospiza lincolnii'' *Swamp sparrow, ''
Melospiza georgiana The swamp sparrow (''Melospiza georgiana'') is a medium-sized New World sparrow related to the song sparrow. Description Measurements: * Length: 4.7-5.9 in (12-15 cm) * Weight: 0.5-0.8 oz (15-23 g) * Wingspan: 7.1-7.5 in (18-19 cm) ...
'' *White-throated sparrow, ''
Zonotrichia albicollis The white-throated sparrow (''Zonotrichia albicollis'') is a passerine bird of the New World sparrow family Passerellidae. Etymology The genus name ''Zonotrichia'' is from Ancient Greek (, ) and (, ). The specific ''albicollis'' is from Lati ...
'' *White-crowned sparrow, '' Zonotrichia leucophrys'' *Dark-eyed junco, ''
Junco hyemalis The dark-eyed junco (''Junco hyemalis'') is a species of junco, a group of small, grayish New World sparrows. This bird is common across much of temperate North America and in summer ranges far into the Arctic. It is a very variable species, much ...
'' *Snow bunting, ''
Plectrophenax nivalis The snow bunting (''Plectrophenax nivalis'') is a passerine bird in the family Calcariidae. It is an Arctic specialist, with a circumpolar Arctic breeding range throughout the northern hemisphere. There are small isolated populations on a few h ...
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Cardinalidae Cardinalidae (often referred to as the "cardinal-grosbeaks" or simply the "cardinals") is a family of New World-endemic passerine birds that consists of cardinals, grosbeaks, and buntings. It also includes several birds such as the tanager-lik ...

*Northern cardinal, ''
Cardinalis cardinalis The northern cardinal (''Cardinalis cardinalis'') is a bird in the genus ''Cardinalis''; it is also known colloquially as the redbird, common cardinal, red cardinal, or just cardinal (which was its name prior to 1985). It can be found in southea ...
'' *Rose-breasted grosbeak, '' Pheucticus ludovicianus'' *Indigo bunting, '' Passerina cyanea''


Icteridae

*Red-winged blackbird, '' Agelaius phoeniceus'' *Eastern meadowlark, '' Sturnella magna'' *Rusty blackbird, '' Euphagus carolinus'' *Common grackle, ''
Quiscalus quiscula The common grackle (''Quiscalus quiscula'') is a species of large icterid bird found in large numbers through much of North America. First described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus, the common grackle has three subspecies. Adult common grackles have a ...
'' *Brown-headed cowbird, '' Molothrus ater''


Fringillidae The true finches are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Fringillidae. Finches have stout conical bills adapted for eating seeds and nuts and often have colourful plumage. They occupy a great range of habitats where they are usua ...

*Pine grosbeak, '' Pinicola enucleator'' *Purple finch, '' Carpodacus purpureus'' *White-winged crossbill, '' Loxia leucoptera'' *Common redpoll, '' Carduelis flammea'' *Pine siskin, '' Carduelis pinus'' *American goldenfinch, '' Carduelis tristis'' *Evening grosbeak, '' Coccothraustes vespertinus''


References

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Mont-Tremblant National Park Mont-Tremblant National Park (french: Parc national du Mont-Tremblant) is a provincial park in Canada located north of the town of Mont-Tremblant, and the village of Saint-Donat and Saint-Côme, in the administrative regions of Laurentides and La ...
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