Three Mute swans arrived in late summer at Parc National de la Yamaska, 25–31 July (Marise St-Onge). Otherwise very rare in Quebec, White-winged doves were observed on three occasions throughout the summer: at Pointe-aux-Loups (Iles-de-la-Madeleine) 27 June (Dorina Déraspe), Saint-Georges (Beauce) 3 July (Renaud Poulin), and Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury (La Jacques-Cartier) 26 July (Louise H. Bastien). A Lesser Sand-Plover was found on Anticosti I. 30 July (Camille Bégin-Marchand et al.), a provincial first. The next day, 31 July, a Pacific Golden-Plover, another provincial first, was photographed in Sainte-Flavie (Joel Giffard). A single Red Phalarope, rare in summer in southern Quebec, was observed in Lac Massawippi (Estrie) 11 June (Rachelle Thompson). A Long-tailed Jaeger, otherwise rarely seen in the summer, was observed in Saguenay, 30 June (Y. E. Gauthier). Three Franklin’s Gull observations were made across the Quebec shoreline: Bridgeville (Gaspésie) 6 June (Robin Gingras), Les Escoumins (Haute-Côte-Nord) 7 July (Jean-Guy Beaulieu), and La Grande-Mare (Gaspésie) 23 July (Diane Jalbert, Andrée Gagnon). Single Laughing Gulls were also observed on three occasions, all in the St-Lawrence estuary: Sainte-Luce (La Mitis) 29 June (Louise Lefebvre), St-Siméon-sur-Mer (Les Basques) 29–30 June (Anne Gagnon), and Les Escoumins (Haute-Côte-Nord) 3–12 July (David Turgeon). A single Pacific Loon was observed on each side of the St-Lawrence shore, in Godbout (Manicouagan) 9 June (Jean-Daniel Fiset, Bruno Drolet) and the same day in Rimouski (Patrice Saint-Pierre, Geneviève Raboin).

An American White Pelican, a regular summer visitor, was observed in Lac Piscatosine (Antoine-Labelle) 6 June (Michel Labelle), St-Hyacinthe, 1–3 July (Denise Bernatchez) and Saguenay, 7 July (Yves Gauthier). A Roseate Spoonbill, a second for the province, travelled around Quebec: first seen in Quebec City, 1 July (Jean-Marc Asselin), it was spotted the following day, about two dozen kilometers north, in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré (France Lemay). It then crossed the St-Lawrence River and was spotted in St-Denis-de La Bouteillerie (Bas-Saint-Laurent) 4 July (Ginette Carrier). It then went unnoticed until it was seen much further inland in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce (Beauce) 15–16 July (Luc Légaré). Finally, it moved further north to Saint-Anselme-de-Bellechasse (Bellechasse) 26–31 July (France Laliberté). Another nice find was a pair of immature White ibises in Portneuf (Capitale-Nationale) 10 July (Loraine Ouellette). This was only the third record for the province. A single individual, also an immature, was observed in Barachois (Gaspésie) 28–30 July (Julie Fournier-Levesque). It is likely that the pair seen in Portneuf eventually split while travelling, with one individual heading towards Gaspésie.

A Mississippi Kite was observed flying south in multiple locations near Tadoussac (Haute-Côte-Nord) 1 June (Laetitia Desbordes, Alexandre Terrigeol). This was only the fourth observation of this species in Quebec. A Lewis’ Woodpecker, a provincial first, was seen at Vieux Fort (Basse-Côte-Nord) 17–26 June (Karen Drudge). The Red-headed Woodpecker was observed at two locations this summer, both in Outaouais, not far from its Ontario population: at Plaine de Kazabazua, 3 June (anonymous) and Val-des-Monts, 9–30 June (Sylvie Gravel).

An Acadian Flycatcher, the ninth record for the province, was spotted in Quebec City, 1 June (Yves Aubry), in the same park where it was reported nine years earlier. The seventh Tropical Kingbird for Quebec was seen in Cap-des-Rosiers (Gaspésie) 24–30 June (Marie-Pierre Rainville). The usual Fish Crow pair spent the summer in Magog for a third year in a row, although nesting could not be confirmed (Benoit Turgeon).  Another pair was seen in Laval, a first for the county, 12–20 June (Louise Auclair). A House Wren dispersion was observed this year, with notably an individual nearly reaching the 50° parallel in Chibougamau (Dioni Loïc Sauvé) and a pair nesting in Haute-Côte-Nord (Daniel Imbeault). A single Western Meadowlark, a vagrant with yet many historical records, was seen in Cap-des-Rosiers (Gaspésie) 4 June (Robin Gingras), not too far from the Tropical Kingbird. A Yellow-headed Blackbird was observed in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures (Capitale-Nationale) 7 July (Béatrice Perron). A pair of Orchard orioles, a rare breeder for Quebec, persisted in Pike River (Brome-Missisquoi) for the sixth year in a row. It was last observed 12 July.

Report processed by Andrew Keaveney, 21 Aug 2023.