One thing that birders need, especially if they are only visitors to the area, is a reliable checklist of the birds that they can expect to see ..... if that bird on the bushes really, really looks like a parrot but it isn't in the local checklist - well, maybe it's an identification that you might want to think about some more.
The following links will start the download for you of one of two checklists in PDF format that you can print off and take into the field.
The Montreal region checklist (produced by Bird Protection Quebec)
The Quebec provincial checklist (courtesy of ROQ)
These checklists are reviewed from time to time and are based upon the reported sightings of many, many birders like you getting out into the field and noting down what they have seen. Your records, all of which are of immense value even if just from a walk aorund your local park or streets, can be reported to;
The North American central database at eBird
The Quebec datase - EPOQ - a report you can use in spreadsheet format is available here
If you are taking part in Breeding Bird Surveys here is a list of BBS reporting codes to be used in your task. For example, in the April 2008 newsletter, this article appeared:
Report Your Observations
of these Species
Barn Owl, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Rusty Blackbird,
Chimney Swift, Common Nighthawk, Louisiana
Waterthrush and Red Knot have all been added this year
to the list of species at risk in Quebec. Known nest sites
will be monitored in due course under the SOS-POP
province-wide nesting survey. This year, in preparation,
SOS-POP is seeking the help of all BPQ members in
reporting observations of these species using the ÉPOQ
checklist, and noting details of location and type of
breeding behaviour