2024-2025 Official Tourist Guide of the Îles de la Madeleine

Travel by Experience – Great Outdoors

Bird Watching Cap aux Meules Island Cap-aux-Meules Excursions en Mer

Cap aux Meules Island (map p. 38-39)

Cap-aux-Meules Parc des Buck A, B, D, E Forested area. Getting there: at the end of Chemin de la Mine. Fatima Le Barachois A, B, C, D, E Wetland featuring salt marsh, brackish and freshwater marshes. Getting there: Chemin de l’Hôpital and Chemin Poirier. L'Étang-du-Nord La Martinique and Baie du Havre aux Basques A, B, C, D, E Wetland (lagoon), dunes and beaches. Getting there: on the side of Dune de l'Ouest: Chemin Coulombe or Chemin du Rivage. On the side of La Martinique Beach: Route 199 between Cap aux Meules Island and Havre Aubert Island. L’Île aux Goélands (Seagulls Island) A, B, D Rocky island. Getting there: Chemin Delaney. La Bouillée de Bois A, B, D, E Forested area. Getting there: Route 199. Le Gros Cap B, C, D Cliffs, beaches. Pointe de l'Échouerie and Parc de Gros-Cap. Getting there: Chemin de Gros-Cap and Chemin du Camping. Havre aux Maisons Island (map p. 46) Parc des Sillons, township of Dune du Sud A, B, D, E Forested area. A bit further, the area surrounding the waste water ponds is also a good site for birdwatching. Getting there: Route 199, dirt road near Nouveaux Horizons retirement home. Grosse Île Island (map p. 46-47) Havre aux Maisons Island (map p. 42) Pointe de l'Est National Wildlife Area A, B, D, E Getting there: L'Échouerie and La Camarine trails. Parking is available at both sites along Route 199.

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265, chemin du Quai (marina), Cap-aux-Meules 418 986-4745 ― excursionsenmer.com Open: June to September. Off-season by appointment. Designed for all birds, ornithology and nature enthusiasts, our excursions are an invitation to bird-related pleasure, observation and passion. For an unforgettable experience, an expedition to Entry Island or other destinations will allow you to marvel at thousands of seabirds. Spectacular places capturing magical moments. Birds and sea: two excuses to be filled with wonders and travel! [ad p. 55] Birdwatching Sites Categories of species on each location have been identified as follows:

A Waterfowl B Passerines C Shorebirds D Seabirds E Raptors

Havre Aubert Island (map p. 28-29)

Bassin La Pointe des Canots and Dune de l’Ouest A, B, C, D, E Wetland (lagoon), beach. Getting there: Chemin de la Pointe-des-Canots and Chemin de la Dune-de-l’Ouest. Havre-Aubert Du Havre Beach A, B, C, D, E Beach, dunes and inside bay. Inside side. Getting there: Chemin du Sable. Baie du Portage A, B, C, D, E Pond, wetland. Getting there: Chemin du Portage or Chemin des Bouchard.

Entry Island (map p. 30) A, B, D Cliffs, small forested area.

Getting there: ferry, boat trips and excursions offered depending on weather conditions. See Entry Island p. 31 and Nature Interpretation p. 98.

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