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More than 80% of the Mont Saint-Hilaire site consists of forest cover with tree species such as sugar maple, beeches and yellow birch.

The vegetation varies with the ecological characteristics of the immediate environment. Hilltops and steep slopes feature sugar maple, oaks and pine groves. In areas where the ground is wetter, there are mixed stands of sugar maple, American beech, yellow birch and basswood.

Along streams, in hollows and around the lakeshore, the forest is dominated by ash, red maple, yellow birch and eastern hemlock. Coniferous species such as white pine, red pine, white cedar and the occasional white spruce may be mixed among the deciduous trees.

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A number of nesting birds have been observed in the Mont Saint-Hilaire region. Reigning over the Sanctuary are the birds of prey such as the Northern Harrier, the Sharp-shinned Hawk, the Red-shouldered Hawk, a speces at risk in Quebec, the American Kestrel, the Barred Owl and the majestic Great Horned Owl.

The Belted Kingfisher, the Eastern Wood-Pewee, the Least Flycatcher, the Eastern Phoebe, the Great Crested Flycatcher, the Eastern Kingbird, various swallow species, the House Wren, the Winter Wren, the Eastern Bluebird, the magnificent Cedar Waxwing, and various species of vireos, warblers and sparrows are other breeding birds that invade the Mont Saint-Hilaire area in summer, and may even be seen in winter.

Virtually unknown elsewhere in Quebec, the Cerulean Warbler is a visitor to the Sanctuary; it is on the species at risk list for Quebec.

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Nature Conservation Centre of Mont Saint-Hilaire

The complete list of species observed at Mont Saint-Hilaire can be found on the following URL: www.geocities.com/oiseauxsthilaire Content and images originally posted by Gaga