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L'Île-Bonaventure-Et-Du-Rocher-Percé National Park

National Park · Canada

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ABOUT

A dramatic thrust of russet sandstone pierces the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, its weathered arch framing a seascape where cool Atlantic currents sweep past cliffs alive with seabirds. L'Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé National Park encompasses both the iconic pierced rock formation and the adjacent island, protecting a coastal ecosystem shaped by geology and tide. The park's terrain ranges from rocky intertidal zones and wave-cut platforms to grass-covered clifftops and mixed deciduous woodland on the island itself. This meeting of rock, sea, and sky creates multiple microhabitats: nesting ledges and crevices host breeding colonies of seabirds that arrive each spring, while the surrounding waters support fish populations that sustain both avian and marine predators. The park's flora reflects the transition between temperate and boreal zones, with hardy coastal plants rooted in thin soil above the stone, and shrubland and small trees sheltering migratory songbirds during passage seasons.

Wildlife photographers and birders converge on this park during breeding season, when colonial seabirds—cormorants, guillemots, and other alcids—transform the cliff faces into living galleries. The sheer rock walls offer unparalleled viewing opportunities from boat-based approaches and clifftop vantage points, while the golden hour light reflects off the sandstone's warm tones and dances across the water. Access via ferry and well-maintained trails on Bonaventure Island allows visitors to move among active colonies without disturbance, and the park's interpretive infrastructure means both casual visitors and serious naturalists find rewarding observation. Spring and early summer deliver peak activity; autumn brings migratory raptors and songbirds to the island's vegetated areas. Few places in eastern Canada offer such concentrated coastal wildlife spectacle in a landscape of such raw geological drama.

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WILDLIFE

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Northern Gannet

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

Histrionicus histrionicus

Melospiza melodia

Dark-eyed Junco

Charadrius vociferus

Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Corthylio calendula

Corvus brachyrhynchos

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

Great Blue Heron

Northern Harrier

Circus hudsonius

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Haemorhous purpureus

Hairy Woodpecker

Leuconotopicus villosus

Red Fox Sparrow

Passerella iliaca

Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Regulus satrapa

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

Anas platyrhynchos

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

Cardellina canadensis

Wilson's Warbler

Cardellina pusilla

Zenaida macroura

Leach's Storm Petrel

Hydrobates leucorhous

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

Certhia americana

Passer domesticus

Spizella pusilla

American Herring Gull

Larus smithsonianus

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla

Bonasa umbellus

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

Blue-winged Teal

Spatula discors

Broad-winged Hawk

Buteo platypterus

Larus glaucoides

Larus hyperboreus

Northern Shrike

Lanius borealis

Troglodytes hiemalis

Melospiza georgiana

Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula

Rusty Blackbird

Euphagus carolinus

American Black Duck

Boreal Chickadee

Poecile hudsonicus

Evening Grosbeak

Hesperiphona vespertina

Northern Waterthrush

Parkesia noveboracensis

Great Black-backed Gull

Black Guillemot

Vireo olivaceus

Dumetella carolinensis

Alder Flycatcher

Empidonax alnorum

Riparia riparia

American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Empidonax flaviventris

Somateria mollissima

American Cliff Swallow

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

American Yellow Warbler

Setophaga aestiva

Catharus guttatus

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Contopus cooperi

Orange-crowned Warbler

Leiothlypis celata

Setophaga coronata

Tennessee Warbler

Leiothlypis peregrina

American Goldfinch

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

Hirundo rustica

Setophaga pinus

Mangrove Warbler

Setophaga petechia

Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

Branta canadensis

Barrow's Goldeneye

Bucephala islandica

Anser caerulescens

White-winged Scoter

Melanitta deglandi

Melanitta perspicillata

Red-throated Loon

Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serrator

Pluvialis squatarola

Acanthis flammea

Black-legged Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla

Bombycilla cedrorum

Savannah Sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Melanitta americana

Branta bernicla

Long-tailed Duck

Clangula hyemalis

Atlantic Puffin

Fratercula arctica

Turdus migratorius

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

Swainson's Thrush

Catharus ustulatus

Black-throated Green Warbler

Setophaga virens

Northern Parula

Setophaga americana

Lincoln's Sparrow

Melospiza lincolnii

Black-and-white Warbler

Mniotilta varia

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Setophaga caerulescens

Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

Semipalmated Plover

Charadrius semipalmatus

Tachycineta bicolor

Bay-breasted Warbler

Setophaga castanea

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

White-rumped Sandpiper

Calidris fuscicollis

Cape May Warbler

Setophaga tigrina

Mourning Warbler

Geothlypis philadelphia

Short-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus griseus

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

American Golden Plover

Pluvialis dominica

Falco columbarius

Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichas

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

Quiscalus quiscula

Magnolia Warbler

Setophaga magnolia

Blackburnian Warbler

Setophaga fusca

Least Flycatcher

Empidonax minimus

Blue-headed Vireo

Vireo solitarius

Two-barred Crossbill

Loxia leucoptera

Clay-colored Sparrow

Spizella pallida

Setophaga palmarum

Spiza americana

Somateria spectabilis

Purple Sandpiper

Calidris maritima

Passerina cyanea

Cyanocitta cristata

Solitary Sandpiper

Tringa solitaria

Bonaparte's Gull

Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus varius

Black-backed Woodpecker

Picoides arcticus

Brown-headed Cowbird

American Wigeon

Mareca americana

Northern Pintail

Canachites canadensis

Common Nighthawk

Chordeiles minor

Chaetura pelagica

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus americanus

Black-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus erythropthalmus

White-winged Dove

Zenaida asiatica

Porzana carolina

Red-necked Grebe

Podiceps grisegena

Upland Sandpiper

Bartramia longicauda

Hudsonian Whimbrel

Numenius hudsonicus

American Woodcock

Gallinago delicata

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

Calidris alpina

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

Hydroprogne caspia

Parasitic Jaeger

Stercorarius parasiticus

Pomarine Jaeger

Stercorarius pomarinus

Thick-billed Murre

Wilson's Storm Petrel

Oceanites oceanicus

Northern Fulmar

Fulmarus glacialis

American Bittern

Botaurus lentiginosus

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Pandion haliaetus

Aquila chrysaetos

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Accipiter striatus

Swainson's Hawk

Buteo swainsoni

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Rough-legged Buzzard

Northern Saw-whet Owl

Aegolius acadicus

Short-eared Owl

Bubo scandiacus

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

American Three-toed Woodpecker

Picoides dorsalis

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

Sayornis phoebe

Eastern Wood Pewee

Contopus virens

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

Philadelphia Vireo

Vireo philadelphicus

Perisoreus canadensis

Eremophila alpestris

Thryothorus ludovicianus

Blue-grey Gnatcatcher

Polioptila caerulea

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

Toxostoma rufum

Eastern Bluebird

Bicknell's Thrush

Catharus bicknelli

Catharus fuscescens

Anthus rubescens

Loxia curvirostra

Lapland Longspur

Calcarius lapponicus

Chondestes grammacus

American Tree Sparrow

Spizelloides arborea

Pooecetes gramineus

Nelson's Sparrow

Ammospiza nelsoni

Dolichonyx oryzivorus

Seiurus aurocapilla

Nashville Warbler

Leiothlypis ruficapilla

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Setophaga pensylvanica

Blackpoll Warbler

Setophaga striata

Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivacea

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus ludovicianus

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

Eurasian Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Lepus americanus

Eastern Meadow Vole

Microtus pennsylvanicus

Halichoerus grypus

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COMMUNITY

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Natural environment

L'Île-Bonaventure-Et-Du-Rocher-Percé National Park

A marine setting shaped by the ocean rather than land elevation.

Usual climateMarine environmentMarine environment · Lowland

Average annual temperature 3.9 °C Average of the twelve monthly means

Average elevation 0 m Marine

Climate pattern Marine environment Main environment around this hotspot

A year of temperatures

Monthly means, with the coldest and warmest highlighted

Monthly minimum · January -9.5 °C Monthly maximum · August 16.8 °C

Global temperature scale

−40°−20°0°20°40°

Terrain and elevation

0 m · Marine

Average terrain elevation estimate across the hotspot; the figure does not represent its highest summits.

Elevation scale

0 m

02,0004,0006,0008,000m

Marine

Long-term climate averages, not live weather.

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