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Photo : Gervais Gagnon
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Purpose: Very important nesting ground for seabirds, in particular the
Northern Gannet.
Key Birds: Northern Gannet, Black-legged Kittiwake, Razorbill, Great
Cormorant
Property
Status of site: MBS
Type of site: conservation and public activities.
Initial acquisition: No record.
Year created: March 29, 1919.
Site administered under:
- Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994 (1994, c.22; SOR/96-458 to 464 and SI/96-90 to 92, 30 October 1996).
- Canada Wildlife Act (R.S. (1985) c. W-9, sect. 1; 1994, c. 23, sect. 2(F); SOR/94-684, 7 November 1994; SI/95-42, 5 April 1995)
- Migratory Bird Sanctuary Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1036)
Landowner: Société de la faune et des parcs du Québec (FAPAQ) : Parc de
l'Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé. Agreement: federal-provincial agreement for the creation of a Migratory Bird Sanctuary.
Surface area: 1,295 ha
Terrestrial: 465.7 ha
Aquatic: 829.3 ha
Location
Location: 48.30.00 N 64.10.00 W; southeast and east of Percé
Municipality: Baie-Sainte-Catherine (SD) and Percé (V)
RCM: Pabok
Topographic map 1:50 000: 22A/08 and 22A/09
Cadastral map 1:20 000: 22A/08-200-0202 and 22A/09-200-0102
Nautical chart: 4485
Tourist Region: Gaspé
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Northern Gannets, Bonaventure Island. Photo: Léo-Guy de Repentigny
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Vegetation
With a dominant tree cover and relatively little herbaceous vegetation, Île Bonaventure supports some 570 different taxons, including some
inhabiting the steep cliffs that rise as high as 75 metres on the northeastern shore. Rock outcrops and herbaceous vegetation are the two major habitat types on Rocher Percé.
Birds
Breeding
The Northern Gannet is no doubt the most common species on Île Bonaventure, with more than 32 000 pairs found in 1994. The Black-legged
Kittiwake and the Common Murre also form impressive colonies, numbering more than 25 000 and 28 000 individuals respectively. The Herring Gull and
the Great Black-backed Gull are two familiar species that are found on both Rocher Percé and Île Bonaventure, as are the Black Guillemot, the Razorbill
and the Leach's Storm-Petrel. Some species seem to prefer to nest on Rocher Percé, such as the Great Cormorant and the Double-crested Cormorant (474 pairs of the latter in 1989). The Atlantic Puffin, found on Île
Bonaventure, does not seem to frequent Rocher Percé. Several perching birds, such as the Boreal Chickadee and the Blackpoll Warbler, can also be seen on Île Bonaventure.
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