[NatureNS] L-B Dowitcher, Peregrines, Prothonataries on BPI

Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2006 21:13:06 -0300
From: Joan Czapalay <joancz@ns.sympatico.ca>
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Hi NatureNS friends- Back in Hfx today after a wonderful summer. The
"bookends" were two weeks in rural Cumberland County in June and two
weeks on Seal, Cape Light and Bon Portage. Will write up the bird and
plant reports soon, but wanted to let you know that BPI had several
Prothonatary Warblers, as well as a smattering of other warbler species.
Luc Berrigan was a great help with the warblers, as every minute he had
free from the banding station he was out staring at the bushes!.Thanks,
Luc! Among the hundreds of Dowitchers at the Salt Water Pond, which now
has a quite extensive feeding area, one stood out as a Long Billed
Dowitcher. It said a high single noted "Keek" when it flew- quite
different from S-b Dowitchers. We had  Buff-breasted Sandpiper on the
west side of BPI
(Claire Diggins and I saw and heard one on Cape Light  on Wed and Thurs.
Wonder if it was the same one? Johnny and Sandra were on also, and may
know.)
Several  Peregrines were hunting along the shores. Lots (more than
twenty) White-tailed Deer on Bon Portage. The Raspberry patch is gone
(run-out) and so it seems, has the Canadian Yew (Taxus canadensis). A
lot of alders and rose bushes have died out along warbler alley, too. I
did not get on the island last year at all- the only year I've missed
since 1984. It was wonderful to see (and smell) the Leach's Storm
Petrels again! A full report some time next week. Cheers, Joan

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Hi NatureNS friends- Back in Hfx today after a wonderful summer. The "bookends"
were two weeks in rural Cumberland County in June and two weeks on Seal,
Cape Light and Bon Portage. Will write up the bird and plant reports soon,
but wanted to let you know that BPI had several Prothonatary Warblers,
as well as a smattering of other warbler species. Luc Berrigan was a great
help with the warblers, as every minute he had free from the banding station
he was out staring at the bushes!.Thanks, Luc! Among the hundreds of Dowitchers
at the Salt Water Pond, which now has a quite extensive feeding area, one
<b>stood out </b>as a Long Billed Dowitcher. It said a high single noted
"Keek" when it flew- quite different from S-b Dowitchers. We had&nbsp;
Buff-breasted Sandpiper on the west side of BPI
<br>(Claire Diggins and I saw and heard one on Cape Light&nbsp; on Wed
and Thurs. Wonder if it was the same one? Johnny and Sandra were on also,
and may know.)
<br>Several&nbsp; Peregrines were hunting along the shores. Lots (more
than twenty) White-tailed Deer on Bon Portage. The Raspberry patch is gone
(run-out) and so it seems, has the Canadian Yew (Taxus canadensis). A lot
of alders and rose bushes have died out along warbler alley, too. I did
not get on the island last year at all- the only year I've missed since
1984. It was wonderful to see (and smell) the Leach's Storm Petrels again!
A full report some time next week. Cheers, Joan</html>

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