[NatureNS] Western Tanager and Redhead Duck, etc

Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 22:11:16 -0400
From: Joan Czapalay <joancz@ns.sympatico.ca>
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On Sunday I did some birding in Shelburne and Pubnico area. The *Western 
Tanager* is still at Ethelda Murphy's feeders in front of her home in 
Pubnico. It sometimes tends the feeders across the street, too. Also 
there were five *Grackles*, A *Red-winged Blackbird*, *Juncos*, *Golden* 
*crowned Kinglets*, *Blue Jays*, *White-throated Sparrows,  *and a  
*male and female Cardinal.* Sunday afternoon there was a *Tern sp*. on 
the Pond near the CO-Op store. I was driving with my daughter, so didn't 
do a positive ID. (I presume it was the Forester's, but I couldn't count 
it !)We noted the *Great Blue* *Heron* there.
Monday the weather turned nasty- I saw few birds in the Shelburne area.
Tuesday I was working on CSI and was able to do some birding at noon 
time and after school. Thanks, Clyde, for your help. I missed the Palm 
Warblers at Wind Whistle Hill, but a large *Peregrine* *Falcon *went 
past the house (the most southern house in Nova Scotia) very closely. A 
female *N. Harrier* was hunting the marsh, and 34 *Brant *were on the 
flats at the Hawk. There were 3 *Harequins* off the Green Knoll. I twice 
missed the *Redhead *(on Dec 17th and at noontime), but thanks to Johnny 
and Sandra, saw it about 3pm yesterday with some Common Eider. Near 
Isaac's Pond in Centreville there was a *Swamp Sparrow*. I saw one 
*Song*** *Sparrow* on CSI, as well as the usual *Mourning Doves, Crows, 
a couple of Ravens, Black-backed, Herring and Ring-billed Gulls, Black, 
Mallard and Eider Ducks, a Greater and a Lesser Scaup (one of each), and 
one Sharp-shinned Hawk *on my way off the island. Cheers, Joan

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