[NatureNS] Birding in Dartmouth/ Halifax area

From: "Elizabeth Doull" <edoull@ns.sympatico.ca>
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April 8, 2007   Highlights

East Pennant Road -  House 335

1 spring Yellow rumped warbler

West Pennant Bridge

1 Thick billed Murre (drifting and going under the bridge!)
2 Canada Geese on the road - ignoring me or my car?!

Purcell's Cove

- 4 Thick billed murres
- 1 probable Common murre
- 1 Red Necked Grebe
- 1 Black Guillemot (in full plumage), 5 in winter plumage
- 1 Double crested cormorant with 5 Great Cormorants

Northwest Arm - At the end of Jublilee Road=20

1 Thick billed Murre and a 1 Red Breasted Merganser

North west Arm - At the end of South Street  =20

1 Common Murre ??
............................................
...........................................

Monday, April 9th

Dartmouth Cove   (before high tide)

1 Thick billed Murre
1 Common Loon - now in its summer plumage

Hartlen Point

4 Kildeer
3 Ipswich sparrow
2 Savannah sparrow
2 Northern Harriers (juvenile, adult)
4 Glaucuous Gulls
35 + Iceland Gulls

Bissett Lake

1 Ruddy Duck amid 30 + Scaups
1 Double crested cormorant

Fishermen's Reserve=20

10 + Northern Gannets in singles and small groups


Grand Desert Marsh=20

10 Green Winged teals

West Chezzectook Marsh

1 Pintail=20

Lower East Chezzectook=20

1 Great Blue Heron =20
(same spot where the Great Egret was in 2006)

Sullivan's Pond

I think the ducks don't like the fountain, which has been turned on =
today?? =20
4 American Coots (where did two go?)
very few ducks including the American Wigeons and black ducks
3 Canada Geese

Tufts Cove

No diving birds anywhere so it is apparent they have moved on??=20





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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><STRONG>April 8, 2007&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
Highlights</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><STRONG>East Pennant Road -&nbsp; House=20
335</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>1 spring Yellow rumped warbler</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><STRONG>West Pennant</STRONG>=20
<STRONG>Bridge</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>1 Thick billed Murre (drifting and going under =
the=20
bridge!)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>2 Canada Geese on the road - ignoring me or my=20
car?!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><STRONG>Purcell's Cove</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>- 4 Thick billed murres</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>- 1 probable Common murre</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>- 1 Red Necked Grebe</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>- 1 Black Guillemot (in full plumage), 5 in =
winter=20
plumage</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>- 1 Double crested cormorant with 5 Great=20
Cormorants</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><STRONG>Northwest Arm</STRONG> - At the end of =
Jublilee=20
Road </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>1 Thick billed Murre and a 1 Red Breasted=20
Merganser</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><STRONG>North west Arm</STRONG> - At the end of =
South=20
Street&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>1 Common Murre ??</FONT></DIV>
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face=3DArial>............................................</FONT></DIV>
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face=3DArial>...........................................</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><STRONG>Monday, April 9th</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><STRONG>Dartmouth Cove&nbsp;&nbsp; (before high=20
tide)</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>1 Thick billed Murre</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>1 Common Loon - now in its summer =
plumage</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><STRONG>Hartlen Point</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>4 Kildeer</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>3 Ipswich sparrow</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>2 Savannah sparrow</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>2 Northern Harriers (juvenile, =
adult)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>4 Glaucuous Gulls</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>35 + Iceland Gulls</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><STRONG>Bissett Lake</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>1 Ruddy Duck amid 30 + Scaups</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>1 Double crested cormorant</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><STRONG>Fishermen's Reserve</STRONG> =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>10 +&nbsp;Northern Gannets in singles and small=20
groups</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><STRONG>Grand Desert Marsh</STRONG> =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>10 Green Winged teals</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><STRONG>West Chezzectook =
Marsh</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>1 Pintail </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><STRONG>Lower East Chezzectook</STRONG> =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>1 Great Blue Heron&nbsp; <BR>(same spot where =
the Great=20
Egret was in 2006)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><STRONG>Sullivan's Pond</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I think the ducks don't like the fountain, which =
has=20
been&nbsp;turned on today??&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>4 American Coots (where did two =
go?)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>very few ducks including the American Wigeons =
and black=20
ducks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>3 Canada Geese</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><STRONG>Tufts Cove</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>No diving birds anywhere so it is apparent they =
have moved=20
on?? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
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