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Index of Subjects John, your report of a Dovekie on April 12 caught my attention. It is conventional wisdom that Dovekies leave the Bay in Feb. although they can be on the Scotian Shelf as late as April. The Birds of NS (1984) is mostly silent on late records but I believe few are even seen in March so a nice late record! Perhaps Ian might have more information in this respect? Angus At 12:58 PM 4/12/2007, John Belbin wrote: >This was a great morning to get over to the coast for a while, brilliant >sunshine, calm and you could see for ever. It was especially attractive as >we are again threatened with a return of "Indian Winter" or whatever they >call these never ending spring snow storms. The tide was high but falling >rapidly. The large numbers of birds seem to have vanished but they have been >replaced with an excellent variety which makes a trip worth while. > >The dead whale, or what's left of it is still on the beach at Port George >and attracting a hoard of GBB Gulls, Herring Gulls, and of course Crows. All >the Harlequin Ducks seemed to be in one place, out in deeper water by the >lighthouse, which is a little unusual. 16 of them seemed to be practicing >close-formation flying, doing a couple of circuits and then splashing down >for a rest in one long line. Perhaps they are getting ready for their trip >north to the breeding grounds. Also in Port George were:- >44 Common Eiders >7 Common Loons >3 Red Breasted Mergansers >8 Surf Scoters >6 White Winged Scoters >1 Horned Grebe, and a single Red Tailed Hawk that made a very low pass over >my car. > >At The MARGARETVILLE D.U. property were :- >7 Canada Geese feeding >Several Red Winged Blackbirds >2 Hooded mergansers >8 Black Ducks >4 Mallards >They all took off in a panic when a single Bald Eagle made a low pass over >the ponds and flew around for a few minutes after it was gone. > >At Margaretville it was colder and more breezy but still relatively >pleasant. >2 Black Guillemots were almost on the shore. >A Dovekie was also very close in and extremely visible. >2 Northern Gannets flew by, gleaming in the sun, there were probably many >more going by well off shore. >3 Red Breasted Mergansers. >3 Surf Scoters and 6 Common Eiders. >A group of 10 Long Tailed Ducks seemed to look very ratty, maybe they are >moulting. > >John Belbin -Kingston
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