[NatureNS] Weekend at Liscombe Lodge

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From: Suzanne Borkowski <suzanneborkowski@yahoo.ca>
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Hi Everyone;

The Nova Scotia Bird Society Meeting and Atlas
Workshop was a huge success!  27 people attended the
meeting on Saturday night, which was followed by a
walk to listen for owls and rails.  Some observers
were lucky enough to hear a distant N. Saw-whet Owl.

Saturday morning Becky Stewart led the group around
the grounds for a Point Count demonstration.  Some
birds heard were:  Ruby-crowned Kinglets,
Golden-crowned Kinglets, Blue-headed Vireos, Winter
Wrens, N. Parulas, lots of Magnolia Warblers,
Yellow-rumped Warblers, Black-thr. Green Warblers,
Palm, Yellow and Black & White Warblers, a Chipping
Sparrow and a Broad-winged Hawk!

At breakfast we were treated to an array of birds at
the feeders outside the diningroom windows, such as
Red Crossbills, Hummingbirds, Wht-thr. Sparrow,
Lincoln's Sparrow, a Savannah Sparrow, a Cedar Waxwing
and a Red-winged Blackbird!  I should get the Lodge to
enter my Yard List competition!

The field trips went well.  Ken McKenna led a walk
outside of Sherbrooke Village - a joint trip with the
St. Mary's River Association.  Bob McDonald hiked to
the fish ladder; and most of the rest of us drove up
the logging road that leads to the fish ladder; where
we joined up with Bob.

Besides the warblers already mentioned, we added Am.
Redstart, Nashville, Wilson's and Northern
Waterthrush, Boreal Chickadees, Yellow-bellied
Flycatchers, and a Black-backed Woodpecker!

A couple of people took out a canoe; and others
explored some of the other trails.  Everyone had a
thoroughly enjoyable time!

Cheers;
Suzanne Borkowski


 


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