[NatureNS] Pictou Co. birds Lesser Blacked Backed & Laughing Gull, RN Phalarope

Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 10:33:41 -0300
From: Ken McKenna <kenmcken@eastlink.ca>
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Ken McKenna
Box 218 Stellarton NS
B0K 1S0
902 752-7644
Hi all
I made a couple of trips out yesterday Sept. 15 . I checked out the Middle River (of Pictou) dyke in the morning. A little quiet- had Common Yellowthroat, Ch-nut Sided, Bl-th Green. Magnolia, Parula, Black & White and Myrtle Warblers as well as Catbird and 2 each of Blue-headed and RE Vireos. There were 28 Hooded Mergansers and Greater Scaup in the distance ~70 but I am sure there are more around. I got caught in a shower and cut the walk short as I  did not get far on the dyke. 
In the afternoon I went to Waterside PP and Caribou I. 
Waterside PP ~ 30 species 
Red-necked Phalarope-1
Least Sandpiper-3
Semipalmated Sandpiper-42
Lesser Yellowlegs-9
Greater Yellowlegs-3
Ruddy Turnstone-4
Semipalmated Plover-6
Black-bellied Plover-1
Sanderling-1
American Pipit-6
Ring-necked Pheasant-8 
Myrtle Warbler-30+

At the Caribou Lighthouse area
Greater Yellowlegs-5
Sanderling-20
Semipalmated Plover-10
Ruddy Turnstone-30
Semipalmated Sandpiper-40
Spotted Sandpiper-1
All areas had a sprinkling of Bonapartes Gulls 70-100 in each locale.

I was later speaking with Mitchell Grant visiting home from Victoria,  B.C. He had an adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLat the Caribou light, the adult LAUGHING GULL at Pier C in Pictou and a group of 8 Wilson's Snipe in a ditch near the tourist bureau at the Pictou Rotary. The Laughing Gull, (winter adult),  has been seen off and on most of the summer either at Pier C or Rollie MacDonalds field between the Pictou Rotary and the Haliburton gut bridge although there are many times when it is not at either spot. There are about 250 Ring-billed Gulls roosting in the above field. 
cheers
Ken

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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton NS<BR>B0K 
1S0<BR>902 752-7644<BR>Hi all</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I made a couple of trips out yesterday Sept. 15 . I 
checked out the Middle River (of Pictou) dyke in the morning. A little quiet- 
had Common Yellowthroat, Ch-nut Sided, Bl-th Green. Magnolia, Parula, Black 
&amp; White and Myrtle Warblers as well as&nbsp;Catbird and 2 each of 
Blue-headed and RE Vireos. There were 28 Hooded Mergansers and Greater Scaup in 
the distance ~70 but I am sure there are more around. I got caught in a shower 
and cut the walk short as I&nbsp; did not get far on the dyke. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In the afternoon I went to Waterside PP and Caribou 
I. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Waterside PP ~ 30 species </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Red-necked 
Phalarope</STRONG>-1</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Least Sandpiper-3</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Semipalmated Sandpiper-42</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Lesser Yellowlegs-9</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greater Yellowlegs-3</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ruddy Turnstone-4</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Semipalmated Plover-6</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Black-bellied Plover-1</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sanderling-1</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>American Pipit-6</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ring-necked Pheasant-8 </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Myrtle Warbler-30+</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>At the Caribou Lighthouse area</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greater Yellowlegs-5</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sanderling-20</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Semipalmated Plover-10</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ruddy Turnstone-30</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Semipalmated Sandpiper-40</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Spotted Sandpiper-1</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>All areas had a sprinkling of Bonapartes Gulls 
70-100 in each locale.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was later&nbsp;speaking with Mitchell Grant 
visiting home from Victoria, &nbsp;B.C. He had an adult <STRONG>LESSER 
BLACK-BACKED</STRONG> <STRONG>GULL</STRONG>at the Caribou light, the 
adult&nbsp;<STRONG>LAUGHING GULL&nbsp;</STRONG>at Pier C in Pictou and a group 
of <STRONG>8</STRONG>&nbsp;<STRONG>Wilson's Snipe </STRONG>in a ditch near the 
tourist bureau at the Pictou Rotary. The Laughing Gull, (winter adult), 
&nbsp;has been seen off and on most of the summer either at Pier C or Rollie 
MacDonalds field between the Pictou Rotary and the Haliburton gut bridge 
although there are many times when it is not at either spot. There are about 250 
Ring-billed Gulls roosting in the above field. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>cheers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ken</FONT></DIV>
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