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Ken McKenna
Box 218 Stellarton NS
B0K 1S0
902 752-7644
Hi all
I took a trip to Sober I., eastern HRM this morning and found the birding a little quiet, but I did see a few noteworthy species.The day was warm and a pleasure to be out. On Sober I. I had a flock of 60 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, 3 COMMON REDPOLL, 1 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, 2 "IPSWICH" SPARROWS, 1 male HARLEQUIN DUCK, 3 LONG-TAILED DUCK and 1 NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD. About 40 species were noted including 11 Ruddy Turnstone, 2 Black-bellied Plover, 1 Greater Yellowlegs, 45 Black Guillemot, 7 Red-necked Grebe, 8 Common Loon, 1 Red-throated Loon and a flock of about 100 distant Scoter. Notably absent were White-throated and Swamp Sparrows, Common Eider and raptors but Black-capped Chickadees were in greater numbers than usual with at least 40 counted.
A few Redpolls and WW Crossbills were noted on the drive to Ecum Secum but other than Black-capped Chickadees most passerines were either not present or well hidden. There were 30 Surf Scoter at Port Dufferin and 15 Black Guillemot at Beaver Harbour and 21 at Harrigan Cove. Various bays had Horned and Red-necked Grebe and Common Loon.
A curious duck was noted at Ecum Secum. The bill stood out on the bird as it was pale grey and somewhat short but the duck looked mostly like a mallard. It was slightly smaller than the Black Ducks with it, had a black tail area with a narrow white area anterior to that. The breast of the bird was brown with a red hue and the sides were brown and lacked the white sides of a Mallard. The head was brown. I am not sure if this was a hybrid mallard with a Pintail or Wigeon if that is at all possible.
For the day I noted 2-3 American Lady, 2 Monarchs, and dozens of Sulfur butterflies ( Clouded/Orange??) in the Sober I. Beaver harbour area. The fall foliage is much nicer in Pictou Co. with a spectacular leaf display almost at peak now. Through the Trafalgar -Liscomb area the leaves had pretty much fallen and Larch starting to yellow.
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 took a trip to Sober I.,
eastern HRM this morning and found the birding a little quiet, but I did see a
few noteworthy species.The day was warm and a pleasure to be out. On Sober
I. I had a flock of 60 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, 3 COMMON REDPOLL, 1
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, 2 "IPSWICH" SPARROWS, 1 male HARLEQUIN DUCK, 3
LONG-TAILED DUCK and 1 NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD. About 40 species
were noted including</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2> 11 Ruddy Turnstone, 2
Black-bellied Plover, 1 Greater Yellowlegs, 45 Black Guillemot, 7 Red-necked
Grebe, 8 Common Loon, 1 Red-throated Loon and a flock of about 100 distant
Scoter. Notably absent were White-throated and Swamp Sparrows, Common
Eider and raptors but Black-capped Chickadees were in greater numbers than
usual with at least 40 counted. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> A few Redpolls and WW Crossbills
were noted on the drive to Ecum Secum but other than Black-capped Chickadees
most passerines were either not present or well hidden. There were 30 Surf
Scoter at Port Dufferin and 15 Black Guillemot at Beaver Harbour and 21 at
Harrigan Cove. Various bays had Horned and Red-necked Grebe and Common
Loon. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> A curious duck was noted at Ecum
Secum. The bill stood out on the bird as it was pale grey and somewhat short
but the duck looked mostly like a mallard. It was slightly smaller than
the Black Ducks with it, had a black tail area with a narrow white area anterior
to that. The breast of the bird was brown with a red hue and the sides were
brown and lacked the white sides of a Mallard. The head was brown. I am
not sure if this was a hybrid mallard with a Pintail or Wigeon if that is at all
possible. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> For the day I noted 2-3 American
Lady, 2 Monarchs, and dozens of Sulfur butterflies ( Clouded/Orange??) in
the Sober I. Beaver harbour area. The fall foliage is much nicer in Pictou
Co. with a spectacular leaf display almost at peak now. Through the Trafalgar
-Liscomb area the leaves had pretty much fallen and Larch starting to yellow.
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>cheers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ken</FONT> </DIV>
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