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Hello,
Wendy and I did a tour today of some of the ponds and sewage lagoons in the Eastern Valley. A few highlights:
Windsor sewage lagoons:
- C. Goose - ~155
- A. Wigeon (pair)
- RT Hawk - 2 flew overhead
- House Sparrows at Tim's
Grand Pre:
- Snow Buntings - huge flock of ~200
- Horned Lark - 2 small flocks (total of ~50)
- Savannah Sparrow (1) - in the midst of the Horned larks
- flock of ~200 shorebirds flying along the shore of Boot Island - too far to ID
Port Williams sewage lagoons:
- Mallard (~65)
Van Nostrands Ponds:
- RN Duck (1 f)
- Bald eagle flew over
Harris's Pond:
- C Goose (~60)
- Hooded Merganser (5 f/imm)
- RN Duck (1 f)
Saxon Street Pond
- lots of Mallards and Black Ducks
- N. Pintail (2 males, ? females)
- RT Hawk (3) - looking over the ducks
- Bald eagle (2) - also checking out the ducks. When one of the eagles took off, so did all of the ducks along with
- GB Heron (1)
Canard Pond - we hit paydirt, although as usual the ducks were in the north east corner:
- A Wigeon (2 pairs)
- Gadwall (1 pair)
- N Shoveler (1 pair)
- N Pintail (at least 14; 10 m, 4 f)
- GW Teal (~80 !!)
- A Coot (1)
- the usual Mallards and Black Duck - not counted
In total there must have been close to 1500 gulls in this general area - either on the Pond or in the fields behind on Fred Thomas Road. We tried to get a better look but didn't locate any LBBG's.
A cool day with the wind but we always enjoy our forays to the Valley.
Cheers,
Bob McDonald
Halifax
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hello,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Wendy and I did a tour today of some of the ponds and
sewage lagoons in the Eastern Valley. A few highlights:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Windsor sewage lagoons:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> - C. Goose - ~155</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> - A. Wigeon (pair)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> - RT Hawk - 2 flew overhead</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> - House Sparrows at Tim's</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Grand Pre:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> - Snow Buntings - huge flock of ~200</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> - Horned Lark - 2 small flocks (total of
~50)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> - Savannah Sparrow (1) - in the midst of the Horned
larks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> - flock of ~200 shorebirds flying along the shore of
Boot Island - too far to ID</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Port Williams sewage lagoons:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> - Mallard (~65)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Van Nostrands Ponds:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> - RN Duck (1 f)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> - Bald eagle flew over</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Harris's Pond:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> - C Goose (~60)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> - Hooded Merganser (5 f/imm)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> - RN Duck (1 f)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Saxon Street Pond</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> - lots of Mallards and Black Ducks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> - N. Pintail (2 males, ? females)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> - RT Hawk (3) - looking over the ducks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> - Bald eagle (2) - also checking out the
ducks. When one of the eagles took off, so did all of the ducks along
with</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> - GB Heron (1)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Canard Pond - we hit paydirt, although as usual the ducks
were in the north east corner:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> - A Wigeon (2 pairs)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> - Gadwall (1 pair)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> - N Shoveler (1 pair)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> - N Pintail (at least 14; 10 m, 4 f)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> - GW Teal (~80 !!)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> - A Coot (1)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> - the usual Mallards and Black Duck - not
counted</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>In total there must have been close to 1500 gulls in this
general area - either on the Pond or in the fields behind on Fred Thomas
Road. We tried to get a better look but didn't locate any
LBBG's.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>A cool day with the wind but we always enjoy our forays to
the Valley.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Cheers,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Bob McDonald</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Halifax</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial