[NatureNS] Re: Purple Sandpipers at Isle Madame

Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2008 20:23:29 -0400
From: Ken McKenna <kenmcken@eastlink.ca>
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Ken McKenna
Box 218 Stellarton NS
B0K 1S0
902 752-7644
Hi Brian
The Island is a nice birding area. I think I might try there some spring or 
fall for migrants. I think it might be a good trap. Don't supose you 
remember where on Janvrin's you had the Purples?  We had ours at the Cape 
Auguet lighthouse area. It was a nice walk up to the light. I have seen 
Purples there other years as well. Another nice hike is at Cap Rouge on 
Petit-de-Grat. I was hoping to get my first NS King Eider. No luck!!  Radar 
looks like Moncton gettting hit again. Not much down here yet, 3-4 cm.
cheers
Ken
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Dalzell" <dalzell@nbnet.nb.ca>
To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 6:54 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] Re: Purple Sandpipers at Isle Madame


> Your mention of Janvrin jogged an old memory.  I looked it up and found 
> that I had seen 47 Purple Sandpipers at Janvrin Island on March 14, 1982.
>
> Ken McKenna wrote:
>>  Ken McKenna
>> Box 218 Stellarton NS
>> B0K 1S0
>> 902 752-7644
>> Hi all
>> Here is a belated report from a lovely outing to Isle Madame Feb. 29, 
>> 2008.  The day was sunny but a little windy so most of the observations 
>> were of birds on water. There are a lot of coves on Isle Madame and I 
>> have lumped all the sightings together for a summary including Janvrin 
>> and  Petit de Grat I.  We saw a total of 39 species for the day. 
>> Observers- Charlie Kendell, Jeannie McGee, Ken McKenna
>> American Wigeon-3
>> Black Duck-18
>> Greater Scaup-60
>> Common Eider-129
>> Surf Scoter-11
>> White-winged Scoter-68
>> Black Scoter-90
>> Long-tailed Duck-91
>> Bufflehead-5
>> Common Goldeneye-84
>> Common Merganser-59
>> Red-breasted merganser-67
>> Common Loon-9
>> Red-necked Grebe-6
>> Great Cormorant-9
>> Bald Eagle-4
>> Black Guillemot-30
>> Black-headed Gull-1
>> Iceland Gull-4
>> Purple Sandpiper-11  (Cape Auguet)
>> Northern Shrike-1 (Cape Auguet)
>> Bohemian Waxwing-30
>> Pine Grosbeak-6
>> 

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