[NatureNS] Prospect Birds - Short-eared Owl, Harlequins

Date: Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:08:09 -0300
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Hi there,

         Jean Hartley and I went for a short walk out at Prospect 
High Head, HRM this morning (6 April).  Neither of us was up to 
walking very far, so we were there for less than an hour.  We walked 
out along the trail which leads from the Indian Point Road, where we 
parked.  There was a Common Loon and several Common Guillemots in the 
cove, mostly in breeding plumage now, and lots of Common Eiders were 
around.  We did not have to walk very far out on the trail to find 
the Harlequins this time - we didn't even go as far as the height of 
land.  There were several groups of Harlequin Ducks, ten close to the 
shoreline trail, all of which seemed to be paired up, and perhaps as 
many more further south around a distant point.  We looked hard for 
Purple Sandpipers but didn't see any.

         On our way back, we were delighted by the sight of a 
Short-eared Owl hunting over the barrens.  It went down once, 
briefly, but we didn't see it catch anything, before it floated up 
and over the houses and east across the main road towards Prospect Bay.

         Grackles and Robins were back in the village, and Song 
Sparrows were singing everywhere.

         There were only a few Red-breasted Mergansers in Prospect 
Bay, and no concentrations of gulls.

         Patricia L. Chalmers
         Halifax 
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<font face="Courier New, Courier">Hi there,<br><br>
<x-tab>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab>Jean
Hartley and I went for a short walk out at Prospect High Head, HRM this
morning (6 April).&nbsp; Neither of us was up to walking very far, so we
were there for less than an hour.&nbsp; We walked out along the trail
which leads from the Indian Point Road, where we parked.&nbsp; There was
a Common Loon and several Common Guillemots in the cove, mostly in
breeding plumage now, and lots of Common Eiders were around.&nbsp; We did
not have to walk very far out on the trail to find the Harlequins this
time - we didn't even go as far as the height of land.&nbsp; There were
several groups of Harlequin Ducks, ten close to the shoreline trail, all
of which seemed to be paired up, and perhaps as many more further south
around a distant point.&nbsp; We looked hard for Purple Sandpipers but
didn't see any.<br><br>
<x-tab>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab>On our way
back, we were delighted by the sight of a Short-eared Owl hunting over
the barrens.&nbsp; It went down once, briefly, but we didn't see it catch
anything, before it floated up and over the houses and east across the
main road towards Prospect Bay.&nbsp; <br><br>
<x-tab>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab>Grackles
and Robins were back in the village, and Song Sparrows were singing
everywhere.<br><br>
<x-tab>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab>There were
only a few Red-breasted Mergansers in Prospect Bay, and no concentrations
of gulls.<br><br>
<x-tab>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab>Patricia
L. Chalmers<br>
<x-tab>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab>
Halifax</font></body>
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