[NatureNS] Mahone Bay Field Trip Recap

From: James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com>
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Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2008 04:01:44 +0000
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Well the weather was not looking good=2C but three hearty individuals showe=
d up.  It was wet at first=2C but we did not let the weather dampen our spi=
rits.  I ended earlier than normal and did not make it any further than Fau=
xburg this year=2C but that was because of all the bird activity that we fo=
und at every stop.  In all=2C we observed roughly 40 species.  Mahone Bay p=
roduced:
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Common Merganser 9
Belted Kingfisher 1
Common Tern 2
Herring Gull 1
Blue Jay 1
Song Sparrow 6
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
American Redstart 1
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Northern Parula 3
Black & White Warbler 2
American Robin 2
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Ovenbird 1
Magnolia Warbler 2
Yellow warbler 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Ring-necked Pheasant 1
Chestnut-sided warbler 1
Common Grackle 9
Mourning Dove 1
Rock Pigeon 1
Mallard 1
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Long Hill
=20
Played mobbing tape and to my surprise a barred owl came in and started to =
call.  Another barred owl responsed and they kept calling for quite some ti=
me.
=20
Barred Owl 2
Swamp Sparrow 1
American Redstart 2
Black-capped Chickadee 8
American Goldfinch 1
White-throated Sparrow 2
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Song Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Black & White warbler 1
Veery 1
American Robin 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
=20
There were a lot more birds in this location than I wrote down.  It was rai=
ning and wet and I was a bit lax as a result.
=20
Blockhouse - Spoke to a local who reports as many as six northern cardinals=
 at her feeder signifying breeding success this year.
=20
European Starling 1
Blue Jay 4
Mourning Dove 2
Song Sparrow 4
American Robin 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Northern Parula 3
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Purple Finch 1
Ruby-throated Humming bird 1
=20
Station Road=2C Maitland
=20
American Crow 3
Mourning Dove 1
Purple Finch 3 (young barely able to fly and being fed by adult)
Alder Flycatcher 1
Swamp Sparrow 2
Common Loon 1
American Goldfinch 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Wood Duck 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
American Robin 1
Hermit Thrush 1
=20
Fauxburg Trail
=20
Black-capped Chickadee 11
Red-eyed Vireo 8
Black & White Warbler 8
Eastern Wood Pewee 2 (Bird in open about 6 feet away gave excellent views)
Magnolia Warbler 4
Downy Woodpecker 3
American Redstart 6
American Robin 1
Canada Warbler 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
Northern Parula 6
Common Yellowthroat 2
Gray Catbird 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Blackburnian Warbler 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Chestnut-sided warbler 1
=20
(One unknown - Possibly a Baltimore oriole from the description and also my=
 brief look)
=20
Hard to keep track of the birds present and numbers as there were so many b=
irds there.  At all locations I know that I did not do the numbers justice.=
=20
=20
It was nice to have one birder with us from Scotland and for to have so man=
y birds about at all of our stops.  We made a few stops inbetween of which =
one place had 7-8 red-eyed vireos.
=20
James R. Hirtle
East LaHave
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Well the weather was not looking good=2C but three hearty individuals showe=
d up.&nbsp=3B It was wet at first=2C but we did not let the weather dampen =
our spirits.&nbsp=3B I ended earlier than normal and did not make it any fu=
rther than Fauxburg this year=2C but that was because of all the bird activ=
ity that we found at every stop.&nbsp=3B In all=2C we observed roughly 40 s=
pecies.&nbsp=3B Mahone Bay produced:<BR>
&nbsp=3B<BR>
Common Merganser 9<BR>
Belted Kingfisher 1<BR>
Common Tern 2<BR>
Herring Gull 1<BR>
Blue Jay 1<BR>
Song Sparrow 6<BR>
Double-crested Cormorant 1<BR>
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5<BR>
American Redstart 1<BR>
Black-capped Chickadee 5<BR>
Northern Parula 3<BR>
Black &amp=3B White Warbler 2<BR>
American Robin 2<BR>
Red-eyed Vireo 3<BR>
Downy Woodpecker 1<BR>
Ovenbird 1<BR>
Magnolia Warbler 2<BR>
Yellow warbler 1<BR>
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2<BR>
Ring-necked Pheasant 1<BR>
Chestnut-sided warbler 1<BR>
Common Grackle 9<BR>
Mourning Dove 1<BR>
Rock Pigeon 1<BR>
Mallard 1<BR>
&nbsp=3B<BR>
Long Hill<BR>
&nbsp=3B<BR>
Played mobbing tape and to my surprise a barred owl came in and started to =
call.&nbsp=3B Another barred owl responsed and they kept calling for quite =
some time.<BR>
&nbsp=3B<BR>
Barred Owl 2<BR>
Swamp Sparrow 1<BR>
American Redstart 2<BR>
Black-capped Chickadee 8<BR>
American Goldfinch 1<BR>
White-throated Sparrow 2<BR>
Red-eyed Vireo 4<BR>
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3<BR>
Song Sparrow 3<BR>
Dark-eyed Junco 1<BR>
Black &amp=3B White warbler 1<BR>
Veery 1<BR>
American Robin 1<BR>
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1<BR>
&nbsp=3B<BR>
There were a lot more birds in this location than I wrote down.&nbsp=3B It =
was raining and wet and I was a bit lax as a result.<BR>
&nbsp=3B<BR>
Blockhouse - Spoke to a local who reports as many as six northern cardinals=
 at her feeder signifying breeding success this year.<BR>
&nbsp=3B<BR>
European Starling 1<BR>
Blue Jay 4<BR>
Mourning Dove 2<BR>
Song Sparrow 4<BR>
American Robin 1<BR>
Northern Cardinal 2<BR>
Red-eyed Vireo 1<BR>
Common Yellowthroat 1<BR>
Northern Parula 3<BR>
Black-capped Chickadee 3<BR>
Purple Finch 1<BR>
Ruby-throated Humming bird 1<BR>
&nbsp=3B<BR>
Station Road=2C Maitland<BR>
&nbsp=3B<BR>
American Crow 3<BR>
Mourning Dove 1<BR>
Purple Finch 3 (young barely able to fly and being fed by adult)<BR>
Alder Flycatcher 1<BR>
Swamp Sparrow 2<BR>
Common Loon 1<BR>
American Goldfinch 1<BR>
Common Yellowthroat 1<BR>
Red-eyed Vireo 3<BR>
Wood Duck 4<BR>
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1<BR>
American Robin 1<BR>
Hermit Thrush 1<BR>
&nbsp=3B<BR>
Fauxburg Trail<BR>
&nbsp=3B<BR>
Black-capped Chickadee 11<BR>
Red-eyed Vireo 8<BR>
Black &amp=3B White Warbler 8<BR>
Eastern Wood Pewee 2 (Bird in open about 6 feet away gave excellent views)<=
BR>
Magnolia Warbler 4<BR>
Downy Woodpecker 3<BR>
American Redstart 6<BR>
American Robin 1<BR>
Canada Warbler 1<BR>
Swamp Sparrow 1<BR>
Northern Parula 6<BR>
Common Yellowthroat 2<BR>
Gray Catbird 1<BR>
Black-throated Green Warbler 2<BR>
Blackburnian Warbler 2<BR>
Hairy Woodpecker 1<BR>
Chestnut-sided warbler 1<BR>
&nbsp=3B<BR>
(One unknown - Possibly a Baltimore oriole from the description and also my=
 brief look)<BR>
&nbsp=3B<BR>
Hard to keep track of the birds present and numbers as there were so many b=
irds there.&nbsp=3B At all locations I know that I did not do the numbers j=
ustice.&nbsp=3B<BR>
&nbsp=3B<BR>
It was nice to have one birder with us from Scotland and for to have so man=
y birds about at all of our stops.&nbsp=3B We made a few stops inbetween of=
 which one place had 7-8 red-eyed vireos.<BR>
&nbsp=3B<BR>
James R. Hirtle<BR>
East LaHave<BR><br /><hr /> </body>
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