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All: There has been a complete turnover of birds around Hartlen Pt., occasioned no doubt by the shift to northerlies. At Back Cove (quick walk-through)there were only: Two Solitary Vireos. Two G. Catbirds and a few robins eating Viburnum. a few "Myrtle" Warblers, a Bl-thr Green, a Palm, and the usual resident Yellowthroats. There were lots of sparrows, including at least 35 Savannahs on the way down the hill from the S. entrance, lots of Song and Swamp in Back Cove, two Lincoln's Sparrows,and the usual lingering half-dozen Nelson's Sharp-tailed along the Spartina (marsh grass) fronted beach in the Cove. (By the way,these were two largely moulted adults still attending young in ochre plumage at this season. They all seemed tame - good chance to study.) Along the harbour beach, all the more exciting stuff had gone. There were about 35 Lesser Yellowlegs (unusual number), 70 Semipalmated Sandpipers, one Semi Plover, two R. Turnstones, and one Sanderling - quite a change from Liz Doull's wednensday list. Also, there were another 20+ Savannah and an equal number of Song Sparrows along the beach. Clearly there is a major migration of the former, with no Ipswich Sparrows yet. Cheers, Ian McLaren
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