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All: I've had the pleasure of general birding yesterdat (23d Sept.) with Leon Peters visiting from Netherlands, and today with Eric Mills (see his posting re the Eur. Wigeon at W. Lawrencetown). Like Clarence Stevens at Beaverbank yesterday, we were struck by the large numbers of sparrows, especially around Hartlen Pt. (HP); mostly Savannahs, numbers of Songs and Swamps, a few White-throated, a couple of Lincolns. There were similar numbers of Savannahs along the E. Shore to 3-Fathom Hbr. Some of the Savannahs were quite dark, suggesting Labarador/Ungava as a source. Three or four first-autumn Ipswich Sparrows at HP were my first of this season. At HP in earlier a.m. and also along the loop road just S. of the Rainbow Haven PP entrance, and at the nearby childrens' camp there were also good number of warblers, mostly "Myrtles" with a few (E.) Palm Warblers, and a sprinkling of other species, nothing unusal. As well, there were at least a half-dozen Blue-headed Vireos at HP. The fruit crop is bountiful, and it was interesting to see a number of Juvenal-plumaged (spotted) Am. Robins among the numbers attacking the Am. Mt. Ash berries. The day's single vagrant was a Blue GRAY GNATCATCHER at Back Cove, HP. Today Eric Mills and I found a like swarm of Savannah Sparrows along the Saltmarsh Trail on Cole Hbr. Both yesterday and today, there were few shorebirds anywhere, mostly Bl.- bellied Plover and Gr. Yellowlegs, compared with last week's flocks. It appears the that the recent sustained northerlies have brought numbers of birds from the E. Boreal and allowed many shorebirds to take advantage and head down the E. Seaboard. Cheers, Ian McLaren
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