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Hi All, The last couple of days I have had a chance to do some birding with Dad, Fulton Lavender & Mike King. Yesterday’s messy weather made for some difficult birding conditions but did provide us with looks at 1 Pomarine Jaeger, 4 Parasitic Jaegers, 7 Razorbills, and movements of Red-throated & Common Loons off Long Island. On Digby Neck, Dad showed Fulton & I a bird with a head pattern almost identical to that of a Long-tailed Tit. It was a fascinating bird to see, and to observe just how much an entirely white head could transform the appearance of a Song Sparrow.
Other highlights from the last few days include a Yellow-throated Warbler discovered by Dad at Port Medway opposite the wharf. Fulton’s keen eyes spotted a Swainson’s Hawk as we cruised down Highway 1 in the community of Saulnierville. Some quick maneuvers by Mike had us on a side street where we were able to study the bird as it soared overhead. It was soon joined by a two Red-tailed Hawks and a second Swainson’s. Both Swainson’s were juvenile plumaged birds that were closer to the light phased or light morph individuals found in the cline of plumages displayed by this species.
Nearby on Saulnierville Road a brightly plumaged male Eastern Bluebird was perched on overhead wires.
On Israel Cove Road in Tiverton we observed our first Northern Shrike of the fall which was happily singing as it kept loose tabs on flocks of juncos and goldfinches.
An American Coot was in the pond along the Overcove Road in Freeport, 16 Harlequin Ducks were feeding in Flour Cove and scattered from Long Island and Yarmouth were 14 Turkey Vultures.
The days were marked by thousands Northern Gannets, American Robins, Common Grackles, and White-winged Crossbills. Hundreds of Dark-eyed Juncos, Pine Siskins, Red-winged Blackbirds and Snow Buntings.
A special thanks to Carl Haycock for alerting us and keeping us informed on the Masked Booby. - All the Best in Birding, Clarence
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