[NatureNS] Pictou Co. Sat. Dec. 6

Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:38:56 -0400
From: Ken McKenna <kenmcken@eastlink.ca>
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Ken McKenna
Box 218 Stellarton NS
B0K 1S0
902 752-7644

Hi all
On Big I. Sat. Dec. 6, I birded Big I. Surprizingly I had more than 40 species.  Here are some highlights
Horned Grebe-14
Red-breasted Merganser-540
Red-throated Loon-6
Horned Lark-6
N. Pintail-2
N. Flicker-4
Myrtle Warbler-5
Black-bellied Plover-1
Canada Geese-800
White-winged Crossbill-30
Song Sparrow-10
Swamp Sparrow-1
Savannah Sparrow-1
Red-tailed Hawk- 2-3
Bonaparte's Gulls-33
Iceland Gull-1
I had not seen Red-tailed Hawks there all fall so it was interesting to have 3 encounters maybe 2-3 birds. I also heard Redpolls and Snow Buntings. The visibility was poor on the other side of Merigomish Harbour, but there were hundreds of gulls, geese and ducks but too hazy to ID. 

At Powells Pt PP there was a flock of about 500 Bonaparte's Gulls with 1 adult Black-headed Gull. There was alos the usual large flock of Red-breasted Mergansers. 

Sinclair's I had an imm. Black-headed Gull. 
On the Pioneer trail New Glasgow, I had another Swamp Sparrow.

cheers
ken





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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton NS<BR>B0K 
1S0<BR>902 752-7644<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi all</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>On Big I. Sat. Dec. 6, I birded Big 
I.&nbsp;Surprizingly I had more than 40 species. &nbsp;Here are some 
highlights</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Horned Grebe-14</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>Red-breasted 
Merganser-540</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Red-throated Loon-6</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Horned Lark-6</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>N. Pintail-2</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>N. Flicker-4</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Myrtle Warbler-5</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Black-bellied Plover-1</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Canada Geese-800</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>White-winged Crossbill-30</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Song Sparrow-10</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Swamp Sparrow-1</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Savannah Sparrow-1</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Red-tailed Hawk- 2-3</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bonaparte's Gulls-33</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Iceland Gull-1</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I had not seen Red-tailed Hawks there all fall so 
it was interesting to have 3 encounters maybe 2-3 birds. I also heard Redpolls 
and Snow Buntings. The visibility was poor on the other side of Merigomish 
Harbour, but there were hundreds of gulls, geese and ducks but too hazy to ID. 
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>At Powells Pt PP there was a flock of about 500 
Bonaparte's Gulls with 1 adult Black-headed Gull. There was alos the usual large 
flock of Red-breasted Mergansers. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sinclair's I had an imm. Black-headed Gull. 
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>On the Pioneer trail New Glasgow, I had another 
Swamp Sparrow.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>cheers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>ken</FONT></DIV>
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