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Good morning, Wendy and I set out yesterday after lunch to see if we could track down some of the recently reported RBA sightings around HRM. There were an equal mix of male and female Ring-necked Ducks at Red Bridge Pond but no Caspian Tern. However, my sharp-eyed wife noticed a bird perched on a rock way out across the busy street in Lake Micmac. I thought that I could just make out a black cap through the scope so we decided to try to get a closer look by proceeding to a lookoff near the parking area for the off-leash dog walkers at the west end of Shubie Park. Sure enough, it was the CATE which had waited patiently for the 20 min it took us to get there. The large red bill and bulky frame were diagnostic. We then proceeded to the marsh beside Point Rd in Lawrencetown but the Great Egret reported from there could not be found. Undaunted, we moved along to West Lawrencetown Marsh - strike two, no big or small white birds here either. At Conrad's Beach, in the parking lot, we met Dominic Cormier who kindly pointed out the Snowy Egret in the large marsh about 300 m from the parking lot and he then told us the location of the Great Egret in Seaforth. On to Seaforth then and just past the Community Centre on the right hand side was the GREG next to a Great Blue Heron, for an ideal side-by-side comparison. Seldom have we been as lucky chasing rarities as we were yesterday. The smoke billowing from the forest fires between Herring Cove and Purcells Cove was clearly visible from Seaforth. On a more positive note, the Purple Finches, both males and females, have reappeared at our feeders having been absent since late fall. Yesterday, I heard my first sustained song. Cheers, Bob McDonald Halifax
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