[NatureNS] Londonderry Breeding Bird Survey

Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:52:28 -0300
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Hi Everyone;

It was a perfect morning (June 14) for a breeding bird survey, and I 
did my annual Londonderry route.   The highlight, at stop #3, north 
of East Montrose, was a singing Willow Flycatcher.  Details are on 
the NS Rare Bird Alert if anyone is interested in this particular 
Willow Flycatcher -- there have been a number of reports this year.

I haven't analysed all the data yet, but once again most species were 
in low numbers, with a few exceptions (lots of Red-eyed Vireos and 
Chestnut-sided Warblers, for example).  The route is largely suburban 
and agricultural, so it was dismaying to encounter only 2 Barn 
Swallows and 4 Tree Swallows, where there would have been 10 times 
the number not so many years ago.   And for the first time I had no 
House Sparrows.  No Chimney Swifts.  Few Common Yellowthroats.  Few 
Yellow-rumped Warblers.  And on and on.

It is unwise to draw conclusions from just one survey, but I wouldn't 
be surprised if some aspects of this pattern were repeated.    The 
scarcity of swallows, for example, has been mentioned by many on NatureNS.

Cheers,

Blake

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Blake Maybank
maybank@ns.sympatico.ca
902-852-2077

Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds"
http://nsbs.chebucto.org

author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia"
http://maybank.tripod.com/BSNS.htm

White's Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada 

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