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Hello all=2C
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A more complete report of the NSBS weekend 19-20 September will follow =
when we get a chance to put it together=2C but we should at least put a few=
species on the RBA. Some have already been mentioned by Suzanne or Richar=
d=2C including what was likely the rarest=2C the Long-tailed Jaeger. This =
was seen near the end of the a.m. trip=2C about 6km NW of Grande Passage=2C=
by Clarence Stevens=2C Jr.=2C just as we had turned to head back to port. =
The boat had to return for the p.m. trip=2C so there was no chance to try =
to approach it=2C and as far as I know no one else was able to identify it.=
On the same trip=2C several of us got fairly good looks at a South Polar =
Skua (although not as good as with the one that flew over our stern two yea=
rs ago)=2C and Pomarine and Parasitic Jaegers and Northern Fulmars gave us =
excellent looks=2C as did the two common shearwaters and Wilson's Storm-Pet=
rels.
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Land birds were scarcer (our combined total for the two days was about =
90 species)=2C but a few qualify as rare or at least noteworthy. Again=2C =
the scarcest was seen by Clarence Stevens (both) on Saturday p.m.(?) at the=
intersection of Peajack and Western Light roads - a Blue-Grey Gnatcatcher.=
Two others of note were seen by me along Gull Rock Rd. - an imm. Field Sp=
arrow feeding along the roadside on Sat. p.m.=2C and a Warbling Vireo movin=
g through with a mixed feeding flock of warblers on Monday morning (Sept. 2=
1 - not part of official trip list). Perhaps not officially rare=2C but ne=
w to my Brier Island list=2C was a beautiful male Black-backed Woodpecker i=
n the woods at the north end of the old campground site along the Western L=
ight Road on Sunday p.m.
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The full report will be in NS Birds=2C and more on here as well.
Cheers=2C
Wayne Neily=20
Tremont=2C Kings Co.=2C Nova Scotia=20
"To a person uninstructed in natural history=2C his country or seaside stro=
ll is a walk through a gallery filled with wonderful works of art=2C nine-t=
enths of which have their faces turned to the wall." - Thomas H. Huxley=2C =
1854.=20
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From: sternrichard@gmail.com
Date: Sun=2C 20 Sep 2009 17:35:11 -0300
Subject: [NatureNS] Turkey vultures
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=3B NS-RBA@yahoogroups.com
Hi=2C
On my way back from Brier Island this afternoon (where there were several T=
Vs - not rare there)=2C there were 2 circling over the highway near Bridget=
own (where they are becoming more common).=20
Highlights from Brier included 4 Pect. and 1 Baird's sandpipers=2C and the =
nice views of the E.bluebirds in town=2C but no doubt others will fill in a=
ll the details of the weekend's birding.
Richard
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Richard Stern=2C=20
317 Middle Dyke Rd.
Port Williams=2C NS=2C Canada
B0P 1T0
sternrichard@gmail.com
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Hello all=2C
<P> =3B
<P> =3B =3B =3B A more complete report of the NSBS weekend 19-2=
0 September will follow when we get a chance to put it together=2C but we s=
hould at least put a few species on the RBA. =3B Some have already been=
mentioned by Suzanne or Richard=2C including what was likely the rarest=2C=
the <STRONG>Long-tailed Jaeger</STRONG>. =3B This was seen near the en=
d of the a.m. trip=2C about 6km NW of Grande Passage=2C by Clarence Stevens=
=2C Jr.=2C just as we had turned to head back to port. =3B The boat had=
to return for the p.m. trip=2C so there was no chance to =3Btry to app=
roach =3Bit=2C and as far as I know no one else was able to identify it=
. =3B On the same trip=2C several of us got fairly good looks at a <STR=
ONG>South Polar Skua</STRONG> (although not as good as with the one that fl=
ew over our stern two years ago)=2C and <STRONG>Pomarine and Parasitic Jaeg=
er</STRONG>s and <STRONG>Northern Fulmar</STRONG>s gave us excellent looks=
=2C as did =3Bthe two common shearwaters and Wilson's Storm-Petrels.
<P> =3B
<P> =3B =3B =3B =3BLand birds were scarcer (our combined to=
tal for the two days was about 90 species)=2C but a few qualify as rare or =
at least noteworthy. =3B Again=2C the scarcest was seen by Clarence Ste=
vens (both) on Saturday p.m.(?) at the intersection of Peajack and Western =
Light roads - a <STRONG>Blue-Grey Gnatcatcher</STRONG>. =3B Two others =
of note were seen by me =3Balong Gull Rock Rd. - an imm. <STRONG>Field =
Sparrow</STRONG> feeding along the roadside on Sat. p.m.=2C and a <STRONG>W=
arbling Vireo</STRONG> moving through with a mixed feeding flock of warbler=
s on Monday morning (Sept. 21 - not part of official trip list). =3B&nb=
sp=3BPerhaps not officially rare=2C but new to my Brier Island list=2C was =
a beautiful male <STRONG>Black-backed Woodpecker</STRONG> in the woods at t=
he north end of the old campground site along the Western Light Road on Sun=
day p.m.
<P> =3B
<P> =3B The full report will be in <EM>NS Birds</EM>=2C and more on her=
e as well.<BR><BR>
Cheers=2C<BR><BR>
<DIV>Wayne Neily <BR>Tremont=2C Kings Co.=2C Nova Scotia <BR><BR>"To a pers=
on uninstructed in natural history=2C his country or seaside stroll is a wa=
lk through a gallery filled with wonderful works of art=2C nine-tenths of w=
hich have their faces turned to the wall." - Thomas H. Huxley=2C 1854. =
=3B<BR><BR><BR> =3B</DIV>
<BR>
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From: sternrichard@gmail.com<BR>Date: Sun=2C 20 Sep 2009 17:35:11 -0300<BR>=
Subject: [NatureNS] Turkey vultures<BR>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=3B NS-RB=
A@yahoogroups.com<BR><BR>Hi=2C<BR><BR>On my way back from Brier Island this=
afternoon (where there were several TVs - not rare there)=2C there were 2 =
circling over the highway near Bridgetown (where they are becoming more com=
mon). <BR><BR>Highlights from Brier included 4 Pect. and 1 Baird's sandpipe=
rs=2C and the nice views of the E.bluebirds in town=2C but no doubt others =
will fill in all the details of the weekend's birding.<BR><BR>Richard<BR cl=
ear