[NatureNS] Trip report- Sober I., HRM Oct. 24, 2009

From: Ken McKenna <kenmcken@eastlink.ca>
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Ken McKenna
Box 218 Stellarton NS
B0K 1S0
902 752-7644
Hi all
Charlie Kendell and I birded Sober I., HRM today (Oct. 24). Birding was somewhat slow, but we ended our trip there with about 45 species of birds and an Orchid still in bloom. . 
Here are some highlights:
Pine Warbler-1
Red-eyed Vireo-1
Black-backed Woodpecker-1 male
Great Blue Heron-1 + 1 at Sheet Harbour Passage
Cedar Waxwing-2
Ipswich Sparrow-2
Black Guillemot-30
Red-necked Grebe-4
Common Loon-13

Shorebirds: White-rumped Sandpiper-11, Semipalmated Plover-9, Greater Yellowlegs-1
Black-bellied Plover-1

There was 1 each of  C. Grackle, Robin, Evening Grosbeak and Goldfinch and I heard a couple of Purple Finches. 

Waterfowl:  Long-tailed Duck-20, Hooded Merganser-2, Common Eider-21, Surf Scoter-5,  Scoter sp. 60, Black Duck-6, Green-winged Teal-3, Red-breasted Merganser-1, Canada Goose-7 flying and an additional much smaller Goose flying with them but too distant for me to ID. 
As usual both Boreal Chickadees and Golden-crowned Kinglets were numerous 

There were a couple of specimens of an orchid- maybe Nodding Ladies-Tresses  in bloom near the defunct mink sheds. 
cheers
Ken






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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton NS<BR>B0K 
1S0<BR>902 752-7644<BR>Hi all</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Charlie Kendell and I birded Sober I., HRM today 
(Oct. 24). Birding was somewhat slow, but we ended our trip there&nbsp;with 
about 45 species of birds and an Orchid still in bloom. . </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Here are some highlights:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Pine Warbler-1</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Red-eyed Vireo-1</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Black-backed Woodpecker-1 male</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Great Blue Heron-1 + 1 at Sheet Harbour 
Passage</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Cedar Waxwing-2</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Ipswich Sparrow-2</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Black Guillemot-30</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Red-necked Grebe-4</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Common Loon-13</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Shorebirds: White-rumped Sandpiper-11, Semipalmated 
Plover-9, Greater Yellowlegs-1</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Black-bellied Plover-1</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>There was 1 each of&nbsp; C. Grackle,&nbsp;Robin, 
Evening Grosbeak and Goldfinch and I heard a couple of Purple Finches. 
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Waterfowl: &nbsp;Long-tailed Duck-20, Hooded 
Merganser-2, Common Eider-21, Surf Scoter-5, &nbsp;Scoter sp. 60, Black Duck-6, 
Green-winged Teal-3, Red-breasted Merganser-1, Canada Goose-7 flying and an 
additional much smaller Goose flying with them but too distant for me to ID. 
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>As usual both Boreal Chickadees and Golden-crowned 
Kinglets were numerous </FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>There were a couple of specimens of an orchid- 
maybe Nodding Ladies-Tresses </FONT>&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face=Arial>in bloom near 
the defunct mink sheds. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>cheers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Ken</FONT></DIV>
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