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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_beKKH2/54H4UGXvuNASoSQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Hi all Here are some highlights of birding around Pictou, Caribou and Chance = Harbours on Sat. morning.Oct. 31. I arrived at Waterside PP about 9 a.m. and was impressed with an = easterly movement of flocks of American Robins. I counted 180 in about = 1.5 hours. I wondered how many might have moved before I got there. A = flock of 17 Waxwings flew over and I think they were Cedars from the = brief flight call. I saw a single COMMON REDPOLL, my first for the fall. = My count for the park was 30 species. There were 4 Black-bellied Plover, = the only shorebirds for the morning. The flock of RED-THROATED LOONS had = dwindled to 50 from the 90 on Oct. 25. An American Kestrel flew over the = marsh and I later saw it closer to Weirs Gut. In the distance I could = see 5 Bald Eagles in the air north on Caribou I. I later observed these = eagles feeding on a deer? carcass on the beach. There were about 50 = Bonaparte's Gulls in the park area and a first winter Black-headed Gull = was noted with them. In the distance I could see quite a bit of activity = near an inlet leading to the area near Weirs gut and there appeared to = be quite a few small gulls there. At the park, other species in numbers = were 250 Canada Geese and 95 Red-breasted Merganser. Two of each = Northern Flicker and Yellow-rumped Warbler and a single Savannah = Sparrow to break up the monopoly of the 5 Song Sparrows were also = observed. A single Great Blue Heron was noted on the return trip through = the park. =20 At the Caribou light bar, I encountered my first Iceland Gulls for the = fall- 3 adults and one 2nd winter.There were 50 Bonaparte's Gulls here = and 3 Red-throated Loons. A Merlin perched on a powerline nearby.=20 At Haliburton Gut near the Pictou Rotary, I counted at least 170 Hooded = Mergansers and 150 Bonaparte's Gulls. A single Great Blue Heron flew in = here as well. Nearby, the field of Rollie MacDonalds closer to the = rotary held a large flock of Canada Geese and gulls, mostly Ring-bills. = I did not count either.=20 At the Pictou Causeway, there was still a substantial flock of = Double-crested Cormorants likely in excess of 50 birds.I did not stop to = count. A few Scaup were noted, but by this time the winds had worked up = the water into quite a chop. Some Bonaparte's Gulls were working the = waters with the tide change.=20 At Sinclair's I. there were an additional 50 Bonaparte's Gulls.=20 At the New Glasgow sewage treatment plant, I noted 3 Gadwall in a mixed = flock of about 6 species of waterfowl. The day was quite mild very close = to 20C, but the winds picked up in the afternoon.=20 cheers Ken Ken McKenna Box 218 Stellarton NS B0K 1S0 902 752-7644= --Boundary_(ID_beKKH2/54H4UGXvuNASoSQ) Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.18828"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><BR>Hi all</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Here are some highlights of birding around Pictou, Caribou and Chance Harbours on Sat. morning.Oct. 31.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I arrived at Waterside PP about 9 a.m. and was impressed with an easterly movement of flocks of <STRONG>American Robins</STRONG>. I counted 180 in about 1.5 hours. I wondered how many might have moved before I got there. A flock of 17 <STRONG>Waxwings</STRONG> flew over and I think they were <STRONG>Cedars</STRONG> from the brief flight call. I saw a single <STRONG>COMMON REDPOLL,</STRONG> my first for the fall. My count for the park was 30 species. There were 4 <STRONG>Black-bellied Plover,</STRONG> the only shorebirds for the morning. The flock of <STRONG>RED-THROATED LOONS</STRONG> had dwindled to <STRONG>50</STRONG> from the 90 on Oct. 25. An <STRONG>American Kestrel</STRONG> flew over the marsh and I later saw it closer to Weirs Gut. In the distance I could see 5 <STRONG>Bald Eagles</STRONG> in the air north on Caribou I. I later observed these eagles feeding on a deer? carcass on the beach. There were about 50 <STRONG>Bonaparte's Gulls</STRONG> in the park area and a first winter <STRONG>Black-headed Gull</STRONG> was noted with them. In the distance I could see quite a bit of activity near an inlet leading to the area near Weirs gut and there appeared to be quite a few small gulls there. At the park, other species in numbers were 250 <STRONG>Canada Geese</STRONG> and 95 <STRONG>Red-breasted Merganser</STRONG>. Two of each <STRONG>Northern Flicker</STRONG> and <STRONG>Yellow-rumped Warbler</STRONG> and a single <STRONG>Savannah Sparrow</STRONG> to break up the monopoly of the 5<STRONG> Song Sparrows </STRONG>were also observed. A single <STRONG>Great Blue</STRONG> <STRONG>Heron</STRONG> was noted on the return trip through the park. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>At the Caribou light bar, I encountered my first <STRONG>Iceland Gulls</STRONG> for the fall- 3 adults and one 2nd winter.There were 50 <STRONG>Bonaparte's Gulls</STRONG> here and 3 <STRONG>Red-throated Loons</STRONG>. A <STRONG>Merlin</STRONG> perched on a powerline nearby. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> At Haliburton Gut near the Pictou Rotary, I counted at least <STRONG>170 Hooded Mergansers</STRONG> and 150 <STRONG>Bonaparte's Gulls</STRONG>. A single <STRONG>Great Blue Heron</STRONG> flew in here as well. Nearby, the field of Rollie MacDonalds closer to the rotary held a large flock of <STRONG>Canada Geese</STRONG> and gulls, mostly Ring-bills. I did not count either. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>At the Pictou Causeway, there was still a substantial flock of <STRONG>Double-crested Cormorants</STRONG> likely in excess of 50 birds.I did not stop to count. A few Scaup were noted, but by this time the winds had worked up the water into quite a chop. Some Bonaparte's Gulls were working the waters with the tide change. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>At Sinclair's I. there were an additional 50 <STRONG>Bonaparte's Gulls</STRONG>. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>At the New Glasgow sewage treatment plant, I noted 3 <STRONG>Gadwall </STRONG>in a mixed flock of about 6 species of waterfowl. The day was quite mild very close to 20C, but the winds picked up in the afternoon. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>cheers</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Ken</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton NS<BR>B0K 1S0<BR>902 752-7644</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> --Boundary_(ID_beKKH2/54H4UGXvuNASoSQ)--
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