[NatureNS] Canso Causeway a week ago

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Last Saturday, 07 November 2009, in the howling wind there was an NSBS
outing at the Canso Causeway.

Winds had concentrated Atlantic Saury on the north side of the causeway.
Thousands, probably 10,000, birds were there to take advantage.

Highlights (numbers estimated):
Northern Gannet     2500-3000
Double-crested Cormorant    40
Bald Eagle      50
Herring Gull     5000+
Great Black-backed Gull     1000+
Iceland Gull     15
Bonaparte's Gull     90
Ring-billed Gull     12
Black-legged Kittiwake     50

There were also 2 storm-petrels, very likely Leach=B9s.

Other birds of note were a few Common Goldeneye, including a hybrid
Barrow=B9sXCommon at Embree Pond in Port Hawkesbury that Ken McKenna picked
out, and a Red-winged Blackbird at Point Tupper.

Dave Johnston and Dave McCorquodale



David McCorquodale
Department of Biology
Cape Breton University
Box 5300, 1250 Grand Lake Rd., Sydney, NS B1P 6L2, CANADA
902-563-1260    david_mccorquodale@cbu.ca  FAX: 902-563-1880

David W. Johnston
Mary K. Johnston
207 Hiram St.
Port Hawkesbury  N.S.
B9A 2C3

902 625 1534

dwj.jem@ns.sympatico.ca


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<FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Last Saturday, 07 November 2009, in the howling wind there was an NSBS outing at the Canso Causeway.<BR>
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Winds had concentrated Atlantic Saury on the north side of the causeway. &nbsp;Thousands, probably 10,000, birds were there to take advantage.<BR>
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Highlights (numbers estimated):<BR>
Northern Gannet &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2500-3000<BR>
Double-crested Cormorant &nbsp; &nbsp;40<BR>
Bald Eagle &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;50<BR>
Herring Gull &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5000+<BR>
Great Black-backed Gull &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1000+<BR>
Iceland Gull &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;15<BR>
Bonaparte's Gull &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;90<BR>
Ring-billed Gull &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12<BR>
Black-legged Kittiwake &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;50<BR>
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There were also 2 storm-petrels, very likely Leach&#8217;s.<BR>
<BR>
Other birds of note were a few Common Goldeneye, including a hybrid Barrow&#8217;sXCommon at Embree Pond in Port Hawkesbury that Ken McKenna picked out, and a Red-winged Blackbird at Point Tupper.<BR>
<BR>
Dave Johnston and Dave McCorquodale<BR>
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David McCorquodale<BR>
Department of Biology<BR>
Cape Breton University<BR>
Box 5300, 1250 Grand Lake Rd., Sydney, NS B1P 6L2, CANADA<BR>
902-563-1260 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;david_mccorquodale@cbu.ca &nbsp;FAX: 902-563-1880<BR>
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David W. Johnston<BR>
Mary K. Johnston<BR>
207 Hiram St.<BR>
Port Hawkesbury &nbsp;N.S.<BR>
B9A 2C3<BR>
<BR>
902 625 1534<BR>
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dwj.jem@ns.sympatico.ca<BR>
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