[NatureNS] Pileated Woodpecker in Brier Island

Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 10:47:33 -0300
From: Brian Dalzell <aythya@nb.sympatico.ca>
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We have a couple of good fall records of Pileated Woodpecker for Grand Manan, but once they figure out where they are, they don't stay, and head back to Maine.  I figure they get lost in the fog while careening about on headlands.  Rumor has it you and Eric are working on a Brier Island bird book?

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---- "Laviolette wrote: 
> It is indeed a great sighting Joan. While Pilieated Woodpeckers breed on
> Long Island they are very rare on Brier and this are the first
> photographs of the species taken on the island. 
> 
> All the best,
> 
> Lance 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca
> [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Joan Czapalay
> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2010 7:14 PM
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca; June Swift
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Pileated Woodpecker in Brier Island
> 
> A great sighting for Brier, June. Good for you! I remember seeing one
> there near the road to Richard's camp, and learning that it was not a
> common sight on the island. Always a treat! Enjoy the spring! Cheers,
> Joan
> 
> June Swift wrote:
> > Hi Everyone
> > As i was walking up the new lan today towards Western Light i heard 
> > this constant hammering and decided to investigate. I walked towards 
> > the Western Light and on a telephone pole, the same one we used to put
> 
> > up Nesting Bluebird boxes was a PILEATED WOODPACKER.I didn't have my 
> > camera on me so i made a loop back to my car, rushed home and was 
> > hoping it would still be there when i got back and it was! Got some of
> 
> > these terrific photos of the Pileated woodpecker. I posted some 
> > pictures on my blog.When i looped home to get my camera i went past 
> > the field where 4 horses were penned and inside was a KILLDEER 
> > displaying the broken wing trick to lure me away.
> > Other sightings today: Common Loon, eider Ducks, Black Ducks, American
> 
> > Goldfinch, Dark-eyed Junco, Robins, Common Grackle, Lots of Crows, 
> > Ravens carrying nesting material, Pheasants, Black-capped Chickadees, 
> > and Song Sparrows. Coltsfoot was blooming in abundance at peajack, and
> 
> > in the ditches lots of frog eggs.
> > June Swift
> > www.brierisland.blogspot.com <http://www.brierisland.blogspot.com/>
> >  
> 

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