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Index of Subjects 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? ============== ---- "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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