[NatureNS] Big Island - Veery - Sept 21, 2010

From: "Elizabeth Doull" <edoull@ns.sympatico.ca>
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Tuesday, Sept 21, 2010

Last night, Ann Doull informed me that she had good looks of a cooperative 
Veery which perched on a rock.

Liz
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I spent Monday, Sept. 20 on Big I., Pictou Co.,  and had a pleasant day of 
birding sharing the last 2 hours with Ann Doull.
Some highlights were 3 Ovenbirds in one bino view and shortly after, 3 
Hermit Thrushes pished up together.  An adult Laughing Gull was present at 
the east end of the causeway at low tide in the late afternoon. There were 
17 American Pipits along the causeway.  I had 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglets, 24 
Great Blue Herons, 50 Common Terns and 75 Bonaparte's Gulls.  In the early 
morning the strait side was filled with diving Northern Gannets, although 
most were heading east. At one point I counted 140 in about 15 min. Two male 
Wood Ducks on McGee pond were coming into breeding plumage. Ann had seen 
both these ducks and the Laughing Gull over the past week or so. A few 
sparrows are starting to gather especially White-throats but main sparrow 
migration is yet to happen
Warblers were in very low numbers with only 1 Black and White, 2 Common 
Yellowthroat and 22 Yellow-rumped as well as the 3 Ovenbirds. There was a 
headless beached seal on the main beach attended by an eagle. I had a total 
of 67 species for the day from the island.

Ken McKenna 

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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>I spent&nbsp;Monday, Sept. 20&nbsp;on =
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Pictou Co., &nbsp;and had a pleasant day of birding sharing the last 2 =
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with Ann Doull. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Some highlights were 3 =
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in one bino view and shortly after, 3 <STRONG>Hermit Thrushes</STRONG> =
pished up=20
together.&nbsp; An adult <STRONG>Laughing Gull</STRONG> was present at =
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end of the causeway at low tide in the late afternoon. There were 17=20
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<STRONG>Ruby-crowned Kinglets, </STRONG>24 <STRONG>Great Blue =
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50 <STRONG>Common Terns</STRONG> and 75 <STRONG>Bonaparte's=20
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diving <STRONG>Northern Gannets,</STRONG> although most were heading =
east. At=20
one point I counted 140 in about 15 min. Two male&nbsp;Wood Ducks on =
McGee pond=20
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