[NatureNS] Prospect Peninsula sightings - 27 November

Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2010 15:49:49 -0400
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27 November 2010

We hiked the Prospect Barrens, HRM, just before noon today, and I 
spent 30 minutes doing a sea-watch from Fantome Rock, which lies 1 km 
north of Prospect High Head.   I concentrated first on looking for 
Harlequin Ducks, and eventually counted nearly 50, some feeding 
alongside a raft of eider.   The biggest surprise was a Dovekie which 
flew south close by the shoreline, followed 10 minutes later by a 
murre sp. that did the same from somewhat further out.

Here are my seawatch results:

American Black Duck - 10
Common Eider - 80
Harlequin Duck - 49
Long-tailed Duck - 5
Red-breasted Merganser - 1
Common Loon - 6
Northern Gannet - 6
Double-crested Cormorant - 1
Great Cormorant - 3
Herring Gull - 20
Iceland Gull - 1
Great Black-backed Gull - 1
Dovekie - 1
murre sp. - 1
Black Guillemot - 2

On our way home we did a quick check of the Head of Prospect Bay, and 
saw the adult Lesser Black-backed Gull, back for its third winter.

And at our home feeders there were still plenty of Pine Siskins and 
goldfinches.   This would have been a good start to a winter list.


Good birding,

Blake


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Blake Maybank
maybank@ns.sympatico.ca
902-852-2077

Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds"
http://nsbs.chebucto.org

Organiser, Maritimes Nature Travel Club
http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel

author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia"
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Downloadable Nova Scotia Maps for inside front and back covers:
http://tinyurl.com/mr627d

White's Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada  
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times">27 November 2010<br><br>
We hiked the Prospect Barrens, HRM, just before noon today, and I spent
30 minutes doing a sea-watch from Fantome Rock, which lies 1 km north of
Prospect High Head.&nbsp;&nbsp; I concentrated first on looking for
<b>Harlequin Ducks,</b> and eventually counted nearly 50, some feeding
alongside a raft of eider.&nbsp;&nbsp; The biggest surprise was a
<b>Dovekie </b>which flew south close by the shoreline, followed 10
minutes later by a murre sp. that did the same from somewhat further
out.&nbsp; <br><br>
Here are my seawatch results:<br><br>
American Black Duck - 10<br>
Common Eider - 80<br>
<b>Harlequin Duck - 49<br>
</b>Long-tailed Duck - 5<br>
Red-breasted Merganser - 1<br>
Common Loon - 6<br>
Northern Gannet - 6<br>
Double-crested Cormorant - 1<br>
Great Cormorant - 3<br>
Herring Gull - 20<br>
Iceland Gull - 1<br>
Great Black-backed Gull - 1<br>
<b>Dovekie - 1<br>
</b>murre sp. - 1<br>
Black Guillemot - 2<br><br>
On our way home we did a quick check of the Head of Prospect Bay, and saw
the adult <b>Lesser Black-backed Gull,</b> back for its third
winter.<br><br>
And at our home feeders there were still plenty of Pine Siskins and
goldfinches.&nbsp;&nbsp; This would have been a good start to a winter
list.<br><br>
<br>
Good birding,<br><br>
Blake<br><br>
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Blake Maybank<br>
maybank@ns.sympatico.ca<br>
902-852-2077<br><br>
Editor, &quot;Nova Scotia Birds&quot;<br>
<a href="http://nsbs.chebucto.org/" eudora="autourl">
http://nsbs.chebucto.org<br><br>
</a>Organiser, Maritimes Nature Travel Club<br>
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<a href="http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel" eudora="autourl">
http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel</a></u></font> <br><br>
author, &quot;Birding Sites of Nova Scotia&quot;<br>
<font color="#0000FF"><u>
<a href="http://tinyurl.com/birdingns" eudora="autourl">
http://tinyurl.com/birdingns<br>
</a></u></font>Downloadable Nova Scotia Maps for inside front and back
covers:<br>
<a href="http://tinyurl.com/mr627d" eudora="autourl">
http://tinyurl.com/mr627d</a> <br><br>
White's Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada </body>
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