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Carol and I took an overnight trip to see some of the birds on the South Shore. Highlights were: Jan 17 Brooklyn - Wood Duck (thanks Dorothy) CSI - Brant, Black-bellied Plovers, American Kestral, Swamp Sparrow Jan 28 Lwr East Pubnico - DC Cormorant Shag Harbour - Belted Kingfisher (but no Great Blue Heron) CSI - Dunlin (lots), Ruddy Turnstone (1), Red Knot (a few), Yellow-rumped Warbler (thanks Johnny and Sandra) The shorebirds were at The Hawk. We tried for the Snowy Owls behind the church at The Hawk but didn't see them. From that vantage point we could see a larger flock of shorebirds in the distance but they didn't come into the Hawk on either day. Small flocks of Snow Buntings lifted off beside the highway in Queens, Shelburne and Yarmouth counties. I finally took my winter list over the 100 mark. In 2008, Blake and I had hit 100 by December 15. I guess the trick is to start early in December, when some stragglers are still hanging around. For those of you that have been to Seal Island, we met Ronnie Kenny near his home in Clark's Hbr. He is looking good. He is one of the best story-tellers in Nova Scotia and great to have with us in the evenings on Seal Island. Don Don MacNeill donmacneill@eastlink.ca
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