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Index of Subjects Susanne, There was also the pair of Green-winged Tail we saw near the parking spaces, just before the walk around to Sullivan's Pond -- -------------------------------------------------- From: "Suzanne Borkowski" <suzanneborkowski@yahoo.ca> Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2011 4:53 PM To: "naturens" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Subject: [NatureNS] NSBS Sewer Stroll II - Halifax-Dartmouth, Feb.12th, 2011 > Hi Everyone; > > Approximately 20 people met at McCormacks Beach yesterday on a clear but > chilly morning to look for birds on our annual HFN/NSBS field trip. > > Bob McDonald and I pointed out five species of Gulls (Herring, > Gr.Blk-backed, Ring-billed, Iceland and Blk-headed) Com. Eiders, RB > Mergansers, Wht-winged Scoters, and a large flock of Canada Geese before > moving on towards Hartlen Point. We picked up Black Scoters at the > look-off on Shore Drive; and at the pond further down the road we saw the > Northern Pintail, Am. Wigeon and some Horned Larks. (On seeing the Larks > I said to Bob, "Tuma should have been here!") > > At Hartlen Point we added N. Harrier and Rough-legged Hawk (Thanks to the > sharp eyes of Billy and Shirley Hughes!). Also at this stop we had Com. > Eider and Com. Goldeneye. > > We next went to Tim's on Main Street (the stretch of road between Pleasant > St. and Shore Drive). Bob was the only one to check out the birds across > the street; everyone else was too busy warming up in Tim Hortons! Bob saw > a huge flock of Iceland Gulls there but no alcids. > > At Dartmouth Cove we saw the Barrows/Common Goldeneye hybrid and Blk > Guillemots and both Greater and Lesser Scaup. At Sullivans we finally saw > some land birds: Bohemian Waxwing (one), Blue Jay, N. Flicker, Song > Sparrows, Chickadees, and the usual Starlings, Pigeons and Crows. We also > saw the Am. Coots, but no Eur. Wigeon and no Gadwall. We subsequently > located one Eur Wigeon at the canal off Prince Street. > > We had lunch at another Tim's, on Wyse Road, then visited Tufts Cove, the > Sackville Outflow in Bedford, Arthur Lismer Court, Waterfront Drive, and > Moirs Pond, where our last two participants called it a day. By then it > was almost 5 o'clock, and although we had planned to go to Point Pleasant > Park to see the Purple Sandpipers that Rob Woods and his father reported > to us at lunchtime, Bob and I decided that the two of us a fieldtrip did > not quite make! So we headed home with a quick stop at Jean Hartley's > feeder to see her Pine Siskins - which were uncooperative enough not to be > there! > > Nothing particularly rare or unusual was seen on this trip; but we did > pick up some Bufflehead and Great Cormorants at Tufts Cove, a full-blooded > Barrows Goldeneye in Bedford, some Common Mergansers and a Common Loon, > bringing our tally for the day to 41 species. A nice group of participants > from experts to beginners, and a nice clear day with cold but not freezing > cold temperatures made this a thoroughly enjoyable outing. > > Bob; if I've left anything out, feel free to make corrections. > > Cheers; > Suzanne > > > > > > > > > >
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