[NatureNS] White Point, migration bird count May 14, 2011

From: Marg Millard <mmillard@eastlink.ca>
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Date: Sun, 15 May 2011 10:01:03 -0300
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This is the bird count for our yard and neighbourhood for yesterday. I have 
lost the email of who to send it to. It has been heaven here this past few 
weeks and just keeps getting better and better!!
Hands down the best year we have ever had!! At a luncheon yesterday a 
neighbour up on the highway was remarking that even with his hearing loss he 
has morning song again!!  33 different!! yahooo!!



4 Barn Swallows
 8 Tree swallows
 6 Blue Jays
 5 American Crows
 11 American Robins

14  Mourning Doves
3  Downy Woodpeckers
1  Hairy Woodpeckers

2 Northern Flicker
7  Black Capped Chickadees
1 chipping Sparrow
3 White Throated sparrows
5 song Sparrows

2  American tree sparrow
9 Dark Eyed juncos
5 Purple Finches
7 American Goldfinches

5 Rose breasted Gros Beaks

3 Evening Gros Beaks

1 unknown grosbeak (but suspected to be a black headed)

3  Cardinals

1 Mockingbird

1 Yellow Rumped Warbler

1 Blackburnian Warbler

1 Bald Eagle,

23 Common Grackles

5 Red- winged Blackbirds

1 Brown headed Cowbird female

1 Sharp-shinned Hawk

2 Hummingbirds

1 Raven

3 Ducks in flight

1 Great Blue Heron in flight

One med. raptor type bird that was high in a tree but I couldn't see it well 
enough to id it. It sits for hours in one spot "pssht"ing again and again. 
All the other birds were trying to drive it out but it stayed put.

Submitter: Marg Millard

Email   : MMillard@eastlink.ca

Locality: White Point, Queens, Nova Scotia
Participants: Marg Millard
Start time: Hourly throughout the day from 9 am with the exception of 11am - 
1pm, Sat. May 14, 2011  Finish time 8:30PM
Temperature: 12 C+/-, Wind: minimal, cloud cover 100%, foggy and damp


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