[NatureNS] No small birds in Cape Breton

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From: Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:04:23 -0300
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Hi all,

Liz and I have just returned from a lovely 5 days touring Cape Breton. For
once we had decent weather for the whole trip. We spent a day sailing on the
Bras d'Or Lake and picnicked in a wooded cove, did the Cabot Trail, walked
the Skyline trail, walked a woodland trail near Glenora, visited numerous
scenic spots and picnic parks, and ate very well and too much!  Although we
were only birding relatively casually, we didn't see or hear a single small
bird, apart from a few passing Goldfinch and Starlings, and one or two Cedar
Waxwings. Not a vireo, warbler, chickadee, wren, flycatcher, or sparrow.
There was a single F. hummer (not a Rufous!) in the garden of the Glenora
distillery. Finally this morning a Robin flew across the Trans-Canada! Have
all the small birds already headed off, even the resident ones?

However, we did see plenty of Gannets, Bonaparte's gulls, Bald eagles, D-C
Cormorants, G.B. Herons, Crows, Ravens, a few Common terns, and today 3
separate overflying Sharp-shins. And that was about it, bird-wise.

Perhaps Irene will bring in the goods!

Richard

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Port Williams, NS, Canada
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sternrichard@gmail.com
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Hi all,<br><br>Liz and I have just returned from a lovely 5 days touring Ca=
pe Breton. For once we had decent weather for the whole trip. We spent a da=
y sailing on the Bras d&#39;Or Lake and picnicked in a wooded cove, did the=
 Cabot Trail, walked the Skyline trail, walked a woodland trail near Glenor=
a, visited numerous scenic spots and picnic parks, and ate very well and to=
o much!=A0 Although we were only birding relatively casually, we didn&#39;t=
 see or hear a single small bird, apart from a few passing Goldfinch and St=
arlings, and one or two Cedar Waxwings. Not a vireo, warbler, chickadee, wr=
en, flycatcher, or sparrow. There was a single F. hummer (not a Rufous!) in=
 the garden of the Glenora distillery. Finally this morning a Robin flew ac=
ross the Trans-Canada! Have all the small birds already headed off, even th=
e resident ones?<br>

<br>However, we did see plenty of Gannets, Bonaparte&#39;s gulls, Bald eagl=
es, D-C Cormorants, G.B. Herons, Crows, Ravens, a few Common terns, and tod=
ay 3 separate overflying Sharp-shins. And that was about it, bird-wise.<br>

<br>Perhaps Irene will bring in the goods!<br><br>Richard<br clear=3D"all">=
<br>-- <br>#################<br>Richard Stern, <br>317 Middle Dyke Rd.<br>P=
ort Williams, NS, Canada<br>B0P 1T0<br><br><a href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@g=
mail.com">sternrichard@gmail.com</a><br>

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