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Hi Everyone=2C
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The long stretch of South-SW winds that have dominated the province have st=
alled the southward migration of songbirds this fall. The lack of winds on =
Tuesday and Wednesday were enough to stimulate some movement of small birds=
on both days and a small group of 7 BROAD-WING HAWKS moved through yesterd=
ay. The poor migration weather was finally broken last night by 3-4 hours o=
f NW winds. The result was a large movement of songbirds on Brier Island to=
day.
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Of note=2C over 100 WILSON'S WARBLERS were seen as well as 30+ YELLOW-BELLI=
ED FLYCATCHERS=2C 30+ ALDER FLYCATCHERS and 40+ BACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER=
S (though many of this latter species were probably local birds). No unusua=
l species were encountered indicating the Nova Scotia-New Brunswick origin =
of the birds rather than from the south or further west.
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Lastly=2C on a late afternoon whale watch today=2C the number of birds seen=
was way down from late last week with PHALOROPE numbers measured in the hu=
ndreds rather than the thousands and GREAT SHEARWATER numbers in the tens r=
ather than the hundreds. Similarly=2C we did not encounter the large number=
of NORTHERN FULMARS that Eric Mills reported last week. We did find three =
however....=20
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All the best=2C
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Lance
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Hi Everyone=2C<BR>
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The long stretch of South-SW winds that have dominated the province have st=
alled the southward migration of songbirds this fall. The lack of winds on =
Tuesday and Wednesday were enough to stimulate some movement of small birds=
on both days and =3Ba small group of 7 BROAD-WING HAWKS moved through =
yesterday. The poor migration weather was finally broken =3Blast night =
by 3-4 hours of NW winds. The result was a large movement of songbirds on B=
rier Island today.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
Of note=2C over 100 WILSON'S WARBLERS were seen as well as 30+ YELLOW-BELLI=
ED FLYCATCHERS=2C 30+ ALDER FLYCATCHERS and 40+ BACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER=
S (though many of this latter species were probably local birds). No unusua=
l species were encountered indicating the Nova Scotia-New Brunswick origin =
of the birds rather than from the south or further west.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
Lastly=2C on a late afternoon whale watch today=2C the number of birds seen=
was way down from late last week with PHALOROPE numbers measured in the hu=
ndreds rather than the thousands and GREAT SHEARWATER numbers in the tens r=
ather than the hundreds. Similarly=2C we did not encounter the large number=
of NORTHERN FULMARS that Eric Mills reported last week. We did find three =
however.... =3B<BR>
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All the best=2C<BR>
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Lance<BR>
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