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--Apple-Mail-546492A5-3CF2-4883-9290-E5E1743578ED Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii The Pink footed goose is visible amongst the Canadas in a field to the NW of= Route 14 just past Dill Rd, Windsor. Richard Stern sternrichard@gmail.com Sent from my iPhone On Dec 15, 2011, at 10:18 PM, Graham Williams <grahamevanwilliams@gmail.com>= wrote: > Hi Richard, >=20 > Thank you very much for the info! I've had a lot of great advice from seve= ral people and I appreciate every bit of it! It's making me even more excite= d about my upcoming trip. It sounds like a day trip to the valley should be v= ery productive for me if we have some good weather. I was in NS in September= and visited Brier Island for an amazing whale and sea bird tour. I would lo= ve to go back and spend more time there. It's a beautiful spot. I'm definite= ly going to try to do a CBC while I'm there! Thanks for the info on that. I'= m doing one here on Saturday. It'd be a lot of fun to do another one there!=20= >=20 > Thanks again!=20 > Graham >=20 > Sent from my iPad >=20 > On Dec 13, 2011, at 9:36 AM, Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com> wrote:= >=20 >> Hi Graham, >>=20 >> You may have already received replies, but here's my take -=20 >>=20 >> Try and go on some Xmas Counts - the list and contact people are here - h= ttp://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/maybank/other/ns-cbc.htm >>=20 >> For some of the other target species, a day on Brier Island might get you= many of those, especially if you can do a sea watch from Northern Light in t= he morning. Also Ruffed grouse occur along the wooded lane leading from West= ern Light to Pond Cove, and there are sometimes Barrows Goldeneye with the C= ommons in Pond Cove. >>=20 >> Keep an eye on ny gull concentration in Halifax Harbor for Iceland gull, a= lthough Glaucous is less common. Most of your other target birds - it's mor= e a matter of being in any wooded area as long as you can and keep looking a= nd listening. Any of these can turn up anywhere at any time. I must say, so f= ar this winter there has been no snow accumulation, and the birds are few an= d far between or very hard to find.=20 >>=20 >> Usually Port George on the Fundy Coast is good for Harlequins, but so far= not this year. Same for Barrows Goldeneye at the Annapolis Royal tidal powe= r plant. King eider - rare, but keep an eye on NS-RBA. Great Skua - hire a b= oat that's willing to spend all day far out at sea in stormy weather, and go= od luck! (I'm half joking). >>=20 >> There are a number of good birders who might be willing to take you to so= me of the "hot spots" around Dartmouth - e.g. Dave Currie (902-476-66216), Fu= lton Lavender (455-4966), Mike King (877-0491). >>=20 >> Richard >> --=20 >> ################# >> Richard Stern,=20 >> Port Williams, NS, Canada >> sternrichard@gmail.com >> ################### --Apple-Mail-546492A5-3CF2-4883-9290-E5E1743578ED Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><head></head><body bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><div>The Pink footed goose is v= isible amongst the Canadas in a field to the NW of Route 14 just past Dill R= d, Windsor.<br><br><div>Richard Stern</div><div><span class=3D"Apple-style-s= pan" style=3D"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webk= it-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-compositio= n-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><a href=3D"mailto:sternrichar= d@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail.com</a></span></div><div><span class=3D"Appl= e-style-span" style=3D"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.29687= 5); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-c= omposition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Sent from my iPhone<= /span></div></div><div><br>On Dec 15, 2011, at 10:18 PM, Graham Williams <= ;<a href=3D"mailto:grahamevanwilliams@gmail.com">grahamevanwilliams@gmail.co= m</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><div= ><div>Hi Richard,</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you very much for the info!= I've had a lot of great advice from several people and I appreciate every b= it of it! It's making me even more excited about my upcoming trip. It sounds= like a day trip to the valley should be very productive for me if we have s= ome good weather. I was in NS in September and visited Brier Island for an a= mazing whale and sea bird tour. I would love to go back and spend more time t= here. It's a beautiful spot. I'm definitely going to try to do a CBC while I= 'm there! Thanks for the info on that. I'm doing one here on Saturday. It'd b= e a lot of fun to do another one there! </div><div><br></div><div>Thank= s again! </div><div>Graham</div><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On D= ec 13, 2011, at 9:36 AM, Richard Stern <<a href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gm= ail.com">sternrichard@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><bloc= kquote type=3D"cite"><div>Hi Graham,<br><br>You may have already received re= plies, but here's my take - <br><br>Try and go on some Xmas Counts - the lis= t and contact people are here - <a href=3D"http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/mayba= nk/other/ns-cbc.htm">http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/maybank/other/ns-cbc.htm</a= ><br> <br>For some of the other target species, a day on Brier Island might get yo= u many of those, especially if you can do a sea watch from Northern Light in= the morning. Also Ruffed grouse occur along the wooded lane leading from We= stern Light to Pond Cove, and there are sometimes Barrows Goldeneye with the= Commons in Pond Cove.<br> <br>Keep an eye on ny gull concentration in Halifax Harbor for Iceland gull,= although Glaucous is less common. Most of your other target birds - i= t's more a matter of being in any wooded area as long as you can and keep lo= oking and listening. Any of these can turn up anywhere at any time. I must s= ay, so far this winter there has been no snow accumulation, and the birds ar= e few and far between or very hard to find. <br> <br>Usually Port George on the Fundy Coast is good for Harlequins, but so fa= r not this ye