[NatureNS] Rusty Blackbirds

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From: Rick Whitman <dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com>
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The "Forks River Dam" is the local name for a dam on the E side of
Black River Lake that prevents water from flowing into the West Branch
Avon River. I was in S of the Forks River Dam today, on the northern
edge of the massive clear cuts that extend all the way to Butler Road,
and beyond. There was a pair of very vocal Rusty Blackbirds in 2 small
swampy areas, sequentially.

In '06, '07, & '08 I saw one pair each year in the same MBBA square
20LQ97 & adjacent 20LQ87. Other than the MBBA work, I've only seen
this species 4 times in the past 20 years in Kings Co. The MBBA called
it "rare in the Maritimes" & required a report form to be submitted.
It doesn't look all that rare in the MBBA species map but it was
certainly more common during the first atlas.

http://www.mba-aom.ca/jsp/map.jsp?lang=en

Rick Whitman

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