[NatureNS] Middle River of Pictou area observations

From: Ken McKenna <kenmcken@eastlink.ca>
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Ken McKenna
Box 218 Stellarton NS
B0K 1S0
902 752-7644

Hi all
John's message on travelling birders reminded me that I was going to =
post my birding observations on some hiking in the Granton area of =
Pictou Co yesterday morning (Aug 12) -mostly along the dyke leading to =
the spillway of the Middle River of Pictou.=20
Nothing rare seen, but the water levels were quite low and I doubt that =
the really heavy down pour we got yesterday afternoon would do much to =
affect the levels. There was an odour of dying fish although I did not =
see any carcasses.=20
Of note were about 150 Greater Scaup which are starting to return from =
breeding grounds elsewhere, 23 Hooded Mergansers, a fem. Ring-necked =
Duck with 6 very small young, a Wilson's Snipe that flew in to open and =
landed on the rocks at the spillway and a Sora that walked into the open =
along a small cattail marsh on the lane into an unoccupied subdivision ( =
Harbour View I think).=20
A WT Deer with 2 fawns was noted. I was not expecting to see butterflies =
as it was to rain, but there was an American Lady, several Co. Wood =
Nymphs, 3-4 Cabbage Whites and a small orange crescent like job that =
eluded me since I was not carrying my net. I took photos of the Lady as =
I was not sure if I had it for that square or not.=20
For those who are interested my ebird submission follows:
cheers
Ken


Middle River of Pictou Dyke, Pictou, CA-NS
12-Aug-2012 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 kilometer(s)
Comments:     very humid, and very low water in reservoir
45 species (+1 other taxa)

Wood Duck  2
American Wigeon  10
American Black Duck  30
Mallard  5
Greater Scaup  150     not rare here - common post breeding site
Hooded Merganser  23
Double-crested Cormorant  80
Great Blue Heron  5
Osprey  3
Bald Eagle  2
Sora  1
Black-bellied Plover  1
Killdeer  5
Spotted Sandpiper  4
Greater Yellowlegs  1
Lesser Yellowlegs  1
Least Sandpiper  6
peep sp.  12
Wilson's Snipe  1     flew and landed in the open on the rocks by the =
spillway
Bonaparte's Gull  22
Ring-billed Gull  85
Herring Gull  16
Common Tern  8
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Belted Kingfisher  4
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1
Northern Flicker  6
Blue-headed Vireo  1
Red-eyed Vireo  7
American Crow  11
Black-capped Chickadee  9
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
American Robin  12
European Starling  2
Cedar Waxwing  2
Ovenbird  1
Common Yellowthroat  4
American Redstart  4
Magnolia Warbler  1
Blackburnian Warbler  1
Yellow Warbler  2
Song Sparrow  8
White-throated Sparrow  1
Bobolink  1
Red-winged Blackbird  6
American Goldfinch  12

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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton =
NS<BR>B0K=20
1S0<BR>902 752-7644<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Hi all</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>John's message on travelling birders =
reminded me=20
that I was going to post my birding observations on some hiking in the =
Granton=20
area of Pictou Co yesterday morning (Aug 12)&nbsp;-mostly along the dyke =
leading=20
to the spillway of the Middle River of Pictou. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Nothing rare seen, but the water levels =
were quite=20
low and I doubt that the really heavy down pour we got yesterday =
afternoon would=20
do much to affect the levels. There was an odour of dying fish although =
I did=20
not see any carcasses. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Of note were about <STRONG>150 Greater=20
Scaup</STRONG> which are starting to return from breeding grounds =
elsewhere,=20
<STRONG>23</STRONG> Hooded Mergansers, a fem. <STRONG>Ring-necked =
Duck</STRONG>=20
with <STRONG>6 very small young</STRONG>, a <STRONG>Wilson's =
Snipe</STRONG> that=20
flew in to open and landed on the rocks at the spillway and a=20
<STRONG>Sora</STRONG> that walked into the open along a small cattail =
marsh on=20
the lane&nbsp;into an unoccupied subdivision ( Harbour View I think).=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>A WT Deer with 2 fawns was noted. I was =
not=20
expecting to see butterflies as it was to rain, but there was an =
American Lady,=20
several Co. Wood Nymphs, 3-4 Cabbage Whites and a small orange crescent =
like job=20
that eluded me since I was not carrying my net. I took photos of the =
Lady as I=20
was not sure if I had it for that square or not. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>For those who are interested my ebird =
submission=20
follows:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>cheers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Ken</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Middle River of Pictou Dyke, Pictou, CA-NS<BR>12-Aug-2012 8:30 AM - =
12:00=20
PM<BR>Protocol: Traveling<BR>4.0=20
kilometer(s)<BR>Comments:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; very humid, and very =
low water=20
in reservoir<BR>45 species (+1 other taxa)<BR><BR>Wood Duck&nbsp; =
2<BR>American=20
Wigeon&nbsp; 10<BR>American Black Duck&nbsp; 30<BR>Mallard&nbsp; =
5<BR>Greater=20
Scaup&nbsp; 150&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; not rare here - common post =
breeding=20
site<BR>Hooded Merganser&nbsp; 23<BR>Double-crested Cormorant&nbsp; =
80<BR>Great=20
Blue Heron&nbsp; 5<BR>Osprey&nbsp; 3<BR>Bald Eagle&nbsp; 2<BR>Sora&nbsp; =

1<BR>Black-bellied Plover&nbsp; 1<BR>Killdeer&nbsp; 5<BR>Spotted =
Sandpiper&nbsp;=20
4<BR>Greater Yellowlegs&nbsp; 1<BR>Lesser Yellowlegs&nbsp; 1<BR>Least=20
Sandpiper&nbsp; 6<BR>peep sp.&nbsp; 12<BR>Wilson's Snipe&nbsp;=20
1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; flew and landed in the open on the rocks by =
the=20
spillway<BR>Bonaparte's Gull&nbsp; 22<BR>Ring-billed Gull&nbsp; =
85<BR>Herring=20
Gull&nbsp; 16<BR>Common Tern&nbsp; 8<BR>Ruby-throated Hummingbird&nbsp;=20
1<BR>Belted Kingfisher&nbsp; 4<BR>Yellow-bellied Sapsucker&nbsp; =
1<BR>Northern=20
Flicker&nbsp; 6<BR>Blue-headed Vireo&nbsp; 1<BR>Red-eyed Vireo&nbsp;=20
7<BR>American Crow&nbsp; 11<BR>Black-capped Chickadee&nbsp; =
9<BR>Ruby-crowned=20
Kinglet&nbsp; 1<BR>American Robin&nbsp; 12<BR>European Starling&nbsp; =
2<BR>Cedar=20
Waxwing&nbsp; 2<BR>Ovenbird&nbsp; 1<BR>Common Yellowthroat&nbsp; =
4<BR>American=20
Redstart&nbsp; 4<BR>Magnolia Warbler&nbsp; 1<BR>Blackburnian =
Warbler&nbsp;=20
1<BR>Yellow Warbler&nbsp; 2<BR>Song Sparrow&nbsp; 8<BR>White-throated=20
Sparrow&nbsp; 1<BR>Bobolink&nbsp; 1<BR>Red-winged Blackbird&nbsp; =
6<BR>American=20
Goldfinch&nbsp; 12<BR><BR>This report was generated automatically by =
eBird v3=20
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