[NatureNS] Leaches Storm Petrels Northumberland Strait Nov.3

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

Hi all
Steve Vines and I were birding in the Caribou I. area yesterday =
afternoon (Nov 3). Our main goal was Waterside beach where we saw 25+ =
Red-throated Loons  (down from 65+ I had about a week ago). Only one was =
still in decent alt. plumage. It started to rain as we finished so we =
decided to go to the Caribou ( Gull I.) lighthouse to see what might be =
flying in the Strait. We were not expecting much as the wind was not =
particularly strong. Shortly after we started looking, Steve spied a =
Leaches Storm Petrel flying west between the lighthouse and Pictou I. =
Over the next half hour or so we saw 17 about 1 every 2 min. or so. One =
might have been a Wilson's as had a strong white rump patch. We also =
noted about 7-8 Red-throated Loons and a few ~ 20 Gannets.=20
I went to Big I this morning hoping to see some of these west bound =
birds flying back to the east but I did not observe any. When I got =
home, there was a message from my former receptionist that a former =
neighbour of hers ( now living in PEI) had found a grounded and live =
Storm Petrel on the Caribou-Wood I. ferry ( last one last night) and =
passed on info from Helene's email to natureNS from Nov.4, 2009!! with =
advice on what to do with grounded petrels. Interesting the same date!

cheers
ken
 
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton =
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<DIV>Hi all</DIV>
<DIV>Steve Vines and I were birding in the Caribou I. area yesterday =
afternoon=20
(Nov 3). Our main goal was Waterside beach where we saw <STRONG>25+ =
Red-throated=20
Loons</STRONG>&nbsp; (down from <STRONG>65+</STRONG> I had about a week =
ago).=20
Only&nbsp;one was still in decent alt. plumage. It started to rain as we =

finished so we decided to go to the Caribou ( Gull I.) lighthouse to see =
what=20
might be flying in the Strait. We were not expecting much as the wind =
was not=20
particularly strong. Shortly after we started looking, Steve spied a=20
<STRONG>Leaches Storm Petrel</STRONG> flying west between the lighthouse =
and=20
Pictou I. Over the next half hour or so we saw <STRONG>17</STRONG> about =
1 every=20
2 min. or so. One might have been a Wilson's as had a strong white rump =
patch.=20
We also noted about 7-8 <STRONG>Red-throated Loons</STRONG> and a few ~ =
20=20
Gannets. </DIV>
<DIV>I went to Big I this morning hoping to see some of these west bound =
birds=20
flying back to the east but I did not observe any. When I got home, =
there was a=20
message from my former receptionist that a former neighbour of hers ( =
now living=20
in PEI) had found a grounded and live&nbsp;<STRONG>Storm Petrel</STRONG> =
on the=20
Caribou-Wood I. ferry ( last one last night) and passed on info from =
Helene's=20
email to natureNS&nbsp;from Nov.4, 2009!! with advice on what to do with =

grounded petrels. Interesting the same date!</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>cheers</DIV>
<DIV>ken</DIV>
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