[NatureNS] Wood Frogs, Spring Peeper, Question Mark and NSBS Field Trip Port

From: James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com>
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Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2013 02:19:17 +0000
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Hi all:
The field trip for the Nova Scotia Bird Society that I led on March 30=2C f=
rom Port Clyde=2C Blanche Peninsula and to Bacarro was a success.  Fourteen=
 participants enjoyed a nice day and when all was said and done we had roug=
hly 43 species.  At Port Clyde some of us heard our first wood frogs for th=
e season.  I heard a spring peeper far out on the Blanche Peninsula and the=
 Clarences saw a question mark butterfly.  There appeared to be a movement =
of turkey vultures.  We saw two at Port Clyde.  Sandy Hiltz reported to us =
that three had been there.  Out along the Blanche Peninsula three more of t=
hese birds were observed.  The Clarences who continued on to Barrington and=
 Cape Sable Island saw six more.  I had another near the Liverpool exit whe=
n heading back towards Bridgewater.  That would make thirteen turkey vultur=
es total.Of interest were about 81 or so red-necked grebes.  It should be n=
oted that it was very hard to show people the waterfowl present.  I've neve=
r seen them so skittish.  The moment we approached no mater how far away we=
 were or what species was present these birds flew right away. =20
A list of species observed on the trip were:
  1.  American Crow  2.  Common Raven  3.  European Starling  4.  Hairy Woo=
dpecker  5.  White-throated Sparrow  6.  Blue Jay  7.  American Black Duck =
 8.  Herring Gull  9.  Rock Pigeon10.  Common Loon11.  Red-breasted Mergans=
er12.  Common Merganser13.  Common Goldeneye14.  Black-capped Chickadee15. =
 Mallard16.  Common Grackle17.  Turkey Vulture18.  American Robin19.  Ameri=
can Goldfinch20.  Song Sparrow21.  Eurasian Wigeon (note I heard that this =
is what was seen rather than  American Wigeon=2C but only a few people saw =
the bird before it flew away.  22.  Ring-billed Gull23.  Bald Eagle24.  Sha=
rp-shinned Hawk25.  Red-necked Grebe26.  Common Eider27.  Horned Grebe28.  =
Greater Scaup29.  Surf Scoter30.  Long-tailed Duck31.  Black Scoter32.  Ruf=
fed Grouse33.  Golden-crowned Kinglet34.  Boreal Chickadee35.  Great Black-=
backed Gull36.  Northern Flicker37.  Bufflehead38.  Black Guillemot39.  Red=
-winged Blackbird40.  Iceland Gull41.  Lesser Black-backed Gull42.  Great C=
ormorant43.  Common Eider
James R. HirtleBridgewater 		 	   		  =

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ize:16pt=3B">Hi all:</font><div><font size=3D"4" style=3D"font-size:16pt=3B=
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eld trip for the Nova Scotia Bird Society that I led on March 30=2C from&nb=
sp=3B</font><span style=3D"font-size: 21px=3B">Port Clyde=2C Blanche Penins=
ula and to Bacarro</span><span style=3D"font-size: 21px=3B">&nbsp=3B</span>=
<span style=3D"font-size: 16pt=3B">was a success. &nbsp=3BFourteen particip=
ants enjoyed a nice day and when all was said and done we had roughly 43 sp=
ecies. &nbsp=3BAt Port Clyde some of us heard our first wood frogs for the =
season. &nbsp=3BI heard a spring peeper far out on the Blanche Peninsula an=
d the Clarences saw a question mark butterfly. &nbsp=3BThere appeared to be=
 a movement of turkey vultures. &nbsp=3BWe saw two at Port Clyde. &nbsp=3BS=
andy Hiltz reported to us that three had been there. &nbsp=3BOut along the =
Blanche Peninsula three more of these birds were observed. &nbsp=3BThe Clar=
ences who continued on to Barrington and Cape Sable Island saw six more. &n=
bsp=3BI had another near the Liverpool exit when heading back towards Bridg=
ewater. &nbsp=3BThat would make thirteen turkey vultures total.</span></div=
><div><span style=3D"font-size: 16pt=3B">Of interest were about 81 or so re=
d-necked grebes. &nbsp=3BIt should be noted that it was very hard to show p=
eople the waterfowl present. &nbsp=3BI've never seen them so skittish. &nbs=
p=3BThe moment we approached no mater how far away we were or what species =
was present these birds flew right away. &nbsp=3B</span></div><div><span st=
yle=3D"font-size: 16pt=3B"><br></span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: =
16pt=3B">A list of species observed on the trip were:</span></div><div><spa=
n style=3D"font-size: 16pt=3B"><br></span></div><div><span style=3D"font-si=
ze: 16pt=3B">&nbsp=3B 1. &nbsp=3BAmerican Crow</span></div><div><span style=
=3D"font-size: 16pt=3B">&nbsp=3B 2. &nbsp=3BCommon Raven</span></div><div><=
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an></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 16pt=3B">&nbsp=3B 4. &nbsp=3BHairy =
Woodpecker</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 16pt=3B">&nbsp=3B 5. =
&nbsp=3BWhite-throated Sparrow</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 1=
6pt=3B">&nbsp=3B 6. &nbsp=3BBlue Jay</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-s=
ize: 16pt=3B">&nbsp=3B 7. &nbsp=3BAmerican Black Duck</span></div><div><spa=
n style=3D"font-size: 16pt=3B">&nbsp=3B 8. &nbsp=3BHerring Gull</span></div=
><div><span style=3D"font-size: 16pt=3B">&nbsp=3B 9. &nbsp=3BRock Pigeon</s=
pan></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 21px=3B">10. &nbsp=3BCommon Loon</=
span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 21px=3B">11. &nbsp=3BRed-breasted=
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Common Merganser</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 21px=3B">13. &n=
bsp=3BCommon Goldeneye</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 21px=3B">=
14. &nbsp=3BBlack-capped Chickadee</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-siz=
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21px=3B">16. &nbsp=3BCommon Grackle</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-si=
ze: 21px=3B">17. &nbsp=3BTurkey Vulture</span></div><div><span style=3D"fon=
t-size: 21px=3B">18. &nbsp=3BAmerican Robin</span></div><div><span style=3D=
"font-size: 21px=3B">19. &nbsp=3BAmerican Goldfinch</span></div><div><span =
style=3D"font-size: 21px=3B">20. &nbsp=3BSong Sparrow</span></div><div><spa=
n style=3D"font-size: 21px=3B">21. &nbsp=3BEurasian Wigeon (note I heard th=
at this is what was seen rather than &nbsp=3B</span></div><div><span style=
=3D"font-size: 21px=3B">American Wigeon=2C but only a few people saw the bi=
rd before it flew away. &nbsp=3B</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size:=
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-size: 21px=3B">24. &nbsp=3BSharp-shinned Hawk</span></div><div><span style=
=3D"font-size: 21px=3B">25. &nbsp=3BRed-necked Grebe</span></div><div><span=
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an style=3D"font-size: 21px=3B">27. &nbsp=3BHorned Grebe</span></div><div><=
span style=3D"font-size: 21px=3B">28. &nbsp=3BGreater Scaup</span></div><di=
v><span style=3D"font-size: 21px=3B">29. &nbsp=3BSurf Scoter</span></div><d=
iv><span style=3D"font-size: 21px=3B">30. &nbsp=3BLong-tailed Duck</span></=
div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 21px=3B">31. &nbsp=3BBlack Scoter</span>=
</div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 21px=3B">32. &nbsp=3BRuffed Grouse</sp=
an></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 21px=3B">33. &nbsp=3BGolden-crowned=
 Kinglet</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 21px=3B">34. &nbsp=3BBo=
real Chickadee</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 21px=3B">35. &nbs=
p=3BGreat Black-backed Gull</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 21px=
=3B">36. &nbsp=3BNorthern Flicker</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size=
: 21px=3B">37. &nbsp=3BBufflehead</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size=
: 21px=3B">38. &nbsp=3BBlack Guillemot</span></div><div><span style=3D"font=
-size: 21px=3B">39. &nbsp=3BRed-winged Blackbird</span></div><div><span sty=
le=3D"font-size: 21px=3B">40. &nbsp=3BIceland Gull</span></div><div><span s=
tyle=3D"font-size: 21px=3B">41. &nbsp=3BLesser Black-backed Gull</span></di=
v><div><span style=3D"font-size: 21px=3B">42. &nbsp=3BGreat Cormorant</span=
></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 21px=3B">43. &nbsp=3BCommon Eider</sp=
an></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 21px=3B"><br></span></div><div><spa=
n style=3D"font-size: 21px=3B">James R. Hirtle</span></div><div><span style=
=3D"font-size: 21px=3B">Bridgewater</span></div> 		 	   		  </div></body>
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