[NatureNS] Dickcissel, Red-th.Loon, RN Grebe, A, Golden Plover Big I.

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

Hi all
As I was leaving Big I. this afternoon about 3p.m., I flushed then =
photographed a bright Dickcissel from a weedy area in front of the =
seawall. This was about 100m along the east end of the causeway after =
passing the hairpin turn. It was bright enough to be a male although it =
lacked the black throat.  Further along the causeway in the Strait about =
500m from Harmony Hill, an alt. plumage Red-throated Loon and an odd =
plumaged Grebe I took as Red-necked as it had a yellowish bill and =
lacked a black cap. There was no sign of any red on neck and I first =
took it to be a Horned Grebe before I scoped it.  Also in a field =
opposite the old barn east of Docker Rd., 2 American Golden Plovers were =
in the newly growing grain along with a Killdeer.=20
The island seemed a little devoid of passerines today with only one =
warbler species  3 Common Yellowthroat and singles of Blue-headed and =
Red-eyed Vireos. There were about 50 Cedar Waxwings as well as another =
25 on the access road to the island. Also along the access road (7:45 =
a.m.) were Chestnut-sided,  Magnolia (2)and Myrtle Warblers, Northern =
Parula and Common Yellowthroat as well as 2 fly-over Bobolinks.  Single =
Pileated Woodpeckers were seen at both the access road and on Big I.=20

cheers
Ken
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton =
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1S0<BR>902 752-7644<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Hi all</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>As I was leaving Big I. this afternoon =
about 3p.m.,=20
I flushed then photographed&nbsp;a bright <STRONG>Dickcissel</STRONG> =
from a=20
weedy area in front of the seawall. This was about 100m along the east =
end of=20
the causeway after passing the hairpin turn. It was bright enough to be =
a male=20
although it lacked the black throat.&nbsp; Further along the causeway in =
the=20
Strait about 500m from Harmony Hill, an alt. plumage =
<STRONG>Red-throated=20
Loon</STRONG> and an odd plumaged <STRONG>Grebe&nbsp;</STRONG>I took as=20
<STRONG>Red-necked</STRONG> as it had a yellowish bill and lacked a =
black cap.=20
There was no sign of any red on neck and I first took it to be a Horned =
Grebe=20
before I scoped it. &nbsp;Al</FONT><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>so in a =
field=20
opposite the old barn east of Docker Rd., 2 <STRONG>American Golden=20
Plovers</STRONG> were in the newly growing grain along with a=20
<STRONG>Killdeer</STRONG>. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>The island seemed a little devoid of =
passerines=20
today with only one&nbsp;warbler species&nbsp; 3 <STRONG>Common=20
Yellowthroat</STRONG> and singles of <STRONG>Blue-headed</STRONG> and=20
<STRONG>Red-eyed Vireos. </STRONG>There were about 50 <STRONG>Cedar=20
Waxwings</STRONG> as well as another 25 on the access road to the =
island. Also=20
along the access road (7:45 a.m.)&nbsp;were=20
<STRONG>Chestnut-sided,&nbsp;&nbsp;Magnolia</STRONG> (2)and =
<STRONG>Myrtle=20
Warblers</STRONG>, <STRONG>Northern Parula </STRONG>and <STRONG>Common=20
Yellowthroat</STRONG> as well as 2 fly-over <STRONG>Bobolinks.=20
&nbsp;</STRONG>Single <STRONG>Pileated Woodpeckers</STRONG> were seen at =
both=20
the access road and on Big I. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>cheers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Ken</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>

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