[NatureNS] Birds in Cape Breton on 01 December

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A few good birds to start the winter birding season.



WESTERN TANAGER: Kempt Head Rd., Bouladerie Island, Victoria Co., Debbie
Dinnan had a Western Tanager show up at her feeder last Sunday (24
November) and it has been back most days since.  Between her photos and my
observations this morning, I think it is a first year male.  It is bright
yellow, with a wash of dirty orange around the face.   While I was there it
fed on quite a few sunflower seeds and also a few small crab apples.  Twice
it spent some time chasing Blue Jays either away form the sunflower seed
feeder or the crab apples.

In the area were about 10 American Goldfinch, 6 Black-capped Chickadee, 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch and 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet.


MacNeil=92s Cove to Groves Point, Bouladerie Island:

Canada Goose about 50

Common Goldeneye, about 200, about 90% male

Barrow=92s Goldeneye, 1 male in MacNeil=92s Cove, 1 female near Groves Poin=
t

Hooded Merganser, 5 MacNeil=92s Cove

Black-headed Gull, 3 MacNeil=92s Cove

Ring-billed Gull, 3, also several in the Florence area

American Robin, 3 near Groves Point



Florence, Big Pond and Little Pond, CBRM

Common Eider, 5

Long-tailed Duck, a few dozen

Black Scoter, 5

White-winged Scoter, 6

Greater Scaup, 150

Bufflehead 10

Bonaparte=92s Gull, 1

Black-headed Gull 6

Ring-billed Gull 10

Iceland Gull, 60

Ring-necked Pheasant, 1

Northern Flicker, 2

American Tree Sparrow, 2

Song Sparrow, 5

David McCorquodale
Georges River, NS

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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">A few good birds to start the winter birding season.=
</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=A0</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">WESTERN TANAGER: Kempt Head Rd., Bouladerie Island, =
Victoria
Co., Debbie Dinnan had a Western Tanager show up at her feeder last Sunday =
(24
November) and it has been back most days since.=A0 Between her photos and m=
y observations this morning, I think
it is a first year male. =A0It is
bright yellow, with a wash of dirty orange around the face. =A0=A0While I w=
as there it fed on quite
a few sunflower seeds and also a few small crab apples.=A0 Twice it spent s=
ome time chasing Blue
Jays either away form the sunflower seed feeder or the crab apples. </p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">In the area were about 10 American Goldfinch, 6 Blac=
k-capped
Chickadee, 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch and 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet.</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">MacNeil=92s Cove to G=
roves Point, Bouladerie Island:</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Canada Goose about 50</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Common Goldeneye, about 200, about 90% male</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Barrow=92s Goldeneye, 1 male in MacNeil=92s Cove, 1 =
female near
Groves Point</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Hooded Merganser, 5 MacNeil=92s Cove</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Black-headed Gull, 3 MacNeil=92s Cove</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Ring-billed Gull, 3, also several in the Florence ar=
ea</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">American Robin, 3 near Groves Point</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=A0</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Florence, Big Pond and Little Pond, CBRM</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Common Eider, 5</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Long-tailed Duck, a few dozen</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Black Scoter, 5</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">White-winged Scoter, 6</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Greater Scaup, 150</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Bufflehead 10</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Bonaparte=92s Gull, 1</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Black-headed Gull 6</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Ring-billed Gull 10</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Iceland Gull, 60</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Ring-necked Pheasant, 1</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Northern Flicker, 2</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">American Tree Sparrow, 2</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Song Sparrow, 5</p>

<div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">David McCorquodale<div>Geo=
rges River, NS</div></div></div>
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