[NatureNS] Southern Queen's Co., April 19

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Today, April 19, I birded selectively eastward from Summerville Beach PP to=
 Liverpool, Western Head, Eagle Head Beach, and the Berlins, all in coastal=
 Queen's County. The highlights:


6 Wood Duck in Meadow Brook marshes, near Hwy 3 on the SW edge of Liverpool=
.


A few Surf Scoters and 2 Black Scoters flying SW past Western Head.


Double-crested Cormorants nearly everywhere.


A soaring female N. Harrier near Western Head, probably a migrant.


Scattered N. Flickers, including 2 in their wintering area within Summervil=
le Beach PP.


A swallow spectacular, beginning with 20 Tree Swallows over the Mersey Rive=
r off Privateer Park, Liverpool, in the early morning. Later, there were 20=
0+ Tree Swallows feeding on emerging insects over Meadow Brook, Liverpool, =
among them 1 N. Rough-winged Swallow, 1 Cliff Swallow, and 2+ Barn Swallows=
 (very hard to pick out during a feeding frenzy).


About 20 Yellow-rumped Warblers in their wintering location at the far end =
of the dunes in Summerville Beach PP,

but now in high breeding plumage. Among them a very dull female that would =
not allow itself to be studied but was in my opinion an Audubon's Warbler. =
 Along Meadow Brook, Liverpool, at the swallow location were 6 migrant Yell=
ow-rumps (Myrtles) in high plumage and in song.


Two very pale Savannah Sparrows (not Ipswich), certainly migrants, in Marga=
ret Millard's compost pile in White Point (thanks, Marg!).


Despite fresh snow in the early morning, a brisk NE wind, and temperatures =
that hovered around 2C, it was a good day's birding, with more migrants tha=
n I expected.


Eric L. Mills

Lower Rose Bay

Lunenburg Co., NS

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<p>Today, April 19, I birded selectively eastward from Summerville Beach PP=
 to Liverpool, Western Head, Eagle Head Beach, and the Berlins, all in coas=
tal Queen's County. The highlights:</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>6 Wood Duck in Meadow Brook marshes, near Hwy 3 on the SW edge of Liverp=
ool.</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>A few Surf Scoters and 2 Black Scoters flying SW past Western Head.</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>Double-crested Cormorants nearly everywhere.</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>A soaring female N. Harrier near Western&nbsp;Head,&nbsp;probably a&nbsp=
;migrant.</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>Scattered N. Flickers,&nbsp;including&nbsp;2&nbsp;in their wintering are=
a&nbsp;within Summerville Beach PP.</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>A&nbsp;swallow spectacular, beginning with&nbsp;20&nbsp;Tree&nbsp;Swallo=
ws over the Mersey&nbsp;River&nbsp;off&nbsp;Privateer&nbsp;Park, Liverpool,=
 in the&nbsp;early morning. Later, there were 200&#43; Tree&nbsp;Swallows f=
eeding on emerging&nbsp;insects&nbsp;over&nbsp;Meadow&nbsp;Brook, Liverpool=
, among them&nbsp;1<strong> N.&nbsp;Rough-winged&nbsp;Swallow</strong>,&nbs=
p;1&nbsp;<strong>Cliff&nbsp;Swallow</strong>,
 and&nbsp;2&#43;&nbsp;<strong>Barn&nbsp;Swallows</strong> (very hard to pic=
k out during&nbsp;a feeding frenzy).&nbsp;</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>About&nbsp;20&nbsp;Yellow-rumped&nbsp;Warblers in their wintering&nbsp;l=
ocation at the far end of the dunes in Summerville Beach PP,
</p>
<p>but now in high breeding plumage. Among them a very dull female that wou=
ld not allow itself to be studied but was&nbsp;in my&nbsp;opinion an&nbsp;<=
strong>Audubon's Warbler</strong>. &nbsp;Along&nbsp;Meadow&nbsp;Brook, Live=
rpool, at the swallow&nbsp;location&nbsp;were&nbsp;6 migrant&nbsp;Yellow-ru=
mps&nbsp;(Myrtles)
 in high plumage and in song. &nbsp; </p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>Two very pale Savannah Sparrows (not Ipswich),&nbsp;certainly&nbsp;migra=
nts, in Margaret Millard's compost pile in White Point (thanks, Marg!).</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>Despite fresh snow in the early morning, a brisk&nbsp;NE wind,&nbsp;and&=
nbsp;temperatures that&nbsp;hovered around&nbsp;2C, it was a good day's bir=
ding, with more migrants than I expected.
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>Eric L. Mills</p>
<p>Lower Rose Bay</p>
<p>Lunenburg Co., NS<br>
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