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auto; -webkit-text-stro --_000_BC85482133614B34A24972A8BD3E886Cdalca_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It was not a NSBS field trip. It was part of the Festival of Nature (http:/= /www.naturenb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/FON_2015_web.pdf) and was trip = number 37 in the list. The walk was along the grassy/shubby divider between the two large bodies o= f water. Lots of red-winged blackbirds. We had a pair of swamp sparrows, ye= llow warblers, Canada geese, mallards, a pair of greater scaup, ring-necked= ducks, several American widgeons, lots of soras (calling, but we didn't se= e any), pied-billed grebe, a female harrier, and bald eagle and a few tree = swallows. We also had a pair of ducks with the female on the nest, but can'= t recall the species from memory. The main reason we went there was to see = black terns and we saw about 5-6 but you can't see them from the parking lo= t as they tend to stay further out. We saw one other bittern (flying low at= a distance once we reached the "end" of the trip along the "dyke" (where t= here is some elephant grass)). Pat Jun 8, 2015, at 10:41 AM, Elizabeth Doull wrote: Hi Pat When did you have the field trip at Amherst? I didn't see any information= about it anywhere?? Would like to know what birds were sighted, etc as I = am planning to visit it real soon. Thanks Liz ----- Original Message ----- From: Patrick Kelly<mailto:Patrick.Kelly@Dal.Ca> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca><mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>> Sent: Monday, June 08, 2015 10:32 AM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] American Bittern - Sounds Chris: Is this the East Amherst Marsh? If so, what time did you get there? I lead = a birding trip Sunday morning for the NatureNS/NatureNB AGM event and we ha= d great views of a pair of bitterns right at the last parking area just as = we were leaving. I wonder if what you heard was more of a "keeping in touch= " call rather that a "this is my territory" call=85 Pat On Jun 7, 2015, at 9:33 PM, Christopher wrote: Hi everyone, Today I was at the Amherst Marsh. On two occasions I heard a one syllable= sound coming from the marsh that sounded like =93Oong-K" The American Bittern is known for making an =93Oong-KA-chunk=94 sound. Wh= at I heard sounded like just the first syllable as I said which sounded lik= e =93Oong-K=94 The tone sounded like a Bittern from the one syllable. I= =92m aware of what a bull frog sounds like and it wasn=92t a bull frog. Question : Do American Bitterns do a single =93Oong-K=94 sound? I want t= o know the answer before I enter these two American Bitterns on E-bird. 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It was part of the Festival of Nature (<a hre= f=3D"http://www.naturenb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/FON_2015_web.pdf">ht= tp://www.naturenb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/FON_2015_web.pdf</a>) and w= as trip number 37 in the list. <div><br> </div> <div>The walk was along the grassy/shubby divider between the two large bod= ies of water. Lots of red-winged blackbirds. We had a pair of swamp sparrow= s, yellow warblers, Canada geese, mallards, a