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Index of Subjects Hi Larry and all Yesterday's sun brought out a number of butterflies in the Brookville- Glencoe area of Pictou Co. where three of us spent the early morning birding. I photographed a SIlver-bordered Fritillary and Azures which were moderately abundant and Mustard White with a couple seen. Not photographed were numerous Canadian Tiger Swallowtails and a single Viceroy. Since the butterfly atlas maps have yet to be updated for the 2014 sightings it is hard to remember which need to be documented for a particular square so I have not put much effort in this year to date. It was a lovely day to be outdoors with observations such as a brood of PB Grebes on Pond at old Halifax Rd. of Westville Rd., broods of Canada Geese in a number of locations, great view of activity from the still waters behind the beaver dam off the Willard Fraser Rd., warblers such 3-4 each of Canada and Mourning and a pair of Black th. Blue in Brookville, 3-4 Red-tailed Hawks one giving that squeal attributed to Bald Eagles in movies and TV!, and a Tennessee Warbler near the south end of the Brookville-Glencoe Rd. Flycatchers and aerial insectivores were easily observed including Alder, Least, Yellow-bellied, several Eastern Wood Peewee and Eastern Phoebe. We had to work a bit to find a pair of Olive-sided Flycatchers off a logging road south of Sunny Brae. A Common Nighthawk was busy there but we were unable to spot it but had one more cooperative in St. Paul's along the East River Valley. It was great to see a Chimney Swift flying with Tree Swallows over a pond just south of MacPherson's Lake. I think we all had a great morning and the biting bugs were not bad at all. Great start to summer! Cheers Ken McKenna Plymouth, Pictou Co.. Sent from my iPad > On Jun 24, 2015, at 9:06 AM, Larry Bogan <larry@bogan.ca> wrote: > > A Monarch or two have been seen in New Brunswick of late, so we should be seeing them here in Nova Scotia soon. Could you let this list know if you see one? > > I have seen a couple of Viceroy's in that week so be careful that you are seeing a Monarch. > > Thanks, > Larry > > ////// === /////// > Larry Bogan > Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia > <larry@bogan.ca>
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