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Ken McKenna
Box 218 Stellarton NS
B0K 1S0
902 752-7644
kenmcken@pchg.net
Hi all
I did a little birding along some of the open water in Pictou and =
Caribou Harbours Sunday (Jan.28) afternoon and was pleased with the =
results ( 19 species of waterfowl- missing all 3 Scoters). The recent =
cold weather has concentrated the ducks to the Pictou Causeway area and =
the outflow of the NSPC Trenton. In addition a group of Goldeneye, =
Mergansers and Scaup were viewed from Company Rd. in Abercrombie. At =
this spot, a Common Loon was seen with the ducks- loons are not often =
found this far up the East River and especially in winter in the county. =
At the NSPC Trenton, I saw 5 Gadwall, 1 Green-winged Teal (m), 6 =
Pintail (4m., 2f.), 4 Hooded Merganser (2 m., 2.f), 1 American =
Wigeon(m.), 1 Eurasian Wigeon? (f.), 12 Bufflehead, and the usual troops =
of Canada Geese, Black and Mallard Ducks, Gr. and Less. Scaup, Com. =
Goldeneye, Com.Merganser and a few Red-breasted Merganser. There was at =
least 1 Kingfisher in the area. =20
At the Big Gut bridge 2 pair of Hooded Merganser were noted.=20
At the Pictou Causeway, there were 2 m. 2 f. Redhead ( 2 were =
discovered by Rick Ferguson by the Middle R. dyke on the Pictou Harbour =
CBC- Jan. 1). There were at least 3 male Barrow's Goldeneye and a male =
Tufted Duck which may have some other species cross. The back was black =
and the side white, but the back of the head did not have a long tuft =
only a hint of a small projection. There were many thousand scaup to =
sort through maybe another time.=20
Enroute to Caribou I. there was a flock of about 100 Robins outside =
Pictou and another 30 at the Pictou Lodge. At Waterside PP there were =
2 Short-eared Owls, a Flicker and nearby a dark phase Rough-legged Hawk =
( the hawk discovered a week earlier by Steve and Amber Vines). Nearby =
also at the Caribou R. bridge there was a male Barrow's Goldeneye for =
really close viewing. It too was discovered in the same location last =
week by the Vines.=20
The wind became quite calm at dusk and a stop in the Three Brooks =
area produced a pair of calling Great Horned Owls. I discovered one =
atop a spruce and was interesting to watch it cock its tail vigorously =
while making its call. Does this tail cocking happen all year round, or =
is this something done during breeding season?=20
cheers
Ken
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi all</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I did a little =
birding along=20
some of the open water in Pictou and Caribou Harbours Sunday=20
(Jan.28) afternoon and was pleased with the results ( 19 species of =
waterfowl- missing all 3 Scoters). The recent cold weather has =
concentrated the=20
ducks to the Pictou Causeway area and the outflow of the NSPC Trenton. =
In=20
addition a group of Goldeneye, Mergansers and Scaup were viewed from =
Company Rd.=20
in Abercrombie. At this spot, a Common Loon was seen with the ducks- =
loons are=20
not often found this far up the East River and especially in winter in =
the=20
county. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> At the NSPC Trenton, =
I saw 5=20
Gadwall, 1 Green-winged Teal (m), 6 Pintail (4m., 2f.), 4 Hooded =
Merganser=20
(2 m., 2.f), 1 American Wigeon(m.), 1 Eurasian Wigeon? (f.), 12 =
Bufflehead, and=20
the usual troops of Canada Geese, Black and Mallard Ducks, Gr. and Less. =
Scaup,=20
Com. Goldeneye, Com.Merganser and a few Red-breasted Merganser. =
There was=20
at least 1 Kingfisher in the area. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> At the Big Gut=20
bridge 2 pair of Hooded Merganser were noted. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> At the Pictou =
Causeway, there=20
were 2 m. 2 f. Redhead ( 2 were discovered by Rick =
Ferguson by=20
the Middle R. dyke on the Pictou Harbour CBC- Jan. 1). There were at =
least 3=20
male Barrow's Goldeneye and a male Tufted Duck which may have some other =
species=20
cross. The back was black and the side white, but the back of the =
head did=20
not have a long tuft only a hint of a small projection. There were many =
thousand=20
scaup to sort through maybe another time. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Enroute to Caribou =
I. there was=20
a flock of about 100 Robins outside Pictou and another 30 at =
the=20
Pictou Lodge. At Waterside PP there were 2 Short-eared Owls, =
a=20
Flicker and nearby a dark phase Rough-legged Hawk ( the hawk discovered =
a week=20
earlier by Steve and Amber Vines). Nearby also at the Caribou R. bridge =
there=20
was a male Barrow's Goldeneye for really close viewing. It too was =
discovered in=20
the same location last week by the Vines. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> The wind became =
quite calm at=20
dusk and a stop in the Three Brooks area produced a pair of calling =
Great Horned=20
Owls. I discovered one atop a spruce and was interesting to watch =
it cock=20
its tail vigorously while making its call. Does this tail cocking happen =
all=20
year round, or is this something done during breeding season? =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>cheers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ken</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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