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David Walmark and I went out birding this morning before I went to work bet=
ween 06:30 and 08:00. I did a shorebird survey and then we went to Heckman=
's Island. On the island there is a property owned by Acadia University wi=
th a lot of diverse habitat around it. Anyhow=2C we were seranaded first b=
y a gray catbird and then there were two young red foxes. We found the act=
ive osprey nest on the property which I believe I have not confirmed yet wi=
thin that square. The gray catbird I believe is also new for this square. =
A surprise was a Lincoln's sparrow which also is new for the square. =20
=20
David and I were walking back towards the car when from amongst a think gro=
wth of shrubs and trees and beside a marshy area came a call I was not fami=
liar with. It was a cross between a pied-billed grebe and a rail. This is=
the only thing I can liken it to. Soon after hearing the call a cuckoo fl=
ew over our heads and across a cove to the vegetation on the other side. W=
ell if you haven't guessed it by now=2C it was a black-billed cuckoo. My f=
irst one after having seen thousands of yellow-billed cuckoos over the year=
s. I played my cd and it was an exact match to the call.
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James R. Hirtle
East LaHave
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David Walmark and I went out birding this morning before I went to work bet=
ween 06:30 and 08:00. =3B I did a shorebird survey and then we went to =
Heckman's Island. =3B On the island there is a property owned by Acadia=
University with a lot of diverse habitat around it. =3B Anyhow=2C we w=
ere seranaded first by a gray catbird and then there were two young red fox=
es. =3B We found the active osprey nest on the property which I believe=
I have not confirmed yet within that square. =3B The gray catbird I be=
lieve is also new for this square. =3B A surprise was a Lincoln's sparr=
ow which also is new for the square. =3B <BR>
 =3B<BR>
David and I were walking back towards the car when from amongst a think gro=
wth of shrubs and trees and beside a marshy area came a call I was not fami=
liar with. =3B It was a cross between a pied-billed grebe and a rail.&n=
bsp=3B This is the only thing I can liken it to. =3B Soon after hearing=
the call a cuckoo flew over our heads and across a cove to the vegetation =
on the other side. =3B Well if you haven't guessed it by now=2C it was =
a black-billed cuckoo. =3B My first one after having seen thousands of =
yellow-billed cuckoos over the years. =3B I played my cd and it was an =
exact match to the call.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
James R. Hirtle<BR>
East LaHave<BR><br /><hr /> </body>
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