[NatureNS] Cape LaHave Island and birds today.

From: James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com>
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Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:59:51 +0000
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I was privileged to visit Cape LaHave Island on Sept. 12.  Bay Beach there =
was definitely hopping iwth shorebirds.  Highlights of such were over 200 s=
anderlings=2C six whimbrels=2C five spotted sandpipers=2C a Baird's sandpip=
er and an American Golden Plover.  A flock of 200 double-crested cormorants=
 in flight was also a sight to see.  I had 35 species of birds with two Nel=
son's sparrows.  I believe this island is an important staging area for wat=
erfowl.  I also think that someone might be shooting at the ducks as they w=
ere very flighty.  All ducks lifted off when we were still a long ways out =
from the island.  There apparently is a huge marsh system right in the cent=
re of the island.  I've not seen it yet as there is an expansive wooded are=
a that one has to travel through before getting to it.  I counted 83 Americ=
an black ducks and saw a flock of 40 teal.  Hundreds of other ducks lifted =
off from the island that were too far away to id.  A merlin after the shore=
birds was also another highlight.

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Today Sept. 17=2C I found a nice grouping of migrants at Indian path.  They=
 included four palm warblers=2C a black-throated green warbler=2C eight bla=
ckpoll warblers=2C three red-breasted nuthatches=2C a brown creeper=2C two =
golden-crowned kinglets=2C a northern flicker=2C 10 black-capped chickadees=
=2C and two American robins.  There was one other fall plumaged warbler pre=
sent that I saw only the once and it has me puzzled as to id.  It was an al=
l yellow warbler with white on the underside by the rump and no wing bars. =
 No eye ring was present.  It could have been a female Wilson's warbler I g=
uess.  I'll have to check further.

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James R. Hirtle

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I was privileged to visit Cape LaHave Island on Sept. 12.&nbsp=3B Bay Beach=
 there was definitely hopping iwth shorebirds.&nbsp=3B Highlights of such w=
ere over 200 sanderlings=2C six whimbrels=2C five spotted sandpipers=2C a B=
aird's sandpiper and an American Golden Plover.&nbsp=3B A flock of 200 doub=
le-crested cormorants in flight was also a sight to see.&nbsp=3B I had 35 s=
pecies of birds with two Nelson's sparrows.&nbsp=3B I believe this island i=
s an important staging area for waterfowl.&nbsp=3B I also think that someon=
e might be shooting at the ducks as they were very flighty.&nbsp=3B All duc=
ks lifted off when we were still a long ways out from the island.&nbsp=3B T=
here apparently is a huge marsh system right in the centre of the island.&n=
bsp=3B I've not seen it yet as there is an expansive wooded area that one h=
as to travel through before getting to it.&nbsp=3B I counted 83 American bl=
ack ducks and saw a flock of 40 teal.&nbsp=3B Hundreds of other ducks lifte=
d off from the island that were too far away to id.&nbsp=3B A merlin after =
the shorebirds was also another highlight.<BR>
&nbsp=3B<BR>
Today Sept. 17=2C I found a nice grouping of migrants at Indian path.&nbsp=
=3B They included four palm warblers=2C a black-throated green warbler=2C e=
ight blackpoll warblers=2C three red-breasted nuthatches=2C a brown creeper=
=2C two golden-crowned kinglets=2C a northern flicker=2C 10 black-capped ch=
ickadees=2C and two American robins.&nbsp=3B There was one other fall pluma=
ged warbler present that I saw only the once and it has me puzzled as to id=
.&nbsp=3B It was an all yellow warbler with white on the underside by the r=
ump and no wing bars.&nbsp=3B No eye ring was present.&nbsp=3B It could hav=
e been a female Wilson's warbler I guess.&nbsp=3B I'll have to check furthe=
r.<BR>
&nbsp=3B<BR>
James R. Hirtle<BR>
Bayport<BR> 		 	   		  <br /><hr />Attention all humans. We are your photos=
.  <a href=3D'http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=3D9666044' target=3D'_new'>Fr=
ee us.</a></body>
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