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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_FlhCTFROdNIUjw+SLZXLEg) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Ken McKenna Box 218 Stellarton NS B0K 1S0 902 752-7644 Hi all Rick Ferguson and I birded our way through the Lorne-Sheet Harbour Rd. through the Liscomb Game Sanctuary yesterday Sept. 17. There was a noticeable increase in the number birds along this route from a couple of weeks ago. We had 9 species of warbler with Palm most numerous, but we did have a Bay-breasted, and a couple of Blackpolls as well. Also numerous were Blue-headed Vireos, Flickers, Juncos and a few Ruby -crowned Kinglets. At the intersection with Seloam's L. road we had a singing White-winged Crossbill. This species has been present in this area for some time now. We also photographed a Red Crossbill, but were not overly successful in recording the sound with I-pod. It seemed to stop calling when I had it on and I only got a small clip of it as it flew off. A Solitary Sandpiper was quite co-operative in a quarry pond south of the sanctuary despite an overhead Kestrel on the cliff above the quarry which was being taunted by a dozen warblers (Palm and Myrtle). At Sober I. it was somewhat windy, but we tallied 42 species of birds including a couple of Baltimore Orioles, an Ipswich Sparrow and an Osprey. There were a few shorebirds : Semipalmated Plover-17, Semipalmated Sandpiper-3, Least Sandpiper, 2, Spotted Sandpiper-2, and Sanderling-4.Off shore, 2 swallow-like birds flying with Gannets may have been Storm-petrels but they were a little distant to be sure. On the island we encountered the following butterflies: American Lady (2), Wood Nymph (3), Cabbage White (4), Clouded Sulphur (1), Red Admiral (2) and a Questionmark? (1)( photographed the admiral , lady and probable question mark for the atlas). We had the others species of butterfly from a previous visit. On the way home through Malay Falls we identified a Lark Sparrow along the shoulder of the road. cheers ken --Boundary_(ID_FlhCTFROdNIUjw+SLZXLEg) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19120"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton NS<BR>B0K 1S0<BR>902 752-7644<BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hi all</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Rick Ferguson and I birded our way through the Lorne-Sheet Harbour Rd. through the Liscomb Game Sanctuary yesterday Sept. 17. There was a noticeable increase in the number birds along this route from a couple of weeks ago. We had 9 species of warbler with Palm most numerous, but we did have a <STRONG>Bay-breasted</STRONG>, and a couple of Blackpolls as well. Also numerous were Blue-headed Vireos, Flickers, Juncos and a few Ruby -crowned Kinglets. At the intersection with Seloam's L. road we had a singing <STRONG>White-winged Crossbill</STRONG>. This species has been present in this area for some time now. We also photographed a <STRONG>Red Crossbill</STRONG>, but were not overly successful in recording the sound with I-pod. It seemed to stop calling when I had it on and I only got a small clip of it as it flew off. A <STRONG>Solitary Sandpiper</STRONG> was quite co-operative in a quarry pond south of the sanctuary despite an overhead Kestrel on the cliff above the quarry which was being taunted by a dozen warblers (Palm and Myrtle). </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>At Sober I. it was somewhat windy, but we tallied 42 species of birds including a couple of <STRONG>Baltimore Orioles</STRONG>, an <STRONG>Ipswich Sparrow</STRONG> and an <STRONG>Osprey</STRONG>. There were a few shorebirds : Semipalmated Plover-17, Semipalmated Sandpiper-3, Least Sandpiper, 2, Spotted Sandpiper-2, and Sanderling-4.Off shore, 2 swallow-like birds flying with Gannets may have been Storm-petrels but they were a little distant to be sure. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>On the island we encountered the following butterflies: American Lady (2), Wood Nymph (3), Cabbage White (4), Clouded Sulphur (1), Red Admiral (2) and a Questionmark? (1)( photographed the admiral , lady and probable question mark for the atlas). We had the others species of butterfly from a previous visit. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>On the way home through Malay Falls we identified a <STRONG>Lark Sparrow</STRONG> along the shoulder of the road. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>cheers</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>ken</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML> --Boundary_(ID_FlhCTFROdNIUjw+SLZXLEg)--
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