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Hi all:
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Thanks to all who attended the Brier Island Weekend. I've not matched note=
s with Wayne yet=2C so I'll not post the weekend total until I've been in t=
ouch with him. I will post a few preliminary sightings and comments though=
. I think that this might be the lowest count for the weekend ever=2C but =
there still were enough sightings and birds about to make it an exciting an=
d fun weekend. Sunday was especially good with a large fallout of warblers=
on the island. To my knowledge 13 species=2C but again I've not compared =
notes. These included one black-throated blue warbler and at least two ora=
nge-crowned warblers. Wayne Neilly had a number of Lincoln's sparrows. We=
had a few gray catbirds=2C a number of eastern wood pewees=2C numbers of r=
ed-eyed vireos and blue-headed vireos. Cedar waxwings were on the move an=
d were headed out. There was only one sizeable kettle of hawks on Sunday w=
ith about 40 broad-wings in it and an osprey flying above. We did see most=
of the expected hawks. Suzanne Borkowski had a northern goshawk. We saw =
a peregrine falcon a number of times. We also watched many sharp-shinned h=
awks=2C merlins=2C American kestrels=2C and a northern harrier. Three east=
ern bluebirds made an appearance on Sunday. Suzanne Borkowski found a fema=
le blue grosbeak. On Friday Dorothy Poole=2C David Walmark and I had two l=
arge terns=2C but they were to far away to positively id. We think they we=
re Caspians. On Saturday some of us did get to see a Caspian tern first sp=
otted by Clyde Stoddart on a rock on the beach at Pond Cove. On Sunday=2C =
Clarence Stevens Sr. and some others also saw a Caspian tern. On the pelag=
ic=2C a group of well over a 1 000 great shearwaters was a sight to see and=
more sooty shearwaters in one spot than the majority of birders on the boa=
t had seen. Both boat trips had four manx shearwaters. With Mariner we ha=
d three for sure=2C possibly four as I had one in the water=2C which by the=
time I tried to get peoples attention had disappeared=2C but Bruce Stevens=
was able to get a photo of one in flight=2C which could have been the same=
bird or maybe a separate one. Two manx shearwaters together in the water =
at close range was a real treat. There were numbers of both red and red-ne=
cked phalaropes. David Walmark had seen an unknown swallow. Clarence Stev=
ens Sr. had an American golden plover at Pond Cove. =20
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I spoke to Penny of Mariner Cruises and she told me that there had been ver=
y few Atlantic Puffins seen this year that they all were on the New Brunswi=
ck side. This is the first year that I can remember that we have not seen =
any. We also did not have any petrels=2C but the day we were out it was ve=
ry rough. Wayne will add to this hopefully as I know I've forgotten someth=
ing.
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James R. Hirtle
Bridgewater =
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Hi all:<BR>
 =3B<BR>
Thanks to all who attended the Brier Island Weekend. =3B I've not match=
ed notes with Wayne yet=2C so I'll not post the weekend total until I've be=
en in touch with him. =3B I will post a few preliminary sightings and c=
omments though. =3B I think that this might be the lowest count for the=
weekend ever=2C but there still were enough sightings and birds about to m=
ake it an exciting and fun weekend. =3B Sunday was especially good with=
a large fallout of warblers on the island. =3B To my knowledge 13 spec=
ies=2C but again I've not compared notes. =3B These included one black-=
throated blue warbler and at least two orange-crowned warblers. =3B Way=
ne Neilly had a number of Lincoln's sparrows. =3B We had a few gray cat=
birds=2C a number of eastern wood pewees=2C numbers of red-eyed vireos and =
blue-headed vireos. =3B =3B Cedar waxwings were on the move and wer=
e headed out. =3B There was only one sizeable kettle of hawks on Sunday=
with about 40 broad-wings in it =3Band an osprey flying above. =3B=
We did see =3Bmost of the expected hawks. =3B Suzanne Borkowski ha=
d a northern goshawk. =3B We saw a peregrine falcon a number of times.&=
nbsp=3B We also watched many sharp-shinned hawks=2C merlins=2C American kes=
trels=2C and a northern harrier. =3B =3BThree eastern bluebirds mad=
e an appearance on Sunday. =3B Suzanne Borkowski found a female blue gr=
osbeak. =3B On Friday Dorothy Poole=2C David Walmark and I had two larg=
e terns=2C but they were to far away to positively id. =3B We think the=
y were Caspians. =3B On Saturday some of us did get to see a Caspian te=
rn first spotted by Clyde Stoddart on a rock on the beach at Pond Cove.&nbs=
p=3B On Sunday=2C Clarence Stevens Sr. and some others also saw a Caspian t=
ern. =3B On the pelagic=2C a group of well over a 1 000 great shearwate=
rs was a sight to see and more sooty shearwaters in one spot than the major=
ity of birders on the boat had seen. =3B Both boat trips had four manx =
shearwaters. =3B With Mariner we had three for sure=2C possibly four as=
I had one in the water=2C which by the time I tried to get peoples attenti=
on had disappeared=2C but Bruce Stevens was able to get a photo of one in f=
light=2C which could have been the same bird or maybe a separate one. =
=3B Two manx shearwaters together in the water at close range was a real tr=
eat. =3B There were numbers of both red and red-necked phalaropes. =
=3B David Walmark had seen an unknown swallow. =3B Clarence Stevens Sr.=
had an American golden plover at Pond Cove. =3B <BR>
 =3B<BR>
I spoke to Penny of Mariner Cruises and she told me that there had been ver=
y few Atlantic Puffins seen this year that they all were on the New Brunswi=
ck side. =3B This is the first year that I can remember that we have no=
t seen any. =3B We also did not have any petrels=2C but the day we were=
out it was very rough. =3B Wayne will add to this hopefully as I know =
I've forgotten something.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
James R. Hirtle<BR>
Bridgewater<BR> </div></body>
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