[NatureNS] Common Gallinule

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The Common gallinule is alive and feeding in Red Bridge Pond at the moment!
liz




On Jan 1, 2012, at 11:56 AM, John and Nhung <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca> wrote:

> Some interesting contrasts with Yarmouth (and Eric and Barb may have more q=
uantitative information):
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> I don=E2=80=99t think we in our count saw ANY gray jays, house sparrows, n=
or boreal chickadees, all of which have become unusual sightings over the pa=
st (human) generation down here.  Ditto for evening grosbeaks, but none of t=
hem were seen in the Louisbourg count, either.
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> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]=
 On Behalf Of bill bussey
> Sent: January-01-12 10:02 AM
> To: naturens
> Subject: [NatureNS] Louisbourg CBC Results
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> Thanks to co-compilers Susann Myers and Ken Donovan, here are the Louisbou=
rg (and area) results: Red-throated Loon (6), Common Loon (43), Horned Grebe=
 (5), Red-necked Grebe (83), Northern Gannet (3), Great Cormorant (64), Amer=
ican Black Duck (81), Mallard (4), Common Eider (3,505), Harlequin Duck (2),=
 Surf Scoter (65), White-winged Scoter (64), Black Scoter (313), Long-tailed=
 Duck (201), Bufflehead (79), Common Goldeneye (125), Common Merganser (3), R=
ed-breasted Merganser (108), Bald Eagle (9), Sharp-shinned Hawk (1), Red-tai=
led Hawk (1), Ruffed Grouse (10), Spruce Grouse (CW), Purple Sandpiper (5), B=
lack-headed Gull (4),  Bonaparte's Gull (13), Herring Gull (113), Iceland Gu=
ll (18), Great Black-backed Gull (28), Dovekie (7), Thick-billed Murre (4), B=
lack Guillemot (138), Cory's Shearwater (1), Skua species (1), Razorbill (1)=
, Rock Pigeon (53), Mourning Dove (48), Short-eared Owl (1), Great Horned Ow=
l (1), Hairy Woodpecker (1), Pileated Woodpecker (3), Northern Flicker (1), N=
orthern Shrike (2), Gray Jay (7), Blue Jay (48), American Crow (186), Common=
 Raven (29), Black-capped Chickadee (109), Boreal Chickadee (40), Red-breast=
ed Nuthatch (22), Golden-crowned Kinglet (18), American Robin (669), Norther=
n Mockingbird (1), European Starling (684), Cedar waxwing (9), Song Sparrow (=
6), Dark-eyed Junco (10), Purple Finch (2), Pine Siskin (6), American Goldfi=
nch (239) and House Sparrow (34).
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> In all, 60 species were sighted. Special thanks to all field observers and=
 feeder watchers.
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> Bill Bussey
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> Louisbourg

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<html><body bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><div>The Common gallinule is alive and feedi=
ng in Red Bridge Pond at the moment!</div><div>liz<br><br><br><div><br></div=
></div><div><br>On Jan 1, 2012, at 11:56 AM, John and Nhung &lt;<a href=3D"m=
ailto:nhungjohn@eastlink.ca">nhungjohn@eastlink.ca</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></d=
iv><div></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><div class=3D"WordSection1"><p c=
lass=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri=
&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Some interesting contrasts with=
 Yarmouth (and Eric and Barb may have more quantitative information):<o:p></=
o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-f=
amily:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;<=
/o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-=
family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">I don=E2=80=
=99t think we in our count saw ANY gray jays, house sparrows, nor boreal chi=
ckadees, all of which have become unusual sightings over the past (human) ge=
neration down here.&nbsp; Ditto for evening grosbeaks, but none of them were=
 seen in the Louisbourg count, either.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoN=
ormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot=
;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><div style=
=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p=
 class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-=
family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">From:</span></b><span lang=
=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sa=
ns-serif&quot;"> <a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens-o=
wner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] <b>On Behalf O=
f </b>bill bussey<br><b>Sent:</b> January-01-12 10:02 AM<br><b>To:</b> natur=
ens<br><b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] Louisbourg CBC Results<o:p></o:p></span></=
p></div></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><div><p class=
=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"><span style=3D"color:black">Thanks=
 to co-compilers Susann Myers and Ken Donovan, here are the Louisbourg (and a=
rea) results: Red-throated Loon (6), Common Loon (43), Horned Grebe (5), Red=
-necked Grebe (83), Northern Gannet (3), Great Cormorant (64), American Blac=
k Duck (81), Mallard (4), Common Eider (3,505), Harlequin Duck (2), Surf Sco=
ter (65), White-winged Scoter (64), Black Scoter (313), Long-tailed Duck (20=
1), Bufflehead (79), Common Goldeneye (125), Common Merganser (3), Red-breas=
ted Merganser (108), Bald Eagle (9), Sharp-shinned Hawk (1), Red-tailed Hawk=
 (1), Ruffed Grouse (10), Spruce Grouse (CW), Purple Sandpiper (5), Black-he=
aded Gull (4),&nbsp; Bonaparte's Gull (13), Herring Gull (113), Iceland Gull=
 (18), Great Black-backed Gull (28), Dovekie (7), Thick-billed Murre (4), Bl=
ack Guillemot (138), Cory's Shearwater (1), Skua species (1), Razorbill (1),=
 Rock Pigeon (53), Mourning Dove (48), Short-eared Owl (1), Great Horned Owl=
 (1), Hairy Woodpecker (1), Pileated Woodpecker (3), Northern Flicker (1), N=
orthern Shrike (2), Gray Jay (7), Blue Jay (48), American Crow (186), Common=
 Raven (29), Black-capped Chickadee (109), Boreal Chickadee (40), Red-breast=
ed Nuthatch (22), Golden-crowned Kinglet (18), American Robin (669), Norther=
n Mockingbird (1), European Starling (684), Cedar waxwing (9), Song Sparrow (=
6), Dark-eyed Junco (10), Purple Finch (2), Pine Siskin (6), American Goldfi