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I'll send more of a posting when I have time. Pat and I made a run to Port=
Clyde=2C Bacarro=2C and Cape Sable Island Today. Noteables: =20
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Three solitary sandpipers in a pond in Hebbville=2C near Bernard L. Mailman=
Projects Ltd.
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Tons of belted kingfishers. We had eight.
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Nice groups of warbler migrants everywhere=2C except for Bacarro and Cape S=
able Island. =20
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Somewhere close to where the canvasback was last year=2C I found an indigo =
bunting perched on the wires beside the road. It was in winter plumage. A=
fter watching it for about ten minutes it dropped down into the vegetation =
on the shore side of the road by the saltmarsh. =20
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In a group of migrants=2C which did include three magnolia warblers=2C I'm =
pretty sure I had a prairie warbler=2C but it did not stay still long enoug=
h for my saying positively. The lighting was bad into the sun when we were=
watching it. =20
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At Villagedale one group of migrants contained 25 palm warblers=2C two blac=
k and white warblers=2C a magnolia warbler=2C a boreal chickadee and seven =
black-capped chickadees.
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Cape Sable Island Highlights were 20 red knots=2C and 150 green-winged teal=
. This is the most green-winged teal that I've seen at one location in abo=
ut 20 years. Back then it was not a problem to see between 500-700 green-w=
inged teal at one particular location in Lunenburg County that I used to fr=
equent. This would be on an October morning during the first of duck seaso=
n. Now you are lucky to see around a dozen. As an aside=2C during the pas=
t three years I've just gone there with binoculars to see what birds were a=
bout and goodly numbers of shorebirds move through when there are few elsew=
here. =20
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James R. Hirtle
Bridgewater =
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<FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt" size=3D4>I'll send more of a posting when I=
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<FONT size=3D3>Three solitary sandpipers in a pond in Hebbville=2C near Ber=
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<FONT size=3D3></FONT> =3B<BR>
<FONT size=3D3>Tons of belted kingfishers. =3B We had eight.</FONT><BR>
<FONT size=3D3></FONT> =3B<BR>
<FONT size=3D3>Nice groups of warbler migrants everywhere=2C except for Bac=
arro and Cape Sable Island. =3B </FONT><BR>
<FONT size=3D3></FONT> =3B<BR>
<FONT size=3D3>Somewhere close to where the canvasback was last year=2C I f=
ound an indigo bunting perched on the wires beside the road. =3B It was=
in winter plumage. =3B After watching it for about ten minutes it drop=
ped down into the vegetation on the shore side of the road by the saltmarsh=
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<FONT size=3D3></FONT> =3B<BR>
<FONT size=3D3>In a group of migrants=2C which did include three magnolia w=
arblers=2C I'm pretty sure I had a prairie warbler=2C but it did not stay s=
till long enough for my saying positively. =3B The lighting was bad int=
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<FONT size=3D3></FONT> =3B<BR>
<FONT size=3D3>At Villagedale one group of migrants contained 25 palm warbl=
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<FONT size=3D3></FONT> =3B<BR>
<FONT size=3D3>Cape Sable Island Highlights were 20 red knots=2C and 150 gr=
een-winged teal. =3B This is the most green-winged teal that I've seen =
at one location in about 20 years. =3B Back then it was not a problem t=
o see between 500-700 green-winged teal =3Bat one particular location i=
n Lunenburg County that I used to frequent. =3B This would be on an Oct=
ober morning during the first of duck season. =3B Now you are lucky to =
see around a dozen. =3B As an aside=2C during the past three years I've=
just gone there with binoculars to see what birds were about and goodly nu=
mbers of shorebirds move through when there are few elsewhere. =3B </FO=
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<FONT size=3D3></FONT> =3B<BR>
<FONT size=3D3>James R. Hirtle</FONT><BR>
<FONT size=3D3>Bridgewater</FONT><BR> </div></body>
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