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David Walmark and I made a jaunt yesterday to Kingsburg Beach. Keven Lantz=
the day before had located two American Coots at the Kingsburg Pond. They=
were both present. If I had a good camera it would have made a nice pictu=
re with both beside a Canada Goose. Also present was a female redhead. Th=
ere were 35 green-winged teal=2C 20 greater scaup (or is it great now)=2C s=
even American black ducks=2C nine mallards=2C and six ring-necked ducks. A=
t Kingsburg Beach of note were seven Ipswitch sparrows. There were no band=
s on these birds. Shorebirds included 19 semi-palmated plovers=2C two semi=
-palmated sandpipers=2C 15 sanderlings=2C one white-rumped sandpiper and on=
e pectoral sandpiper. =20
=20
Of note=2C yesterday=2C Dorothy Poole noted loads of dark-eyed juncos on th=
e move. I saw five separate groups today between Broad Cove and Petite Riv=
iere with groups ranging between 10-20 birds each. It was definitely a lar=
ge sparrow day. The Liverpool Cemetary was very active with highlights of =
a red-bellied woodpecker=2C a rose-breasted grosbeak=2C a gray catbird=2C a=
hermit thrush=2C loads of song-sparrows=2C purple finches=2C common grackl=
es=2C a single red-winged blackbird=2C a swamp sparrow=2C and other birds. =
I saw also I'm sure a dickcissel=2C it was a sparrow like bird with yellow=
on the chest. I did not record it as the look was not long enough for my =
liking. We had a male wood duck just outside of Liverpool in the pond by t=
he call centre. =20
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Along the road to Western Head there was a flock of 132 American robins. A=
t the leaf and garden desposal site we found an indigo bunting. There were=
white-throated sparrows and 30 song sparrows. I saw one sparrow twice wit=
h white wing bars=2C but I could not for the life of me get a look at the h=
ead of the bird for an id. At Western Head there was a steady flight of no=
rthern gannets going by. In about eight minutes or so I counted 158. Ther=
e were also black scoters and white-winged scoters. =20
=20
On the way back near Moose Harbour=2C amongst a group of song sparrows feed=
ing alongside the road was a clay-colored sparrow. Also of note was an Ips=
witch sparrow near the Western Head Lighthouse. There is a road that goes =
to the shore just prior to the light and when we came up from there we spot=
ted the Ipswich. It looked like one leg was broken=2C the wings did not lo=
ok right and were being held at a wierd angle=2C nor did the way it was hol=
ding its tail. It likely crashed into something. It still was searching f=
or food with the one foot and seemed to be getting on despite the injuries.=
It could also fly. At the shoreline=2C someone has built a fire pit. It=
had been left smoking today=2C so whoever had been there prior to us did n=
ot put the first fully out. A very irresponsible person.
James R. Hirtle
Bridgewater
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<FONT size=3D3>David Walmark and I =3Bmade a jaunt yesterday to Kingsbu=
rg Beach. =3B Keven Lantz the day before had located two American Coots=
at the Kingsburg Pond. =3B They were both present. =3B If I had a =
good camera it would have made a nice picture with both beside a Canada Goo=
se. =3B Also present was a female redhead. =3B There were 35 green-=
winged teal=2C 20 greater scaup (or is it great now)=2C seven American blac=
k ducks=2C nine mallards=2C and six ring-necked ducks. =3B At Kingsburg=
Beach of note were seven Ipswitch sparrows. =3B There were no bands on=
these birds. =3B Shorebirds included 19 semi-palmated plovers=2C two s=
emi-palmated sandpipers=2C 15 sanderlings=2C one white-rumped sandpiper and=
one pectoral sandpiper. =3B </FONT><BR>
<FONT size=3D3></FONT> =3B<BR>
<FONT size=3D3>Of note=2C yesterday=2C Dorothy Poole noted loads of dark-ey=
ed juncos on the move. =3B I saw five separate groups today between Bro=
ad Cove and Petite Riviere with groups ranging between 10-20 birds each.&nb=
sp=3B It was definitely a large sparrow day. =3B The Liverpool Cemetary=
was very active with highlights of a red-bellied woodpecker=2C a rose-brea=
sted grosbeak=2C a gray catbird=2C a hermit thrush=2C loads of song-sparrow=
s=2C purple finches=2C common grackles=2C a single red-winged blackbird=2C =
a swamp sparrow=2C and other birds. =3B I saw also I'm sure a dickcisse=
l=2C it was a sparrow like bird with yellow on the chest. =3B I did not=
record it as the look was not long enough for my liking. =3B We had a =
male wood duck just outside of Liverpool in the pond by the call centre.&nb=
sp=3B </FONT><BR>
<FONT size=3D3></FONT> =3B<BR>
<FONT size=3D3>Along the road to Western Head there was a flock of 132 Amer=
ican robins. =3B At the leaf and garden desposal site we found an indig=
o bunting. =3B There were white-throated sparrows and 30 song sparrows.=
 =3B I saw one sparrow twice with white wing bars=2C but I could not fo=
r the life of me get a look at the head of the bird for an id. =3B At W=
estern Head there was a steady flight of northern gannets going by. =3B=
In about =3Beight minutes or so I counted 158. =3B There were also=
black scoters and white-winged scoters. =3B </FONT><BR>
<FONT size=3D3></FONT> =3B<BR>
<FONT size=3D3>On the way back =3Bnear Moose Harbour=2C amongst a group=
of song sparrows feeding alongside the road was a clay-colored sparrow.&nb=
sp=3B Also of note was an Ipswitch sparrow near the Western Head Lighthouse=
. =3B There is a road that goes to the shore just prior to the light an=
d when we came up from there we spotted the Ipswich. =3B It looked like=
one leg was broken=2C the wings did not look right and were being held at =
a wierd angle=2C nor did the way it was holding its tail. =3B It likely=
crashed into something. =3B It still was searching for food with the o=
ne foot and seemed to be getting on despite the injuries. =3B It could =
also fly. =3B At the shoreline=2C someone has built a fire pit. =3B=
It had been left smoking today=2C so whoever had been there prior to us di=
d not put the first fully out. =3B A very irresponsible person.</FONT><=
BR>
<BR>James R. Hirtle<BR>
Bridgewater<BR><BR> </div></body>
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