[NatureNS] Bisset Lake, Dartmouth

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I spent some time at Bisset Lake this afternoon.  The sky had become 
100% overcast by the time I got there, so the lighting was somewhat 
poor.  A scope would have helped, but even without one it was still 
worthwhile.

Canada Geese    300+
American Wigeon 1 drake
Black Ducks             60+ (including some likely Mallard x Black 
Duck crosses)
Mallard         100+ (drakes 60+, hens 40+)
Mallard x A. Wigeon? 1 drake
Mallard x N. Pintail?   1 drake
Northern Shoveller      1 drake in somewhat blotchy plumage (e.g. 
brown feathers among the white on the upper breast)
Northern Pintail        2 hens
Ring-necked Duck        2+
Scaup    sp.            100+
Bufflehead              14+

I was struck by the number of Mallards here, a higher number and a 
greater proportion than I usually see.  I was also interested in the 
hybrids.  At one point the two drakes, x Pintail and x Wigeon, were 
side by side, affording an interesting comparison.  It would have 
made an instructive photograph.

I looked hard for Ruddy Ducks, but saw none, nor American Coots nor 
Pied-billed Grebes.

Later, at Dorothea Drive, I found 2 immature Baltimore Orioles.  Both 
had quite a bit of orange colouring, but one was significantly more 
orange than the other.  My first orioles of the fall; they appeared 
to be doing well, so I refrained from telling them to move on to 
Susann Myers' feeders.

Patricia L. Chalmers
Halifax

At 01:42 PM 25/10/2012, Blake Maybank wrote:
>I birded a few metro hot spots today, Oct. 25, between 0730 and 
>1030, with Ryan Dudragne, before he boarded the train for points 
>west.  We were trying to add water birds to his Nova Scotia 
>list.  Some Highlights:
>
>Bissett Lake:
>
>4 Ruddy Ducks
>300+ Greater Scaup
>30+ Lesser Scaup
>4 Ring-necked Ducks
>35 Bufflehead
>possible Redhead (light was very bad)
>no American Coots, no Pied-billed Grebes

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<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=3>I spent some time at Bisset
Lake this afternoon.&nbsp; The sky had become 100% overcast by the time I
got there, so the lighting was somewhat poor.&nbsp; A scope would have
helped, but even without one it was still worthwhile.&nbsp; <br><br>
</font><font face="times new roman" size=2>Canada
Geese<x-tab>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab>300+<br>
</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=2>American
Wigeon<x-tab>&nbsp;</x-tab>1 drake<br>
Black
Ducks<x-tab>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab><x-tab>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab>60+ (including
some likely Mallard x Black Duck crosses)<br>
Mallard<x-tab>&nbsp;</x-tab><x-tab>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab>100+ (drakes 60+,
hens 40+)<br>
Mallard x A. Wigeon? 1 drake<br>
Mallard x N. Pintail?<x-tab>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab>1 drake<br>
Northern Shoveller<x-tab>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab>1
drake in somewhat blotchy plumage (e.g. brown feathers among the white on
the upper breast)<br>
Northern
Pintail<x-tab>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab>2
hens<br>
Ring-necked
Duck<x-tab>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab>2+<br>
Scaup<x-tab>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab>
sp.<x-tab>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab></font><x-tab>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=2>100+<br>
</font><font face="times new roman" size=2>Bufflehead<x-tab>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab><x-tab>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab>14+<br><br>
</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=3>I was struck by the
number of Mallards here, a higher number and a greater proportion than I
usually see.&nbsp; I was also interested in the hybrids.&nbsp; At one
point the two drakes, x Pintail and x Wigeon, were side by side,
affording an interesting comparison.&nbsp; It would have made an
instructive photograph.&nbsp; <br><br>
I looked hard for Ruddy Ducks, but saw none, nor American Coots nor
Pied-billed Grebes. <br><br>
Later, at Dorothea Drive, I found 2 immature Baltimore Orioles.&nbsp;
Both had quite a bit of orange colouring, but one was significantly more
orange than the other.&nbsp; My first orioles of the fall; they appeared
to be doing well, so I refrained from telling them to move on to Susann
Myers' feeders.<br><br>
Patricia L. Chalmers<br>
Halifax<br><br>
</font>At 01:42 PM 25/10/2012, Blake Maybank wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><font size=2>I birded a few
metro hot spots today, Oct. 25, between 0730 and 1030, with
</font><font face="times new roman" size=2>Ryan Dudragne, before he
boarded the train for points west.&nbsp; We were trying to add water
birds to his Nova Scotia list.&nbsp; Some Highlights:<br><br>
<b><u>Bissett Lake:</u></b><br><br>
4 </font><font face="times new roman" size=2 color="#4040FF"><b>Ruddy
Ducks</b></font><font face="times new roman" size=2><br>
300+ Greater Scaup<br>
30+ Lesser Scaup<br>
4 Ring-necked Ducks<br>
35 Bufflehead<br>
possible Redhead (light was very bad)<br>
no American Coots, no Pied-billed Grebes</font></blockquote></body>
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