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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_DOARQ7EohsujLf2aD7BAxg) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline Hi all Charlie Kendell and I drove from Stellarton to Sheet Harbour yesterday, Feb. 13, through the Liscomb Game Sanctuary. We then birded the coastline from Watt Section to Harrigan Cove. I think waterfowl and waterbirds in general were in somewhat normal numbers for Feb. The drive through the Liscomb was a little quiet and we were not intending to make many stops. There was a small group of Snow Buntings(12) in Nancy's Cellar area south of Lorne and a couple of flocks of Redpolls. Our only Red-necked Grebes were 2 seen from the St. Andrew's Loop. Horned Grebes were more common with 27 from 6 locations. The 30 Loons were all Common Loons. Six Great Cormorants were noted with no obvious white patches on flanks of any. We had 12 species of waterfowl. Top 5 in numbers were Long-tailed Duck-90, Red-breasted Merganser-44, Black Duck-40, Harlequin -33 (22 males), and Common Eider -27. All Harlequin were observed from Sober I. "Old Whitey", our unusual plumaged Purple Sandpiper seen over a 10+ years period, was not present with the 9 regular plumaged purples on Sober I. but the tide was very high while we were there. It would be nice to know if this bird made it back to this winter locale for another year. A little group of Iceland Gulls were feeding on Sober I. Often it is hard to find 1-2 along this shore. The most common alcid was Dovekie with 25 from 4 locations. Port Dufferin(12) and Sober I.(9) were the best spots to see thse birds. Black Guillemot numbers were much lower than one would expect this time of year with only 8 from 4 locations. Passerines were not abundant at all. There were 3 Common Grackles at Port Dufferin, likely over-wintering birds and not a sign of spring! Below is the E-bird submission for Sober I. Other locale results were posted to E-bird as well. Ken McKenna Sober Island, Halifax, CA-NS 13-Feb-2013 9:05 AM - 1:15 PM Protocol: Traveling 6.0 kilometer(s) Comments: with Charlie Kendell- quite high tide 28 species American Black Duck 26 Greater Scaup 9 Common Eider 19 Harlequin Duck 33 Surf Scoter 7 White-winged Scoter 3 Black Scoter 1 Long-tailed Duck 57 Bufflehead 14 Common Goldeneye 15 Red-breasted Merganser 31 Ring-necked Pheasant 2 Common Loon 20 Horned Grebe 9 Great Cormorant 6 Bald Eagle 2 Purple Sandpiper 9 Herring Gull 16 Iceland Gull 13 Great Black-backed Gull 2 Dovekie 9 Black Guillemot 4 Mourning Dove 32 American Crow 18 Common Raven 1 Black-capped Chickadee 16 Boreal Chickadee 2 Snow Bunting 5 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12952505 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org/canada) --Boundary_(ID_DOARQ7EohsujLf2aD7BAxg) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Content-disposition: inline =3CDIV=3E=26nbsp=3BHi all=3C/DIV=3E=3CDIV=3ECharlie Kendell and I drove = from Stellarton to Sheet Harbour yesterday=2C Feb=2E 13=2C=26nbsp=3Bthro= ugh the Liscomb Game Sanctuary=2E We then birded the coastline from Watt= Section to Harrigan Cove=2E I think waterfowl and waterbirds in general= were in somewhat normal numbers=26nbsp=3Bfor Feb=2E =3C/DIV=3E=3CDIV=3E= =26nbsp=3B=3C/DIV=3E=3CDIV=3EThe drive through the Liscomb was a little = quiet and we were not intending to make many stops=2E There was a small = group of Snow Buntings(12) in Nancy=27s Cellar area south of Lorne and a= couple of flocks of Redpolls=2E=3C/DIV=3E=3CDIV=3E=26nbsp=3B=3C/DIV=3E=3C= DIV=3EOur only Red-necked Grebes were 2 seen from the St=2E Andrew=27s L= oop=2E Horned Grebes were more common with 27 from 6 locations=2E The 30= Loons were all Common Loons=2E=3C/DIV=3E=3CDIV=3E=26nbsp=3B=3C/DIV=3E=3C= DIV=3ESix Great Cormorants were noted with =3CSTRONG=3Eno=3C/STRONG=3E o= bvious white patches on flanks of any=2E =3C/DIV=3E=3CDIV=3E=26nbsp=3B=3C= /DIV=3E=3CDIV=3EWe had 12 species of waterfowl=2E Top 5 in numbers were = Long-tailed Duck-90=2C Red-breasted Merganser-44=2C=26nbsp=3BBlack Duck-= 40=2C =3CSTRONG=3EHarlequin -33 (22 males)=2C=3C/STRONG=3E and Common Ei= der -27=2E All Harlequin were observed from Sober I=2E =3C/DIV=3E=3CDIV=3E= =26nbsp=3B=3C/DIV=3E=3CDIV=3E=22Old Whitey=22=2C =26nbsp=3Bour unusual p= lumaged Purple Sandpiper seen over a 10+ years period=2C=26nbsp=3Bwas =3C= STRONG=3Enot =3C/STRONG=3Epresent with the 9 regular plumaged purples on= Sober I=2E but the tide was very high while we were there=2E It would b= e nice to know if this bird made it back to this winter locale for anoth= er year=2E =3C/DIV=3E=3CDIV=3E=26nbsp=3B=3C/DIV=3E=3CDIV=3EA little grou= p of Iceland Gulls were feeding on Sober I=2E Often it is hard to find 1= -2 along this shore=2E =3C/DIV=3E=3CDIV=3EThe most common alcid was =3CS= TRONG=3EDovekie=3C/STRONG=3E with =3CSTRONG=3E25 =3C/STRONG=3Efrom 4 loc= ations=2E Port Dufferin(12) and Sober I=2E(9) were the best spots to see= thse birds=2E Black Guillemot numbers were much lower than one would ex= pect this time of year with only 8 from 4 locations=2E=3C/DIV=3E=3CDIV=3E= =26nbsp=3B=3C/DIV=3E=3CDIV=3EPasserines were not abundant at all=2E Ther= e were 3 Common Grackles at Port Dufferin=2C likely over-wintering birds= and not a sign of spring!=3C/DIV=3E=3CDIV=3E=26nbsp=3B=3C/DIV=3E=3CDIV=3E= Below is the E-bird submission for Sober I=2E Other locale=26nbsp=3Bresu= lts were posted to E-bird=26nbsp=3B as well=2E =3C/DIV=3E=3CDIV=3E=26nbs= p=3B=3C/DIV=3E=3CDIV=3E=26nbsp=3B=3C/DIV=3E=3CDIV=3EKen McKenna=3C/DIV=3E= =3CDIV=3E=26nbsp=3B=3C/DIV=3E=3CDIV=3E=26nbsp=3B=3C/DIV=3E=3CDIV=3E =3CDIV class=3D=22mimepart text plain=22=3ESober Island=2C Halifax=2C CA= -NS=3Cbr /=3E13-Feb-2013 9=3A05 AM - 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