[NatureNS] Snowy Owls etc., Eastern Shore today

From: Susann Myers <myerss@eastlink.ca>
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Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2013 22:01:07 -0400
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Pat McKay and I did a couple of hours of birding along the Eastern shore =
today, and found many of the same birds reported by Kate Steele December =
1.  Saw the following:

Three Fathom Harbour:
  Common Merganser - 15
  Red-breasted Merganser - 2
  Bufflehead - 12
  Black Duck - 20
  Snowy Owl - 2, one in the Rocky Run area, the other out on Wedge =
Island, both being steadily harassed by crows.
  Northern Harrier - 1 imm.
  Northern Flicker -1

Grand Desert:
  Common Eider - 20
  Long-tailed Duck - 3
  Northern Shoveler - 1 male, in large pond along Hwy. #207
  Eurasian Wigeon - 1 male, in same pond
  American Wigeon - 14, in same pond
  Gadwall hybrid? - 1 male, in same pond - had many features of a =
Gadwall, but with some plumage differences and an all-black bill.  =
Possible wigeon hybrid.
  Common Merganser - 20, in same pond
  Black Duck - 30
  American Goldfinch - about 10

West Chezzetcook:
  Green-winged Teal - 26, along Shore Road
  Black Duck - 30

Cheers,
Susann Myers
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Pat McKay and I did a couple of hours =
of birding=20
along the Eastern shore today, and found many of the same birds reported =
by Kate=20
Steele December 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;Saw the following:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Three Fathom Harbour:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>&nbsp; Common Merganser - =
15</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>&nbsp; Red-breasted Merganser - =
2</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>&nbsp; Bufflehead - 12</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>&nbsp; Black Duck - 20</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>&nbsp; Snowy Owl - 2,&nbsp;one&nbsp;in =
the Rocky=20
Run area, the other out on Wedge Island, both being&nbsp;steadily =
harassed by=20
crows.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>&nbsp; Northern Harrier - 1 =
imm.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>&nbsp; Northern Flicker -1</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Grand Desert:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>&nbsp; Common Eider - 20</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>&nbsp; Long-tailed Duck - =
3</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>&nbsp; Northern Shoveler - 1 male, in =
large pond=20
along Hwy. #207</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>&nbsp; Eurasian Wigeon - 1 male, in =
same=20
pond</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>&nbsp; American Wigeon - 14, in same=20
pond</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>&nbsp; Gadwall hybrid? - 1 male, in =
same pond - had=20
many features of a Gadwall, but with some plumage differences and an =
all-black=20
bill.&nbsp; Possible wigeon hybrid.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>&nbsp; Common Merganser - 20, in same=20
pond</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>&nbsp; Black Duck - 30</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>&nbsp; American Goldfinch -&nbsp;about=20
10</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>West Chezzetcook:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>&nbsp; Green-winged Teal - 26, along =
Shore=20
Road</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>&nbsp; Black Duck - 30</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Cheers,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Susann Myers</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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