[NatureNS] Canso birding- Dec 8

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Ken McKenna
Box 218 Stellarton NS
B0K 1S0
902 752-7644


Hi all
Charlie Kendell and I made a birding trip to Canso on a cool and very =
windy Sunday, Dec 8. We felt the morning birding was pretty productive =
with 2 Pine Warblers, 1 Nashville Warbler, 1 Orange-crowned Warbler, 2 =
Rusty Blackbirds, 2 Purple Finch and 1 Swamp Sparrow along Queen Street. =
 A second Swampie was along a trail opposite the war monument.
A large number of Northern Gannets (>500) were NE of Durells I. There =
were a few Cormorants in the harbour, 2-3 seen closely were =
Double-crested but a few other cormorants perched on harbour structures =
were hunched and hard to ID. There were a handful of Black Guillemots, =
and Iceland Gulls in the harbour.No small gulls were observed.=20
At Glasgow Head, a flock of mixed birds, with Juncos, GC Kinglets, =
Goldfinches and mixed chickadees, contained at least 2 more Pine =
Warbler, one bright and 1 dull as well as another Orange-crowned =
Warbler.=20
We noted a number of sparrow species at Chapel Gully trail and only 2 =
American Robins despite a wealth of red berry food available.=20
The seven sparrow species noted were all common species, but included 1 =
Chipping Sparrow.  We failed to find Grasshopper Sparrow at the Marina =
although we later met and chatted with Tom K. and he said he detected =
1-2 there a couple weeks ago as well as Dickcissel which we also failed =
to detect.We rechecked the very windy and cold Marina area again with no =
luck other than doubling the Savannah Sparrow total of our first visit.  =
I suspect we were missing a number of birds through town as we did not =
see any House Sparrows or Blue Jays. We did see 17 "Myrtle" Warblers =
which were wide-spread about the town.=20

A late afternoon visit to Little Dover gave 12 species with nothing =
note-worthy although we saw a flock of a dozen Robins.=20

cheers
Ken

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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton =
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1S0<BR>902 752-7644<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Hi all</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Charlie Kendell and I made a birding =
trip to Canso=20
on a cool and very&nbsp;windy Sunday, Dec 8. We felt the morning birding =
was=20
pretty productive with <STRONG>2 Pine Warblers</STRONG>, <STRONG>1=20
Nashville</STRONG> <STRONG>Warbler</STRONG>, <STRONG>1 Orange-crowned=20
Warbler</STRONG>,<STRONG> 2 Rusty Blackbirds</STRONG>, 2 <STRONG>Purple=20
Finch</STRONG> and <STRONG>1 Swamp Sparrow</STRONG>&nbsp;along Queen=20
Street.&nbsp; A second <STRONG>Swampie</STRONG> was along a trail =
opposite the=20
war monument.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>A large number of <STRONG>Northern =
Gannets</STRONG>=20
<STRONG>(&gt;500</STRONG>) were NE of Durells I. There were a few =
Cormorants in=20
the harbour, 2-3 seen closely were <STRONG>Double-crested</STRONG> but a =
few=20
other&nbsp;cormorants perched on harbour structures were hunched and =
hard to ID.=20
There were a handful of&nbsp;<STRONG>Black Guillemots</STRONG>, and=20
<STRONG>Iceland Gulls</STRONG> in the harbour.No small gulls were =
observed.=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>At Glasgow Head, a flock of mixed =
birds, with=20
Juncos, GC Kinglets, Goldfinches and mixed chickadees, contained at =
least=20
<STRONG>2</STRONG> more <STRONG>Pine Warbler</STRONG>, one bright and 1 =
dull as=20
well as another <STRONG>Orange-crowned Warbler</STRONG>. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>We noted a number of sparrow species at =
Chapel=20
Gully trail&nbsp;and only <STRONG>2 American Robins</STRONG> despite a =
wealth of=20
red berry food available. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>The seven sparrow species noted were =
all common=20
species, but included <STRONG>1 Chipping Sparrow</STRONG>.&nbsp; We =
failed to=20
find Grasshopper Sparrow at the Marina although we later met and chatted =

with&nbsp;Tom K. and he said he detected 1-2 there a couple weeks ago as =
well as=20
Dickcissel which we also failed to detect.We rechecked the very windy =
and cold=20
Marina&nbsp;area again with no luck other than doubling the Savannah =
Sparrow=20
total of our first visit. &nbsp;I suspect we were missing a number of =
birds=20
through town as we did not see any House Sparrows or Blue Jays. We did =
see 17=20
<STRONG>"Myrtle" Warblers</STRONG> which were wide-spread&nbsp;about the =
town.=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>A late afternoon visit to Little Dover =
gave 12=20
species with nothing note-worthy&nbsp;although we saw a flock of a dozen =
Robins.=20
</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>Ken</FONT></DIV>
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