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Hello All=2C
Despite an unfavorable weather forecast=2C Sunday=2C Jan 11=2C about 40=
intrepid birders
gathered at McCormacks Beach in Eastern Passage at 09:00=2C for "Sewer Stro=
ll 1" sponsored by
Halifax Field Naturalists and The Nova Scotia Bird Society.
After scanning this area we proceeded south along the harbour to Hartle=
n Pt.=2Cstopping
at a look-off along the way. From there=2C we retraced our route stopping =
at the Shearwater
sewage outfall before checking out Dartmouth Cove and Sullivans Pond. It ha=
d started to=20
drizzle by this point. We tried one more stop at Tufts Cove and ended the t=
rip here at about 13:00
as the weather had deteriorated causing fogged views=2C glasses=2C scopes a=
nd binos.
I feel fortunate to have accomplished this much of the trip that would h=
ave also covered Bedford
and Halifax warerfronts=2C Pt. Pleasant Park and Herring Cove if the weathe=
r had allowed. Such are
the hazards of winter birding in N.S.
We saw some great birds and from the verbal and e-mail comments I have r=
eceived=2C the eager
participants were well satisfied with the results. Some of the highlight bi=
rds we saw.......
McCormacks Beach - Bald Eagle (imm)=2C Glaucous=2C Iceland Gulls=2C Bla=
ck Guillemot=2C White-Crowned
sparrow.
Look-off - Wight-winged and black Scoters.
Hartlen Pt - Bald Eagle (adult)=2C Snowy Owl=2C Rought-legged Hawk=2C H=
orned Lark=2C Barrows goldeneye.
Shearwater - Tufted Duck.
Sillivans Pond - Eurasian Widgeon=2C Glaucous=2C Black-headed=2C Lesser=
Blacked (2 Imm) Gulls=2C Cardinal.
Other birds seen - American Widgeon=2C Black Duck=2C Mallard=2C Greater and=
Lesser Scaup=2C Common
Eider=2C Long-tailed Duck=2C Bufflehead=2C Common Goldeneye=2C Red-brested =
Merganser=2C Ring-necked=20
pheasant=2C Ring-billed=2C Herring Gulls=2C Blue Jay=2C Crow=2C Raven=2CRob=
in=2C Starling=2C Song Sparrow.
These are the birds that I saw myself or heard others say that they saw=
. If anyone on the stroll saw
any other birds not included above=2C please let me know so that I and add=
to the official list
that I will send to N.S.B.S & H.F.N.=20
Thanks are due to the more experienced birders who shared their knowle=
dge with those less
knowledgeable. Several new birders told me how much they appreciated this.
My thanks to all who attended=2C
Dennis Hippern
Cole Harbour
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hello All=2C<br> =3B =3B =3B Despite an unfavo=
rable weather forecast=2C Sunday=2C Jan 11=2C about 40 intrepid birders<br>=
gathered at McCormacks Beach in Eastern Passage at 09:00=2C for "Sewer Stro=
ll 1" sponsored by<br>Halifax Field Naturalists and The Nova Scotia Bird So=
ciety.<br> =3B =3B =3B After scanning this area we proceeded so=
uth along the harbour to Hartlen Pt.=2Cstopping<br> =3Bat a look-off al=
ong the way. From there=2C we retraced our route stopping at the Shearwater=
<br>sewage outfall before checking out Dartmouth Cove and Sullivans Pond. I=
t had started to <br>drizzle by this point. We tried one more stop at Tufts=
Cove and ended the trip here at about 13:00<br>as the weather had deterior=
ated causing fogged views=2C glasses=2C scopes and binos.<br> =3B =
=3B I feel fortunate to have accomplished this much of the trip that would =
have also covered Bedford<br>and Halifax warerfronts=2C Pt. Pleasant Park a=
nd Herring Cove if the weather had allowed. Such are<br>the hazards of wint=
er birding in N.S.<br> =3B =3B We saw some great birds and from the=
verbal and e-mail comments I have received=2C the eager<br>participants we=
re well satisfied with the results. Some of the highlight birds we saw.....=
..<br> =3B =3B =3B<b> McCormacks Beach</b> - Bald Eagle (imm)=
=2C Glaucous=2C Iceland Gulls=2C Black Guillemot=2C White-Crowned<br>sparro=
w.<br> =3B =3B =3B <b>Look-off </b>- Wight-winged and black Sco=
ters.<br> =3B =3B =3B <b>Hartlen Pt</b> - Bald Eagle (adult)=2C=
Snowy Owl=2C Rought-legged Hawk=2C Horned Lark=2C Barrows goldeneye.<br>&n=
bsp=3B =3B =3B <b>Shearwater -</b> Tufted Duck.<br> =3B =3B=
 =3B <b>Sillivans Pond</b> - Eurasian Widgeon=2C Glaucous=2C Black-head=
ed=2C Lesser Blacked (2 Imm) Gulls=2C Cardinal.<br><b>Other birds seen -</b=
> American Widgeon=2C Black Duck=2C Mallard=2C Greater and Lesser Scaup=2C =
Common<br>Eider=2C Long-tailed Duck=2C Bufflehead=2C Common Goldeneye=2C Re=
d-brested Merganser=2C Ring-necked <br>pheasant=2C Ring-billed=2C Herring G=
ulls=2C Blue Jay=2C Crow=2C Raven=2CRobin=2C Starling=2C Song Sparrow.<br>&=
nbsp=3B =3B =3B These are the birds that I saw myself or heard othe=
rs say that they saw. =3B If anyone on the stroll saw<br>any other bird=
s not included above=2C please let me =3B know so that I and add to the=
official list<br>that I will send to N.S.B.S &=3B H.F.N. <br> =3B&n=
bsp=3B =3B =3B Thanks are due to the more experienced birders who s=
hared their knowledge with those less<br>knowledgeable. Several new birders=
told me how much they appreciated this.<br>My thanks to all who attended=
=2C<br>Dennis Hippern<br>Cole Harbour<br><br></div>=0A=
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