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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_007F_01CFF9E2.C6725320 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ken McKenna Box 218 Stellarton NS B0K 1S0 902 752-7644 Hi all Here is a quick summary of a little birding from the last 2 days in = Pictou and Antigonish counties.=20 Wednesday morning, Nov.5, at the north end of the access road to Big I. = an Orange-crowned Warbler was seen in a flock of Black-capped = Chickadees. I noted 23 Red-th. Loons and a flock of ~ 300 Scaup. Other = fall regulars were present and a single Yellow-rumped Warbler. The Scaup = and Canada Geese were being put up by some hunters in a boat. As I was = leaving the island, I noticed a flock of geese in the Strait and while = scoping through them, 4 swallows passed through my view. I turned around = and drove to catch up to them as they were hawking insects in the dunes = and periodically landing in bayberry. They were 4 Tree Swallows.=20 At Knoydart, a flock of 110 Canada Goose contained a goose with very = dark breast carrying right up to the black on the neck somewhat = suggestive of photos of the very west coast Dusky race.=20 At Arisaig I noted a flock of at least 80 Snow Buntings and a handful of = Horned Larks.=20 Malignant Cove had quite a flock of Bonaparte's Gulls - rough estimate = of 1200. There were 300-400 other gulls incl. 2 Iceland Gulls and 36 = Red-throated Loons I made 2 trips to the Antigonish sewage lagoon and noted 6 Northern = Shoveler, 8 Ruddy Ducks, 14 Bufflehead, and 3 Black-headed Gulls.=20 At Antigonish Landing, I failed to locate any white herons but I did = note quite a substantial number of waterfowl and gulls. There were 210 = Ring-billed Gulls, 40 Bonaparte's, and 6 Black-headed Gulls in the mix. = Notable waterfowl were 16 N. Pintail, 2 Wood Ducks, 7 Ruddy Ducks, 54 = Green-winged Teal, 9 American Wigeon 200+ Common Merganser, 1 = Pied-billed Grebe and 3 American Coots as well as several hundred Black = Ducks.. Also present were single N. Harrier, Belted Kingfisher,and = Great Blue Heron.=20 I did not have time to check Lakevale or Jimtown for small gulls but = there are often large numbers there this time of year.=20 In New Glasgow an odd Lesser?Black-backed Gull continues to be seen = periodically in the parking lot of the Aberdeen Business Centre. I have = seen it here several times in the last 7-10 days now. It looks like an = adult bird but does not have yellow legs.=20 All observations were posted to eBird.=20 cheers Ken ------=_NextPart_000_007F_01CFF9E2.C6725320 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.23588"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton = NS<BR>B0K=20 1S0<BR>902 752-7644<BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Hi all</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Here is a quick summary of a little = birding from=20 the last 2 days in Pictou and Antigonish counties. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>Wednesday morning, Nov.5, at the = north end of=20 the access road to Big I. an <STRONG>Orange-crowned Warbler</STRONG> was = seen in=20 a flock of Black-capped Chickadees. I noted 23 <STRONG>Red-th. = Loons</STRONG>=20 and a flock of ~ 300 <STRONG>Scaup</STRONG>. Other fall = regulars were=20 present and a single Yellow-rumped Warbler. The Scaup and Canada Geese = were=20 being put up by some hunters in a boat. As I was leaving the = island, I=20 noticed a flock of geese in the Strait and while scoping through them, 4 = swallows passed through my view. I turned around and drove to catch up = to them=20 as they were hawking insects in the dunes and periodically landing in = bayberry.=20 They were 4 <STRONG>Tree Swallows. </STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>At Knoydart, a flock of 110 Canada = Goose contained=20 a goose with very dark breast carrying right up to the black on the neck = somewhat suggestive of photos of the very west coast Dusky race. = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>At Arisaig I noted a flock of at = least=20 <STRONG>80 Snow Buntings</STRONG> and a handful of <STRONG>Horned=20 Larks</STRONG>. </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>Malignant Cove had quite a flock = of=20 <STRONG>Bonaparte's Gulls</STRONG> - rough estimate of = <STRONG>1200</STRONG>.=20 There were 300-400 other gulls incl. 2 <STRONG>Iceland Gulls=20 </STRONG>and<STRONG> 36 Red-throated Loons</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>I made 2 trips to the Antigonish = sewage=20 lagoon and noted 6 <STRONG>Northern Shoveler</STRONG>, 8 <STRONG>Ruddy=20 Ducks</STRONG>, 14 <STRONG>Bufflehead</STRONG>, and 3 = <STRONG>Black-headed=20 Gulls</STRONG>. </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>At Antigonish Landing, I failed to = locate any white=20 herons but I did note quite a substantial number of waterfowl and gulls. = There=20 were 210 <STRONG>Ring-billed Gulls</STRONG>, 40 = <STRONG>Bonaparte's,</STRONG>=20 and 6 <STRONG>Black-headed Gulls</STRONG> in the mix. Notable waterfowl = were 16=20 <STRONG>N. Pintail</STRONG>, 2 <STRONG>Wood Ducks</STRONG>, 7 = <STRONG>Ruddy=20 Ducks</STRONG>, 54 <STRONG>Green-winged Teal</STRONG>, 9 = <STRONG>American=20 Wigeon</STRONG> 200+ <STRONG>Common Merganser</STRONG>, 1=20 <STRONG>Pied-billed Grebe</STRONG> and 3 <STRONG>American Coots</STRONG> = as well=20 as several hundred <STRONG>Black Ducks.</STRONG>. Also present = were single=20 <STRONG>N. Harrier</STRONG>, <STRONG>Belted Kingfisher,</STRONG>and=20 <STRONG>Great Blue Heron. </STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>I did not have time to check Lakevale = or Jimtown=20 for small gulls but there are often large numbers there this time of = year.=20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>In New Glasgow an odd = <STRONG>Lesser?Black-backed=20 Gull</STRONG> continues to be seen periodically in the parking = lot of=20 the Aberdeen Business Centre. I have seen it here several times in the=20 last 7-10 days now. It looks like an adult bird but does not have = yellow=20 legs. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>All observations were posted to eBird.=20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>cheers</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Ken</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT = size=3D2></FONT> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_007F_01CFF9E2.C6725320--
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