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Today, April 19, I birded selectively eastward from Summerville Beach PP to=
Liverpool, Western Head, Eagle Head Beach, and the Berlins, all in coastal=
Queen's County. The highlights:
6 Wood Duck in Meadow Brook marshes, near Hwy 3 on the SW edge of Liverpool=
.
A few Surf Scoters and 2 Black Scoters flying SW past Western Head.
Double-crested Cormorants nearly everywhere.
A soaring female N. Harrier near Western Head, probably a migrant.
Scattered N. Flickers, including 2 in their wintering area within Summervil=
le Beach PP.
A swallow spectacular, beginning with 20 Tree Swallows over the Mersey Rive=
r off Privateer Park, Liverpool, in the early morning. Later, there were 20=
0+ Tree Swallows feeding on emerging insects over Meadow Brook, Liverpool, =
among them 1 N. Rough-winged Swallow, 1 Cliff Swallow, and 2+ Barn Swallows=
(very hard to pick out during a feeding frenzy).
About 20 Yellow-rumped Warblers in their wintering location at the far end =
of the dunes in Summerville Beach PP,
but now in high breeding plumage. Among them a very dull female that would =
not allow itself to be studied but was in my opinion an Audubon's Warbler. =
Along Meadow Brook, Liverpool, at the swallow location were 6 migrant Yell=
ow-rumps (Myrtles) in high plumage and in song.
Two very pale Savannah Sparrows (not Ipswich), certainly migrants, in Marga=
ret Millard's compost pile in White Point (thanks, Marg!).
Despite fresh snow in the early morning, a brisk NE wind, and temperatures =
that hovered around 2C, it was a good day's birding, with more migrants tha=
n I expected.
Eric L. Mills
Lower Rose Bay
Lunenburg Co., NS
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<p>Today, April 19, I birded selectively eastward from Summerville Beach PP=
to Liverpool, Western Head, Eagle Head Beach, and the Berlins, all in coas=
tal Queen's County. The highlights:</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>6 Wood Duck in Meadow Brook marshes, near Hwy 3 on the SW edge of Liverp=
ool.</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>A few Surf Scoters and 2 Black Scoters flying SW past Western Head.</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>Double-crested Cormorants nearly everywhere.</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>A soaring female N. Harrier near Western Head, probably a =
;migrant.</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>Scattered N. Flickers, including 2 in their wintering are=
a within Summerville Beach PP.</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>A swallow spectacular, beginning with 20 Tree Swallo=
ws over the Mersey River off Privateer Park, Liverpool,=
in the early morning. Later, there were 200+ Tree Swallows f=
eeding on emerging insects over Meadow Brook, Liverpool=
, among them 1<strong> N. Rough-winged Swallow</strong>,&nbs=
p;1 <strong>Cliff Swallow</strong>,
and 2+ <strong>Barn Swallows</strong> (very hard to pic=
k out during a feeding frenzy). </p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>About 20 Yellow-rumped Warblers in their wintering l=
ocation at the far end of the dunes in Summerville Beach PP,
</p>
<p>but now in high breeding plumage. Among them a very dull female that wou=
ld not allow itself to be studied but was in my opinion an <=
strong>Audubon's Warbler</strong>. Along Meadow Brook, Live=
rpool, at the swallow location were 6 migrant Yellow-ru=
mps (Myrtles)
in high plumage and in song. </p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>Two very pale Savannah Sparrows (not Ipswich), certainly migra=
nts, in Margaret Millard's compost pile in White Point (thanks, Marg!).</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>Despite fresh snow in the early morning, a brisk NE wind, and&=
nbsp;temperatures that hovered around 2C, it was a good day's bir=
ding, with more migrants than I expected.
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>Eric L. Mills</p>
<p>Lower Rose Bay</p>
<p>Lunenburg Co., NS<br>
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