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Indeed.
But the western areas of the province and the Atlantic slope of the mainlan=
d are another story.
Eric
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> on beha=
lf of rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca <rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca>
Sent: July 28, 2016 2:30:42 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Wigeon breeding, Brier Island, plus other notes Jul=
y 23-26.
Well Eric Wigeon breed quite commonly along the
Northumberland Strait in NS as well as PEI.
And have for years.
We had them in a farm pond where I used to work and
they were delightful flying around in the evenings, feeding in the sheep
feeders - a lovely bird.
Enjoy the summer
Paul
On July 28, 2016 at 1:44 PM Eric Mills <E.Mills@Dal.Ca> wrote:
Early on July 24 I found an American Wigeon female with a single downy youn=
g in the big pond, Pond Cove, Brier Island. This was not a total surprise, =
for there had been an agitated male in the area a few weeks before. But it =
is the first confirmation of breeding on Brier Island, and only the second =
(according to our recent atlas) in Southwestern / Western Nova Scotia.
Vis-a-vis the recent discussion about early warbler migration, as seen from=
Brier Island July 23-26, I can't say that I found any signs of one. What I=
did see was the seasonally-expected formation of feeding guilds of recentl=
y fledged birds and some post-breeding resident adults, composed on Brier m=
ainly of Yellow, Yellow-rumped and Black-throated Green Warblers, Common Ye=
llowthroats, Golden-crowned Kinglets, Black-capped Chickadees, and Red-brea=
sted Nuthatches. Alder Flycatchers were still singing, and recently fledged=
Savannah Sparrows were everywhere. Some of the young Kinglets looked as th=
ough they should have stayed in the nest for a few more days.
Of course passerines can be on the move in late July, and one of these was =
a single adult Eastern Phoebe that seemed to appear out of nowhere on the a=
fternoon of July 25, was restless and on the move, and no doubt was a post-=
breeding disperser from somewhere nearby on the mainland.
Other birds of interest on or around Brier Island: four adult Great Cormora=
nts and a single HY bird among the Double-crests on Peters Island, probably=
from a nesting site nearby on Long Island; impressive numbers of phalarope=
s building up along the tide-streaks W of the island (I estimated 5000 Reds=
and about 50 Red-necked on July 24); a few hundred Great Shearwaters and s=
parse Wilson's Storm-Petrels offshore; two summering Black Scoter males (in=
eclipse) in Pond Cove; and the first juvenile Least Sandpipers (4/80) on J=
uly 25, which is a few days earlier than the 40-year average.
Eric L. Mills
Lower Rose Bay
Lunenburg Co., NS
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<p>Indeed. <br>
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<p>But the western areas of the province and the Atlantic slope of the main=
land are another story.</p>
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<p>Eric<br>
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mpatico.ca <rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca><br>
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<b>To:</b> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br>
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<div><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">Well Eric Wigeon breed quite commonly=
along the
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<div><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">Northumberland Strait in NS as =
well as PEI.<br>
</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">And have for years.<br>
</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">We had them in a farm pond where I us=
ed to work and<br>
</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">they were delightful flying around in=
the evenings, feeding in the sheep<br>
</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">feeders - a lovely bird.<br>
</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">Enjoy the summer<br>
</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">Paul<br>
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On July 28, 2016 at 1:44 PM Eric Mills <E.Mills@Dal.Ca> wrote: <br>
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<p>Early on