[ValleyNature] Last 2 days on Brier Island

[James W. Wolford]

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> From: Richard Stern <sternrichard at gmail.com>
> Date: April 12, 2009 5:17:02 PM ADT
> To: NatureNS <naturens at chebucto.ns.ca>
> Subject: [NatureNS] Last 2 days on Brier Island
> Reply-To: naturens at chebucto.ns.ca
>
> Hi,
>
> Liz and I spent from Fri. noon to this morning on Brier Island.  
> Friday was warm and sunny - the rest was wet, windy and cold. Water  
> levels were very high and the W.Light road was becoming flooded  
> below Camp Rd. Birds of note included --
>
> - Brant .................. ~150, mainly in Pond Cove
> - Snow Goose ....... 2 in the estuary along Digby neck, on Friday.  
> Not relocated today.
> - Black Scoter ....... Several in Pond Cove
> - Turkey Vulture .... appr. 8, no doubt attracted by at least 3  
> dead seals on Pond Cove beach
> - Rough-legged Hawk ... 1 light phase flying N.E. over Whipple Pt.
> - Am. Kestrel .......... 1 over Freeport
> - Am. Woodcock ...... 1 at dusk at our Camp
> - Snowy Owl ........... 1  (prob. ad. F), in the big Meadow. Seen  
> by us yesterday and others for the last few days. Some local people  
> have seen 2 recently below W.Light.
> - E. Phoebe ............ at least 3 around the island
> - E. Kingbird ........... 1 flew in near our camp. Because of the  
> early date for this species I tried hard to make it into something  
> more exotic, but it was just an eastern.
> - Brown-h. Cowbird .. 3+ M. and 3+ F. in Westport.
>
> + the usual and expected on Brier. No exotics or rarities! We also  
> had a good chorus of Spring Peepers Fri. evening.
>
> Richard
>
>
> -- 
> #################
> Richard Stern,
> 317 Middle Dyke Rd.
> Port Williams, NS, Canada
> B0P 1T0
>
> sternrichard at gmail.com
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