[ValleyNature] nos. of Fundy shore birds, Cottage Cove to Morden, April 26/09

James W. Wolford jimwolford at eastlink.ca
Tue Apr 28 07:59:56 CDT 2009


THANKS, GARY! for the numbers,  from Jim et al.

Begin forwarded message:
> From: Gary Myers <gemyers at av.eastlink.ca>
> Date: April 27, 2009 9:35:45 PM ADT
> To: Jim Wolford <jimwolford at eastlink.ca>
> Subject: Bird Numbers
>
> These numbers won't be exact for the scoters, but they're close,  
> for the others they are exact numbers.  Gary Myers

> Today (Sunday) Roger Short and I took a drive from Morden to  
> Cottage Cove, we had a pretty good day, species-wise, for a total  
> of 31.  Highlights were 8 Gannets on the wing, 12 Eiders, 6 Red  
> Breasted Mergansers, 8 Black, 15 Surf and 10 White Wing Scoters, a  
> Black Guillemot and 4 Loons at Margaretsville, 12 Harlequin Ducks  
> at Port George, 12 Brant Geese and 3 more airborne Gannets at  
> Cottage Cove and an Immature Bald eagle at Mosher's Corner.

> We had the Cardinal back in Morden Saturday morning for a short  
> stay.  Photos of the geese and ducks at the link.  Gary Myers  
> Morden NS
>
> 1.                  Blue Jay
> 2.                  Chickadee
> 3.                  Crow
> 4.                  Raven
> 5.                  Purple Grackle
> 6.                  Starling
> 7.                  Mourning Dove
> 8.                  American Gold Finch
> 9.                  Robin
> 10.              Purple Finch
> 11.              Red Wing Blackbird
> 12.              Flicker
> 13.              Junco
> 14.              Pheasant
> 15.              Immature Bald Eagle
> 16.              GBB Gull
> 17.              Herring Gull
> 18.              Common Eider
> 19.              Red Breasted Merganser
> 20.              Black Guillemot
> 21.              Gannet
> 22.              Black Scoter
> 23.              Surf Scoter
> 24.              White Wing Scoter
> 25.              Harlequin Duck
> 26.              Grebe
> 27.              Loon
> 28.              Cormorant
> 29.              Brant Goose
> 30.              Canada Goose
> 31.              Mallard
>
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