[ValleyNature] Brier Island birding yesterday and today

[James W. Wolford]

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> From: Richard Stern <sternrichard at gmail.com>
> Date: May 17, 2009 7:31:28 PM ADT
> To: NatureNS <naturens at chebucto.ns.ca>, NS-RBA <NS- 
> RBA at yahoogroups.com>, birds_of_a_heather at hotmail.com
> Subject: [NatureNS] Brier Island birding yesterday and today
> Reply-To: naturens at chebucto.ns.ca
>
> Hi,
>
> A group of us were on Brier yesterday and today, and some are  
> staying for the whole long weekend. The birding yesterday was very  
> good, but today everything was hunkered down in heavy rain and high  
> wind. Between us all (and everyone saw nearly everything, including  
> all the "good" birds) we saw 70+ species yesterday alone. Birding  
> highlights included --
>
> Turkey Vultures - ~13
> Broad-winged Hawks - a small flight
> Warbling Vireo - 1, Westport
> Blue-headed Vireo, lots near N.Point
> Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
> E.Kingbird - ~20, including some that had evidently just arrived -  
> sitting on the rocks by the wharf etc.
> E.Bluebird - 1F., catching insects around the cemetery
> Brown Thrasher - 1 v. brief look
> N.Mockingbird - 1
> Gray Catbird - All over the Island
> Warblers - ~13 species. Good numbers.  No real rarities.
> Scarlet Tanager - 1 ad. M.
> Summer Tanager - 2 recognizably different birds
> White-Crowned Sparrows - all over the place in Wesport
> Indigo Bunting - 4 or 5, Westport
> Blue Grosbeak - 1 imm. M.
> Baltimore Oriole - 15+
> Orchard Oriole - 1 ad. M
>
> Nice sights included Summer Tanager, 2 species of Oriole and Indigo  
> Buntings all together,  Blue Grosbeak and Indigo Bunting side by  
> side, and N.Harriers, Turkey Vultures, Sharpie and E.Bluebird all  
> in view at the same time..
>
> Richard
>
>
> #################
> Richard Stern,
> 317 Middle Dyke Rd.
> Port Williams, NS, Canada
> B0P 1T0
>
> sternrichard at gmail.com
> ###################

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