Friday, July 17, 2009

New Bird Life on Grand Manan

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Date:    Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:01:27 -0300
From: Roger Burrows NATURENB
Subject: Grand Manan birds

July 14

Ox Head 17:40-18:40 & 10:40-20:00
fledged songbirds included 2 Black-capped Chickadees, 3 Yellow-rumped
Warblers, Common Yellowthroat, 2 Song Sparrows & 2 Dark-eyed Juncos

Grand Manan Bird Sanctuary 18:40-19:40
6 American Wigeon broods of 8, 7, 6 & 4 week-old+ ducklings and 6 & 4 3'4
day-old ducklings, brood of 5 American Black Ducks, male Green-winged Teal,
3 female Common Eiders

July 15

Ingalls Head Road 08:40-08:55
male Eastern Kingbird (at #42)

Highway 776--Grand Harbour & Woodwards Cove 09:15-09:50
Killdeer with 2 small juveniles (open area where nets are drying on west
side of highway south of Curling Club Road)

Roger Burrows
Ingalls Head

Photo credit of killdeer eggs: wikipedia.com

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