Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Bay of Fundy Birds from Grand Manan to Saint John - Shoveler and others



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Subject: Grand Manan Ferry & Saint John birds, inc. NORTHERN PINTAIL, NORTHERN SHOVELER, BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, RING-NECKED & RUDDY DUCKS, HOODED  MERGANSER, NORTHERN HARRIER, GLAUCOUS GULL, ATLANTIC PUFFIN &  PILEATED WOODPECKER

December 8

Grand Manan Ferry 07:30-09:00
18 Northern Gannets, 4 American Black Ducks, 82+ Common Eiders, male Long-tailed Duck, 11 Black-legged Kittiwakes, >580 Bonaparte's Gulls, Ring-billed & 4 Iceland Gulls, 3 ATLANTIC PUFFINS

St. George: Bonny River Road 09:40-10:10
female HOODED MERGANSER, American Tree Sparrow, 8+ American Goldfinches

Pennfield 10:30
PILEATED WOODPECKER flying over Highway 1

Lancaster Sewage Lagoons 11:05-11:35
9 Gadwalls, 31+ American Black Ducks, male Mallard, 3 American Wigeons, female NORTHERN PINTAIL, 11 NORTHERN SHOVELERS, 8 Green-winged Teals, 86 (!) Buffleheads, 4 RUDDY DUCKS, 7 Iceland & 2 GLAUCOUS GULLS

Fallsview Park & Marble Cove 12:25-12:55
2 American Black Ducks, 17 Buffleheads, male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, 3 Common
Goldeneyes, 9 Red-breasted Mergansers, 3 Ring-billed & 8 Iceland Gulls

Marsh Creek 15:00-15:20
2+ Gadwalls, 150+ American Black Ducks, 47 Mallards, 28 Green-winged Teals, immature male RING-NECKED DUCK, 11+ Buffleheads, 6 Common Goldeneyes, immature female NORTHERN HARRIER, 21+ Ring-billed & 18 Iceland Gulls

Roger Burrows
Ingalls Head
Grand Manan

Photo Credit: wikipedia.com

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