Grand Manan Birds, May 19, 2009

Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 19:54:13 -0300

From:    Roger Burrows NBNature listserv
Subject: Grand Manan & White Head birds, inc. Little Blue Heron, Great Egret, Northern Goshawk, Northern Roughwinged Swallow, Northern Mockingbird, Cedar Waxwings, wood-warblers & Bobolinks

May 18

North Head    06:00-07:30
2 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, Hairy Woodpecker, 4 wood-warblers, inc. Chestnut-sided Warbler

Castalia Marsh    09:10-10:15
Great Blue & Little Blue Herons, 6 Brants, 5 Red-breasted Mergansers, 21 Black-bellied Plovers, 15 Semipalmated Sandpipers, probable Dunlin, 2 adult Bald Eagles

Grand Harbour--Throughfare    10:30-10:40
Great Egret,45 Red-breasted Mergansers, Greater Yellowlegs, singing Hermit Thrush

Deep Cove    11:15-11:45
Common Loon, 15 Common Eiders, 2 Suref, 5 White-winged & 6 Black Scoters, Broad-winged Hawk, Merlin

Southern Head    11:55-12:15
8 Common Eiders, Razorbill, 3 Black Guillemots

Grand Manan Bird Sanctuary    afternoon
4 Common Eiders, 6 Black Scoters, Ring-necked Duck pair

Grand Harbour    afternoon
600 Brants, 12+ American Black Ducks, 5 Greater Yellowlegs

May 19

Marathon Inn    06:15-07:30
2 immature Great Cormorants, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Gray Catbird pair building a nest, Northern Mockingbird, 4 Cedar Waxwings, 5 wood-warblers, inc. Northern Waterthrush, 3 male Bobolinks.

Ingalls Head    07:50-08:15
9+ Common Eiders, Barn Swallow pair, singing Northern Cardinal

White Head    08:15-08:45
immature Great Cormorant, 107 Common Eiders, 5 Bald Eagles

White Head Marsh & Road    08:45-09:00
Common Loon, Green-winged Teal pair, immature Bald Eagle, 2 Barn Swallow & 6 Tree Swallow pairs

White Head Old Dumpsite & Langmaid Cove    09:15-11:40
Green-winged Teal, Sharp-shinned Hawk, immature male Northern Goshawk, American Kestrel, immature Bald Eagle, Blue-headed & Red-eyed Vireos, 15 wood-warblers, inc. Nashville, male Bay-breasted, 2 female Black-throated Blue, Ovenbird & 4 Canada Warblers

Gull Cove    11:45-12:15
5 Cliff Swallow pairs nest repairing, 4 male Bobolinks

White Head & Long Point    13:00-15:00
52 Common Eiders, 6 Eastern Kingbirds, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 6 wood-warblers, inc. female Bay-breasted Warbler

North Head    16:15-17:00
3+ Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, Eastern Kingbird

Roger Burrows
Ingalls Head
Grand Manan

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