Bird reports from Grand Manan this week

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From: Roger Burrows - Nature NB post
Subject: White Head birds

July 28

White Head Ferry 08:00-08:30
non-breeding Common Loon, adult Great & 13 Double-crested Cormorants, 28 Common Eiders, adult Bald Eagle, adult Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Black Guillemots

White Head: Village & Long Point Road 08:30-10:30
2+ Great Blue Herons, female Northern Harrier, Semipalmated Plover, Least & 30 Semipalmated Sandpipers, juvenile Golden-crowned Kinglet, 5 wood-warblers, juvenile Brown-headed Cowbird

White Head: Marsh & Flats 10:30-12:30
3 Double-crested Cormorants, 5 Common Eiders, adult Bald Eagle, 13+ Black-bellied & 5 Semipalmated Plovers, 14 Whimbrels, 3 Greater Yellowlegs, Spotted & 60 Semipalmated Sandpipers, 15 Cedar Waxwings, 5 wood-warblers

White Head: Main Road '300' block 12:30-12:45
20 Canada Geese, 2 wood-warblers

White Head: Shore Trail 12:45-13:20
5 Double-crested Cormorants, 7 Canada Geese, 38 Common Eiders, 7 Black-bellied Plovers

White Head: Marsh & Flats 13:20-13:50
63 Common Eiders+10 ducklings, 2 Whimbrels

White Head Ferry 14:00-14:30
42 Double-crested Cormorants, 15 Common Eiders, 28 Semipalmated Sandpipers

August 2

White Head Ferry 10:00-10:30
33 Double-crested Cormorants, 56 Common Eiders, adult Bald Eagle, Black Guillemot

White Head Island 10:30-14:45
5 Double-crested & 5 Great Cormorants (latter on Black Rock), 2 Great Blue Herons, 62 Canada Geese, 99 Common Eiders (inc. ducklings), female Northern Harrier, 59 Semipalmated Plovers, 2 Greater Yellowlegs, 3 Whimbrels, White-rumped & 30 Semipalmated Sandpipers, adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, fledged Cliff & Barn Swallows, 29 Cedar Waxwings, 8 wood-warblers, inc. female PRAIRIE WARBLER

White Head Ferry 15:00-15:30
51 Double-crested Cormorants, 132 Common Eiders, immature Bald Eagle, adult Razorbill, 3 Black Guillemots

Ingalls Head 15:35
PEREGRINE FALCON heading to Ross Island

August 6

Ingalls Head Road 08:15-09:00
19 Double-crested Cormorants, 25 Common Eiders, fledged Cedar Waxwings from nest on Tate Lane, 7 wood-warblers

Grand Harbour 09:00-09:50
5 Double-crested Cormorants, 35 Canada Geese, 2 American Black Ducks, 14 Common Eiders, female Red-breasted Merganser, 4 Greater Yellowlegs, 2 Spotted & 17 Least Sandpipers

Throughfare Road 09:50-10:35
2 Canada Geese, immature Bald Eagle, 20 Black-bellied & 104 Semipalmated Plovers, 10 Greater & 2 Lesser Yellowlegs, Ruddy Turnstone, 45 Least & 51 Semipalmated Sandpipers

Woodwards Cove-Shore Road 10:35-11:20
2 Double-crested Cormorants, 9 Canada Geese, Eastern Wood-Pewee

Roger Burrows
Ingalls Head
Grand Manan