BIRD REPORT.

Common Loon ~- about 15 at Argyle Shore in mid May (AM). 9 there on June 11 (AM).

Pied-billed Grebe - 1 at Leeco's Pond, Point Pleasant on Apr. 29 (FRC); 1 at
Larkin's Pond, Selkirk on May 21 (FRC).

Common Egret - 1 at Brooklyn, Prince Co. on May 31 (GM) .

American Bittern - 1 at Dalvay Lake on May 6 and 1 at John Archie's Pond in Stanhope
on May 25 (AL).

Canada Goose - 2 adults and 5 downy young at Sturgeon on May 5 (WFS); 1 pair at
MacMillan's Pond, Alberry Plains on June 3 (FC).

Brant - 200 at Covehead Harbour on May 18 (WEC) and May 30 (LB, WEC, KL, AM); 20
at Miminegash on May 30 (GM).

Green-winged Teal - 1 hen on nest at Marshfield on Apr. 26 (APG).

Wood Duck - 1 pair at Lake Verde on May 11 (FRC).
Ruddy Duck - 1 m at Campbell's Pond, Park Corner on May 14 (FRC).
Red-breasted Merganser - flock of 20 at Bayview on May 2 (WEC).

Red-tailed Hawk - 1 at Bonshaw on May 10 (AL).

Rough-legged Hawk - 1 at Rustico Island on May 6 (AL).

Bald Eagle - 1 adult at Victoria Apr. 20-24 (BRB).
Osprey - a pair at nest in Belle River on Apr. 10 (RC).

American Kestrel - 1 at Glenfinnan on Apr. 24 (APG); 1 at North Wiltshire on May 2
(WEC) .

Ruffed Grouse - 1 at St. Mary's Road on Apr. 22 (WEC); 1 £ at Black Pond on May 15
(FRC). :

Ring-necked Pheasant - 1 m at Milltown Cross on Apr. 23 (WEC); 1 £ at Priest Pond
on May 15 (FRC).

Killdeer - 1 at Winsloe North on Apr. 16 (GW); 1 at Suffolk on Apr. 18 (MJB); 1 at
Green Bay on Apr. 18 (ALv); 1 displaying at Milltown Cross on Apr. 24 (WEC).

Piping Plover - 1 pair at Cavendish sandspit on May 2 (WEC).

Black-bellied Plover - 5 at Covehead Harbour on May 18 (WEC) and 4 there on May 30
(LB, WEC, KL, AM).

Greater Yellowlegs - 27 at Covehead Harbour on May 18 (WEC); 4 at Beech Grove
Causeway on May 3 (WEC), 2 there on May 16 and 1 there on May 30 (WEC, KL).

Willet - 14 at Covehead Harbour on May 18 (WEC) and 10 there on May 30 (LB, WEC,
KL, AM).

Spotted Sandpiper - 1 at Knox' Dam on May 2 (JW).

Common Snipe - 1 at Green Bay on Apr. 18 (ALv).
Common Tern - first arrived at Hillsborough Bridge on May 5 (FRC, SW, JW).
Caspian Tern - 6 at North Rustico on May 6 and 1 at Covehead Harbour on May 18 (WEC).

Black Guillemot - 9 at Orby Head on May 2 (WEC) and 2 there on May 13 (AL).

Great Horned Owl - 1 on Judson's Island in Pownal Bay on May 30 being mobbed by
crows (GH).

Mourning Dove - 1 at Indian River on Apr. 27.(TC).

8