to shoo it away. Time and time again the bird attempted to reach the feeder, but without deiay the wasp was out in hot pursuit fiying and diving within inches of the bird as it twisted and turned to escape this minute enemy. Bearing in mind the primary purpose of our feeder, we rather reiuctantiy had to dispose of this gaiiant iittie fighter, and ieft the feeder once again to our hummingbird friends. Editors Note: This has been an eventfui summer for Pat and the hummingbirds. Pat reported to me that eariier this summer that he feit a sharp rap on his head while in his woodiot and, shortiy thereafter, a second sharp rap. A hummingbird had hit him twice on the head with its biii. Perhaps Pat had wandered too close to its nest, a tiny cup usuaiiy constructed of piant down, fibers, and bud scaies which is attached on the top surface of a branch with spider webs and covered with 1ichens.

BIRD SIGHTINGS

Common Loon - 12 fishing together at Seacow Head, August 1 (JDM, MS) Pied-biiied Grebe - a aduits with 3 fiedg1ings at Dalvay, August 4 (05, SM) Northern Gannet - 9 immature and 3 aduits foi1owing and fishing near a schooi of doiphins or porpoise at Bothweli, mid-Juiy (DH) Canada Goose - 1 at Eiien's Creek most days from Juiy 12 to August 28 (JDM, MK) Common Eider - 2 1arge rafts of mouiting eider at East Point, Juiy 18 (DH) - 2 at Borden, July 25 (DS) - 1 at Saiutation Cove, August 7 (SM, 05) Surf Scoter - 1 with Common Eiders at East Point, Juiy 18 (DH) - 8 at Wood ISIands East, August 10 (05, SM) Sharp-shinned Hawk - nest with nearby fledglings at Emeraid, Juiy 28 (SM, JDM) Bald Eagie - 1 immature at East Point, July 18 (JDM) - 1 aduit feeding at North River Causeway, Juiy 31 (SM, 05) Osprey — 1 on nest at New Giascow, August 3 (JDM, MS) — 3 at Eiien's Creek, August 26 (JUN) Meriin - 1 adult and 3 fledglings seen at Wheatiey River, August 3 (JDM, MS) - 1 adu1t and 1 fiedgiing seen at New Giascow, August 3 (JDM, MS) Semipaimated Piover - 7 at North River Causeway, Ju1y 31 (SM, 05) ' - 20 at Biooming Point, Juiy 31 (MS, JDM) - 45 at Covehead Iniet, August 3 (05, SM) - S7 at Bedegue Point, August 7 (SM, 05) Piping P1over - a pair fiedged 4 young at North Lake in June, (A&BS) - 2 at Brackley Beach, August 8 (DS) Kilideer — 1 aduit with 2 downy fiedgiings, August 2 (JUN, MS) 2 40+ in)one smali pasture fieid in heavy rain at O'ieary, August 2 MS, JDM Biack-beiiied Piover - 20 at Brackiey Beach, August 7 (05, SM) - 61 at Victoria, August 15 (DS, SM) Ruddy Turnstone - 14 at North River Causeway, Juiy 31 (05, SM) - 35 at Sa1utation Cove, August 7 (SM, 05) Nhimbrei - 1 at Nest River Causeway, August 3 (SM, 05) Spotted Sandpiper - 5 at Murray River North, August 4 (05, SM) -; Soiitary Sandpiper - 1 at Eilen's Creek, August 9 (05, SM) ,flmmwg.“mm. Greater Yeiiowiegs - 9 at Covehead, August 14 (05, SM) Lesser Yeiiowiegs - 79 at E11en's Creek, August 3 (SM, DS) Red Knot - 7 at Summerside, August 19 (JUN, 05) Pectorai Sandpiper - 1 at Brackiey Beach, August 10 (SM, 05) - 5 at Brackiey Beach, August 14 (SM, DS) , Hhite-rumped Sandpiper - 6 at Murray Harbour North, August 4 (05, SM)

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