Bird reports ,

Great blue heron - 2 at Sharam's Point, Mar. 3 (PW) . — 1 at Beech Grove Causeway, Mar. 30 (AMW) Sharp—shinned hawk - feeding at Baldwin Road feeder, Mar. 1 (GS) Red—tailed hawk - Baldwin Road, Mar. 1 (GS) - Bald eagle — (imm.?) at Bonshaw, Jan. 3 (JS) — at Bonshaw, Feb. 17 (JS) — at 48 Road, April 14 (BP) Northern harrier — f at Point Prim, April 5 (TM) — m at Baldwin Road, April 15 (GS) Falcon or hawk (sp) - possibly a merlin, with prey near Clyde River garage, Jan. 25 (JS) Merlin - at Baldwin Road, Mar. 1 (GS)

- 1 after the small birds at Point Prim feeder, Mar. 29 (TM) Mourning dove - pair all winter at Point Prim feeder, quite tame (TM) American robin - at Sharam's Point, Mar. 5 (PW)

Bohemian waxwing — about 50 at North River Road, Jan. 24 (JS) — 20+ on Bonshaw TV antenna, Feb. 21 (JS) Northern shrike - one on Bonshaw feeder, Jan. 19 (JS) - on feeder in Bonshaw, Mar. 14 (JS) American goldfinch ~ 2 at Bonshaw feeder, Feb. 6 (JS) - 2 at Crossroads, Mar. 14 (APM) 1 at Lewis Point, Jan. 12 (AMW) 1 at Dromore, Feb. 7 (SC) at Baldwin Road, Mar. 6 (GS) — 2 at Point Prim feeder, Mar. 29 (TM) — 2 at Crossroads feeder, Mar. 31 (APM) - 3 at Point Prim feeder, April 5 (TM) . Common redpoll — 5 at Bonshaw feeder, Jan. 22 (JS) — 2 at Lewis Point deeder, Feb. 1 (AMW) - 20 at York feeder, Feb. 20 (AMW) - 12 at Charlottetown feeder in March (HF) — 25—30 at Point Prim feeder during March (TM) - flock of 50+ at Lobster Shanty feeder, Montague, Apr. 1 (BM) 8 at Bonshaw feeder, Jan. 20 (JS) ' 2 at Lewis Point feeder, Jan. 27 (AMW) 5 at Lewis Point feeder, Mar. 6 (AMW) 12+ at Point Prim feeder in March (TM) - 6 at Lewis Point feeder, April 7 (AMW) Northern junco - 8-10 at Lewis Point feeder, Jan. 12 (AMW) American tree sparrow - 2 at Bonshaw feeder, Jan. 19 (JS) - 8 at Point Prim feeder, during March (TM) Song sparrow - 8 at Point Prim feeder in March (TM) Snow bunting~ 50+ at TCH near Bonshaw, Jan. 28 onwards (JS) - 50-100 outside Bonshaw home eating scattered bird seed, Feb. 21 (JS) - 100's at Point Prim fields in March (TM) *** Also, I had a call April 15 from a friend in Georgetown who is pretty sure she's been seeing a female yellow-headed blackbird in the area, and a neighbour has reportedly been seeing the male. They are distinctive birds, but quite a ways out of their normal range and have never been seen here before. We're hoping to get photos and some verification. In the meantime, anyone in that area should keep their eyes open for something very special.

Thanks to the following contributors: SC — Sheila Christie; HF - Helen Fer guson; BM — Bruce MacLaren; APM - Arlene and Paul McGuigan; TM - Thelma Mur- chison; BP — Bruno Peripoli; GS — Gary Schneider; JS - Jane Symmes; AMW — Allison and Miriam West; PW — Patrick Wooton.

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