Next the route swung south and westward along route two with stops at Black Pond, Little Harbour, and Souris. Side trips to Southampton and Savage Harbour Bay were relatively unproductive but a variety of birds were picked up at Mount Stewart, Pisquid Pond, Pisquid River, Dalvay, Covehead, Robinson’s Island, North Rustico, and Cavendish. Highlights included an American Coot at the Allisary Creek impoundment near Mount Stewart, Eastern Wood Peewee at Robinson’s Island, and a great look at a Blackpoll Warbler at Orby Head. From Cavendish, the route led to the Charlottetown Airport where Upland Sandpiper were seen. At that point 131 species had been seen, very close to the single day record. A decision was made to try for the day’s elusive Spotted Sandpiper at several sites around Charlottetown as well as the Glaucous Gull. The Glaucous Gull was seen on the stone jetty in Charlottetown Harbour but we had no luck finding the Spotted Sandpiper or the Nighthawks.

The weather was variable with mist, cloud, sun, and very brief rain showers. The winds were low during the night and morning but picked up towards the end of the day. Temperatures were cool until lunch time. The

time frame for the birding for Team 2 was between 2:30 am and 9:00 pm and they covered 420 km. Together, the two teams observed and heard 133 species.

Common Loon Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron

Wood Duck

American Black Duck Northern Pintail

Greater Scaup

Surf Scoter

Long-tailed Duck

Bald Eagle

Broad-winged Hawk (dark phase) Merlin

Sora

Piping Plover

Lesser Yellowlegs Wilson’s Snipe

Herring Gull

Great Black-backed Gull Black Guillemot

Great Horned Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Black-backed Woodpecker Eastern Wood Peewee Eastern Kingbird

Gray Jay

Common Raven

Barn Swallow Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Swainson's Thrush

Gray Catbird

Tennessee Warbler Yellow Warbler

Pied-billed Grebe

Great Cormorant

Snowy Egret

Gadwall

Mallard

Green-winged Teal Lesser Scaup White-winged Scoter Red-breasted Merganser Northern Harrier

UID Buteo like raptor Ruffed Grouse American Coot

Killdeer

Willet

American Woodcock Iceland Gull

Caspian Tern

Rock Dove

Barred Owl Ruby-throated Hummingbird Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker

Alder Flycatcher Blue-headed (Solitary) Vireo Blue Jay

Tree Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Brown Creeper Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush European Starling Nashville Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler

Northern Gannet American Bittem Canada Goose American Wigeon Blue-winged Teal Ring-necked Duck Common Eider Black Scoter Osprey Sharp-shinned Hawk American Kestrel Virginia Rail Black-bellied Plover Greater Yellowlegs Upland Sandpiper Ring-billed Gull Glaucous Gull Common Tern Mourning Dove Long-cared Owl Belted Kingfisher Hairy Woodpecker Olive-sided Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Red-eyed Vireo American Crow Bank Swallow Boreal Chickadee Winter Wren Veery American Robin Cedar Waxwing Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler