BIRD REPORT

CONTRIBUTORS THIS MONTH: Thanks to everyone who sent in sightings this month, but my apologies to many of you, as unforseen circumstances (i.e. lack of time and space), all contributions to 'The Bird Report' were not included this issue, but will be included in the January/February issue (No. 86).

JA - John Alway; VA - Val Beer; JB — Jamie Burton; TC - Thelma Clark; FC - Francis Curley; KD - Katharine Dagg; PD - Paul Doiron; GGH - Geoff Hogan; E‘J - Elwin Johnson; GK - Gerry Kinnific; SM - Sandi Mahon; ME‘M - Margaret E. Mallett; BM - B. mybark; JDM - Dan McAskill; JM - Jerry McKeevney; CM - Carolyn Meicke; JMcP - Jay McPhail; JCS - Julie C. Schroeder; JuS - Julie Singleton; JS - Jane Synmes; SS - Sue Stephenson; ST - Stuart Tingley; MW — Mary Wilms

Carlton Loon - 20 sub-adults off North Cape, Aug.21 (ST, BM) Pied-billed Grebe - 3 at Stanhope, Aug. 2 (deM) Great Blue Heron - l at Auburn , June 20 (JuS) - 1 in Charlottetown, Nov.7 (MN) - l at North River causeway, Nov. 18 (VB) Black—crowned Night Heron - 2 at Jude's Point, Aug. 21 (ST, BM) Canada Goose - 27 at Sunmerville, Sept. 4 (FC) - 90+ in Springvale, Sept. 21 (SS) - 1000+ at Indian River, Oct. 20 (TC) - 150+ in Charlottetown, Dec. 9 (SS) Mallard - 2 at North River, in Oct. (JB) Black Duck - 4 at Stanhope, Aug. 2 (MEN) . - 3 at Indian River, Oct. 20 (TC) Gadwall - 1 at Indian River, Aug. 21 (ST, BM9 American Green-winged Teal - 2 at Canoe Cove, June 16 (JB) American Wigeon — 2 at Stanhope, Aug. 2 (Mad) Wood Duck - 4 in eclipse plumage in the National Park, Aug. 21 (ST, BM) Common Goldeneye — 1 at Indian River, Aug. 21 (ST, BM) Common Eider - 20 off North Cape, Aug. 21 (ST, BM) Goshawk - 1 adult at Indian River, Aug. 21 (ST, BM) Shirtshinned Hawk - 1 at Kensington Road, July 15 (JuS) - 1 at Rustico Island, Aug. 21 (ST, BM) Red-tailed Hawk - l hunting in Hampton, June 18 (JuS) Bald Eagle - 1 immature ,at the Bonshaw River, June 8 (JuS) - 1 moire at the Michell River, in mid-June (PD) - l mature at Campbell's Pond, in mid-Sept. (PD) . - l atBangor, Nov. 25 (JCS) Marsh Hawk - 1 male at Auburn, June 19 (JuS) - 1 at Springvale, Sept. 2 (SS) — l at Brackley, Sept. 26 (J8) Osnrev - 2 at the Bonshaw River, June 8 (JuS) - l at Canoe Cove , June 16 (JB) — 1 with a fish at Cornwall, July 19 (JuS) - 1 at Hampton, July 30 (CM) - 1 at Bonshaw, Sept. 26 (J8)

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