INSECTS: Cabbage butterflies in under-seeded grain field at Hampton on Oct. 7.

FISH: Atlantic silversides nets in Belvedere Pond in early Nov. (.TDM)

AMPHIBIAN S/ REPTILES:

Many northern leopard frogs crossing Donagh Road toward marsh in early October, especially on rainy nights (JDM). 1

orange coloured spring peeper, under the size of a dime, in grass in Donagh in late September. 2 red-bellied snake (1 killed on road) and several garter snakes in Donagh in September (IDM).

MAMMALS:

4 red foxes over several kilometers of road at Stanhope in National Park on Oct. 5 (JDM, EMa, JMa). One red fox at

Cornwall and 1 at Argyle Shore on Oct. 8 (WFB). 2 raccoons at Spring Valley on Oct. 14 (JDM, WFB). 1 striped skunk in pouring rain at Hampton on Oct. 17 (WFB, JDM).

BIRDS: Common Loon - l at East Point on Sept. 25 (DO), 1 offshore at Earnscliffe on Oct. 13 (DCS, DO, EMa), 1 at Argyle Shore on Oct. 15 (JDM), 1 at Point Prim on Oct. 16 (DK), 1 at Argyle Shore on Oct. 16 (JDM); Red-throated Loon — approx. 30 at Rocky Point on Oct. 3 (EMa, JMa), off shore at Earnscliffe on Oct. 13 (DCS, DO, EMa), 10 at Point Prim on Oct. 16 (DK), 35 to 40 at Black Pond in Pleasant View on Oct. 20 (DCS); Pied-billed Grebe - 1 at Stanhope area on Oct. 22 (DK); Horned Grebe - at Malpeque Bay on Oct. 4 (EMa, JMa), plenty at Malpeque Bay (Legion Shore area) on Oct. 13 (LH); Red-necked Grebe - at Malpeque Bay on Oct. 4 (EMa, Ma), 48 plus off shore at Earnscliffe on Oct. 13 (DCS, DO, EMa), 3 at Malpeque Bay on Oct. 13 (LH); Wilson's Storm-Petrel - nice little flock at North Cape on Sept. 7?? (TTW); Northern Gannet - 1005 at East Point on Sept. 25 (DO) & Oct. 5 (JDM, EMa, JMa, RC), 15 adults off Argyle Shore on Oct. 16 (JDM); Double-crested Cormorant - 7 at Hampton on Oct. 17 (JDM, WFB, LY); Great Blue Heron - 103 at MacAuley‘s Wharf on Oct. 16 (DK), 2 at National Park on Nov. 6 (DCS), l at Wellington on Nov. 8 (IBM); Great Egret -1 at Little Harbour on Aug. 4 (DCS); Turkey Vulture - 1 at Forest Hill in late summer (via DCl); Greater White-fronted Goose - 1 at Harvey Moore‘s Wildlife Sanctuary on Nov. 4 (DO); Snow Geese - 1 at Black Horse Corner (Spring Valley) on Sept. 29 (DSu), 12 (4 adults 8 first years) at Traveller's Rest ) on Locke Shore Road on Oct. 3 (LH), Oct. 4 (EMa, JMa); Canada Geese - the first geese (5) of the auturrm flight to the Ellen's Creek Wildlife Management (WMA) area were seen on Sept. 16, 0 on Sept. 17, & 40 on Sept. 20 (JDM), 700 at Lake Verde and 100 at OrwelWemon River on Sept. 20 (JDM), 10,000 at Rollo Bay WMA on Oct. 5 (JDM, EMa, JMa, RC), approx. 1,000 in Spring Valley on Oct. 7 (JDM, LY), approx. 2,500 in Indian River area on Oct. 7 (JDM, LY), 300 at Ellen's Creek WMA on Oct. 8 & 1000 on Oct. 9 (JDM), 1,000 dropping into Winlsoe com field on Oct. 31 at 1300 hrs (JDM), 1000 to 1500 in potato fields at Traveller‘s Rest & Spring Valley on Nov. 2 (JDM), 500 at Upton Road grain field on Nov. 7 & 8 (IDM); Wood Ducks - 2 at Mt. Stewart on Aug. 7 (DCS), 2 at Dalvay lagoon on Oct. 5 (JDM, EMa, IMa, RC); American Black Duck - approx. 100 off Riverside Drive on morning of Sept. 17, approx. 50 at Ellen's Creek WMA on Sept. 17, 350 on Oct. 8, 700 on Oct. 9 (JDM), 700 in Hillsborough River on Oct. 10 (JDM); Mallard - 20 going into West Royalty grainfields on Oct. 30 (JDM); Northern Pintail - at Fortune on Nov. 3 (JBl, BMcO, Blanch); Ring-neck Duck - at Long Pond on Oct. 20 (DK) & 21 (JDM, RPh); Greater Scaup - at

. Clark's Pond on Oct. 12 (DCS); Lesser Scaup - 1 at Long Pond on Oct. 21 (JDM, RPh); Scaup spp - 1 at East Point on Sept. 25 (DO); Common Eider - present at East Point on Sept. 25 (DO), 1 at Point Prim on Oct. 13 (DCS, DO, EMa); King Eider - 1 at East Point on Oct. 2 (VL, DK), Oct. 5 (DO, J DM, EMa, JMa, RC); Scoter/Eider - thousands at Malpeque Bay (Legion Shore area) on Oct. 13 (LH); Surf Scoter - off shore at Earnscliffe on Oct. 13 (DCS, DO, EMa) Common Goldeneye - off shore at Earnscliffe on Oct. 13 (DCS, DO, EMa), at Malpeque Bay on Nov. 2 (JDM); Bufflehead - 8 at Long Pond on Oct. 20 (DK, JBl); Hooded Merganser - at Clark's Pond in Cavendish on Oct. 11 & 2 (DCS), at Black Pond in Peasant View on Oct. 20 (BI), l at Long Pond on Oct. 21 (JDM, RPh); Common Merganser - at Black Pond in Peasant View on Oct. 20 (J Bl), at East Point on Nov. 3 (Bl, BMcO, Blanch); Red-breasted Merganser - 20 at Argyle Shore on Oct. 15 (JDM, WFB), off shore at Earnscliffe on Oct. 13 (DCS, DO, EMa), 4 at Point Prim on Oct. 16 (DK), at East Point on Nov. 3 (Bl, BMcO, Blanch); Bald Eagle - 1 at Desable Cove on Oct. 16 (JDM, LY), 1 with cat in talons at Clyde Road in Nov. (IGM), adult at New Annan on Oct. 18 (JDM, WFB), 1 immature at Tryon Marsh on Oct. 18 (JDM, WFB), 1 adult at Hampton on Oct. 25 (JDM), 1 immature at Earnscliff on Nov. 7 (DO); Northern Harrier - immature at East Point on Sept. 25 (DO), 1 at Rollo Bay WMA on Oct. 5 (JDM, EMa, JMa, RC), 3 in Spring Valley to Traveller's Rest area on Oct. 8, 1 immature hunting fields at Carleton on Oct. 15 (JDM, WFB); 1 hunting fields at Argyle Shore on Oct. 15 (JDM), 1 at Greenwich on Oct. 21 (JDM, RPh), 1 male hunting over fields on Nov. 6 at Coleman (JDM), immature at New Annan on Nov. 9 (JDM); Sharp-shinned Hawk -