BIRD REPORT

Great Cormorant — about 150 at Cape Tryon on Mar. 28 (WEC,GH) . .

Great Blue Heron - l at Corran Ban on Mar. 30 (GBM), l at Freeland on Mar. 30 (GM), 1 at Rustico Island on Apr. 1 (MWh), l at Brooklyn (Prince County) on Apr. 1 (GM), 3 at Seal River on Apr. 3 (WEC), 3 at Southport on Apr. 4 (PW).

Brant — 25 at Souris River on Apr. 5 (GBM), 60 at Brackley Marsh on Apr. 13 (AL), 150—200 at Covehead Bay on Apr. 18 (GH).

Greater Scaup - 80 at Wilmot Bridge on Apr. 11 (WEC).

f Red—tailed Hawk — l at Belleview on Mar. 19 (WEC). Bald Eagle - l at Point Pleasant on Jan. 15 (DC). Marsh Hawk - l at Beach Point on Apr. 4 (GH), 2 probables at Vernon River on Apr. 7 (DL), 1 f at Miminegash on Apr. 12 (GM), 1 m at Tarantum on Apr. 15 (APG), l at Milltown Cross on Apr. 15 (WEC).

Kestrel — l at Guernsey Cove on Apr. 4 (GH), 1 probable at Victoria Park

in Ch'town on Apr. 8 (JW).

Ruffed Grouse - 4 at Springton on Mar. 23 (GAC,EMC).

Gray Partridge — 3 at Bunbury on Mar. 17 (SEV) , 1 pair at Milltown Cross. on Apr. 14 (LA).

Killdeer - l at Milltown Cross on Apr. 13 (WEC). Iceland Gull — l at Charlottetown Harbour on Apr. 7 (GH).

'Ring—billed Gull - numerous at North River Causeway and vicinity on Apr. 3 (GH), 3 at Vernon Bridge on Apr. 13 (JW).

MCurning DOVe — l at Kensington on Apr. 3 (JW).

Show owl - 2 near Victoria on Mar. 13 (AF) one of which subsequently had its broken wing successfully pinned; l in Mermaid on Apr. 12 (MB).

Kin fisher - l in the Montague area in mid March (JW), 1 at Winter River on Apr. 9 (MEM,MWi).

COmmon Flicker - l at Winter River on Apr. 9 (MEM,MWi), l at Valleyfield on Apr. 9 (JW),l at O‘Leary on Apr. 9 (GM), 1 at Marshfield on Apr. 9 (EWC), l at O'Leary on Apr. 10 (AM,GM), l at Milltown Cross on Apr. 13 ‘ (WEC), l in Caledonia on Apr. 17 (GH).

Common Raven - 20-25 feeding on a dead carcass in a ploughed field in West Covehead on Apr. 18 (GH).

American Robin - l in Charlottetown on Mar. 31 (HWJ) , a flock of 10 . males in Charlottetown on Apr. 2 (GH), 1 at Summerville on Apr. 3 (FC),

1 at Bunbury on Apr. 4 (SEV), l at Marshfield on Apr. 9 (EWC), large flocks totalling hundreds in lower Kings County on Apr. 17 (GH).

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