BIRD REPORT

Thanks to all observers who contributed records to this issue of the newsletter: Andre Bard (AB), Winifred Cairns (NEC), Elsie Cannon (EC), Rosemary Curley (FRC), Lou Daley (LD), Stuart Drummond (SD), Brenda Edgar (BE), B. Fisher (BF), Gebff Hogan (GGH), King Howatt (KH), Karen Lowther (KL), Gerald MacDonald (GM), Philip MacKay (PM), Chris MacKenzie (CM), Dorothy MacLeod (DM), Joyce MacLeod (JM), Dan McAskill (JDM), Geraldine Porter (GP), Alan Saint (AS), Julie Singleton (JSi), Jane Symmes (JS), Donald Townsend (DT), David Wake (Ow), Miriam Nest (MWe), Marguerite Wheatley (MN). Vicki Friesen (VF).

Red-necked Grebe — 2 at Lewis Point Aug. 29, 30 and 31 (MNe).

Gannet - 1 in St. Peter's Bay on Oct. 1 (OT); 7 or 8 at Brackley on Oct. 3 (JM); 25 off East Point on Oct. 8 (WEC,DW).

Double-crested CormOrant - 228 on Sept. 25, 3 on Sept. 28 and 11 on Oct. 12 at Hillsborough Bridge (JDM).

Cormorant Sp. - 50 at Richmond on Sept. 14 (FRC).

Great Blue Heron - 21 at Rustico Island on Sept. 25 (NEC,KL); 3 at Hillsborough Bridge on Sept. 25, at Fullerton's Marsh 4 on Sept. 25, 2 on Sept. 26, 5 on Sept. 27 and 29, 1 on Sept. 30, 12 on Oct. 5 and 1 on Oct. 23 (JDM); 1 on Sept.30 and 16 on Oct. 5 at Beach Grove and 2 at Hermitage on Sept. 30 (JDM); 1 at New Glasgow on Oct. 7 (FRC); 22 at York Point on Oct. 13 (JDM); 1 at Beach Grove on Oct. 23 (AS); 1 at Mt. Stewart on Oct. 29 and a flock of 15 in Donagh on

Oct. 30 (JDM).

American Bittern - 2 at Greenwich on Sept. 30 (GGH).

Canada Goose - 10 at Rustico Island on Sept. 25 (WEC,KL); 30 at Donagh on Sept. 26, 4 at Mt. Albion on Sept. 29, 1 at Beach Grove and 320 at Lake Verde on Oct. 1, 3 at Hillsboro R. on Oct. 12 and 1 at Sumnerside on Oct. 15 (JDM).

Snow Goose - 1 in Freetown on Oct. 10 (LD). Mallard - 3 at Hillsborough River on Oct. 12 and 1 at Summerside on Oct. 15 (JDM).

Black Duck - 250 at Rustico Island on Sept. 25 (NEC,KL); at Beach Grove 6 on Sept. 25, 7 on Sept. 30, 84 on Oct.1, 48 on Oct. 5, 200 on Oct. 12 , 200 on Oct. 14, 285 on Oct. 15, 557 on Oct. 23 (JDM); at Hillsborough Bridge 12 on Sept; 25, 289 on Oct. 12, 75 on Oct. 14, 200+ on Oct. 23 (JDM); 75 in New Glasgow on Oct. 7 (FRC); 539 on the Hillsborough River in Parkdale on Oct. 12 (JDM); 220 and 300+ at Summerside on Oct. 15 (JDM); a large flock at Lewis Point on Oct. 23 (AS).

Gadwall - 2 at Cherry Hill on Oct. 8 (JDM).

Green-winged Teal - at Cherry Hill 10 on Oct. 3, 1 on Oct. 8 and 3 on Oct. 29 (JDM); 15 in New Glasgow on Oct. 7 (FRC).

Blue-winged Teal — 10 at Rustico Island on Sept. 25 (WEC,KL); at Cherry Hill 100+ on Oct. 3, 1 on Oct. 8 and 1 on Oct. 29 (JDM); 1 at Dromore on Oct. 10 and 1 at Auburn on Oct. 29 (JDM). .

Ring-necked Duck - 42 at Neisner's Pond on Oct. 2 (JDM). Oldsguaw - 2 at East Point on Oct. 8 (WEC,DW). Harleguin Duck - 1 at Clear Springs on Oct. 24 (GM).