BIRD REPORT

Common loon — 20+ sub-adults off North Cape, Aug. 27 (BD,RW) Pied—bill grebe - 1 ad., 1 imm., John Archies' Pond, Aug.,27 (BD,RW) - 3 in Long Pond, PEI Nat'l Pk., Aug. 27 (BQ,RW) ‘ — 1 ad:,-in pond next to Pk. Adm. buildings, Aug. 27 (BD,RW) Northern gannet - 1 ad., flying off North Cape, Aug. 27 (BD,RW) Double—crested cormorant - 20 on the wing at Pt. Prim, May-18 (TM) Great blue heron — 2 roosting in tree at Point Prim marsh, May 18 (TM) —‘4 at Pt. Prim shore, June 6 (TM) - 7 at Pt. Prim, June 7 (TM) American black duck - 1 pr., Pt. Prim marsh, June 6 (TM) . - 1 in Cornwall, June 21-July 11 (PAM) - 120+ Indian River, Aug. 27 (BD,RW) Gadwall - 2 broods of 12 eachq Indian River, Aug. 27 (BD,RW) - 15+, Wheatley River, Aug. 27 (BD,RW) Northern pintail - 2 (m & f), Pisquid, June 30 (TH) - 4 in salt water w/ black ducks, Rustico Is., Aug. 27 (BD,RW) Teal (species) - 250+, abouth 2/3 green wing, Brackley Marsh, Aug. 27 (BD,RW) American wigeon, 1m., If. at Pisquid, June 30 (TH) Wood duck — 12 m., If. at Burnett's Pond near Montrose, Aug. 27, males all in eclipse plumage (BD,RW) Ring—neck duck - 1 m. in Bunbury, July 3 (TH) Common eider - 3 f. or imm. off North Cape, Aug. 27 (BD,RW) White-winged scoter - 10+, m & f, St. Peters Harbour, July 12 (TH) Hooded merganser — 2 ad., 3 imm. at Indian River, Aug. 27 (BD,RW) Bald eagle - 1 at Pt. Prim, June 17 (TM) Northern harrier (marsh hawk) - 1 m., Pt. Prim, June 6 (TM) - 1 f., Pt. Prim, Aug. 21 (TM) - 3 imm., North Cape, Aug. 27 (BD,RW) at Pt. Prim, June 19 (TM) m., Pt.-Prim, May 18 (TM) ad., 2 imm., North Cape, Aug. 27 (BD,RW) in Alberton, Aug. 27 (BD,RW)‘ — 1 imm., Indian River, Aug. 27 (BD,RW) American kestrel - 1 f., Pt. Prim, May 18 (TM) Sora - 1 flushed at Pisquid DU Impoundment, Aug. 27 (RN) Semi-palmated plover - 3 at Pt. Prim Shore, Aug. 21 (TM) Piping plover - 2 prs., with young, PEI Nat'l Pk., June 27 (DRM) Killdeer — 2 ad., 13 imm., Foxley Bay & Rt. 12, Aug. 27 (BD,RW) Lesser golden plover — 2 overhead at North Cape, Aug. 27 (BD,RW) Black-bellied plover - 3 at Pt. Prim shore, Aug. 21 (TM) — 35 in Alberton on motel lawn, Aug. 27 (BD,RW) Ruddy turnstone - 4 at Pt. Prim shore, Aug. 21 (TM) - 3 imm., Rustico 13., Aug. 27 (BD,RW) Whimbrel - 5 at North Cape, Aug. 27 (BD,RW) — 10 at Brackley Marsh, Aug. 27 (BD,RW) Spotted sandpiper — 2 (1 ad., 1 young) in Lower Montague, July 11 (TH) Willet — 1 at Pt. Prim marsh, May 14 (TM) - 3 at Covehead Harbour, Aug. 27 (BD,RW) Lesser yellowlegs - 4 at Pt. Prim shore, Aug. 21 (TM) Red knot - 2 in winter plumage, Brackley Marsh, Aug. 27 (BD,RW) - 2 in partial plumage, Tracadie Harbour, Aug. 27 (BD,RW) White-rumped sandpiper - 15 at North Cape, Aug. 27 (BD,RW) Short-billed dowitcher - 10 at Brackley Marsh, Aug. 27 (BD,RW)

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