RESULTS OF THE 1980 FRANCIS BAIN BIRDATHON (by Geoff Hogan,

The.third annual 1980.

Francis Bain Birdathon was held on Saturday, Sunny and clear weather greeted the 22 dedicated members and

Compiler)

May 31,

friends of the Natural History Society during the early hours of the

day although most areas experienced light rain by early afternoon. areas investigated were:

Alexandria — G.Hogan; J.Alway

National Park east - A.Landry, National Park - W.Cairns, Hillsborough—Cherry Valley - M.Mallett, East Kings - R.Curley, Dunk and Wilmot Rivers

Montague — J.Wright

The J.Allen, N.Longworth, L.Knox, J.MacLeod A.MacPhail, K.Lowther, C.Martin, P.Hooper M.Willms W.Johnston, D.Johnston, F.Campbell, M.Leonard

— K.Martin, C.Gaudet

Approximately 50 members of the public turned out for an early morning bird walk sponsored by the National Park.

The following is a list of the 107 species recorded by our observers.

Pied-billed Grebe Great Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant

Great Blue Heron Canada Goose

Brant

Black Duck Pintail Green—winged Teal Blue—winged Teal American Wigeon Shoveler

Wood Duck Ring-necked Duck Slack Scoter Common Merganser Red-breasted Merganser Bald Eagle

Marsh Hawk

Osprey

Ruffed Grouse

Sora

American Coot Piping Plover Killdeer Black—bellied Plover Common Snipe Spotted Sandpiper Willet

Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Great Black-backed Gull Herring Gull Ring-billed Gull Common Tern

Arctic Tern

Black Guillemot Rock Dove

Chimney Swift Ruby—throated Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher Common Flicker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Hairy Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Black—backed Three-toed Woodpecker

Eastern Kingbird

Yellow—bellied Flycatcher

Alder (Traill’s)

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s—J v w u v ~ . v~ Leas: Fly Eastern Wood Pewee Olive—sided Flycatcher Horned Lark Tree Swallow Bank Swallow Barn Swallow Blue Jay Common Raven Common Crow Black—capped Chickadee Boreal Chickadee Catbird Robin Hermit Thrush Swainson's Thrush Ruby—crowned Kinglet Cedar Waxwing Common Starling Solitary Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Philadelphia Vireo Black and White Warbler

Tennessee Warbler Northern Parula Warbler Yellow Warbler Magnolia Warbler Cape May Warbler Yellow—rumped Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Black—throated Green Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Blackpoll Warbler

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Mourning Warbler Yellowthroat Wilson's Warbler Canada Warbler American Redstart House Sparrow Bobclink

Red—winged Blackbird Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Rose-breasted Grosbeak Purple Finch American Goldfinch Savannah Sparrow Vesper Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Chipping Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Lincoln’s Sparrow Swamp Sparrow

Song Sparrow