BIRD REPORT

Great blue heron - 3 at Cavendish, Mar. — l on Rustico Is., Mar. 100+ on ice, Tryon River, Mar. - 40+ at Pt. Prim, Mar. 18 (TM) - 35 at Mt. Buchanan, Mar. 18 (TM) - 10+ in vee, Dunk River, Bedeque Mar. 23 (RR,GS) - 10 on North River Causeway, Mar. — 30+ on N. River Rd., Mar. 30 (JB) — 35 at Stanhope, Mar. 31 (DM) _ 1 m, Univ. Ave. and Belvedere Ave, Ch'town, in a with a flock of Black ducks, Mar. 27 (BD) American black duck - 1 on a small pond in Lewes, occasionally through Feb. & Mar. (RR,GS) — 4 daily (to Mar. 9) in Indian River (TC) — 2 in field at Tryon, Mar. 14 (EBKH) - 2 in Bonshaw River, Mar. 16 (J8) Common goldeneye - 50+ on West River Causeway, Jan. 12 (DM) - 40 near Hillsborough Bridge, Feb. 7 (BD) — l f on Government Pond, mid-Feb. through Mar. - 2 f on Bonshaw River, Mar. 16 (J5) - 35 near Hillsborough Bridge, Mar. 30 (BD) Barrows goldeneye - 1 f on Bonshaw River, Mar. 16 (J8) Black (common) scoter — 1 m, near Hillsborough Bridge,

30 (DM) 31 (DM) 6 (EBKH)

Canada oose

CANADA GEESE

25 (58)

Mallard - flooded field

( MRW )

Feb. 7 (BD)

Common merganser - 22m, 10f in West Royalty, Feb. 16 (BD) - 3 in brook at Crapaud, Mar. 14 (EBKH) — 1f, Bonshaw River, Mar. 16 (J8) Red-breasted merganser - 1m, Government Pond, Ch'town, Mar. 26 (DC)

- 4m, 2f near Hillsborough Bridge, Mar. 30 BD) Northern goshawk - 1 at Indian River, Mar. 8 (TC) Sharp—shinned hawk - 1 chasing chickadees at feeder, Pt. Prim, Feb. 5 (TM)

1 taking sparrow at feeder in Bonshaw, Feb. 6 (JS) 1 in Lewes, Feb. 23 (RR,GS) 1 in Ch'town, Mar. 11 (DM)

- 1 on Baldwins Rd., Mar. 14 (RR,GS)

Red-tailed hawk — 1 being chased by crows in Lewes, Mar. 25 (RR,GS) Northern harrier (marsh hawk) - l in Caledonia, Feb. 20 (PAW) Kgfiif' \; - 1 in a blizzard in Gladstone, Feb. 23 (PAW) ( - l in Heatherdale, Mar. 26 (RR,GS) \ ~ 1 in Covehead Hr., Apr. 1 (DM) - 1 in Lewes, Apr. 1 (GS) Bald eagle - 1 over Murray R., Feb. 17 (PAW)

- l in Tryon, Mar. 20 (EBKH)

1m in Indian River, Feb. 18 (TC) 4 in the garden in Gladstone, Feb. 26 and after (PAW) - 1 in Lewes, Mar. 10 (RR,GS) - 1 in pear tree in Ch'town, Mar. 2 in Tryon, Mar. 20 (EBKH) 1 eating buds from apple tree at patio edge in Lewis Point, Mar. 24-31 (JB,VJB) Gray Partridge - 5 in New Glasgow, Jan. 12 (DM)

— 8 in UPEI parking lot, Ch'town, Feb. 8 in Brooklyn, Mar. 6 (RR,GS) — 5 under Ch'town feeder, Mar. 14 (SD)

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Ruffed grouse

14 (SD)

13 (DM)