BIRDS AND MAMMAL SIGHTINGS

Pied-billed Grebe - 1 at Fullerton's Marsh on April 21 (JDM) Double-crested Cormorant - 12 at Brackley Beach on April 29 (DN) - 10 -15 at piers in Charlottetown, May 3 (JDM) Great Blue Heron - 6 at Point Prim, April 30 (TM) Green-backed Heron - 1 at Brookvale feeding in pond, June 6 to 8 (JDM,SM,DS) Canada Geese - 50 + birds still at Fullerton's Marsh on April 24 (JDM) - 300 flying at Freetown May 3 (JDM) - 2 nesting between Pisquid Pond and Grant's Bridge, May 12 (M&LM) Brant - 140 at Tryon on April 10 and 205 on April 25 (JC) - 29 at Pownal on April 20 (CB) - 7 at Ellen's Creek on April 24 (NGH) — 50 at Mermaid on April 29 (NM) Snow Geese - 23 at Trout River including 1 blue phase on April 11 (DG) — 7 at Belmont on April 20 (FRC) - 13 at Baltic on May 3 (KM) Northern Pintails - seen between Pisquid Pond and Grant's Bridge, May 12 (M&LM) Green-winged Teal - seen between Pisquid Pond and Grant's Bridge, May 12 (M&LM) Blue-winged Teal - 3 at Johnson's River, April 2 (NM) Northern Shoveller — pair seen at Donagh, May 3 (JDM) Oldsquaw - male and female seen at Brackley Beach on April 29 (DH) Red-tailed Hawk - 1 at Appin Road, April 17 (FRC) - 1 at Valleyfield, April 22 (GS) Rough—legged Hawk - 1 near Panmure Island, April 1 (GB) Bald Eagle - l immature at Suffolk, April 30 (JK) - 1 adult at Green Road, May 2 (JDM) Northern Harrier - 1 male at Mt. Mellick, April 2 (FRC) - 1 at Vernon, April 7 (BT) 1 at Dalvay Lake, April 8 (DH) at Donagh, April 14 (JDM) 1 at Riverton, April 15 (GS) 3 males together at Point Prim over marsh, April 24 (TM) Osprey — 2 at Covehead on April 20 (MAL) l 1 t

at Brackley on April 20 (MAL) at St. Catherines, May 8 (DB) Valleyfield, April 22 (GS) - 1 at Donagh, April 29 (JDM) ' - 1 after birds at feeder at Point Prim, May 6 (TM) American Kestrel - 1 at Victoria Cross on April 14 (JDM) - 1 at Hope River, April 17 (FRC) - 1 at Vernon River, April 22 (JDM) - 1 at Point Prim on April 27 (TM) Ruffed Grouse - 1 drumming at Darby, May 3 (JDM) Ring-necked Pheasant - 1 at West River Causeway, April 26 (SL) Killdeer - 1 at Wood Islands on April 27 (RP) - 1 calling at Farm Centre on May 1 (JDM) Common Snipe - 1 at Valleyfield, April 22 (GS) - 1 winnowing at Brooklyn, April 22 (JDM) - 1 at Point Prim, April 30 (TM) (very late) Spotted Sandpiper - 2 at Brackley Beach on April 29 (DH) Greater Yellowlegs - 6 at Brackley Beach on April 29 (DH) Great Black-backed Gulls - were mating at Hillsborough River Pier 7 (JDM) Black-headed Gull — 1 at Ellen's Creek on April 13 (RP)

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