Black-headed Gull, Bonaparte’s Gull, Common Tern, Black Guillemot, Rock Dove, Mourning Dove, Great Horned Owl, Barred Owl, Long—eared Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Common Nighthawk, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Belted Kingfisher, Northern Flicker, Hairy Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Eastern Kingbird, Alder Flycatcher, Least Flycatcher, Eastern Peewee, Tree Swallow, Bank Swallow, Barn Swallow, Blue Jay, Common Raven, American Crow, Black-backed Chickadee, Boreal Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Winter Wren, American Robin, Hermit Thrush, Swainson’s Thrush, Veery, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Cedar Waxwing, European Starling, Solitary Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Philadelphia Vireo, Black-and-white Warbler, Northern Parula, Yellow Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Cape May Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, Bay- breasted Warbler, Palm Warbler, Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush, Common Yellowthroat, Canada Warbler, Wilson’s Warbler, American Redstart, House Sparrow, Bobolink, Red— winged Blackbird, Rusty Blackbird, Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, Rose- breasted Grosbeak, Evening Grosbeak, Purple Finch, Common Redpoll, Pine Siskin, American Goldfinch, Red Crossbill, White-winged Crossbill, Savannah Sparrow, Sharp— tailed Sparrow, Northern Junco, Chipping Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, White- throated Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, and Song Sparrow.

The mammals seen included snowshoe hare and red squirrel.

NORTH AMERICAN MIGRATION COUNT DAY: compiled by Dan MCASkill

This was a cloudy, damp day with temperatures ranging from 8 to 10C., winds averaging 24.8 km, and 5.6 mm of rain. Bird watcher’s schedules posed real problems this year and only two counters participated and submitted results, namely Lois Doan and Dan McAskill. The count period for the two teams ranged from 0800 hours to 1800 hours. The following species were seen during this period.

Pied-billed Grebe, Double—crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, American Bittern, Canada Goose, Mallard, American Black Duck, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Blue-winged Teal, American Wigeon, Ring-necked Duck, Scaup spp., Common Goldeneye, Common Eider, White-winged Scoter, Red-breasted Merganser, Bald Eagle, Northern Harrier, Osprey, American Kestrel, Ruffed Grouse, Common Snipe, Willet, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Great Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Ring—billed Gull, Caspian Tern, Black Guillemot, Rock Dove, Mourning Dove, Belted Kingfisher, Northern Flicker, Downy Woodpecker, Blue Jay, Common Raven, American Crow, Black- capped Chickadee, Red—breasted Nuthatch, American Robin, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, European Starling, Northern Parula, Magnolia Warbler, Yellow- rumped Warbler, Palm Warbler, Red-winged Blackbird, Rusty Blackbird, Common Grackle, Brown—headed Cowbird, Purple Finch, Pine Siskin, American Goldfinch, White—winged Crossbill, Savannah Sparrow, Northern Junco, American Tree Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, and Song Sparrow. Mammals: Red Squirrel

PIPING PLOVER SURVEY - 1996:

The first week of June was the target date set to field crews across the Island to re-survey the beaches examined in 1991 and other potential areas as part of the 5th year International Piping Plover Census. The effort was monumental by the volunteers and the coordinator Jackie Waddell. In total, 73 beaches were surveyed between June 1st and 13th. In 1996, 65 adults consisting of 29 pairs and 7 singles were observed on the 178.3 km of beach that was walked. These results indicate a decline from the 1991 census results of 110 adults, 51 pairs and 8 singles.