Short-eared Owl - 1 atrfillmbtvafie,JmfidsSeptEmber (P&AN) , ~” 
     
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     Blue Jay - 3 harvesting hazelnuts at York: September 29;(JTR)”“ ‘ ” I 
     
     Red—breasted Nuthatch - 3 + singing‘atEBonshaw, September 1¥”(JDM, BGl) 
     
    
   
   
    
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     Brown Thrasher - 1 at Savage Harbour,”midbseptember (EU) :;“j. if - , f 
     
     Goldéh-cfideedSKingletfigBlgathu bligg Springs Traili“0ttofien:7 (JDM, SM; RPjggp 3 
     
     Ruby-crowned Kinglet --6 at Bub ying.Spring Trail, October 7 (SM, JDM,JRPQrsax‘ 
     
     Water Pipit - 35 at Covehead,marshy'octobErr71(SM)';*42« fi‘fl "’ g 2: L 
     
    

    
     Black and White Warblen,1 Lfab Brookvale, Afigust‘24 (SM, 39M) 1 7 7'; ”¢un(Q'" 
     
     Cape May Warbler - 1 at gobbling Springs Thai] (SM, fipM)3.3x* -: ‘t I- .= ~ am 
     
     Yellow-rumped Warbler - sevenal‘atlSharam‘Point,hmosthf October-(P&AN) 
     
    

    
     _ 1 at Summerside,:Omtober.2 (JC) ff‘fl~', *;f '_VL«.5.J~ L4 : 
     
     Black-thnbated Green WarblereJ l;at BrookVaTegmAng t 24’(SM§‘JDM .Vdj.»|xfl ‘:~ 5 
     
     Blackburnian Warbler — 1 in white pine plantation, Brookvale‘August-ZQ (SM); 
     
     Evening Grosbeak - 20 to 30-in spruce hedgerOW‘at York; Séptember 29 (JTR):; 
     
     Purple Finch - 4 to 6 males, 3 females at SummerSide}KSept; 22 { Got. 3.(JC) 
     
    
   
   
    
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     Pine Siskin - 9 in shrubs at Brookvale, August 24 (SM, 30M)fv « fa«§L.a 
     
     American Goldfinch - 4-males, 3 females, and 1 begging young_at Summerside, all 
     
    
   
   
    
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     . — 2 at Stanhope, October 7 (SM) "“ ’ ’“'~ .»o 1 
     
     Dark-eyed Junco -;1 om nest with 4 young, August 24 (JH) -a~' r:- -: . - ;uwz <1. 
     
     Chipping Sparrow;- with fledglings at Brookvale, Angust’24 (SM, JDM)«1. ’e~.:ns 
     
    
   
   
    
     - 2 at Stanhbpe, October 7 (SM, JDM, RP) _ 
     
     Nhite-throated Sparrow - at Sharam Point, October 10 (P&Aw) 
     
     Song Sparrow - 8 at Stanhope, October 7 (SM, JDM, RP) 
     
    
   
   
    
     OTHER NATURAL HISTORY OBSERVATIONS 
     
    
   
   
    
     September 1 - dragonflies and gulls pursing swarms of ants at Brackley (JDM); 
     
    

    
     September 8 - several red maples on Old Fort Augustus road starting to show 
     
     Law, red leaves on single branches (JDM) " 
     
    

    
     September 9 — 4 Atlantic white sided dolphins seen at Red Point on '.¢g;l. 
     
    
   
   
    
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     4 to 6 Atlantic White sided dolphin just‘upriver of the causeway 
     
     _ causing traffic jam on Hillsborough_Bridge't” =~ 4. , — 
     
     September‘30 arflandeldpns in flower at Dunstaffnage (AS)“' ” 
     
    
   
   
    
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     October I ‘: Atlantic_white sidéd dolphins seen just below Moant Stewart (MF) 
     
     October 7 - fresh inky cap mushrooms growing on laWh’in Winsloe (JDM) -~~ 
     
     October 8 - chipmunk seen feeding on apple at theuDErbche Pond Natural Area 
     
     October 13 - 3 lupins in flower at Alliston (BB) " ' . a . 
     
    
   
   
    
     Thanks to all those who contributed observations. This iSsue's contributors 
     
     were: BB - Bill Bowerbank; SC - Sheila'Christie; JCfL Mrs;>Joe Clark; BC — Barb 
     
     Currie; KD - Keith Davidson; MF A Mark Feehan; BGre Bruce Gillespie; BGl — Bill 
     
     Glen; JH - James Hughes; SH JISally Hooff; MK - MeikaTKeuneoke; EL - Eleanor 
     
     Lowe; AM - Arlene McGuigan; AMi_5'Alan MillerngDM»- Dan McAskill;-MM - r ‘ 
     
     ‘ Margaret Mallett115M'- Scott Makepeaceg Roberta'Palmer; JTR“J John te Raa; AS - 
     
     Allan Saint; P&Aw - Pat & Ann Wootton. ‘iv 1 v 7‘ I '1’ 
     
    
   
   
    
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