O 3“ 
     
    
   
   
    
     was not extremely cooperative: it was 0° C., with icy, treacherous roads and 
     
     partially snow covered fields. Most of the observations were shrouded with 
     
     mist, rain or heavy fog.‘ The following are the results for the Hillsborough 
     
     Count Area. 
     
    
   
   
    
     SPECIES N2; 
     
     Canada Goose 20 
     
     Black Duck h6h 
     
     Common Goldeneye #8 
     
     Oldsquaw l0 
     
     Common Merganser l88 
     
     Red-breasted Merganser 6 
     
     Sharp—skinned Hawk 1 
     
     Kestrel l 
     
     Ruffed Grouse 3 
     
     Ring-necked Pheasant l 
     
     Gray Partridge ll 
     
     Great Black-backed Gull H3 
     
     Herring Gull 108 
     
     Rock Dove 29 
     
     Belted Kingfisher l 
     
     Hairy Woodpecker 2 
     
     Downy Woodpecker 1 
     
     Blue Jay 45 
     
     Common Raven lh 
     
     Common Crow 38h 
     
     Black-capped Chickadee 6i 
     
     Boreal Chickadee 20 
     
     Brown Creeper l 
     
     Golden-crowned Kinglet 9 
     
     Common Starling 238 
     
     House Sparrow 583 
     
     Brown-headed Cowbird 25 
     
     Evening Grosbeak 5 
     
     Common Redpoll ll 
     
     Dark-eyed Junco 1 
     
     Snow Bunting 230 
     
    
   
   
    
     Total Species = 3] Total Numbers = 2,564 
     
    
   
   
    
     Participants: Gordon Burns, Bob Butler, David Cairns, Winnie Cairns (compiler), 
     
     June Jenkins, Margaret Mallett, Clare Martin, Kathy Martin, David 
     
     Smith, Paul Smith, Mary Wiilms 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     UNUSUAL BIRD SIGHTINGS FOR 
     
     FALL AND EARLY WINTER) 1975 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     At this time of year, numbers of species of birds seen are at their lowest. 
     
     However, we can look forward to sighting erratic winter migrants, unusually late 
     
     migrants as well as the usual hardy winter residents. These sightings of unusual 
     
     or uncommon birds have been submitted to me recently. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Bald Eagle 
     
    

    
     Harry Bagloie saw one adult perched on a tree in late October in Holm Cove, 
     
     Belfast, P.E.|. Kevin Hughes of Corran Bann sighted a Bald Eagle several times 
     
     during September and October on Winter River not far from the Osprey nests. In 
     
    
   
   
    
     mid October, Noreen Hughes and Leona Peters saw an eagle at close range upstream 
     
     on the Winter River. Kevin Hughes also saw an eagle around the first of December 
     
     at Bowlan's Point on Tracadie Bay. He was not sure whether it was another 
     
     migrating through. Apparently there was a bald eagle around Winter River during 
     
     the fall of i97h. Kevin happened upon the eagle when it was feeding upon 
     
    

    
     a merganser. It hastily left its meal on a log on the ground. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Snowy Owl 
     
    
   
   
    
     On December 30, Earle Hickey Jr. saw a snowy owl perched on a powerline pole 
     
     over the Taylor Road in Wilmot Valley.