Bald Eagle - On July 15, a Bald Eagle approached a tern colony at Eglington 
     
     Bay in the early afternoon. Three terns rose to defend the colony and 
     
     chased him higher and higher until they were all specks in the sky. The 
     
     eagle finally veered off in the direction of Cape Breton (JL). 2 adults 
     
     at Rustico Bay on Aug. 7 (MW); 1 adult at O'Keefes Lake on Sept. 8, 
     
     (DB); pair nesting at Dundee and up to 3 seen on the southern side of 
     
     Greenwich sandspit (AL reported by BCP) 
     
    

    
     Northern Harrier - l at Donagh on October 17 (BB, JDH) 
     
    

    
     Osprey - 2 at North Cape on July 28 (DSh) 
     
    

    
     Gyrfalcon - 1 gray phase seen at Covehead Marsh on Oct. 3 a 4 and at Dalvay on 
     
     Oct. 6 (MR, RG) 
     
    

    
     Peregrine Falcon - 1 at East Royalty on July 17 (BP); 1 at Hampton in early 
     
     August (CM); a Peregrine was tackled passively, several times by a 
     
     Rough-legged Hawk on Sept. 29 outside Belmont Prov. Park (LH) 
     
    

    
     Kestrel - 2 at Hunter River on Aug. 18 (EC); 3 on the wires between Donagh and 
     
     Johnson's River on Sept. 29 (JDH) 
     
    

    
     sharp-tailed Grouse - 4 at Cable Head East on Aug. 5 (JW & TDu) 
     
    

    
     Common Hoorhen - a Toronto birder (Peter) reported seeing one at Indian Bridge 
     
     on Oct. 3. Report received by MR on Oct. 4 
     
    

    
     Piping Plover - 4 immatures and 1 adult at Nail Pond on July 28 (DSh) 
     
    

    
     Lesser Golden Plover - 38 at Charlottetown Airport, Sept. 9 (3D); 46 at 
     
     Charlottetown Airport on Oct. 5 and 48 on Oct. 16 (RP) 
     
    

    
     Whimbrel - 4 at Nail Pond outer share on July 28 (DSh); 7 seen at Cherry 
     
     Valley on Aug 13 and 14 (JH & RC)) 
     
    

    
     Little Curlew (probable) - 1 seen at Covehead Marsh on Sept. 12 (JDH, DS, 
     
     BB)(refer to article on p. 5-7) . 
     
    

    
     Solitary Sandpiper - 2 seen at Ellen's Creek in early Sept. (SH); reported at 
     
     Tracadie and Covehead Harsh on Sept 16 and 20th respectively (RC) 
     
    

    
     Lesser Yellowlegs - 10 at Summerside Harbour on July 25 & 15 on July 27 (DSh); 
     
     40 at Nail Pond on July 28 (DSh) 
     
    

    
     Greater Yellowlegs - 2 seen at Summerside Harbour on July 25 (DSh) 
     
    

    
     Red Knot - 6 seen at Summerside Harbour on July 25 (DSh); at Brackley marsh on 
     
     Sept. 12 and at Tracadie harbour on Sept. 16 (RC) 
     
    

    
     Dowitchers - 5 to 20+ at Summerside Harbour on July 25 to 29 (DSh) 
     
    

    
     Buff-breasted Sandpiper - 1 seen & photo'd at Covehead Harsh on Sept. 13 (SH) 
     
    

    
     Hudsonian Godwit - 3 at Summerside Harbour, July 25, 6 on July 27, & 10+ on 
     
     July 29 (DSh); 45 at Red Head Harbour on Aug. 17 (BCP) 
     
    

    
     Herring Gull - immature with an extended lower mandible was seen at Ellen's 
     
     Creek on Aug. 7 (DS, 88, JDH) 
     
     Ring-billed Gulls - 40 + feeding in field 
     
    

    
     at Fort Augustus, Sept. 7 (JDM) 
     
    

    
     Black-headed Gull — 1 at Belvedere Golf 
     
     Course Pond, Sept. 8 8 Oct. 21 (RC) 
     
    

    
     Bonaparte's Gull - 50+ at Summerside Harbour on July 25 (DSh) 
     
    

    
     Common Tern - many more terns on the SE end of Cherry Island and they appear 
     
     to be nesting (PBAW) 
     
    

    
     Arctic Tern - l at Covehead Harbour on Sept 12 (RC) 
     
    

    
     Black Guillemot - 12 to 15 SW off North Cape on July 28 (DSh) 
     
    

    
     Ruby-throated Hummingbird - a yellow-backed immature male was reported on Aug. 
     
     17 at Cardigan (DC); 2 at feeder on Sept. 16 and l seen briefly at 
     
     feeder on Sept. 20 (PEAW) 
     
    

    
     Great Horned Owl - 2 heard at Leards Pond (Horell River) on Oct. 4 (BH); 1 
     
     seen at Red Head Sept. 27 (MR) 
     
    

    
     Long-eared Owl - at Mt. Albion on Sept. 12 (RC) 
     
    

    
     Short-cared Owl - at Rustico Island on Sept. 9 (RC) 
     
    

    
     Northern Saw-whet Owl - l heard at Cedar Dunes Prov. Park on July 29 (DSh) 
     
    
   
   
    
        
     
    
   
   
    
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