on Apr. 5 (DO, DCS), 40 at East Point on Apr. 17 (DK), 20 at Feehan‘s Shore on May 12 (JDM, RPh) a few off 
     
     Savage Harbour last 2 weeks Aug (JDM); Great Cormorant - l at Sheep Pond in Souris on Apr. 12 (DO), at least 
     
     50 at East Point on Apr. 17 (DK); Double~crested Cormorant - 2 off-shore at Brackley on Apr. 5 (DO, DCS), 2 at 
     
     Hillsborough Bridge piers on Apr. 12 (DO), several hundred flying into or out of Savage Harbour the last 2 weeks 
     
     of Aug. (JDM); Great Blue Heron - 1 at Souris River on Mar. 31 (DO), 20 at Pisquid River (Rte 21 bridge) during 
     
     low tide on May 12 (JDM, RPh), 12 at East Lake on Aug. 27 (DK, VL); Great Egret - 1 at Stanhope saltmarsh on 
     
     May 7 (F&JC, DCS, D0, EMa), 1 at Pisquid River on May 23-25 (DCS, DO, EMa), 1 at New London Bay on Jun. 
     
     8 & 12 (SD), 1 at Basin Head on Jun. 17 (DO, JCh, DMacN), on Jun. 25 (SFo via GM)), Jun. 26 (GM), Jul. 3 
     
     (DCS); Green Heron - 1 at Cow Creek on May 27 (RLD); Black Crowned Night-Heron - 1 at Mount Stewart 
     
     Lagoon on Jul. (BP); Turkey Vulture - l on Apr. 28 at Birch Hill (RMcK); Snow Geese - 8 at Dalvay on Mar. 27 
     
     (DCS), 1 immature with a flock of Canada Geese on Apr. 4 at Carleton (EMa); Brant - 6 at North Rnstico Harbour 
     
     on May 12 (DK) Canada Geese - pair nesting at Johnson's River on Apr. 5 (JDM), 12 browsing in field on May 24 
     
     at Dover (JDM), two flights of 25 to 30 birds each winging in over Donagh fi'om the NW heading towards the 
     
     Jenkin’s Natural Area on Sept. 8 (JDM); Wood Ducks - male at Rollings Pond on Apr. 6 (DCS), pair at Marshfield 
     
     Pond on Apr. 28 (LM), 3 at Larkins on Jim. 26 (GM), 2 at Mount Stewart Lagoon on May 20 (DCS, EMa), female 
     
     with 4 fledged young at Albany on Jun. 22 (RA), 6 at Mount Stewart Lagoon Jun. 23 (EMa), at lagoon on Jul. 9 
     
     (DK); Northern Shoveller - 2 males & 1 female at Mount Stewart Lagoon on May 12 (JDM, RPh), pair at 
     
     Deroche on May 31 (AG), 4 at Mount Stewart Lagoon Jun. 23 (EMa), at Mount Stewart Lagoon on Jul. 9 (DK); 
     
     Gadwall - at Desroche Pond on May 29-31 (AG); Eurasian Wigeon - l at Mormt Stewart Wildlife Management 
     
     Area (WMA) on Apr. 28 - May 13 plus Lagoon on May 21 & 24 (BP); Ring-necked Duck - 1 on Jan. 24 at 
     
     Cardigan (PRC); Common Eider - 100 ofl‘ Desroche Pond on Jul. 2 (JMacA); Harlequin Duck - 8 at East Point 
     
     on Apr. 19 (RC), 4 pair on Apr. 20 (RC), 7 on Apr. 24 (EMa), & 3 on Apr. 29 (BMcO, LM, EMa, JBl, DCS, DO), 
     
     17 at North Cape on May 7 (FRC, BWh); Long-tailed Duck (Oldsquaw) - 34 at East Point on Apr. 19 (RC); 
     
     Black Scoter - 40 at East Point on Apr. 17 (DK), 16 on Apr. 19 (RC), large raft (1005) 011' Cavendish Beach East 
     
     on Apr. 19 (DO); Surf Scoter - 9 at East Point on Apr. 19 (RC) Common Eider - 1,600 at East Point on Apr. 19 
     
     (RC) Ruddy Duck - 1 at Mount Stewart Lagoon Jun. 9 - 24 (BP), 2 on Jun. 23 (EMa), Jul. 9 (DK); Osprey - 1 
     
     carrying fish at Rustico Island & 1 at Oyster Bed Bridge on Apr. 19 (DO), pair at nest again near Wood Islands on 
     
     Apr. 22 (SC), pair on nest site at Victoria on Apr. 29 (DCS), 2 between East Point and South Lake on Aug. 27 (DK, 
     
     VL); Bald Eagle - 3 matures soaring over Clyde River on Mar. 27 (CC), 2 flying at Millview on Apr. 3 (DK), 2 
     
     immature and 1 mature on ice in Brackley and Covehead bays on Apr. 3 (DO), 1 at Winsloe North on Apr. 17 (GP); 
     
     2 mature at Cape Egmont on May 8 (GMa), immature on edge of nest in poplar tree at Nanfi'age River on Jun. 26 
     
     (GM), 11 between East Point and South Lake on Aug. 27 (DK, VL); Northern Harrier - male on dunes at Rnstico 
     
     Island on Apr. 3 (DO), female at Rustico Island on Apr. 6 (DCS), 1 at Brackley marsh on Apr. 12 (SC), 2 in East 
     
     Point to North Lake area on Apr. 17 (DK), 1 at East Point on Apr. 19 (RC), female at Campbell‘s Cove on Apr. 29 
     
     (BMcO, LM, EMa, JBl, DCS, DO), 1 at Savage Harbour on May 20 (JDM), 1 at East Point on May 30 (AG), 1 at 
     
     South Melville on Jun. 22 (RA), 17 between East Point and South Lake on Aug. 27 (DK, VL); Sharp-shinned 
     
     Hawk - an immature took a Mourning Dove at Crossroads feeder on Apr. 11 (DO), 1 sub-adult at Robinson‘s Island 
     
     on Apr. 29 (DGS), 4 at East Point on May 30 (AG), 10 between East Point and South Lake on Aug. 27 (DK, VL); 
     
     Northern Goshawk - 6 between East Point and South Lake on Aug. 27 (DK, VL); Broad-winged Hawk - 8 
     
     between East Point and South Lake on Aug. 27 (DK, VL); Red-tailed Hawk - 1 at Cardigan Head on Mar. 7 (DO), 
     
     1 at Hampton on Apr. 5 (DO), 1 at Albion Cross on Apr. 17 (DK), 1 adult at East Point on May 30 (AG), 14 
     
     between East Point and South Lake on Aug. 27 (DK, VL); Rough-legged Hawk - 1 at Cherry Valley on May 10 
     
     (JDM), l at Buckley/Covehead on May 17 (RC); American Kestrel - 1 at Johnston‘s River on Apr. 5 (JDM), 1 at 
     
     Tryon on Apr. 13 (RA), 1 at Winsloe North on Apr. 21 (GP), 8 at East Point & North Lake on Apr. 17 (DK), 2 at 
     
     East Point on Apr. 19 (RC), 2 at East Point on May 30 (AG), 1 at Alberry Plains on Apr. 25 (JDM), l at Kilmuir & 
     
     1 at Valley on May 10 (JDM), 16 between East Point and South Lake on Aug. 27 (DK, VL); Merlin - 1 at 
     
     Crossroads feeder on Apr. 12 chasing Common Redpoll and White-winged Crossbill (D0), 1 at Semis Harbour on 
     
     Apr. 29 (BMcO, LM, EMa, 1B1, DCS, DO), 1 at Feehan's Shore on May 6 (JDM), at Desroche Pond on May 30 
     
    
   
   
    
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