counts as well as. their respeetive eount periods included. a Thayer’s Gull, Lesser Black-baeked. Gulls, an unidentified. 
     
     shorebird, Razorbills, a Black-baeked Woodpeeker, a Palm Warbler, a Northern Cardinal, and. an Hoary RedpolL 
     
     Very large numbers. of White-winged Crossbills. were present. 
     
    

    
     A lunch hosted by Vernon Laux at the Bluefin Restaurant augmented the great birding on the East Point 
     
     count. Parks Canada staff hosted the pot-luck held at lunch at the Dalvay Shelter during the RBI. National Park 
     
     Count and an evening potluck was hosted at Robin Phillips and Dan McAskill‘s home in Donagh after the 
     
     Hillsborough Count. 
     
    

    
     The reports for each area are provided below. 
     
    
   
   
    
     OBSERVATIONS NUMBERS OBSERVED 
     
    
   
   
    
     East Point National Park 
     
     Dec.1 2001 Dec.1 2001 Dee.1 2001 Dec. 29 2001 
     
    
   
   
    
     Red-.throated Loon 
     
     Leon 5 
     
     225 
     
     Double-crested Cormorant 4 
     
     Cormorant 36 
     
     Great Blue Heron 
     
     Canada 
     
     Gadwell 
     
     American 
     
    
   
   
    
     Mallard 
     
     Northern Plntail 
     
     American 
     
    

    
     Duck 
     
     Greater 
     
    
   
   
    
     Barrows. 
     
     Bufflehead 
     
     Hooded 
     
     Red-breasted. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Bald