American Tree Sparrow - l to 6 throughout Mar- at Donagh feeder (JDM) 
     
    

    
     White-throated Sparrow - 1 on Mar. 23 at Brookley (RP); 1 singing on Trout 
     
     River Road Mar. 31 (TG); 2 at Beach Grove, Apr.l3 (AEMW) 
     
    

    
     Fox Sparrow - 1 at New Dominion on Apr. 12 (LD); 2 at Rustico Island 
     
    

    
     ' Campground entrance, Apr. 20 (RP) ' , ~ 
     
    

    
     Song Sparrow - 2 at York feeder throughout Feb..(JtR); 2 at sleepy Hollow 
     
    

    
     ' feeder on Apr. 8 (EC); 4 at Winsloe North, Apr. 12 (GGFP); 5 at Brackley 
     
    

    
     on Apr. 12 (RP); 20+ at Rustico Island Causeway Campground entrance on 
     
     Apr. 20, (RP) ' v 
     
    

    
     Lapland Longspur - 1_at Miminegash on Mar. 23 (JDM, RC, 88, RP, LT) 
     
    

    
     Snow Bunting - 40+ at Winsloe Nerth, Mar. 5 (G&FP); 60 at Glascow Road, Mar. 
     
     25 (RP) 
     
    
   
   
    
     WINTER TO SPRING WEATHER AND SNOW: 
     
    
   
   
    
     This_has been a heavy snow year since the late January storms. On March 
     
     28th, the day ranged from snow fog to rain and the snow levels dropped 
     
     rapidly. .By March 29th, the fields were centre bare and the Canada Geese 
     
     could be seen feeding right to the edge of these banks in their favourite 
     
     spring grain fields. The start of fishing season seen many first day fishing 
     
     sites still frozen over. Flocks of Red-breasted Mergansers were common in the 
     
     " shifting ice near tidal raceway areas-at causeways in early April. On April 
     
     22, the ice between Beach Grove and New Dominion and between Bunbury and 
     
     Parkdale finally broke up and moved out past the bridge. On April 25th, 
     
     Covehead Harbour channel was open but the back coves were still ice covered.. 
     
     Tracadie Bay was also heavily laden with ice over much of the bay. Hardwood 
     
     south facing slopes are now (April 29) mostly clear but snow still abounds (10 
     
     cm. to 60 cm.) beneath most conifer stands even on south slopes. Hopefully, 
     
     the weather will soon improve to the point where the spring peepers will again 
     
     lend their voices to herald in the spring. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Thanks to the following contributors who provided records for this listing, 
     
     namely: BB - Bill Bowerbank; BBa - Bob Barwise; Bar - Brian Brown; GB - Gwen 
     
     Beck; EC - Elwood Coakes; RC - Ray Cooke; LD - Leigh Donald; HE - Harold' 
     
     Edwards; TG - Terry Gauthier; PH - Paul Harper; LK - Leo Kelly; MK - Margaret 
     
     Koren; DM - Doug Murray; JDM - Dan McAskill; WM - Wade MacKinnon; BCP - Brude 
     
     Pigot; G&FP - Geraldine & Frank Peters; RP - Roberta Palmer; JtR - John te 
     
     Raa; AS - Alma Steeves; BS - Bruce Smith; GS - Gary Schneider; 58 - Suei 
     
     Stephenson; LT - Linda Thomas; AEMW - A1 & Merriam West; DW'- Doug Wood; and . 
     
     JW - Jean Watts. ‘ 7 
     
    
   
   
    
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