MID WINTER BIRD SIGHTINGS 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Pintail — 7 were seen in company with 60 Black Duck at Wright's Creek estuary in 
     
     East Royalty in early February (MW). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Goshawk — l seen at Nine Mile Creek, January 26 (fide AL). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Sharp-Shinned Hawk — l on North River Road in Charlottetown on January 27 (GGH, 
     
     WEC). l at Hampshire on January 27 (GGH, WEC). l at York Point on January 31 
     
     (fide GGH). 
     
    
   
   
    
     'Red-tailed Hawk — l was seen in Cornwall on Feb. 7 (JW). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Rough—Legged Hawk — 1 dark phase bird seen at Squaw Bay cn January 16 (GGH). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Bald Eagle-- 1 was seen at Grandview on Feb. 3, by Bruce Aho (fide JW). On Feb. 2 
     
     Dave Sorry of Montague saw a Bald Eagle knocking a Great Cormorant out of the air 
     
    

    
     to kill it (fide JW). Two Bald Eagles as well as 2 Great Cormorant Were seen at the 
     
     Montague upper bridge on Feb. 13 (JW). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Merlin e l at the North River Drive—In on January 26 (GGH). 
     
    
   
   
    
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     Snowy Owl — l seen several times during January just east of Rustico Island 
     
     (fide AL). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Black—Backed Three—Toad Woodpecker — l at Kilmuir on February 5 (SW). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Loggerhead Shrike — a shrike seen at the Long Pond outlet on January 18 by Jean 
     
     Ouellette was tentatively identified as this species (fide AL). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Pine Siskin — l on February 1 and 5 on February 5 on North River Road in 
     
     Charlottetown (GGH). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Thanks to all observers who contributed records; VJinifred Cairns (WEC), Geof- 
     
     Hogan (GGH), Anne Landry (AL), Sid Watts (SW), John Wricht (JV) and Marv Willms (39w. 
     
    
   
   
    
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     ck Dove — 3 on January 26; Downy Woodpecker - 
     
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     2 (1 male, female); Blue Jay — 1; Common Raven - l on J nuary 25; Common row - 
     
     5 on January 13; Slack—Capped Chickadee — A on January 30; Starling — 25 to SC on 
     
     January 26; House Sparrow - 5 to 10 on January 24; Brown-Headed Cowbird — cn 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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     January 25; Evening Grosbeak — about 75 on January 26 and 27; American Goldfinch — 
     
     30 to 40 on January 30; Song Sparrow - 2 on January 13 (reported by Geoff 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Keavenv Feeder at York Point (Maximum numbers seen at one time during late 
     
    

    
     January) — Hairy Woodpecker — l; Downv Woodpecker — 2; Blue Jav - 13: Slack—Capped 
     
     Chickadee — 6 to 10; House Sparrow — about SO (reported by Geoff Hogan). 
     
    

    
     Bay Shore Road in Stanhope - Feeder visitors on Feb. 16 included Bluefay, Black— 
     
     capped and Boreal Chickadees, 35 Evening Grosbeak and Dark—eyed Junco (Della K;elly). 
     
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     »5 Admiral SV.. ,larlouoeuown - Lai_y visitors include a llock c: aboul a» amtilcan 
     
     Goldfinch (Mary Beth Harris).