BIRD REPORT 
     
    
   
   
    
     Gannet — 3 at Big Pond on Mar. 28 (GM); 17+ at East Point on Apr. 4 (GGH). 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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     Great Cormorant — 25+ at East Point on Apr. 4 (GGH). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Double-crested Cormorant - 1 at West River Causeway on Apr. 3 (GGH). 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Great Blue Heron — l at Ellen's Creek on Mar. 25 (DP);‘ 1 at Donagh on Mar. 28 
     
     (JDM); 2 on the Winter River on Mar. 29 (MLW, MEM); l at Douse's Creek on Mar. 
     
    

    
     30 (APG); 1 at Murray Harbour on Apr. 1 (EN); 4 at the West and North Rivers on 
     
     Apr. 4 (AD);' 1 at Fort Augustus on Apr. 4 (GGH); 1 at Hyde's Creek on Apr. 4 (LD). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Canada Goose - 15 flying over Montague on Feb. 19 (LB); 9 at Mt. Albion on Mar. 11 
     
     (FRC); 7 at Winsloe on Mar. 14 (NGH); 100+ in Covehead Bay on Mar. 14 and 30-40 
     
     in the Desable River on Mar. 15 (GGH). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Mallard - 1 pair in Donagh (Legion Pond) on Mar. 21 and l m at Beach Grove Cause— 
     
     way on Mar. 22 (JDM). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Common Goldeneye - l at Hillsborough Bridge on Mar. 28 (JDM); 1 f at New Glasgow 
     
     on Apr. 3 (GGH). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Barrow's Goldeneye — 2m + If at New Glasgow on Apr. 3 (GGH). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Oldsguaw - 40+ at East Point on Apr. 4 (GGH); 3 in Northumberland Strait seen 
     
     from the P.E.I.-N.B. ferry on Apr. 9 (GGH). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Black Scoter - 1 in Northumberland Strait seen from the P.E.I.—N.B. ferry on Apr. 
     
     9 (GGH). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Goshawk — 1 at Riverton on Mar. 12 (BN). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 1 ad at Pinette on Mar. 10 (NGH); 1 in Meadowbank on Apr. 3 
     
     (LD); 1 in Victoria on Apr. 3 (GGH). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Red-tailed Hawk - l in Commercial Cross and l in Flat River on Mar. 11 (BN). 
     
     Rough-legged Hawk - 1 dark phase in Meadowbank on Apr. 15 (GGH, SS). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Bald Eagle - 2 in Cardigan on Dec. 16 (JH); 1 on the Montague River on Mar. 8 and 
     
     11 (BN); 1 ad feeding on a carcass at Charlottetown Harbour on Mar. 9 (JDM, BS); 
     
     1 in Grandview on Mar. 16 (BN); 1 at Pinette on Mar. 21 (LP); 1 ad in Little 
     
     Sands in late March (JS); 1 ad at Mt. Stewart marsh in early April (DG). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Marsh Hawk - l m at Mt. Mellick on Apr. 4 (PRC); 1 in Churchill on Apr. 11 (BN); 
     
     1 f in New Dominion and l f in Warren Grove on Apr. 15 (GGH, SS). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Kestrel - l m at U.P.E.I. on Apr. 7 (GGH, SS); 1 in Peakes on Apr. 9 (EN); 3 in 
     
     Milton on Apr. 14 (GGH). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Ring—necked Pheasant - l m in Milton in late March (RM). 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Ruffed Grouse - 2 at Avondale on Apr. 2 (APG, PKW). 
     
    

    
     Ring-billed Gull - seen during the first week of April (GGH). 
     
    

    
     ' Rock Dove - l m chasing l f to the nest at U.P.E.I. on Mar. 26 (GGH). 
     
     Mourning Dove - 1 on North River Road in Charlottetown on Mar. 30 (GGH). 
     
     Great Horned Owl - 1 at Watervale on Feb. 2 (PKW). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Kingfisher - 1 in Churchill on Mar. 28 (BN). 
     
    
   
   
    
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