Common Loon - 1 Apr. 18 at P.E.I. National Park (RC); 1 at Orby Head on May 1 '(RP); 1 seen on May 30 (CM&SH); 1 seen most days offshore, Cavendish (LT) Northern Gannet - 5 at Stanhope on Apr. 24 (RC) Cormorant -30 seen at Charlottetown Harbour on Apr. 17 (RC), Great Blue Heron - 2 at Fullerton's Marsh on Mar. 26 (BCP); 30 on Thomas Island at-Murray River (P&AW) Canada Geese - 250 at North River on Aprr 16 (BC); 300 at Stanley Bridge on May 1 (RP); 70 — 80 at Indian Bridge, 50 at Park Corner, and 300+ at MacKie's Pond on May 8 (RP,LT) , ' _ Brant — 150 at Brackley Marsh on Apr. 24 (RC); 80+ at Covéhead on May 1 (RP) Snow'Geese - at Travellers Rest on May 11 (TW) ' Wood Ducks - 1 at Sleepy Hollow on Apr. 29; 2 at York Point on May 7 (EC); and brood at Mount Albion in May (HJ) . ' Gadwell — pair at Cavendish Camping area pond on Apr. 29 (LB) Greater Scaup - l at Cymbria on Apr. 21 (LT); 8+ at MacKies Pond and 15 at Cavendish Pond on May 1 (RP); 10 - 15 at Indian River on May 2 and 7 - 10 on May 8 (RP); 1 at Tignish shore with 30+ others (RC); 40+ at Archers Pond at Brackley on May 8 (RP,LT); probable 12 males at French Village (so?) on July 7 p v Lesser Scaup - 2 at Long Pond with 20 unknown on Apr. 29 (RC) Common Goldeneye - 18 at Rustico Bay on Apr. 24 (RC) , - Barrow's Goldeneye - 1 at Rustico Bay on_Apr. 24 (RC); 1 at Mill R. May 3 (RC) Bufflehead - 1 at Black Pond on Apr. 2 (BCP); 1 at Indian River, May 2 (RP) Oldsquaw — 50+ at Orby Head on May 1 (RP) » ~ Common Eider — at North River April 17 (LR); 3 at Stanhdpe on Apr. 15 (RC) Surf Scoter r-B of Cape Tryon on May 1 (RP) - Northern Goshawk - 1 at Sleepy Hollow on Apr. 17 (EC) yRed-tailed Hawk - at Cavendish, Apr. 29 (LH) Rough—legged Hawk - 1:at York on Apr. 21 (JtR) . Osprey - 1 Apr. 17 at Covehead Bay (JtR); 1 at Millvale on Apr. 29 (LB) Bald Eagle — l'on nest at Wheatley River (BC); 2 at North Granville and 1 at "Millvale on Apr. 29 (LB); immature at Wheatley River May 5-(DB); 2 at Birch Hill on May 19 (KM) . I ‘ ' . Northern Harrier - 1 on April 17 at Cape Traverse & another at Cavendish (LB); 1 at Winsloe North on Apr. 30 (F&GP) ‘ Peregrine Falcon - 1 at Southampton on June 1 (FRC) . ' . v Merlin - 1 at Cavendish on Apr. 29 (LT); 1 at Bloomfield Corner on May 2 (RC); 1 acting defensively at MacLean's Pond, Vernon River on Jul. 7 (JDM, BB) Kestrel — 1 at.Stanhope Campground on Apr. 15 (RC); 1 Apr. 18 at Suffolk Road .(JtR);-1 at New Glascow on May 1 (RP); 1 at Winsloe North on May 1 (F&GP); 1 at Cascumpec on May 2 (RC)‘. Ruffed Grouse - female with 5 young in early July at Sharam Point (P&AW) Ring-necked Pheasant - female at Bellevue CoVe on Apr. 30 (N&SS) American Coot - l at Frenchfort DU Pond on July 1 (BCP), Whimbrel - present at Cavendish Beach on July 11 (LT) Willet - 2 at Pownall on May 21 (NV) I Yellowlegs — numbers of Greater Yellowlegs exceed those of Lessers July 11 (RC) Dowitchers - returned on July 11 (LT, RC) ' Semipalmated'Plover J l seen on Bain Birdathon on May 30 (CM&SH) Piping Plover s 2 singles seen 300 meters apart on shore west of SW end of Nail Pond on June 5 (MBERD) I V . ' > - Killdeer 4 2 at sleepy Hollow on Apr. 4 (EC); 1 at Belvedere Pond Apr. 13 (RC). Whimbrel - l at Blooming Point on July 7 (BH). ' Upland Sandpiper - 2 in pasture at York on May S (JtR); JtR, SM, and JDM' reported probable Upland Sandpiper on wire or in flight the week of June 19th; RC confirmed it on June 23; pair doing displays at Vernon Bridge on June 24 (FRC, c3) , v ’ -13-