I see from this morning's paper that Don Purchase died on September 29. He served on the executive of the Nova Scotia Bird Society for a number of years and...
While out birding in the rain at Hartlen Point I saw a Stilt Sandpiper and a Buff breasted Sandpiper. Amongst the many shorebirds there were also 11 American...
I agree.We became friends with Purch and Joyce shortly after moving to NS in the early 1980s, they often went birding with us, and were always pleased to see...
1 oct 2011 at 6 pm at house 15 atwood road , hawk 1 male yellow bill cuckoo seen by clyde stoddart -- clyde stoddart 1049 centreville south side road, rr # 1,...
Johnny Nickerson phoned in these recent sightings from Cape Sable Island (phone call on Oct. 1) Snowy Egret - Daniel's Head Black-crowned Night-Heron -...
All: Dave Currie phoned to say there's been a major fallout of reverse migrants - souuthern vireos, warblers (including Cerulean) - at Chebucto Head and...
Big fall out of several hundred warblers at Back Cove this morning, inc: The majority of warblers were blackpoll with 100+ birds blue winged warblers x 2 ...
2 oct, at south side behind the church at 2pm today about 50 teal, mostly green wing, and a few blue wing tea clyde -- clyde stoddart 1049 centreville south...
Dave Currie and I went back to Chebucto Head and Sandy Cove to do some more WET birding. Was well worth it. We ended up with 2 Scarlet Tanagers, a Philidelphia...
I went back to Hartlen Point with my son Colbi. Not long after arriving near Back Cove we seen a Blue winged Warbler possibly one of the two from earlier but...
2 oct at the hawk, atwood road at 610pm 1 male blue gray gnatcatcher seen by clyde stoddart -- clyde stoddart 1049 centreville south side road, rr # 1, clarks...
Beside the road up to the mansion at Duncan's Cove I spotted an usual sparrow. It was foggy with a light rain falling at the time. The bird sported a pale...
All: I just returned from Hartlen Pt., where I left Dave Currie and others continuing to seek birds. Dave will doubtless report with a full list, but for those...
All: It tried for the Baird's Sparrow at the top of the gated road from Duncan's Cove, without success. A Baltimore Oriole, a N. Parula, Blue Grosbeak, and...
Hello All Further to Ian McLaren's earlier post of birds seen this morning at Hartlen, a number of us continued to bird there until at least 4:00PM. We had...
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Blake Maybank
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Oct 3, 2011 9:26 pm
Just home from a day in the city, but I birded the area between Sandy Cove and Portuguese Cove between 0730 and 0945 this morning. Ian has kindly forwarded...
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Blake Maybank
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Oct 3, 2011 9:33 pm
The following was reported by Johnny Nickerson from Cape Sable Island: 2 Blue Grosbeaks 2 Indigo Buntings 1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Great Egret 1 Snowy Egret 1...
This evening Laura and I walked Chebucto Head Road to Duncan's Cove Road, thence to the mansion at Duncan's Cove. We encountered Lark Sparrow, Chipping...
I Managed to get a few photos of some of the rarities at Hartlen Point today as per Dave Currie's post. I've uploaded photos of White-eyed Vireo, Blue-winged...
Today at the ABO we had: Hooded Warbler (1 banded) Warbling Vireo (3 banded, 1 observed) Yellow-billed Cuckoo (1 banded, 3 observed) Philadelphia Vireo (1...
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Tom & Terri
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Oct 4, 2011 1:59 am
Today After reading some of the "Fall Out" postings I decided to take a peak around here. Glasgow Head one flock 14-15+ vireos (5 Phil, 1 WE, 6-7 RE, 2 ??) 2...
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Andrew Horn
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Oct 4, 2011 4:14 pm
Hi all, In the area bounded by Birch Road and Hemlock, Fir, and Maple Walk (i.e., uphill from the pond on Birch Road) this morning were 2 White- eyed Vireos, 1...
Dave and I went to Chebucto Head, Duncan's Cove, and Sandy Cove. At Chebucto Head next to the red gate to the lighthouse was a Yellow throated Vireo, 2...
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Blake Maybank
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Oct 4, 2011 7:07 pm
4 October 2011 While travelling on the Peggy's Cove loop today we spied a Western Kingbird flying around the southernmost end of Indian Harbour village, where...
Fulton Lavender and I teamed up for a morning of birding. At Duncan's Cove we had Philadelphia Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler,...
Jim Taylor and I birded Hartlens Pt this morning. Although there was a flock of chickadees with accompanying warblers and vireos, none of the rarities were...
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James Hirtle
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Oct 5, 2011 1:34 am
On Sunday a snowy egret was discovered at Lower LaHave by Chris Anderson and Shirley Robichaud. Likely the same one that was found at Crescent beach a few...
