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ISSUE 201 OCT - DEC 2011

ISLAND NATURALIST

2

NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

PO BOX 2346 CHARLOTTETOWN PEI C1A 8C1

Meetings are held of the first Tuesday of the month (except July August and September) at 730 pm at the Farm

Centre 420 University Avenue Charlottetown Each meeting commences with a brief business meeting followed

by a nutrition break and a guest speaker Members and non-members are welcome

Membership is open to anyone interested in the natural history of Prince Edward Island Membership is available

at any meeting or by contacting the Treasurer at PO Box 2346 Charlottetown C1A 8C1 (phone 368-1224)

Annual membership is $20 and renewals are due in January Membership expiry dates are shown in the top right

hand corner of the mailing label or by a notice provided to those receiving electronic newsletters

The Society is directed by a volunteer Executive elected from its members

2012 Executive

President Dwaine Oakley Stratford 569-1815 dwaineoakleygmailcom

Vice-President Barbara MacDonald Charlottetown 368-3268 bajmacdonaldgmailcom

Past President Ian Scott Charlottetown 892-5796 scottspeisympaticoca

Secretary Heather Fenton Sherwood 940-1192 hfentonupeica

Treasurer Susan Stephenson Whitaker Springvale 368-1224 susanstephensonwhitakergmailcom

Director- Program- Publicity Christina Pater Charlottetown 368-8193 cpaterupeica

Director - Ron Arvidson South Melville 658-2566 arvidsonpeisympaticoca

NEWSLETTERS are normally published quarterly and are available in Acrobat Reader colour format via E-mail

or in black amp white hard copy delivered by mail Hard copies are printed on recycled paper Articles notes

reports drawings bird sightings plant records etc are welcomed from members and non-members If you have

seen anything unusual please share it with us It is important to have your observations recorded so that others

may learn from them All contributions should be sent by mail to Dan McAskill Newsletter Editor NHSPEI 368

Brazel Road Donagh PEI C1B 0T9 or via E-mail to jdmcaskillpeisympaticoca The next deadline for

articles sightings or other newsletter information is March 5 2012

IllustrationsPictures The Society extends a special thanks to Dwaine Oakley Glen Kelly Ron Arvidson Donna

Martin George Mills and Suzanne Getson for their photographs in this issue

Reprinting Editors of other newsletters and teachers wishing to copy classroom materials are welcome to reprint

articles from the Island Naturalist (except when copyrighted) Due acknowledgment must be provided to the Island

Naturalist the author and illustrator

Web page wwwNaturePEIca

The Natural History Society gratefully acknowledges support from the Department of Education and Early

Childhood Development which enables distribution of newsletters to schools and libraries desiring it The Natural

History Society is an affiliate of Nature Canada and has representation on the board of the Island Nature Trust The

Society is a registered non-profit organization (Part 2 Companies Act) Tax receipts are issued for donations to

the Society and these funds are used to further the work of the Society

Cover Illustration

This Fork-tailed Flycatcher image captured at Marshfield was photographed by Glen Kelly on October 10 th

Glen and Michelle Kelly were hearing the unusual call the evening before and searched for it the following

morning finally finding it on the wires over the Jenkinrsquos Road This is the Islandrsquos first photographic record of this

species although there was a previous report on PEI This flycatcher is normally found in South America but

reports of it are often found annually along the Atlantic Coast and very rarely elsewhere

3

2011 SOCIETYrsquoS PRESIDENTS REPORT by Ian Scott

My special thanks to the Natural History Societyrsquos members and Executive Committee for their

participation and support of natural history on Prince Edward Island during 2011 Commencing in January this

yearrsquos volunteer Board was led by Ian Scott (President) Diane Griffin (Past-President) Dwaine Oakley (Vice-

President) Whitney Kelly-Clark (Secretary) Lois Doan (Publicity Director) Christina Pater (Programs Director)

and Rosemary Curley (Treasurer) Lynne Douglas remained the Societyrsquos representative on the General Council of

the Island Nature Trust and Dan McAskill continued as the Editor of the Island Naturalist

In addition to the Societyrsquos normal work described below the Society partnered with eight other groups to

hold a well attended All Candidatersquos Environmental Forum for the Federal Election in at the Murphy Centre in

April and the Provincial election on September 20 which was rescheduled to the Culinary Institute The Society

corresponded or met with representatives of the PEI Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal

regarding proposed road changes which would negatively affect Strathgartney Provincial Parkrsquos Natural Area

designated hardwoods In addition they along with other group representatives met with Minister Richard Brown

Deputy Minister John MacQuarrie and other officials of PEI Department of Environment Energy and Forestryrsquos

regarding the assessment process for additional wind turbines at Black Marsh (North Cape) and East Point After

the Provincial Election ministerial changes and subsequent deputy minister and government reorganization the

Society renewed its efforts on these files

The Societyrsquos monthly education presentations featured ldquoThe Societyrsquos Annual General Meeting and

Dwaine Oakleyrsquos ldquoChasing Rare Birds on PEI Five Yearrsquos of Exciting Finds First Records and Photographic

Evidencerdquo Kerry-Lynn Atkinsonrsquos ldquoOn the Brink of Extirpation Recovery Strategies for the Gulf of St Lawrence

Aster on PEIrdquo Whitney Kelly-Clarkrsquos ldquoFeeding Wild Birds Emergence of a Parasitic Disease in Maritime Wild

Finch Populationsrdquo Randy Dibbleersquos ldquoDecline in Great Cormorant Populationsrdquo Cindy Cranersquos ldquoEstuaries in PEIrdquo

Pierre-Yves Daoustrsquos ldquoThe Canadian Seal Hunt - Our Ever Changing Relationship with Wildliferdquo Gary

Schneiderrsquos ldquoThe Beauty in Rare Island Plants and What You Can Do to Helprdquo Paul Girouxrsquos ldquoEcological

Integrity in PEI National Parkrdquo and Ron Arvidsonrsquos ldquoThe Virtual Birderrdquo In addition to the audio-visual

presentations the Society organized the following field trips ldquoButterfly Identification and Atlasingrdquo held at the J

Frank Gaudet Tree Nursery led by Donna Martin and Rosemary Curley ldquoButterfly Identification and Atlas

Volunteeringrdquo cosponsored with PEI National Park and Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre led by John

Klymco and Rosemary Curley and ldquoField Trip to Greenwichrdquo led by Diane Griffin These presentations were

publicized in The Buzz Guardian Community Notice columns CBC radio and released on the Societyrsquos e-news list

and web site A special thanks goes out to prize donors and to Rosemary Curley for the coordination of the

periodic draw prizes which fund the PEI Science Fair natural history prizes

Thanks to the records of sighting contributors the Islandrsquos 2011 bird list reached 241 species Dwaine

Oakley and Rebekah Hodder judged the natural history entries for the PEI Science Fair at UPEI and there were

winners at two of the three category levels

The Society held seven Executive Committee meetings during the

year Efforts to recruit new Executive Committee members were successful

The Societyrsquos efforts to establish a provincial natural history museum

component to a provincial museum through PEI Museum and Heritage

Foundation continued John Klymko of the Atlantic Canada Conservation

Data Centre led the second yearrsquos efforts for a Maritime Butterfly Atlas and

Rosemary Curley expanded efforts to recruit participants for the Maritimes

Butterfly Atlas through workshops in July and August

David Seeler again maintained the UPEI BirdList server for use of

Island birders issued updates to birders on the records to date and compiled

both the 2011 bird list and winter bird list The List Service (UPEI Birdlist

Server peibirderslistsupeica ) continued to increase in popularity with NHS

members and it again contributed to the documentation of new sightings

Rarities identified there were included in the Island Naturalist bird column

The Society maintained its participation in various provincial and North American bird count projects

Scott Sinclair coordinated the Montague Christmas Bird Count (CBC) Dwaine Oakley coordinated the East Point

CBC and Dan McAskill coordinated the PEI National Park and Hillsborough Christmas Bird Counts as well as the

Bronze Copper at Sherbrooke

Photo by Donna Martin copy2011

4

Bain Bird Count Dan reviewed the Islandrsquos Great Backyard Bird Count reports Kara Grant of PEI National Park

set up the Dalvay Administration Interpretive Centre for the PEI National Park Christmas Bird Count potluck while

Diane and Kevin Griffin hosted the potluck for the Hillsborough CBC

During the year the Society made a contribution of $180 to the PEI Science Fair natural history prizes

Christina Pater researched and arranged speakers for the Societyrsquos monthly education programs Lois Doan

coordinated the E-mail distribution of Society notices about upcoming Natural History Society events Efforts to

resurrect the Societyrsquos website were quite successful and thanks to the efforts of Ian Scott Dwaine Oakley Serge

Serviant and Dan McAskill a functional website became operational in the spring of 2011 Comments were

requested from members during the summer and early autumn The final 2011 version was completed in December

at the NaturePEI domain site The work on the section editors will be completed in 2012

Thanks to the many Society members and others who contributed their wildlife observations and stories for

the Societys Island Naturalist with three issues being released and one in press Dwaine Oakley Allie McLennan

Ian Scott Greg Feetham Chris Martin Wayne Cameron Wanda amp Kevin Curley Dwayne Lepitzki Kristina

Ovaski and Trevor Wadman contributed photographs illustrations andor drawings and David Seeler Dwaine

Oakley Ian Scott Bird Studies Canada Kate MacQuarrie Rob Ranconi Ray Cooke Gerald MacDonald Gene

MacDonald Jean Watts Paul amp Arlene McGuigan Valentin Moser Dwayne Lepitzki Kristina Ovaski Roberta

Palmer Linda Thomas and Scott Sinclair contributed articles or their content Members were again afforded the

opportunity to obtain electronic issues of the newsletter in Acrobat reader format in full colour Dan McAskill

packaged and mailed the newsletter to members and schools

Society members Ray Cooke Dwaine Oakley Fiep de Bie and Dan McAskill served as the Societyrsquos lead

team for the 12 annual Neil Bennett Autumn Birding Classic This effort was expanded with the addition of twoth

new teams with the Trustrsquos Team Dodo (Jackie Waddell Shannon Mader Molly Stevens and Shirley Gallant) and

Ron Ardvisonrsquos team which included Ron Donna Martin Jean Blanchard and Ian Scott The Island Nature Trustrsquos

Barb McDonald handled coordinated hosting efforts for the Neil Bennett Autumn Birding Classic The donors and

sponsor contributing to this project provided almost $414750 towards the Trustrsquos land conservation program The

PEI Department of Environment Energy and Forestry and Fitzpatrick amp Company Chartered Accountants provided

the Birding Classicrsquos corporate sponsorships (See Island Naturalist Issue 201 article)

Thanks to donorsrsquo generosity in maintaining memberships and contributing prizes the Societyrsquos financial

position again remained healthy Evelyn Martin Bill Bowerbank Meika Keunecke Ardeth Smith the Wildlife

Conservation Technology Class Dutch Thompson Ian Scott and others contributed birding and related books nest

boxes and other items for the raffle prizes used to support the NHSPEIrsquos PEI Science Fair prizes Deborah Martens

Douglas Sobey and Jean Watts gave financial donations to the Society during the year The Societyrsquos revenues

were $196691 while expenses were $171906 The Society completed the year with assets of $903152 most of

this reserved for book publishing and project funds

2012 SOCIETY EXECUTIVE ELECTED

The Natural History Society of Prince Edward Island Inc held its Annual General Meeting on January 3rd

2012 Diane Griffin Ian Scott and Dwaine Oakley served on the Nomination Committee Ian presented the

following Nomination Committeersquos recommendations namely Dwaine Oakley as President Barbara MacDonald

as Vice-President Susan Stephenson Whitaker as Treasurer Heather Fenton as Secretary Christina Pater and Ron

Arvidson as Directors and Ian Scott as Past President As there were no further nominations from the floor Ian

declared the slate of officers elected by acclamation Rosemary noted that she would be covering the Treasurerrsquos

position until March when Susan takes over these duties

On behalf of the Societyrsquos membership Ian Scott thanked Rosemary Curley for her 575 years of service as

Treasurer and also serving as the Societyrsquos Program Director two of these years In addition he thanked Lois Doan

for her service as Publicity Director for the past year

5

STRATHGARTNEY ROAD CHANGE PROPOSAL

After months of efforts by the Natural History Society to obtain the proposed new road route from the

Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal the Society was advised on October 18 2011 that theyth

were invited to a briefing on the three proposed route changes on October 19 At that time they received copiesth

of the maps for the change in routing Route 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) at Strathgartney (Churchill) and Crapaud

and North Tryon This project is a $16000000 Atlantic Gateway FederalProvincial 5050 funding initiative

designed to create efficiencies in the transportation of goods The Society advised that the Strathgartney proposal

was unacceptable and identifies reasons The Natural History Society Island Nature Trust and Island Trails Inc

Environmental Coalition of PEI and many others worked to raise awareness utilizing a brochure providing the

issues at hand letters to the editor public meetings and personal letters Society members attended the public

meetings at the Dutch Inn at North River on October 25 and Crapaud Hall on Oct 27 The Society officiallyth

expressed concerns over the potential loss of several rare species and the intrusion of the road through two

designated Natural Areas and a Provincial Park Many individuals also did so

On December 20th the Province announced that the route would be changed to the north of the proposed

route through the natural areas and the Provincial Park Since this route also has potential concerns the Society

will be exploring the environmental assessments on this new route

THE 12 NEIL BENNETT AUTUMN BIRDING CLASSIC by Dan McAskill Ray Cooke Dwaine Oakleyth

Fiep de Bie Ron Arvidson Jackie Waddell

Shannon Mader Molly Stevens Shirley Gallant

The Natural History Society of Prince Edward Island and the Island Nature Trust designed the Autumn

Birding Classic in 1995 as a long-term fund raising partnership for the Trustrsquos land conservation program and as a

bird migration monitoring count for early autumn The Autumn Birding Classic was renamed the Neil Bennett

Autumn Birding Classic in 1999 in memory of Neilrsquos significant contributions to the Trust

This year there were three birding teams and the counts occurred on Saturday September 24 Theth

Societyrsquos lead team of Ray Dwaine Fiep and Dan started at 300 AM amidst cloudy skies ground mist and a

17EC temperature There was almost no wind so night acoustic conditions were excellent Despite a forecast of

some rain showers overnight the day was beautiful for birding Temperatures rose to 23 EC Minimal winds

meant incredibly good visibility over the gulf and bays with almost smooth water and minimal heat shimmer The

cloud remained present throughout the day which meant the birds vocalized throughout much of the day and only a

few drops of rain occurred in late afternoon The last of the counters quit the field at 805 PM The Societyrsquos lead

team travelled 3164 km walked about 15 km and observed or heard 96 species

The Societyrsquos Lead Team started birding at the Hillsborough River bridge piers with hundreds of Double-

crested Cormorants Watervale brought our first bird heard with a distant Great Horned Owl Dwaine used an I-

Pod to play various combinations of the calls of Saw-whet Owl Barred Owl Long Eared Owl Great Horned Owl

Sora Rail Virginia Rail and American Bittern at Watervale Dromore Pisquid East River Wetlands (near St

Peterrsquos) and Dingwellrsquos Mills Some or all members of the Societyrsquos Team were successful in obtaining Great-

horned Owl Barred Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl American Bittern Swamp Sparrow American Goldfinch

White-throated Sparrow Sora Rail American Black Duck Alder Flycatcher and Hermit Thrush as well as a few

rancourous raccoons lots of crickets spring peepers tree frogs and northern leopard frog

Around first light we started picking up birds in earnest at Souris and Little Harbour Subsequent stops at

Red Point Road brought a cluster of warblers and woodland birds and a stop at MacVanersquos Creek augmented the

woodland bird totals with the highlights being a Blackpoll and Blackburnian Warblers We reached East Point just

after 1000 AM amidst an almost glass smooth sea There were small numbers of Northern Gannets moving as

well as eider scoter and gulls Incredible views of several Razorbill just off the point were one of the days

highlights as was Dwainersquos location of a flock of 38 Black-legged Kittiwake and shortly thereafter a Parasitic

Jaeger sitting a short distance away There were very few migrating birds at East Point and not surprisingly

considering the low number of birds present only a Northern Harrier along Lighthouse Road and a group of five

Bald Eagles at Beatonrsquos Point A group of 14 Sanderlings a Semipalmated Plover and 2 Semipalmated Sandpipers

suggested we might have a good day for shorebirds

6

From East Point we continued along Route 16 with the windows open to alert us to woodland bird calls

and went to coastal hot spots including East Lake North Lake Priest Pond and Naufrage These were relatively

quiet for rarities except for a single American Pipit calling over the North Lake Harbour breakwater However our

Campbellrsquos Cove stop brought a Red-necked Grebe which we seldom find during this count

Besides those listed for East Point and Campbellrsquos Cove the highlights of the dayrsquos outing were a Barred

Owl within 20 metres at Dromore a Bobolink an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull an Osprey and a Merlin at Red

Point a Blackpoll Warbler at MacVanersquos Creek a Blackpoll Warbler and an American Redstart at Lighthouse

Road at East Point two Black-and-White Warblers and a Blackpoll Warbler at Campbellrsquos Pond several Dunlin at

St Peterrsquos an American Kestrel and a Merlin feeding on a small bird at Red Head Harbour a Ruddy Duck at

Allisary Creek Impoundment good numbers of Northern Flickers (~15) drake Wood Ducks at the Community of

East Point and St Peterrsquos Lagoon and a large group of Red Knot amidst about 1000 shorebirds at Tracadie

Harbour

In total the Societyrsquos Lead Team observed or heard 96 species up significantly from last yearrsquos 81 but less

than and 2008s 108 In addition to the birds seen below we also observed several foxes four striped skunks a

beaver raccoons close up looks of grey seals a few harbour seals a minke whale a snowshoe hare a muskrat two

bats and about a dozen red squirrels There were small numbers of cabbage white and sulphur butterflies seen at

scattered locations with the highest numbers at St Peterrsquos As well there were good numbers of dragonflies flying

for the season There were also several fire flies still lighting the East Branch of Pisquid River at High Bridge Road

an unusual sighting for the season There was a large crop of berries on showy and American mountain ashes and

in some areas at the Community of East Point a good crop of viburnum On certain white spruce there was a large

crop of cones

Ron Arvidsonrsquos team was composed of Ron Ian Scott Donna Martin and Jean Blanchard They started at

530 AM and continued through until 730 PM They covered the area of Borden-Carleton and the North Shore

from Cavendish to Dalvay The most notable berry crop seen was mountain ash They experienced less

favourable (ie ldquocrappyrdquo) weather with overcast sky and mist fog and some spitting rain Despite these conditions

they found 58 species during their dayrsquos journey covering 210 km by

vehicle and approximately 4 km of walking Their highlights included a

Palm Warbler and a Black-and-White Warbler at Bubbling Springs Trail

in PEI National Park 6 Northern Shovelers in the ponds at Borden

Lagoons 5 Lesser Scaup at Long Pond a Barred Owl at Stanley Bridge

(seen by Ian) 4 Caspian Terns 40 Gadwall high numbers of Green-

winged Teal Sanderling everywhere an Osprey on a platform at

Cymbria and North Rustico an American Kestrel at Rattenbury Road and

a cool interaction between a Great Black-backed Gull with a Ruddy

Turnstone trying to poach a meal from underneath the gull which was

eating something In addition to the latter one of the most unusual

sightings was what appeared to be a grey lump on a pond in the PEI

National Park in Stanhope Then a head appeared It was a Great Blue

Heron in a very weird tail in the water pose By dayrsquos end no one could

believe that the team had not gotten either a Bald Eagle or Northern Harrier Despite this their salutation to the end

of their report was ldquoA Great Day out with Great Companyrdquo

The fund raising expert team Team Dodo who issued a public challenge to all other teamsfund raisers

consisted of Jackie Waddell Shannon Mader Molly Stevens and Shirley Gallant They started their day with a

rather respectful 700 AM start for a team expounding fun and fund raising rather than birding expertise They

covered the area from Green Bay Hunter River Kensington Wellington southern and eastern Malpeque Bay

localities Stanley Bridge and finished at Hunter River with 210 km of driving and 35 km of walking They

observed 45 species They faced similar weather conditions to that of Ronrsquos team with 15EC fog low wind (lt10

kmhr) but had less cloud cover (60) Their high lights included 6 Red-necked Phalarope a Willet and 40 Dunlin

at Shipyard Creek saltmarsh as well as a Palm Warbler in a shrubby upland nearby and a Red-eyed Vireo at Camp

Tamawaby In addition they seen and heard a large number of red squirrels bickering over cones and creating huge

middens of cones at Camp Tamawaby

During the 15 years since its creation this Natural History Society and Island Nature Trust partnership has

raised some than $21665 This year there was enhanced outreach with articles in the September issue of the Buzz

Great Blue Heron

Photo by Ron Arvidson copy 2011

7

the Island Nature Trustrsquos Update and Island Naturalist 200 as well as a great article by Mary MacKay in the

September 19 issue of the Guardian In addition the Trust reached out to potential corporate donors Thanks toth

the generosity of this yearrsquos many donors the Trustrsquos pledge collectors and team members collected pledges of

$414750 and two Corporate Sponsors PEI Department of Environment Energy and Forestry and Fitzpatrick amp

Company Chartered Accountants contributed $500 each to the 2011 Neil Bennett Autumn Birding Classic

In total 102 species of birds were either seen or heard during the day These are listed below

Pied-billed Grebe

Red-necked Grebe (1)

Northern Gannet

Double-crested Cormorant

Great Cormorant

American Bittern

Great Blue Heron

Canada Geese

Wood Duck

Gadwall (42+)

American Wigeon

American Black Duck

Mallard

Blue-winged Teal

Northern Shoveler (6)

Northern Pintail

Green-winged Teal

Ring-necked Duck

Greater Scaup

Lesser Scaup (5)

Common Eider

Surf Scoter (1)

White-winged Scoter

Black Scoter

Common Goldeneye

Common Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

Ruddy Duck

Osprey (3)

Bald Eagle (10)

Northern Harrier (4)

American Kestrel (2)

Merlin (2)

Sora (3)

Black-bellied Plover

Semipalmated Plover

Greater Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs

Willet

Spotted Sandpiper

Whimbrel

Ruddy Turnstone

Red Knot

Sanderling

Semipalmated Sandpiper

White-rumped Sandpiper

Dunlin

Red-necked Phalarope

Parasitic Jaeger (2 or 3)

Bonapartersquos Gull

Ring-billed Gull

Herring Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull (1

adult)

Great Black-backed Gull

Black-legged Kittiwake (50)

Caspian Tern

Common Tern

Razorbill (7)

Black Guillemot (1)

Rock Pigeon (Dove)

Mourning Dove

Great Horned Owl (1)

Barred Owl (3)

Northern Saw-whet Owl (1)

Belted Kingfisher

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Alder Flycatcher (1)

Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

American Crow

Common Raven

UID swallow

Black-capped Chickadee

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Hermit Thrush

American Robin

European Starling

American Pipit (1)

Cedar Waxwing

Northern Parula

Magnolia Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-throated Green

Warbler

Blackburnian Warbler

Palm Warbler (2)

Blackpoll Warbler

Black-and-White Warbler

(3)

American Redstart

Common Yellowthroat

Savannah Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Lincolnrsquos Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Bobolink

Red-winged Blackbird

Common Grackle

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow (1)

Note Species in italics are rarely seen here at this time of year Numbers in brackets denote the number of birds

where it was unusual for this time of year

CONGRATULATIONS TO DAVID SEELER by Barbara MacDonald

In 2011 Parks Canada celebrated its centennial as the worldrsquos first national park service As part of the

centennial celebrations during the month of September the Agency recognized the contributions and dedication of

its volunteers across the country One hundred volunteers each nominated in their respective sites received special

recognition for their contributions Thus on September 26 2011 at Province House David Seeler was awardedth

one of 100 National Park Volunteer Awards issued during the National Parksrsquo Centennial

The citation for Davidrsquos award reads ldquoDave has been collecting shorebird data from priority sites within

Prince Edward Island National Park for several years ensuring that the data set has been uninterrupted during a

thirty + year period Through a collaborative agreement with the Canadian Wildlife Service this data feeds the

Atlantic Canada Shorebird Survey and provides invaluable information of the species and population of migrating

birds on Prince Edward Island Dave is an expert birder who is passionate about his hobby and spends countless

hours on the beach throughout the migrating season His eagerness to embrace this responsibility in a professional

and competent manner makes his contribution invaluable and very much appreciatedrdquo

8

THE HONORABLE ANGUS MACLEAN NATURAL AREAS AWARD by Jackie Waddell

On September 22 2011 the Island Nature Trust was very pleased and honoured to announce that Mrnd

Wendell Profitt had been selected as the winner of the 2011 Hon J Angus MacLean Natural Areas Award

Wendell worked for the protection of natural sites through his employment for many years with the PEI

Government as well as through his volunteer activity with the Island Nature Trust

Wendell Profitt was born in Margate PEI and is a veteran of WWII Wendell is the proud father of Judy

and Allen and grandfather of two His late wife Dorothy or Dot as she was well known was such a strong

influence in his life and is dearly missed

Wendell served as a member of the Trustrsquos General Council (Board of Directors) for many years most of

which coincided with his being the Treasurer While Treasurer Wendell did all the bookkeeping payroll for three

employees and up to 6 summer staff all record keeping required for the annual Birdseed Sale and much more

Current staff that spend hours doing this work every week can only imagine Wendellrsquos sigh of relief when a

bookkeeper was hired and Barb McDonald took over the day to day payments for staff services supplies and more

Back in these days the Trust was located on the third floor of the PEI Museum and Heritage Foundationrsquos

Beaconsfield House Wendell would climb the stairs at Beaconsfield to the Trustrsquos offices up to three times a

week to do this work a pocket full of candy to be distributed to one and all before delivering his most recent

accounting work Jackie and Barb have often said they would love to have Wendell for a grandfather

Wendell a graduate UNB forester was also a willing volunteer for fieldwork where his forestry

background was invaluable when woodland sites were being studied Many hours were spent tramping around

potential natural areas wet and dry to record the plants and animals there

Wendell played a very active role in the Trusts fund raising projects such as the annual bird seed sale and

fund raising dinner Occasionally he represented the Nature Trust as an advocate at such things as a presentation to

the Royal Commission on the Land He was a dedicated supporter of the Island Nature Trust even after his term on

the board finished and continues as a member and supporter of the organization today

On the work side of life Wendell was one of the first two foresters hired by the Provincial Government

after he graduated from UNB in forestry He and Frank Gaudet started up the Forestry Division in 1951 planted

trees throughout PEI and raised awareness of the importance of forests to the Island They co-authored the very

popular ldquoNative Trees and Shrubs of Prince Edward Islandrdquo thousands of which have been provided to students

and adults over the past four plus decades The provincial parks arose out of the Forestry Branch but were later set

apart as their own administrative unit Because of his fondness for parks Wendell chose to move on with parks

rather than stay in forestry

Under his guidance the PEI Provincial Parks system grew from the three original parks (Lord Selkirk

Brudenell and Strathgartney) to a provincial wide system of parks While some were very small and basically

roadside picnic sites most were more substantial in size The three original parks were expanded and other new

reasonably large parks helped to protect trees and other natural features such as riparian zones and sand dunes

Some of these include Cabot Park Bloomfield Park Cedar Dunes Brookvale Green Park and Mill River All of

these specific examples remain within the provincial park system while some of the smaller sites and parks within

municipalities such as Tea Hill park have been devolved to the communities or closed Some have been moved

into private ownership but still operate as campgrounds and beach access such as Campbells Cove The provincial

parks play an important role in getting people into the out-of-doors in a province that has a small amount of

provincially owned land available for public use Wendellrsquos efforts in Provincial Parks several parks also include

NAPA designated Natural Areas and are an important part of a network of protected areas on PEI Cedar Dunes

Strathgartney Cabot Brudenell Pines and Townshend Woodlot each have this protection in place

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - CANADA WIDE SCIENCE FAIR 2012 AT UPEI

Thousands of Island students have participated in local school Science Fair competitions on PEI since the

1960s The Natural History Society has judged natural history PEI Science Fair exhibits by those student scientists

doing natural history projects and the Natural History Society of PEI has provided prizes in natural history to the

winners for many decades

This coming year the national Canada-Wide Science Fair (CWSF) will be held at UPEI from May 13-18th

9

The first national CWSF competition with 45 student winners representing 12 regions was held in 1962 Since

then this national competition has grown to more that 100 regional science fairs across Canada Needless to say

the 2012 CWSF is a tremendous opportunity for the winning students who represent these regions and who will be

competing for the national awards organized by Youth Science Canada and the local Host (UPEI) in partnership

with government and local businesses It is also a unique opportunity for volunteers to assist with the delivery of

this event

Volunteers will be needed in many capacities from judging to hospitality communications food services

administration school tours exhibit set up decorating public viewing and more It is estimated that some 200 to

300 volunteers will be needed in the various capacities If you have some time that you could contribute please

contact John Burka via E-mail at burkaupeica If you are particularly interested in judging please contact the

Chief Judge Barry Linkletter blinkletterupeica) you can both judge and volunteer for other activities

Francophone judges (and volunteers) are particularly needed

The Host Committee is planning a Community Launch for the Fair with an opportunity to sign up as a

volunteer This will be from 4 to 5 PM on Thursday January 19th at the Atlantic Veterinary College Learning

Commons We would like to have all our volunteers signed up by mid-February so we can order appropriate

clothing and supplies Copies of the volunteer sign-up sheet are on the Societyrsquos web site (wwwNaturePEIca)

Adapted from information provided by John Burka

PLOUGHING A HAZARD TO RING-BILLED GULL By Lou Daley

I spoke with a former student Craig Dingwell of Marie in October Craig told me that he was ploughing

last week and the gulls were coming in at a great rate feeding on the worms which the plough exposed He noticed

that some gulls were getting very near the plough The next thing he knew one bird was just ahead of the plough

and reached down for a worm and was buried by the shears

Craig noticed that only its wing was sticking out so he figured it was dead but stopped the tractor anyway

and got off to take a look He dug in with his hands and uncovered its head first He said the bird was mad as hell

and cut him a couple of times with its beak He had to hold the beak closed with one hand and uncover the

remainder of the body with his other hand When he completely unearthed the bird it just flew away

Editorrsquos Note Spud Stewart reported a similar incident of a Ring-billed Gull being buried by a plough many years

ago

BIRD ATLAS REVEALING MANY CHANGES IN OUR BIRDS by Kate Bredin Bird Studies Canada

The Maritime Breeding Bird Atlas results show Maritime breeding bird population changes over the last 20

years

Thanks to 49000 hours of field work and untold hours of data entry from 1000 volunteers the results from

the second Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas reveal significant changes in bird populations over the 20 years since the

first Atlas (1986-1990) Some of the changes have been disturbing others encouraging and several were totally

unexpected

The results show declines in mature hardwood forest species an unexpected proliferation of some

woodland species species expanding northward and good news about species that were once on the brink

And we are pleased to inform you that Margaret Campbell has joined the Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas as

our new Editorial Assistant Welcome Margaret

The Atlas website has been updated with the latest news wwwmba-aomca

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CHARLOTTETOWN EXPERIMENTAL FARM

On October 8 the Friends of the Farm and the Experimental Farm hosted a ceremonial planting of treesth

by the Premiers of Prince Edward Island to complete the Premiersrsquo Grove at the Charlottetown Research Station

During the two ceremonies trees were planted by Senator Catherine Callbeck Keith Milligan Counsel General Pat

Bills and Premier Robert Ghiz Janice Simmons Chair of the Friends of the Farm and Maria Rodriquez Director

of Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada for the PEI Region hosted the ceremonial plantings

LOSS TO MARITIME BIRDING COMMUNITY Adapted from Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlasrsquos

Atlas Latest News November 30 2011 ldquoA Tribute

to Brian Dalzellrdquo

Local birders and friends were deeply saddened with the sudden death of Brian Dalzell in November 2011

An enthusiastic birder who started birding at age 11 and joined the Moncton Naturalist Club at age 14 At the time

he was the youngest birder to surpass the 300 bird species mark on his New Brunswick list He was a tremendous

contributor to many birding projects in the Maritime Provinces especially both Maritime Breeding Bird Atlases He

surveyed an amazing 211 squares and observed more species than any other Atlasser In addition he was

Coordinator of the First Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas during its final two field seasons

When he was on PEI he participated in Natural History Society events and was a regular contributor to

bird list servers Christmas Bird Counts and other birding projects on PEI and Labrador He was an expert birder

and conducted environmental assessments through his consulting company on wind turbine and other development

projects that required expert bird identification skills and reporting skills

Brian was the driving force behind the establishment of a bird observatory and landbird banding station on

Grand Manan in 1995 after spending time at the Long Point Bird Observatory to become a Master Bander The

Grand Manan Whale and Seabird Research Station helped to administer this short-lived Grand Manan Bird

Observatory (GMBO) until it was dissolved to create the Fundy Bird Observatory (FBO) Brian loved to involve

children in birding adventures when possible and was thrilled to have them attend his banding demonstrations at

Anchorage Provincial Park and elsewhere For a number of years Brian provided birding tours for the Elderhostel

programs run from the Marathon Inn on Grand Manan He always made it a point to help fellow birders find

sought-after birds and once brought an Indigo Bunting from his mist nets to the ferry parking lot to show departing

birders a treasure they had just missed

After graduating from Holland College in 1987 Brian worked as a journalist and produced well researched

and widely read nature columns in the Quoddy Times authored the 3 edition of Grand Manan Birds (1991) andrd

the Birds of New Brunswick An Annotated List (2004) He served for the last few years as winter season editor of

the Atlantic Canada Region report in North American Birds In addition to these efforts Brian monitored the

Natural History Societyrsquos Island Naturalist and the UPEI Bird List Server often contributing information on either

past records or providing insights on bird behaviour

We will miss Brianrsquos enthusiasm and contributions His records have substantially improved our

knowledge on birds in this region

NEWS FROM ABOUT Compiled by Dan McAskill

Long Point Bird Observatory was pleased to receive a capital grant of $15000 from the Ontario Trillium

Fund for the repair the roof of the old lighthouse keeperrsquos house at the tip and install a generator as a backup for

solar power Positioned as Bird Studies Canadarsquos longest running program LPBO has been conducting research at

the Tip of Long Point since 1960 and also acts as the local steward for this fragile environment This house is used

by the volunteers and researchers working at the tip The Ontario Trillium Fund is an agency of the Government

of Ontario (Adapted from BSC Latest News Sept 2 2011)

Queacutebec Breeding Bird Atlas is in its second year This year the first nest of an Eurasian Collared Dove

was found in the south of the province in Sainte-Brigide-dIberville This species was introduced on the Bahamas

in the mid 1970s and has since been rapidly spreading across North America The Queacutebec Breeding Bird Atlas is

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managed by the Regroupement Queacutebec Oiseaux (RQO) the Canadian Wildlife Service of Environment Canada

and Bird Studies Canada (Adapted from BSC Latest News Jul 22 2011)

An Imperial Woodpecker the largest woodpecker that ever lived and the closest relative of the Ivory-billed

Woodpecker probably went extinct in Mexico in the late 20th century concludes a paper just published in the

October 2011 issue of The Auk the scientific journal of the American Ornithologistsrsquo Union It was thought that no

photos or film of the two-foot-tall flamboyantly crested bird existed until a biologist from the Cornell Lab of

Ornithology tracked down a 16-mm film shot in 1956 by William L Rhein a dentist and amateur ornithologist

from Harrisburg Pennsylvania Dr Rhein went to Mexico in 1953 1954 and 1956 specifically to film and record

the sounds of the Imperial Woodpecker He succeeded in filming it using a hand held camera in 1956 while

camping in a remote location in the Sierra Madre Occidental in Durango State While no sounds were recorded by

him or any other recordist the film footage captures the last confirmed sighting of an Imperial Woodpecker

(Adapted from BSC Latest News Oct 27 2011)

Up to September the 2011 Baillie Birdathon raised over $226000 A portion of funds raised through

BSCrsquos annual Baillie Birdathon fundraiser are allocated to the Baillie Fund to provide grants to individuals or

groups for projects that further BSCrsquos mission Since 1978 the Baillie Fund has provided grants totalling nearly

$640000 to 550 bird research and conservation projects across Canada It offers three types of grants (Regular

Small and the James L Baillie Student Award for Field Research) In reviewing grant applications the Baillie

Fund Trustees give priority to well-designed projects that engage the skills and enthusiasm of amateur naturalists

and volunteers to help us understand appreciate and conserve Canadian birds in their natural environments For

more information about the Baillie Fund grant programs past grants and how to apply for a grant for your project

contact Birds Study Canadarsquos web site the Baillie Fund Secretary at acoughlanbirdscanadaorg or 1-866-518-

0212 (Adapted from BSG Latest News release Sept 30 2011 amp Oct 28)

WEATHER EVENTS

A very large low pressure system stalled for a few days over the Maritimes while Hurricane Ophilia passed

offshore This weather system dropped 54 mm of rain on Oct 1-2 was followed by a nor-easter afew days later

with very heavy rains (158 mm on Oct 4-5) high winds (sustained winds of up to 110 kmhr and a gust of 138

kmhr amp gusts up to 120+ kmhr at Confederation Bridge) and storm surges on Oct 4-6 2011 The latter storm

caused some local flooding but minimal damage in part due to the storm occurring during a low part of the monthly

tide cycle It marked the first snow in certain areas of this winter with either snow pellets or sleet There was no

accumulation and it quickly disappeared By coincidence these dates marked the anniversary of the Yankee Gale

of 1851 which destroyed approximately 200 schooners (13 of the Gloucester boats fishing off PEI)

Heavy rain on Oct 20 (54 mm at Harrington) then snow flurries on Oct 29 at Riverdale and then 36 mmth

of rain at Harrington on Oct 30 with high northerly winds (87 kmhr) and storm surges Octoberrsquos total rainfall

amounted to 284 mm at the Harrington Weather Station The mild weather conditions continued until early January

2012 with a few days of snow around November 18 and November 24 and then about one week of snow coveredth th

fields on Christmas eve before melting again cleared the fields for New Yearrsquos Day

ANIMAL AND PLANT SIGHTINGS RECEIVED UP TO JAN 10 2012 Compiled by J Dan McAskill

PLANTS Tree colours in the Bonshaw Hills peaked on the weekend of Oct 10 although the vibrant reds of cherry and redth

maple had largely disappeared by then By Oct 24 red oak leaves were dropping on certain trees in Donagh and mountain ash

leaves had dropped

FUNGI A small flush of meadow mushrooms (Agaricus) was seen at Red Point on Sept 24 There was a good flush ofth

Boletus mushrooms (the ones that look like a sponge underneath rather than gills) in Donagh on Oct 4 (JDM) There were also

small flushes of meadow mushrooms at Miscouche on Oct 10 as well as inky cap or shaggy mane mushrooms (Copernicus) on

Oct 10 at Miscouche and Sherwood on Oct 24 (JDM)

INSECTS An occasional crane fly was still being seen in late Sept (JDM) Sulphur butterfly were seen going after goose

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droppings on Oct 4 in Donagh They were common on warm days in the week of Oct 21 at Sherbrooke Donagh and Argylest

Shore and there were some still flying at Sherbrooke and Argyle Shore until Nov 8 (JDM) 25 reported Oct 21 in Southst

Melville (EC) In addition there was one wood nymph at Sherbrooke on Nov 8 (JDM)

AMPHIBIANSREPTILES Very few American toads seen or heard this year (RoA JDM)

MAMMALS Cross fox frequenting Donagh yard since last winter (JDM) House cat frequent encounters with a skunk at

Stratford (FRC) Mink at Johnstonrsquos River on Oct 28 (JDM) amp 1 coming out of the Gulf with a fish at Monticello on Nov 1

(JGM) A bat was foraging at Newtown Cross on Selkirk Road on Nov 7 (GS) 8 grey seals at East Point on Nov 13 (FdB

RA SGC BCM DMa)

BIRDS Red-throated Loon - 3 non-breeding season plumage at East Point on Sept 28 (DO WCT) ~35 at Cavendish West

on Oct 14 (DO WCT) 20 to 25 at Cavendish East on Oct 16 (GampSF) many at East Point on Oct 16 (SCS GS) 3 at East

Point on Nov 13 (FdB RA SGC BCM DMa) 8 at Dalvay on Dec 1 (SCS GS) Common Loon - 2 at Cavendish West on

Oct 14 (DO WCT) 3 at East Point on Oct 23 (DO JDM) amp 1 on Nov 13 (DCS DO) 2 at Monticello on Nov 1 7 on Nov

16 (JGM) 2 at Victoria Harbour on Nov 13 (RA) 1 at East Point on Nov 13 (FdB RA SGC BCM DMa) Red-necked

Grebe - 1 at East Point on Sept 28 (DO WCT) ~10 at East Point on Oct 23 (DO JDM) amp 2 on Nov 13 (DCS DO) 1 at

Victoria Harbour on Nov 13 (RA) Horned Grebe - 1 at East Point on Oct 23 (DO JDM) Wilsonrsquos Storm-Petrel - 1 at

Tracadie Harbour on Oct 6 (DO WCT) Leachrsquos Storm-Petrel - 1 at Covehead Bridge on Oct 6 (DO) Sooty Shearwater - 1

at Bothwell Beach on Nov 13 amp 1 at MacFarlanersquos Road in White Sands on Dec 1 (GSa JA) Northern Gannet - 100+

flying past point from Strait at East Point on Sept 28 (DO WCT) 1 found on land at East Prince Waste Facility was captured

and released on Ellis River and 1 was found at a backyard in Cable Head and released nearby on Oct 6 (DBl DA JWh via

FRC) 1 adult amp 2 immature at East Point on Nov 13 (FdB RA SGC BCM DMa) 1 at Dalvay on Dec 1 (SCS GS) 1 at

Blooming Point on Dec 1 (SCS GS) Double-crested Cormorant - 100+ at Hillsborough River bridge piers and Maritime

Electric rocks on Oct 29 (JDM) and periodically seen flying or swimming nearby until late Dec (JDM DO) Great

Cormorant - 15+ at East Point on Sept 28 (DO WCT) 100+ at West Cape in late Sept (FdB) 1 immature flying at

Hillsborough Bridge on Dec 15 (JDM) American Bittern - 1 at Wilmot River on Oct 17 (REM) Great Blue Heron - 1 at

Brackley entrance marsh on Nov 26 (KMacA) 1 immature at Harding Creek on Dec 3 (TW) Cattle Egret - 1 at Marshfield

on Oct 16 (ReH) Turkey Vulture - 1 at Tea Hill on Sept 25 (FdB) 1 in NE PEI in late Sept (BH WCT) 1 at Hermanville

on Oct 2 (JtR) 1 at Wood Islands on Oct 11 (BH) 1 at Travellerrsquos Rest on Nov 9 (JDM) 1 adult at Scales Pond on Jan 9

(ADM DO WCT) Snow Goose - immature shot in Blue Shank Road in mid-Oct (Wing seen JDM) Canada Geese - large

influx at Rollo Bay in third week Sept (Via JDM) 5000 at Rollo Bay on Oct 23 (DO JDM) ~1000+ over field in

Southampton on Dec 19 (JDM) ~2500 at Vernon Bridge cornfield on Dec 28 (JDM) over 2000 at Earnscliffe cornfield

along with about 100 Black Ducks on Jan 2 (DO DCS RC JDM) Cackling Goose - 1 heard and seen at Argyle Shore on

Oct 8 (DO JDM) 1 shot at Sherbrooke on ~Oct 24 (LY HY) Wood Ducks - 2 at Borden lagoons on Sept 26 amp 4 on Sept

29 (RA) Eurasian Wigeon - 1 at Barbara Weit River late Nov (BMo via GW amp DO) American Wigeon - 3 at Ellenrsquos Creek

on Dec 4 (SGC) American Black Duck - good numbers in many areas but the large flock of blacks seen in recent years near

Riverside Drive on the Hillsborough River was absent this autumn (JDM) a leucistic (white) individual was seen on the

Hillsborough River at the QEH in late Dec (LFJ via DO) amp early Jan (GW) Mallard - 40 at Breadalbane on Oct 22 25 at

Wilmot River estuary at Summerside on Nov 19 (JDM LY) 21 feeding voraciously in a West Royalty soybean field on Dec

17 (JDM) Northern Shovelers - at Borden lagoons on Sept 26 (RA) 10 at Borden on Oct 16 (RA FdB DMa SGC) 2 at

Pisquid Pond amp 1 at Marshallrsquos Pond in Covehead in early Oct (GW) 1 at North River on Dec 10 (GW via DO) Northern

Pintail - 12 at Long Pond in Dalvay on Nov 26 (KMacA) amp 5 on Dec 1 (SCS GS) 15 to 20 at Harding Greek on Dec 3

(TW) Green-winged Teal - 20+ at Borden on Oct 16 (RA FdB DMa SGC) 4 at Borden lagoons and 3 at Breadalbane on

Oct 27 (FdB DMa MK) at Ellenrsquos Creek amp Hyde Creek on Dec 4 (SGC) Redhead Duck - 2 up west in Nov (JT via DO) 1

with large group of Greater Scaup at Oysterbed Bridge on Jan 9 (DO WCT) Ring-necked Duck - 7 at Borden on Oct 16

(RA FdB DMa SGC) at pond in Souris on Nov 13 (FdB RA SGC BCM DMa) Scaup - 20+ at pond in Souris on Nov 13

(FdB RA SGC BCM DMa) Common Eider - 1000 at East Point on Oct 23 (DO JDM) ~2000 at East Point on Nov 13

(DCS DO) 6 at Dalvay on Dec 1 (SCS GS) Harlequin Duck - 1 drake amp 3 hens at North Cape on Nov 9 (BMo via GW amp

DO) 2 at East Point on Nov 13 (DCS DO FdB RA SGC BCM DMa) Surf Scoter - 20+ at East Point on Oct 23 (DO

JDM) 35 at Victoria Harbour on Nov 9 (EC) White-winged Scoter - at Cavendish West on Oct 14 (DO WCT) 20 at East

Point on Oct 23 (DO JDM) at East Point on Nov 13 (DCS DO) Black Scoter - 3 at East Point on Sept 28 (DO WCT)

50+ at East Point on Oct 23 (DO JDM) at East Point on Nov 13 (DCS DO) 40+ at East Point on Nov 13 (FdB RA SGC

BCM DMa) Long-tailed Duck - 50 at East Point on Oct 23 (DO JDM) 4 at Monticello on Nov 1 (JGM) 30+ at East Point

on Nov 13 (FdB RA SGC BCM DMa) 6 at Dalvay on Dec 1 (SCS GS) Bufflehead - 3 at pond in Souris on Nov 13

(FdB RA SGC BCM DMa) 5 at Blooming Point on Dec 1 (SCS GS) Common Goldeneye - 3 at Monticello on Nov 1

(JGM) 2 at Dalvay on Dec 1 (SCS GS) Barrowrsquos Goldeneye - at Hyde Creek on Dec 3 (SGC) 1 male amp 2 females at

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Vernon Bridge on Jan 1 (JDM) 10 at Oysterbed Bridge on Jan 9 (DO WCT) Common Merganser - 12 at Blooming Point

on Dec 1 (SCS GS) Red-breasted Merganser - 30 at East Point on Oct 23 (DO JDM) Hooded Merganser - 1 at Borden

on Sept 24 (RA) 1 at Miscouche lagoon in late Sept (FdB) 2 males amp 1 female at Moorersquos Pond in Stratford on Nov 13 3 on

Nov 15 (FdB) amp 2 males amp 3 females on Nov 20 (RA) at MacFarlanersquos Road in White Sands on Dec 1 (GSa JA) Bald

Eagle - 2 immatures flying and vocalizing at Donagh on Oct 29 (JDM) Northern Harrier - 1 at Maximeville on Oct 31

(GampFM) female at Monticello on Nov 16 (JGM) 1 at New London on Dec 11 (BH) Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1 at

Sherbrooke on Oct 21 (DO JDM LY) several at East Point on Nov 13 (DCS DO) 1 at New London on Dec 3 (TW) 1 at

Red Head Harbour on Dec 1 (MK) 1 at Monticello on Jan 4 (JGM) Northern Goshawk - 1 at Rock Barra on Nov 13

(DCS DO) Broad-winged Hawk - juvenile near pond on Nov 13 (FdB RA SGC BCM DMa) 1 at Route 17 Point

Pleasant on Dec 27 (KDampRG) Red-tailed Hawk - 1 between Clinton and Norboro on Oct 1 (JDM) at Sherbrooke -

Travellerrsquos Rest in early to late Oct (JDM LY DO) 1 or 2 periodically at West Royalty between Oct 22 and early Jan (DO

JDM) 1 at Carleton Cove on Nov 6 (RA DMa) 1 at East Point on Nov 13 (FdB RA SGC BCM DMa) 1 at MacFarlanersquos

Road in White Sands on Dec 1 (GSa JA) 1 at Cavendish on Dec 1 (JtR) 6 between New London to Margate along Route 6

on Dec 3 (TW) 1 at St Georgersquos Dec 5 (JDS) 1 at Victoria amp 1 at Sandy Point Road on Dec 7 (RA) Rough-legged Hawk -

1 between Clinton and Norboro on Oct 1 (JDM) 1 at Souris on Nov 13 (FdB RA SGC BCM DMa) 1 at Argyle Shore on

Oct 16 (EC) 1 at Cherry Valley on Dec 1 (SCS GS) 1 at Crapaud on Dec 7 (RA) 1 dark phase at Cherry Valley on Jan 1

(JDM) 1 at Earnscliffe on Jan 2 (DO DCS RC JDM) Merlin - 2 hunting passerines at East Point on Oct 23 (DO JDM)

Peregrine Falcon - 1 at Georgetown Royalty on Sept 19 (SCS) 1 at East Point on Sept 28 (DO WCT) 3 at East Point on

Oct 23 with 1 successfully taking 4 small passerines migrating towards land and missing several others (DO JDM) 1 at East

Point on Nov 20 (RC) Gray Partridge - 2 at Mayfield on Nov 12 (LY JDM)

Ruffed Grouse - 1 at Donagh on Sept 23 (LY) 5 feeding on hawthorn berries at

Stanhope on ~Nov 19 (BampRH) 1 at Maximeville in early Dec (GampFM)

Shorebirds - large number at Borden-Carleton beach on Sept 29 (RA) Sandhill

Crane - 2 at Darnley on Sept 19 to at least Oct 5 (GMi (via DO JW) DB DSn

GF) Black-bellied Plover - 6 flying at Donagh on Oct 3 (JDM) 150 at Borden

on Oct 16 (RA FdB DMa SGC) ~150 on sand flats at Rollo Bay on Oct 23

(DO JDM) at PEINP on Nov 2 (DampES) Semipalmated Plover - 150 at Borden

on Oct 16 (RA FdB DMa SGC) Yellowlegs - 30 at Borden Lagoon on Oct 12

(RA) Greater Yellowlegs - 30+ at Legion Shore on Sept 18 (DO) 12 at Borden

on Oct 16 (RA FdB DMa SGC) 9 on Oct 27 (FdB DMa MK) 5 at flooded

field beside UPEI on Nov 1 (KMacA) at PEINP on Nov 2 (DampES) Lesser

Yellowlegs - 20+ at Legion Shore on Sept 18 (DO) at Borden on Oct 16 (RA

FdB DMa SGC) Solitary Sandpiper - 1 at Lindon Hall Pond in South Melville

on Sept 1 (RA) 1 at Legion Shore on Sept 18 (DO) Ruddy Turnstone - 1 at

Borden-Carleton beach on Sept 29 (RA) 1 at Borden on Oct 16 (RA FdB

DMa SGC) Red Knot - 1 at Corran Ban bridge on Oct 6 (DO WCT) Sanderling - 20+ at East Point on Sept 28 (DO

WCT) many at Borden-Carleton beach on Sept 29 (RA) 60+ at Borden Lagoon on Oct 12 (RA) 200 at Borden on Oct 16

(RA FdB DMa SGC) 3 at East Point on Oct 23 (DO JDM) at PEINP on Nov 2 (DampES) 135 at Carleton Cove on Nov 6

(RA DMa) 4 at Dalvay on Dec 19 (RH) Whimbrel - 16 at Legion Shore on Sept 18 (DO) Hudsonian Godwit - 6 at

Borden Lagoon on Oct 12 (GampSF) 1 at Borden on Oct 16 (RA FdB DMa SGC) 2 at Borden Lagoons on Oct 27 (FdB

DMa MK) amp 4 at PEINP on Nov 2 (DampES) Semipalmated Sandpiper - 2 on Oct 27 (FdB DMa MK) Least Sandpiper -

7 at Legion Shore on Sept 18 (DO) White-rumped Sandpiper - 2 at Legion Shore on Sept 18 (DO) Pectoral Sandpiper -

1 at Legion Shore on Sept 18 (DO) Purple Sandpiper - 1 at East Point on Nov 13 (DCS DO) amp Nov 20 (RC) Dunlin - 4

on Oct 27 (FdB DMa MK) 800 at Borden on Oct 16 (RA FdB DMa SGC) 100s at Tracadie Harbour on Oct 27 (DK) at

PEINP on Nov 2 (DampES) 265 at Carleton Cove on Nov 6 (RA DMa) Short-billed Dowitcher - 4 at Legion Shore on Sept

18 (DO) 2 on Oct 27 (FdB DMa MK) Long-billed Dowitcher - 4 at PEINP on Nov 2 (DampES) Common Snipe - several

flying in predawn hours and calling at Donagh pasture in early Oct 3-4 (JDM) 1 at PEINP travelling with dowitchers on Nov

2 (DampES) 1 at Sherbrooke on Nov 19 (JDM LY HY) Red-necked Phalarope - 100 at Covehead Bridge on Oct 6 (DCS

DO WCT) Parasitic Jaeger - 2 at East Point on Sept 28 (DO WCT) Black-headed Gull - 1 at Tracadie Harbour on Dec 1

(SCS GS) Bonapartes Gull - 100s at East Point on Nov 12 (DCS DO) small numbers in Tracadie Bay area on Dec

Sandhill Cranes at Darnley

Photo by George Mills copy 2011

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1 (SCS GS) Common Gull - this European form of the Mew Gull was videotaped at Beatonrsquos Shore at East Point on Oct 23

(DO JDM) Iceland Gull - 1 being chased by crows at Charlottetown on Nov 23 (KMacA) Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 at

Charlottetown on Oct 11 amp Nov 1 (DO KMacA) 4 adult and 1 1 year at Fredericton on Oct 22 (DO JDM) 2 adults atst

Chepstow on Oct 23 (DO JDM) 1 at Georgetown Royalty on Dec 5 (SCS) Glaucous Gull - 1 at East Point CBC on Dec 17

(DO) first winter individual at Stanley Bridge on Jan 9 (DO WCT) Sabinersquos Gull - 3 reported at Schooner Creek on Sept

25 (awaiting verification details)(PE) Black-legged Kittiwake - 20+ at East Point on Sept 28 (DO WCT) Caspian Tern - 2

at Glenwood Pond on Oct 7 (ADM FRC) Common Tern - 1 at Borden on Oct 16 (RA FdB DMa SGC) Common Murre

- 1 found dead at Desable Bridge on Dec 9 (AMacL via EEM amp DO) Razorbill - 3 at East Point on Sept 28 (DO WCT) 3 at

East Point on Oct 16 (SCS GS) 6 at East Point on Oct 23 (DO JDM) 3

dozen at East Point on Nov 13 (DCS DO) ~100 at East Point on Nov 20

(RC) Mourning Dove - good numbers at various locations (DO JDM)

Snowy Owl - there has been a large influx (~20 owls) of these birds this

winter on PEI with 2 at Blooming Point beach on Nov 14 (CM via DO) 1

at St Peterrsquos on Nov 20 (LDa) 1 at East Point on Nov 20 (RC) 1 at

Sherbrooke on Nov 25 (TW GampSF) 1 at Brackley dunes on Nov 26 (BH

SGC KMacA) amp 1 picked up at Brackley and taken to AVC on ~Nov 30

(EEM) 1 at Tignish on Dec 26 (Weather Network picture WHa via DB) 1

at Stratford on ~Nov 28 (Doug Kelly via DO) 1 at Hillsborough Bridge

piers on Dec 4 (DCampES) amp Dec 11 (DO BH) 1 at Mermaid on Dec 4

(WJM) 1 at Borden on Dec 5 (FRC) 5 in Borden area on Dec 13 with

two fighting in a field where one was found dead the next day (JR) 1 at

Robinsonrsquos Island on Dec 14 (RT) 1 at Georgetown (BDP) 1 at

Hillsborough Bridge piers on Dec 25 (DO) amp Jan 2 (KT via DO) several

picked up and delivered to AVC (1 from Alberton 1 from Covehead 1

from Brackley (electrocuted) in Dec 1 individual rehabilitated at AVC was

released at UPEI on Dec 24 1 at Pisquid West ( Clarkrsquos Creek) in late Dec

(CR) 1 picked up from Travellerrsquos Rest and delivered to AVC on Dec 30 (DGM) 1 seen at Maximeville on Dec 31

(GampFM) 1 at MacMillan Point Road on Jan 6 (JSh via BH) 1 at Souris on Jan 8 (CGa) 1 at Summerside on Jan 9 (SJ)

Northern Hawk Owl - 1 at Cavendish on Dec 4 (GampSF LH) amp Dec 5 (DCampES DO) Long-eared Owl - 1 at Dalvay-

Stanhope on Sept 26 (JtR) Barred Owl - 2 calling at Donagh on Oct 10 (DO JDM) 1 photographed roadside at Portage on

Jan 2 (JMi via SG) Northern Saw-whet Owl - 1 at Harmony Line Road on Dec 29 (GampSF) Common Nighthawk - 1 at

Victoria on Nov 9 (EC) Chimney Swift - ~12 at Kilmuir on Oct 10 (SAW) Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1

photographed on Oct 22-3 at feeders in Stratford on Oct 22-3 (MMcC via SG DO) Belted Kingfisher - 1 at Bedeque on

Oct 27 (FdB DMa MK) 1 at Fullertonrsquos Creek on Jan 7 (DO HF) Red-headed Woodpecker - 1 present on ~Nov 12 (GG)

and photographed and videotaped at Blooming Point on Nov 26-9 (GG DO DCS)amp on Dec 1 (SCS GS) still present on

Dec 18 (GG JDM DampAS) Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1 at Marshfield on Nov 12 (DO DCS) 1 at Port Hill on Nov 25 to

Dec 9 (PR) 1 at Crapaud from Dec 13 through to early Jan (LM DD) 1 at

Charlottetown on Nov 29 (DW) 2 at Montague feeders on Dec 11 (CN) 1

photographed in OrsquoLeary in late Dec amp early Jan (SG) 1 at Marshfield

feeders on Jan 3 (GK) Downy Woodpecker - several at Crossroads feeders

this winter (DO) 1 at Donagh feeders in late Dec amp early Jan (JDM) Hairy

Woodpecker - at Crossroads feeders this winter (DO) Black-backed

Woodpecker - 1 at Whitlockrsquos Pond trail on Oct 23 (JDS) 1 at North

Granville on ~Dec 12 (RH) Northern Flicker - 1 at Strathgartney on Oct 12

(RA) 1 at Monticello on Nov 1 (JGM) 1 at Charlottetown on Dec 3 (SGC) 1

at Cornwall feeders on Dec 25 (SEN) 1 at Morell on Jan 3 (BS) 2 at Donagh

feeders for first time in winter at this location on Jan 7 (JDM) 3 at Stratford

on Jan 9 (AampPM) Pileated Woodpecker - 1 seen and responded to tapes at

Cardigan Head on Oct 23 (DO JDM) 1 at Caledonia on County Line Road on

Nov 13 (JHS) 1 at Selkirk Road on Dec 19 (GS RS) Northern Shrike - 1

at Monticello on Oct 22 (JGM) 1 at Little Harbour Beach on Nov 13 (FdB

RA JBl SGC DMa) 1 at East Point on Nov 20 (RC) 1 at New London

feeders on Nov 26 (TW) 1 juvenile at Cavendish on Dec 4 harassing

Northern Hawk Owl (DCS DO) Fork-tailed Flycatcher - heard on Oct 9 th

and photographed on the Jenkins Road in Marshfield on Oct 10 (GK MK JJ JRo) Gray Jay - at Whitlockrsquos Pond trail on

Oct 23 (JDS) 2 at Monticello on Nov 26 (JGM) Horned Lark - 1 at North Cape on Sept 25 (NPD) 1 at North Cape on

Sept 25 (NDP) 50 at Sherbrooke on Oct 21 (DO JDM LY) at Donagh amp Argyle Shore in early to mid Oct (DO JDM)

Cliff Swallow - 1 at East Point on Oct 23 (DO JDM) accompanied by 2 other UID swallows Black-capped Chickadee - 6 at

Immature Red-headed Woodpecker

at Tracadie Cross in late Nov

Photo by Dwaine Oakley copy 2011

Snowy Owl at Hillsborough Bridge Dec 4


15

Monticello on Dec 16 (JGM) Boreal Chickadee - 1 at Monticello on Dec 16 (JGM) Red-breasted Nuthatch - at

Strathgartney on Oct 12 (RA) calling at Donagh on Nov 14 (JDM) 2 at Donagh feeders periodically from mid-Nov to Jan 1

(JDM) calling at Monticello on Dec 16 (JGM) Brown Creeper - 1 at Strathgartney on Oct 12 (RA) 1 at Watervale on Dec

29 (AC) Golden-crowned Kinglet - good numbers this winter (DO JDM DCS RC) Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1 at East

Point on Oct 23 (DO JDM) Northern Wheatear - 1 at Covehead Harbour on Oct 7 1 at Abramrsquos Village at latitude

46ordm2721 longitude 64ordm525 on Oct 9 (RoA) and photographed on Oct 10 (DO DCS RoA GampFM) 1 seen and

photographed at Sherbrooke on Waite Road at and near latitude 4642812N longitude 6376271W on Oct 10 (DO JDM

LH GampSF RC DCampES) and seen again on Oct 19 (GampSF) Eastern Bluebird - 5 adults and 3 to 4 juveniles at Point Prim

on Oct 4 (DO WCT) Swainsonrsquos Thrush - 1 predated by squirrel in mist net at Cameronrsquos Island in early Oct (DO)

Hermit Thrush - 1 at East Point on Oct 23 (DO JDM) American Robin - very few being reported in late Sept despite a

large crop of mountain ash and a good crop of Viburnum berries (JDM) few feeding on mountain ash in Charlottetown (JBu)

2 at Donagh on Oct 3-5 (JDM) 4 at Killdeer on Oct 3 (GampSF) ~200 flying over East Point at various heights on Oct 23 (DO

JDM) 12 at Bayview on Dec 29 (CAS) European Starling - 2000 at Norboro on Oct 22 (DO JDM) thousands entering

the Hillsborough River bridge roost in the evenings in mid November onward (JDM) ~1000 at Hunter River on ~Dec 1 (RA)

1000+ at farm and adjacent cornfield at China Point on Jan 1 (JDM) Waxwing - 15 feeding on bayberries at Monticello on

Nov 24 (JGM) Bohemian Waxwing - flock feeding on mountain ash in Charlottetown (JBu) 11 at Monticello on Dec 20

(JGM) Cedar Waxwing - 30 at Corran Ban on Dec 1 (SCS GS) 30 at Covehead on Jan 8 (DCampES) Orange-crowned

Warbler - 1 at Cameronrsquos Island Banding Station on Oct 11 (DO WCT) Yellow-rumped Warbler - 3 on Oct 27 (FdB

DMa MK) Pine Warbler - 1 at Charlottetown on Nov 26 (KMacA) Palm Warbler - few at Cameronrsquos Island in Point Prim

on Oct 8 (RoA) Eastern Towhee - 1 male at Whale Cove Cottage on Nov 10 (NME via BCo amp DCS) 1 photographed at

Charlottetown on Nov 21 (HC) American Tree Sparrow - 2 at Rocky Point on Dec 27 (LD) Fox Sparrow - 1 at Donagh

on Oct amp 3 on Oct 23 (JDM) 1 at East Point on Oct 23 (DO JDM) Song Sparrow - 1 at Stratford feeders on Dec 30 amp

Jan 5 (AampPM) White-throated Sparrow - ~8 seen flying into East Point on Oct 23 (DO JDM) 1 at South Melville feeders

on Dec 29 (RampAA) White-crowned Sparrow - immature at East Point on Sept 28 (DO WCT) 2 at Donagh feeders on

Oct 5-6 (JDM) 1 at Summerside on Dec 16 (GampSF) Dark-eyed Junco - ~7 flying into East Point on Oct 23 (DO JDM) 8

at South Melville feeders on Dec 29 (RampAA) 6 at Milltown Cross on Dec 30 (KDampJG) 2 or 3 at Donagh feeders since

Christmas but 6 on Jan 5 (JDM) Snow Bunting - at Sherbrooke on Oct (DO LY) 50 at Maximeville on Oct 31 with 12 to

50 most days in early Nov (GampFM) 6 at Monticello on Nov 1 (JGM) 125 feeding on field vegetation at Donagh on Dec 26

(JDM) Indigo Bunting - 1 photographed at Summerside on Nov 5 (GampSF) Red-winged Blackbird - very few being seen in

mid-late Sept (JW JDM DO DCS) 10 to 15 at 2 marshes in NW PEI on Oct1 (GampSF) ~200 in one flock at Kingston on

Oct 18 (JDM) Yellow-headed Blackbird - 1 immature male at Marshfield cornfield with ~300 mostly Red-winged

Blackbirds 20+ Brown-headed Cowbirds and small numbers of grackles on Nov 12 (DO DCS RC LH GampSF) 1

photographed at Crapaud Dec 13 -15 (LM DD) Common Grackle - small numbers around eastern Prince County in early

Oct (GampSF) 1 second week of Dec at Marshfield Brown-headed Cowbird - 8 at Baltic on Oct 4 (GampSF) 3 at Crossroads

feeders on Dec 28 (DO) Baltimore Oriole - 1 at Summerside Dec 27 amp 3 on Jan 5 (JMcC) Pine Grosbeak -~12 at East

Point on Nov 13 (DCS DO) Purple Finch - few at Sherbrooke on Oct 21 (DO JDM) at East Point on Nov 13 (DCS DO)

Red Crossbill - flock at St Georgersquos on Nov 20 (JDS) White-winged Crossbill - 12 at East Point on Nov 13 (DCS DO)

Common Redpoll - at East Point on Nov 13 (DCS DO) Pine Siskin - 8 at South Melville feeders on Dec 22 (RA)

American Goldfinch - 40 at South Melville feeders on Dec 29 (RampAA)

Old Records EC reported a hunterrsquos story of 7 Cattle Egrets being seen in 1991 at Emyvale (EC) Laughing Gull reported

at Brackley Beach in August 2009 as reported in E-bird and followup by DCS with author (TC via DCS amp RA) Adult male

Red-headed Woodpecker photographed at North Granville in ~1984 (DB) 1 adult male found dead in Parkdale in 1969 (RC)

Thanks to the following contributors who provided records for this listing namely AA - Anne Arvidson DA -

Donna Arsenault JA - Jim Aquilani RA - Ron Arvidson RoA - Ron Arsenault DB - Dwayne Biggar DBl -

Darren Blanchard JBl - Jean Blanchard JBu - John Burka NDP - Nancy Doyle-Peters WFB - Bill Bowerbank

AC - Alma Currie BCo - Brenda Cobb EC- Elwood Coakes FRC - Rosemary Curley HC - Helen Cottreau RC-

Ray Cooke SGC - Sharon Clark TC - Tony Chubbs (Labrador) FdB - Fiep de Bie DD - Daphne Davies

KDampRG - Kate Dewar amp Robbie Gallant LD - Lois Doan LDa - Lou Daley VD - Victoria Doan PE - Peter

Eppig GampSF - Greg amp Sandra Feethan CGa - Cathleen Gallant CEG - Chuck Gallison DFG - Diane Griffin GG

- Gary Griffin SG - Suzanne Getson BampRH - Ben amp Rosalie Hoteling LampJH - Les amp Joan Homans RH - Rick

16

Hawkins ReH - Rebekah Hodder WHa - Wilfred Handrahan

DK - Dan Kennedy JJ - June Jenkins LFJ - Locke Jones SJ -

Scott Johnson DK - Dan Kennedy GK - Glen Kelly MKe -

Michelle Kelly MK - Meika Keunecke ADM - Allie

McLennan AampPM - Arlene amp Paul McGuigan BCM -

Bonnie McOrmond BMo - Ben Moore CM - Chris Mutch

DMa - Donna Martin DMacN - Don MacNeil DGM - Gerald

MacDougall EM - Evelyn Martin EEM - Erin McEvoy

FMcC - Fred McCardle GampFMa - Gisele amp Fred Martin GMi

- George Mills GMcC - Gail McCourt JDM - Dan McAskill

JGM - Gerald MacDonald (formerly listed as GM) JMcC -

James McClean JMi - Joeylynn Milligan KMacA - Kathleen

MacAulay KEM - Kate MacQuarrie KMacN - Kathleen

MacNearney LM - Luann Molyneau MM - Matt MacKenzie

MMcC - Melanie McCarthy NME - Nancy MacLean-Eveson

REM - Rosanne MacFarlane WJM - Wade MacKinnon

(formerly WmacK) CN - Carol Nicholson SEN (formerly

listed as SN)- Sharon Neill DO - Dwaine Oakley NPD - Nancy Peters-Doyle BDP - Brad Potter CR - Clarence

Ryan RP - Roberta Palmer JR - John Read Jr JRo - Joost Roggeveen JtR - John te Raa ASm - Ardeth Smith

BS - Bruce Smith CAS - Charlotte Stewart DCampES - David amp Elaine Seeler DampAS - Don and Angela Stephens

DSn - Duck Schnare (Nova Scotia) GS - Gary Schneider GSa - Glenn Saunders JDS - John D Somers JSh - Jake

Shaw RS - Rob Skarkie SCS - Scott Sinclair JHS - Jim Sutton KT - Kenny Trainor JT - Jason Thistle RT - Reg

Dutch Thompson AW - Anne Wootton DW - Donald Wilkinson GW - Geoff Wood JW - Jackie Waddell JWa -

Jean Watts JWh - Jean Whitty TW - Trevor Wadman WCT - Wildlife Conservation Technology Class SAW -

Sid Watts LY - Lorne Yeo

NORTHERN WHEATEAR by Dan McAskill amp Dwaine Oakley

This autumn the Island experienced an influx of

Northern Wheatears a bird which we had not recorded

here before David Seeler had a very brief look at one at

Covehead Harbour on Oct 7 2011 but it could not be

located again A few days later Ron Arsenault picked

up and reported another at the Abramrsquos Village on Oct

9 at the sewage lagoon fence and an adjacent pasture th

He quickly posted it on the web and several keen birders

headed to the site Dwaine Oakley and David Seeler

were able to locate and photograph it on Oct 10 and

Gisele and Fred Martin were also able to find it Others

were not so successful

As chance would have it Dan McAskill and

Dwaine Oakley headed by west on Oct 10 to find theth

bird at Abramrsquos Village and chanced upon another

Northern Wheatear at Waitersquos Road in Sherbrooke This

bird was feeding actively along a recently excavated

ditch edge and Dwaine was able to digiscope this image

for the Societyrsquos records This bird was being very

cooperative and Dwaine was able to start a phone callout starting with Les Homans who was literally located across

the field from the site Les joined us and confirmed the bird then Greg and Sandra Feetham and Ray Cooke were

able to observe and photograph the bird Later that evening David and Elaine Seeler were also able to view this

bird It disappeared for a period of time but was seen again on Oct 19 at the same site by Gregth

Red-bellied Woodpecker at OrsquoLeary in Dec

Photo by Suzanne Getson copy 2011

Northern Wheatear at Sherbrooke


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ENVIRONMENTAL CALENDAR

Note All Society presentations and field trips are open to the public

Society meetings start at 730 PM at the Farm Centre at 420 University Avenue in Charlottetown

YN = young naturalists encouraged to attend or participate

Jan 18 - Protecting Areas for Cormorants Whatrsquos with that Jackie Waddell of the Island Nature Trust will

speak on the cormorants Presentation starts at 700 PM at the Confederation Public Centre Library

Nature Series

Jan 19 - Canada-Wide Science Fair Volunteer Recruitment See article starting on page 8 This event will be

held at the AVC Learning Commons (enter the main doors and itrsquos the big room with large windows on

your left) from 400 to 500 PM

Feb 7 - Wildlife Photos Shirley Gallant will be the guest speaker for the Natural History Societyrsquos meeting

which starts at 730 pm at the Farm Centre 420 University Ave Charlottetown YN

Feb 9 - Birds and the Great Backyard Bird Count amp Desable Watershed Management Plan Ron Arvidson

will be the guest speaker on birds and the Great Backyard Bird Count for the Desable River Enhancement

and Activities Management Inc (DREAM Inc) Public Meeting This meeting will be held at Kellyrsquos

Cross Community Centre at 700 PM In addition to Ronrsquos presentation there will be a presentation on the

Desable Watershed Management Plan All are welcome

Feb 17 to 20 - Great Backyard Bird Count A great citizen science project that allows birders to add their

backyard or field birding sightings to this North American winter birding project held in conjunction with

the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology Audubon Society and Birds Studies Canada You can access the

data entry portal at httpwwwbirdsourceorggbbc and the entry process is designed for easy entry and

for all levels of birders

Mar 6 - The American Kestrel Project Dwaine Oakley will be the guest speaker for the Natural History

Societyrsquos meeting which starts at 730 pm at the Farm Centre 420 University Ave Charlottetown YN

Apr 3 - White-nosed Syndrome in Bat Populations Heather Fenton will be the guest speaker for the Natural

History Societyrsquos meeting which starts at 730 pm at the Farm Centre 420 University Ave Charlottetown

YN

May 1 - Projects of the Souris and Area Watershed Group Fred Cheverie will be the guest speaker for the

Natural History Societyrsquos meeting which starts at 730 pm at the Farm Centre 420 University Ave

Charlottetown YN

May 26 - The Natural History Societyrsquos Bain Bird Count Members are encouraged to form teams and

participate in this Society spring bird count Please contact Dan McAskill at 569-4351 or by E-mail at

jdmcaskillpeisympaticoca

Jun 5 - Wildlife of Ranthambore National Park India Diane Griffin and Rosemary Curley will be the guest

speakers for the Natural History Societyrsquos meeting which starts at 730 pm at the Farm Centre 420

University Ave Charlottetown YN

NORTHERN HAWK OWL Dwaine Oakley

In infrequent visitor to the Island Greg and Sandra Feetham and Les

Homans found this bird in the Cavendish - North Rustico area on December 4 th

and alerted other birders to its presence A number of birders headed out to

find it and after a considerable search David and Elaine Seeler were able to

relocate it on Oct 5 and Dwaine Oakley photographed it shortly thereafterth

Northern Hawk Owl


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Weekly Minimum Shorebird Numbers Observed in the PEINP During 2011170 Excursions from 13 April to 21 November 2011th

copy David Seeler

M onth April

May June July August September October November

Species 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 6 17 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21

BBPL 12 5 36 71 52 1 1 4 8 1 8 16

23 110 99 125 84 160 247 253 135 57 249 138 23 116 25 4

AM GP 1 1 6 3 1

SEPL 1 29180

55 139 261 413 185 151 153 71 168 11 5

KILL

SPSA 1

GRYE 9 48 34 43 17 5 4 1 2 613

21 62 76160

34 33 65 87 71 30 21 50 33 42 14 13 8 1

W ILL 66 6 8 12 6 8 9 30 2

7 9 15 25 8 1 1

LEYE 1 2 5 10 56 70 86

128

106 214 161 25 211 18 17 18 6 5 3

W HIM4 6 2 1 17

HUGO 1 33 1 1 2 2 4 6 7 5 9 5 13 2 2

RUTU 1 1 2 22 16

24 11 18 11 9 2 4 1 2

REKN 8 6 2 18 7 12 3 132 67 21 10 50 21 12 20

SAND 1 5 11 87 257 235 318 363 79 81 54 10 19 1

SESA 2 3 40 4875

5 185 218 718 513 520 566 241 483 56 1

LESA 33 4 3 17

3 4 8 31 23 12

W RSA4 7 1 10 7 14 6 1

BASA1 2

PESA1 45 24 32 2 3

DUNL 2 1 67 249 894 407 516199 246 10

1 6

SBDO 4 2845

194

100

155

246

134 151 106 71 55 44 3 9 5 4

LBDO 1 4 1 3 4 4

CUSA1

W ISN 1

RNPH 64

Island Naturalist Editorrsquos Note My apologies problems with conversion between software programs has caused layering of certain cellnumbers Please read numbers from left to right and top to bottom where this has occurred

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NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

PO BOX 2346 CHARLOTTETOWN PEI C1A 8C1

Meetings are held of the first Tuesday of the month (except July August and September) at 730 pm at the Farm

Centre 420 University Avenue Charlottetown Each meeting commences with a brief business meeting followed

by a nutrition break and a guest speaker Members and non-members are welcome

Membership is open to anyone interested in the natural history of Prince Edward Island Membership is available

at any meeting or by contacting the Treasurer at PO Box 2346 Charlottetown C1A 8C1 (phone 368-1224)

Annual membership is $20 and renewals are due in January Membership expiry dates are shown in the top right

hand corner of the mailing label or by a notice provided to those receiving electronic newsletters

The Society is directed by a volunteer Executive elected from its members

2012 Executive

President Dwaine Oakley Stratford 569-1815 dwaineoakleygmailcom

Vice-President Barbara MacDonald Charlottetown 368-3268 bajmacdonaldgmailcom

Past President Ian Scott Charlottetown 892-5796 scottspeisympaticoca

Secretary Heather Fenton Sherwood 940-1192 hfentonupeica

Treasurer Susan Stephenson Whitaker Springvale 368-1224 susanstephensonwhitakergmailcom

Director- Program- Publicity Christina Pater Charlottetown 368-8193 cpaterupeica

Director - Ron Arvidson South Melville 658-2566 arvidsonpeisympaticoca

NEWSLETTERS are normally published quarterly and are available in Acrobat Reader colour format via E-mail

or in black amp white hard copy delivered by mail Hard copies are printed on recycled paper Articles notes

reports drawings bird sightings plant records etc are welcomed from members and non-members If you have

seen anything unusual please share it with us It is important to have your observations recorded so that others

may learn from them All contributions should be sent by mail to Dan McAskill Newsletter Editor NHSPEI 368

Brazel Road Donagh PEI C1B 0T9 or via E-mail to jdmcaskillpeisympaticoca The next deadline for

articles sightings or other newsletter information is March 5 2012

IllustrationsPictures The Society extends a special thanks to Dwaine Oakley Glen Kelly Ron Arvidson Donna

Martin George Mills and Suzanne Getson for their photographs in this issue

Reprinting Editors of other newsletters and teachers wishing to copy classroom materials are welcome to reprint

articles from the Island Naturalist (except when copyrighted) Due acknowledgment must be provided to the Island

Naturalist the author and illustrator

Web page wwwNaturePEIca

The Natural History Society gratefully acknowledges support from the Department of Education and Early

Childhood Development which enables distribution of newsletters to schools and libraries desiring it The Natural

History Society is an affiliate of Nature Canada and has representation on the board of the Island Nature Trust The

Society is a registered non-profit organization (Part 2 Companies Act) Tax receipts are issued for donations to

the Society and these funds are used to further the work of the Society

Cover Illustration

This Fork-tailed Flycatcher image captured at Marshfield was photographed by Glen Kelly on October 10 th

Glen and Michelle Kelly were hearing the unusual call the evening before and searched for it the following

morning finally finding it on the wires over the Jenkinrsquos Road This is the Islandrsquos first photographic record of this

species although there was a previous report on PEI This flycatcher is normally found in South America but

reports of it are often found annually along the Atlantic Coast and very rarely elsewhere

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Pied-billed Grebe


Northern Gannet


Great Cormorant

American Bittern

Great Blue Heron

Canada Geese

Wood Duck

Gadwall (42+)

American Wigeon

American Black Duck

Mallard

Blue-winged Teal


Northern Pintail

Green-winged Teal

Ring-necked Duck

Greater Scaup

Lesser Scaup (5)

Common Eider

Surf Scoter (1)

White-winged Scoter

Black Scoter

Common Goldeneye

Common Merganser


Ruddy Duck

Osprey (3)

Bald Eagle (10)



Merlin (2)

Sora (3)


Semipalmated Plover

Greater Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs

Willet

Spotted Sandpiper

Whimbrel

Ruddy Turnstone

Red Knot

Sanderling



Dunlin




Ring-billed Gull

Herring Gull


adult)



Caspian Tern

Common Tern

Razorbill (7)

Black Guillemot (1)

Rock Pigeon (Dove)

Mourning Dove


Barred Owl (3)


Belted Kingfisher


Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker


Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

American Crow

Common Raven

UID swallow




Hermit Thrush

American Robin

European Starling

American Pipit (1)

Cedar Waxwing

Northern Parula

Magnolia Warbler



Warbler


Palm Warbler (2)

Blackpoll Warbler


(3)

American Redstart

Common Yellowthroat

Savannah Sparrow

Song Sparrow


Swamp Sparrow


Dark-eyed Junco

Bobolink


Common Grackle

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow (1)
















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copy David Seeler

M onth April


Species 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 6 17 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21

BBPL 12 5 36 71 52 1 1 4 8 1 8 16

23 110 99 125 84 160 247 253 135 57 249 138 23 116 25 4

AM GP 1 1 6 3 1

SEPL 1 29180

55 139 261 413 185 151 153 71 168 11 5

KILL

SPSA 1

GRYE 9 48 34 43 17 5 4 1 2 613

21 62 76160

34 33 65 87 71 30 21 50 33 42 14 13 8 1

W ILL 66 6 8 12 6 8 9 30 2

7 9 15 25 8 1 1

LEYE 1 2 5 10 56 70 86

128

106 214 161 25 211 18 17 18 6 5 3

W HIM4 6 2 1 17

HUGO 1 33 1 1 2 2 4 6 7 5 9 5 13 2 2

RUTU 1 1 2 22 16

24 11 18 11 9 2 4 1 2

REKN 8 6 2 18 7 12 3 132 67 21 10 50 21 12 20

SAND 1 5 11 87 257 235 318 363 79 81 54 10 19 1

SESA 2 3 40 4875

5 185 218 718 513 520 566 241 483 56 1

LESA 33 4 3 17

3 4 8 31 23 12

W RSA4 7 1 10 7 14 6 1

BASA1 2

PESA1 45 24 32 2 3

DUNL 2 1 67 249 894 407 516199 246 10

1 6

SBDO 4 2845

194

100

155

246

134 151 106 71 55 44 3 9 5 4

LBDO 1 4 1 3 4 4

CUSA1

W ISN 1

RNPH 64


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Harbour









crop of cones

































Great Blue Heron


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Pied-billed Grebe


Northern Gannet


Great Cormorant

American Bittern

Great Blue Heron

Canada Geese

Wood Duck

Gadwall (42+)

American Wigeon

American Black Duck

Mallard

Blue-winged Teal


Northern Pintail

Green-winged Teal

Ring-necked Duck

Greater Scaup

Lesser Scaup (5)

Common Eider

Surf Scoter (1)

White-winged Scoter

Black Scoter

Common Goldeneye

Common Merganser


Ruddy Duck

Osprey (3)

Bald Eagle (10)



Merlin (2)

Sora (3)


Semipalmated Plover

Greater Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs

Willet

Spotted Sandpiper

Whimbrel

Ruddy Turnstone

Red Knot

Sanderling



Dunlin




Ring-billed Gull

Herring Gull


adult)



Caspian Tern

Common Tern

Razorbill (7)

Black Guillemot (1)

Rock Pigeon (Dove)

Mourning Dove


Barred Owl (3)


Belted Kingfisher


Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker


Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

American Crow

Common Raven

UID swallow




Hermit Thrush

American Robin

European Starling

American Pipit (1)

Cedar Waxwing

Northern Parula

Magnolia Warbler



Warbler


Palm Warbler (2)

Blackpoll Warbler


(3)

American Redstart

Common Yellowthroat

Savannah Sparrow

Song Sparrow


Swamp Sparrow


Dark-eyed Junco

Bobolink


Common Grackle

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow (1)
















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Charlottetown YN













Northern Hawk Owl


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copy David Seeler

M onth April


Species 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 6 17 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21

BBPL 12 5 36 71 52 1 1 4 8 1 8 16

23 110 99 125 84 160 247 253 135 57 249 138 23 116 25 4

AM GP 1 1 6 3 1

SEPL 1 29180

55 139 261 413 185 151 153 71 168 11 5

KILL

SPSA 1

GRYE 9 48 34 43 17 5 4 1 2 613

21 62 76160

34 33 65 87 71 30 21 50 33 42 14 13 8 1

W ILL 66 6 8 12 6 8 9 30 2

7 9 15 25 8 1 1

LEYE 1 2 5 10 56 70 86

128

106 214 161 25 211 18 17 18 6 5 3

W HIM4 6 2 1 17

HUGO 1 33 1 1 2 2 4 6 7 5 9 5 13 2 2

RUTU 1 1 2 22 16

24 11 18 11 9 2 4 1 2

REKN 8 6 2 18 7 12 3 132 67 21 10 50 21 12 20

SAND 1 5 11 87 257 235 318 363 79 81 54 10 19 1

SESA 2 3 40 4875

5 185 218 718 513 520 566 241 483 56 1

LESA 33 4 3 17

3 4 8 31 23 12

W RSA4 7 1 10 7 14 6 1

BASA1 2

PESA1 45 24 32 2 3

DUNL 2 1 67 249 894 407 516199 246 10

1 6

SBDO 4 2845

194

100

155

246

134 151 106 71 55 44 3 9 5 4

LBDO 1 4 1 3 4 4

CUSA1

W ISN 1

RNPH 64


Page 1

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Harbour









crop of cones

































Great Blue Heron


7







Pied-billed Grebe


Northern Gannet


Great Cormorant

American Bittern

Great Blue Heron

Canada Geese

Wood Duck

Gadwall (42+)

American Wigeon

American Black Duck

Mallard

Blue-winged Teal


Northern Pintail

Green-winged Teal

Ring-necked Duck

Greater Scaup

Lesser Scaup (5)

Common Eider

Surf Scoter (1)

White-winged Scoter

Black Scoter

Common Goldeneye

Common Merganser


Ruddy Duck

Osprey (3)

Bald Eagle (10)



Merlin (2)

Sora (3)


Semipalmated Plover

Greater Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs

Willet

Spotted Sandpiper

Whimbrel

Ruddy Turnstone

Red Knot

Sanderling



Dunlin




Ring-billed Gull

Herring Gull


adult)



Caspian Tern

Common Tern

Razorbill (7)

Black Guillemot (1)

Rock Pigeon (Dove)

Mourning Dove


Barred Owl (3)


Belted Kingfisher


Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker


Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

American Crow

Common Raven

UID swallow




Hermit Thrush

American Robin

European Starling

American Pipit (1)

Cedar Waxwing

Northern Parula

Magnolia Warbler



Warbler


Palm Warbler (2)

Blackpoll Warbler


(3)

American Redstart

Common Yellowthroat

Savannah Sparrow

Song Sparrow


Swamp Sparrow


Dark-eyed Junco

Bobolink


Common Grackle

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow (1)
















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ago



years




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Northern Hawk Owl


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copy David Seeler

M onth April


Species 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 6 17 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21

BBPL 12 5 36 71 52 1 1 4 8 1 8 16

23 110 99 125 84 160 247 253 135 57 249 138 23 116 25 4

AM GP 1 1 6 3 1

SEPL 1 29180

55 139 261 413 185 151 153 71 168 11 5

KILL

SPSA 1

GRYE 9 48 34 43 17 5 4 1 2 613

21 62 76160

34 33 65 87 71 30 21 50 33 42 14 13 8 1

W ILL 66 6 8 12 6 8 9 30 2

7 9 15 25 8 1 1

LEYE 1 2 5 10 56 70 86

128

106 214 161 25 211 18 17 18 6 5 3

W HIM4 6 2 1 17

HUGO 1 33 1 1 2 2 4 6 7 5 9 5 13 2 2

RUTU 1 1 2 22 16

24 11 18 11 9 2 4 1 2

REKN 8 6 2 18 7 12 3 132 67 21 10 50 21 12 20

SAND 1 5 11 87 257 235 318 363 79 81 54 10 19 1

SESA 2 3 40 4875

5 185 218 718 513 520 566 241 483 56 1

LESA 33 4 3 17

3 4 8 31 23 12

W RSA4 7 1 10 7 14 6 1

BASA1 2

PESA1 45 24 32 2 3

DUNL 2 1 67 249 894 407 516199 246 10

1 6

SBDO 4 2845

194

100

155

246

134 151 106 71 55 44 3 9 5 4

LBDO 1 4 1 3 4 4

CUSA1

W ISN 1

RNPH 64


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Harbour









crop of cones

































Great Blue Heron


7







Pied-billed Grebe


Northern Gannet


Great Cormorant

American Bittern

Great Blue Heron

Canada Geese

Wood Duck

Gadwall (42+)

American Wigeon

American Black Duck

Mallard

Blue-winged Teal


Northern Pintail

Green-winged Teal

Ring-necked Duck

Greater Scaup

Lesser Scaup (5)

Common Eider

Surf Scoter (1)

White-winged Scoter

Black Scoter

Common Goldeneye

Common Merganser


Ruddy Duck

Osprey (3)

Bald Eagle (10)



Merlin (2)

Sora (3)


Semipalmated Plover

Greater Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs

Willet

Spotted Sandpiper

Whimbrel

Ruddy Turnstone

Red Knot

Sanderling



Dunlin




Ring-billed Gull

Herring Gull


adult)



Caspian Tern

Common Tern

Razorbill (7)

Black Guillemot (1)

Rock Pigeon (Dove)

Mourning Dove


Barred Owl (3)


Belted Kingfisher


Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker


Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

American Crow

Common Raven

UID swallow




Hermit Thrush

American Robin

European Starling

American Pipit (1)

Cedar Waxwing

Northern Parula

Magnolia Warbler



Warbler


Palm Warbler (2)

Blackpoll Warbler


(3)

American Redstart

Common Yellowthroat

Savannah Sparrow

Song Sparrow


Swamp Sparrow


Dark-eyed Junco

Bobolink


Common Grackle

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow (1)
















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this event






















ago



years




unexpected






10















































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WEATHER EVENTS

















leaves had dropped






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Nature Series




















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Northern Hawk Owl


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copy David Seeler

M onth April


Species 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 6 17 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21

BBPL 12 5 36 71 52 1 1 4 8 1 8 16

23 110 99 125 84 160 247 253 135 57 249 138 23 116 25 4

AM GP 1 1 6 3 1

SEPL 1 29180

55 139 261 413 185 151 153 71 168 11 5

KILL

SPSA 1

GRYE 9 48 34 43 17 5 4 1 2 613

21 62 76160

34 33 65 87 71 30 21 50 33 42 14 13 8 1

W ILL 66 6 8 12 6 8 9 30 2

7 9 15 25 8 1 1

LEYE 1 2 5 10 56 70 86

128

106 214 161 25 211 18 17 18 6 5 3

W HIM4 6 2 1 17

HUGO 1 33 1 1 2 2 4 6 7 5 9 5 13 2 2

RUTU 1 1 2 22 16

24 11 18 11 9 2 4 1 2

REKN 8 6 2 18 7 12 3 132 67 21 10 50 21 12 20

SAND 1 5 11 87 257 235 318 363 79 81 54 10 19 1

SESA 2 3 40 4875

5 185 218 718 513 520 566 241 483 56 1

LESA 33 4 3 17

3 4 8 31 23 12

W RSA4 7 1 10 7 14 6 1

BASA1 2

PESA1 45 24 32 2 3

DUNL 2 1 67 249 894 407 516199 246 10

1 6

SBDO 4 2845

194

100

155

246

134 151 106 71 55 44 3 9 5 4

LBDO 1 4 1 3 4 4

CUSA1

W ISN 1

RNPH 64


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6












Harbour









crop of cones

































Great Blue Heron


7







Pied-billed Grebe


Northern Gannet


Great Cormorant

American Bittern

Great Blue Heron

Canada Geese

Wood Duck

Gadwall (42+)

American Wigeon

American Black Duck

Mallard

Blue-winged Teal


Northern Pintail

Green-winged Teal

Ring-necked Duck

Greater Scaup

Lesser Scaup (5)

Common Eider

Surf Scoter (1)

White-winged Scoter

Black Scoter

Common Goldeneye

Common Merganser


Ruddy Duck

Osprey (3)

Bald Eagle (10)



Merlin (2)

Sora (3)


Semipalmated Plover

Greater Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs

Willet

Spotted Sandpiper

Whimbrel

Ruddy Turnstone

Red Knot

Sanderling



Dunlin




Ring-billed Gull

Herring Gull


adult)



Caspian Tern

Common Tern

Razorbill (7)

Black Guillemot (1)

Rock Pigeon (Dove)

Mourning Dove


Barred Owl (3)


Belted Kingfisher


Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker


Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

American Crow

Common Raven

UID swallow




Hermit Thrush

American Robin

European Starling

American Pipit (1)

Cedar Waxwing

Northern Parula

Magnolia Warbler



Warbler


Palm Warbler (2)

Blackpoll Warbler


(3)

American Redstart

Common Yellowthroat

Savannah Sparrow

Song Sparrow


Swamp Sparrow


Dark-eyed Junco

Bobolink


Common Grackle

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow (1)
















8


















































9






this event






















ago



years




unexpected






10















































11























WEATHER EVENTS

















leaves had dropped






12








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Nature Series




















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Northern Hawk Owl


18


copy David Seeler

M onth April


Species 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 6 17 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21

BBPL 12 5 36 71 52 1 1 4 8 1 8 16

23 110 99 125 84 160 247 253 135 57 249 138 23 116 25 4

AM GP 1 1 6 3 1

SEPL 1 29180

55 139 261 413 185 151 153 71 168 11 5

KILL

SPSA 1

GRYE 9 48 34 43 17 5 4 1 2 613

21 62 76160

34 33 65 87 71 30 21 50 33 42 14 13 8 1

W ILL 66 6 8 12 6 8 9 30 2

7 9 15 25 8 1 1

LEYE 1 2 5 10 56 70 86

128

106 214 161 25 211 18 17 18 6 5 3

W HIM4 6 2 1 17

HUGO 1 33 1 1 2 2 4 6 7 5 9 5 13 2 2

RUTU 1 1 2 22 16

24 11 18 11 9 2 4 1 2

REKN 8 6 2 18 7 12 3 132 67 21 10 50 21 12 20

SAND 1 5 11 87 257 235 318 363 79 81 54 10 19 1

SESA 2 3 40 4875

5 185 218 718 513 520 566 241 483 56 1

LESA 33 4 3 17

3 4 8 31 23 12

W RSA4 7 1 10 7 14 6 1

BASA1 2

PESA1 45 24 32 2 3

DUNL 2 1 67 249 894 407 516199 246 10

1 6

SBDO 4 2845

194

100

155

246

134 151 106 71 55 44 3 9 5 4

LBDO 1 4 1 3 4 4

CUSA1

W ISN 1

RNPH 64


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7







Pied-billed Grebe


Northern Gannet


Great Cormorant

American Bittern

Great Blue Heron

Canada Geese

Wood Duck

Gadwall (42+)

American Wigeon

American Black Duck

Mallard

Blue-winged Teal


Northern Pintail

Green-winged Teal

Ring-necked Duck

Greater Scaup

Lesser Scaup (5)

Common Eider

Surf Scoter (1)

White-winged Scoter

Black Scoter

Common Goldeneye

Common Merganser


Ruddy Duck

Osprey (3)

Bald Eagle (10)



Merlin (2)

Sora (3)


Semipalmated Plover

Greater Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs

Willet

Spotted Sandpiper

Whimbrel

Ruddy Turnstone

Red Knot

Sanderling



Dunlin




Ring-billed Gull

Herring Gull


adult)



Caspian Tern

Common Tern

Razorbill (7)

Black Guillemot (1)

Rock Pigeon (Dove)

Mourning Dove


Barred Owl (3)


Belted Kingfisher


Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker


Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

American Crow

Common Raven

UID swallow




Hermit Thrush

American Robin

European Starling

American Pipit (1)

Cedar Waxwing

Northern Parula

Magnolia Warbler



Warbler


Palm Warbler (2)

Blackpoll Warbler


(3)

American Redstart

Common Yellowthroat

Savannah Sparrow

Song Sparrow


Swamp Sparrow


Dark-eyed Junco

Bobolink


Common Grackle

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow (1)
















8


















































9






this event






















ago



years




unexpected






10















































11























WEATHER EVENTS

















leaves had dropped






12








RA SGC BCM DMa)















































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Northern Hawk Owl


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copy David Seeler

M onth April


Species 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 6 17 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21

BBPL 12 5 36 71 52 1 1 4 8 1 8 16

23 110 99 125 84 160 247 253 135 57 249 138 23 116 25 4

AM GP 1 1 6 3 1

SEPL 1 29180

55 139 261 413 185 151 153 71 168 11 5

KILL

SPSA 1

GRYE 9 48 34 43 17 5 4 1 2 613

21 62 76160

34 33 65 87 71 30 21 50 33 42 14 13 8 1

W ILL 66 6 8 12 6 8 9 30 2

7 9 15 25 8 1 1

LEYE 1 2 5 10 56 70 86

128

106 214 161 25 211 18 17 18 6 5 3

W HIM4 6 2 1 17

HUGO 1 33 1 1 2 2 4 6 7 5 9 5 13 2 2

RUTU 1 1 2 22 16

24 11 18 11 9 2 4 1 2

REKN 8 6 2 18 7 12 3 132 67 21 10 50 21 12 20

SAND 1 5 11 87 257 235 318 363 79 81 54 10 19 1

SESA 2 3 40 4875

5 185 218 718 513 520 566 241 483 56 1

LESA 33 4 3 17

3 4 8 31 23 12

W RSA4 7 1 10 7 14 6 1

BASA1 2

PESA1 45 24 32 2 3

DUNL 2 1 67 249 894 407 516199 246 10

1 6

SBDO 4 2845

194

100

155

246

134 151 106 71 55 44 3 9 5 4

LBDO 1 4 1 3 4 4

CUSA1

W ISN 1

RNPH 64


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9






this event






















ago



years




unexpected






10















































11























WEATHER EVENTS

















leaves had dropped






12








RA SGC BCM DMa)















































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Nature Series




















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Charlottetown YN













Northern Hawk Owl


18


copy David Seeler

M onth April


Species 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 6 17 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21

BBPL 12 5 36 71 52 1 1 4 8 1 8 16

23 110 99 125 84 160 247 253 135 57 249 138 23 116 25 4

AM GP 1 1 6 3 1

SEPL 1 29180

55 139 261 413 185 151 153 71 168 11 5

KILL

SPSA 1

GRYE 9 48 34 43 17 5 4 1 2 613

21 62 76160

34 33 65 87 71 30 21 50 33 42 14 13 8 1

W ILL 66 6 8 12 6 8 9 30 2

7 9 15 25 8 1 1

LEYE 1 2 5 10 56 70 86

128

106 214 161 25 211 18 17 18 6 5 3

W HIM4 6 2 1 17

HUGO 1 33 1 1 2 2 4 6 7 5 9 5 13 2 2

RUTU 1 1 2 22 16

24 11 18 11 9 2 4 1 2

REKN 8 6 2 18 7 12 3 132 67 21 10 50 21 12 20

SAND 1 5 11 87 257 235 318 363 79 81 54 10 19 1

SESA 2 3 40 4875

5 185 218 718 513 520 566 241 483 56 1

LESA 33 4 3 17

3 4 8 31 23 12

W RSA4 7 1 10 7 14 6 1

BASA1 2

PESA1 45 24 32 2 3

DUNL 2 1 67 249 894 407 516199 246 10

1 6

SBDO 4 2845

194

100

155

246

134 151 106 71 55 44 3 9 5 4

LBDO 1 4 1 3 4 4

CUSA1

W ISN 1

RNPH 64


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this event






















ago



years




unexpected






10















































11























WEATHER EVENTS

















leaves had dropped






12








RA SGC BCM DMa)















































13





















































14
































































15



















































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17







Nature Series




















YN



Charlottetown YN













Northern Hawk Owl


18


copy David Seeler

M onth April


Species 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 6 17 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21

BBPL 12 5 36 71 52 1 1 4 8 1 8 16

23 110 99 125 84 160 247 253 135 57 249 138 23 116 25 4

AM GP 1 1 6 3 1

SEPL 1 29180

55 139 261 413 185 151 153 71 168 11 5

KILL

SPSA 1

GRYE 9 48 34 43 17 5 4 1 2 613

21 62 76160

34 33 65 87 71 30 21 50 33 42 14 13 8 1

W ILL 66 6 8 12 6 8 9 30 2

7 9 15 25 8 1 1

LEYE 1 2 5 10 56 70 86

128

106 214 161 25 211 18 17 18 6 5 3

W HIM4 6 2 1 17

HUGO 1 33 1 1 2 2 4 6 7 5 9 5 13 2 2

RUTU 1 1 2 22 16

24 11 18 11 9 2 4 1 2

REKN 8 6 2 18 7 12 3 132 67 21 10 50 21 12 20

SAND 1 5 11 87 257 235 318 363 79 81 54 10 19 1

SESA 2 3 40 4875

5 185 218 718 513 520 566 241 483 56 1

LESA 33 4 3 17

3 4 8 31 23 12

W RSA4 7 1 10 7 14 6 1

BASA1 2

PESA1 45 24 32 2 3

DUNL 2 1 67 249 894 407 516199 246 10

1 6

SBDO 4 2845

194

100

155

246

134 151 106 71 55 44 3 9 5 4

LBDO 1 4 1 3 4 4

CUSA1

W ISN 1

RNPH 64


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WEATHER EVENTS

















leaves had dropped






12








RA SGC BCM DMa)















































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Nature Series




















YN



Charlottetown YN













Northern Hawk Owl


18


copy David Seeler

M onth April


Species 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 6 17 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21

BBPL 12 5 36 71 52 1 1 4 8 1 8 16

23 110 99 125 84 160 247 253 135 57 249 138 23 116 25 4

AM GP 1 1 6 3 1

SEPL 1 29180

55 139 261 413 185 151 153 71 168 11 5

KILL

SPSA 1

GRYE 9 48 34 43 17 5 4 1 2 613

21 62 76160

34 33 65 87 71 30 21 50 33 42 14 13 8 1

W ILL 66 6 8 12 6 8 9 30 2

7 9 15 25 8 1 1

LEYE 1 2 5 10 56 70 86

128

106 214 161 25 211 18 17 18 6 5 3

W HIM4 6 2 1 17

HUGO 1 33 1 1 2 2 4 6 7 5 9 5 13 2 2

RUTU 1 1 2 22 16

24 11 18 11 9 2 4 1 2

REKN 8 6 2 18 7 12 3 132 67 21 10 50 21 12 20

SAND 1 5 11 87 257 235 318 363 79 81 54 10 19 1

SESA 2 3 40 4875

5 185 218 718 513 520 566 241 483 56 1

LESA 33 4 3 17

3 4 8 31 23 12

W RSA4 7 1 10 7 14 6 1

BASA1 2

PESA1 45 24 32 2 3

DUNL 2 1 67 249 894 407 516199 246 10

1 6

SBDO 4 2845

194

100

155

246

134 151 106 71 55 44 3 9 5 4

LBDO 1 4 1 3 4 4

CUSA1

W ISN 1

RNPH 64


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WEATHER EVENTS

















leaves had dropped






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RA SGC BCM DMa)















































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Nature Series




















YN



Charlottetown YN













Northern Hawk Owl


18


copy David Seeler

M onth April


Species 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 6 17 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21

BBPL 12 5 36 71 52 1 1 4 8 1 8 16

23 110 99 125 84 160 247 253 135 57 249 138 23 116 25 4

AM GP 1 1 6 3 1

SEPL 1 29180

55 139 261 413 185 151 153 71 168 11 5

KILL

SPSA 1

GRYE 9 48 34 43 17 5 4 1 2 613

21 62 76160

34 33 65 87 71 30 21 50 33 42 14 13 8 1

W ILL 66 6 8 12 6 8 9 30 2

7 9 15 25 8 1 1

LEYE 1 2 5 10 56 70 86

128

106 214 161 25 211 18 17 18 6 5 3

W HIM4 6 2 1 17

HUGO 1 33 1 1 2 2 4 6 7 5 9 5 13 2 2

RUTU 1 1 2 22 16

24 11 18 11 9 2 4 1 2

REKN 8 6 2 18 7 12 3 132 67 21 10 50 21 12 20

SAND 1 5 11 87 257 235 318 363 79 81 54 10 19 1

SESA 2 3 40 4875

5 185 218 718 513 520 566 241 483 56 1

LESA 33 4 3 17

3 4 8 31 23 12

W RSA4 7 1 10 7 14 6 1

BASA1 2

PESA1 45 24 32 2 3

DUNL 2 1 67 249 894 407 516199 246 10

1 6

SBDO 4 2845

194

100

155

246

134 151 106 71 55 44 3 9 5 4

LBDO 1 4 1 3 4 4

CUSA1

W ISN 1

RNPH 64


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Nature Series




















YN



Charlottetown YN













Northern Hawk Owl


18


copy David Seeler

M onth April


Species 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 6 17 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21

BBPL 12 5 36 71 52 1 1 4 8 1 8 16

23 110 99 125 84 160 247 253 135 57 249 138 23 116 25 4

AM GP 1 1 6 3 1

SEPL 1 29180

55 139 261 413 185 151 153 71 168 11 5

KILL

SPSA 1

GRYE 9 48 34 43 17 5 4 1 2 613

21 62 76160

34 33 65 87 71 30 21 50 33 42 14 13 8 1

W ILL 66 6 8 12 6 8 9 30 2

7 9 15 25 8 1 1

LEYE 1 2 5 10 56 70 86

128

106 214 161 25 211 18 17 18 6 5 3

W HIM4 6 2 1 17

HUGO 1 33 1 1 2 2 4 6 7 5 9 5 13 2 2

RUTU 1 1 2 22 16

24 11 18 11 9 2 4 1 2

REKN 8 6 2 18 7 12 3 132 67 21 10 50 21 12 20

SAND 1 5 11 87 257 235 318 363 79 81 54 10 19 1

SESA 2 3 40 4875

5 185 218 718 513 520 566 241 483 56 1

LESA 33 4 3 17

3 4 8 31 23 12

W RSA4 7 1 10 7 14 6 1

BASA1 2

PESA1 45 24 32 2 3

DUNL 2 1 67 249 894 407 516199 246 10

1 6

SBDO 4 2845

194

100

155

246

134 151 106 71 55 44 3 9 5 4

LBDO 1 4 1 3 4 4

CUSA1

W ISN 1

RNPH 64


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Nature Series




















YN



Charlottetown YN













Northern Hawk Owl


18


copy David Seeler

M onth April


Species 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 6 17 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21

BBPL 12 5 36 71 52 1 1 4 8 1 8 16

23 110 99 125 84 160 247 253 135 57 249 138 23 116 25 4

AM GP 1 1 6 3 1

SEPL 1 29180

55 139 261 413 185 151 153 71 168 11 5

KILL

SPSA 1

GRYE 9 48 34 43 17 5 4 1 2 613

21 62 76160

34 33 65 87 71 30 21 50 33 42 14 13 8 1

W ILL 66 6 8 12 6 8 9 30 2

7 9 15 25 8 1 1

LEYE 1 2 5 10 56 70 86

128

106 214 161 25 211 18 17 18 6 5 3

W HIM4 6 2 1 17

HUGO 1 33 1 1 2 2 4 6 7 5 9 5 13 2 2

RUTU 1 1 2 22 16

24 11 18 11 9 2 4 1 2

REKN 8 6 2 18 7 12 3 132 67 21 10 50 21 12 20

SAND 1 5 11 87 257 235 318 363 79 81 54 10 19 1

SESA 2 3 40 4875

5 185 218 718 513 520 566 241 483 56 1

LESA 33 4 3 17

3 4 8 31 23 12

W RSA4 7 1 10 7 14 6 1

BASA1 2

PESA1 45 24 32 2 3

DUNL 2 1 67 249 894 407 516199 246 10

1 6

SBDO 4 2845

194

100

155

246

134 151 106 71 55 44 3 9 5 4

LBDO 1 4 1 3 4 4

CUSA1

W ISN 1

RNPH 64


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Northern Hawk Owl


18


copy David Seeler

M onth April


Species 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 6 17 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21

BBPL 12 5 36 71 52 1 1 4 8 1 8 16

23 110 99 125 84 160 247 253 135 57 249 138 23 116 25 4

AM GP 1 1 6 3 1

SEPL 1 29180

55 139 261 413 185 151 153 71 168 11 5

KILL

SPSA 1

GRYE 9 48 34 43 17 5 4 1 2 613

21 62 76160

34 33 65 87 71 30 21 50 33 42 14 13 8 1

W ILL 66 6 8 12 6 8 9 30 2

7 9 15 25 8 1 1

LEYE 1 2 5 10 56 70 86

128

106 214 161 25 211 18 17 18 6 5 3

W HIM4 6 2 1 17

HUGO 1 33 1 1 2 2 4 6 7 5 9 5 13 2 2

RUTU 1 1 2 22 16

24 11 18 11 9 2 4 1 2

REKN 8 6 2 18 7 12 3 132 67 21 10 50 21 12 20

SAND 1 5 11 87 257 235 318 363 79 81 54 10 19 1

SESA 2 3 40 4875

5 185 218 718 513 520 566 241 483 56 1

LESA 33 4 3 17

3 4 8 31 23 12

W RSA4 7 1 10 7 14 6 1

BASA1 2

PESA1 45 24 32 2 3

DUNL 2 1 67 249 894 407 516199 246 10

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Species 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 6 17 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21

BBPL 12 5 36 71 52 1 1 4 8 1 8 16

23 110 99 125 84 160 247 253 135 57 249 138 23 116 25 4

AM GP 1 1 6 3 1

SEPL 1 29180

55 139 261 413 185 151 153 71 168 11 5

KILL

SPSA 1

GRYE 9 48 34 43 17 5 4 1 2 613

21 62 76160

34 33 65 87 71 30 21 50 33 42 14 13 8 1

W ILL 66 6 8 12 6 8 9 30 2

7 9 15 25 8 1 1

LEYE 1 2 5 10 56 70 86

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106 214 161 25 211 18 17 18 6 5 3

W HIM4 6 2 1 17

HUGO 1 33 1 1 2 2 4 6 7 5 9 5 13 2 2

RUTU 1 1 2 22 16

24 11 18 11 9 2 4 1 2

REKN 8 6 2 18 7 12 3 132 67 21 10 50 21 12 20

SAND 1 5 11 87 257 235 318 363 79 81 54 10 19 1

SESA 2 3 40 4875

5 185 218 718 513 520 566 241 483 56 1

LESA 33 4 3 17

3 4 8 31 23 12

W RSA4 7 1 10 7 14 6 1

BASA1 2

PESA1 45 24 32 2 3

DUNL 2 1 67 249 894 407 516199 246 10

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LBDO 1 4 1 3 4 4

CUSA1

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Species 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 6 17 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21

BBPL 12 5 36 71 52 1 1 4 8 1 8 16

23 110 99 125 84 160 247 253 135 57 249 138 23 116 25 4

AM GP 1 1 6 3 1

SEPL 1 29180

55 139 261 413 185 151 153 71 168 11 5

KILL

SPSA 1

GRYE 9 48 34 43 17 5 4 1 2 613

21 62 76160

34 33 65 87 71 30 21 50 33 42 14 13 8 1

W ILL 66 6 8 12 6 8 9 30 2

7 9 15 25 8 1 1

LEYE 1 2 5 10 56 70 86

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106 214 161 25 211 18 17 18 6 5 3

W HIM4 6 2 1 17

HUGO 1 33 1 1 2 2 4 6 7 5 9 5 13 2 2

RUTU 1 1 2 22 16

24 11 18 11 9 2 4 1 2

REKN 8 6 2 18 7 12 3 132 67 21 10 50 21 12 20

SAND 1 5 11 87 257 235 318 363 79 81 54 10 19 1

SESA 2 3 40 4875

5 185 218 718 513 520 566 241 483 56 1

LESA 33 4 3 17

3 4 8 31 23 12

W RSA4 7 1 10 7 14 6 1

BASA1 2

PESA1 45 24 32 2 3

DUNL 2 1 67 249 894 407 516199 246 10

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SBDO 4 2845

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LBDO 1 4 1 3 4 4

CUSA1

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Species 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 6 17 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21

BBPL 12 5 36 71 52 1 1 4 8 1 8 16

23 110 99 125 84 160 247 253 135 57 249 138 23 116 25 4

AM GP 1 1 6 3 1

SEPL 1 29180

55 139 261 413 185 151 153 71 168 11 5

KILL

SPSA 1

GRYE 9 48 34 43 17 5 4 1 2 613

21 62 76160

34 33 65 87 71 30 21 50 33 42 14 13 8 1

W ILL 66 6 8 12 6 8 9 30 2

7 9 15 25 8 1 1

LEYE 1 2 5 10 56 70 86

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106 214 161 25 211 18 17 18 6 5 3

W HIM4 6 2 1 17

HUGO 1 33 1 1 2 2 4 6 7 5 9 5 13 2 2

RUTU 1 1 2 22 16

24 11 18 11 9 2 4 1 2

REKN 8 6 2 18 7 12 3 132 67 21 10 50 21 12 20

SAND 1 5 11 87 257 235 318 363 79 81 54 10 19 1

SESA 2 3 40 4875

5 185 218 718 513 520 566 241 483 56 1

LESA 33 4 3 17

3 4 8 31 23 12

W RSA4 7 1 10 7 14 6 1

BASA1 2

PESA1 45 24 32 2 3

DUNL 2 1 67 249 894 407 516199 246 10

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SBDO 4 2845

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LBDO 1 4 1 3 4 4

CUSA1

W ISN 1

RNPH 64


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M onth April


Species 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 6 17 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21

BBPL 12 5 36 71 52 1 1 4 8 1 8 16

23 110 99 125 84 160 247 253 135 57 249 138 23 116 25 4

AM GP 1 1 6 3 1

SEPL 1 29180

55 139 261 413 185 151 153 71 168 11 5

KILL

SPSA 1

GRYE 9 48 34 43 17 5 4 1 2 613

21 62 76160

34 33 65 87 71 30 21 50 33 42 14 13 8 1

W ILL 66 6 8 12 6 8 9 30 2

7 9 15 25 8 1 1

LEYE 1 2 5 10 56 70 86

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106 214 161 25 211 18 17 18 6 5 3

W HIM4 6 2 1 17

HUGO 1 33 1 1 2 2 4 6 7 5 9 5 13 2 2

RUTU 1 1 2 22 16

24 11 18 11 9 2 4 1 2

REKN 8 6 2 18 7 12 3 132 67 21 10 50 21 12 20

SAND 1 5 11 87 257 235 318 363 79 81 54 10 19 1

SESA 2 3 40 4875

5 185 218 718 513 520 566 241 483 56 1

LESA 33 4 3 17

3 4 8 31 23 12

W RSA4 7 1 10 7 14 6 1

BASA1 2

PESA1 45 24 32 2 3

DUNL 2 1 67 249 894 407 516199 246 10

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