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eBird Canada Checklist S91005465

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Main Details

Location Restigouche River Lower Islands
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Additional Details

People

Owner Andrew Olive

Effort

Protocol:  Traveling
  • Observers:  2
  • Distance:  4.73 km

Checklist Comments

Mostly sunny becoming overcast, calm winds, 25 Celcius. Paddle boarded around Gillis island on the Restigouche river in search of a previous report of a possible Steller's Sea Eagle.

Totals

17
Species Observed
+1 other taxa, 65 individuals
1
Species with Photos

Observations

  1. Common Goldeneye

    Number observed:  1

  2. duck sp.

    Number observed:  35

    Details

    Looked like a large flock of Common eider's setting down on the Restigouche near dusk. A large heavy bodied brown duck. Seems like a strange time for eiders however.

  3. Black-billed Cuckoo

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Heard calling near dusk, familiar with call

  4. Spotted Sandpiper

    Number observed:  1

  5. Bald Eagle

    Number observed:  6

  6. Steller's Sea-Eagle

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    First discovered by Listuguj Mi'gmaq Ranger Gerry Isaac last evening at approximately 7:30 pm perched in a tree on the Southern side of Gillis island. The cell phone photo, although grainy, seemed to show the features of this ultra rare Eagle. After unsuccessfully relocating the bird in the morning, we later found the eagle perched at the top of a large spruce tree on the northeastern side of Gillis Island along the Restigouche river. Spectacular large bodied eagle with an extremely large yellow beak and significant obvious white patches on wings(in shape of an upside down V while at rest.) The white feathering around the legs were obvious and the white tail showed well in flight along with the white wing patches. Three or four crows escorted the bird away from it's perch near dusk. Eagle was observed for a total of 10 minutes while we were sitting on our paddle boards.

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  7. Belted Kingfisher

    Number observed:  2

  8. Eastern Phoebe

    Number observed:  1

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    S Singing Bird (Possible)

  9. American Crow

    Number observed:  3

  10. Black-capped Chickadee

    Number observed:  1

  11. Gray Catbird

    Number observed:  1

  12. Veery

    Number observed:  2

  13. White-throated Sparrow

    Number observed:  1

  14. Swamp Sparrow

    Number observed:  2

  15. Northern Waterthrush

    Number observed:  1

  16. Nashville Warbler

    Number observed:  1

  17. Common Yellowthroat

    Number observed:  1

  18. Yellow Warbler

    Number observed:  4
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