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    Date
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Native and Naturalized (98)

  1. American Woodcock Scolopax minor
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Danny Cameron
    Location: 703 Mountville Road, Stellarton, Nova Scotia, CA (45.547, -62.621)
  2. Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
    # Count: 25
    Date:
    Observer: Danny Cameron
    Location: Pond Behind 2437 Foxbrook Road, Westville, Nova Scotia, CA (45.54, -62.708)
  3. American Black Duck Anas rubripes
    # Count: 22
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Stellarton - Pioneer Coal Field
  4. Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Stellarton - Pioneer Coal Field
  5. Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
    # Count: 60
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: New Glasgow--Temperance Street Elementary School
  6. Common Eider Somateria mollissima
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Vines
    Location: Caribou Island Lighthouse
  7. Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
    # Count: 40
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Vines
    Location: Caribou Island Lighthouse
  8. Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
    # Count: 11
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Vines
    Location: Caribou Island Lighthouse
  9. Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Abercrombie- meter plant
  10. Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
    # Count: 18
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Abercrombie- meter plant
  11. Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
    # Count: 38
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Abercrombie- meter plant
  12. Common Tern Sterna hirundo
    # Count: 55
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Abercrombie- meter plant
  13. Sora Porzana carolina
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Vines
    Location: Waterside Beach Provincial Park
  14. Willet Tringa semipalmata
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Vines
    Location: Waterside Beach Provincial Park
  15. Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Vines
    Location: Waterside Beach Provincial Park
  16. Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Vines
    Location: Waterside Beach Provincial Park
  17. American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
    # Count: 9
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Vines
    Location: Waterside Beach Provincial Park
  18. Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Vines
    Location: Waterside Beach Provincial Park
  19. Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Vines
    Location: Waterside Beach Provincial Park
  20. Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Chris Morrison
    Location: Saunders Road
  21. American Kestrel Falco sparverius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Big Island
  22. Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Shawn Hicks
    Location: Trans Canada Highway 104 W, Pictou CA-NS 45.57414, -62.41034
  23. Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Big Island--causeway
  24. Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
    # Count: 15
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Big Island--causeway
  25. Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Big Island--causeway
  26. Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
    # Count: 327
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Big Island--causeway
  27. Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Big Island--causeway
  28. Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jeff Ogden
    Location: Trans Canada Highway 104 W, Pictou CA-NS 45.55291, -62.79888
  29. Brown Creeper Certhia americana
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Camp Geddie
  30. Northern Parula Setophaga americana
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Camp Geddie
  31. Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata
    # Count: 25
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Camp Geddie
  32. Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Vines
    Location: Foxbrook Pond
  33. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
    # Count: 15
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Vines
    Location: Foxbrook Pond
  34. Herring Gull Larus argentatus
    # Count: 500
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Lismore Wharf area
  35. Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Lismore Wharf area
  36. Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
    # Count: 25
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Lismore Wharf area
  37. Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Lismore Wharf area
  38. American Wigeon Mareca americana
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Lower Barneys River
  39. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: 12
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Lower Barneys River
  40. Common Merganser Mergus merganser
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Lower Barneys River
  41. Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Chris Morrison
    Location: Waterside Beach Provincial Park
  42. Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Chris Morrison
    Location: Caribou Island Lighthouse and area
  43. Canada Goose Branta canadensis
    # Count: 14
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Merigonish
  44. Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Merigonish
  45. Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Merigonish
  46. Osprey Pandion haliaetus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Egerton
  47. Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Fred MacKenzie
    Location: Powell's Point Provincial Park
  48. Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Fred MacKenzie
    Location: Powell's Point Provincial Park
  49. Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Fred MacKenzie
    Location: Powell's Point Provincial Park
  50. Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
    # Count: 13
    Date:
    Observer: Fred MacKenzie
    Location: Powell's Point Provincial Park
  51. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
    # Count: 20
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Stellarton
  52. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Stellarton
  53. Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Peggy Scanlan
    Location: Toney River Wharf
  54. Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Peggy Scanlan
    Location: Toney River Wharf
  55. Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Plymouth
  56. White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Springville
  57. Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Springville
  58. Wood Duck Aix sponsa
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Peggy Scanlan
    Location: Toney River Rd - James McKay Rd to Route 6
  59. Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Peggy Scanlan
    Location: Toney River Rd - James McKay Rd to Route 6
  60. Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Danny Cameron
    Location: Glen Rd Bezansons Lake area
  61. Boreal Chickadee Poecile hudsonicus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Danny Cameron
    Location: Glen Rd Bezansons Lake area
  62. American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
    # Count: 15
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Vines
    Location: Dan Fraser Rd.
  63. Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Archibald Rd SE of Back Settlement Rd
  64. Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Peggy Scanlan
    Location: Toney River Rd - Murray Farm to James McKay Rd
  65. Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Vines
    Location: Rod MacKay Rd
  66. Winter Wren Troglodytes hiemalis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Danny Cameron
    Location: Glen Rd south of Bezansons lake
  67. Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Peggy Scanlan
    Location: James McKay Rd
  68. Common Raven Corvus corax
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Vines
    Location: Heron Road
  69. Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Fred MacKenzie
    Location: James Johnston Rd., Brookville
  70. Pine Siskin Spinus pinus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Fred MacKenzie
    Location: James Johnston Rd., Brookville
  71. Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Fred MacKenzie
    Location: James Johnston Rd., Brookville
  72. Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Peggy Scanlan
    Location: Otter Road
  73. Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Peggy Scanlan
    Location: Otter Road
  74. Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Peggy Scanlan
    Location: Otter Road
  75. Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Peggy Scanlan
    Location: Otter Road
  76. Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Rte 348 SE of Shallow Lake
  77. Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Chris Morrison
    Location: Middle River Dam | Loch Broom
  78. Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Fred MacKenzie
    Location: Willard Fraser Rd and pond
  79. Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Fred MacKenzie
    Location: Brookville Rd x Brook Rd
  80. White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Logging road SW of pipeline on Rte348
  81. Barred Owl Strix varia
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Vines
    Location: Ross Road
  82. Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Vines
    Location: Ross Road
  83. American Robin Turdus migratorius
    # Count: 20
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Vines
    Location: Ross Road
  84. White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
    # Count: 15
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Vines
    Location: Ross Road
  85. Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: McLellan Mountain Glencoe Rd.S end S of Kennedy Hill Rd
  86. Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: McLellan Mountain Glencoe Rd.S end S of Kennedy Hill Rd
  87. Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: McLellan Mountain Glencoe Rd.S end S of Kennedy Hill Rd
  88. Rock Pigeon Columba livia
    # Count: 30
    Date:
    Observer: Chris Morrison
    Location: Saunders Road
  89. Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Vines
    Location: Campbell's Road Marsh
  90. Common Loon Gavia immer
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Forbes Lake (including Water Treatment Plant)
  91. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Forbes Lake (including Water Treatment Plant)
  92. Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Forbes Lake (including Water Treatment Plant)
  93. Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Churchville Pond
  94. Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Mark Brennan
    Location: Middle River Crossroads
  95. Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Brook Rd
  96. Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Brook Rd
  97. Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Brook Rd
  98. Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Plymouth

Hybrids (1)

  1. Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid) Anas platyrhynchos x rubripes
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Peggy Scanlan
    Location: James McKay Rd

Additional Taxa (5)

  1. swallow sp. Hirundinidae sp.
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Camp Geddie
  2. gull sp. Larinae sp.
    # Count: 300
    Date:
    Observer: Chris Morrison
    Location: Caribou Island Lighthouse and area
  3. duck sp. Anatidae (duck sp.)
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Peggy Scanlan
    Location: Toney River Rd - James McKay Rd to Route 6
  4. Mallard/American Black Duck Anas platyrhynchos/rubripes
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ken McKenna
    Location: Bridgeville-Marshall farmland near cemetery
  5. Ruffed/Spruce Grouse Bonasa umbellus/Canachites canadensis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Danny Cameron
    Location: Glen Rd south of Bezansons lake