tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11431727695548371862024-03-04T22:34:08.488-08:00Birding with BuckleyFollowing the passage of migration in the far NortheastAlvan Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945673401708263202noreply@blogger.comBlogger523125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143172769554837186.post-22358147711299200142022-12-29T09:38:00.002-08:002023-01-01T11:02:53.177-08:00Bayfront Park 2022 "Big Year"<p>After moving to Hamilton, Ontario in the Summer of 2020 I soon started exploring Bayfront Park as a birding patch close to home and, conveniently, on my way to work. I wasn't too excited by the park at first (in fact it took me 4 months of living here before I started visiting the park regularly).</p><p>In 2022 I made a total of 224 visits to the park. The frequency of my visits is largely thanks to the fact that the park is more or less on my way to and from work, and that I haven't been driven to twitch rarities for my Hamilton or Ontario lists. In the end I inadvertently did a Bayfront Park big year.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWCccgSJmnd6UEpaAXccJipHw8LCNCgwGbEdO7O5na3jzencfdtbzISL9dLGWfie3GtFcgU9pFEQEkFuzw4E3GGGGxwRS4QlUtwF8Zbkm8MZDXiReYlF9AHqvSEMqKb2E3RTm9i0N60wZNCQb2i-qKGzKrlcFYM-oqZoUH6_2pZp3CJTOhZXdeQgB/s563/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-28%20at%2010.41.54%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="563" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWCccgSJmnd6UEpaAXccJipHw8LCNCgwGbEdO7O5na3jzencfdtbzISL9dLGWfie3GtFcgU9pFEQEkFuzw4E3GGGGxwRS4QlUtwF8Zbkm8MZDXiReYlF9AHqvSEMqKb2E3RTm9i0N60wZNCQb2i-qKGzKrlcFYM-oqZoUH6_2pZp3CJTOhZXdeQgB/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-28%20at%2010.41.54%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Bayfront Park is on Hamilton Harbour, which is at the far West end of Lake Ontario.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjioqyHjB4V2XHXPbDMMz3qVnfB2mskee6uXsdbLb7lbQ-FbEXoKkGtISt40mrIH462FpxS9uCKIsnuNzFE2fI8WdOiUeRmpITQ2Z-nDmHeEdXfIR_0VTqcTLzt0ELHaMbHC7RJR0j_CWbHFnUtN27mO3jctDgQ97gXKTzZ4O6h3xZax016ZyvJ70ll/s696/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-28%20at%2010.42.14%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="696" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjioqyHjB4V2XHXPbDMMz3qVnfB2mskee6uXsdbLb7lbQ-FbEXoKkGtISt40mrIH462FpxS9uCKIsnuNzFE2fI8WdOiUeRmpITQ2Z-nDmHeEdXfIR_0VTqcTLzt0ELHaMbHC7RJR0j_CWbHFnUtN27mO3jctDgQ97gXKTzZ4O6h3xZax016ZyvJ70ll/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-28%20at%2010.42.14%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The park is at the Southwest corner of the harbour. It is heavily used by pedestrian traffic, and in 2022 became a campsite for many homeless individuals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihFQXBDYU1lGU2X0fZ5PM72RP-4FRygVGF1_tLtWhR49LmPvue2uKSFNunzkf3BWDzW6B-b_q6gTwMwxRt6cESfum5ueQz2e4p4r98iy0ZRIgi9O2LvG1weSyUC6PyWej-DDV4PFl8YfS9S8n59-0o8SIe-K8oX2cZ41bT4PyelvJMNlWxV8ghO5bK/s584/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-28%20at%2010.43.10%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="584" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihFQXBDYU1lGU2X0fZ5PM72RP-4FRygVGF1_tLtWhR49LmPvue2uKSFNunzkf3BWDzW6B-b_q6gTwMwxRt6cESfum5ueQz2e4p4r98iy0ZRIgi9O2LvG1weSyUC6PyWej-DDV4PFl8YfS9S8n59-0o8SIe-K8oX2cZ41bT4PyelvJMNlWxV8ghO5bK/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-28%20at%2010.43.10%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The park itself is a natural piece of land that extends into the harbour. The red lines indicate my unofficial area for the Bayfront Park eBird hotspot. However, I follow eBird rules meaning if I see a bird while I am within the boundaries of the red lines - even if the bird is a long ways away - I can still count it.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizAKiCXyAcHuEKOJxPSFNa6lQKVSj5CewRfIFZzvRCvRLgo6bKAZIRd0RE1rBSPpm43wSyneJY-Ux2R3vF1wilqqJmdKflKzmXo5sRZSQZArcpwj0XPrVApUCNLSIo9ERmnvxER_ESejVeSVSyLHtWTowINgZhMkhcuZh--s4ZFr6rlnJuxwQQ9iqT/s536/Bayfront%20Park%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="536" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizAKiCXyAcHuEKOJxPSFNa6lQKVSj5CewRfIFZzvRCvRLgo6bKAZIRd0RE1rBSPpm43wSyneJY-Ux2R3vF1wilqqJmdKflKzmXo5sRZSQZArcpwj0XPrVApUCNLSIo9ERmnvxER_ESejVeSVSyLHtWTowINgZhMkhcuZh--s4ZFr6rlnJuxwQQ9iqT/s320/Bayfront%20Park%20(3).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A legend of some of the key locations:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1: Best spot to lake watch and watch hawk migration along the North shore of the harbour</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. Small marshy area where things like Swamp Sparrow and N Waterthrush were found</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. Beach that is a good spot for roosting geese at night and disappointing for shorebirds</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4. Easily the best area for sparrows and flycatchers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">5. Best spot for the remaining passerines that includes a small cul-de-sac that allows a direct view into the canopy</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here are the results of the unofficial big year:</div><div><br /></div>2022: 187 species, 224 visits.<div>Life: 196 species, 395 visits.</div><div><br /></div><div>Prior to 2022 the park had 196 species on the eBird list from 1397 eBird checklists.</div><div>This year alone, 194 species were reported from the park from 531 lists.</div><div><br /></div><div>The rarest three birds of the year were:</div><div>Glaucous-winged Gull - 6 Jan 2022 (originally found in Barrie in early December)</div><div>Yellow-crowned Night-heron - 26 July 2022(originally found at La Salle park a couple weeks prior)</div><div>Great Cormorant - 20 Dec 2022 (likely the same individual from Ajax in October)</div><div><br /></div><div>Interestingly, all three were re-finds from various other locations.</div><div>I wonder how many other parks in the province had 3 OBRC-level rarities in 2022?</div><div><br /></div><div>Patch-birding is easily the most satisfying form of birding, in my opinion. It's a wonderful way to get to know your local species very well and feel the pulse of migration literally every month of the year. It's also one of the easiest ways to find rare birds. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here are some of the monthly highlights:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The year started off with the rarest bird of the entire year on January 6th. A Glaucous-winged Gull which was previously seen in Barrie during early to mid December of 2021. This was the first record for Hamilton county on eBird and for the beloved Hamilton Study Area that many birders seem use.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNXmpCn6k2jssF-65kC3K0RH5J2RqTXkmFn38PSSP8H943NTj-VKoD3chgQrwikzqmwnzEQFiJQJLwONEhPqXUAzTLBVMC38empv4BEWAnqS4Py45RuRAyXNYMnLs_mYuuaxKG4nbVefrwIh1vVEy2-KRGEW8m4RT5ZjosT3FvDir7r5nxSwi7qDo/s1819/403085281.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1590" data-original-width="1819" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNXmpCn6k2jssF-65kC3K0RH5J2RqTXkmFn38PSSP8H943NTj-VKoD3chgQrwikzqmwnzEQFiJQJLwONEhPqXUAzTLBVMC38empv4BEWAnqS4Py45RuRAyXNYMnLs_mYuuaxKG4nbVefrwIh1vVEy2-KRGEW8m4RT5ZjosT3FvDir7r5nxSwi7qDo/s320/403085281.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was later re-found in Brantford by Sarah Lamond. Thousands of gulls use Hamilton Harbour as a site to roost overnight before commuting ~37km to Brantford area to feed for the day. There have been many gulls identifiable to the individual level that have been documented at both sites including Common Gull, this gull, and various aberrant gulls. Once things froze over in mid January this Glaucous-winged was relocated in Pennsylvania!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A year-round resident is the Northern Mockingbird, even in the depths of February. There are at least two pairs in the area. They are a constant presence with their funky calls and varied vocalizations.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBu9863JkwibqYU-aT6uuRCOKQKvcPA2O6eJ6dh2w2d8mTd5PMd8JHwm7Upl6l626KgZDVBDfYCarQK_VpZRQnyJoxfpT2XXVbP9a9RHoJJs8U6m45zWaz6KQj5AaZHR9eC5UP7W7kGdxpCfzMIamAGl9z68WXccQJUoT6GVopaPcL5ffbqb84e8-h/s4395/4N8A4230.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2930" data-original-width="4395" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBu9863JkwibqYU-aT6uuRCOKQKvcPA2O6eJ6dh2w2d8mTd5PMd8JHwm7Upl6l626KgZDVBDfYCarQK_VpZRQnyJoxfpT2XXVbP9a9RHoJJs8U6m45zWaz6KQj5AaZHR9eC5UP7W7kGdxpCfzMIamAGl9z68WXccQJUoT6GVopaPcL5ffbqb84e8-h/s320/4N8A4230.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Soon enough the ice was breaking up again and Spring wasn't far away.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt78n1fgcMyYvkvSJfBNuvKotEPIwnId_7X92jPH1aZNWxNfic37BtKs4b4kmUFFtdfGdNWgeIeZD2k7tSC0HdcmTAAHjmyxmtVgB7626kU8pLa0HAJ93Hf62WjJa4OlhNnV1YbxVPGWxllpwFLQC4PlXHP1ZS1OQhSY-_l6jBRW3ZLQ8m_uGtutnp/s1600/PXL_20220301_121604240.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1205" data-original-width="1600" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt78n1fgcMyYvkvSJfBNuvKotEPIwnId_7X92jPH1aZNWxNfic37BtKs4b4kmUFFtdfGdNWgeIeZD2k7tSC0HdcmTAAHjmyxmtVgB7626kU8pLa0HAJ93Hf62WjJa4OlhNnV1YbxVPGWxllpwFLQC4PlXHP1ZS1OQhSY-_l6jBRW3ZLQ8m_uGtutnp/s320/PXL_20220301_121604240.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The mammal list for Bayfront Park is pretty small. Squirrels, red fox, coyotes, this opossum, racoons and I'm sure a couple more that I'm forgetting now.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYi3BMPlXjo1oFJBwtyBTSb5tAlkzQXOqZWqo9fpoto6Br_oVWjuF1lulMwCF5AXhp1D4MG4WLYo67fVjN9NuJBsk24-XRIyPX4s7SU-ooalVqsX_4CMGMbyq_EgiT7cb6Kd5jV3yEt_3eh33cWef4-PXpwJ0INRHmKc6PzgT7OizNElvqbgL68eoc/s1600/image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1533" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYi3BMPlXjo1oFJBwtyBTSb5tAlkzQXOqZWqo9fpoto6Br_oVWjuF1lulMwCF5AXhp1D4MG4WLYo67fVjN9NuJBsk24-XRIyPX4s7SU-ooalVqsX_4CMGMbyq_EgiT7cb6Kd5jV3yEt_3eh33cWef4-PXpwJ0INRHmKc6PzgT7OizNElvqbgL68eoc/s320/image.jpg" width="307" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many March and April sunrises were spent staring at this view picking out blackbirds, and bluebirds migrating North. It proved to be a great spot for early Spring migration with 10+ Meadowlarks on some mornings and one Eastern Bluebird in late March.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdF08yAEztlpQBX078VBbjWyvR4sXDr8DLRpQFxtR1FKfpOomwn0JTawM7o6hqhXF6ZUsIH6bdX89zfjYPrWw4iwRpyXc8lm24ncgw5OX_60wWzRG_Ic9-9jsVyXpyJwE0Pkv09s6bkHgxU0y6y8KJNCloUpGZ1j7IdWDjR_Pbu_wOGjzxqhpA10EP/s1600/PXL_20220408_105750922.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1205" data-original-width="1600" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdF08yAEztlpQBX078VBbjWyvR4sXDr8DLRpQFxtR1FKfpOomwn0JTawM7o6hqhXF6ZUsIH6bdX89zfjYPrWw4iwRpyXc8lm24ncgw5OX_60wWzRG_Ic9-9jsVyXpyJwE0Pkv09s6bkHgxU0y6y8KJNCloUpGZ1j7IdWDjR_Pbu_wOGjzxqhpA10EP/s320/PXL_20220408_105750922.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">An early April highlight was this Forster's Tern that stayed in the area for a week or more:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-uQy3pTd9MyWkh-hryUgmfYDVvcc0SMtA2f46ILO_opAvPxQmnc_FM2lkMq7HuDD1yMTQqtiR7ojHPBGq-jTWg_d3xVO1EMUQmF_u4vy16YS9njK_zPDF4osi650_X61psGkWywzsDoYl3L7SIjFUtcaN1ixcgmTB7swpWN-tdp849a9xCe21Bq7U/s4211/4N8A0405.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2807" data-original-width="4211" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-uQy3pTd9MyWkh-hryUgmfYDVvcc0SMtA2f46ILO_opAvPxQmnc_FM2lkMq7HuDD1yMTQqtiR7ojHPBGq-jTWg_d3xVO1EMUQmF_u4vy16YS9njK_zPDF4osi650_X61psGkWywzsDoYl3L7SIjFUtcaN1ixcgmTB7swpWN-tdp849a9xCe21Bq7U/s320/4N8A0405.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Common Loons are uncommon in Hamilton Harbour:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xdNjK8VE4ADYlqNHziLL6I2il5F08cYXxWDiabgsHrI2L2zjZP9I4WcbLssFc57oHj1j3lGroPN0k2nz_EcEaI0sMOeZj8lsaHt_5aqVcpDbrOHrhjEKMs72pAHFJZ75m8ybl02w9ha1rHM9O_bqnO2dNIuP1rG40QhlKrvrN2WUfrPIQvgsTz3V/s2413/4N8A0646.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1609" data-original-width="2413" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xdNjK8VE4ADYlqNHziLL6I2il5F08cYXxWDiabgsHrI2L2zjZP9I4WcbLssFc57oHj1j3lGroPN0k2nz_EcEaI0sMOeZj8lsaHt_5aqVcpDbrOHrhjEKMs72pAHFJZ75m8ybl02w9ha1rHM9O_bqnO2dNIuP1rG40QhlKrvrN2WUfrPIQvgsTz3V/s320/4N8A0646.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A regular April arrival are Fish Crows. I have found breeding evidence including collecting nesting material but have never found a nest site. Surely they do nest in the area somewhere:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBsP25yvJj02-Zm97sSc1z9GwdiJjqsdgOXCQWUYf_BXSPoFr7MvQclFvIs-Wvy3FlnrM6lSONUeKQObwuuwYVSbH97Mdg8tO2gAdQlAocXcpS96nPL9785eCKNy0jh8fZoCD5Ovm6n87gNjXEAxSDl3362c0YVR0cqHSbYZ2LUrKOlX06tMSSe5i9/s2592/4N8A0789.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBsP25yvJj02-Zm97sSc1z9GwdiJjqsdgOXCQWUYf_BXSPoFr7MvQclFvIs-Wvy3FlnrM6lSONUeKQObwuuwYVSbH97Mdg8tO2gAdQlAocXcpS96nPL9785eCKNy0jh8fZoCD5Ovm6n87gNjXEAxSDl3362c0YVR0cqHSbYZ2LUrKOlX06tMSSe5i9/s320/4N8A0789.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By early May many species are well on their way into the breeding season:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJIW7tmWYqgPEcvpxaDce1GT4ADNGC5N1G7ovn3gXw1054IGf5DTbH6k5B3F2r5IohUJ3M5DfucITJGl7GYXI-hM5iFL9akCxAYcutS-2h_0QHxPhG9rIfIF7Fbm1K4ac2q9GRRLmapZsvZuM5ASQUXK3HIsFPxs6-Klhy3ROv8zS1DVWs-9YHCWvG/s4657/4N8A1240.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3105" data-original-width="4657" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJIW7tmWYqgPEcvpxaDce1GT4ADNGC5N1G7ovn3gXw1054IGf5DTbH6k5B3F2r5IohUJ3M5DfucITJGl7GYXI-hM5iFL9akCxAYcutS-2h_0QHxPhG9rIfIF7Fbm1K4ac2q9GRRLmapZsvZuM5ASQUXK3HIsFPxs6-Klhy3ROv8zS1DVWs-9YHCWvG/s320/4N8A1240.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And at the same time, boreal species are flooding past on their way North:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6KTLcH89e4WJX923kYVp8RFit3aeEt74ZCr-ORGwwYAvwaiS3cBPMKulqM8CIJbrZA5j3En5M2gz0KMFk0v0FEHccEWXzJGZI-JZgYwbNIrrmh5iBh3cOM-h4WzqepDvN-VBcxpB3fZU-7580Fykxf4buY8KX5mElLG1kwYfZ7y3aS-TPADGoOqe7/s2163/337129211.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1442" data-original-width="2163" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6KTLcH89e4WJX923kYVp8RFit3aeEt74ZCr-ORGwwYAvwaiS3cBPMKulqM8CIJbrZA5j3En5M2gz0KMFk0v0FEHccEWXzJGZI-JZgYwbNIrrmh5iBh3cOM-h4WzqepDvN-VBcxpB3fZU-7580Fykxf4buY8KX5mElLG1kwYfZ7y3aS-TPADGoOqe7/w292-h194/337129211.jpg" width="292" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPEleb4bKJo_pFmRi9_bBaj9OPOXVhOMujWwaYeoYbJ1U8uOQBn6DNbO4O3Myv-IdxH2_0q-16eXsaDa8GHdsuOgpboI0ixhn9qbK5iqQBZK6huWo4lu5XkG6XK2GAeBB2QIuUcWzulRyWiQEGWNrJyMsKM7zQIhzcQSpAIJtg3LL0BgJdK_lDbey5/s2873/337131201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglmwTMLxPYKNkbgwxjk67KoeCSExi5TTJNpAPL6oUjH5vvrTD5PvTBUkWjn22F5HoLAFlYdixJa0ajbwe6-9JGYtBISRu30DHMaNaS5p31EBTSzN4U2MiVt65OAfGO1s0Kelk83m99IJx48Mi6vODkhb0fBnv3B3BkxJeoilPF99ZzdYF-veJyE2cv/w265-h176/450004951.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One species I missed this year was Orchard Oriole even though they breed nearby and very likely bred here in 2021. Likely largely a result of the fact that I wasn't able to visit the park much in June.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1NIo8PZCXo5qsGZL7K7jc_pzDdtcP-sHJmnQBRLbSqUmp_GKuYsWYDwMqmR4b8Wi8AFpVewOX6ZaDnLmX58JxBV3PvmFgDgAUE0H3RGxGaAAuijAwe-xdJSj3dm7UyDMfbPXyjmq2l1Rr4ZWJKmB3-yvw6a7xejghJBFj6aN7PiZLFBFkrlzK-Urz/s2134/4N8A2670.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1423" data-original-width="2134" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1NIo8PZCXo5qsGZL7K7jc_pzDdtcP-sHJmnQBRLbSqUmp_GKuYsWYDwMqmR4b8Wi8AFpVewOX6ZaDnLmX58JxBV3PvmFgDgAUE0H3RGxGaAAuijAwe-xdJSj3dm7UyDMfbPXyjmq2l1Rr4ZWJKmB3-yvw6a7xejghJBFj6aN7PiZLFBFkrlzK-Urz/s320/4N8A2670.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By July some northern species are already starting to migrate South including this juvenile Least Sandpiper:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL-Q_ZxA2HrqoMxWpYgYlvMyMI6HjuuISKITC9qY7l7L8YkQYxZFlB2lplVYyMB_iEcUkLCbVQbdJK96UBO4DzKyNBvvf-o2_zimUn8G7HiAL1sM55K73QEDa4OkMS5wzlw3QZ1OcUOj8pBujs-QI-dSMzzL07p1n6S2ezsfi8dk8TQAH_XK-HdWc4/s3833/4N8A3454.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2555" data-original-width="3833" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL-Q_ZxA2HrqoMxWpYgYlvMyMI6HjuuISKITC9qY7l7L8YkQYxZFlB2lplVYyMB_iEcUkLCbVQbdJK96UBO4DzKyNBvvf-o2_zimUn8G7HiAL1sM55K73QEDa4OkMS5wzlw3QZ1OcUOj8pBujs-QI-dSMzzL07p1n6S2ezsfi8dk8TQAH_XK-HdWc4/s320/4N8A3454.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Black-crowned Night-herons start haunting the park in August after finishing up breeding duties nearby:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOq--dkabs2l5UdkmCxZEWMB8_QXOIIj1gPUqdQP-XLUR7qfvpz_K8tsYtzo1jdwCwGge7CurXSBglh-zjGhnCH3FFKldeMkPrtMEZpvDVszsuzzNn5B6Kl87nOyK0Hc28k-7868-LYHnqdm2V0P76GmQkT_LMiKTxsyfDaOAjaLSgq-E57FVplY5A/s4499/4N8A3717.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2999" data-original-width="4499" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOq--dkabs2l5UdkmCxZEWMB8_QXOIIj1gPUqdQP-XLUR7qfvpz_K8tsYtzo1jdwCwGge7CurXSBglh-zjGhnCH3FFKldeMkPrtMEZpvDVszsuzzNn5B6Kl87nOyK0Hc28k-7868-LYHnqdm2V0P76GmQkT_LMiKTxsyfDaOAjaLSgq-E57FVplY5A/s320/4N8A3717.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The August highlight was this Yellow-crowned Night-heron that was in the area for a couple weeks:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3uTgXw0FeFYkmtZUi7kZHz4ffXgvpU3-uu0kuFNp1DK1nl17dgoMuWsOCnnUouKVANQDid21hBqXWcFRbRy32SsMyvIH0W9SUzVmFnLzxdgvrSK6hCpGdr_Gnm8X_QvTJZqa2ZcNGbrwZWlbQ4rGrgecJ19zzxTIuwPfsfQzhrZo0VH0LcATIeoy/s1600/PXL_20220727_011339345.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1205" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3uTgXw0FeFYkmtZUi7kZHz4ffXgvpU3-uu0kuFNp1DK1nl17dgoMuWsOCnnUouKVANQDid21hBqXWcFRbRy32SsMyvIH0W9SUzVmFnLzxdgvrSK6hCpGdr_Gnm8X_QvTJZqa2ZcNGbrwZWlbQ4rGrgecJ19zzxTIuwPfsfQzhrZo0VH0LcATIeoy/s320/PXL_20220727_011339345.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">September was just around the corner. Highlights were a Whimbrel that roosted on the shores of Hamilton Harbour for about a week and made a daily sunrise commute South over downtown Hamilton to some unknown feeding spot. Another highlight was a <a href="https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/485241331/embed">Gray-cheeked Thrush</a> that turned into two individuals that stayed for a few days before flying South to Colombia.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/485241331</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Soon it was time to start watching the daily commute of gulls to and from the harbour:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJp1uXPcEWyvHVipvnkK55Fg_hlzKyS9alOKAtbPvk9ffqYsFQEFk4PPmgiIvxd7NVDLQBhRjVC5HwBcLydAHNtppKINvCnLUiENS6L385A2uKynb0mzzLG9zihqd2liDy8MAJmya_zLernrctetJbb8aiXF4XJQwKsLasNYEzSUt5-ByFZbaXJT2k/s1280/503816571.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="854" data-original-width="1280" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJp1uXPcEWyvHVipvnkK55Fg_hlzKyS9alOKAtbPvk9ffqYsFQEFk4PPmgiIvxd7NVDLQBhRjVC5HwBcLydAHNtppKINvCnLUiENS6L385A2uKynb0mzzLG9zihqd2liDy8MAJmya_zLernrctetJbb8aiXF4XJQwKsLasNYEzSUt5-ByFZbaXJT2k/s320/503816571.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many sunrises were spent watching the harbour for visible migration:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAVC0LxoDogvYFYXyc5U2_4vMFFyRPh08-8XBcEvWAdlKoaJic-CkZo7mEkaAFjcSsnh82EvIvDZPtfAiIx1kfIXTB5MmRP5lBrbvnfrKurtvIxxv07mNCxCLbTrP2pHimR8y7eeUeR9LLDlHM4SE-yoK_z15l8QyghWSBWjpwYL4iP400VDm1Z9kc/s1600/PXL_20220810_104431238.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1205" data-original-width="1600" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAVC0LxoDogvYFYXyc5U2_4vMFFyRPh08-8XBcEvWAdlKoaJic-CkZo7mEkaAFjcSsnh82EvIvDZPtfAiIx1kfIXTB5MmRP5lBrbvnfrKurtvIxxv07mNCxCLbTrP2pHimR8y7eeUeR9LLDlHM4SE-yoK_z15l8QyghWSBWjpwYL4iP400VDm1Z9kc/s320/PXL_20220810_104431238.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Others were spent in the densest of fogs!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGx5gYatrGefrmUGyw_jdZEYUOqutdAtPITedbZRRszHcgD-22Ta6-4CdlzNgUl8sfhwMXxAmAi1A693qsuRl-pQQ0P4W0RicNcZPDfHHhAoyU6pm1KP2y-yKBSvplTxwjNeuhzL7rsD0KlI-qANDs7qesAGBlYEynclTrva3YAqGU5bxvYi-SKRXc/s1600/PXL_20221104_115745544.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1205" data-original-width="1600" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGx5gYatrGefrmUGyw_jdZEYUOqutdAtPITedbZRRszHcgD-22Ta6-4CdlzNgUl8sfhwMXxAmAi1A693qsuRl-pQQ0P4W0RicNcZPDfHHhAoyU6pm1KP2y-yKBSvplTxwjNeuhzL7rsD0KlI-qANDs7qesAGBlYEynclTrva3YAqGU5bxvYi-SKRXc/s320/PXL_20221104_115745544.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Never a dull sunrise!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzN_-imf8a_OFPoJJVdBSARMlUAkYcuRx82IlY9emMn81pUKvEQrCs6RKPG_X12JzTTLxYVAuHovG8OuowUhs_d3JsvxAY0DrmUSNBrzMT_LdXcwadibwa2Gffsyyy07Uu4PCVrIEzBBj8KhiY9sY2w5nXJnDvPrDC-AtQem8g5BjARZWZ5wagpSKv/s1600/PXL_20220914_111152299.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1205" data-original-width="1600" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzN_-imf8a_OFPoJJVdBSARMlUAkYcuRx82IlY9emMn81pUKvEQrCs6RKPG_X12JzTTLxYVAuHovG8OuowUhs_d3JsvxAY0DrmUSNBrzMT_LdXcwadibwa2Gffsyyy07Uu4PCVrIEzBBj8KhiY9sY2w5nXJnDvPrDC-AtQem8g5BjARZWZ5wagpSKv/s320/PXL_20220914_111152299.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A surprisingly rare species for the park is Red-bellied Woodpecker. They are common in many forested areas of Southern Ontario including Hamilton. It took a major movement of these guys for me to get one for the park - it was a brief flyover so I have included a photo from a different time and location:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LO91g2pBxRi5__mtAgdL1uKqMkW9e6OI1kUA9rKxlQwG2vE-T79mjQB_WHUdKf6sGsfOK0YAod-x3ZBrCaf8im8q4ex2E9d8vYk_vhIXDI-2sozAuP1TsVGBjecLq0hURtt-WfaVnNJRxK9aUuJOZamRfYGj731lB0wcNuO3l6KyThQaCBqqTRUJ/s2688/4N8A4672.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2688" data-original-width="2688" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LO91g2pBxRi5__mtAgdL1uKqMkW9e6OI1kUA9rKxlQwG2vE-T79mjQB_WHUdKf6sGsfOK0YAod-x3ZBrCaf8im8q4ex2E9d8vYk_vhIXDI-2sozAuP1TsVGBjecLq0hURtt-WfaVnNJRxK9aUuJOZamRfYGj731lB0wcNuO3l6KyThQaCBqqTRUJ/s320/4N8A4672.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">October is probably the month with the highest diversity for the entire year. Surprisingly I didn't find anything new for my personal life list or the park in that month:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IYe4lIehlceZeeuRxNMP5yj9im4kbyoGJQYrk5Pg488aepz32ahvqYTUbo-7kvCsAjIhWe66DtaL38dLUW7sjoPPfBJ8P9iudBi6gE5t--MVuWd6Psr9YKICU9nsbLvbjlZDB27r6LxhVa6nv1aCOKxMONhh_yWfvIIGKHFdiJl0jCUP6-EMQe_a/s5016/4N8A3691.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3344" data-original-width="5016" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IYe4lIehlceZeeuRxNMP5yj9im4kbyoGJQYrk5Pg488aepz32ahvqYTUbo-7kvCsAjIhWe66DtaL38dLUW7sjoPPfBJ8P9iudBi6gE5t--MVuWd6Psr9YKICU9nsbLvbjlZDB27r6LxhVa6nv1aCOKxMONhh_yWfvIIGKHFdiJl0jCUP6-EMQe_a/s320/4N8A3691.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The hoards of American Coots start returning in October:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKJ4BzYK1mWQpo4pvhqINvjBWqBvz2R-QquvvgoUsTejZXNdUNM3gER1oj5ff1QaGNX_NoaaSm70oAXSv8ghkHaWBYpkydoK8pS9ZszJMkdz9O7XnsxisJ9pcYMa_DvTTPkVQlIA1LkBWT5NO9-M3KFGBm8W-szAxVvkInRfbJlSccx93M3QbnhWb/s3331/4N8A4220.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2221" data-original-width="3331" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKJ4BzYK1mWQpo4pvhqINvjBWqBvz2R-QquvvgoUsTejZXNdUNM3gER1oj5ff1QaGNX_NoaaSm70oAXSv8ghkHaWBYpkydoK8pS9ZszJMkdz9O7XnsxisJ9pcYMa_DvTTPkVQlIA1LkBWT5NO9-M3KFGBm8W-szAxVvkInRfbJlSccx93M3QbnhWb/s320/4N8A4220.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Soon the leaves were starting to turn colour:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-9K3gwgdXVRBf61dvK78f2InEQfVr4mOUu7usDaGTdotXw2Rnlh-8mboTWfze5rIis-_0O0C4L2vV9eD84aj4Y4ASTxDmu97rTbyZ5V0zC3rIYgSy-19SD63OhL0W8o8jJb8_h8VYkHlPpbHtGONfoSDByGYgVJgYhkLNtj04I5Qws0hXAJGpkUpN/s1600/PXL_20221030_130631285.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1205" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-9K3gwgdXVRBf61dvK78f2InEQfVr4mOUu7usDaGTdotXw2Rnlh-8mboTWfze5rIis-_0O0C4L2vV9eD84aj4Y4ASTxDmu97rTbyZ5V0zC3rIYgSy-19SD63OhL0W8o8jJb8_h8VYkHlPpbHtGONfoSDByGYgVJgYhkLNtj04I5Qws0hXAJGpkUpN/s320/PXL_20221030_130631285.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">An early November highlight was hearing an Evening Grosbeak from the park. Another irruptive species that was passing through Southern Ontario in big numbers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQJtaxUFFDKxD8araQ5BGa6hMB83KO6y-e3Wib542Pjka7YLb-j2spgTbSCFITJt6VQ1b7qLcG0Qij_nKn60VYNg2pUTLtdmsk4veUIoDuSD6lP8R47hrigUO7L0vRzAHb6lH0htQiTi0_TufWxT879k5Hbyya3FjByMEa2VHYMaVQok6X9ZBAJl_6/s3312/4N8A4510.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="3312" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQJtaxUFFDKxD8araQ5BGa6hMB83KO6y-e3Wib542Pjka7YLb-j2spgTbSCFITJt6VQ1b7qLcG0Qij_nKn60VYNg2pUTLtdmsk4veUIoDuSD6lP8R47hrigUO7L0vRzAHb6lH0htQiTi0_TufWxT879k5Hbyya3FjByMEa2VHYMaVQok6X9ZBAJl_6/s320/4N8A4510.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These two young dark Snow Geese were found at the park for a few days in mid November:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46VvIqQAR-e2Tq95hZXvet5aDN0air_W8NT6HKkKCFjTIIQaQ_u3rwvcd-20nTbd24HrmsU2Wqggfae3Mjy9t5G2RHh1FiS17yFhUdjuiGjFgPaIjZt18xRy9ZM51yC10aeyttV-PMgbrpc5Cq6_03L4rH2Nv7GXK_Yuvyj1w27uKj7l6SJcREbW5/s4911/4N8A4693.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3274" data-original-width="4911" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46VvIqQAR-e2Tq95hZXvet5aDN0air_W8NT6HKkKCFjTIIQaQ_u3rwvcd-20nTbd24HrmsU2Wqggfae3Mjy9t5G2RHh1FiS17yFhUdjuiGjFgPaIjZt18xRy9ZM51yC10aeyttV-PMgbrpc5Cq6_03L4rH2Nv7GXK_Yuvyj1w27uKj7l6SJcREbW5/s320/4N8A4693.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By December the true Northern species started arriving including one of my personal favourites - the Long-tailed Duck:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlhzL-lh-aGv4PpQhFpqjuE94JZrcWInttq5A4wlPLAYDPG6GmyUWtlrs5i_QQOdAheUbqYCSdYB5Mmx0DWqftCklc-ZX2uncHWtEUzdQz9GldhksuRS96TB4vNJC3EbzR38HcPGC0NiQG1azghzktl8d8MFgf1lPRl8ouzQrPrCn3Xv_VUTDP1ZHz/s4238/4N8A5470.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2825" data-original-width="4238" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlhzL-lh-aGv4PpQhFpqjuE94JZrcWInttq5A4wlPLAYDPG6GmyUWtlrs5i_QQOdAheUbqYCSdYB5Mmx0DWqftCklc-ZX2uncHWtEUzdQz9GldhksuRS96TB4vNJC3EbzR38HcPGC0NiQG1azghzktl8d8MFgf1lPRl8ouzQrPrCn3Xv_VUTDP1ZHz/s320/4N8A5470.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Things froze up pretty quickly with the late December "bomb cyclone""</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzhnrb4Ytm4usKYFMk8F9WhyKO5hqvS5vdeGJ--t_njsR0prFwJPXM2v3LtzWlLFzQBFXqtXBYeeN9l1pa-3oe3HovTnwQ6bgFI8Dks551jBexz7sqrmV552Q0oqWFqE9R-fhCdUfX_vNddcc2nlbz0KxWGs8G9jTHe0zeU3p2nkxuTHB15DCD692c/s4846/4N8A5636.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3231" data-original-width="4846" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzhnrb4Ytm4usKYFMk8F9WhyKO5hqvS5vdeGJ--t_njsR0prFwJPXM2v3LtzWlLFzQBFXqtXBYeeN9l1pa-3oe3HovTnwQ6bgFI8Dks551jBexz7sqrmV552Q0oqWFqE9R-fhCdUfX_vNddcc2nlbz0KxWGs8G9jTHe0zeU3p2nkxuTHB15DCD692c/s320/4N8A5636.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And with it came the true high arctic species like this Glaucous Gull:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ75XpZqPZoL7p0IOqC6Mae6fjaqGwunT3T93g51hi_tz_a1q126L-UgKyI86h0Bw0-EFlXBs7STz8qtNtyFQl4Gr5QKnU0Y6Ni6dD7p8Po0oN1pj8wJLtVnJptHQvdhegUCqllHX1nXXRbhWZrQdQbZj_lneg02UeReDvQ3xesvsDXQxm1SJfcYPV/s2889/4N8A5722.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1926" data-original-width="2889" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ75XpZqPZoL7p0IOqC6Mae6fjaqGwunT3T93g51hi_tz_a1q126L-UgKyI86h0Bw0-EFlXBs7STz8qtNtyFQl4Gr5QKnU0Y6Ni6dD7p8Po0oN1pj8wJLtVnJptHQvdhegUCqllHX1nXXRbhWZrQdQbZj_lneg02UeReDvQ3xesvsDXQxm1SJfcYPV/s320/4N8A5722.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My very last visit to the park on 28 December revealed one of the rarest species of the year. This Great Cormorant which had been in the harbour for over a week but went missing for the Christmas Bird Count. It was hiding among thousands of waterfowl:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH77_GKL-QmQhJDPHHouJ6f6uNis2TYTP2eQFxhaK0i4wXnZu0dgFPZo6wuStSYyEBNKsnjb8JDdKLMOGWDJmAvXalfrQZD8oLQh_lwVTI-rhMZ1AgO_ZVt0-3sT9-FkuUuMmPm6SzokDlrRK85OdIssoLysaozcUqLCh5JpcvOzAC3v0CAECXxU6P/s2934/4N8A5524.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1956" data-original-width="2934" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH77_GKL-QmQhJDPHHouJ6f6uNis2TYTP2eQFxhaK0i4wXnZu0dgFPZo6wuStSYyEBNKsnjb8JDdKLMOGWDJmAvXalfrQZD8oLQh_lwVTI-rhMZ1AgO_ZVt0-3sT9-FkuUuMmPm6SzokDlrRK85OdIssoLysaozcUqLCh5JpcvOzAC3v0CAECXxU6P/s320/4N8A5524.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Something beautiful about these dreary winter scenes:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqIfmW4k5Weo5z3CsVtN2Q4J5kD7iSRFR5KRXHgoikd-l4xlh__aRvKn3Cu1AIl0zrERlJVcWABvJaG7Ep-V0N0igPYUmSYzLevGPZh3XciUcBmyfTxqD22oeQBTw2f4dESPdMST-i0s87nAkMUCEAaAhPgmcRCqdNRVG_tefeWHXVn7DyX4viHqX/s1600/PXL_20221228_204016818.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1205" data-original-width="1600" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqIfmW4k5Weo5z3CsVtN2Q4J5kD7iSRFR5KRXHgoikd-l4xlh__aRvKn3Cu1AIl0zrERlJVcWABvJaG7Ep-V0N0igPYUmSYzLevGPZh3XciUcBmyfTxqD22oeQBTw2f4dESPdMST-i0s87nAkMUCEAaAhPgmcRCqdNRVG_tefeWHXVn7DyX4viHqX/s320/PXL_20221228_204016818.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That brings us to the end of the calendar year! I have less than 6 months remaining in Hamilton before moving on for work. I'm hoping to add another 4 species to my Bayfront Park list so round things out at 200+</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are only 3 eBird hotspots in Hamilton county where an individual person has seen 200+ species: the Dundas Marsh/Cootes Paradise general location, Windermere basin, and Valens Conservation Area. There's no limit to the ridiculous statistics we can look at as birders!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are a handful of gettable species that I have managed to avoid so far. These include Sandhill Crane (should be visible as a migrant overhead), Greater White-fronted Goose, Eastern Screech-owl, Indigo Bunting, Scarlet Tanager and many more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpf0TkqINUhjS717o0_jU3bFlkppTrpywl_EVFiavsi95ms-GuaSMH2ZUuBOze7OyI0NefSdmksENPlu8tSts1L35x_N8VqtGcYMbIIetl8PNjj3QvGLRmDCL1GGJwKSVLCbATRkLNbwSDfu5gSXanCZ3ETPR9oy6XKo9QeLGOatybrl2EJOkdJKat/s1600/PXL_20220514_173842567.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1205" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpf0TkqINUhjS717o0_jU3bFlkppTrpywl_EVFiavsi95ms-GuaSMH2ZUuBOze7OyI0NefSdmksENPlu8tSts1L35x_N8VqtGcYMbIIetl8PNjj3QvGLRmDCL1GGJwKSVLCbATRkLNbwSDfu5gSXanCZ3ETPR9oy6XKo9QeLGOatybrl2EJOkdJKat/s320/PXL_20220514_173842567.jpg" width="241" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Visiting Bayfront Park soon?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Alvan Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945673401708263202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143172769554837186.post-87279384513974913012021-09-07T16:52:00.004-07:002021-09-07T16:52:32.515-07:00Larry<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5esFSnerf79XwRJctP5BO9QVLeUZ6Xi0zRVuhwzyfnnsM1iEwYLoHvAr7yv-o_KHQGY7H4rbJzYaS67SXIihr7cuL1V7HtoxibIXNHz4Gpy6zWhrVC2YFc1guEpZMTIE9BHf3H2YzINg/s621/Screen+Shot+2021-09-07+at+7.51.03+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="621" data-original-width="496" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5esFSnerf79XwRJctP5BO9QVLeUZ6Xi0zRVuhwzyfnnsM1iEwYLoHvAr7yv-o_KHQGY7H4rbJzYaS67SXIihr7cuL1V7HtoxibIXNHz4Gpy6zWhrVC2YFc1guEpZMTIE9BHf3H2YzINg/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-09-07+at+7.51.03+PM.png" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saturday at 3am...</div><p></p>Alvan Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945673401708263202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143172769554837186.post-688923454266654262021-01-30T18:37:00.006-08:002021-01-30T18:37:35.088-08:00Sea Ice Around Newfoundland<p>Some of us monitor the to and fro of sea ice around Labrador & Newfoundland throughout the winter months in an effort to predict when and where seabirds (mostly eiders, but also certain gulls and falcons) may be found. </p><p>This is a series of 8 images showing the extent of sea ice on this date (Jan 30 +/- 2 days) across the years 2014 to 2021.</p><p>Just one of those things I follow and another way to say this winter has been remarkably mild.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJLJyeHKzxXjkwwaAibhlUhXeBhk_XuyaWRxoFtNcvYcDYZ3W8ss8Cn8SM6OBrZoFwgGxUjLrcjsgN6bFGciQiqHlwCd8r14792msGkWjZG2RH-cTpEGhIpKFRBkUXHj76mSNOrFLL2I/s1200/ezgif.com-gif-maker.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="927" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJLJyeHKzxXjkwwaAibhlUhXeBhk_XuyaWRxoFtNcvYcDYZ3W8ss8Cn8SM6OBrZoFwgGxUjLrcjsgN6bFGciQiqHlwCd8r14792msGkWjZG2RH-cTpEGhIpKFRBkUXHj76mSNOrFLL2I/w494-h640/ezgif.com-gif-maker.gif" width="494" /></a></div><br /><p>Second shot shows a small fraction of a flock of 20000+ eiders escaping the encroaching ice during the winter of 2017.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_wNyqMz2MG47SAFSdHznz3o_yVpPb5VJ3QMWT7qf7GE_DvHWFALQw0TlbnNH7vO_CMhdbPZbLXeddMUY0jxrz1ypinzNw3CVRSbuCe67Y3MSj_uiyiKNJZikwNNlebpkoOuEiZJC8xqs/s1280/4N8A8852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_wNyqMz2MG47SAFSdHznz3o_yVpPb5VJ3QMWT7qf7GE_DvHWFALQw0TlbnNH7vO_CMhdbPZbLXeddMUY0jxrz1ypinzNw3CVRSbuCe67Y3MSj_uiyiKNJZikwNNlebpkoOuEiZJC8xqs/w640-h426/4N8A8852.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Alvan Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945673401708263202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143172769554837186.post-80642953294371086562020-11-18T17:21:00.004-08:002020-11-18T18:17:08.464-08:00VERMILION FLYCATCHER - Stephenville (Newfoundland)<p> With eBird being down for all of 48 hours it's not as easy to share photos today!</p><p>Discovered today by Kathy Marche. The first record for Newfoundland and Labrador...</p><p>Location of the Vermillion Fly is the port of Stephenville - across from Indian Head. 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Ever since the forecasts shifted away from a direct hit on Florida and eyed Newfoundland there has been building anticipation for the storm.<br />
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Every Hurricane season there is at least 1 storm or more with initial forecasts aimed at our island that eventually strays offshore, ignoring the initial forecasts. This one feels different.<br />
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Certainly the storm has been - and will continue to be - destructive. This is the case even if it comes to Newfoundland despite it likely becoming a "low" by the time it makes it this far. At least it won't stall for 24+ hours like it did in the Bahamas...<br />
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From a birding perspective I can't think of a more exciting course for a storm on its way to NS or NL. Surely the storm has already picked up some interesting seabirds in the Caribbean and Bahamas. Whether those birds survive the 3000km (one-way) trip to Newfoundland is another story.<br />
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The only storm that comes closest to Dorian's predicted path is Hurricane Helene from 1958. Check out <a href="https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/jfo/v039n03/p0200-p0208.pdf">this article</a> documenting the birds that were involved.<br />
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How many more category 4/5 hurricanes do we need to force a systematic change in policy addressing climate change? Our role is to document what kind of havoc these storms have on birds, and the dispersal across our province.<br />
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The first record of Tufted Duck, a Eurasian species, for the island of Newfoundland was a well documented female at Quidi Vidi lake from 2 Jan - 26 Jan, 1982 [Am. Birds, 1982]. It was another four years until the second record came about: an immature male shot at Colinet on 3 Nov 1986 [Am Birds, 1987]. The 3rd record was a female in Harbour Grace 16 Dec 1986 to 8 Jan 1987. The 4th and 5th records, both female, occurred in the Fall of 1990. The species has been recorded every year since 1994 and numbers continue to increase with our wintering flock now approaching 100 individuals scattered across the local ponds in St. John's. The first bird found to remain the entire summer was in 2014: an immature male at Mundy Pond, St. John's. And summering records have since been recorded almost annually.<br />
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The epicentre of Tufted Ducks is clearly around the St. John's region with rare sightings outside of the city, mostly in the Conception Bay North, Harricott, Clarenville and Stephenville areas. There have been no sightings in Labrador.</div>
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Males are distinguished from the other <i>aythya</i> species by their jet black back contrasting with pure white flanks, and, of course, their name-sake tuft. The head has a green or purple iridescent colour in certain lighting. </div>
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In non-breeding and first winter plumage, the males lack pure white flanks and instead have dusky flanks.</div>
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By late summer the males lose the bulk of their tuft and are left with a few short strands that can be seen with a good look.</div>
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Females also have a dark back; however, it is more dark brown rather than jet black. This can be a difficult feature to distinguish from the scaup species. Reliable features are the tuft, albeit shorter than that of the males, and the larger black area at the tip of the bill.</div>
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In flight, Tufted Ducks have a bold white wing stripe that extends well into the primaries.<br />
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Younger birds tend to have more dull amber-orange eye colour as compared to the bright yellow eyes of adults. The photo below is of a hatch year male photographed in October.</div>
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Peregrine Falcon was once an endangered species across North America. In the mid 1960's to 70's they were on the brink of extinction in our continent, largely due to the use of DDT - an insecticide. Thanks to the work of Rachel Carson through her book Silent Spring, and the efforts of many others, DDT was banned from use in 1972. Since then, with the help of recovery efforts, Peregrine Falcons have made a remarkable comeback across the entire continent. They now breed in all states, provinces, and territories (expect, maybe, PEI?)</div>
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Despite being a regular breeder in the mountains of Labrador, there was never a confirmed breeding record for the island of Newfoundland, until now.</div>
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Laura King first reported a pair near a seabird colony in early May, 2018. A couple weeks later Brendan Kelly found them at the same location and noted their "nesty" behaviour. In mid August, while out on a hike with Mike (a childhood friend), we came across a single adult feeding 2 begging juveniles. A long-overdue first breeding record for the island, but nonetheless exciting. The site will be monitored in the coming years, and hopefully there'll be more Peregrine nests discovered in the not too distant future. There certainly is no lack of cliffs and food in the way of seabirds for these birds to spread across the island.</div>
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Adult Peregrine with a juvenile Common Tern in its talons:</div>
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Note that this adult has already begun its pre-basic molt. Falcons are unusual in that their wing molt begins with p4 and s5 (the midpoint of the primaries and secondaries) rather than the more conventional innermost primary as with most other bird species. No one knows why this is.</div>
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The adult delivers a juvenile Common Tern to its freshly fledged youngster. </div>
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Juvenile Peregrine Falcon enjoying a freshly delivered Common Tern:</div>
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A complete fresh coat of feathers - made right here in Newfoundland:</div>
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<br />Alvan Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945673401708263202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143172769554837186.post-81698599690948692432018-07-08T10:27:00.000-07:002018-07-08T12:06:35.868-07:00July Weekend Warrior <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Weekends are my main opportunity to get out and explore. Here are some recent photos:</div>
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This Little Egret was only the 11th record for the province. It has been reliably seen at Spaniard's Bay for over 4 weeks now.</div>
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An unusually early Lesser Scaup was back at the local moulting pond. In previous years they returned in late August or September.</div>
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For the 5th year running we've had a Tufted Duck spend the entire summer season in St. John's.</div>
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The Iceland migrants start coming back in the first few days of August.</div>
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Another unusual mid-summer bird was this American Coot. We still don't have a confirmed breeding record for the island of Newfoundland:</div>
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This flock of kittiwakes at Trepassey this morning included one smaller gull with a sooty mantle.</div>
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Based on its relatively small size I was sure it was a Franklin's Gull </div>
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It eventually did one fly-by revealing its true identity as the more expected, but still rare, Laughing Gull.</div>
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It is in first summer plumage. Distinguished from Franklin's Gull by the complete dark tail-band, and slightly drooping bill.</div>
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Nearby a small forest fire was giving the water bomber some early summer practice:</div>
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The true aerial experts were showing off at Ferryland:</div>
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Arctic Terns are an uncommon breeding species around the Avalon. There must be a decent sized colony on one of the offshore islands at Ferryland as they almost always seem to be doing rounds of the main beach:</div>
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Today they were taking advantage of the rolling capelin:</div>
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<br />Alvan Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945673401708263202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143172769554837186.post-16327147061409477972018-06-12T17:50:00.002-07:002018-06-13T17:20:58.865-07:00The Twillicks - 2018 BirdathonFor the fourth year running, Catherine Barrett and I took part in the annual Great Canadian Birdathon.<br />
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We started on Saturday evening (9 June) in the greater St. John's area, before heading 'down' the Southern shore on Sunday at 4am. We finished at 6pm on Sunday.<br />
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Our species list is below including the first location each species was recorded.<br />
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We broke our previous record of 96 species, recording .... 97 species! A new record big day for the Avalon peninsula.<br />
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2015: 92<br />
2016: 95<br />
2017: 90<br />
2018: 97<br />
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Some obvious misses this year include:<br />
Greater Scaup, Willow Ptarmigan, Great Cormorant, Willet, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Great Horned Owl, Alder Flycatcher, and Mourning Warbler.<br />
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With more time to scout out some of those species we could have easily seen 100 and then some. It'll have to wait for another year!<br />
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We've raised ~$1300 for Bird Studies Canada and Nature NL. If you'd like to contribute, here is the link to donate:<br />
<a href="https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/bird-studies-canada/p2p/birdathon/team/the-twillicks/">https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/bird-studies-canada/p2p/birdathon/team/the-twillicks/</a><br />
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Quidi Vidi"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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St. John's--Quidi Vidi</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Bowring Park"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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St. John's--Bowring Park</div>
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St. John's--Stick Pond</div>
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St. John's--Stick Pond</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Gadwall (Mareca strepera)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Gadwall (Mareca strepera)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Virginia Lake"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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St. John's--Virginia Lake</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"American Wigeon (Mareca americana)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">American Wigeon (Mareca americana)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Paradise--Neville's Pond"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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Paradise--Neville's Pond</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Quidi Vidi"}" style="background-color: white; border-right-color: transparent; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: Arial; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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St. John's--Quidi Vidi</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Quidi Vidi"}" style="background-color: white; border-right-color: transparent; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: Arial; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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St. John's--Quidi Vidi</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Bowring Park"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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St. John's--Bowring Park</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Lundrigan's Marsh"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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St. John's--Lundrigan's Marsh</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Kent's Pond"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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St. John's--Kent's Pond</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Kent's Pond"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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St. John's--Kent's Pond</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Trepassey"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Trepassey</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Biscay Bay"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Biscay Bay</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Biscay Bay"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Biscay Bay</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Black Scoter (Melanitta americana)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Black Scoter (Melanitta americana)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Biscay Bay"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Biscay Bay</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Biscay Bay"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Biscay Bay</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Trepassey"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Trepassey</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--La Manche PP"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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NL--La Manche PP</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Common Loon (Gavia immer)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Common Loon (Gavia immer)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--La Manche PP"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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NL--La Manche PP</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--St. Michael's"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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NL--St. Michael's</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Bear Cove Point"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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NL--Bear Cove Point</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Cape Broyle"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Cape Broyle</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"American Bittern"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;">American Bittern</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Third Pond"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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Goulds--Third Pond</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Biscay Bay"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Biscay Bay</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Cappahayden barrens"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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NL--Cappahayden barrens</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Lundrigan's Marsh"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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St. John's--Lundrigan's Marsh</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Sora (Porzana carolina)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Sora (Porzana carolina)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Lundrigan's Marsh"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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St. John's--Lundrigan's Marsh</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Stick Pond"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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St. John's--Stick Pond</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Lundrigan's Marsh"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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St. John's--Lundrigan's Marsh</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Cape Broyle"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Cape Broyle</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Renews"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Renews</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Common Murre (Uria aalge)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Common Murre (Uria aalge)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Bear Cove Point"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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NL--Bear Cove Point</div>
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</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Razorbill (Alca torda)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Razorbill (Alca torda)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Bear Cove Point"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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NL--Bear Cove Point</div>
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</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Bear Cove Point"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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NL--Bear Cove Point</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--The Rookery"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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NL--The Rookery</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Bear Cove Point"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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NL--Bear Cove Point</div>
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</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Quidi Vidi"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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St. John's--Quidi Vidi</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Quidi Vidi"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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St. John's--Quidi Vidi</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Portugal Cove South"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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NL--Portugal Cove South</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Trepassey"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Trepassey</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Quidi Vidi"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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St. John's--Quidi Vidi</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Quidi Vidi"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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St. John's--Quidi Vidi</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Renews"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Renews</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Quidi Vidi"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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St. John's--Quidi Vidi</div>
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</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Second Pond"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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Goulds--Second Pond</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--La Manche PP"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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NL--La Manche PP</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--La Manche PP"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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NL--La Manche PP</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--La Manche PP"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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NL--La Manche PP</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Merlin (Falco columbarius)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Merlin (Falco columbarius)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Ferryland"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Ferryland</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Stick Pond"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Stick Pond</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Ferryland"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Ferryland</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--La Manche PP"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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NL--La Manche PP</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Cape Broyle"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Cape Broyle</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Quidi Vidi"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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St. John's--Quidi Vidi</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Common Raven (Corvus corax)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Common Raven (Corvus corax)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Biscay Bay"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Biscay Bay</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--The Rookery"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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NL--The Rookery</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Quidi Vidi"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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St. John's--Quidi Vidi</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Quidi Vidi"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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St. John's--Quidi Vidi</div>
</div>
</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--La Manche PP"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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NL--La Manche PP</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--La Manche PP"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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NL--La Manche PP</div>
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</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--La Manche PP"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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NL--La Manche PP</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--La Manche PP"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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NL--La Manche PP</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--La Manche PP"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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NL--La Manche PP</div>
</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--La Manche PP"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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NL--La Manche PP</div>
</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--La Manche PP"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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NL--La Manche PP</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"American Robin (Turdus migratorius)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">American Robin (Turdus migratorius)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Quidi Vidi"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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St. John's--Quidi Vidi</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Gray Catbird"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;">Gray Catbird</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Murphy's Pond"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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Goulds--Murphy's Pond</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Quidi Vidi"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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St. John's--Quidi Vidi</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--The Rookery"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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NL--The Rookery</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--La Manche PP"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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NL--La Manche PP</div>
</div>
</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--La Manche PP"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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NL--La Manche PP</div>
</div>
</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--La Manche PP"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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NL--La Manche PP</div>
</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Tennessee Warbler (Oreothlypis peregrina)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Tennessee Warbler (Oreothlypis peregrina)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--La Manche PP"}" style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;">
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NL--La Manche PP</div>
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Alvan Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945673401708263202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143172769554837186.post-50234051075324564732018-01-07T18:30:00.001-08:002018-01-07T18:32:51.831-08:00Killdeer "fallout" of January 2018<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Killdeer sightings for Newfoundland and Labrador in the first week of January 2018:</div>
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A distinct influx of Killdeer occurred in Newfoundland around January 5-6th, 2018 associated with a fast moving powerful winter storm. This storm was often referred to as a "bomb cyclone". Checkout this screen shot of the winds at 14:30 on January 5th:</div>
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In all of January for 2012 - 2017 there were 0 Killdeer sightings on the island:</div>
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In January of 2011 we had a similar influx of Killdeer:</div>
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And Bermuda in January 2018 vs January 2017:</div>
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Who said there was no migration in January!</div>
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Christmas day, 2016, came along and bestowed upon us a Kelp Gull at the lake which kept many of us busy studying the gull flocks throughout early 2017. Then I had a placement at a nearby hospital meaning I was "forced" to walk by the lake every morning in January. In the end, I had no choice but to do a pseudo big year at the lake.<br />
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The unofficial borders of the patch are drawn out by the surrounding road which has a total circumference of 4.1 km (see blue line in picture below). Luckily, I live a mere 1.1km from the lake and it takes me less than 3 minutes to get there by bike.<br />
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In total, I visited the lake over 120 times. In a real big year, I really should have been there 300+ days in the year but I was out of the province for at least 100 days so a true big year wasn't feasible.<br />
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My year list ended at 90, and in total an even 100 species were recorded at the lake in 2017. I was really hoping for 100 on my personal list, and it really would be possible. My excuse is that I missed the key months of the year (May, June, and Oct). This brought my QV life list to 113.<br />
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15 species were added to the overall Quidi Vidi list, bringing it to a respectable 162 species. Of those 15 new species, I self-found 12 of them :)<br />
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Although I saw less than I had hoped I did learn a lot about several key micro-habitats around the lake, particularly on the South side of the lake which is rarely walked by birders. This is where I came across most of the more unusual species: Downy Woodpecker, Blue-headed Vireo, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Lapland Longspur, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat (x2), and Lincoln's Sparrow.</div>
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The rarest bird of the bunch was easily the Common Swift found by Ian Jones & Jeannine Winkel on May 20th. I was lucky to be flying back from Vienna the next day and managed to get several excellent looks of the bird myself. Not only was this the best bird for the lake in 2017 but I would say it was easily the best bird of 2017 for the entire island! It was last seen on the 25th of May.</div>
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My favourite sighting though was an adult Northern Gannet! This bird flew low over the path on the South side of the lake flying right above the heads of Sebastian Pardo and myself. I couldn't believe my eyes! Although it is a very common species a mere 800m away I never expected to see one flying over the lake, let alone flying directly inland. We watched it fly towards the Dominion grocery store and out of sight.<br />
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The "original" Buddy is a Lesser Black-backed Gull that has returned to the West end of QV since its first year of life in 2009. It continues to beg for bread to this day. Buddy v2.0 first arrived in the Autumn of 2016 and not only spent the entire winter with the original buddy, but also over-summered at this location - the only record I'm aware of of a LBBG over-summering in St. John's.</div>
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Song Sparrows have an interesting story on the Avalon peninsula. 30 years ago they were an uncommon species with summer breeding records being a notable observation. Their numbers have since steadily grown and they're now an expected species in all suitable locations. Quidi Vidi, for unknown reasons, is the "stronghold" of this species and has consistently had at least 10+ singing males in the Spring and early Summer. A far higher concentration than anywhere else I've experienced.<br />
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Two Black-bellied Plovers spent 20 days at the lake and became very tame allowing for an excellent opportunity to study this otherwise wary species.</div>
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Most visits to the lake were during the early morning hours. I was rewarded with many spectacular sunrises :)</div>
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A Palm Warbler at the lake was my only observation of this species for 2017.</div>
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A Blue-gray Gnatcatcher with a flock of 3 warblers in late November was a surprise addition to my QV list.</div>
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This Lincoln's Sparrow, found by Frank King, was only the second ever seen at the lake.</div>
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An Iceland Gull cruises through the first snowstorm of the 2017/2018 winter.</div>
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Perhaps this will give a clue into what I'm thinking about:</div>
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Time for regular blog posts is at an all time low and will remain so!</div>
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It is the thick of shorebird migration - one of my favourite groups of birds - so Alison and I headed down the shore with a focus on these subtly charming birds.</div>
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Notice how the one in the back seems slightly larger, the black facial markings are more complete, and the black band across the forehead stands out more from the sandy brown head.</div>
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As you may have guessed, they're two different species. Semipalmated Plover in front (a very common species in NL) and Common Ringed Plover at back (the needle in the haystack). Seeking out these subtle differences is a unique kind of challenge that I absolutely love (and others, understandably, think is deranged).</div>
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This adult (probably a male) Common Ringed Plover was at Portugal Cove South yesterday and was about the 18th record for the island of Newfoundland (but already the third or fourth one this year - there is one pending review from Branch)!</div>
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There are many intricate features to distinguish these two species, which I won't go into here. Check out the <a href="http://alvanbuckley.blogspot.ca/2014/08/common-ringed-plover-new-bird.html">finer details here</a>.</div>
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The other shorebird highlight of the day were not 1, but 3 Stilt Sandpipers! I've never seen one in Newfoundland before, so obviously a lot were migrating this week and were driven off course by the remnants of hurricane Gert and the associated low pressure system.</div>
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Alvan Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945673401708263202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143172769554837186.post-8112519363798259752017-06-15T20:14:00.000-07:002017-06-15T20:50:13.102-07:00Kugluktuk, NunavutAm fortunate to have been invited on a three-week expedition with the Canadian Wildlife Service to survey and photograph life across the central arctic. Despite the ice-covered lakes, frozen sea, and persistent snow, the burst of life here is impressive with thousands of migrant birds, an abundance of blossoming flowers, and predators and insects ready to take advantage of the short but intense arctic summer.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">The land of the midnight sun. Kids in Kugluktuk emerge from their homes around suppertime to clamber the cliffs, play baseball, and ride their bikes through the night - only to go back to bed around 8am just as we are lifting off to explore the land.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">The official bird of Nunavut and there couldn't be a more appropriate choice. One of few bird species that remains here year round. These birds are extremely well adapted to life in the arctic although they do tend to stick out during the few short months without snow.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">One of the glories of the arctic tundra is the abundance of flowers. How come the stalks of a flower don't twist as the flower follows the sun during the 24 hours of daylight? I'll let you ponder :)</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">We came across this momma fox and her cubs during one of our inland surveys. She let out several mournful yelps to warn her pups to remain well hidden. We had brief glimpses of her tiny babies who were still being breastfed.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">Wooly Lousewort: It's not just the locals who are still wearing thick fur coats in June. The Wooly Lousewort, also known as the bumble-bee flower, is a main source of nectar for the two species of arctic bee. Check out that undercoat!</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">As an adaptation to the short growing season, nearly all arctic plants grow their flower buds in the preceding summer/autumn and are ready to go as soon as the snow melts the next spring. No time is wasted!</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">Golden-plover: Surprisingly, our most common shorebird so far has been American Golden-plover. A reflection that our surveys have been across higher and dryer land.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">Some of these shorebirds migrate from as far away as Tierra del Fuego to breed right here in Arctic Canada. They are very much loyal to their nests and will risk their lives to keep us from finding them. </span></div>
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Between 17:10 on Monday May 29th, 2017 and 17:10 on Tuesday, Catherine Barrett and I observed a total of 90 species of bird on the Avalon peninsula.</div>
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This is our third consecutive year doing this birdathon. In previous years we have recorded 92 & 95 species, following a similar route.</div>
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So far we have raised $1500 for Bird Studies Canada and Nature NL - with some pledges yet to be collected.</div>
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Thank you to our many supporters for this years birdathon!</div>
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Species list in taxonomic order with first location observed in the right-side column.</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Highway btw PCS and Chance Cove PP"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Highway btw PCS and Chance Cove PP</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"American Wigeon (Anas americana)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">American Wigeon (Anas americana)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Quidi Vidi Lake"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">St. John's--Quidi Vidi Lake</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Bidgood Park"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Goulds--Bidgood Park</td></tr>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Bay Bulls--Long Pond"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Bay Bulls--Long Pond</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b>Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)</b></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Mundy Pond"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">St. John's--Mundy Pond</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Mundy Pond"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">St. John's--Mundy Pond</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--St. Shott's"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--St. Shott's</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Portugal Cove South"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Portugal Cove South</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Portugal Cove South"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Portugal Cove South</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Bear Cove"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Bear Cove</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Hwy 10--Grassy Ponds"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Hwy 10--Grassy Ponds</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b>Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata)</b></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Portugal Cove South"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Portugal Cove South</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Common Loon (Gavia immer)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Common Loon (Gavia immer)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Renews--beach & bay"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Renews--beach & bay</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--St. Michael's"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--St. Michael's</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Northern Gannet"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Northern Gannet</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Cape Race"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Cape Race</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--St. Michael's"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--St. Michael's</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Bidgood Park"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Goulds--Bidgood Park</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Mundy Pond"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">St. John's--Mundy Pond</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Highway btw PCS and Chance Cove PP"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Highway btw PCS and Chance Cove PP</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Lundrigan's Marsh"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">St. John's--Lundrigan's Marsh</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Biscay Bay"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Biscay Bay</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Lundrigan's Marsh"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">St. John's--Lundrigan's Marsh</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Sora (Porzana carolina)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b>Sora (Porzana carolina)</b></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Lundrigan's Marsh"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">St. John's--Lundrigan's Marsh</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b>Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)</b></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Long Beach"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Long Beach</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b>Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)</b></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Bidgood Park"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Goulds--Bidgood Park</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Bidgood Park"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Goulds--Bidgood Park</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) "}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) </td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Cape Broyle"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Cape Broyle</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) "}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) </td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Cape Broyle"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Cape Broyle</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Willet (Tringa semipalmata) "}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b>Willet (Tringa semipalmata) </b></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Renews--beach & bay"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Renews--beach & bay</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Common Murre (Uria aalge) "}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Common Murre (Uria aalge) </td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Cape Race"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Cape Race</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) "}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) </td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Cape Race"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Cape Race</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Cape Race"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Cape Race</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--St. Michael's"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--St. Michael's</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Third Pond (\"Horsetrack pond\")"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Goulds--Third Pond ("Horsetrack pond")</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) "}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) </td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Bidgood Park"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Goulds--Bidgood Park</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Witless Bay"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Witless Bay</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Quidi Vidi Lake"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">St. John's--Quidi Vidi Lake</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Quidi Vidi Lake"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">St. John's--Quidi Vidi Lake</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Quidi Vidi Lake"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">St. John's--Quidi Vidi Lake</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Arctic Tern"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Arctic Tern</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Renews--beach & bay"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Renews--beach & bay</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Bidgood Park"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Goulds--Bidgood Park</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Third Pond (\"Horsetrack pond\")"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Goulds--Third Pond ("Horsetrack pond")</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b>Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus)</b></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Powers Rd.--forest"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Goulds--Powers Rd.--forest</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Merrymeeting Pond"}" style="color: #1155cc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: bottom;"><a class="in-cell-link" href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L4692269&time=year" target="_blank">NL--Merrymeeting Pond</a></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Bidgood Park"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Goulds--Bidgood Park</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Bidgood Park"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Goulds--Bidgood Park</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Merlin (Falco columbarius)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Merlin (Falco columbarius)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Bidgood Park"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Goulds--Bidgood Park</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b>Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)</b></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Bear Cove"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Bear Cove</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b>Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius)</b></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--La Manche PP"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--La Manche PP</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--La Manche PP"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--La Manche PP</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--La Manche PP"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--La Manche PP</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Bidgood Park"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Goulds--Bidgood Park</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Common Raven (Corvus corax)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Common Raven (Corvus corax)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Bidgood Park"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Goulds--Bidgood Park</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Bidgood Park"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Goulds--Bidgood Park</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b>Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)</b></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Quidi Vidi Lake"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">St. John's--Quidi Vidi Lake</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Bidgood Park"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Goulds--Bidgood Park</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Bidgood Park"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Goulds--Bidgood Park</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Long Pond & Fluvarium"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">St. John's--Long Pond & Fluvarium</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Long Pond & Fluvarium"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">St. John's--Long Pond & Fluvarium</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Long Pond & Fluvarium"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">St. John's--Long Pond & Fluvarium</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Bidgood Park"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Goulds--Bidgood Park</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--La Manche PP"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--La Manche PP</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"American Robin (Turdus migratorius)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">American Robin (Turdus migratorius)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Bidgood Park"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Goulds--Bidgood Park</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b>Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)</b></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Portugal Cove South"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Portugal Cove South</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Bidgood Park"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Goulds--Bidgood Park</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Cape Race"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Cape Race</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Bidgood Park"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Goulds--Bidgood Park</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Bidgood Park"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Goulds--Bidgood Park</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Bay Bulls--Long Pond"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Bay Bulls--Long Pond</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Bidgood Park"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Goulds--Bidgood Park</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Bidgood Park"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Goulds--Bidgood Park</td></tr>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--La Manche PP"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--La Manche PP</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Hwy 10--Grassy Ponds"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Hwy 10--Grassy Ponds</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Bidgood Park"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Goulds--Bidgood Park</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Bidgood Park"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Goulds--Bidgood Park</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Bidgood Park"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Goulds--Bidgood Park</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Bidgood Park"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Goulds--Bidgood Park</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Bidgood Park"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Goulds--Bidgood Park</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Bidgood Park"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Goulds--Bidgood Park</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Third Pond (\"Horsetrack pond\")"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Goulds--Third Pond ("Horsetrack pond")</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Third Pond (\"Horsetrack pond\")"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Goulds--Third Pond ("Horsetrack pond")</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"St. John's--Long Pond & Fluvarium"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">St. John's--Long Pond & Fluvarium</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goulds--Bidgood Park"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Goulds--Bidgood Park</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) "}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) </td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Cape Broyle"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Cape Broyle</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"NL--Renews (townsite)"}" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NL--Renews (townsite)</td></tr>
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Alvan Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945673401708263202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143172769554837186.post-52904499120579783142017-04-26T09:11:00.000-07:002017-04-26T09:11:15.490-07:00The Twillicks - 2017 Birdathon<div style="text-align: center;">
Catherine Barrett and I will be doing our third annual birdathon at the end of May!</div>
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This is an all-out 24 hour effort to see as many species as possible on the Avalon peninsula.</div>
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The event promotes awareness of our natural world and helps raise money to conserve birds and habitat across our country!</div>
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Please help us reach our fundraising goal of $1787. You can click on our <a href="http://birdscanada.kintera.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=1169312&lis=0&kntae1169312=17C3AAF0BC044D548751737E88AE67EB&team=6926633">team page here</a> and then click on our names to see our personal fundraising pages and make a donation :)</div>
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In 2015 we tallied a record-breaking <a href="http://alvanbuckley.blogspot.ca/2015/06/birdathon-species-list.html">92 species</a> and then in 2016 topped it with <a href="http://alvanbuckley.blogspot.ca/2016/06/the-twillicks-2016-birdathon-species.html">95 species</a>!</div>
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Can we reach 100 this year...</div>
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Donations can be made as a flat fee (e.g. $20), or you can donate per species!</div>
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A tax receipt will be generated automatically via email. If you prefer you can give your donation to Catherine or myself directly (cash or cheque) and we will forward it to Bird Studies Canada.</div>
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A portion of the funds we raise will be returned to this province to <a href="http://naturenl.ca/">Nature NL</a>.</div>
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Thank you for your support!</div>
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"Twillicks" is a local name used by Newfoundlanders for Greater Yellowlegs - a species guaranteed to be seen during our 24-hour extravaganza!</div>
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Last years highlight came in under the wire with less than 5 minutes remaining in the 24-hour period: </div>
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Last weekend Ian Jones & Jeannine Winkel discovered a significant concentration of seabirds in Trepassey harbour. There were literally thousands of birds where normally there would be less than 100. The reason for this phenomena was easy to explain: pack ice.</div>
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Trepasssey is indicated by a black star:</div>
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An unprecedented movement of pack ice occurred over the preceding couple weeks associated with two massive low pressure systems. These weather systems pushed ice towards the Avalon at break-neck speed. On March 29th, Ed reported thick pack ice off the Northeastern tip of the Avalon. By the next day it was all the way down past Cape Spear and two days later it was well past Cape Race. Then the winds switched and all that pack ice South of the Avalon got driven up against the Southern coast of the Avalon: an event I certainly have never seen, and hasn't happened for decades!!</div>
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Watch the movement of the pack ice (date is indicated at top right of image):</div>
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A close up of Trepassey harbour shows why the pack ice never got into the inner part of harbour - there is a barachois and large headland (Powles Head) protecting the harbour.</div>
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As this ice invaded the Southern shore many of the thousands of seabirds in the area got trapped in Trepassey harbour with literally no where else to go.</div>
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Birders took in this phenomena and tallied record breaking numbers of birds including a whopping 589 Common Loons - a record likely to never be broken again in Newfoundland!</div>
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Many of us commented that with all these loons we should be seeing the other species as well: Red-throateds and a rare Pacific Loon known to be in the area. There were only 4 Red-throated Loons and the Pacific Loon was not to be found. We also dreamed of other rarities: Common Scoter... Arctic Loon... Eared Grebe... and Yellow-billed Loon flickered through our dreams.</div>
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A few birders continued to visit early this week and continued to report hundreds of loons in the harbour. Peter Shelton made the trek down on Tuesday and enjoyed great looks at these loons. One stood out to him as being much paler than the rest with a large yellowish bill. He did a great job photographing the bird despite not realizing its significance. Responsibilities tied him down over the next couple days before he could review his photos on Thursday afternoon.</div>
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This is the email I got from him, what happened next is history:</div>
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Within 10 minutes I had my gear gathered up and had plans to meet Bruce Mactavish at his place before heading directly for Trepassey (a 2 hour drive). We did not feel confident it was still around as the sighting was 48 hours old, and we had assumed the sea ice had moved off. We made the gamble, knowing we'd have 1-2 hours of sunlight left to search for the loon.</div>
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Within 30 minutes of arriving we had the bird in our scopes and enjoyed an hour of watching this mega rarity for Eastern North America:</div>
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This was one of my top 5 most wanted for Newfoundland - but, like the rest on that list, it was a very unrealistic dream. It was also my 300th species of bird observed in Newfoundland!</div>
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The next day a crowd of birders diligently searched through the loons without finding it. Unfortunately, the majority of the loons escaped the harbour sometime between sunset on Thursday and sunrise on Friday. The reason was obvious when we checked Powles Head: the sea ice had dissipated.</div>
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Following are some of Peter's photos of this Yellow-billed Loon taken on April 11th, 2017:</div>
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An unprecedented sighting for Newfoundland. Hard to believe it really happened, and hard to believe it will again. We all wish that Friday had turned out differently.</div>
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Here's a map of North Americas sightings:</div>
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Clearly it is an exceptional bird in the Atlantic ocean, but for whatever reason there is a precedent of Yellow-billed Loons turning up at inland locations across North America. Only two previous records for this side of the Atlantic ocean - both from within the last 10 years....</div>
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Arrived at Cape Spear this morning excited for the opportunity to see Ivory Gulls and Polar Bears. Ended up being one of the most dramatic and grisly visits to the point.</div>
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With the help of a number of large low pressure systems, pack ice has encompassed the Eastern Avalon for the first time in over a decade (probably decades). With it there are hundreds if not thousands of harp seals - particularly young, weeks old, harp seals. These young'uns are riding the pack ice regardless of where it takes them - and today the pack ice took hundreds of them on a direct collision course for North Americas most Easterly point: Cape Spear. Normally this wouldn't be so disastrous, but today was a windless day following the passage of a significant low pressure system churning up the ocean to our East = massive swells breaking at the point.</div>
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It was a gory scene with one seal after another being flung into the air and battered down by the ice. They had no chance to survive with these tsunamis of ice.</div>
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Gulls were migrating North along the Eastern Avalon today in big numbers. Hundreds of Herring Gulls, and Glaucous Gulls by the tens.</div>
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Alvan Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945673401708263202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143172769554837186.post-39177445347609324822017-03-31T14:42:00.001-07:002017-04-01T14:17:51.394-07:00Back from the NorthActually, this is old news that never got around to being published. After seeing the sea ice in St. John's Harbour today I was re-inspired to finish it off!<br />
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The Arctic. It's an exhilarating and daunting place. The stakes are high. The birds are exhilarating. The thought of a nearby polar bear constantly lingers and hopes of a snow white gull keep one dreaming at night.<br />
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The sea ice. Always looming on the horizon as if waiting for an opportune moment to pile ashore. And when least expected it invades every last cove and inlet. Only to be frightened right back, like the tide, to its safe space on the horizon.</div>
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Life is different. Not only must it prepare for the regular prolonged arctic blasts, but it must contest with the unpredictable movement of sea ice and absolute lack of nourishment. How these animals survive is beyond me - but, sometimes, there are clues:</div>
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This image shows the droppings of a grouse - the large clump at the top is from the birds ceca.</div>
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Grouse (and other bird species) have outpouchings in their intestines called cecas. Grouse & Ptarmigan eat very tough food (tree twigs, etc) during the winter - they rely on the diversion of food into the pouches to break down the food over a long period of time so that they can absorb nutrients. In fact, their intestines grow to prepare for the winter and shrink by up to 50% in the spring!</div>
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Pine Grosbeaks continue to impress me as the most hardy of our finches.</div>
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Throughout this relatively bleak winter there were very few finches to be seen - the only finch species that I regularly encountered in the woods were Pine Grosbeaks. Despite the abysmal cone crop, and lack of other food they somehow eek out a living even as far North as St. Anthony!</div>
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Another exceptionally hardy species is the Snow Bunting.</div>
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A very appropriate name :)</div>
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It's not just the wildlife that impressed.</div>
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This fellow lives in the most Northerly house on the island of Newfoundland. Living just short of Cape Norman, he is not just isolated in rural Newfoundland - but lives about 5km from the closest community. He has lived here for over 50 years.</div>
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What a guy!</div>
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Guillemots:</div>
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Mmmmmmm... I saw this individual Gyrfalcon on 5 occasions. A real treat to have it around the community of St. Anthony where it kept a watchful eye on the daily Glaucous Gull commute.</div>
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One of the highlights of this trip was coming across this beauty of the dense spruce forests:</div>
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Sunny calm days made for some photogenic scenes:</div>
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L'Anse-aux-Meadows taking in the light show:</div>
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The snow storms were far beyond anything I had ever experienced before:</div>
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I'm very much "pro-OneRedpollSpecies"</div>
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The most spectacular birding came towards the end of my rotation.</div>
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As the ice continued to press closer to shore it drove eiders by the thousands close to land. Eventually they had no where to go but out over the ice to seek open water elsewhere.</div>
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The scenes were both dramatic and breath-taking with flocks in the thousands passing by the headlands.</div>
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This flock of over 5000 individual birds (image only shows 20% of flock) could be heard approaching from over 2km away - far before I saw them! These flocks most form annually in this area - creating one of Newfoundlands most impressive wildlife spectacles.</div>
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St. Carol's headland - probably the most exciting place in the area:</div>
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Overall an excellent trip! But I'm definitely not hardy enough to be moving up there!</div>
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St. Anthony has been wiped off the map:</div>
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A non-stop 72+ hour winter blast pummelled the Northern Peninsula this past weekend, dumping at least 80cm of snow.</div>
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Even the snow plows were taken off the road.</div>
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A short 30 minute (mis)adventure into the worst of it and I was hurrying back to my cave:</div>
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Snow drifts up to the power lines:</div>
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The only new birds I've discovered, so far, were a flock of 30+ redpolls which included two pale individuals:</div>
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The only known settlement of Vikings in North America</div>
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As a birder I tend to have unusual priorities. And one of the priorities to this 4-week rotation here was to see the Northern Lights. So, with last nights forecast for clear skies and cold air I found myself, at midnight, gazing over the Strait of Belle Isle with a sense of longing for Labrador.</div>
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In the foreground stood the remains of several buildings from the long abandoned Norse settlement and high above was a sky of crowded infinities. Dividing these two unfamiliar worlds was a green hue buoyantly wandering over the big land: Labrador.</div>
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Birding time (as I always seem to surmise) will be drastically cut - but I can't think of any better place to work while dreaming of the birds outside the hospital walls!</div>
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One week into my 4-week visit to St. Anthony.</div>
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Life here revolves around the slob ice:</div>
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48 hours ago the slob ice was looming on the horizon and showed no threat of invasion. By this afternoon it had infiltrated the entire coast - the only patch of open water I could find was at Fishing Point, right in St. Anthony.</div>
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I arrived at the point in the mid-afternoon and was shocked to see two mega flocks of eiders totalling at least 13000 individuals!</div>
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Photos will never do justice to the number of ducks out there today - this photo alone surely includes over 5000 eiders! It was a very dramatic scene as the pack ice was slowly encroaching into this last open area and the eiders were frantically flying from one side to the other not knowing what to do or where to go next.</div>
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Eventually they flew out over the ice and ventured further South. The next 3+ days are calling for very windy conditions, including offshore winds which should open up the water again. It will be interesting to see if these eiders return.</div>
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The Strait of Belle Isle is totally locked in:</div>
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The highlight so far has been this Gyrfalcon which was hunting Glaucous Gulls in St. Anthony harbour during the week:</div>
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Pretty spectacular views of the night sky here:</div>
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The next main highlight was this male American Three-toed Woodpecker:</div>
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A long-awaited lifer!</div>
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Slob Gulls are the only gull species in the area:</div>
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Weird cloud/shadow formation this afternoon:</div>
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Snow Bunting in habitat: </div>
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Alvan Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945673401708263202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143172769554837186.post-22046776310260642082017-02-19T15:31:00.000-08:002017-02-19T15:31:01.018-08:00The Road that Travels North<div style="text-align: center;">
I arrived in St. Anthony yesterday - more or less the Northern tip of Newfoundland.</div>
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From a birding perspective, this is where Ivory Gulls and Gyrfalcons are found - but the reality is that they're generally scarce.</div>
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My first day of searching the area was a bust. But I have 4 more weeks to go, and a couple tricks up my sleeve.</div>
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In the meantime, here are some shots from the road trip North of some classic Northern birds.</div>
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Iceland "Kumlien's" Gull:</div>
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Pine Grosbeak:</div>
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female Barrow's Goldeneye:</div>
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The Arches:</div>
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Another Willow Ptarmigan:</div>
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Labrador in the background!</div>
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3 King Eiders... can you find them?</div>
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This ghost of a guillemot easily caught my attention when it swam towards me while I was busy photographing the eiders. I've read about the arctic sub-species and knew that we should be seeing them in Newfoundland - but who bothers looking at their guillemots when they're so abundant!</div>
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A quick review of the literature I can find online and this individual is looking good for the arctic sub-species of Black Guillemot: <i>mandtii</i></div>
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Female King Eider:</div>
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Female Common Eider:</div>
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First winter male Common Eider:</div>
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1st winter male King Eider (with female Common Eider)</div>
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A remarkable number of Bald Eagles were cruising the sea ice:</div>
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Alvan Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945673401708263202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143172769554837186.post-64390373509685152182017-02-13T10:06:00.002-08:002017-02-13T10:06:35.917-08:00Back on the RoadI'm back on the road across Newfoundland.<br />
With five weeks left to my degree I'm leap-frogging across the island. Currently I'm based out of Grand-Falls (right in the middle of the island), and this coming weekend I'm headed up to St. Anthony where I will be for 4 weeks.<br />
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These first 10 days have been characterized by a deep freeze. The day before I hit the road, thermometers dipped to their lowest temperatures so far this winter and remained there. The pack ice has moved South at a record pace and is already rounding the Bonavista peninsula. All this meant that freshwater was frozen solid, and the coves were covered in a sheet of ice except in areas of running water.</div>
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In Clarenville this meant that all the diving ducks were in one tight pack close to shore offering a great opportunity to study and photograph them. The highlight was several Common Merganser flying in and landing right where I was sitting!</div>
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This male Red-breasted Merganser was surprisingly approachable:</div>
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In the afternoon I did a workshop with the local birders on identifying the local gulls. One of our highlights was seeing all ages of Glaucous Gull. Here is a first cycle:</div>
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The absolute highlight though, was hiking up Big Hill (659 meters) in Gros Morne National Park with Darroch Whitaker on Sunday.</div>
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Our target was Rock Ptarmigan. A mysterious species that lives out its life on the summits of Newfoundlands barren mountaintops, and some inland rocky outcrops.</div>
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We were fortunate to come across one male. Can you see him:</div>
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The weather was excellent for Sundays hike: absolutely no wind, and a fresh dusting of snow made it easy to find any tracks in the snow.</div>
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In total we saw 3 moose:</div>
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The male Rock Ptarmigan remained in one spot while we observed it. We felt that it was taking advantage of the calm day to check out his breeding territory - the season for singing is only a month away for him!</div>
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Darroch checking out some <i>Fomes fomentarius</i> (or some similar species) - a common mushroom that typically grows on birch in our Northern woods.</div>
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On the way back down we came across this female ptarmigan. Identification is inconclusive despite the great looks and photos!</div>
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<br />Alvan Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945673401708263202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143172769554837186.post-52012382379307316632017-02-09T13:52:00.004-08:002024-02-29T14:02:34.573-08:00Compilation of Hurricanes in NewfoundlandHurricanes are well known for bringing exciting birding opportunities along their paths, and Newfoundland, not surprisingly, has a history of great birds being carried here by hurricanes.<br />
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Here's a quick run down of the important (and lesser important) hurricanes that have brought good birds to our island, or had promising tracks with mixed results - starting with the best of them all: Hurricane Helene in 1958!<br />
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I've included a map of the track of the hurricane, which also provides details of the strength of the storm throughout its life, and a list of the birds it brought with it. Hopefully in the future this compilation will be handy in terms of predicting what birds might arrive with an approaching storm or something to drool over on a rainy day at home.<br />
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Also, check out this link for some additional details from Dave Brown:<div>http://birdingnewfoundland.blogspot.com/2011/09/keeping-eye-on-katia-and-revisiting.html<br /><div><br />
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Could it have been any better? This was probably the most exciting hurricane to have hit Newfoundland in living memory (not mine).</div>
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A crude review of many of the notable tropical storms that have reached Newfoundland.</div>
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I spent the entire year in Canada and managed to see 349 species of bird.</div>
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The year started off strong when Ed, Alison and I found this Sabine's Gull at St. Vincent's in late January. One of very few for North America in the winter months:</div>
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Much of the winter birding in Newfoundland relies on gulls for our entertainment. This gull stood out from the crowd:</div>
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Another highlight from the winter was this Fieldfare in Lumsden - a Eurasian species, with about 9 records in the province:</div>
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One of my goals this year was to spend more time exploring areas that have less coverage. I managed to get to Terra Nova National Park in central Newfoundland for a weekend.</div>
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Spruce Grouse is fairly common across the island - especially Terra Nova - but nonexistent on the Avalon peninsula:</div>
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A welcome introduced species to our woodlands!</div>
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One May 29-30, Catherine and I did our annual big day in support of Bird Studies Canada. We raised over $1500 and saw a record 96 species in a 24 hour period on the Avalon peninsula. Willow Ptarmigan was one of our highlights:</div>
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The day after the big day I came across this Cave Swallow - only the second record for the province, and likely an individual from the Bahama race, adding to its significance:</div>
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While trying to relocate the swallow, Blair Fleming and I found this Euro Golden-Plover:</div>
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As I've now gotten more used to, the breeding season rushed by and young birds were starting their lives with gusto. This Horned Lark was in an unfamiliar plumage:</div>
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One of my favourite photos from 2016 - an Arctic Blue sunning itself on the coastal barrens at Cape Spear:</div>
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In late July two rare terns graced us at Renews: a Royal Tern and Sandwich Tern</div>
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Then it was back across the island before heading to Nova Scotia, Ontario, and BC for 3 months.</div>
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A Merlin chasing a Great Blue Heron from its territory in the Codroy Valley:</div>
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An unprecedented influx of Cory's Shearwater to Newfoundland waters occurred in early August. It will be interesting to see if the phenomena repeats itself in 2017.</div>
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In BC I was fortunate to start with a 3-day weekend of all-out birding with John Reynolds. One of the highlights was getting great looks at Lewis's Woodpecker:</div>
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The other birding highlight from this month in BC was the annual pelagic off of Ucluelet.</div>
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In Ontario I took some time off work/school to volunteer at Long Point Bird Observatory.</div>
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Migration was in full swing and allowed me to significantly improve two aspects of my birding at Long Point:</div>
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identifying birds in flight, and familiarizing myself with chip calls of sparrows.</div>
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Large flocks of Common Terns provided great entertainment:</div>
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Back in Newfoundland by early November:</div>
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I returned just in time to enjoy some excellent finds, including this Hermit Warbler:</div>
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December has passed and now it's back to studying the gulls - our birding lifeline in St. John's during the winter.</div>
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A recent Kelp Gull was one of the most surprising birds of the year in the province:</div>
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2017 promises to be an exciting year: I have a couple of big trips planned, and some longterm projects I hope to start to move forward on - more on these later.</div>
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In the spring I will be graduating from medical school and beginning my career. Lots of unknowns still, but these should be sorted out within the next couple months.</div>
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Have a great 2017 - may you enjoy many hours enjoying and learning about our nature!</div>
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