Brier Island Bird Report

Richard Stern reports....
Bernard Forsythe, Rick Whitman and I went to Brier today. It was clear and sunny, but the SE wind was strong, and cold. The expected birds were seen, but of particular note were -

Common loons - many, including some in almost full breeding plumage.

D-C Cormorant - 1, although most of the Cormorants were Great.

Brant -- just a small rather distant flock in Pond Cove

Harlequin Duck - A pair in Peajack Cove, and several on the way down at Trout Cove, Digby Neck.

Black Scoter - 8, Peajack Cove

Am. Pipit - 4, Pond Cove

Am. Robin - As Eric Mills mentioned yesterday, there were hundreds, all over the place - often 10-20 on adjacent lawns, and even in the seaweed at Pond Cove.

Brown-headed Cowbird - 1 in Westport

Dark-eyed Junco - Many, all along the roadside on Digby Neck and Long Islands.

Fox Sparrow - 2 singing in Westport.

Song Sparrow -- Many, all over the place

Richard

Great Blue Heron

Christine from Freeport reports..
At 9:30 this morning a great blue heron flew over our house in Freeport, heading in a southerly direction

Bird Sightings

Eric and Anne Mills sightings...
Three Ipswich Sparrows today, one in Westport, the others near Whipple Point.
The Westport bird was feeding in the scanty roadside grass along the shore side
of the road, facing into a northerly gale and blowing spray - presumably just
like Sable Island at this time of year. One of the Whipple Point birds may have
been a nominate Savannah x Ipswich hybrid: gray backed, but with brownish wings
and coverts and breast streaking more well defined than the average Ipswich.

The bird of the weekend has been American Robin. Friday morning's stormy cold
front grounded many on the island. Anne and I saw perhaps 500 along the roads
during the storm yesterday and saw many more coming and going in the woods.
They appeared to be arriving all day. We believe that the numbers on the island
must number in the low thousands. With them were significant numbers of Juncos
and Song Sparrows, but nothing like the Robin spectacle.

This afternoon, a single adult Northern Shrike near Woodside Cemetery.

Tourism Showcase

Hello Everyone
Yesterday i want to Clementsport and participated in a Tourism Showcase for our areas. Many intersting booths that ranged from local history, public historical gardens, garden nurseries, theatre, tourism, experiential tourism operators and suppliers, parks,and much more....
Here is some pictures i took although they are a bit blurry due to camera difficulties (didn't have my canon) it shows some of the exhibits that was on display.
On my way home i noticed a large influx dark-eyed Junco's on side of the road, a male pheasant strutting in the road, two turkey vultures and a deer in Little River. IIn Brier Island there has been a large influx of dark-eyed junco's and Robins they seem to be everywhere. Going to try to get out for a hike this afternoon and see what else is around. The weather has been bitterly cold in our area.
June