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was not extremely cooperative: it was 0° C., with icy, treacherous roads and partially snow covered fields. Most of the observations were shrouded with mist, rain or heavy fog.‘ The following are the results for the Hillsborough Count Area.

SPECIES N2; Canada Goose 20 Black Duck h6h Common Goldeneye #8 Oldsquaw l0 Common Merganser l88 Red-breasted Merganser 6 Sharp—skinned Hawk 1 Kestrel l Ruffed Grouse 3 Ring-necked Pheasant l Gray Partridge ll Great Black-backed Gull H3 Herring Gull 108 Rock Dove 29 Belted Kingfisher l Hairy Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 1 Blue Jay 45 Common Raven lh Common Crow 38h Black-capped Chickadee 6i Boreal Chickadee 20 Brown Creeper l Golden-crowned Kinglet 9 Common Starling 238 House Sparrow 583 Brown-headed Cowbird 25 Evening Grosbeak 5 Common Redpoll ll Dark-eyed Junco 1 Snow Bunting 230

Total Species = 3] Total Numbers = 2,564

Participants: Gordon Burns, Bob Butler, David Cairns, Winnie Cairns (compiler), June Jenkins, Margaret Mallett, Clare Martin, Kathy Martin, David Smith, Paul Smith, Mary Wiilms

UNUSUAL BIRD SIGHTINGS FOR FALL AND EARLY WINTER) 1975

At this time of year, numbers of species of birds seen are at their lowest. However, we can look forward to sighting erratic winter migrants, unusually late migrants as well as the usual hardy winter residents. These sightings of unusual or uncommon birds have been submitted to me recently.

Bald Eagle

Harry Bagloie saw one adult perched on a tree in late October in Holm Cove, Belfast, P.E.|. Kevin Hughes of Corran Bann sighted a Bald Eagle several times during September and October on Winter River not far from the Osprey nests. In

mid October, Noreen Hughes and Leona Peters saw an eagle at close range upstream on the Winter River. Kevin Hughes also saw an eagle around the first of December at Bowlan's Point on Tracadie Bay. He was not sure whether it was another migrating through. Apparently there was a bald eagle around Winter River during the fall of i97h. Kevin happened upon the eagle when it was feeding upon

a merganser. It hastily left its meal on a log on the ground.

Snowy Owl

On December 30, Earle Hickey Jr. saw a snowy owl perched on a powerline pole over the Taylor Road in Wilmot Valley.