counts as well as. their respeetive eount periods included. a Thayer’s Gull, Lesser Black-baeked. Gulls, an unidentified. shorebird, Razorbills, a Black-baeked Woodpeeker, a Palm Warbler, a Northern Cardinal, and. an Hoary RedpolL Very large numbers. of White-winged Crossbills. were present.

A lunch hosted by Vernon Laux at the Bluefin Restaurant augmented the great birding on the East Point count. Parks Canada staff hosted the pot-luck held at lunch at the Dalvay Shelter during the RBI. National Park Count and an evening potluck was hosted at Robin Phillips and Dan McAskill‘s home in Donagh after the Hillsborough Count.

The reports for each area are provided below.

OBSERVATIONS NUMBERS OBSERVED

East Point National Park Dec.1 2001 Dec.1 2001 Dee.1 2001 Dec. 29 2001

Red-.throated Loon Leon 5 225 Double-crested Cormorant 4 Cormorant 36 Great Blue Heron Canada Gadwell American

Mallard Northern Plntail American

Duck Greater

Barrows. Bufflehead Hooded Red-breasted.

Bald