FOR THE BIRDS

June 1993

By

Helen O'Shea

Spring is a busy time in the world of birds. The second week in May heralded the arrival of Tree Swallows throughout the town. Gwen Lunn spotted Common Terns and Greater Yellowlegs on Havenside. A chipping sparrow arrived at my feeder and is still around the yard. A Sapsucker was seen in one of the trees on station Hill. A Veery was spotted near Spawn's house on Verrier Crescent. This thrush is similar in size to a robin and has a rufous back and spotted chest. Two Myrtle Warblers were seen near the Visitor Centre and a female Red-Winged Blackbird was at my feeder on May 23. Male Red-Winged Blackbirds are very plentiful along the Louisbourg to Sydney highway. I have spotted a Kingfisher several times on my drive to Sydney. Charles Burke called to say that there was a Yellow-Shafted Flicker in his yard on Havenside on May 24. On May 25, Gwen Lunn spotted Sandpipers at Covey's Cove. Nat 25 was a great day. Gwen, Cliff Peck and I saw Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds at the feeders. Gwen has also reported a Lincoln Sparrow, Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, Magnolia Warbler and a pair of Eastern Kingbirds. On May 29 the clouds of black flies had birds swooping after them all over Louisbourg. Eugene Magee tells me that two nests of Great Blue Heron in the harbour. The nests of these large birds are located in trees and not on the ground as you might expect. There are male and female Marsh Hawks in West Louisbourg. You can see them

Helen O’Shea

Extracted from © The Seagull, Helen O'Shea, For the Birds

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