Hi Tweets,

You want to talk about southern birds north? Take a look, then wonder if
there's isn't a corner somewhere along the northern BC or Alaskan coast
where a similar bunch of southerners are gathering:

>RECENT NEWS FROM NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA
>____________________________________
>
>Report: 1997 #39
>Date: 24 Nov 1997 (Monday)
>
>This report contains bird news of potential interest to European birders.
>The focus is on rarities, and significant passage migration. Most sight-
>ings are preliminary, awaiting documentation and assessment. Nomenclature
>as per the American Ornithologists Union. This is an abbreviated version
>of the Nova Scotia report; e-mail me (address below) for a copy of the
>complete narrative.
>
>You are invited to contact me for information on birds and birding in
>Canada and North American (address at end of report).
>________________________________________________________________
>
>REPORTS//OBSERVATIONS:
>
>LEGEND: Date format dd.mm; 05.07 = 5 July/juillet.
> Ind. = individuals.
> > = present for at least the previous week
> >> = present for at least the previous two weeks
> >>> = present for at least the previous month
>
>* Great Egret (Ardea alba) [Grande Aigrette]
> 12-23.11 1 ind. Conrad's Beach, Halifax region.
>
>* Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) [Canard branchu]
> >>23.11 1 pair Sullivan's Pond, Dartmouth.
>
>* Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope) [Canard siffleur]
> >23.11 1 pair Sullivan's Pond, Dartmouth. Returning for another
> winter?
>
>* Redhead (Aythya americana) [Fuligule a tete rouge]
> >23.11 2 male Bisset Lake, Dartmouth.
>
>* Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) [Arlequin plongeur]
> 23.11 14 ind. Prospect, Halifax region.
> 23.11 2 fem. Daniel's Head, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne County.
>
>* Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) [Erismature rousse]
> 23.11 3 ind. Bisset Lake, Dartmouth.
>
>* Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) [Urubu a tete rouge]
> 23.11 7 ind. Chebogue Point, Yarmouth County.
>
>* American Coot (Fulica americana) [Foulque d'Amerique]
> >23.11 6 ind. Bisset Lake, Dartmouth.
> >>23.11 1 ind. Sullivan's Pond, Dartmouth.
> >18.11 1 ind. Frog Pond, Purcell's Cove Road.
> 15-16.11 1 ind. The Hawk, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne County.
> 16.11 1 ind. Red Bridge Pond, Dartmouth.
>
>* Mew (Common) Gull (Larus canus canus) [Goeland cendree]
> 11-15.11 2nd yr Yarmouth harbour, Yarmouth County.
>
>** WHITE-WINGED DOVE (Zenaida asiatica) [Tourterelle a ailes blanches]
> 15-23.11 1 ind. West Pubnico, Yarmouth County. SW race.
>
>* Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca) [Harfang des neiges]
> 20-23.11 1 ind. The Cape, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne County.
>
>* Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) [Tyran de l'Ouest]
> 20.11 1 ind. Centreville, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne County.
> (Reported by: Murray Newell).
>
>* Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) [Pic a ventre roux]
> 20-21.11 1 fem. Liverpool, Queens County. Feeder at 46 Old Falls
> Road.
>
>* Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) [Hirondelle bicolore]
> 17.11 4 ind. Hartlen Point, Halifax region.
>
>* Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) [Hirondelle rustique]
> 17.11 5 ind. Hartlen Point, Halifax region.
>
>* Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) [Jaseur boreal]
> 23.11 15 ind. Yarmouth, Yarmouth County.
>
>** BROWN SHRIKE (Lanius cristatus) [Pie-grieche brune]
> 22-23.11 1 ind. Behind #17 Edgar St., Halifax, at cul-de-sac.
> First Canadian Record, and second North American
> record away from Alaska.
>
>* Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata) [Paruline verdatre]
> 23.11 1 ind. Inglewood Ave., Halifax.
> >>23.11 2 ind. Sullivan's Pond, Dartmouth.
>
>* Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus) [Paruline des pins]
> 24.11 1 ind. Fairview Cemetery, Halifax.
> 23.11 2 ind. Birch Cove Park, Dartmouth.
>
>* Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum) [Paruline a couronne rousse]
> 23.11 1 ind. Foot of Edgar St., Halifax.
>
>* American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) [Paruline flamboyante]
> 23.11 1 imm. Foot of Waegwoltic Ave., Halifax.
>
>* Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla) [Paruline a calotte noire]
> 23.11 1 imm. Fairview Cemetery, Halifax.
>
>* Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) [Paruline polyglotte]
> 23.11 1 ind. Birch Cove Park, Dartmouth.
> >23.11 1 ind. Sullivan's Pond, Dartmouth.
> 13-16.11 1 ind. Glace Bay, Cape Breton County.
> >>11.11 1 ind. Sand Lake, Cape Breton County.
>
>* Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) [Cardinal rouge]
> 23.11 5 ind. 7 Patteson St., Dartmouth
>
>* Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) [Passerin indigo]
> 23.11 1 imm. Fairview Cemetery, Halifax.
>
>* Dickcissel (Spiza americana) [Dickcissel d'Amerique]
> 23.11 1 ind. Bell Road horse barns, Halifax.
>
>* Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) [Bruant des plaines]
> 20.11 1 ind. The Cape, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne County.
>
>* Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) [Bruant fauve]
> 23.11 sev. feeders on Cape Sable Island, Shelburne County.
>
>* Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) [Sturnelle des pres]
> 20.11 1 ind. The Cape, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne County.
>
>* Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) [Carouge a tete
>jaune]
> 18-19.11 1 fem. West Pubnico, Yarmouth County. Feeder of Ethelda
> Murphy, second house past library.
>
>* Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) [Oriole d'Abeille]
> 23.11 1 ind. Inglewood Ave., Halifax.
>
>* Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea) [Sizerin flamme]
> 24.11 200+ ind. North Kingston, Kings County.
>
>
>****************************************************************
>Blake Maybank, American Birding Association
>144 Bayview Drive, White's Lake
>Nova Scotia, B3T 1Z1, Canada
>(902) 852-2077
>
>e-mail: Blake_Maybank at pch.gc.ca
>
>Nova Scotia Bird Line: (902) 852-2428
>
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