Nature Miramichi:

Hi All,

Five of us had a very pleasant time on Hay Island yesterday. It was a little cool at first but we were prepared and for the most part it was sunny, warm and with a very light breeze. It was a very lovely end of summer walk.

We were quite fortunate too in the number and variety (31 species) of birds we saw.

Semipalmated Plover, Semipalmated Sandpiper
Lesser and Greater Yellow legs, Dunlin

Pectoral Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher
Sanderling Ruddy Turnstone

Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow

Lincoln’s Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco

Bald Eagle Osprey

Double Crested Cormorant Belted Kingfisher

Great Blue Heron (35!) Canada Goose

Ring-billed Gull Great Black-backed Gull
Herring Gull Common Tern
Northern Gannet

American Pipit Black and White Warbler
Northern Flicker

American Crow Black Duck

Photos and a video clip at https://flic.kr/s/aHsmQSqUCE

Peter