Sun.Oct 11, 2020

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Fully fledged Pied Oystercatcher chick

10,000 Birds

This is a post that I always hoped I could write! We were cautiously optimistic that the Pied Oystercatcher chick would survive once it had made it to forty days since hatching. However, we have learned over the years that until a bird can fly it is not completely safe from predators. The Pied Oystercatcher chick can now fly very well and remains with its parents at Gantheaume Point.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of October 2020)

10,000 Birds

With so many sports leagues competing for attention this month, missing out on October’s avian bounty in favor of following your favorite teams is understandable. Unforgiveable too, but still understandable. Cherish these birding moments, because they pass as swiftly as the migrants eager to find their new homes for the next half of the year. I was pleased to finally fall upon a flock of Pine Siskin in what could be a splendid finch season.

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