Selected Bird Sightings at Sable Island

December 05, 2005 to February 02, 2006

(April 2006).

The number in brackets indicates the minimum total number of individuals seen during the period.

 Double-crested Cormorant (1) - January 11, 1 immature on the south beach.

 Black Duck (40) - December 29, 40 at pond between No2 and No3.

 Northern Shoveler (10) - between December 25 and January 21, up to 10 at the west ponds.

 Red-breasted Merganser (>30) – January 5, >30 at the west ponds.

 Purple Gallinule (1) - January 21, 1 adult near West Light.

 American Coot (4) - December 23-29, 1 at the west ponds; January 3-21, 3 to 4 at the west ponds.

 Black-bellied Plover (4) - December 21, 4 on the south beach; January 5, 3 at the west ponds.

 Ruddy Turnstone (2) - January 5, 2 at the west ponds.

 Sanderling (>400) - January 8, >400 on the south beach.

 Dunlin (2) - January 8, 2 with Sanderlings on the south beach; January 28, 1 with Sanderlings on the south beach.

 Iceland Gull (128) - December 30, 110 on the south beach; January 23, 128 on the north beach (adults and immatures).

 Glaucous Gull (2) – January 3, 2 immatures on the south beach.

 Northern Harrier (1) - between December 20 and January 23, 1 juvenile sighted at various locations.

 American Kestrel (1) – January 14, 1 near the Station.

 Peregrine (1) - on December 29 and January 13, 1 near No2.

 Northern Flicker (2) – on January 5 and February 2, 1 near West Light.

 Common Crow (1) - between December 21 and January 6, 1 sighted at various locations.

 Catbird (2) - December 19 to February 3, 1 to 2 at West Light and the Station.

 Bohemian Waxwing (>40) - during December 19-31, up to 15 near the Station; February 3, >40 near the Station.

 Starling (10) - December 19-24, 10 adults near the Station.

 Yellow-rumped Warbler (>15) - December 24-30, >15 at the Station.

 Junco (1) - December 23, 1 east of the Station.

 Snow Bunting (>100) - between December 27 and January 9, flocks of 50 to >100 sighted at various locations.

 Common Redpoll (12) - between December 20 and January 30, as many as 12 feeding near the Station.