2008/2009 Updates

 
Other changes and corrections
Updates for other years
 
Additions to the 2008/2009 Winter List
Note: The date specified on the left is the date when I added the species to the list. When known, I will try to indicate the date when the species was seen on the right.
 
Feb 12, 2009: Golden Eagle / Aigle royal Waterside (David Christie & Mary Majka - seen on Jan 25)
 
 
Jan 14, 2009: Snow Goose / Oie des neiges Edmundston (Carmon Dubé - seen on Jan 5)
Hampton (Doug Lee - seen on Dec 30)
 
 
Jan 12, 2009: Hoary Redpoll / Sizerin blanchâtre Balmoral (Robert Doiron - seen on Jan 12)
 
 
Jan 11, 2009: Eastern Meadowlark / Sturnelle des prés New Horton (David Christie & Mary Majka - seen on Jan 10)
 
 
Jan 1, 2009: Black-backed Woodpecker / Pic à dos noir Miscou CBC (Michel Chiasson - seen on Dec 20)
 
 
Dec 31, 2008: Long-eared Owl / Hibou moyen-duc Grand Manan (Roger Burrows and Brian Dalzell - mid December)
  American Pipit / Pipit d'Amérique Cape Jourimain (Al Smith and Sandy Burnett - seen on Dec 16)
 
 
Dec 30, 2008: Common Yellowthroat / Paruline masquée Grand Manan CBC (fide Durlan Ingersoll - seen on Dec 14)
  Carolina Wren / Troglodyte de Caroline Riverview (Dawn Miller Cormier - seen on Dec 21)
  Boreal Owl / Nyctale de Tengmalm Grand Barachois (Silvia Williams - seen on Dec 20)
  Black-crowned Night-Heron / Bihoreau gris Sackville (Kathy Popma - seen on Dec 26)
  Tufted Duck / Fuligule morillon Saint John CBC (David Christie - seen on Dec 27)
  Say’s Phoebe / Moucherolle à ventre roux Lower Jemseg (fide Jim Goltz - seen up to Dec 18)
Bird was present from late November through mid-December and was found dead on Dec 18. Jim indicated that the specimen was collected and will be given to the NB Museum.
  Yellow-billed Cuckoo / Coulicou à bec jaune Sussex Corner (fide Jim Goltz - specimen found on Dec 13)
Bird was found dead in a yard in Sussex Corner on Dec 13 and the specimen was sent to Jim Goltz. The person who found it said that the area where the bird was found is checked regularly and they felt the bird could not have been there for more than 2-3 days or so.
 
 
Dec 23, 2008: Field Sparrow / Bruant des champs Moncton CBC (Nelson Poirier, Bob Blake, Jim Edsall - seen on Dec 20)
 
 
Dec 20, 2008: American Three-toed Woodpecker / Pic à dos rayé Shediac CBC (Onide Maurice, Angela Léger, Raymonde Chartier, Armand Robichaud - seen on Dec 14)
  Barred Owl / Chouette rayée Second North River, Moncton area (Paul Langelaan - seen on Dec 18)
  American Coot / Foulque d’Amérique Saint John (Merv Cormier - seen on Dec 18)
 
 
Dec 16, 2008: Spotted Sandpiper / Chevalier grivelé Grand Manan CBC (Jim Wilson & Harvey McLeod - seen on Dec 14)
  Wilson's Snipe / Bécassine de Wilson Grand Manan CBC (Richard Blacquiere & Merv Cormier - seen on Dec 14)
  Northern Saw-whet Owl / Petite Nyctale Grand Manan CBC (Roger Burrows - seen on Dec 14)
  Tufted Titmouse / Mésange bicolore St. Andrews CBC (fide Tracey Dean - seen on Dec 14)
  Winter Wren / Troglodyte mignon Grand Manan CBC (fide Durlan Ingersoll - seen on Dec 14)
  Hermit Thrush / Grive solitaire Grand Manan CBC (fide Durlan Ingersoll - seen on Dec 14)
  Cedar Waxwing / Jaseur d'Amérique Shediac CBC, St. Andrews CBC (seen on Dec 14)
  Eastern Towhee / Tohi à flancs roux Edmundston (Carmon Dubé - seen on Dec 11)
  Baltimore Oriole / Oriole de Baltimore St. Andrews CBC (fide Tracey Dean - seen on Dec 14)
 
 
Dec 13, 2008: Varied Thrush / Grive à collier St Martin's (Ted & Nancy Sears - seen on Dec 13)
  Lapland Longspur / Bruant lapon Brunswick Mines, Bathurst (Pat Mclaughlin - seen on Dec 12)
  Black Vulture / Urubu noir McKee's Mill (Maria Gauvin & Stella Leblanc - seen on Dec 13)
  Rose-breasted Grosbeak / Cardinal à poitrine rose Cardigan, Fredericton region (Don Gibson & Peter Pearce - seen on Dec 13)
 
 
Dec 10, 2008: Northern Fulmar / Fulmar boréal Bay of Fundy (Durlan Ingersoll - seen on Dec 9)
 
 
Dec 6, 2008: Short-eared Owl / Hibou des marais Southwest Head, Grand Manan (Brian Dalzell - seen on Dec 6)
  Dickcissel / Dickcissel d’Amérique Alma (Doreen Rossiter - seen on Dec 5)
  Cooper's Hawk / Épervier de Cooper Harvey Bank (Norm, Gisèle & Gilles Belliveau, Rose-Alma Mallet - seen on Dec 6)
  Turkey Vulture / Urubu à tête rouge Hamptom (John Barnstead - seen on Dec 4)
  Black-headed Gull / Mouette rieuse Saint John (Jim Wilson - seen on Dec 6)
 
 
Dec 5, 2008: Savannah Sparrow / Bruant des prés Waterside (Woody Gilles - seen on Dec 4)
  Northern Mockingbird / Moqueur polyglotte Saint John (Merv Cormier - seen on Dec 5)
  Orange-crowned Warbler / Paruline verdatre Saint John (Merv Cormier - seen on Dec 5)
  Yellow-breasted Chat / Paruline polyglotte Saint John (Merv Cormier - seen on Dec 5)
  White-winged Dove / Tourterelle à ailes blanches Saint John (Peter Smith - seen on Dec 5)
  Brant / Bernache cravant White Head (Roger Burrows - seen on Dec 5)
 
 
Dec 4, 2008: American Kestrel / Crécerelle d'Amérique Bancroft Point, Grand Manan (Brian Dalzell - seen on Dec 4)
  Spruce Grouse / Tétras du Canada Mount Pleasant Mine (Ralph Eldridge - seen on Dec 3)
  Purple Finch / Roselin pourpré St George (Ralph Eldridge - seen on Dec 3)
  Brown-headed Cowbird / Vacher à tête brune St George (Ralph Eldridge - seen on Dec 2)
  Rusty Blackbird / Quiscale rouilleux St George (Ralph Eldridge - seen on Dec 2)
  Purple Sandpiper / Bécasseau violet near Beaver Harbour (Ralph Eldridge - seen on Dec 1)
  Lesser Black-backed Gull / Goéland brun Black's Harbour (Ralph Eldridge - seen on Dec 3)
  Razorbill / Petit Pingouin Bay of Fundy (Ralph Eldridge - seen on Dec 1)
  Atlantic Puffin / Macareux moine Bay of Fundy (Ralph Eldridge - seen on Dec 1)
  Pomarine Jaeger / Labbe pomarin Bay of Fundy (Ralph Eldridge - seen on Dec 1)
 
 
 
 
 
Other changes and corrections   (Top of page)
 
Nov 12, 2008: In preparation for the 2008/2009 winter list, I've added a column for the 2008/2009 season to the NB Winter Bird List table.