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were considered unusually scarce, a surprising five were at East Point, PEI, 24 Sep (PJ).The only two N. Wheatears were at Grand Barachois, SPM, 9 Sep (LJ, RE) and St. John's 19 Sep (MR).All areas reported more N. Mockingbirds than normal.A probable Yellow Wagtail was seen briefly at Cape Spear 19 Nov (DB); the record is pending approval by the Newfoundland Records Committee.Bohemian Waxwings staged an early and large flight.Some were present all summer in Newfoundland.The first migrants hit New Brunswick in late Sep.During the last ten days of Oct and into Nov, they were common in n.New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.By the end of Nov a flock of 2,000 had accumulated in St. John's.WARBLERS THROUGH FINCHES Numbers of southern warblers were deemed low across the Region, probably a reflection of weather patterns rather than population changes.Blue-winged Warblers were at GMI 25 Aug (BD), Baccaro, NS, 22 Aug (fide AHo), and St. Anthony, NF, 8 Sep (DF).A Golden-winged Warbler was at GMI 10 Sep (fide DC).Yellow-throated Warblers were at Sable Island 1 Sep (ZL), Kingston, NS, 29 Nov (PG), St. Pierre, SPM, 7-27 Nov (PA), and St. John's 6 Oct (TB) and 13-30 Nov (PL).A imm. female Cerulean Warbler was photographed 30 Aug at Brier I. (LL et al.).Prothonotary Warblers were at Sable I. 15 Sep (ZL) and Rainbow Haven, NS, 2 Oct (fide AHo); a muchappreciated male appeared 16-26 Oct at Bear Cove, NF (BMt et al.).Two Worm-eat-•ng Warblers were at CSI 12 Sep (MN).Hooded Warblers appeared 6 Sep at Pubnico Pt., NS (RD), 15 Sep at Sable I. (ZL), and 22 Oct at St. John's (DB).A Pine Warbler was far e. at St. John's 13-25 Nov(JP et al.).Prairie Warblers and Yellowbreasted Chats were in average to slightly below average numbers.Late Scarlet Tanagers were 4-6 Nov at Campellton, NB (BG), 7-12 Nov at Charlottetown, NF (fide GS), and 10-13 Nov at St. John's (AHu et al.).Summer Tanagers were one 13-16 Oct at Brier I. and two 20-21 Oct at Seal I., NS (fide DMcC).It was a better-than-average autumn for Claycolored and Lark Sparrows, with respective provindal totals of four and seven in NB, nine and four in NS, and one and two in NF.A Field Sparrow at Blackhead 17 Oct-2 Nov was one of the few ever in Newfoundland (DB, TB).The annual late Oct and Nov influx of N. Cardinals into s.New Brunswick and Nova Scoita was the strongest since 1995.Blue Grosbeak totals were back to normal after a couple of banner years, with five in NB, three in NS, and one in SPM.Dickcissels were seen in somewhat above-average numbers, being too plentiful for contributors to accurately total.An E. Meadowlark was rare at St. John's 15-30 Nov (BMt et al.).Nova Scotia scored the most Yellow-headed Blackbirds, with seven individuals spread over the province Aug-Nov; New Brunswick and Newfoundland each had one.The only Orchard Oriole was a late bird in early Oct at CSI (AM, CM).A massive flight of Corn.Redpolls was noted in NB and NS beginning +20 Oct and continuing through Nov. Other finch species were in poor to fair numbers.

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