Quebec

Atlantic Provinces pulled their usual disappearing act, with only small numbers reported, mostly in Nova Scotia.WARBLERS THROUGH FINCHES The amazing "hat-trick" of tanagers continued to frequent berry bushes at Canso (Town), NS in early Dec (Rose Ann McMullen et al.): one each of Scarlet, Summer and Western (cf.N. A. B. 56:24).Two more Western Tanagers were found, one until late Jan in Halifax (Etta Parker) and an imm.male that appeared 23 Jan in Lower Sackville (Peter LeBlanc, m. ob., ph.).A Summer Tanager was found dead near Sydney, NS in early Jan (Darryl MacAulay, fide John Macinnis), and another at a feeder in Fredericton, NB was last seen in late Dec (DG).A Green-tailed Towhee at a Saint John, NB feeder 4 Jan+ was a first provincial record (Jim Wilson, et al.).Clay-colored Sparrows numbered 3 in Nova Scotia and 2 in Newfoundland.A Field Sparrow was a good find at New Dominion, PEI 17-18 Jan (EM).A Vesper Sparrow at Renews, NF through the period was the first confirmed record for the province (BM, Dave Brown et al.) Five Lark Sparrows were in Nova Scotia and 2 in Newfoundland.Quite rare were single Grasshopper Sparrows at Lunenburg 2-6 Jan (James Hirtle et al.) and Renews, NF 29 Dec (BM, Dave Brown).An Ipswich Sparrow was a good find at Biscay Bay, Avalon 10 Feb (Rudolf Koes, BM).A spectacular assortment of Arnrnodrarnus sparrows came to light at Daniels Head, C.S.I. in mid-Feb, including 4 Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrows and one Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow (first for Nova Scotia), a Seaside Sparrow, and a Henslow s Sparrow (MN et al.).It was interesting to note that of 8 White-crowned Sparrows found in Nova Scotia, half were of the w.garnbelli race.A plucky Dark-eyed Junco survived the period at a Labrador City feeder, but alas succumbed in late Apr (fide CD).A Rose-breasted Grosbeak made it to 22 Dec at Buchans, NF feeder (Dianne Burton).An Indigo Bunting at a Lameque, NB feeder 20 Jan was the latest ever for the province, as was one at a St. John's feeder 26 Dec (John Pratt).Nice groups of Eastern Meadowlark included 5 each at Shepody Marsh, Albert, NB 11 Jan (BD) and Daniels Head, C.S.I. 17 Feb (Paul Gould et al.).A Bullock's Oriole at Bathurst, NB 24 Dec--20 Jan (MD et al.) was a first for the province.Many Baltimore Orioles survived until well into Jan at feeders in Nova Scotia and even s.New Brunswick.A Common Chaffinch at a Halifax feeder until 13 Jan (FL et al.) brought birders from as far as California and was the 4th Nova Scotia record.As Mactavish put it: "It was a very good winter for most finch species:' Of special note were the many reports of Pine Grosbeaks, Red Crossbills, and White-winged Crossbills coming to feeders, an increasingly common trend in just the past decade.

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