Atlantic Provinces 22 Dec (fide Billy Digout),and an imm. near Yarmouth 19-28 Jan(MN). Brier Island contin- uesto holdthe lion's share of winteringTurkey Vulturein NovaScotia, with a peakof 20 there 17 Dec (ELM). Singleswere notably far e. at Ingonish, 23 Dec (James & Kathryn Bridgeland)and New Haven 5 Jan (Angus MacLean),both C.B.I. WATERFOWL THROUGH RAPTORS A single Greater White-frontedGoose was foundnear Waterville, Kings, NS 7 Dec (BMy, JudyTuffs). Peak counts of Gadwallwere 50 at South Rustico,PEI 13 lan (Eric Marcurn) and 24 at Barrington,NS 6 Feb (PaulGould). Ten AmericanWigeon throughout the period at Saint John, NB made a record count for the province(v. o.). At least7 Green-wingedTeal toughedit out until25 Jan(Laurent Jackman, et al.) at SPM. A drake Canvasbackwas at N. Sydney,NS 21 Feb+ (DMq, SusannMyers), a hen at Yarmouth,NS 9-23 Feb (BMy, Richard Stern,et al.), and anotherhen at Daniel'sHead, C.S.1.9-17Feb (MN). Theonly Redhead report was of one at Long Pond,PEI 8 Dec (David Seelet).An amazing45 Ring-neckedDucks on the usually-frozenHammond R., NB 30 Dec wasan unprecedentedwinter number at one Brian Dalzell Abbreviations: Avalon (Avalon Peninsula, site (DSC). A "small" flock of 12 Tufted Ducks FundyBird Observatory Newfoundland);C.B.I. (Cape Breton Island, presentthroughout at Quidi Vidi L., St. Johns 62 Bancroft Point Road Nova Scotia);C.S.I. (CapeSable Island, Nova (TBO) wasa newprovindal high. A highcount GrandManan, New BrunswickESG 3C9 Scotia); H. R. M. (Halifax Regional of 4254Greater Scaup on thePEI N.E C.B.C.15 (
[email protected]) Municipality);G.M.I.