As regular CFZ-watchers will know, for some time Corinna has been doing a column for Animals & Men and a regular segment on On The Track... particularly about out-of-place birds and rare vagrants. There seem to be more and more bird stories from all over the world hitting the news these days so, to make room for them all - and to give them all equal and worthy coverage - she has set up this new blog to cover all things feathery and Fortean.

Sunday 26 May 2019

Rare bird drawing crowds to Brookfield marsh



Published: May 08 at 2:52 p.m.
Updated: May 09 at 7:52 a.m.
Jessica Rock considers herself lucky to have seen the rare visitor at the Brookfield marsh.
She was walking along the Brookfield Wetland and Nature Trail when she saw the glossy ibis, which is drawing photographers and bird watchers from across Nova Scotia.
“I think it’s great to see him, but we need be mindful of the effects we can have on wildlife,” said Rock, a veterinarian who often works with wild birds. “The marsh is very close to busy roads and so if people are photographing birds they should be careful not to be in a position where they might flush them toward the road.”
She said people not familiar with birding might be able to get tips from experienced birders at the site.
One of the experienced bird watchers who visited the marsh to see the glossy ibis was Jason Dain, who lives in Upper Tantallon and is a member of the Nova Scotia Bird Society.
“When I saw it there was 150 feet of muck between the bird and people, so it chose how close it wanted to get,” he said. “It’s a beautiful bird and I hadn’t seen one in Nova Scotia before.
“When news about it spread people headed out to see it. Sometimes they’re one-day wonders.”
Dain often travels for work and has seen a glossy ibis in other places.

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