These names were collected by Evelyn
Richardson from Norman Cunningham, a long time resident of the Hawk and
appeared July 1966, in the Nova Scotia Bird Society Newsletter.
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| Official
Name |
Local
Name |
| Black-bellied
Plover |
Toehead |
| Black-legged
Kittiwake |
Fall
gull
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| Black
Scoter |
Grey
co
Pumpkin-blossom coot |
| Common
Goldeneye |
Whistler |
| Common
Murre |
Frowl |
| Common
Tern |
Mackerel
gull |
| Cormorant |
Shag |
| Dovekie |
Pienot
Bull-bird |
| Eastern
Meadowlark |
Crescent
stare |
| Grey
Jay |
Meat
bird |
| Grouse(ruffed
or spruce) |
Partridge |
| Gulls,
jaegers (general) |
Shitehawk |
| Hawk
(any small) |
Sparrow
hawk |
| Horned
Lark |
Road
trotters |
| Killdeer |
Ringneck |
| Northern
Fulmar |
Shiteater |
| Northern
Shoveler |
Soup
lips
Cow frog |
| Osprey |
Fish
hawk |
Red-necked
or
Horned grebe |
Hell
divers |
| Rose-breasted
Grosbeak |
Throat-cut |
| Ruddy
Duck |
Stab
and twist |
| Sanderling |
Whitey |
| Sandpipers
(general) |
Peeps |
| Semipalmated
Plover |
Oxeye
Ring neck |
| Shearwaters
(general) |
Hagdowns |
| Song
Sparrow |
Everybody's
darling |
| Sparrows
(general) |
Grey
birds |
| Surf
scoter |
Patchpoll
Snuff taker
Skunkhead coot |
| Whimbrel |
Suckerbill |
| White
winged scoter |
Tar
bucket |
| Willet |
Big
birds
Killywaite
White wings |
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