I saw my first American Kestrel of the year just after leaving the  
Charlotte Town Beach this afternoon. There are still a few Common Goldeneye,  
Bufflehead, and Common Mergansers at the beach, but it was good to see a  Kestrel 
perched on a telephone line to the south of the beach-a harbinger  of 
Spring for sure.
 
Bruce MacPherson
South Burlington