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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_X3XI4GKZ6U3V3U6PpINGHQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable The woodlands can be quite melancholy this time of year for me. The = hustle and bustle of spring nest building and territorial tussles = followed by the frantic summer feedings is now mostly over now save for = our American Goldfinches and Cedar Waxwings. The adult warblers are = mostly on the move and harder to find as they bunch up and become = silent. Since fully 3/4 of our summertime woodland birds can be warblers = their absence and silence is very evident, and even shocking. I took a = short walk at Lewis Lake PP this morning and the feel of the place is = quite different from even a few weeks ago. The only bright singers were = Hermit Thrush, Eastern Wood Pewee, Black and White and American Redstart = Warblers and the nesting American Goldfinches and Cedar Waxwings. Chip = notes were everywhere almost all from very young birds, some recently = fledged. Identifying recent fledglings is tricky as my first photo = example demonstrates. This is further complicated by the green foliage = that diminishes colours and scatters light. I believe it to be a = recently fledged Chestnut-sided Warbler but dissenting opinion is = welcome. The next photo is one example from a group of young Red-eyed = Vireos. I've also posted photos of Great Blue Heron and Sharp-tailed Sparrow at = Rainbow Haven PP, from yesterday. The Sharp-tailed Sparrow is probably = a faded adult not a juvenile. Meanwhile, the Ring-necked Pheasants = continue to grow briskly at Portuguese Cove. In Nova Scotia I am thankful for our wonderful beaches and coastline = that become such a haven for birds and birders during the fall and = winter. Hans http://www.hanstoom.com/Highlights/Highlights7.html __________________________________________________ Hans Toom Provincial Coordinator Nova Scotia's Migration Count e-mail: htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca NSMC website: http://hanstoom.com/NAMC/Index.html Nature website: http://hanstoom.com ___________________________________________________= --Boundary_(ID_X3XI4GKZ6U3V3U6PpINGHQ) Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2963" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The woodlands can be quite melancholy this time of year for me. The hustle and bustle of spring nest building and territorial tussles followed by the frantic summer feedings is now mostly over now save for our American Goldfinches and Cedar Waxwings. The adult warblers are mostly on the move and harder to find as they bunch up and become silent. Since fully 3/4 of our summertime woodland birds can be warblers their absence and silence is very evident, and even shocking. I took a short walk at Lewis Lake PP this morning and the feel of the place is quite different from even a few weeks ago. The only bright singers were Hermit Thrush, Eastern Wood Pewee, Black and White and American Redstart Warblers and the nesting American Goldfinches and Cedar Waxwings. Chip notes were everywhere almost all from very young birds, some recently fledged. Identifying recent fledglings is tricky as my first photo example demonstrates. This is further complicated by the green foliage that diminishes colours and scatters light. I believe it to be a recently fledged Chestnut-sided Warbler but dissenting opinion is welcome. The next photo is one example from a group of young Red-eyed Vireos.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've also posted photos of Great Blue Heron and Sharp-tailed Sparrow at Rainbow Haven PP, from yesterday. The Sharp-tailed Sparrow is probably a faded adult not a juvenile. Meanwhile, the Ring-necked Pheasants continue to grow briskly at Portuguese Cove.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In Nova Scotia I am thankful for our wonderful beaches and coastline that become such a haven for birds and birders during the fall and winter.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hans</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="http://www.hanstoom.com/Highlights/Highlights7.html">http://www.hanstoom.com/Highlights/Highlights7.html</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>__________________________________________________<BR>Hans Toom<BR>Provincial Coordinator<BR>Nova Scotia's Migration Count<BR>e-mail: <A href="mailto:htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca">htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca</A><BR>NSMC website: <A href="http://hanstoom.com/NAMC/Index.html">http://hanstoom.com/NAMC/Index.html</A><BR>Nature website: <A href="http://hanstoom.com">http://hanstoom.com</A><BR>___________________________________________________</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> --Boundary_(ID_X3XI4GKZ6U3V3U6PpINGHQ)--
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