[NatureNS] Fall Warblers and Other Good Stuff

Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 19:06:05 -0300
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sure are some beatufull pictures hans
   cheers murray
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  From: Hans Toom 
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  Subject: [NatureNS] Fall Warblers and Other Good Stuff


  A couple of years ago I met a chap on the trail at Rondeau PP, ON, in May while we were both enjoying the spectacle of spring warblers, mostly very easy to identify by sight or sound.  The conversation eventually turned to my home and he then queried the best time for birding in Nova Scotia to which I replied Sept to Nov.  I watched his jaw drop in disappointment as he uttered, "fall warblers!!!".  This phrase is well used and valid as fall warblers can be very difficult to sort out even with photographs on hand.  Freshly fledged fall warblers are even harder to ID and its all made just that much more difficult because the clues usually afforded by local habitat and local breeders becomes irrelevant.  I've posted a bunch of photos of fall warblers that moved through Portuguese Cove this afternoon, all juveniles.

  A case to demonstrate my point is the first photograph.  Is this a Cape May Warbler, or something else?  I can't decide. The sharp black bill, greenish rump, greenish edges to flight feathers and pale edged greater coverts all favours the Cape May Warbler, but??  If you check the internet photo library you'll notice that almost all examples are of the easy to ID adult Cape May Warbler not my subject juvenile.  I have other photos of recently fledged birds that are so confusing that they are likely not identifiable.

  The last photo in this series of birds and plants is a plant that we cannot identify.  Its common enough and favours marsh edges.

  Hans

  http://www.hanstoom.com/Highlights/Highlights12.html
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  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
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>sure are some beatufull pictures hans</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp; cheers murray</FONT></DIV>
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  <A title=Htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca href="mailto:Htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca">Hans 
  Toom</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=naturens@chebucto.ns.ca 
  href="mailto:Naturens@Chebucto.Ns.Ca">Naturens@Chebucto.Ns.Ca</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, August 20, 2006 6:54 
  PM</DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Fall Warblers and 
  Other Good Stuff</DIV>
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  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A couple of years ago I met a chap on the trail 
  at Rondeau PP, ON, in May while we were both enjoying the spectacle of spring 
  warblers, mostly very easy to identify by sight or sound.&nbsp; The 
  conversation eventually turned to my home and he then queried the best time 
  for birding in Nova Scotia to which I replied Sept to Nov.&nbsp; I watched his 
  jaw drop in disappointment as he uttered, "fall warblers!!!".&nbsp; This 
  phrase is well used and valid as fall warblers can be very difficult to sort 
  out even with photographs on hand.&nbsp; Freshly fledged fall warblers are 
  even harder to ID and its all made just that much&nbsp;more difficult because 
  the clues usually afforded by&nbsp;local habitat and local breeders becomes 
  irrelevant.&nbsp; I've posted a bunch of photos of fall warblers that moved 
  through Portuguese Cove this afternoon, all juveniles.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A case to demonstrate my point is the first 
  photograph.&nbsp; Is this&nbsp;a Cape May Warbler, or something else?&nbsp; I 
  can't decide. The sharp black bill, greenish rump, greenish edges to flight 
  feathers&nbsp;and pale edged greater coverts all favours the Cape May Warbler, 
  but??&nbsp; If you check the internet photo library you'll notice that almost 
  all examples are of the easy to ID adult Cape May Warbler not my subject 
  juvenile.&nbsp; I have other photos of recently fledged birds that are so 
  confusing that they are likely not identifiable.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The last photo in this series of birds and plants 
  is a plant that we cannot identify.&nbsp; Its common enough and favours marsh 
  edges.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hans</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A 
  href="http://www.hanstoom.com/Highlights/Highlights12.html">http://www.hanstoom.com/Highlights/Highlights12.html</A></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></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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