[NatureNS] More Flycatchers

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Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 04:40:51 -0700 (PDT)
From: Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com>
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Hi John and All
Kingbirds are common this summer and I've seen them in
a lot of different places. Charming birds.
My father told me when he was young - early 1900s they
were very common but then disappeared - in eastern PEI
at least and before the days of DDT. They started to
reappear in the 50s - prehaps some disease?
Nighthawks seem to have left - I haven't seen any the
last couple of evening - and I was in good spots for
them.
Enjoy the summer
Paul


--- john belbin <jbelbin@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Flycatchers continue to be unusually obvious close
> to Walker Brook today.
> We have had a "family" of Kingbirds here all morning
> and they are quite
> active. There are at least five of them with 3
> appearing to be juveniles
> whose flying skills need to be much improved
> compared to the abilities of
> the adults. I would have thought that this close to
> migration they would all
> have been almost equally competent. However they are
> all feeding and
> squabbling happily. We still have some Olive Sided
> flycatchers and Eastern
> Phoebes as well, it makes for interesting
> comparisons when they are within a
> couple of metres of each other. The Northern
> Flickers have become quite
> vocal again today. So far no Humming Birds after a
> very busy day yesterday -
> maybe they have left.
> 
> John Belbin - Kingston
> 
> 
> 


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