[NatureNS] Loons and mystery bird

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Would an Anhinga sit on electrical wires?? I wonder...

-mb

On 9/14/06, Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Unlikely as this may sound, could it have been an Anhinga?
>
> Richard
>
> On 9/14/06, James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi all:
> >
> > I saw a group of 8 common loons on the LaHave River yesterday at
> Dayspring
> > and a group of six today.  Also in Dayspring on the way to work this
> morning
> >  I saw a bird which has me puzzled.  I could not stop otherwise I would
> > have been late due to very slow drivers holding me up, 50 km below the
> speed
> > limit.  Anyhow, thats not here or there.  The bird that I saw was
> perched on
> > the electrical wires.  It was about half the size of a double-crested
> > cormorant.  It was all black and had a long sharp pointy bill with a
> very
> > thin tapered head.  The body was paper thin.  The thinnest that I have
> ever
> > seen in a bird for that size and the tail was longish.  Any suggestions
> > would be appreciated.  I'm at a loss.  I was definitely not a DCC.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > James R. Hirtle
> > Lunenburg
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> #################
> Richard Stern,
> 317 Middle Dyke Rd.,
> RR#1 Port Williams,
> NS, Canada B0P 1T0
>
> rbstern@ns.sympatico.ca
> rbstern@xcountry.tv
> sternrichard@gmail.com
> ###################
>

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Would an Anhinga sit on electrical wires?? I wonder...<br><br>-mb<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/14/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Richard Stern</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail.com
</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Hi,<br><br>Unlikely as this may sound, could it have been an Anhinga?<br>
<br>Richard<br><br>On 9/14/06, James Hirtle &lt;jrhbirder@hotmail.com&gt; wrote:<br>&gt; Hi all:<br>&gt;<br>&gt; I saw a group of 8 common loons on the LaHave River yesterday at Dayspring
<br>&gt; and a group of six today.&nbsp;&nbsp;Also in Dayspring on the way to work this morning<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;I saw a bird which has me puzzled.&nbsp;&nbsp;I could not stop otherwise I would<br>&gt; have been late due to very slow drivers holding me up, 50 km below the speed
<br>&gt; limit.&nbsp;&nbsp;Anyhow, thats not here or there.&nbsp;&nbsp;The bird that I saw was perched on<br>&gt; the electrical wires.&nbsp;&nbsp;It was about half the size of a double-crested<br>&gt; cormorant.&nbsp;&nbsp;It was all black and had a long sharp pointy bill with a very
<br>&gt; thin tapered head.&nbsp;&nbsp;The body was paper thin.&nbsp;&nbsp;The thinnest that I have ever<br>&gt; seen in a bird for that size and the tail was longish.&nbsp;&nbsp;Any suggestions<br>&gt; would be appreciated.&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm at a loss.&nbsp;&nbsp;I was definitely not a DCC.
<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Sincerely,<br>&gt;<br>&gt; James R. Hirtle<br>&gt; Lunenburg<br>&gt;<br>&gt;<br>&gt;<br><br><br>--<br>#################<br>Richard Stern,<br>317 Middle Dyke Rd.,<br>RR#1 Port Williams,<br>NS, Canada B0P 1T0
<br><br>rbstern@ns.sympatico.ca
rbstern@xcountry.tv
sternrichard@gmail.com<br>################### <br></blockquote></div><br> ------=_Part_124340_17130250.1158296457699--

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