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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_ugoQHHsHIloV/gi04Agnhg) Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT ----- Original Message ----- From: Hans Toom To: Ns-Rba@Yahoogroups.Com Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 7:46 PM Subject: White-crowned Sparrow, Great Egret, Swamp Sparrow and Greater Yellowlegs Sambro Head's Great Egret remains in place as of this morning. This bird has been seen daily by me since first reported, often accompanied by a Great Blue Heron. In Portuguese Cove in our backyard a suspicious bird first spotted in the near darkness yesterday evening was confirmed today as another White-crowned Sparrow. Yesterday at Crystal Crescent Beach PP there were several Swamp Sparrows mixed in with a myriad of Song Sparrows at the "sweet place", near the eastern shoulder of Mackerel Cove. This spot often has a mix of interesting birds as does the cove's beach itself in November and December. The mass migration of thousands of American Robins and Yellow-rumped Warbler continues unabated through the park. A single Blackpoll Warbler also popped to view. At Sandy Cove's beach this afternoon I found three Greater Yellowlegs and a Semipalmated Plover. Shorebirds are getting harder to find at the south end of the Chebucto Peninsula. I've posted eight photos, one of the egret, one of the Swamp Sparrow, two of the yellowlegs, and for those interested in non bird photos two of a pond at Crystal Crescent Beach PP this morning and two of the Queen Mary 2 motoring out of Halifax Harbour this evening in front of our place. Hans http://www.hanstoom.com/Highlights/Highlights17.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_ugoQHHsHIloV/gi04Agnhg) 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> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca href="mailto:Htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca">Hans Toom</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=ns-rba@yahoogroups.com href="mailto:Ns-Rba@Yahoogroups.Com">Ns-Rba@Yahoogroups.Com</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 19, 2006 7:46 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> White-crowned Sparrow, Great Egret, Swamp Sparrow and Greater Yellowlegs</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sambro Head's Great Egret remains in place as of this morning. This bird has been seen daily by me since first reported, often accompanied by a Great Blue Heron. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In Portuguese Cove in our backyard a suspicious bird first spotted in the near darkness yesterday evening was confirmed today as another White-crowned Sparrow. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yesterday at Crystal Crescent Beach PP there were several Swamp Sparrows mixed in with a myriad of Song Sparrows at the "sweet place", near the eastern shoulder of Mackerel Cove. This spot often has a mix of interesting birds as does the cove's beach itself in November and December. The mass migration of thousands of American Robins and Yellow-rumped Warbler continues unabated through the park. A single Blackpoll Warbler also popped to view. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>At Sandy Cove's beach this afternoon I found three Greater Yellowlegs and a Semipalmated Plover. Shorebirds are getting harder to find at the south end of the Chebucto Peninsula.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've posted eight photos, one of the egret, one of the Swamp Sparrow, two of the yellowlegs, and for those interested in non bird photos two of a pond at Crystal Crescent Beach PP this morning and two of the Queen Mary 2 motoring out of Halifax Harbour this evening in front of our place.</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/Highlights17.html">http://www.hanstoom.com/Highlights/Highlights17.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></BODY></HTML> --Boundary_(ID_ugoQHHsHIloV/gi04Agnhg)--
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