[NatureNS] REDWING still in same place, seen by six of us this morning

Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2006 14:59:29 -0400
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Dec. 5, 2006 -- On the cold, snowy morning after oodles of traffic problems
from our first real snow-fall of the winter, Luke DeCicco and I drove all
the way from Wolfville to Liverpool, actually Brooklyn, to look for the
European REDWING thrush, first reported Dec. 2 by Dorothy Poole and then
seen by several others on Dec. 3 or 4.  When we got to the Brooklyn Baptist
Church and house #33 on Shore Road, Hans Toom, Bernice Moores, Don McNeill,
and Peter Hope were also there.

There was lots of bird activity in the area, mostly C. GRACKLES (with the
odd RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD), STARLINGS, and BLUE JAYS; other birds noted
included a BALTIMORE ORIOLE (not seen well by me), ROCK PIGEONS, MOURNING
DOVE, AM. TREE SPARROW, D.-E. JUNCO, plus DUCKS (mallards, blacks) in the
water by the Bowater-Mersey Newsprint Mill (for Washington Post, says Pete
Hope), including 2 male C. GOLDENEYES.

Despite waiting and watching and walking a bit by all of us, nobody could
find the REDWING for at least an hour (or two hours for some).  Then Don and
Pete walked behind house #33 -- the oriole had been seen going in and out of
an ornomental holly bush laden with berries next to the house, and
eventually Pete let out an exclamation, ³ITıs (the REDWING) in the holly
bush!²

Then we all surrounded and approached said bush, and then indeed the REDWING
flushed out of there and flew just a short distance to perch in the open in
a small deciduous tree, where we all got quite good looks.

Thank-yous to Dorothy Poole and others who reported it and its location for
well for all of us.

Having gotten an early start from Wolfville (much too early for this late
sleeper), Luke and I were back in Wolfville by about 12:30 p.m., after a
very satisfying ³wild goose chase².  

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