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Index of Subjects Hi Blake and All. Funny you mentioned Gyrfalcon. Timing was just right. I viewed one yesterday over the harbour (Canso). I was panning, following the approach of a low flying plane when it appeared in the field of view! After ~ 5 min of viewing (with book at hand) and following the bird for closer looks. I concluded I was viewing my first tickable Gyrfalcon (a couple of other possible birds in the past but never one to "tick"). This bird actually received two ticks, the second was for my yard list as specie # 189 and just before dark I had a visit from 3 GC Kinglets briefly in the yard that are not that special usually, other than being the 190th specie for our yard. All the best Tom K Canso ----- Original Message ----- From: "Blake Maybank" <maybank@ns.sympatico.ca> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 9:06 AM Subject: [NatureNS] Update: Nova Scotia Winter List > Hi All; > > We've had some recent updates to the winter list. > > Tufted Duck in Pictou Co. > Short-eared Owl in Pictou Co. > N. Saw-whet Owl in Pictou Co. > Common Redpoll in Pictou Co. > Field Sparrow > Harris's Sparrow in Lunenburg Co. > Gray Catbirds (two reported) > > These bring the total to 197 for the winter, just above our long-term > average of 194, and within striking distance of 200. There are a > couple of species that were reported every winter since I started > keeping track a decade ago, but have yet to be reported this > winter: Long-eared Owl and Gray Partridge. > > Other species are still possible. The following are reported most > winters, and should be looked for: King Eider; Thayer's Gull; > Gyrfalcon; Sharp-tailed Sparrow; and Rusty Blackbird. > > The Winter Bird Page is: > http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/maybank/other/nswinter.htm > > If you have any personal totals to report, please pass them along to me. > > All the best, > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > Blake Maybank > Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds" > > author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia" > http://maybank.tripod.com/BSNS.htm > > 144 Bayview Drive > White's Lake, Nova Scotia, > B3T 1Z1, Canada > > maybank@ns.sympatico.ca > (902) 852-2077 > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.12/654 - Release Date: 27/01/2007 >
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