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Some of you have seen part of the top note before, but the rest is new. Jim ---------------- Feb. 9, 2007 - Martin Thomas from north of Port Williams called to report a flock of 8 ROBINS in his yard, and wondered whether others were also seeing robins? I probably have missed some recent reports, but the only local sightings I recall from myself and others were rare and of single robins or very small numbers. When I called Martin, he added that he has a flock of about 15 CROWS that are BEHAVING WEIRDLY in his back yard. Ever since a very cold and windy day about 3 weeks ago, these crows have been spending a lot of time under Martinıs deck, where he has been putting out food for birds. Often they huddle very closely together there for long periods of time (but they donıt roost there overnight). He thinks they are acting like they are not getting enough food during these very cold days lately. Feb. 10, 2007 (Sat.) - EAGLE WATCH continues this weekend at Sheffield Mills Community Hall, with displays, crafts, photo contest raffle, and coffee, tea, juice, and muffins but no breakfast. Today was continuing good eagle-watching weather, with fresh snow on the ground, quite cold temperatures of -10 to -6 C., light wind, and good visibility (when it is not snowing). I drove out to the Hall in mid-morning and got to Bill Swetnamıs eagle-feeding site at the north end of Middle Dyke Road at 10 a.m., which should have been good timing. But there were less than 10 BALD EAGLES, all perched (2 close to the road and feeding on chicken carrion), and not much flying around nor carcasses on the ground. At noon there still was very little activity and numbers of eagles there. I donıt know Billıs feeding schedule, but perhaps it was an hour or so before I got there. Sometimes he has another feeding in afternoon during the Eagle Watch weekends, but I donıt know whether that applies to this weekend. Based on our count of eagles and other raptors last week, CONCENTRATIONS OF BALD EAGLES could be found until late morning at Kingsport, from Sheffield Mills south all the way to the Cornwallis River, and from Grand Pre south to the Gaspereau River Valley (especially from Wallbrook west to Gaspereau). On last week's count, on Feb. 4/07, our final totals were 427 bald eagles, 58 red-tailed hawks (including the nearly-all-white partial-albino red-tail at Hortonville), 3 rough-legged hawks, 1 or 2 large accipiters which were probably large sharp-shinned hawks (or ?Cooper's?), and 1 barred owl. Not seen but perhaps present were 2 short-eared owls that were at ne. Grand Pre on Feb. 3 and an adult peregrine falcon that was at Grand Pre on Feb. 2. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville, 542-9204 --------------------- Jim (James W.) Wolford 91 Wickwire Avenue Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada B4P 1W3 phone (902)542-9204 (home) fax (902)585-1059 (Acadia Univ. Biology Dept.) e-mail <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> ---------------------- ³...... the Earth .....belongs as much to those who come after us as to us; and we have no right, by anything that we do, or neglect to do, to involve them in unnecessary penalties, or to deprive them of benefits which are theirs by right.² - John Ruskin ----------------------
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