[NatureNS] Migratory count day, atlassing and two mystery bird

Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 06:42:27 -0300
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Hi Patrick,

I put your mystery photo in photoshop and enlarged and highlighted it as much as I could and it clearly shows a white chest with dark spotting.  This combined with size and shape, especially bill shape, suggests Hermit Thrush but there is no certainty.

Hans
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Patrick Kelly 
  To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca 
  Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 11:48 PM
  Subject: [NatureNS] Migratory count day, atlassing and two mystery bird


  Hi everyone:

  LIke last year, I combined the migratory bird count with atlassing and started on a fourth square just south of me. Some of the birds that were unexpected treats for which I was able to get photos were:

  Gray Jay:
  http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Gray_Jay.jpg

  Spotted Sandpiper:
  http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Spotted_Sandpiper.jpg

  An osprey with the first load of nesting material!
  http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Osprey1.jpg
  http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Osprey2.jpg

  The next day I did some more atlassing closer to home:

  Hermit Thrush:
  http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Hermit_Thrush.jpg

  Mystery Bird #1 I never did see it, but recorded its call
  http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Mystery.mov

  Least Flycatcher:
  http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Least_Flycatcher.jpg

  Oddly the Stokes CD does not seem to have the least flycatcher.

  Black-throated Green Warbler:
  http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Black-throated_Green_Warbler.jpg

  Mystery Bird #2 This was sitting at the top of a tree at some distance, and the lighting was not the best. It appeared to be about the size of a robin. The song was fairly long and ended with what sounded to me like the word "video", Any guesses?

  http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Mystery_1.jpg
  http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Mystery_2.jpg
  http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Mystery_3.jpg

  Pat


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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Patrick,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I put your mystery photo in photoshop and enlarged 
and highlighted it as much as I could and it clearly shows a white chest with 
dark spotting.&nbsp; This combined with size and shape, especially bill shape, 
suggests Hermit Thrush but there is no certainty.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hans</FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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  style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> 
  <A title=patrick.kelly@dal.ca href="mailto:patrick.kelly@dal.ca">Patrick 
  Kelly</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=naturens@chebucto.ns.ca 
  href="mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 14, 2007 11:48 PM</DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Migratory count day, 
  atlassing and two mystery bird</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>Hi everyone:<BR><BR>LIke last year, I combined the migratory 
  bird count with atlassing and started on a fourth square just south of me. 
  Some of the birds that were unexpected treats for which I was able to get 
  photos were:<BR><BR><B>Gray Jay:</B><BR><A 
  href="http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Gray_Jay.jpg">http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Gray_Jay.jpg</A><BR><BR><B>Spotted 
  Sandpiper:<BR></B><A 
  href="http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Spotted_Sandpiper.jpg">http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Spotted_Sandpiper.jpg</A><BR><BR>An 
  <B>osprey</B> with the first load of nesting 
  material!<BR>http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Osprey1.jpg<BR>http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Osprey2.jpg<BR><BR>The 
  next day I did some more atlassing closer to home:<BR><BR><B>Hermit 
  Thrush:<BR></B>http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Hermit_Thrush.jpg<BR><BR><B>Mystery 
  Bird #1</B> I never did see it, but recorded its 
  call<BR>http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Mystery.mov<BR><BR><B>Least 
  Flycatcher:</B><BR>http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Least_Flycatcher.jpg<BR><BR>Oddly 
  the Stokes CD does not seem to have the least 
  flycatcher.<BR><BR><B>Black-throated Green 
  Warbler:</B><BR>http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Black-throated_Green_Warbler.jpg<BR><B><BR>Mystery 
  Bird #2</B> This was sitting at the top of a tree at some distance, and the 
  lighting was not the best. It appeared to be about the size of a robin. The 
  song was fairly long and ended with what sounded to me like the word "video", 
  Any 
  guesses?<BR><BR>http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Mystery_1.jpg<BR>http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Mystery_2.jpg<BR>http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Mystery_3.jpg<BR><BR>Pat<BR><BR><?fontfamily><?param Courier><BR>==========================================================================<BR>Patrick 
  Kelly<BR>Director of Computer 
  Facilities<BR>==========================================================================<BR>Faculty 
  of Architecture and Planning<BR>Dalhousie 
  University<BR>====================================================================