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9 June 2007 It was an ideal morning in Colchester County for my Londonderry Breeding Bird Survey -- moderate temperatures, mostly clear skies, and light winds (at least until the last few stops). And very few black flies and mosquitos. I was pleased to tally 62 species, a few more than in recent years, and among the species that are quite irregular on this route I had an American Kestrel, a Ruffed Grouse, a Black-throated Blue Warbler, a Cape May Warbler, two Northern Waterthrush, and two Tennessee Warblers. We also counted a remarkable number of Ring-necked Pheasants, nearly 30 different calling males. Despite this being primarily an agricultural route, we did not find a single House Sparrow all day. I missed the count last year, due to poor weather, so it was nice to be able to run it once again. The only disappointment was that the Sora, found during the scouting run two weeks ago, failed to call. And the Ostrich Farm that has been a fixture of this BBS since its inception is no more. Cheers, ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.13/843 - Release Date: 10/06/2007
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