[NatureNS] Nesting Songbird

Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:38:45 -0300
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From: Angus MacLean <angusmcl@ns.sympatico.ca>
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Re nesting Goldfinches, Bernard Forsythe (Wolfville) has found 20 
Goldfinch nests to date & ca. 100 nests of different species for the 
season. Yesterday he found an Alder Flycatcher nest which is very late.
Angus

At 05:56 PM 8/14/2007, you wrote:
>Seems right on time or maybe even a little early to me; goldfinches are late
>nesters.  I used to hear a saying that they waited for the thistle-down to
>line their nests.
>
>Do you have any purple finches lately?  I have about a dozen that started
>coming to the sunflower seed feeders last week.
>
>Marian Fulton
>On the next hill :>)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
>On Behalf Of Jamie Simpson
>Sent: 14 August 2007 10:31
>To: naturens
>Subject: [NatureNS] Nesting Songbird
>
>I just noticed what I believe is a female American Goldfinch sitting on a
>nest in my Privet hedge.  Seems a little late for that?

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