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Hi Ian,
With regards to the Canada Geese @ Sullivan's Pond, I first saw them last Thursday and every day since, including this morning, when I go on my daily walks with my Eng. Springer Spaniel. I note that neither the 3 resident Canada Geese nor the Greylegs (I think) Geese never seem to go near them.
Also, I have a question. In the area of Dartmouth where I live, (Prince Albert Rd/ Celtic Ave/ Glenwood Ave)we are fortunate to have some Cardinals that stay year after year. Is this time of year late for fledgling Cardinals? For the past 2 days I have had 3 young Cardinals and their parents at my feeders. All the young can fly but are still looking to their parents to feed them. Mind you I have seen them feed themselves at the feeders but if either the dad or the mom are around, they'll sit there with their beaks wide open and wait to be fed, which the parents do! I just find that very interesting, especially, at this late time of the season (but maybe not for Cardinals!).
Thankyou in advance for any thoughts on my question.
Gayle MacLean
iamclar@dal.ca wrote:
All:
I had to make a brief trip to Dartmouth, so swung around Tufts Cove and
Sullivan's Pond.
There are about 30 Am. Wigeon at Tufts Cove, but no Eurasians as yet.
There are five wild (but quite tame) Canada Geese at Sullivan's Pond that are
smaller than the pond's resident Canadas, thin-necked and rather dark plumaged,
with gray breasts rather than the whitish ones found on our typical coastal
"Atlantic" Canada Goose subspecies, Branta canadensis canadensis. They look
like "Interior" (sometimes called "Todds") Canada Goose, B. c. interior. Their
smallish size suggests that they might come from an area where early
nutritional stunting is frequent, as on James Bay islands or, more likely, from
the expanding populations in eastern Nunavut and West Greenland.
Idle speculation makes commonplace birding more fun.
Cheers, Ian McLaren
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<DIV>Hi Ian,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>With regards to the Canada Geese @ Sullivan's Pond, I first saw them last Thursday and every day since, including this morning, when I go on my daily walks with my Eng. Springer Spaniel. I note that neither the 3 resident Canada Geese nor the Greylegs (I think) Geese never seem to go near them.</DIV> <DIV>Also, I have a question. In the area of Dartmouth where I live, (Prince Albert Rd/ Celtic Ave/ Glenwood Ave)we are fortunate to have some Cardinals that stay year after year. Is this time of year late for fledgling Cardinals? For the past 2 days I have had 3 young Cardinals and their parents at my feeders. All the young can fly but are still looking to their parents to feed them. Mind you I have seen them feed themselves at the feeders but if either the dad or the mom are around, they'll sit there with their beaks wide open and wait to be fed, which the parents do! I just find that very interesting, especially, at this late
time of the season (but maybe not for Cardinals!).</DIV> <DIV>Thankyou in advance for any thoughts on my question. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Gayle MacLean</DIV> <DIV><BR><BR><B><I>iamclar@dal.ca</I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">All:<BR><BR>I had to make a brief trip to Dartmouth, so swung around Tufts Cove and<BR>Sullivan's Pond.<BR><BR>There are about 30 Am. Wigeon at Tufts Cove, but no Eurasians as yet.<BR><BR>There are five wild (but quite tame) Canada Geese at Sullivan's Pond that are<BR>smaller than the pond's resident Canadas, thin-necked and rather dark plumaged,<BR>with gray breasts rather than the whitish ones found on our typical coastal<BR>"Atlantic" Canada Goose subspecies, Branta canadensis canadensis. They look<BR>like "Interior" (sometimes called "Todds") Canada Goose, B. c. interior. Their<BR>smallish size suggests that they might come from an area where
early<BR>nutritional stunting is frequent, as on James Bay islands or, more likely, from<BR>the expanding populations in eastern Nunavut and West Greenland.<BR><BR>Idle speculation makes commonplace birding more fun.<BR><BR>Cheers, Ian McLaren<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p> 
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