[NatureNS] eastern towhee, short-eared owl, coyote, cowbirds, chat,

Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 01:35:19 -0400
From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
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Dec. 9, 2007 - The probable CHIPPING SPARROW and the immature WHITE-CROWNED
SPARROW are still at my feeders, along with a horde of 20+ JUNCOS, 5+
WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, the probable male (bright salmon breast)
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, 6+ PHEASANTS, etc.  Also our 2 CARDINALS today were
BOTH FEMALES (usually we have just one male/female pair).

Dec. 10, 2007 - Add at least one female or immature male PURPLE FINCH to the
menagerie of feeder-birds at home in Wolfville.

Today Luke DeCicco saw a SHORT-EARED OWL flying high and headed east over
University Hall, Acadia University, Wolfville.

This afternoon Sheila Young reported a male EASTERN TOWHEE at her feeders at
Grand Pre; she lives a few houses south of Grand Pre Historic Park
interpretation building, and her phone number is 542-9639.

And Helen Archibald (582-1561) apparently has a flock of about 10?
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS at her feeders on Canard St., a couple of houses east
of Jawbone Corner, which is where the flashing light it at the junction of
Canard St. and Highway 358 north from Port Williams.

Avril Harwood saw a COYOTE along J. Jordon Road near or at Canning today.
Also reported at tonightıs Blomidon Naturalists Society meeting were 3
CARDINALS at Woodside at Holly Carrıs feeders, and other single CARDINALS at
the Harwoodsı home at Woodside and Richard Sternıs home north of
Kentville/New Minas.  And Jim Jotcham has a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT (for a
couple of weeks now) at Somerset north of Berwick.

And, speaking of Berwick, the recent Maritime Noon call-in show on birds on
Dec. 7 contained a report that RAVENS are still problematic in town by
VANDALIZING windshield wipers on cars.

Finally, at about 6:30 this evening, the sky was dark and starry, and I was
still able to see COMET HOLMES in the constellation of Perseus, below
Cassiopeia, with my unaided eye (confirmed with binoculars.

Cheers :-) from Jim in Wolfville, 542-9204
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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>
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