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------=_Part_4125_4602798.1197846522149 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline The weather didn't hit here until about 4:00, characterized by snow and some wind. We had a largely pleasant, albeit cloudy day. May got the first good bird of the day, a Great Blue Heron which I walked right past. This species has only occurred five other times (out of the 31 runs of the Antigonish CBC). At one home with a particularly good feeder set up, I noted two RB Nuthatches, then May said she thought there was a Creeper in one of the trees (where I had just seen one of the Nuthatches). My expectations were not high, but there it was, a Brown Creeper (only recorded 10 other times on our count, never by me that I can recall). At Bayfield, we were on the beach (sure is nice walking on frozen sand, by the way), a dominantly-white bird came in from behind us; my first impression and expectation was a Snow Bunting, but when it landed about 20 m away, it then started to run down the beach - a Sanderling! Brand new for our count! Pine Grosbeaks were everywhere, though I suspect we're not going to match out 1999 numbers. Red-tails and Song Sparrows were also high for us. Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. ------=_Part_4125_4602798.1197846522149 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline <div>The weather didn't hit here until about 4:00, characterized by snow and some wind. We had a largely pleasant, albeit cloudy day.</div> <div> </div> <div>May got the first good bird of the day, a Great Blue Heron which I walked right past. This species has only occurred five other times (out of the 31 runs of the Antigonish CBC). At one home with a particularly good feeder set up, I noted two RB Nuthatches, then May said she thought there was a Creeper in one of the trees (where I had just seen one of the Nuthatches). My expectations were not high, but there it was, a Brown Creeper (only recorded 10 other times on our count, never by me that I can recall). At Bayfield, we were on the beach (sure is nice walking on frozen sand, by the way), a dominantly-white bird came in from behind us; my first impression and expectation was a Snow Bunting, but when it landed about 20 m away, it then started to run down the beach - a Sanderling! Brand new for our count! </div> <div> </div> <div>Pine Grosbeaks were everywhere, though I suspect we're not going to match out 1999 numbers. Red-tails and Song Sparrows were also high for us.</div> <div> <br>Randy<br>_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS. </div> ------=_Part_4125_4602798.1197846522149--
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