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Index of Subjects ------=_Part_26477_19207971.1199581320030 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Hi, I have had several quiet walks in the woods lately, including a beautiful one today on snowshoes, in the woods at Baxters Harbor, along a trail where in the past I have seen Crossbills and Gray Jays - but today, just a handful of Black-capped Chickadees. But also lots of tracks. I love being in the woods in the snow when the sun is out and the sky is blue - it's part of the reason I loved Labrador so much when I lived there after first coming to Canada. Richard On Jan 5, 2008 8:11 PM, Blake Maybank <maybank@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > 5 January 2007 -- Holman Marsh Lake trail, HRM > > Martine and I walked the 5 km to Holman Marsh Lake along the > unofficial ATV trail system that leads off our subdivision in White's > Lake. A beautiful day, with the snow firm underfoot, but slippery at > times. > > But the woods were quiet. I've never before done this hike in > winter without seeing woodpeckers -- we saw and heard none > today. We managed 15 Black-capped Chickadees in four groups, 6 > Boreal Chickadees in two groups, and a flock of 7 Pine Grosbeaks that > dropped down to investigate when I pished in some chickadees. There > was but a single Golden-crowned Kinglet, and a few ravens rounded out the > list. > > There were incredible numbers of Snowshoe Hare footprints, and also > those of many deer, but not a single grouse track. > > Cheers, > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Blake Maybank > maybank@ns.sympatico.ca > > Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds" > > author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia" > http://maybank.tripod.com/BSNS.htm > > White's Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1210 - Release Date: > 05/01/2008 11:46 AM > > -- ################# Dr.Richard Stern, 70 Exhibition St. Kentville, NS, Canada B4N 4K9 Richard Stern, 317 Middle Dyke Rd. Port Williams, NS, Canada B0P 1T0 rbstern@ns.sympatico.ca rbstern@xcountry.tv sternrichard@gmail.com ################### ------=_Part_26477_19207971.1199581320030 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Hi,<br><br>I have had several quiet walks in the woods lately, including a beautiful one today on snowshoes, in the woods at Baxters Harbor, along a trail where in the past I have seen Crossbills and Gray Jays - but today, just a handful of Black-capped Chickadees. But also lots of tracks. I love being in the woods in the snow when the sun is out and the sky is blue - it's part of the reason I loved Labrador so much when I lived there after first coming to Canada. <br><br>Richard<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 5, 2008 8:11 PM, Blake Maybank <maybank@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> 5 January 2007 -- Holman Marsh Lake trail, HRM<br><br>Martine and I walked the 5 km to Holman Marsh Lake along the<br>unofficial ATV trail system that leads off our subdivision in White's<br>Lake. A beautiful day, with the snow firm underfoot, but slippery at times. <br><br>But the woods were quiet. I've never before done this hike in<br>winter without seeing woodpeckers -- we saw and heard none<br>today. We managed 15 Black-capped Chickadees in four groups, 6<br>Boreal Chickadees in two groups, and a flock of 7 Pine Grosbeaks that <br>dropped down to investigate when I pished in some chickadees. There<br>was but a single Golden-crowned Kinglet, and a few ravens rounded out the list.<br><br>There were incredible numbers of Snowshoe Hare footprints, and also <br>those of many deer, but not a single grouse track.<br><br>Cheers,<br><br><br>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Blake Maybank<br><a href="mailto:maybank@ns.sympatico.ca">maybank@ns.sympatico.ca </a><br><br>Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds"<br><br>author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia"<br>http://maybank.tripod.com/BSNS.htm<br><br>White's Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada <br><font color="#888888"><br><br>--<br>No virus found in this outgoing message.<br>Checked by AVG Free Edition.<br>Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1210 - Release Date: 05/01/2008 11:46 AM<br><br></font></blockquote> </div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>#################<br>Dr.Richard Stern, <br>70 Exhibition St.<br>Kentville, NS, Canada<br>B4N 4K9<br><br>Richard Stern, <br>317 Middle Dyke Rd.<br>Port Williams, NS, Canada<br>B0P 1T0 <br><br>rbstern@ns.sympatico.ca
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