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Index of Subjects Hi Pat; I wonder if she could have meant Snow Buntings??? These little black and white birds have buffy/brownish/reddish/yellowish colouring on their heads. A bit of a stretch but it's the only bird I can think of that might fit. Cheers; Suzanne --- Patrick Kelly <patrick.kelly@dal.ca> wrote: > Hi everyone: > > On the day of the West Hants CBC, I was at the > Sure-Gain in the > Windsor Industrial Park as they normally have a > flock of house sparrows > that live in the stack of empty pallaets near the > loading area. I > talking to one of the workers there, ash they do > throw bird seed out on > the driveway for the birds. She said that about a > week before, she had > seen a small number of finch-sized birds that had a > body that was black > and white, and the head was mostly red and yellow. > She mentioned it to > a friend who had seen several in Gore. That person > had heard something > on the radio about them being a relatively new bird > that was expanding > its range northward. > > I don't think that she was pulling my leg, but I > really have no idea > what this bird could have been. I did ask them to > call me if they > returned, but so far no sign of them... > > Pat > > ======================================================================== > > == > Patrick Kelly > Director of Computer Facilities > ======================================================================== > > == > Faculty of Architecture and Planning > Dalhousie University > ======================================================================== > > == > PO Box 1000 Stn Central 5410 Spring > Garden Road > Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4 Halifax, Nova > Scotia B3J 2X4 > Canada Canada > ======================================================================== > > == > Phone:(902) 494-3294 FAX:(902) 423-6672 > E-mail:patrick.kelly@dal.ca > ======================================================================== > > == > Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/
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