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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-11-420887303 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed The location of the bird (in a larch with needles) did give me growing doubt about my first impression. Later, noting the forked tail, mentioned by Andy, ruled out the Fox Sparrow. I'm inclined to agree with him. His points in favour of "a female, or immature purple finch" are well taken. Thanks Andy. Sherman Williams shermw@xcountry.tv On 3-Feb-08, at 2:49 PM, barb shaw wrote: > on 2/3/08 12:03 PM, Andy Dean at aadean@ns.sympatico.ca wrote: > > I would put my money on a female, or immature purple finch. > The 'vee' tail , heavy beak , and streaked sides, plus the location > and attitude are all suggestive of that species to me . > Andy > > Andy & Lelia Dean > 86 Baden Powell Drive > Kentville, NS. Canada. B4N 5P5 > Tel: [902] 678-6243 > > aadean@ns.sympatico.ca > > > From: Sherman Williams <mailto:shermw@xcountry.tv> > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 11:16 AM > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Mystery bird found in old pictures > > Acting on first impulse: That particular pattern of heavy reddish- > brown streaking on the breast and underneath combined with the > larger size, had me think: Fox Sparrow but I havn't seen many Fox > Sparrows in N.S. when the larch has its needles but I'm sure its > possible. > > I'll send this and then check my bird books. > > Sherm > > Sherman Williams > shermw@xcountry.tv > > > > On 3-Feb-08, at 10:55 AM, Patrick Kelly wrote: > > Hi everyone: > > I'm finally finding some time to clean up some a lot of the > pictures from my digital camera and came across two pictures from > June 20 of 2006. The bird was up in a tall larch tree so I was not > able to get the best picture of it. Any guesses? > > http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Larch1.jpg > http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Larch2.jpg > > I wonder what else I am going to find, as I still have another 12 > folders of pictures to sort out! > > Pat > > > > ...I agree with Andy Dean...female purple > finch.....Barb Shaw --Apple-Mail-11-420887303 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">The location of the bird (in a = larch with needles) did give me growing doubt about my first impression. = Later, noting the forked tail, mentioned by Andy, ruled out the Fox = Sparrow. =A0I'm inclined to agree with him. His points in favour of = "<span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; ">a = female, or immature purple finch</span><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; ">"</span>=A0=A0are well = taken. =A0Thanks Andy.<div><br><div> <span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: = normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: = normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; = -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; = -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; = white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div>Sherman = Williams</div><div><a = href=3D"mailto:shermw@xcountry.tv">shermw@xcountry.tv</a></div><div><br = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"></span> </div><br><div><div>On = 3-Feb-08, at 2:49 PM, barb shaw wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"> on 2/3/08 = 12:03 PM, Andy Dean at <a = href=3D"mailto:aadean@ns.sympatico.ca">aadean@ns.sympatico.ca</a> = wrote:<br> <br> <blockquote><font size=3D"2"><font face=3D"Arial">I = would put my money on a female, or immature purple finch.<br> The 'vee' = tail , heavy beak , and streaked sides, plus the location and attitude = are all suggestive of that species to me .<br> Andy<br> </font></font> = <br> <font size=3D"2"><font face=3D"Arial">Andy & Lelia Dean<br> 86 = Baden Powell Drive<br> Kentville, NS. Canada. B4N 5P5<br> Tel: [902] = 678-6243<br> </font></font> <br> <font size=3D"2"><font face=3D"Arial"><a = href=3D"mailto:aadean@ns.sympatico.ca">aadean@ns.sympatico.ca</a><br> = </font></font> <br> <br> <b>From:</b> Sherman Williams <<a = href=3D"mailto:shermw@xcountry.tv">mailto:shermw@xcountry.tv</a>> = =A0<br> <blockquote><b>To:</b> <a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a> <br> = <b>Sent:</b> Sunday, February 03, 2008 11:16 AM<br> <b>Subject:</b> Re: = [NatureNS] Mystery bird found in old pictures<br> <br> Acting on first = impulse: =A0That particular pattern of heavy reddish-brown streaking on = the breast =A0and underneath combined with the larger size, had me = think: Fox Sparrow =A0=A0but I havn't seen many Fox Sparrows in N.S. = when the larch has its needles but I'm sure its possible. <br> <br> I'll = send this and then check my bird books.<br> <br> =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0Sher= m<br> <br> Sherman Williams<br> <a = href=3D"mailto:shermw@xcountry.tv">shermw@xcountry.tv</a><br> <br> <br> = <br> On 3-Feb-08, at 10:55 AM, Patrick Kelly wrote:<br> <br> = <blockquote><font face=3D"Helvetica">Hi everyone:<br> </font><br> <font = face=3D"Helvetica">I'm finally finding some time to clean up some a lot = of the pictures from my digital camera and came across two pictures from = June 20 of 2006. The bird was up in a tall larch tree so I was not able = to get the best picture of it. Any guesses?<br> </font><br> <font = face=3D"Helvetica"><a = href=3D"http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Larch1.jpg">http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkell= y/Larch1.jpg</a><br> http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Larch2.jpg<br> = </font><br> <font face=3D"Helvetica">I wonder what else I am going to = find, as I still have another 12 folders of pictures to sort out!<br> = </font><br> <font face=3D"Helvetica">Pat<br> </font><br> = </blockquote></blockquote><br> </blockquote><br> =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0= =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0...I agree with Andy Dean...female purp