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Hi there,
Peter's post about the depths of winter reminded me that a
few people had asked me if I would compile a "Depths of Winter" bird
list again this year. This list complements Blake Maybank's Nova
Scotia Winter Bird Sightings at
http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/maybank/other/nswinter.htm. While some of
the birds on that list were lingering migrants and vagrants who
didn't stay around once winter set in, the Depths of Winter List
records those tough birds which are still here in February. The
following list includes all birds mentioned in NatureNS, the NS-RBA,
or which I have seen myself or heard about from others since the
first of February. Many common species haven't been mentioned lately,
so no doubt there are lots of gaps here. We also haven't had any
recent status reports on some of the rarities; is the Varied Thrush
still being seen? How about those warblers which Liz asked about?
Please send me additions, and I will update the list once a
week. Last year 151 species were reported. There are six species
already this year which were not reported in February 2007, including
Red-bellied Woodpecker, Townsend's Solitaire, Fox Sparrow, Eastern
Meadowlark, Common Redpoll, and Hoary Redpoll.
Cheers,
Patricia L. Chalmers
Halifax
Nova Scotia Depths of Winter List 2008 (i.e. the month of February)
1 ... Canada Goose
2 ... Brant
3 ... Green-winged Teal
4 ... Black Duck
5 ... Mallard
6 ... American Wigeon
7 ... Eurasian Wigeon
8 ... Common Eider
9 ... Harlequin Duck
10... Surf Scoter
11... White-winged Scoter
12... Long-tailed Duck
12... Hooded Merganser
14... Common Merganser
15... Red-breasted Merganser
16... Ring-necked Pheasant
17... Red-throated Loon
18... Common Loon
19... Horned Grebe
20... Great Blue Heron
21... Bald Eagle
22... Sharp-shinned Hawk
23... Red-tailed Hawk
24... American Coot
25... Purple Sandpiper
26... Bonaparte's Gull
27... Herring Gull
28... Lesser Black-backed Gull
29... Dovekie
30... Thick-billed Murre
31... Rock Pigeon
32... Mourning Dove
33... Short-eared Owl
34 ...Red-bellied Woodpecker
35... Downy Woodpecker
36... Hairy Woodpecker
37... Northern Flicker
38... Blue Jay
39... American Crow
40... Common Raven
41... Black-capped Chickadee
42... Red-breasted Nuthatch
43... Brown Creeper
44... Carolina Wren
45... Townsend's Solitaire
46... Hermit Thrush47... American Robin
48... European Starling
49... Bohemian Waxwing
50... Cedar Waxwing
51... Eastern Towhee
52... American Tree Sparrow
53... Clay-coloured Sparrow
54... Fox Sparrow
55... Song Sparrow
56... White-throated Sparrow
57... White-crowned Sparrow
58... Dark-eyed Junco
59... Northern Cardinal
60... Red-winged Blackbird
61... Eastern Meadowlark
62... Common Grackle
63... Baltimore Oriole
64... Pine Grosbeak
65... Purple Finch
66... House Finch
67... Common Redpoll
68... Hoary Redpoll
69... Pine Siskin
70... American Goldfinch
71... House Sparrow
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<font face=3D"Courier New, Courier">Hi there,<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Peter's
post about the depths of winter reminded me that a few people had asked
me if I would compile a "Depths of Winter" bird list again this
year. This list complements Blake Maybank's Nova Scotia Winter Bird
Sightings at
<a href=3D"http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/maybank/other/nswinter.htm" eudora=3D=
"autourl">
http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/maybank/other/nswinter.htm</a>. While some of
the birds on that list were lingering migrants and vagrants who didn't
stay around once winter set in, the Depths of Winter List records those
tough birds which are still here in February. The following list
includes all birds mentioned in NatureNS, the NS-RBA, or which I have
seen myself or heard about from others since the first of February. Many
common species haven't been mentioned lately, so no doubt there are lots
of gaps here. We also haven't had any recent status reports on some
of the rarities; is the Varied Thrush still being seen? How about those
warblers which Liz asked about?<br><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Please
send me additions, and I will update the list once a week. Last
year 151 species were reported. There are six species already this
year which were not reported in February 2007, including Red-bellied
Woodpecker, Townsend's Solitaire, Fox Sparrow, Eastern Meadowlark, Common
Redpoll, and Hoary Redpoll. <br><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Cheers,<br>
<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Patricia
L. Chalmers<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Halifax<br>
<br>
Nova Scotia Depths of Winter List 2008 (i.e. the month of
February)<br><br>
1 ... Canada
Goose<x-tab> </x-tab><br>
2 ... Brant<br>
3 ... Green-winged Teal<br>
4 ... Black Duck<br>
5 ... Mallard<br>
6 ... American Wigeon<br>
7 ... Eurasian Wigeon<br>
8 ... Common Eider<br>
9 ... Harlequin Duck<br>
10... Surf Scoter<br>
11... White-winged Scoter<br>
12... Long-tailed Duck<br>
12... Hooded Merganser<br>
14... Common Merganser<br>
15... Red-breasted Merganser<br>
16... Ring-necked Pheasant<br>
17... Red-throated Loon<br>
18... Common Loon<br>
19... Horned Grebe<br>
20... Great Blue Heron<br>
21... Bald Eagle<br>
22... Sharp-shinned Hawk<br>
23... Red-tailed Hawk<br>
24... American Coot<br>
25... Purple Sandpiper<br>
26... Bonaparte's Gull<br>
27... Herring Gull<br>
28... Lesser Black-backed Gull<br>
29... Dovekie<br>
30... Thick-billed Murre<br>
31... Rock Pigeon<br>
32... Mourning Dove<br>
33... Short-eared Owl<br>
34 ...Red-bellied Woodpecker<br>
35... Downy Woodpecker<br>
36... Hairy Woodpecker<br>
37... Northern Flicker<br>
38... Blue Jay<br>
39... American Crow<br>
40... Common Raven<br>
41... Black-capped Chickadee<br>
42... Red-breasted Nuthatch<br>
43... Brown Creeper<br>
44... Carolina Wren<br>
</font><pre>45... Townsend's Solitaire
</pre><font face=3D"Courier New, Courier">46... Hermit Thrush47... American
Robin<br>
48... European Starling<br>
49... Bohemian Waxwing<br>
50... Cedar Waxwing<br>
51... Eastern Tow