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This morning early there was a belted kingfisher in Bayport and roughly 480=
greater scaup, 10 lesser scaup and small numbers of common goldeneyes.
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James R. Hirtle
Dublin Shore> Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2008 20:38:05 -0400> From: e.mills@dal.ca> S=
ubject: Re: [NatureNS] Depths of Winter List of Birds - First Week of Febru=
ary 2008> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > An adult Northern Goshawk has been=
terrorizing our feeder birds since late fall. It's still in the vicinity, =
tho' hard to see > unless you're a Mourning Dove or Junco. > > > > Date sen=
t: Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:52:00 -0400> To: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>>=
From: "P.L. Chalmers" <plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca>> Subject: [NatureNS] De=
pths of Winter List of Birds - First Week of February 2008> Send reply to: =
naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > > Hi there,> > > > Peter's post about the depths=
of winter reminded me that a > > few people had asked me if I would compil=
e a "Depths of Winter" bird > > list again this year. This list complements=
Blake Maybank's Nova > > Scotia Winter Bird Sightings at > > http://www3.n=
s.sympatico.ca/maybank/other/nswinter.htm. While some of > > the birds on t=
hat list were lingering migrants and vagrants who > > didn't stay around on=
ce winter set in, the Depths of Winter List > > records those tough birds w=
hich 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 hav=
en'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 o=
nce 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 > > M=
eadowlark, Common Redpoll, and Hoary Redpoll.> > > > Cheers,> > > > Patrici=
a 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 Wi=
geon> > 7 ... Eurasian Wigeon> > 8 ... Common Eider> > 9 ... Harlequin Duck=
> > 10... Surf Scoter> > 11... White-winged Scoter> > 12... Long-tailed Duc=
k> > 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... Americ=
an Coot> > 25... Purple Sandpiper> > 26... Bonaparte's Gull> > 27... Herrin=
g Gull> > 28... Lesser Black-backed Gull> > 29... Dovekie> > 30... Thick-bi=
lled Murre> > 31... Rock Pigeon> > 32... Mourning Dove> > 33... Short-eared=
Owl> > 34 ...Red-bellied Woodpecker> > 35... Downy Woodpecker> > 36... Hai=
ry Woodpecker> > 37... Northern Flicker> > 38... Blue Jay> > 39... American=
Crow> > 40... Common Raven> > 41... Black-capped Chickadee> > 42... Red-br=
easted Nuthatch> > 43... Brown Creeper> > 44... Carolina Wren> > 45... Town=
send's Solitaire> > 46... Hermit Thrush47... American Robin> > 48... Europe=
an Starling> > 49... Bohemian Waxwing> > 50... Cedar Waxwing> > 51... Easte=
rn 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 Card=
inal> > 60... Red-winged Blackbird> > 61... Eastern Meadowlark> > 62... Com=
mon Grackle> > 63... Baltimore Oriole> > 64... Pine Grosbeak> > 65... Purpl=
e Finch> > 66... House Finch> > 67... Common Redpoll> > 68... Hoary Redpoll=
> > 69... Pine Siskin> > 70... American Goldfinch> > 71... House Sparrow> >=
> > > > ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ> Eric L.=
Mills > 286 Kingsburg Road> RR#1, Rose Bay, Nova Scotia B0J 2X0, CANADA> E=
.Mills@Dal.Ca> ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
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This morning early there was a belted kingfisher in Bayport and roughly 480=
greater scaup, 10 lesser scaup and small numbers of common goldeneyes.<BR>
<BR>
James R. Hirtle<BR>
Dublin Shore<BR><BR>> Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2008 20:38:05 -0400<BR>> From:=
e.mills@dal.ca<BR>> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Depths of Winter List of Bi=
rds - First Week of February 2008<BR>> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR>&g=
t; <BR>> An adult Northern Goshawk has been terrorizing our feeder birds=
since late fall. It's still in the vicinity, tho' hard to see <BR>> unl=
ess you're a Mourning Dove or Junco. <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Da=
te sent: Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:52:00 -0400<BR>> To: NatureNS <naturens@=
chebucto.ns.ca><BR>> From: "P.L. Chalmers" <plchalmers@ns.sympatic=
o.ca><BR>> Subject: [NatureNS] Depths of Winter List of Birds - First=
Week of February 2008<BR>> Send reply to: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR>&g=
t; <BR>> > Hi there,<BR>> > <BR>> > Peter's post about th=
e depths of winter reminded me that a <BR>> > few people had asked me=
if I would compile a "Depths of Winter" bird <BR>> > list again this=
year. This list complements Blake Maybank's No