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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01C86B3F.3FC4C170 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1250" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sat Feb 9 /08: Grand Pre; Kings co. PEREGRINE - sitting on power pole along the main Grand Pre Rd. about 1 km north of the Grand Pre church. Horned Larks (10) feeding along the shoulder of the same road. Fri Feb 8 I seem to have under-estimated the number of Mallards that frequent that open stream 'pond' on Highbury Ave in New Minas, behind the Empire Cinema complex. There were 300+ ducks ( 60% ? males). Cheers, Judy Tufts >>>>>>>>>>> Judy Tufts Wolfville <<<<<<<<<<< _____ From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of P.L. Chalmers Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 7:52 PM To: NatureNS Subject: [NatureNS] Depths of Winter List of Birds - First Week of February 2008 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 HYPERLINK "http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/maybank/other/nswinter.htm"http://www3.ns.sympa tico.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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.21/1266 - Release Date: 2/8/2008 10:06 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.21/1267 - Release Date: 2/8/2008 8:12 PM ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01C86B3F.3FC4C170 Content-Type: text/html; charset="windows-1250" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dwindows-1250"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.6000.16587" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D578315920-09022008>Sat Feb 9 /08:<BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT = face=3DArial=20 size=3D2><SPAN class=3D578315920-09022008>Grand Pre; Kings = co.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D578315920-09022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D578315920-09022008>PEREGRINE - sitting on power pole along the = main Grand=20 Pre Rd. about 1 km north of the Grand Pre church.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D578315920-09022008>Horned Larks (10) feeding along the = shoulder of=20 the same road.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D578315920-09022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D578315920-09022008>Fri Feb 8 </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D578315920-09022008>I=20 seem to have under-estimated the number of Mallards that frequent that = open=20 stream 'pond' on Highbury Ave in New Minas, behind the Empire Cinema=20 complex. There were 300+ ducks ( 60%=20 ? males).</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D578315920-09022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D578315920-09022008> </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D578315920-09022008>Cheers,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D578315920-09022008>Judy Tufts </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D5783159