[NatureNS] pre-roosting crows, feeder birds & raven nest in Wolfville

Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:00:55 -0400
From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
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Mar. 29, 2008 - Pat saw 5 C. GRACKLES in Port Williams today.  I still
havenıt seen one since mid-winter.

This evening from about 6 p.m. to 7:45 (leading up EARTH HOUR, we watched a
few hundreds of AM. CROWS in flocks up to 50+ birds all flying south and
southeast past our Wolfville house, on their way to some communal roost for
the night. 

Mar. 30, 2008 - We saw 10+ ROBINS along Wolfvilleıs Main St.  At home we
have had a couple of SONG SPARROWS singing most of the time for a few days
now, and today I heard a single song of a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW.

At our feeders, the immature WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW is still present, with
lots of juncos and white-throated sparrows, but I havenıt noticed the
CLAY-COLOURED SPARROW for a few days -- perhaps the latter is just on one of
its absences for a few days?

See note for March 28 regarding a huge RAVEN NEST, very probably in active
incubation of eggs, in the planted pine woodlot just north of the Acadia
Arena (nest high in east-facing edge of woodlot).

Cheers :-) from Jim in Wolfville, 542-9204
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Jim (James W.) Wolford
91 Wickwire Avenue 
Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada
B4P 1W3
phone (902)542-9204 (home)
fax (902)585-1059 (Acadia Univ. Biology Dept.)
e-mail <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
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