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Apr. 3, 2008 - A few very small blooming CROCUSES were finally seen in Wolfville, and Karmen Klassen?? reported the same by CBC Radio for Halifax. Apr. 4, 2008 - Finally a lovely real Spring-like day, partly Sunny with lighter but still substantial winds, and very warm, up from 9 C. in morning to14 C. in mid-afternoon in The Valley. At my home feeders, again there was a single C. REDPOLL. At the New Minas sewage ponds, there was at least one first-winter ICELAND GULL. Today was the first day for me for seeing some scattered small flocks of mostly male C. GRACKLES, some in ³group gronking² sessions. I drove from New Minas to Sheffield Mills, then to Canning, and back to Wolfville -- I saw perhaps 20 GRACKLES in total and just a single male RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD (latter was near Canning). North of Kentville I saw at least 3 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, and in Canning there were about 15 WAXWINGS (some of both BOHEMIANS and CEDARS). Canard Pond was still mostly ice. There were lots of the usual gulls and less than 5 BLACK DUCKS. Along Fred Thomas Road there were perhaps 1000 of the usually gulls plus 2 imm. BALD EAGLES plus dozens of starlings; many of these birds were concentrated at the pile of poultry manure east of the road. At Saxon Street Pond, the new big nest seems to have a RED-TAILED HAWK? sitting in it. On the pond itself, still mostly ice, was just a m/f pair of MALLARDS. Along Saxon St., north of Canard Pond, a large flock of gulls contained 2 very probable adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (not seen quite well enough for 100% certainty). At the Canning Aboiteau were 250 CANADA GEESE (plus at least 200 more in Canning). Also in the Habitant River were a single male GREEN-WINGED TEAL, about 6 BLACK DUCKS, and 3 C. MERGANSERS (a m/f pair plus a male). ------------------ Cheers from Jim in Wolfville 542-9204
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