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April 7, 2008 - 4 CEDAR WAXWINGS in Wolfville at the home of Brenda & Bill Thexton. Apr. 8, 2008 - Sunny and even warmer than yesterday, predicted to get to 13 C. (usually gets warmer here in The Valley). At our Wolfville feeders, at least 8 COMMON REDPOLLS (Martin Thomas north of Port Williams is still getting 100-200 every day and eating him into the Poor House!), plus male and female CARDINALS, plus the CLAY-COLOURED SPARROW, etc. Also an adult WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was present, probably the same individual seen yesterday. At noon the male CARDINAL was singing almost constantly just east of our home. Apr. 9, 2008 - Another gorgeous, Sunny, warm Spring day, with Valley temperatures up to 15 C. at mid-day. New Minas riverside Ducks Unlimited pond: 3 COMMON MERGANSERS (2 males, 1 female). Van Nostrand's Ponds: 7 RING-NECKED DUCKS (5 m + a m/f pr), 60 CANADA GEESE, 1 m/f pr of MALLARDS, 1 m RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, 3 C. GRACKLES. Port Williams sewage ponds: no geese, a m RING-NECKED DUCK, a m/f pr of MALLARDS. I checked on the BALD EAGLE NEST at Wallbrook on the property of Kay & Ralph Stirling. Beside the nest was an adult pair of bald eagles perched together, and the size difference was easily apparent (male small, female big) -- perhaps it was warm enough today that the eggs did not need to be covered all the time? Nearby I was surprised (because of habitat) to see, soaring over the woods there, a dark-phase ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, which drifted slowly to the south and out of sight. At home, still a few COMMON REDPOLLS at the feeder, and a cardinal was singing at 9:30 a.m. No COLTSFOOT yet up or in bloom west of Gaspereau where I always look in early Spring, and same where Wolfville's Maple Avenue joins Wolfville Ridge. Apr. 11, 2008 - Still at least a couple of COMMON REDPOLLS at our feeders, along with a few GOLDFINCHES. Also the CLAY-COLOURED SPARROW continues to be present. This afternoon I was sitting in Joe's Food Emporium enjoying clam chowder and watching golfers struggling in Georgia at the Master's tournament, when 2 BLUE JAYS just outside through the window that caught my eye. They were perched very close together, and one was crouching and quivering its wings (and calling?) in a clear begging posture; the other jay mounted it and they COPULATED. This should be a good ATLASSING observation for the Wolfville square. George Alliston reports recently seeing 3 PILEATED WOODPECKERS in his woodlot (at West Brooklyn??). And someone else I know had 3 more PILEATED WOODPECKERS very recently at his yard and feeders west of New Minas and south of Kentville. Bob Bearne told me about an ORIOLE (Baltimore?) having been seen and photographed about 2 weeks ago? just east of Gaspereau by Dave Coldwell.I will do my best to get this confirmed. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville, 542-9204
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