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Hi there,
I went for a very quick walk around the Frog Pond in Fleming
Park, Jollimore, HRM before noon today (Saturday). It was lovely and
warm, but windier than I expected. There was still some icy snow
lingering in one of the marshes on the south side, but far less than
what was there a week ago. As soon as I got out of my car I heard a
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, the first of the year, singing its rollicking
song brightly. Other birds singing included Song Sparrows, Dark-eyed
Juncos, Black-capped Chickadees and Common Grackles. Deeper in the
woods I saw a noisy confrontation between four Downy Woodpeckers -
two males, one female, and one unid'd were involved. It looked like
a territorial stand-off but I couldn't be sure. They were swooping
at one another, with rattling cries, and raised wings - all quite agitated!
Only one Painted Turtle was out basking in the sun, but I'm
sure more would have emerged later in the day. Coltsfoot was in
bloom in many places, and Speckled Alders were shedding pollen. As I
returned to my car I saw a tail-bobbing Palm Warbler active in the
trees beside the shore; again, the first I have seen this year.
It was a great day to be out, and I was sorry I couldn't linger.
Patricia L. Chalmers
Halifax
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<font size=4>Hi there,<br><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>I went for
a very quick walk around the Frog Pond in Fleming Park, Jollimore, HRM
before noon today (Saturday). It was lovely and warm, but windier
than I expected. There was still some icy snow lingering in one of
the marshes on the south side, but far less than what was there a week
ago. As soon as I got out of my car I heard a Ruby-crowned
Kinglet, the first of the year, singing its rollicking song
brightly. Other birds singing included Song Sparrows, Dark-eyed
Juncos, Black-capped Chickadees and Common Grackles. Deeper in the woods
I saw a noisy confrontation between <u>four</u> Downy Woodpeckers - two
males, one female, and one unid'd were involved. It looked
like a territorial stand-off but I couldn't be sure. They were
swooping at one another, with rattling cries, and raised wings
- all quite agitated!<br><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Only one
Painted Turtle was out basking in the sun, but I'm sure more would have
emerged later in the day. Coltsfoot was in bloom in many places,
and Speckled Alders were shedding pollen. As I returned to my car I
saw a tail-bobbing Palm Warbler active in the trees beside the shore;
again, the first I have seen this year.<br><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>It was a
great day to be out, and I was sorry I couldn't linger. <br><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Patricia
L. Chalmers<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Halifax
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