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iamclar@dal.ca wrote: > All: > > It's good that several have reported on the attenuation of the Redpoll season - > I'll want such information when I write the spring report on Tanagers to House > Sparrow in "Nova Scotia Birds." Let us know when you see your latest ones - it > would be interesting to see if there's a S-to-N pattern of last sightings. > > Yesterday morning I stopped briefly to drink my Tim's at the harbourside beach > at Hartlen Pt., and was struck by the number of Iceland Gulls still hanging > about. There were 24 in all, including a few seen further up the harbour. > Interestingly, almost all were seemingly in first-cycle (first winter) plumage, > except for one clear second-cycle bird. Most had a considerable amount of pale > pinkish at the base of the bill, one with an almost Glaucous-Gull-like amount. > Also, most of them seemed to have very white primaries, none with "Kumlien's" > obvious gray. Could this recult from winter bleaching, or were there possibly > some "true" Iceland Gulls among them?. Probably not answerable. > > All best, Ian McLaren > > > > My last redpoll sighting was 2nd April; since then grackles have arrived and two other less common birds of note (for my patch) have been a fox sparrow and a male red wing blackbird. Also one tiny bird (smaller than a chickadee, more like kinglet size, but colour seemed wrong; I was quite close to it and didn't dare move for fear of disturbing it - could only get a clear view of the back, a warm, uniform 'milk chocolate' brown with no obvious markings of any kind and a short tail; I think there was a hint of creamy lightness at the throat. Any suggestions? Missing are purple finches, nuthatches and song sparrows. Spring peepers first heard in my area on 18th April - and in my pond the next night. Eleanor Lindsay Seabright, St Margarets Bay
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