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--_2909a6e5-cb44-4f79-a7f6-0a419d0eeece_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable First off my first actual butterfly for the new year was a lovely spring az= ure, in Indian Path. =20 =20 David Walmark and I went out birding with the intent to Atlas in my square = at Blue Rocks this morning. Well we sort've pouched as on the way there we= found such an array of returning migrants, that we could not resist stoppi= ng. Along Indian Path we stumbled upon several palm warblers, a yellow-rum= ped warbler, a swamp sparrow, loads of ruby-crowned kinglets and lots of ot= her vocal species. The best bird was a vocalizing and flycatching Eastern = Phoebe. It was perching on top of trees over a small area and sounding it'= s call. We also watched a black-capped chickadee bringing nesting material= into the top of a broken tree. =20 Ruby-crowned kinglets were everywhere and have returned in force. Northern= Flickers were very prevalent and sounding at every turn. At Blue Rocks, o= ur most exciting find was at least five ruby-crowned kinglets in one spot a= nd we watched a golden-crowned kinglet as it collected lichens for nesting.= I also watched an American robin fly into and out of a shed at Blue Rocks= with nesting material. So it definitely is not to early for us to be out = atlassing. I think this is the first time I've actually witnessed a golden= -crowned kinglet in the act of collecting nesting material. =20 =20 It is going to be a great year for ospreys here. I checked out more nest s= ites this morning and every one was occupied. So out of seven to eight nes= t sites checked all are occupied. I still have quite a few other areas to = look at also. =20 James R. Hirtle Dublin Shore =20 _________________________________________________________________ Find hidden words, unscramble celebrity names, or try the ultimate crosswor= d puzzle with Live Search Games. Play now! http://g.msn.ca/ca55/212= --_2909a6e5-cb44-4f79-a7f6-0a419d0eeece_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <style> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } </style> </head> <body class=3D'hmmessage'> First off my first actual butterfly for the new year was a lovely spring az= ure, in Indian Path. <BR> <BR> David Walmark and I went out birding with the intent to Atlas in my square = at Blue Rocks this morning. Well we sort've pouched as on the way the= re we found such an array of returning migrants, that we could not resist s= topping. Along Indian Path we stumbled upon several palm warblers, a = yellow-rumped warbler, a swamp sparrow, loads of ruby-crowned kinglets and = lots of other vocal species. The best bird was a vocalizing and flyca= tching Eastern Phoebe. It was perching on top of trees over a small a= rea and sounding it's call. We also watched a black-capped chickadee = bringing nesting material into the top of a broken tree.<BR> <BR> Ruby-crowned kinglets were everywhere and have returned in force. Nor= thern Flickers were very prevalent and sounding at every turn. At Blu= e Rocks, our most exciting find was at least five ruby-crowned kinglets in = one spot and we watched a golden-crowned kinglet as it collected lichens fo= r nesting. I also watched an American robin fly into and out of = a shed at Blue Rocks with nesting material. So it definitely is not t= o early for us to be out atlassing. I think this is the first time I'= ve actually witnessed a golden-crowned kinglet in the act of collecting nes= ting material. <BR> <BR> It is going to be a great year for ospreys here. I checked out m= ore nest sites this morning and every one was occupied. So out of sev= en to eight nest sites checked all are occupied. I still have quite a= few other areas to look at also.<BR> <BR> James R. Hirtle<BR> Dublin Shore <BR><br /><hr />Sign in now! Windows Live Messenger is g= iving you a chance to win $1000 a day until May 12th <a href=3D'http://g.ms= n.ca/ca55/214' target=3D'_new'>Check out SignInAndWIN.ca today!</a></body> </html>= --_2909a6e5-cb44-4f79-a7f6-0a419d0eeece_--
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