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Hello All,
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    No the English name of the Blue Grosbeak hasn't changed recently - exce=
pt in my mind in the wee hours of Monday a.m.  I'll blame fatigue rather th=
an senility....  Thanks to those who pointed out the slip.
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Wayne=20
Wayne Neily Tremont, Kings Co., Nova Scotia "Let us a little permit Nature =
to take her own way; she better understands her own affairs than we." - Mic=
hel de Montaigne, 1580.=20


To: ns-rba@yahoogroups.com; naturens@chebucto.ns.caCC: barpat@ns.sympatico.=
caFrom: neilyornis@hotmail.comDate: Mon, 5 May 2008 00:53:23 -0300Subject: =
[NS-RBA] Blue-headed Grosbeak, other weekend species Digby Co.



Hello folks,    On Saturday, May 3, I was able to spend a few hours before =
dark birding on Brier Island.  Although land birds were scarce except aroun=
d feeders, I was fortunate enough to be able to view a female Blue-headed G=
rosbeak (Passerina caerulea) feeding on lawns in Westport close to the ferr=
y terminal, between Front St. and Second St.  I was able to observe it abou=
t 1/2 hour, and it was most often in a grassy area across from the Bay of F=
undy Inn (137 Second St.).  It was also seen by Minga and Heather O'Brien o=
f Halifax.  This is likely the same one that Eric Mills had last week, so t=
here is a good chance that it may hang around a bit longer.  It resembles t=
he field guide pictures closely, except that the throat is not noticeably l=
ighter than the rest of the underparts.  I had just seen a female Indigo Bu=
nting (Passerina cyanea) a few minutes earlier at David Pugh's feeder, so t=
he comparison was interesting, and tends to support the recent lumping of t=
he genera.    I did not manage to find the Snowy Egret, but understand that=
 it has been seen recently (last week), so it may well still be there.  The=
re were about 33 Brant in Pond Cove, along with 60+ Common Eiders, 20 Black=
 Scoters, and a few Surf and White-winged, but a Greater Yellowlegs at the =
town marsh was the only shorebird seen.  Also on Saturday, one enjoyable si=
gn of spring was being able to hear the song of a Winter Wren while driving=
 along the highway at East Ferry.  Earlier in the day, at the Culloden whar=
f, I saw my first 2 Gannets of the season heading NE off the coast, as well=
 as the usual single Red-throated and Common Loons and a Black Guillemot.  =
An Iceland Gull (L. g. kumleini) was there as late as May 1.  Not far away,=
 at Mount Pleasant, a N. Cardinal was singing on territory on May 3, and I =
heard my first Ruby-crowned Kinglet of the year (in Culloden) that day.   T=
oday (May 4) there were more Hermit Thrushes in these areas, and a Boreal C=
hickadee and Barred Owl that perched quietly by the trail (Culloden) to che=
ck me out were treats, while the highlight for an atlasser was an American =
Robin's nest with three eggs!      Flowers blooming in the Culloden area in=
clude coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara),skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus), =
trailing arbutus (Epigaea repens), and a small-leaved blue violet (Viola sp=
.).  Masses of amphibian eggs were in the puddles, and at least 3 garter sn=
akes seen  May 1-4 (not to mention a dozen or so Dermacentor variabilis tic=
ks).   Keep those signs of spring coming! Good Birding,=20
Wayne Neily Tremont, Kings Co., Nova Scotia "Think globally, Act locally." =
- Ren=E9 Dubos, 1972.=20

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Hello All,<BR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No the English name of the Blue Grosbeak hasn't changed =
recently - except in my mind in the wee hours of Monday a.m.&nbsp; I'll bla=
me fatigue rather than senility....&nbsp; Thanks&nbsp;to those who pointed =
out the slip.<BR>
&nbsp;<BR>
Wayne&nbsp;<BR><BR><BR>
<DIV>Wayne Neily <BR>Tremont, Kings Co., Nova Scotia <BR><BR>"Let us a litt=
le permit Nature to take her own way; she better understands her own affair=
s than we." - Michel de Montaigne, 1580. </DIV><BR><BR>
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ico.ca<BR>From: neilyornis@hotmail.com<BR>Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 00:53:23 -0=
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Hello folks,<BR>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp; &nbsp;On Saturday, May 3, I was able to sp=
end a few hours before dark birding on Brier Island.&nbsp; Although land bi=
rds were scarce except around feeders, I was fortunate enough to be able to=
 view a female Blue-headed Grosbeak (<EM>Passerina caerulea</EM>) feeding o=
n lawns in Westport close to the ferry terminal, between Front St. and Seco=
nd St.&nbsp; I was able to observe it about 1/2 hour, and it was most often=
 in a grassy area&nbsp;across from&nbsp;the Bay of Fundy Inn (137 Second St=
.).&nbsp; It was also seen by Minga and Heather O'Brien of Halifax.&nbsp; T=
his is likely the same one that Eric Mills had last week, so there is a goo=
d chance that it may hang around a bit longer.&nbsp; It resembles the field=
 guide pictures closely, except that the throat is not noticeably lighter t=
han the rest of the underparts.&nbsp; I had just seen a female Indigo Bunti=
ng (<EM>Passerina cyanea</EM>)&nbsp;a few minutes earlier at David Pugh's f=
eeder, so the comparison was interesting, and tends to support the recent l=
umping of the genera.<BR>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp; I did not manage to find th=
e Snowy Egret, but understand that it has been seen recently (last week), s=
o it may well still be there.&nbsp; There were about 33 Brant in Pond Cove,=
 along with 60+ Common Eiders, 20 Black Scoters, and a few Surf and White-w=
inged, but a Greater Yellowlegs at the town marsh was the only shorebird se=
en.<BR><BR>&nbsp; Also on Saturday, one enjoyable sign of spring was being =
able to hear the song of a Winter Wren while driving along the highway at E=
ast Ferry.&nbsp; Earlier in the day, at the Culloden wharf, I saw my first =
2 Gannets of the season heading NE off the coast, as well as the usual sing=
le Red-throated and Common Loons and a Black Guillemot.&nbsp; An Iceland Gu=
ll (<EM>L. g. kumleini</EM>) was there as late as May 1.&nbsp; Not far away=
, at Mount Pleasant, a N. Cardinal was singing on territory on May 3, and I=
 heard my first Ruby-crowned Kinglet of the year (in Culloden) that day.<BR=
>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp; Today (May 4)&nbsp;there were more Hermit Thrushes in the=
se areas, and a Boreal Chickadee and Barred Owl that perched quietly by the=
 trail (Culloden) to check me out were treats, while the highlight for an a=
tlasser was an American Robin's nest with three eggs!&nbsp; <BR>&nbsp;<BR>&=
nbsp;&nbsp; Flowers blooming in the Culloden area include coltsfoot (<EM>Tu=
ssilago farfara</EM>),skunk cabbage (<EM>Symplocarpus foetidus</EM>), trail=
ing arbutus (<EM>Epigaea repens</EM>), and a small-leaved blue violet (<EM>=
Viola sp.</EM>).&nbsp; Masses of amphibian eggs were in the puddles, and at=
 least 3 garter snakes seen&nbsp; May 1-4 (not to mention a dozen or so <EM=
>Dermacentor variabilis</EM> ticks).&nbsp; &nbsp;Keep those signs of spring=
 coming!<BR>&nbsp;<BR>Good Birding,<BR><BR>&nbsp;<BR>
<DIV>Wayne Neily <BR>Tremont, Kings Co., Nova Scotia <BR><BR>"Think globall=
y, Act locally." - Ren=E9 Dubos, 1972. <BR></DIV><BR>
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