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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-155--175053589 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Roland, Scarlet Tanagers appear to have been very regular in Nova Scotia for at least 150 years. Robie Tufts in the Birds of Nova Scotia writes that, "This bird is so regular, with over 250 reports since 1957 about equally in spring and fall, that it might almost be best to accord it transient, rather than vagrant status. McKinlay (1885) wrote of its occurrence in numbers near Pictou in May about 20 years earlier [i.e., circa 1865], and Chamberlain (1881) documented a flight to Brier Island on 15 April 1881. Evidently the bird was straying beyond its normal limits in spring then as today." The Atlas of Breeding Birds of the Maritime Provinces (1992) estimated a breeding population in the Maritimes of 3,400 +/- 1,100 pairs (i.e., 6,800 +/- 2,200 individuals). The Atlas notes that it appears that their numbers in the Maritimes have remained relatively stable since the mid-1800s. Although there have been an increasing number of reports in recent decades these may reflect the increase in field effort and reporting over that time. Cheers, Chris On 30-May-08, at 11:55 AM, Roland McCormick wrote: > I have been interested in the recent posts about the scarlet > tanager, that seem to suggest that they are a new visiter to the > province, not seen before recent times. I have only ever seen two, > but the first was in the Hubley pasture in Bear River about 1943. > We used to set rabbit snares there in those days - this was before I > was allowed to carry a 22 rifle, which I began to carry in 1945, so > the date of 1943 must be nearly correct. This land is now owned by > the Pecks, you go up past the old ice pond, turn left and there is a > place there where there was once an old house, and the bird was in > the clearing among the tall trees - an unforgettable experience. > The second tanager I saw was years after that in New > Brunswick - at Woodstock. I used to go for a walk each day it was > fine, and saw a variety of birds not common here in Shelburne > County. Among them was a beautiful bright tanager with a nest in a > tall tree on the steep side-hill.. I would guess that was about 1998. > > Roland. > Christopher Majka Nova Scotia Museum, 1747 Summer St., Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3A6 c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca --Apple-Mail-155--175053589 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi = Roland,<div><br></div><div>Scarlet Tanagers appear to have been very = regular in Nova Scotia for at least 150 years. Robie Tufts in the Birds = of Nova Scotia writes that, "This bird is so regular, with over 250 = reports since 1957 about equally in spring and fall, that it might = almost be best to accord it = transient, rather than vagrant status. McKinlay = (1885) wrote of its occurrence in numbers near Pictou in May = about 20 years earlier [i.e., circa 1865], and Chamberlain (1881) = documented a flight to Brier Island on 15 April 1881. Evidently the bird = was straying beyond its normal limits in spring then as = today."</div><div><br></div><div>The Atlas of Breeding Birds of the = Maritime Provinces (1992) estimated a breeding population in the = Maritimes of 3,400 +/- 1,100 pairs (i.e., 6,800 +/- 2,200 individuals). = The Atlas notes that it appears that their numbers in the Maritimes have = remained relatively stable since the mid-1800s. Although there have been = an increasing number of reports in recent decades these may reflect the = increase in field effort and reporting over that = time.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Chris</div= ><div><br><div><div>On 30-May-08, at 11:55 AM, Roland McCormick = wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: = separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: = normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; = text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: = normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div bgcolor=3D"#ffffff"><div><font = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">I have been interested in the recent posts = about the scarlet tanager, that seem to suggest that they are a new = visiter to the province, not seen before recent times. I have only ever = seen two, but the first was in the Hubley pasture in Bear River = about 1943. We used to set rabbit snares there in those days - = this was before I was allowed to carry a 22 rifle, which I began to = carry in 1945, so the date of 1943 must be nearly correct. This land is = now owned by the Pecks, you go up past the old ice pond, turn left and = there is a place there where there was once an old house, and the bird = was in the clearing among the tall trees - an unforgettable = experience.</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2"> The second tanager I saw = was years after that in New Brunswick - at Woodstock. I used to go for a = walk each day it was fine, and saw a variety of birds not common here in = Shelburne County. Among them was a beautiful bright tanager with a = nest in a tall tree on the steep side-hill.. I would guess that was = about 1998.</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2"></font> </div><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2">Roland. </font></div><blockquote dir=3D"ltr" = style=3D"padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; = border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 2px; = border-left-style: solid; margin-right: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2"></font> </blockquote></div></span></blockquote></div><br><= div apple-content-edited=3D"true"> <span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: = normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: = normal; line-height: normal; text-