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Index of Subjects ------=_Part_9716_17027745.1222973095034 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Hi, Many years ago, in the days before whale-watching became a tourist activity, the NSBS used to get local fishermen to take them out for a day, usually Labor Day. I was on "Squid's" boat, and Charlie McDormand's was alongside. A warbler kept approaching Charlie's boat from the bow, and tried to land. About a dozen birders on board were all gazing through binoculars at it and obviously trying to ID it - all the while completely ignoring the Humpback that was spy-hopping and tail-flipping behind the boat! I wish I had been able to get a picture of everyone ignoring the whale - it looked like those ads on TV where someone misses the dancing bear because his attention is briefly diverted. Somewhere, though, I have a photo of a Purple Finch that not only landed on the boat, but spent some time on a female birder's hat (which was on her head at the time). Richard On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 3:21 PM, June Swift <brierisland@gmail.com> wrote: > Adding to this report we were also in the same place as Chris and had an > amazing trip also. Also a yellow warbler flew onto our boat and had banged > its head into something because it was bleeding a bit. I took it inside the > wheelhouse where it promply fell to sleep. After a nap it woke up and flew > away. The whale that was spyhopping by the boat was a humpback named > Scream. We did indeed a great trip. Got great pictures. > June > > On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 10:00 PM, Chris Callaghan/Andy Moir < > chrisandandy@cwswireless.ca> wrote: > >> This morning about four miles out of Tiverton on a whale watch, a very >> weary little warbler (don't ask, I don't know, just a "confusing fall >> warbler" to me) flew into the wheelhouse and settled down for a nice nap >> while we headed in. Got it safely to shore. From looking at forty ton >> animals to something barely an ounce just minutes later... this bay is the >> most amazing, wonderful place. >> >> This afternoon a humpback spy-hopped several times and lingered and rolled >> upside down right beside the boat, swam under the boat, then swam backwards >> out again, and then blew right into the open mouth of one of our >> passengers!! She wasn't sure whether she should be thrilled or disgusted, >> but I told her she had bragging rights. (Then I gave her a mint.) >> >> Chris in Freeport >> > > -- ################# Dr.Richard Stern, 70 Exhibition St. Kentville, NS, Canada B4N 4K9 Richard Stern, 317 Middle Dyke Rd. Port Williams, NS, Canada B0P 1T0 sternrichard@gmail.com ################### ------=_Part_9716_17027745.1222973095034 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline <div dir="ltr"><div>Hi,</div> <div> </div> <div>Many years ago, in the days before whale-watching became a tourist activity, the NSBS used to get local fishermen to take them out for a day, usually Labor Day. I was on "Squid's" boat, and Charlie McDormand's was alongside. A warbler kept approaching Charlie's boat from the bow, and tried to land. About a dozen birders on board were all gazing through binoculars at it and obviously trying to ID it - all the while completely ignoring the Humpback that was spy-hopping and tail-flipping behind the boat! I wish I had been able to get a picture of everyone ignoring the whale - it looked like those ads on TV where someone misses the dancing bear because his attention is briefly diverted. Somewhere, though, I have a photo of a Purple Finch that not only landed on the boat, but spent some time on a female birder's hat (which was on her head at the time).</div> <div> </div> <div>Richard<br><br></div> <div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 3:21 PM, June Swift <span dir="ltr"><brierisland@gmail.com></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <div dir="ltr"> <div>Adding to this report we were also in the same place as Chris and had an amazing trip also. Also a yellow warbler flew onto our boat and had banged its head into something because it was bleeding a bit. I took it inside the wheelhouse where it promply fell to sleep. After a nap it woke up and flew away. The whale that was spyhopping by the boat was a humpback named Scream. We did indeed a great trip. Got great pictures.</div> <div>June<br><br></div> <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 10:00 PM, Chris Callaghan/Andy Moir <span dir="ltr"><chrisandandy@cwswireless.ca></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <div bgcolor="#ffffff"> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">This morning about four miles out of Tiverton on a whale watch, a very weary little warbler (don't ask, I don't know, just a "confusing fall warbler" to me) flew into the wheelhouse and settled down for a nice nap while we headed in. Got it safely to shore. From looking at forty ton animals to something barely an ounce just minutes later... this bay is the most amazing, wonderful place.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">This afternoon a humpback spy-hopped several times and lingered and rolled upside down right beside the boat, swam under the boat, then swam backwards out again, and then blew right into the open mouth of one of our passengers!! She wasn't sure whether she should be thrilled or disgusted, but I told her she had bragging rights. (Then I gave her a mint.)</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Chris in Freeport</font> </div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>#################<br>Dr.Richard Stern, <br>70 Exhibition St.<br>Kentville, NS, Canada<br> B4N 4K9<br><br>Richard Stern, <br>317 Middle Dyke Rd.<br>Port Williams, NS, Canada<br>B0P 1T0<br>sternrichard@gmail.com<br>###################<br></div> ------=_Part_9716_17027745.1222973095034--
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