[NatureNS] Kingston, Connor's Brook/BOF, local road Connor's Bk to Morden Road

From: Patrick Giffin <p_giffin@hotmail.com>
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Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:34:37 -0300
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Hi:
11Oct08 0930- 1200
Palmer' Drive=2C Kingston: 30+ Dark-eyed Juncos
Brooklyn St=2C N. Kingston: N. Harrier
Kingston to Connor's Brook:
13 Dark-eyed Juncos=2C  6=2C A. Robins=2C 5 Song Sparrows
=20
Connor's Brook-BOF near shore:
40-50 Surf Scoters=2C 4 White-winged Scoters=2C 1 Horned Grebe=2C 3 C. Eide=
r.
=20
Local Rd Connor's Brook to Morden Road:
Hermit Thrush=2C many A. Robins=2C 30+ Common Redpolls*=2C 50+ Dark-eyed Ju=
ncos=2C Blue Jays=2C Black-capped Chickadees=2C Red-breasted Nuthatches
*The first sighting of Redpolls was a pair=2C I assumed it had to be someth=
ing else=2C although they were in birch trees and I do not recall seeing an=
y catkins at that time=2C then a flock of about 30 flushed at once and proc=
eeded across a small field and into the woods=2C a red cap on one of the or=
iginal pair was obvious but difficult to believe=2C Redpoll=2C this time of=
 year and on a day like today. After returning home I went into the woods b=
ehind us and found several birch trees with few to countless catkins on the=
m...to me this has always been Redpoll food.
We encountered one other vehicle on this unpaved road that runs parallel to=
 the BOF=2C begins at the Bishop Mtn Rd. We stayed on it until we took  the=
 Morden Rd south into the valley.=20
Cheers=2C Barbara and Pat
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hi:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>11Oct08 0930- 1200</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Palmer' Drive=2C Kingston: 30+ Dark-eyed Juncos</FONT><=
/DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Brooklyn St=2C N. Kingston: N. Harrier</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Kingston to Connor's Brook:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>13&nbsp=3BDark-eyed Juncos=2C&nbsp=3B 6=2C A. Robins=2C=
 5 Song Sparrows</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp=3B</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Connor's Brook-BOF near shore:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>40-50 Surf Scoters=2C 4 White-winged Scoters=2C 1 Horne=
d Grebe=2C 3 C. Eider.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>&nbsp=3B</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Local Rd Connor's Brook to Morden Road:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hermit Thrush=2C many A. Robins=2C 30+ Common Redpolls*=
=2C 50+ Dark-eyed Juncos=2C Blue Jays=2C Black-capped Chickadees=2C Red-bre=
asted Nuthatches</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>*The first sighting of Redpolls was a pair=2C I assumed=
 it had to be something else=2C although they were in birch trees and I do =
not recall seeing any catkins at that time=2C then a flock of about 30 flus=
hed at once and proceeded across a small field and into the woods=2C&nbsp=
=3Ba red cap on one of the original pair was obvious but difficult to belie=
ve=2C Redpoll=2C&nbsp=3Bthis time of year and on a day like today. After re=
turning home I went into the woods behind us and found several birch trees =
with few to countless catkins on them...to me this has always been Redpoll =
food.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>We encountered one other vehicle on this&nbsp=3Bunpaved=
 road&nbsp=3Bthat runs parallel to the BOF=2C begins at the&nbsp=3BBishop M=
tn Rd. We stayed on it until we took&nbsp=3B the </FONT><FONT size=3D2>Mord=
en Rd south into the valley. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Cheers=2C Barbara and Pat</FONT></DIV><br /><hr /> <a h=
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