[NatureNS] Late hummingbird sighting, osprey and others.

From: James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com>
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Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:01:28 +0000
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Hi all:
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I received the following report yesterday and the lady lives at Fauxburg.  =
Any comments are appreciated.  I've emailed the lady  to let me know if the=
 bird is seen again so that I can get over to check it out.
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I couldn't believe my eyes. Today=2C Saturday the 25th of October=2C I was =
visiting my neighbour and we both spotted a hummingbird at a potted pink ge=
ranium on her deck. It checked out every little flowerette and then went on=
 to other potted plants also on the deck=2C but most had wilted from the co=
ld. Subsequently it came back to that same pink geranium and we really had =
a good look at it. We were inside looking out of the window. Very early thi=
s morning we had a low temp. of -5 or -6 on my thermometer. How could it su=
rvive?? I thought to myself. The cold and not many flowers left. Because th=
is bird was seen in a shaded area=2C we could not see any colours or markin=
gs. It just looked dark in colour. Could this still be a ruby throated or w=
ould it be something else? I only know that it was definately a humming bir=
d. We saw this in Fauxburg. I'm sure this is the latest sighting for me.
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I had a wonderful bird outing with 13 girl guides yesterday at Millers Poin=
t Park.  One of the sharp-eyed girls picked out an osprey with a fish.  Tha=
t was one of the last birds I expected to see on October 25 or on the outin=
g with them.
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Today=2C not very exciting probably=2C but I had three yellow-rumped warble=
rs at Conrad's Island Lower Rose Bay.  Greater yellowlegs still remained as=
 did some black-bellied plovers.  Some black-bellied plovers were also at O=
xner's Beach.
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James R. Hirtle
East LaHave
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<FONT face=3DArial>Hi all:</FONT><BR>
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<FONT face=3DArial>I received the following report yesterday and the lady l=
ives at Fauxburg.&nbsp=3B Any comments are appreciated.&nbsp=3B I've emaile=
d&nbsp=3Bthe lady &nbsp=3Bto let me know if the bird is seen again so that =
I can get over to check it out.</FONT><BR>
<FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp=3B<BR>
<FONT face=3DArial>I couldn't believe my eyes. Today=2C Saturday the 25th o=
f October=2C I was visiting my neighbour and we both spotted a hummingbird =
at a potted pink geranium on her deck. It checked out every little floweret=
te and then went on to other potted plants also on the deck=2C but most had=
 wilted from the cold. Subsequently it came back to that same pink geranium=
 and we really had a good look at it. We were inside looking out of the win=
dow.&nbsp=3BVery early this morning we had a low temp. of -5 or -6 on my th=
ermometer. How could it survive?? I thought to myself. The cold and not man=
y flowers left. Because this bird was seen in a shaded area=2C we could not=
 see any colours or markings. It just looked dark in colour. Could this sti=
ll be a ruby throated or would it be something else? I only know that it wa=
s definately a humming bird. We saw this in Fauxburg. I'm sure this is the =
latest sighting for me.</FONT><BR>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I had a wonderful bird outing with&nbsp=3B13 girl g=
uides yesterday at Millers Point Park.&nbsp=3B One of the sharp-eyed girls =
picked out an osprey with a fish.&nbsp=3B That was one of the last birds I =
expected to see on October 25 or on the outing with them.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp=3B</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Today=2C not very exciting probably=2C but I had th=
ree yellow-rumped warblers at Conrad's Island Lower Rose Bay.&nbsp=3B Great=
er yellowlegs still remained as did some black-bellied plovers.&nbsp=3B Som=
e black-bellied plovers were also at Oxner's Beach.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp=3B</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>James R. Hirtle</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>East LaHave</FONT></DIV>
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