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Index of Subjects Tufted Titmouse is now nesting in New Brunswick, with nest-building and fledged young observed in St. Andrews this year. Given the great aversion that this species has with over-water crossings it is a miracle one made it Nova Scotia across the Gulf of Maine back in 1991. Last time I heard, they still had not made it to Block Island, Rhode Island or Marthas Vinyard, Massachusetts, despite these islands being only a few miles offshore. The one record for the latter location was of cross-breeding with Black-capped Chickadee! That the species could have done so again (an ocean crossing to NS), and made it all the way to Halifax is nothing short of a miracle. It is unlikely to get to NS anytime soon overland, as New Brunswick just had its first records east of the Saint John River only last fall. ----------------------- iamclar@Dal.Ca wrote: > All: > > One advantage of having been around just short of forever is having a complete > run of "Nova Scotia Birds." > > Our only Tufted Titmouse was found 16 May 1991 on Bon Portage I. and was well > dtailed by Peter Smith, its single experienced observer, in the July 1991 issue > (p. 17) of "NS Birds." Peter was then a prof at Acadia and managing its banding > station on BPI. > > There has been a recent push of these (same drivers as Red-belliwed Woodpecker?) > into n. New England, so it's a good winter to look. There is remote a > possibility of connfusion with Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (I saw it happen briefly > twice, until self-corrected by the beginning observers), but the rufous sides > wouldn't match. > > All best, Ian McLaren > > > >
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