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--Boundary_(ID_Zf5nci4FROr4es+bT7Lyug) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Hi, Brian et al. Good to see you at the recent conference in Halifax. I'm used to seeing starlings foraging in the Wolfville saltmarshes, probably mostly in summer, and because of that I have called them seashore birds for a long time. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: Brian Starzomski <bstarzomski@gmail.com> > Date: November 24, 2008 11:39:38 AM AST > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: [NatureNS] Keji Seaside + Red-bellied Woodpecker in > Antigonish > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Hi all- > > I spent a day at the Kejimkujik Seaside (Little Port Joli side) on > Friday before the storm, and saw the following, in no particular > order: > > ~150 Bufflehead > ~100 Common Merganser > ~25 Red-breasted Merganser > ~120 Black Duck > 1 Black-bellied Plover > ~60 Herring gull > 1 Greater black-back Gull > 3 Ring-billed gull > 1 Northern Harrier > 1 Bald Eagle > 2 Great Blue Heron > 1 Flicker > 4 Song Sparrows > 2 Golden-crowned Kinglets > Several Blue Jays and Black Capped Chickadees > > Of special interest for this area was a flock of ~75 European > Starlings, feeding all day in 2 hectares of saltmarsh. I've never > seen Starlings at the Seaside before, let alone feeding in a saltmarsh > and so far from a town. I must admit there have been few days when > I've found Starlings as interesting. > > The Bufflehead numbers are also the largest I've seen in Nova Scotia. > > Finally, my parents have a Red-bellied Woodpecker visiting their > feeders in Clydesdale, outside of Antigonish. > > Cheers, > > Brian --Boundary_(ID_Zf5nci4FROr4es+bT7Lyug) Content-type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Hi, Brian et al. =A0Good to see you at the recent conference in = Halifax.<div><br></div><div>I'm used to seeing starlings foraging in the = Wolfville saltmarshes, probably mostly in summer, and because of that I = have called them seashore birds for a long time. =A0Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Brian Starzomski <<a = href=3D"mailto:bstarzomski@gmail.com">bstarzomski@gmail.com</a>></font></d= iv><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">November 24, 2008 11:39:38 AM AST</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] Keji Seaside + = Red-bellied Woodpecker in Antigonish</b></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Reply-To: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Hi all-</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I spent a day at the Kejimkujik = Seaside (Little Port Joli side) on</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Friday before = the storm, and saw the following, in no particular</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">order:</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">~150 Bufflehead</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">~100 Common Merganser</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">~25 = Red-breasted Merganser</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">~120 Black Duck</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">1 Black-bellied Plover</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">~60 = Herring gull</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">1 Greater black-back = Gull</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">3 Ring-billed gull</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">1 Northern Harrier</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">1 Bald = Eagle</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">2 Great Blue Heron</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">1 Flicker</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">4 Song = Sparrows</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">2 Golden-crowned = Kinglets</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Several Blue Jays and Black = Capped Chickadees</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Of special interest for this area was a flock of ~75 = European</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Starlings, feeding all day in 2 = hectares of saltmarsh.<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 = </span>I've never</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">seen Starlings at the Seaside = before, let alone feeding in a saltmarsh</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">and so = far from a town.<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </span>I must = admit there have been few days when</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I've found = Starlings as interesting.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">The Bufflehead numbers are also = the largest I've seen in Nova Scotia.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Finally, my = parents have a Red-bellied Woodpecker visiting their</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">feeders in Clydesdale, outside of = Antigonish.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Cheers,</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Brian</div> = </blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_Zf5nci4FROr4es+bT7Lyug)--
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