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Hi there,
Today at lunchtime I saw a female Summer Tanager on
Waegwoltic Avenue, just east of Conrose Field, in south end
Halifax. Laurel Banks first saw it on Wednesday in her backyard, and
it has been frequenting the neighborhood since then. It was seen
flycatching around brick chimneys, and moving between the shrubs, in
front of several houses on Waegwoltic Avenue between Conrose Avenue
and Cambridge Street. It should be looked for in the backyards
bounded by Waegwoltic, Geldert, Cambridge, and Conrose. Another good
spot to look would be in the tangles along the footpath between
Conrose Field and Coburg Road. It moves around quickly but was often
in the open, so it wasn't that hard to see.
While looking for the tanager I also saw a female
Red-bellied Woodpecker, likely the same individual reported in this
area earlier by Ann Morrison and later by Ian McLaren. It was
calling quite a bit and I heard it before I saw it.
An Orange-crowned Warbler also appeared (perhaps the one I
reported here on 21 Nov.) as well as a Baltimore Oriole. There were
a number of House Finches (regular in this neighbourhood), some of
whom were singing on the warm days earlier this week.
A cameraman who is filming an extensive home renovation in
the neighbourhood came over to see what we were looking at; he was
surprised to learn that this area was very attractive to birds.
It's one of the pleasures of my day to walk through here on
my way to and from the Library. My schedule doesn't allow for the
competitive birding that those of you who are at leisure can do, but
I sometimes think I could compile quite a list of birds seen while
walking to and from work!
I later learned from Laurel that a Pine Warbler showed up
soon after I left.
Patricia L. Chalmers
Halifax
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Hi there,<br><br>
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</x-tab>Today at
lunchtime I saw a female Summer Tanager on Waegwoltic Avenue, just east
of Conrose Field, in south end Halifax. Laurel Banks first saw it
on Wednesday in her backyard, and it has been frequenting the
neighborhood since then. It was seen flycatching around brick
chimneys, and moving between the shrubs, in front of several houses on
Waegwoltic Avenue between Conrose Avenue and Cambridge Street. It
should be looked for in the backyards bounded by Waegwoltic, Geldert,
Cambridge, and Conrose. Another good spot to look would be in the
tangles along the footpath between Conrose Field and Coburg Road.
It moves around quickly but was often in the open, so it wasn't that hard
to see.<br><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>While
looking for the tanager I also saw a female Red-bellied Woodpecker,
likely the same individual reported in this area earlier by Ann Morrison
and later by Ian McLaren. It was calling quite a bit and I heard it
before I saw it.<br><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>An
Orange-crowned Warbler also appeared (perhaps the one I reported here on
21 Nov.) as well as a Baltimore Oriole. There were a number of
House Finches (regular in this neighbourhood), some of whom were singing
on the warm days earlier this week.<br><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>A
cameraman who is filming an extensive home renovation in the
neighbourhood came over to see what we were looking at; he was surprised
to learn that this area was very attractive to birds.<br><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>It's one
of the pleasures of my day to walk through here on my way to and from the
Library. My schedule doesn't allow for the competitive birding that
those of you who are at leisure can do, but I sometimes think I could
compile quite a list of birds seen while walking to and from
work!<br><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>I later
learned from Laurel that a Pine Warbler showed up soon after I
left.<br><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Patricia
L. Chalmers
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<x-tab> </x-tab>Halifax<br>
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