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--Boundary_(ID_bDearcdQru9VTDDO8OUCow) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Begin forwarded message: > From: Patrick Kelly <patrick.kelly@Dal.Ca> > Date: March 31, 2009 11:58:44 AM ADT > To: Louis Coutinho <coutinho@eastlink.ca> > Cc: Louis Coutinho <lcoutinho@town.windsor.ns.ca>, Jim Wolford > <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Subject: Re: Feeder Activity 24 March 2009 > > Hello Louis: > > It sounds like you are doing really well with your feeders! I had > an all-day astronomy teleconference on Saturday and set myself up > looking out the window where the bird feeders were. I managed 19 > species for the day! It made quite a change in my Project > Feederwatch report. The only real highlights were a fox sparrow > (which has been here for the last few days and allowed some nice > pictures), three evening grosbeaks, and the first grackle of the > year. The flock of 40 redpolls is still hanging around, and on > Sunday a nice red male was singing from the top of the silver ash > by the house. I had no idea what it was, as I was used to their > general chattering. > > The pictures were great. I thought for a second that the crossbills > were a hummingbird feeder! I have a niger seed feeder but have yet > to see crossbills at my place, but then I don't have a lot of > conifers in the area..... > > Pat > > > On Mar 28, 2009, at 10:29 AM, Louis Coutinho wrote: > >> Hi Pat and Jim: >> >> Spring is definitely here...well if you look at what's arriving at >> the feeders. I had a bonanza 15 minutes on March 24th. This made >> up for the dismal winter and no shows at the feeder. These birds >> were all at the feeders or in the trees over the 15 minutes. >> >> A red-breasted nuthatch >> Two fox sparrows feeding on the ground >> Three white throat sparrows >> Two song sparrows >> Juncos >> 13 white-winged crossbills (male and female) some males redder >> than others >> Flock of redpolls >> Black capped chickadees >> Downey woodpecker >> Nine goldfinches >> Four pine siskins >> Mourning doves Two flickers >> Starlings >> Four pheasants >> One chipping sparrow >> Six red-winged blackbirds >> A crow >> A flock of robins flying to the neighbours property (about 10 of >> them) >> >> That's it! Not bad, wouldn't you say? Hope you folks are having >> a great spring. Since 7:00 am this morning, I've seen all of the >> birds above except for the nuthatch, chipping sparrow and the >> white-winged crossbills. Perhaps later today. >> >> All the best. >> >> Louis >> > > > ====================================================================== > ==== > Patrick Kelly > Director of Computer Facilities > ====================================================================== > ==== > Faculty of Architecture and Planning > Dalhousie University > ====================================================================== > ==== > PO Box 1000 Stn Central 5410 Spring Garden Road > Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4 > Canada Canada > ====================================================================== > ==== > Phone:(902) 494-3294 FAX:(902) 423-6672 E- > mail:patrick.kelly@dal.ca > ====================================================================== > ==== > --Boundary_(ID_bDearcdQru9VTDDO8OUCow) 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; "> <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">Patrick Kelly <<a = href=3D"mailto:patrick.kelly@Dal.Ca">patrick.kelly@Dal.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>Date: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">March 31, 2009 11:58:44 AM ADT</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">Louis = Coutinho <<a = href=3D"mailto:coutinho@eastlink.ca">coutinho@eastlink.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>Cc: </b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Louis = Coutinho <<a = href=3D"mailto:lcoutinho@town.windsor.ns.ca">lcoutinho@town.windsor.ns.ca<= /a>>, Jim Wolford <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.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>Re: Feeder Activity 24 March = 2009</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> = Hello Louis:<div><br></div><div>It sounds like you are doing really well = with your feeders! I had an all-day=A0astronomy=A0teleconference on = Saturday and set myself up looking out the window where the bird feeders = were. I managed 19 species for the day! It made quite a change in my = Project Feederwatch report. The only real highlights were a fox sparrow = (which has been here for the last few days and allowed some nice = pictures), three evening grosbeaks, and the first grackle of the year. = The flock of 40 redpolls is still hanging around, and on Sunday a nice = red male was singing from the top of the silver ash by the house. I had = no idea what it was, as I was used to their general = chattering.</div><div><br></div><div>The pictures were great. I thought = for a second that the crossbills were a hummingbird feeder! I have a = niger seed feeder but have yet to see crossbills at my place, but then I = don't have a lot of conifers in the = area.....</div><div><br></div><div>Pat</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><= div>On Mar 28, 2009, at 10:29 AM, Louis Coutinho wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: = normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: = normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: = 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div bgcolor=3D"#ffffff"><div><font = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Hi Pat and Jim:</font></div><div><font = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"></font>=A0</div><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2">Spring is definitely here...well if you look at what's = arriving at the feeders.=A0 I had a bonanza 15 minutes on March = 24th.=A0<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></font><font = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">This made up for the dismal winter and no = shows at the feeder.=A0 These birds were all at the feeders or in the = trees over the 15 minutes.</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2"></font>=A0</div><div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">A = red-breasted nuthatch</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Two= fox sparrows feeding on the ground</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2">Three white throat sparrows</font></div><div><font = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Two song sparrows</font></div><div><font = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Juncos</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2">13 white-winged crossbills (male and female)=A0 some males = redder than others</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Flock = of redpolls</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Black = capped chickadees</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Downey = woodpecker</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Nine = goldfinches</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Four pine = siskins</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Mourning doves = Two flickers</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2">Starlings</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Four= pheasants</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">One chipping = sparrow</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Six red-winged = blackbirds</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">A = crow</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">A flock of robins = flying to the neighbours property (about 10 of = them)</font></div><div>=A0</div><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2">That's it!=A0 Not bad, wouldn't you say?=A0=A0 Hope you folks = are having a great spring.=A0 Since 7:00 am this morning, I've seen all = of the birds above except for the nuthatch, chipping sparrow=A0and the = white-winged crossbills.=A0 Perhaps later today.</font></div><div><font = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"></font>=A0</div><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2">All the best.</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2"></font>=A0</div><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2">Louis</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2"></font>=A0</div></div></span></blockquote></div><br><div = apple-content-edited=3D"true"> <div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; 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