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I saw the same sort of frenzied activity in Windsor last evening (Thurs)
near the old Windsor Wear building from Hwy 101, and realized it was ~100
starlings hunting flying insects, and not swallows.
Sadly the last Ruby- thr. Hummingbird - an imm. male - left here Wed. night
but note the Juncos are back foraging around our gardens. Our family of
Pewees are still in full song beginning at 6.00 a.m.. The adult male is
followed by echoes from two youngsters - no doubt asll getting ready to
leave shortly, and this morning I awoke to hear a Barred Owl also at dawn.
We have been seeing migration movement of warblers - mostly Blk-thr. Greens
and Yellow-rumps, but Vireos and Flickers and Blue Jays also passing
through.
Cheers,
Judy Tufts
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Judy Tufts
Wolfville
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
On Behalf Of Marg Millard
Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 8:46 AM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Starlings as aerial insectivores?
Yesterday as we drove from town about 10:30 am, I saw a large flock of birds
that at first glance I thought oh! No! the swallows were blown back here via
the storms as a number of years ago when I watched many, many die on
Summerville Beach. There was something about the flight pattern and the
diving that wasn't as sweeping and elegant as that of the swallows. The
birds were doing fine aerobatics. As what they were capturing seemed to
disperse so did the birds and a couple landed on the wires just as we were
passing the salt sheds at the west connector. They were starlings! I haven't
ever noticed that before. have no idea what they were feasting on. Gives me
a slightly different view to feeding the hordes now.
Marg Millard, White Point, Queens
http://MargMillard.ca <http://margmillard.ca/>
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Hi,
Twice today I have watched large but loosely-knit flocks of Starlings flying
high, and behaving just like Swifts or Swallows - darting about and
certainly looking as if they are catching small aerial insects. I can't say
I have specifically noticed that before, but I presume it's a common
phenomenon for opportunists.
Richard
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Judy Tufts<BR> =20
Wolfville<BR><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<=
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[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Marg=20
Millard<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 03, 2009 8:46 =
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naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] Starlings as =
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insectivores?<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Yesterday =
as we drove from=20
town about 10:30 am, I saw a large flock of birds that at first glance I =
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oh! No! the swallows were blown back here via the storms as a number of =
years=20
ago when I watched many, many die on Summerville Beach. There was=20
something about the flight pattern and the diving that wasn't as =
sweeping and=20
elegant as that of the swallows. The birds were doing fine aerobatics. =
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they were capturing seemed to disperse so did the birds and a couple =
landed on=20
the wires just as we were passing the salt sheds at the west connector. =
They=20
were starlings! I haven't ever noticed that before. have no idea what =
they were=20
feasti