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Could someone perhaps explain where the blue jays are migrating to? Our
local mob (what is the collective for blue jays?) don't seem to go anywhere.
Curious in Granville Ferry
Jon Percy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Suzanne Borkowski" <suzanneborkowski@yahoo.ca>
To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 3:30 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] RE: Blue Jay flocks
> Hi Fritz;
>
> There were large flocks of at least 100 blue jays flying by on Brier
> Island a couple of weeks ago. At Prospect, on Blake Maybank's field trip
> last weekend, we saw three or four groups of Blue Jays passing overhead
> numbering from 40 - 80 individuals. At Peggy's Cove, last Thursday, there
> was a large flock of at least 100 Blue Jays landing in some trees then
> taking off again, It seems to be a great year for migrating Blue Jays!
>
> Cheers;
> Suzanne
>
>
>
>
> --- On Mon, 10/5/09, Laviolette, Lance (EXP) <lance.laviolette@lmco.com>
> wrote:
>
>> From: Laviolette, Lance (EXP) <lance.laviolette@lmco.com>
>> Subject: [NatureNS] RE: Blue Jay flocks
>> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>> Received: Monday, October 5, 2009, 2:05 PM
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Fritz,
>>
>> Regarding the flocks of Blue Jays, I've
>> seen flocks in the hundreds
>> many times in southern NS at this time of year. If
>> the observation had been
>> from that part of the province I'd certainly say it
>> should not be considered to
>> be exaggerated. Unfortunately I don't have many
>> observations from CB in the fall
>> so I can't say whether flocks can get to that size
>>
>> there.
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>> Lance
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> From:
>> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca
>> [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of
>> Fritz
>> McEvoy
>> Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 10:21 AM
>> To: NS
>> NATURE
>> Subject: [NatureNS] Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 11:17:35
>> -0300
>>
>>
>> Hi All,
>> I had a couple of somewhat interesting
>> reports this weekend and wanted to see if anyone had any
>> idea of there
>> credibility.
>> The first was a very large flock of Blue Jays,
>>
>> in the hundreds, that someone said they observed. I see
>> large Blue Jay flocks
>> (dozens) all the time but this seems a little
>> exaggerated.
>> The second was an observation of a
>> black bird with white wing bar (stripe) and
>> yellow bill; size between a
>> Robin & Crow: that was seen only for a few seconds in
>> flight. Aside from a
>> Myna (very unlikely) I can't think of a
>> match. This may be a trick of
>> lighting but who knows there are lots of strange
>> sightings this time of year.
>> All the
>> best.
>>
>>
>> Fritz McEvoy
>>
>>
>>
>> Sunrise Valley CB (near Dingwall)
>>
>>
>>
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>> homepage.
>>
>>
>
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