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Index of Subjects --001636c92af1a06c22047b1e6e5d Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi, We had the Wolfville count today - numbers aren't all in yet, but the total will probably be low - others will undoubtedly report fully in due course. However, there were several sizeable flocks of Robins reported, and Bernard Forsythe had a flock of about 200 in an orchard near Gaspereau a few days ago. I had a flock of 40+ Cedar waxwings eating berries here in the yard the other day. Richard On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 8:15 PM, Ken McKenna <kenmcken@eastlink.ca> wrote: > > Ken McKenna > Box 218 Stellarton NS > B0K 1S0 > 902 752-7644 > Hi Brian and all > On the Springville CBC (Springville is an inland CBC with no coastal > waters) today in Pictou Co. I had only 2 Robins, but Steve Vines had a group > in dense woods near Westville that he estimated to be about 50 birds. Robins > have been present all fall in the Pictou area and there is still a wealth of > fruit around with Hawthornes and mountain ash still red with fruit and loads > of apples. I looked through lots of red fruit today and found very little - > two groups totalling about 16 CEDAR WAXWINGS. Steve mentioned he had 15 > Cedars in his area. > My area is mosty the town of Stellarton and part of New Glasgow. I managed > 31 species with best birds a COMMON YELLOWTHROAT in the MacLellan Marsh and > single SWAMP SPARROWS on the marsh between exits 25 and 26 on the TCH 104 > along the MacLellan Brook and the other from the Westray RR bridge in > Plymouth. I had a NORTHERN FLICKER in this area as well. > Steve tallied a dark phase ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK in the area of the Holiday Inn > Express between exit 23 and 24 from the TCH 104. This is not a very common > bird on the Springville count. > Antigonish CBC is tomorrow but the Cape George area is not in the count > circle. Will report on whether robins are in that area or not. > cheers > Ken > PS Elwin and Janet Hemphill report 1-2 PINE WARBLERS coming daily to suet > feeder on Louise St. in Pictou. > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Dalzell" <aythya@nb.sympatico.ca > > > To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Cc: "Brian Dalzell" <aythya@NB.SYMPATICO.CA> > Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 7:16 PM > Subject: [NatureNS] Robins on the Move > > > Yesterday, at Lower Woods Harbour I came across a flock of AMERICAN ROBINS >> all strung out, moving north toward Pubnico Point. I would estimate 500+ >> birds in the flock, and this about noonish with light snow. This morning at >> East Point, PEI, I estimated 2500+ arriving very high (1500') from the east >> between 0800-0930. Just enough Mountain Ash berries there to tank up the >> hungry ones, but most were gone by noon. I wonder what the situation is in >> Antigonish county, and perhaps the Cape George area. Also two Peregrines at >> East Point, an adult male and an immature female. The adult male drove the >> young female out of his territory. They were likely looking for stray >> robins, of which more than one came in over the wave tops. >> >> Brian D (wandering the Maritimes). >> > > -- ################# Dr.R.B.Stern, P.O. Box 300, Port Williams, N.S., Canada, B0P 1T0 Richard Stern, 317 Middle Dyke Rd. Port Williams, NS, Canada B0P 1T0 sternrichard@gmail.com ################### --001636c92af1a06c22047b1e6e5d Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi,<br><br>We had the Wolfville count today - numbers aren't all in yet= , but the total will probably be low - others will undoubtedly report fully= in due course. However, there were several sizeable flocks of Robins repor= ted, and Bernard Forsythe had a flock of about 200 in an orchard near Gaspe= reau a few days ago. I had a flock of 40+ Cedar waxwings eating berries her= e in the yard the other day.<br> <br>Richard<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 8:15 = PM, Ken McKenna <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:kenmcken@eastlink.c= a">kenmcken@eastlink.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail= _quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt= 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <br> Ken McKenna<br> Box 218 Stellarton NS<br> B0K 1S0<br> 902 752-7644<br> Hi Brian and all<br> On the Springville CBC (Springville is an inland CBC with no coastal waters= ) today in Pictou Co. I had only 2 Robins, but Steve Vines had a group in d= ense woods near Westville that he estimated to be about 50 birds. Robins ha= ve been present all fall in the Pictou area and there is still a wealth of = fruit around with Hawthornes and mountain ash still red with fruit and load= s of apples. I looked through lots of red fruit today and found very little= - two groups totalling about 16 CEDAR WAXWINGS. Steve mentioned he had 15 = Cedars in his area.<br> My area is mosty the town of Stellarton and part of New Glasgow. I managed = 31 species with best birds a COMMON YELLOWTHROAT in the MacLellan Marsh and= single SWAMP SPARROWS on the marsh between exits 25 and 26 on the TCH 104 = along the MacLellan Brook and the other from the Westray RR bridge in Plymo= uth. I had a NORTHERN FLICKER in this area as well.<br> Steve tallied a dark phase ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK in the area of the Holiday Inn= Express between exit 23 and 24 from the TCH 104. This is not a very common= bird on the Springville count.<br> Antigonish CBC is tomorrow but the Cape George area is not in the count cir= cle. Will report on whether robins are in that area or not.<br> cheers<br> Ken<br> PS =A0Elwin and Janet Hemphill report 1-2 PINE WARBLERS coming daily to sue= t feeder on Louise St. in Pictou.<br> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Dalzell" <<a href=3D= "mailto:aythya@nb.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank">aythya@nb.sympatico.ca</a= >><br> To: <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">nature= ns@chebucto.ns.ca</a>><br> Cc: "Brian Dalzell" <<a href=3D"mailto:aythya@NB.SYMPATICO.CA"= target=3D"_blank">aythya@NB.SYMPATICO.CA</a>><br> Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 7:16 PM<br> Subject: [NatureNS] Robins on the Move<br> <br> <br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, = 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Yesterday, at Lower Woods Harbour I came across a flock of AMERICAN ROBINS = all strung out, moving north toward Pubnico Point. =A0I would estimate 500+= birds in the flock, and this about noonish with light snow. =A0This mornin= g at East Point, PEI, I estimated 2500+ arriving very high (1500') from= the east between 0800-0930. =A0Just enough Mountain Ash berries there to t= ank up the hungry ones, but most were gone by noon. =A0I wonder what the si= tuation is in Antigonish county, and perhaps the Cape George area. =A0Also = two Peregrines at East Point, an adult male and an immature female. =A0The = adult male drove the young female out of his territory. =A0They were likely= looking for stray robins, of which more than one came in over the wave top= s.<br> <br> Brian D (wandering the Maritimes). <br> </blockquote> <br> </blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>#################<br>Dr= .R.B.Stern, =A0 <br>P.O. Box 300,<br>Port Williams,<br>N.S., Canada,<br>B0P= 1T0<br><br>Richard Stern, <br>317 Middle Dyke Rd.<br>Port Williams, NS, Ca= nada<br> B0P 1T0<br><br><a href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail= .com</a><br>###################<br> --001636c92af1a06c22047b1e6e5d--
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