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--Boundary_(ID_JitYvIlAuQVu5ACYkS6nmA) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT DEC. 31, 2009 - Today at my feeders my FIRST JUNCO for this winter turned up. Although juncos havebeen seen by a lot of people already this winter, these birds seem to be late in showing up from their northern or woodsy nesting grounds. Also a male flicker, 2 starlings, etc. at the feeders. At the Canning Aboiteau (lower Habitant River, east of Canning), the 3 domestic white geese were there on the ice and fast asleep through the high tide period, and with them was another sleeping goose, probably a lone Canada goose, which might also be domestic/tame and owned by the Cadegans, who live directly south of the aboiteau and east of the first road junction. Later Brenda & Bill Thexton confirmed that the 4th goose above is indeed a Canada goose. After an hour, I rechecked the above geese, and one of the domestic white geese was gone. One of the remaining white geese obligingly stretched a wing to show a completely feathered wing, and I wonder if these domestic geese can fly? JANUARY 1, 2010 - HAPPY NEW YEAR!! JAN. 2, 2010 - Today we got hit by a nor'easter storm that had moved up the east coast from New England with high winds and snow, at temperatures a bit below freezing, and dumped several cm. of snow on us, and more of the same is expected overnight tonight, which must be a big problem for all the people who are traveling now after the holidays. In late morning at home I saw a female flicker eating mountain-ash berries. JAN. 3, 2010 - Yesterday and overnight and now today with temperatures about at the freezing point, at home in Wolfville we now have about 15+ cm. of wet snow (actually quite a bit more ended up in the back yard, perhaps 30 cm. in all) (was powdery yesterday with lower temperatures). Taking advantage of that is a female n. flicker who is perching on the snow surface to reach my tubular peanut feeder, which has no perches. Today at our busy feeders it was nice to see the red-breasted nuthatch that we see only occasionally, along with 4+ goldfinches, 3+ cardinals, 1 song sparrow, 6+ white-throated sparrows, a single starling, a few mourning doves and blue jays, 4+ chickadees, 5 crows, one pheasant, one downy woodpecker, and the flicker. JAN. 4, 2010 - Today we awakened for a lovely snow-covered landscape -- all the bushes and trees etc. etc.-- but only until late morning, since thawing temperatures created quick melting of the arboreal snow. JAN. 5, 2010 - I saw my first junco in our yard for this winter on Dec. 31/09, but today there was a flock of 10+ juncos just a few houses north of us. At mid-day in the centre of downtown Wolfville, perched in the exposed top of a medium-sized hardwood tree just south of the Bank of Montreal and just north of the Post Office, was a red-tailed hawk, who was presumably watching the comings and goings of the Wolfvillians on foot and in their cars. I imagine that crows will soon harass it enough to make it go elsewhere. --Boundary_(ID_JitYvIlAuQVu5ACYkS6nmA) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: = center; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 12px; = "><b>DEC. 31, 2009</b> - Today at my feeders my <b>FIRST = JUNCO</b> for this winter turned up. Although juncos havebeen = seen by a lot of people already this winter, these birds seem to be late = in showing up from their northern or woodsy nesting = grounds.</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; = "><b></b></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><b><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; = "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; = ">Also a male flicker, 2 starlings, etc. at the = feeders.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">At the Canning Aboiteau = (lower Habitant River, east of Canning), the <b>3 domestic white = geese</b> were there on the ice and fast asleep through the high = tide period, and with them was another sleeping goose, probably = a <b>lone Canada goose</b>, which might also be domestic/tame and = owned by the Cadegans, who live directly south of the aboiteau and east = of the first road junction.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">Later = Brenda & Bill Thexton confirmed that the 4th goose above = is indeed a <b>Canada goose</b>.</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; ">After an hour, I rechecked the above geese, and = one of the domestic white geese was gone. One of the = remaining white geese obligingly stretched a wing to show a completely = feathered wing, and I wonder if these domestic geese can = fly?</font></div><div><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"font-weight: normal; "><br></span></div></b></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><b><br></b></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; "><b>JANUARY 1, 2010 - HAPPY NEW = YEAR!! </b> </font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><b>JAN. 2, 2010</b> - = Today we got hit by a <b>nor'easter storm </b>that had moved = up the east coast from New England with <b>high winds and snow</b>, = at temperatures a bit below freezing, and dumped several cm. of snow on = us, and more of the same is expected overnight tonight, which must be a = big problem for all the people who are traveling now after the = holidays.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">In late morning at home I = saw a female<b> flicker eating mountain-ash = berries</b>.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><b>JAN. 3, 2010</b> - = Yesterday and overnight and now today with temperatures about at the = freezing point, at home in Wolfville we now have about 15+ cm. = of <b>wet snow </b>(actually quite a bit more ended up in the = back yard, perhaps 30 cm. in all) (was powdery yesterday with lower = temperatures). </font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">Taking advantage of that = is a female<b> n. flicker</b> who is perching on the snow = surface to reach my tubular peanut feeder, which has no = perches. </font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">Today at our busy feeders = it was nice to see the <b>red-breasted nuthatch</b> that we = see only occasionally, along with 4+ goldfinches, 3+ cardinals, 1 song = sparrow, 6+ white-throated sparrows, a single starling, a few mourning = doves and blue jays, 4+ chickadees, 5 crows, one pheasant, one downy = woodpecker, and the flicker.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><b>JAN. 4, 2010</b> - = Today we awakened for a <b>lovely snow-covered = landscape</b> -- all the bushes and trees etc. etc.-- but only = until late morning, since thawing temperatures created quick melting of = the arboreal snow.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><b>JAN. 5, 2010</b> - = I saw my first junco in our yard for this winter on Dec. 31/09, but = today there was a flock of 10+<b> juncos</b> just a few houses = north of us.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">At mid-day in the centre = of downtown Wolfville, perched in the exposed top of a medium-sized = hardwood tree just south of the Bank of Montreal and just north of the = Post Office, was a <b>red-tailed hawk</b>, who was presumably = watching the comings and goings of the Wolfvillians on foot and in their = cars. I imagine that crows will soon harass it enough to make = it go elsewhere.</font></div><div><br></div> </body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_JitYvIlAuQVu5ACYkS6nmA)--
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