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Finches of all kinds seem to have been scarce here in
Halifax this winter. A few America Goldfinches is about it. However
today in the warm sunshine I heard House Finches singing on
Waegwoltic Avenue, the first I've heard this year. (I have yet to
see any, though!) I haven't been out birding much and am envious of
Ken's report of singing White-winged Crossbills. I plan to visit my
atlas squares in a few weeks and will be looking and listening for
them then. In the meantime I thought I'd pass on this vivid
description from NF.Birds, which gives a good idea of what to listen
and look for as breeding evidence.
Cheers,
Patricia L. Chalmers
Halifax
Newsgroups: nf.birds
From: Bruce Mactavish
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Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 07:43:36 -0800 (PST)
Subject: singing White-winged Crossbills.
Drove the area between St. John's and Pouch Cove looking for robins of
which I found none. Plenty of good looking dogberry trees. I did find
a nice selection of finches near Pouch Cove - at the beginning of the
road leading to Bauline. I walked along 0.5 km of road under nice blue
January skies and -10C. It was very birdy - lots of chickadees,
kinglets and several Red-breasted Nuthatches. After going all winter
without any crossbills I was surprised at the numbers of singing White-
winged Crossbills. Nearly continous singing. That is the full song = a
series of trills on different levels and plenty of flight song. All
bright fully plumaged males, except for the few females that showed
themselves and their every move was closely shadowed by males
sometimes two or three. If they aren't already sitting on nests then
it must be happening shortly. No flocks of crossbills, just plenty of
individuals. Also about 15 siskins. Two adamantly singing Pine
Grosbeaks and some Purple Finches. Big cone crop on the white spruce.
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<x-tab> </x-tab>Finches of
all kinds seem to have been scarce here in Halifax this winter. A
few America Goldfinches is about it. However today in the warm
sunshine I heard House Finches singing on Waegwoltic Avenue, the first
I've heard this year. (I have yet to see any, though!)
I haven't been out birding much and am envious of Ken's report of singing
White-winged Crossbills. I plan to visit my atlas squares in a few
weeks and will be looking and listening for them then. In the meantime I
thought I'd pass on this vivid description from NF.Birds, which gives a
good idea of what to listen and look for as breeding evidence.<br><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Cheers,<br>
<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Patricia
L. Chalmers<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Halifax<br>
<br>
<br>
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</b>From: <b>Bruce Mactavish
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...</a>@nf.sympatico.ca><br>
</b>Date: <b>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 07:43:36 -0800 (PST)<br>
</b>Subject: <b>singing White-winged Crossbills.<br><br>
</b>Drove the area between St. John's and Pouch Cove looking for robins
of <br>
which I found none. Plenty of good looking dogberry trees. I did
find <br>
a nice selection of finches near Pouch Cove - at the beginning of the
<br>
road leading to Bauline. I walked along 0.5 km of road under nice blue
<br>
January skies and -10C. It was very birdy - lots of chickadees, <br>
kinglets and several Red-breasted Nuthatches. After going all winter
<br>
without any crossbills I was surprised at the numbers of singing White-
<br>
winged Crossbills. Nearly continous singing. That is the full song = a
<br>
series of trills on different levels and plenty of flight song. All
<br>
bright fully plumaged males, except for the few females that showed <br>
themselves and their every move was closely shadowed by males <br>
sometimes two or three. If they aren't already sitting on nests
then <br>
it must be happening shortly. No flocks of crossbills, just plenty
of <br>
individuals. Also about 15 siskins. Two adamantly singing Pine <br>
Grosbeaks and some Purple Finches. Big cone crop on the white
spruce. <br>
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