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--Boundary_(ID_xRAmv8cFBdq8+UfCVjsV9Q) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT > > Subject: chipping sparrow, bobcat photo in Register Feb. 4 > > FEB. 4, 2010 - Yesterday's tiny sparrow was back today, and I think > it's a chipping sparrow. I now have set up a spotting scope and > tripod in our house aimed at the feeders area, so perhaps tomorrow > I will know for sure. > > Also today we had a female flicker, and a male flicker was there > just a day or two ago; these two flickers have been in our area for > about a month or more. Also at least 3 cardinals today, plus a > song sparrow, 6+ white-throated sparrows, 6+ mourning doves, 5 > crows, a starling, a downy woodpecker, 3+ bl.-c. chickadees, a few > blue jays, etc. > ------------------------------ > In today's King's County Register newspaper, on page 5 is a very > nice photograph of a BOBCAT, with this caption: > > "A bobcat walked through Judy Dominey-Crocker's Coldbrook front > yard January 19, about 10 a.m., only a few feet from their front > window. Luckily, she had her camera close by. We live in > Coldbrook close to the Cornwallis River. The family isn't sure if > the cat was headed to the nearby Cornwallis River, but it soon > disappeared. Dominey-Crocker thought our readers may be interested > in knowing the animal was in the area: a beautiful cat -- not > something you see every day. SUBMITTED > > Previously Helen Archibald had alerted me about a bobcat photo from > Coldbrook that was on Weathereye -- perhaps this is the same photo? > > I haven't yet looked at the NovaNewsNow Web site (has all the > Valley newspapers and others) to see if the photo is viewable there > or not. > > FEB. 5, 2010 - I used the scope on my tiny sparrow today, and I'm > pretty certain it is a chipping sparrow, i.e. the line through the > eye seems to go forward through the lores too to the beak. Also 4 > cardinals (2m,2f). > > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville > > > _______________________________________________ > Nature mailing list > Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca > http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/ > nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca --Boundary_(ID_xRAmv8cFBdq8+UfCVjsV9Q) 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; "> <br><div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><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: 12.0px = Helvetica"><b><br><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#000000"><span= class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: medium; font-weight: = normal;">Subject: </span></font>chipping sparrow, bobcat photo in = Register Feb. 4</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; 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: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>FEB. 4, 2010</b> - = Yesterday's<b> tiny sparrow </b>was back today, and I think it's a = chipping sparrow. I now have set up a spotting scope and tripod in = our house aimed at the feeders area, so perhaps tomorrow I will know for = sure.</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: = 12.0px Helvetica">Also today we had a female<b> flicker</b>, and a male = flicker was there just a day or two ago; these two flickers have been in = our area for about a month or more. Also at least 3 <b>cardinals = </b>today, plus a song sparrow, 6+ white-throated sparrows, 6+ mourning = doves, 5 crows, a starling, a downy woodpecker, 3+ bl.-c. chickadees, a = few blue jays, etc.</font></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: 12.0px = Helvetica">------------------------------</font></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: = 12.0px Helvetica">In today's King's County Register newspaper, on page 5 = is a very nice photograph of a <b>BOBCAT,</b> with this = caption:</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: = 12.0px Helvetica">"A<b> bobcat </b>walked through Judy Dominey-Crocker's = <b>Coldbrook</b> front yard <b>January 19</b>, about 10 a.m., only a few = feet from their front window. Luckily, she had her camera close = by. We live in Coldbrook close to the Cornwallis River. The = family isn't sure if the cat was headed to the nearby Cornwallis River, = but it soon disappeared. Dominey-Crocker thought our readers may = be interested in knowing the animal was in the area: a beautiful cat -- = not something you see every day. SUBMITTED</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: 12.0px = Helvetica">Previously Helen Archibald had alerted me about a bobcat = photo from Coldbrook that was on Weathereye -- perhaps this is the same = photo?</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: = 12.0px Helvetica">I haven't yet looked at the NovaNewsNow Web site (has = all the Valley newspapers and others) to see if the photo is viewable = there or not.</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: = 12.0px Helvetica"><b>FEB. 5, 2010</b> - I used the scope on my tiny = sparrow today, and I'm pretty certain it is a <b>chipping sparrow</b>, = i.e. the line through the eye seems to go forward through the lores too = to the beak. Also 4 <b>cardinals</b> (2m,2f).</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Cheers from = Jim in Wolfville</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; "><b><br></b></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">_______________________________________________</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Nature mailing list</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"mailto:Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">Nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnatu= ralists.ca">http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidon= naturalists.ca</a></div> </blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_xRAmv8cFBdq8+UfCVjsV9Q)--
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