[NatureNS] chipping sparrow, bobcat photo in Register Feb. 4

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> 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
>
>
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normal;">Subject:&nbsp;</span></font>chipping sparrow, bobcat photo in =
Register Feb. 4</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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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.&nbsp; 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; =
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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.&nbsp; 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; =
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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; =
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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. &nbsp;Luckily, she had her camera close =
by. &nbsp;We live in Coldbrook close to the Cornwallis River. &nbsp;The =
family isn't sure if the cat was headed to the nearby Cornwallis River, =
but it soon disappeared. &nbsp;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. &nbsp;SUBMITTED</font></div><div =
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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 =
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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 =
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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.&nbsp; Also 4 <b>cardinals</b> (2m,2f).</font></div><div =
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