[NatureNS] Re: Bluebirds and bird visitors

Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 09:44:47 -0400
From: Joan Czapalay <joancz@ns.sympatico.ca>
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Thanks to you all who have sent posts in when you see or hear about 
bluebirds in NS. Since 1990 I have been trying to keep track of all the 
reports of Bluebirds seen in Nova Scotia. By interest comes from a 
sighting of a male EABL while on a fishing trip in Collingwood, N.S. in  
May of 1957. (I then fell in love, and blame the bluebird.) The next one 
I saw here was in 1990, and in the mid 90s a pair nested in my yard, and 
fed the young on the verandah roof, right outside my bedroom window! Joy.

I concur with most of Ulli's comments, re postings. It is great to share 
our love of nature, and our observations, whether or not of rarities, on 
this site. I enjoy hearing what is being seen throughout the province, 
so if I am visiting my daughter in Pubnico, friends in Shel. Co., the 
Valley, Pictou County, Canso, Cape Breton, and Cumberland county, or 
family in Hfx /Dartmouth, I can take some time out to see a visiting 
bird. If even if I am not travelling, I enjoy hearing what is around. 
And the documentation is important for scientific reasons. Most of us 
are very respectful of people's privacy, and would not step foot in a 
yard without permission. However, I have seen a rare bird being chased 
by over zealous birders, trying to get another "tick" on their lists 
(both real and hypothetical), or trying for close-up pictures. We can 
all be more careful.
A public "Thank You" to Graham Hawkins for letting us visit his great 
back yard to have such good views of the Spotted Towhee. Never did I 
expect to see one in NS! Is it still around? Cheers, Joan

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