[NatureNS] Song Sparrows singing and woodpeckers drumming

Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:08:59 -0400
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A neighbor has reported a Song Sparrow singing here in Port Hawkesbury 
today.
David Johnston

John Kearney wrote:
> On Valentine's Day, a Hairy Woodpecker was drumming on Big Island, Pictou
> County.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
> On Behalf Of Joan Czapalay
> Sent: February 15, 2010 09:35
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Song Sparrows singing
>
> Such a sweet song, Patricia! The ones here beside Chocolate Lake started 
> tentatively on Goundhog Day but went to full song on the 5th February. 
> All of " Maids, maids, maids, Put on your tea-kettle-ettle-ettle-ettle 
> ". ( I don't have a good ear for bird song, so love the birds that say 
> something!) Cheers, Joan
>
> P.L. Chalmers wrote:
>   
>>         I have been meaning to write in and report that over-wintering 
>> Song Sparrows have started singing in Halifax.  I heard the first one 
>> in the quadrangle at King's College on Thursday, 28 January. (That was 
>> the day before the snow/ice storm and the drop in temperatures from 
>> which we have now emerged.) He gave a full, rolicking, sustained song, 
>> keeping it up for several minutes.  No tentative, subdued "warming up" 
>> singing there!    Despite the cold, I heard the same bird sing on a 
>> very sunny morning a week later (4 February) and I have heard it while 
>> heading to work nearly every day since then.  Last week I heard one 
>> sing from my back yard for the first time, and he is now singing every 
>> morning.  Definitely lifts the spirits!
>>
>>         Cheers,
>>
>>         Patricia L. Chalmers
>>         Halifax
>>
>>
>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> At 11:52 AM 06/02/2010, Andy Dean wrote:
>> Hey Peter,
>>  Thanks for that  timely morale-booster ....just as I was beginning to 
>> despair. I REALLY hope you have it right. I will keep my ears open for 
>> song sparrows singing and robins a-hopping.
>> Andy
>>  
>>     
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-- 
David W. Johnston
Mary K. Johnston
207 Hiram St.
Port Hawkesbury  N.S.
B9A 2C3

902 625 1534

dwj.jem@ns.sympatico.ca

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