[NatureNS] 10 goldeneyes + weird mark on mallard? etc.

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From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:35:58 -0400
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FEB. 17, 2010 - At our feeders, the red-breasted nuthatch is still  
around but seldom seen, and I haven't noticed the chipping sparrow  
for about a week now.

FEB. 18, 2010 - At the feeder 1.3 km. east of Hwy. 358 along Saxon  
St., about 3 of the Savannah sparrows were there today (vs. 15 a week  
ago).

I carefully checked the Port Williams sewage ponds at high tide today  
at 4 p.m., but somehow the 10 goldeneyes present noticed my bulky  
frame and red jacket peaking around the sewage treatment building I  
was using for cover.  All the goldeneyes identified were commons, but  
I didn't get a long enough look to be sure.

Also present were about a half-dozen male mallards, and with them a  
darkish female mallard (or black? or "hybrid"?) showed a vertical  
white stripe across her left wing -- this vertical white mark was  
very noticeable, only on the left side, and was about halfway back  
from the front end.

Cheers from Jim in Wolfville

Jim (James W.) Wolford
91 Wickwire Ave.
Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada
B4P 1W3

phone 902-542-9204
e-mail <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>

"In wildness is the preservation of the world" -- Henry David Thoreau

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12px/normal Helvetica; "><b>FEB. 17, 2010</b>&nbsp;- At our feeders, =
the&nbsp;<b>red-breasted nuthatch</b>&nbsp;is still around but seldom =
seen, and I haven't noticed the&nbsp;<b>chipping sparrow</b>&nbsp;for =
about a week now.</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: =
normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><b>FEB. 18, =
2010</b>&nbsp;- At the feeder 1.3 km. east of Hwy. 358 along Saxon St., =
about 3 of the&nbsp;<b>Savannah sparrows</b>&nbsp;were there today (vs. =
15 a week ago).</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
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margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">I carefully checked the =
Port Williams sewage ponds at high tide today at 4 p.m., but somehow =
the&nbsp;<b>10 goldeneyes</b>&nbsp;present noticed my bulky frame and =
red jacket peaking around the sewage treatment building I was using for =
cover.&nbsp;&nbsp;All the goldeneyes identified =
were&nbsp;<b>commons</b>, but I didn't get a long enough look to be =
sure.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">Also present were about a =
half-dozen male&nbsp;<b>mallards</b>, and with them a darkish female =
mallard (or black? or "hybrid"?) showed a&nbsp;<b>vertical white =
stripe</b>&nbsp;across her left wing -- this vertical white mark was =
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">Cheers from Jim in Wolfville</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
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