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--=====================_285550406==.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed 12 March 2010 I love this time of year when one does not have to venture far for signs of spring. Three nights ago a pair of Great Horned Owls started up an early dawn duet behind our house -- we hope they'll linger to set up a nest. Grackles appeared yesterday, the same day I was entertained by two male Hairy Woodpeckers competing for the attention of an interested female. The posturing, calls, and displays of bill fencing went on for some time, before the victorious male flew off with a prospective mate. The first Purple Finches appeared today, though they are not yet singing. I'm trying to not get lulled into a sense of warm relaxation, as I know winter can return at any time, at least until mid-May. In the meantime, I and the birds are enjoying the lovely spring-like weather. Cheers, Blake ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blake Maybank maybank@ns.sympatico.ca 902-852-2077 Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds" http://nsbs.chebucto.org author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia" http://tinyurl.com/birdingns Downloadable Nova Scotia Maps for inside front and back covers: http://tinyurl.com/mr627d White's Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada --=====================_285550406==.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" <html> <body> 12 March 2010<br><br> I love this time of year when one does not have to venture far for signs of spring. Three nights ago a pair of Great Horned Owls started up an early dawn duet behind our house -- we hope they'll linger to set up a nest. <br><br> Grackles appeared yesterday, the same day I was entertained by two male Hairy Woodpeckers competing for the attention of an interested female. The posturing, calls, and displays of bill fencing went on for some time, before the victorious male flew off with a prospective mate.<br><br> The first Purple Finches appeared today, though they are not yet singing. <br><br> I'm trying to not get lulled into a sense of warm relaxation, as I know winter can return at any time, at least until mid-May. In the meantime, I and the birds are enjoying the lovely spring-like weather.<br><br> Cheers,<br><br> Blake<br><br> <br><br> <x-sigsep><p></x-sigsep> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br> Blake Maybank<br> maybank@ns.sympatico.ca<br> 902-852-2077<br><br> Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds"<br> <a href="http://nsbs.chebucto.org/" eudora="autourl"> http://nsbs.chebucto.org<br><br> </a>author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia"<br> <font color="#0000FF"><u> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/birdingns" eudora="autourl"> http://tinyurl.com/birdingns<br> </a></u></font>Downloadable Nova Scotia Maps for inside front and back covers:<br> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/mr627d" eudora="autourl"> http://tinyurl.com/mr627d</a> <br><br> White's Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada </body> </html> --=====================_285550406==.ALT--
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