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A flock of eight robins appeared in my yard on Saturday, and I've been seei=
ng Canada geese flying past in flocks of up to 50 all week. =0A=0AAt MSVU, =
there's been a flock of cedar waxwings (about two dozen; they arrived on Fr=
iday), robins, singing song sparrows and juncos and goldfinches and chickad=
ees over the past week.=0A=0AThis morning in Enfield I spotted starlings ca=
rrying food to a nice nest site under the eaves of a house, and I think I s=
aw one carrying a fecal sac - seems a bit early for that. I'll have to take=
a closer look tomorrow. Nearby, a male house sparrow was singing his heart=
out while two females inspected the cavity of the streetlight he was sitti=
ng above. There was also a pair of red-tailed hawks sitting close together =
in a pine tree visible from the 102 near the airport.=0A=0AI also have a re=
port from my aunt of a pigeon nest on a balcony in Dartmouth - not very not=
able, except perhaps that the first egg was laid by February 2! Seems a bit=
chilly for nesting. Apparently that egg did not succeed (perhaps because i=
t was lying almost directly on the balcony's concrete railing in the cold?)=
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seeing Canada geese flying past in flocks of up to 50 all week. <br><br>At=
MSVU, there's been a flock of cedar waxwings (about two dozen; they arrive=
d on Friday), robins, singing song sparrows and juncos and goldfinches and =
chickadees over the past week.<br><br>This morning in Enfield I spotted sta=
rlings carrying food to a nice nest site under the eaves of a house, and I =
think I saw one carrying a fecal sac - seems a bit early for that. I'll hav=
e to take a closer look tomorrow. Nearby, a male house sparrow was singing =
his heart out while two females inspected the cavity of the streetlight he =
was sitting above. There was also a pair of red-tailed hawks sitting close =
together in a pine tree visible from the 102 near the airport.<br><br>I
also have a report from my aunt of a pigeon nest on a balcony in Dartmouth=
- not very notable, except perhaps that the first egg was laid by February=
2! Seems a bit chilly for nesting. Apparently that egg did not succeed (pe=
rhaps because it was lying almost directly on the balcony's concrete railin=
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