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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT>& --Boundary_(ID_b3gQZXI8n5x18Q+8sWsKIA) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Speaking of Hummingbirds, a relative just sent me a copy of a popular hummingbird email item that has been circulating since 2006, perhaps you've seen it too, anyway, incase you have not seen it, here is a link to where I checked it out. It is interesting to think about. They appear to be Ruby-throated. Normally one sees them chasing each other away from a feeder, especially the male. Here they seem to be sharing the experience. http://www.abigailsings.com/hummingbirds/ I, too have had them land on my finger and feed; it is quite a marvelous feeling. Sherman On 9/04/2010, at 3:24 PM, Angela Joudrey* wrote: > That's a great point about the diurnal cycle. I'm going to throw > that into a conversation tonight and astound my friends by > appearing right some smart! I was thinking that the warmer weather > might bring them or any other bird earlier. > > On another note, do pheasants have nests on the ground? > > Thanks > > Angela in Windsor > > On 04/09/10, Bob McDonald <bobathome@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote: >> >> If you look carefully at the maps for 2009 and for 2010, so far, >> there is not really a significant difference as far as Canada is >> concerned. >> Last year at this time, there had been 2 reports in Canada (s. >> Ontario), while this year there have been 4 reports. Is this >> significant? I don't think so. As far as NS is concerned, there >> are no reports yet for 2010 while in 2009 the first reports came >> on April 20, 22, 22, 23. April 20 is only 11 days away. >> Most migrating birds time their migration according to the diurnal >> cycle (the length of the day) so just because we are experiencing >> late spring-like weather here does not necessarily mean birds will >> arrive here early. Those outliers which do arrive "early", like >> the Ruby-crowned Kinglet that Suzanne and I saw and heard last >> Tuesday, may be more readily noticed since it was singing in the >> warm sunshine. >> Overall, I am sceptical that our unseasonably warm weather here >> has any effect on the arrival timing of migrating birds. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Bob McDonald >> Halifax >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Hans Toom <Htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca> >> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> >> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 12:22 PM >> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] earliest hummingbird >> >> Hi all, >> >> The Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are about 1400 kilometres further >> north this year than last year. Last year they were crossing the >> North Carolina border in early April while this year they are >> probably in Maine already. >> >> Hans >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Angela Joudrey* <aljoudrey@eastlink.ca> >> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> >> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 11:54 AM >> Subject: [NatureNS] earliest hummingbird >> >> Hello all. >> >> I was wondering what the earliest date was that you first noticed >> a hummingbird ( from last spring ). >> >> Unless I read the map wrong on hummingbird.net, it looks like they >> are later this year? ( I was showing a student the web page and it >> is totally possible that I didn't see it correctly ) >> >> Angela >> Grade 4/5 >> Falmouth District School >> >> >> > > -- > When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to > the rest of the world. > John Muir > --Boundary_(ID_b3gQZXI8n5x18Q+8sWsKIA) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Speaking of Hummingbirds, a relative just sent me a copy of a = popular hummingbird email item that has been circulating = since 2006, perhaps you've seen it too, anyway, incase you have not seen = it, here is a link to where I checked it out. It is interesting to = think about. They appear to be Ruby-throated. Normally one sees them = chasing each other away from a feeder, especially the male. Here they = seem to be sharing the experience. <a = href=3D"http://www.abigailsings.com/hummingbirds/">http://www.abigailsings= .com/hummingbirds/</a> I, too have had them land on my = finger and feed; it is quite a marvelous = feeling.<div><br></div><div>Sherman<br><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>O= n 9/04/2010, at 3:24 PM, Angela Joudrey* wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px;">That's a = great point about the diurnal cycle. I'm going to throw that into a = conversation tonight and astound my friends by appearing right some = smart! I was thinking that the warmer weather might bring them or any = other bird earlier.<br _moz_dirty=3D""><br _moz_dirty=3D"">On another = note, do pheasants have nests on the ground?<br _moz_dirty=3D""><br = _moz_dirty=3D"">Thanks<br _moz_dirty=3D""><br _moz_dirty=3D"">Angela in = Windsor<br><br><span>On 04/09/10, <b class=3D"name">Bob McDonald </b> = <<a = href=3D"mailto:bobathome@hfx.eastlink.ca">bobathome@hfx.eastlink.ca</a>>= ; wrote:</span><blockquote = cite=3D"mid:5A7BCF22AC934725A77BF2E019B30C6C@desktop" class=3D"iwcQuote" = style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 255); padding-left: 13px; = margin-left: 0pt;" type=3D"cite"><div class=3D"mimepart text html"> = <span><p> <style></style> <table><tbody><tr><td bgcolor=3D"#ffffff"><p> = </p><div><font size=3D"2">If you look carefully at the maps for 2009 and = for 2010, so far, there is not really a significant difference as far as = Canada is concerned.</font></div> <div><font size=3D"2">Last year at = this time, there had been 2 reports in Canada (s. Ontario), = while this year there have been 4 reports. Is this = significant? I don't think so. As far as NS is concerned, = there are no reports yet for 2010 while in 2009 the first reports came = on April 20, 22, 22, 23. April 20 is only 11 days = away.</font></div> <div><font size=3D"2">Most migrating birds time = their migration accordi