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--=====================_8593890==.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Here are a few assorted sightings from the past few days. Friday, 14 May 2010 Smiley's Prov. Park, Hants County Eastern Phoebes - nesting under the bridge over the Meander River Northern Waterthrush - singing near the entrance to the campground Red-eyed Vireos - several Least Flycatchers - many Chipping Sparrow Cliff Swallow - with other swallows over a small pond on nearby Hwy 14 Herbert River Trail, off Route 215, just north of Brooklyn Eastern Phoebes - nesting under the bridge over the Herbert River Eastern Kingbird - at the start of the trail Gray Catbird Veery (early) Pockwock Watershed Road, HRM An unidentified Elfin, and an early Ode, just emerged, and photographed in-hand. I'll circulate the photos for IDs, and report back. Saturday, 15 May 2010 Annapolis Royal Marsh, Annapolis County Tree Swallows -- a gratifying number, with nearly every nesting box occupied. Bufflehead -- a late female Northern Cardinal -- two singing males Yellow Warbler -- 20+ singing males around the trail Sora - one calling Four broods of Canada Geese Greater Yellowlegs - one migrant Northern Mockingbird - a showy bird around the control gate for the tidal power plant on the causeway Northern Cardinal -- at least 3 singing males in Granville Ferry. 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 --=====================_8593890==.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" <html> <body> Here are a few assorted sightings from the past few days.<br><br> <u>Friday, 14 May 2010<br><br> Smiley's Prov. Park, Hants County<br><br> </u>Eastern Phoebes - nesting under the bridge over the Meander River<br> Northern Waterthrush - singing near the entrance to the campground<br> Red-eyed Vireos - several<br> Least Flycatchers - many<br> Chipping Sparrow<br> Cliff Swallow - with other swallows over a small pond on nearby Hwy 14<br><br> <u>Herbert River Trail, off Route 215, just north of Brooklyn<br><br> </u>Eastern Phoebes - nesting under the bridge over the Herbert River<br> Eastern Kingbird - at the start of the trail<br> Gray Catbird<br> Veery (early)<br><br> <u>Pockwock Watershed Road, HRM<br><br> </u>An unidentified Elfin, and an early Ode, just emerged, and photographed in-hand. I'll circulate the photos for IDs, and report back.<br><br> <u>Saturday, 15 May 2010<br><br> Annapolis Royal Marsh, Annapolis County<br><br> </u>Tree Swallows -- a gratifying number, with nearly every nesting box occupied.<br> Bufflehead -- a late female<br> Northern Cardinal -- two singing males<br> Yellow Warbler -- 20+ singing males around the trail<br> Sora - one calling<br> Four broods of Canada Geese<br> Greater Yellowlegs - one migrant<br><br> Northern Mockingbird - a showy bird around the control gate for the tidal power plant on the causeway<br><br> Northern Cardinal -- at least 3 singing males in Granville Ferry.<br><br> Cheers,<br><br> Blake<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> --=====================_8593890==.ALT--
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