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Index of Subjects I found a single male singing in Red Pines at Wentworth PP a couple years ago, and one this spring in White Pines along the Upper Clyde River in Shelburne county. It is only a matter of time before they are confirmed as breeding in the province (this year would be nice for the Atlas). They are much more common in NS than people realize, but as you point out, their song is often mistaken for dark-eyed junco. Dwayne Sabine played a Pine Warbler tape in the valley three years ago, and actually had an agitated junco come in! If the junco can't tell the difference, it is likely that most PIWAs in NS are overlooked. There is tons of suitable habitat. P.S. What is the square number for Trout Lake? =================================== ---- "Wayne P. Neily" <neilyornis@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hello all, > > > > A little excitement (for me at least) from this morning's atlassing - two Pine Warblers were singing as if on territory in the white pines (Pinus strobus) at the north end of Trout Lake, Annapolis County. They could be heard from Trout Lake Road between the two bridges at the north end, near the (unmarked) boat launch areas. Any of you who have tried know how difficult singing Pine Warblers can be to see, but these were the first that I had heard singing in N. S., and I know how variable the trills of similar-sounding species can be, so I was determined to see it. For those who do not know them, they typically sing hidden in the canopy of tall pines, not moving until you see a tiny form flying away. The song is intermediate between that of a junco and a Swamp Sparrow or Palm Warbler (probably closest to that of an Orange-crowned Warbler, if that helps any). Anyway, after about 90 minutes of waiting and searching, I managed to get a look at one and confirm its identity. > > > > It was a surprise for me to find them here, nearly in the centre of the Province, although I have long expected to find them (and not succeeded) in the red pine (Pinus resinosa) stands of sandy areas in the Annapolis Valley. Have they been found in summer elsewhere in the Province? > > > > > > Wayne P. Neily > > Tremont, Kings Co., Nova Scotia > > "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- > I took the one less traveled by, > And that has made all the difference." - Robert Frost, 1916 [The Road Not Taken] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Dating: Find someone special. Start now. > http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9734384
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