[NatureNS] re cuckoos found -- waa Atlassing Highlights - Southern Nova Scotia

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Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:58:08 -0300
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Great report, Lucas.  One question: a possible gathering of cuckoos, =20
esp. black-billed, might mean an outbreak of hairy caterpillars in =20
those areas -- any signs of such?, such as tent caterpillars or fall =20
webworms or gypsy moths etc.?

Cheers from Jim in Wolfville

On 16-Jul-10, at 2:37 PM, Lucas Berrigan wrote:

> Jean-Fran=E7ois and I have been working down in southern Nova Scotia =20=

> again for the past week and have come up with a few rarities and =20
> surprises.
>
> While atlassing in Moody=92s Corner, Digby county,  (20KP69)  Jean-=20
> Fran=E7ois spotted a Whip-poor-will flying by. He had never seen one =20=

> before but was sure of the ID because of its unique shape.
>
> Jean-Fran=E7ois got lucky again while atlassing in Carleton (20KP67). =20=

> He found two black-billed cuckoos singing and one, possibly two, =20
> yellow-billed all in the same location. I later came to the spot =20
> and heard the two BBCU=92s and one YBCU. A couple of hours later I =20
> heard a black-billed singing very close to the road. Jean-Fran=E7ois =20=

> happened to come by with the truck to pick me up so we used =20
> playback to get him out and got some great looks. Great to have =20
> four cuckoos in one day let alone one square!
>
> Besides those birds, we had two Canada Warblers, three Olive-sided =20
> Flycatchers, two Spruce Grouse Families, and a Pied-billed Grebe =20
> nest.  I=92ll be listening for pine warblers in this last week, but =20=

> so far I have had no luck in NS.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Lucas
> ---------------------------------------------
> Lucas Berrigan
>
> 13 Prospect St.
> Wolfville, NS
> B4P 1L3
>
> (902) 542-2361
>


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Great report, Lucas. &nbsp;One question: a possible gathering of =
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webworms or gypsy moths etc.?<div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in =
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">Jean-Fran=E7ois and I have been working down in southern Nova Scotia =
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">While atlassing in Moody=92s Corner, Digby county,&nbsp; (20KP69) =
&nbsp;Jean-Fran=E7ois spotted a Whip-poor-will flying by. He had never =
seen one before but was sure of the ID because of its unique =
shape.<o:p></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; =
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font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Jean-Fran=E7ois got =
lucky again while atlassing in Carleton (20KP67). He found two =
black-billed cuckoos singing and one, possibly two, yellow-billed all in =
the same location. I later came to the spot and heard the two BBCU=92s =
and one YBCU. A couple of hours later I heard a black-billed singing =
very close to the road. Jean-Fran=E7ois happened to come by with the =
truck to pick me up so we used playback to get him out and got some =
great looks. Great to have four cuckoos in one day let alone one =
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">Besides those birds, we had two Canada Warblers, three Olive-sided =
Flycatchers, two Spruce Grouse Families, and a Pied-billed Grebe nest. =
&nbsp;I=92ll be listening for pine warblers in this last week, but so =
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