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Index of Subjects Birders in Goose Bay and Labrador City, at the specie's northern range limit are reporting unusually large numbers of this species gathering the past two weeks. ============= ---- "Laviolette wrote: > Hi Eric and others, > > The last peak year for Red-breasted Nuthatch numbers in Nova Scotia during the fall was 2005. We are overdue for the population cycle of this irruptive species to hit a high note. Perhaps the size and earliness of this group on Brier indicates that this will be a bumper year for the species in the province. We'll certainly know more by the end of this month when an irruption of Red-breasted Nuthatches should be quite evident. > > All the best, > > Lance > > ==================== > Lance Laviolette > Glen Robertson, Ont. > ==================== > > > -----Original Message----- > From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Eric Mills > Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 4:21 PM > To: Nature NS > Subject: EXTERNAL: [NatureNS] R-br. Nuthatches, Brier Island > > This morning a group of 35+ Red-breasted Nuthatches was at Northern Point, Brier Island, at dawn. Many of them soon flew off to the NE, as fall migrants often do. This is 2-3 weeks earlier than my previous late summer records. > > The only other obvious migrant was an adult Ovenbird in the end thickets at the point. > Sent from my BlackBerry(r) wireless device Eric L. Mills > 286 Kingsburg Road > RR#1, Rose Bay, NS B0J 2X0, Canada
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