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Ken McKenna
Box 218 Stellarton NS
B0K 1S0
902 752-7644
Hi John and all
In my last 3 trips to Big I.( not far from Doctor's Brook), my Black-capped Chickadee totals have been gradually increasing: Sept. 20 total 16, Sept. 26 total 28, but yesterday Oct. 3, I had 70. Since I spent considerable time looking for loons, grebes etc. over the water and at shorebirds along the mudflats, I am sure I would have seen many more yesterday There were often in groups of 15 or more and some were even trees along the road by the salt marsh. It sure sounded like quite a flight you had this morning- I should have been out!
cheers
ken
----- Original Message -----
From: John Kearney
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 10:40 AM
Subject: [NatureNS] Spectacular Chickadee Migration
This morning, October 4, I counted 814 (eight hundred fourteen) Black-capped Chickadees flying past me at Doctor's Brook, Antigonish County, from 0845-1015 hours. I was located about 200-300 metres from the shore of the Northumberland Strait and the chickadees were passing in a front on both sides of me but primarily overhead. They were flying at treetop or just below treetop level. The first 439 chickadees went past in the first half hour period. These were all flying west. The remaining 375 chickadees went past in an hour of which approximately 85-90% were flying west and 10-15% were heading southwest. The birds came in waves of about 30-40 at a time. The wind was from the northeast at approximately 0-10 knots but generally less than 5 knots. On three occasions, chickadees were not flying along the tree line but were dropping from the sky above me. These then headed west in the same manner as the other flocks. This was truly an awe-inspiring event to observe.
There was no noticeable migration of other bird species, although a few Hermit Thrushes were heard descending in the twilight before dawn.
John
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>cheers</FONT></DIV>
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