[NatureNS] Fairview Container Terminal Landfill - 20 Oct

Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:23:02 -0300
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20 Oct 2010, 0730-0930 hours

Fairview Container Terminal Landfill, off Bayne Street, Halifax

A lovely morning at possibly the least attractive birding location in 
the metro area.   Most of the rarities previously reported for this 
location seem to have departed, not surprising given the ideal 
migration weather the past few evenings.   Today I saw the following:

1 Indigo Bunting  (seen also yesterday by Kevin Lantz)

1 Northern Mockingbird  (seen also yesterday by Kevin Lantz)

1 male Northern Cardinal  (seen also yesterday by Kevin Lantz)

2 immature White-crowned Sparrows



Also dozens of American Robins, a few White-throated Sparrows, a 
single immature House Sparrow (former resident flock has vanished), 
Song Sparrows beyond count, singles each of Downy and Hairy 
Woodpecker, a flock of chickadees, several dozen American Goldfinchs, 
and two Purple Finches.



This is a very rich area for birds, despite its scruffy 
appearance.  It remains worth checking through the autumn.




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Blake Maybank
maybank@ns.sympatico.ca
902-852-2077

Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds"
http://nsbs.chebucto.org

Organiser, Maritimes Nature Travel Club
http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel

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  
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20 Oct 2010, 0730-0930 hours<br><br>
<b><u>Fairview Container Terminal Landfill, off Bayne Street,
Halifax<br><br>
</u></b>A lovely morning at possibly the least attractive birding
location in the metro area.&nbsp;&nbsp; Most of the rarities previously
reported for this location seem to have departed, not surprising given
the ideal migration weather the past few evenings.&nbsp;&nbsp; Today I
saw the following:<br><br>
1 Indigo Bunting&nbsp; (seen also yesterday by Kevin Lantz)<br><br>
1 Northern Mockingbird&nbsp; (seen also yesterday by Kevin
Lantz)<br><br>
1 male Northern Cardinal&nbsp; (seen also yesterday by Kevin
Lantz)<br><br>
2 immature White-crowned Sparrows<br><br>
&nbsp;<br><br>
Also dozens of American Robins, a few White-throated Sparrows, a single
immature House Sparrow (former resident flock has vanished), Song
Sparrows beyond count, singles each of Downy and Hairy Woodpecker, a
flock of chickadees, several dozen American Goldfinchs, and two Purple
Finches.<br><br>
&nbsp;<br><br>
This is a very rich area for birds, despite its scruffy appearance.&nbsp;
It remains worth checking through the autumn.<br><br>
&nbsp;<br><br>
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Blake Maybank<br>
maybank@ns.sympatico.ca<br>
902-852-2077<br><br>
Editor, &quot;Nova Scotia Birds&quot;<br>
<a href="http://nsbs.chebucto.org/" eudora="autourl">
http://nsbs.chebucto.org<br><br>
</a>Organiser, Maritimes Nature Travel Club<br>
<font color="#0000FF"><u>
<a href="http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel" eudora="autourl">
http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel</a></u></font> <br><br>
author, &quot;Birding Sites of Nova Scotia&quot;<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>
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