[NatureNS] Update on Bell's Vireo in Spryfield

Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 8:14:53 -0400
From: <joancz@ns.sympatico.ca>
To: Rare Bird Sightings NS-RBA <ns-rba@yahoogroups.com>,
Cc: Suzanne Borkowski <suzanneborkowski@yahoo.ca>
Sensitivity: Normal
Precedence: bulk
Return-Path: <naturens-mml-owner@chebucto.ns.ca>
Original-Recipient: rfc822;"| (cd /csuite/info/Environment/FNSN/MList; /csuite/lib/arch2html)"

next message in archive
no next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects

Index of Subjects
I was about an hour behind you, Suzanne. I dipped on the Vireo, but did see a Ruby crowned Kinglet not far from there. Cheers, Joan


---- Suzanne Borkowski <suzanneborkowski@yahoo.ca> wrote: 
> Hi;
> 
> Patricia Chalmers and I stopped in Spryfield around 11:30 am today (Friday, 12th) to look for the Vireo.  We parked on Thornhill Dr. just past the foot of Athlone, across from the first driveway into the Church; and checked the top of the footpath.(East side of Thornhill across from Church).  Nothing.  We worked our way down the steep path checking all the multiflora bushes - nothing - no Chat.  Then I started along the path to the left, and about 50 meters ahead of me on the righthand side (East - towards the Highway)) I saw a tiny pale grayish bird basking in the sun on the branches of a red-leafed shrub. (close to a white house). From a distance it looked a little bit like a Tennessee Warbler, but Fulton had warned us that the Vireo was very light and drab looking - like an Orange-crowned or Tennessee.  The bird dropped down out of sight and no amount of pishing brought it up again.  Pat and I carefully walked in a ways to check lower branches, but no
>  luck.
> 
> Given the fact that no one else saw the Vireo today, this May or May Not have been the Bell's Vireo.
> 
> Suzanne Borkowski
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

next message in archive
no next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects