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--Apple-Mail-30-111679433 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi everyone: I was cleaning up some folders with pictures from a trip I made to Cypress Hills in Saskatchewan in August 2008. There were three birds that I was not able to identify so I thought I would give others a shot at seeing if they can determine what they are. I put "western" in quotes as I came across another misnamed bird when I was on this trip. A western kingbird's normal range is, as expected, roughly west of the Mississippi River. On the other hand, an eastern kingbird is found anywhere east of the Okanagan Valley. I mean, really! This one was in an area of mostly hardwood. http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/MysteryWest1.jpg These were on a freshwater lake. There were adult red-necked grebes in the area, but these were on their own, and the bills look more duck- like to me. http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/MysteryWest2.jpg Also on a freshwater lake, if this is an adult gull, it should have more breeding plummage; it looks to me like one of the small gulls but winter plumage is August? There was also a black tern at this lake which was a lifer for me, but never stopped long enough for a picture! http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/MysteryWest3.jpg As always, any help is greatly appreciated! Pat = = ======================================================================== Patrick Kelly Director of Computer Facilities = = ======================================================================== Faculty of Architecture and Planning Dalhousie University = = ======================================================================== PO Box 1000 Stn Central 5410 Spring Garden Road Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4 Canada Canada = = ======================================================================== Phone:(902) 494-3294 FAX:(902) 423-6672 E-mail:patrick.kelly@dal.ca = = ======================================================================== --Apple-Mail-30-111679433 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi = everyone:<div><br></div><div>I was cleaning up some folders with = pictures from a trip I made to Cypress Hills in Saskatchewan in August = 2008. There were three birds that I was not able to identify so I = thought I would give others a shot at seeing if they can determine what = they are. I put "western" in quotes as I came across another misnamed = bird when I was on this trip. A western kingbird's normal range is, as = expected, roughly west of the Mississippi River. On the other hand, an = eastern kingbird is found anywhere east of the Okanagan Valley. I mean, = really!</div><div><br></div><div>This one was in an area of mostly = hardwood.</div><div><a = href=3D"http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/MysteryWest1.jpg">http://myweb.dal.ca/= pmkelly/MysteryWest1.jpg</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>These= were on a freshwater lake. There were adult red-necked grebes in the = area, but these were on their own, and the bills look more duck-like to = me.</div><div><a = href=3D"http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/MysteryWest2.jpg">http://myweb.dal.ca/= pmkelly/MysteryWest2.jpg</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Also = on a freshwater lake, if this is an adult gull, it should have more = breeding plummage; it looks to me like one of the small gulls but winter = plumage is August? There was also a black tern at this lake which was a = lifer for me, but never stopped long enough for a picture!</div><div><a = href=3D"http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/MysteryWest3.jpg">http://myweb.dal.ca/= pmkelly/MysteryWest3.jpg</a></div><div><br></div><div>As always, any = help is greatly = appreciated!</div><div><br></div><div>Pat</div><div><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Courier"><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" = face=3D"Helvetica"><br></font></font></div><div><div = apple-content-edited=3D"true"><p style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Courier" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Courier; = "><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline">=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D</font></p><p style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Courier" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Courier; ">Patrick Kelly</font></p><p style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Courier" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Courier; ">Director of Computer Facilities</font></p><p = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Courier" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Courier; = ">=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= </font></p><p style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Courier" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Courier; ">Faculty of = Architecture and Planning</font></p><p style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Courier" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Courier; ">Dalhousie University</font></p><p = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Courier" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Courier; = ">=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= </font></p><p style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Courier" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Courier; ">PO Box 1000 = Stn Central<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> = <span = class=