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<B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bol --0016367f9c126292010499739c16 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 It's a pity you didn't call in at 35 Edward St - my Yellow-breasted Chat reappeared again today for the first time since Dec 24th. Pat Mckay On 9 January 2011 20:39, Suzanne Borkowski <suzanneborkowski@yahoo.ca>wrote: > Hi Tuma; > > Bob's feeder birds may not count, but your Tree Sparrow definitely does - > pushing our total up to 22! Thanks! Hope to see you in February for Sewer > Stroll 2. > > Cheers; > Suzanne > > > > > --- On *Sun, 1/9/11, Tuma Young <tumayoung@yahoo.ca>* wrote: > > > From: Tuma Young <tumayoung@yahoo.ca> > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Field trip report - Sewer Stroll I > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Received: Sunday, January 9, 2011, 3:09 PM > > Kwe Msit Wen: > > I would like to add that Dennis, Nick and I saw a American Tree sparrow at > the house across the Tim's Hortons while we were waiting for the others. > Some "Good Ole Eastern Passage Boys!" were teasing us about birding in the > weather but one of them asked if we had seen a Snowy Owl at Hartlens point. > Some questions later, I found out that it was some years ago that this > fella saw it and not recent-it seemed that he had taken a Snowy Owl to Hope > For Wildlife a few years ago. > > On other note, sometimes it is interesting to find out what you have seen. > Often, if I do not know the bird, I will take a picture and then try to id > it for later. Sometimes you make mistakes-I had taken pictures of what I > thought were American Black Ducks. Today, I set about to process them and > lo and behold there were not what I had thought them to be. After > consulting with the Murrants, I found out that what I had taken pictures of > was two female Blue-winged Teals ( a new photo lifer for me). > > Tuma Young > Halifax > > > > > > Koqwaqja'tekaq'tinej. > (Let Us Choose The Correct Behaviour) > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Bob McDonald <bobathome@hfx.eastlink.ca> > *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > *Sent:* Sun, January 9, 2011 2:21:29 PM > *Subject:* [NatureNS] Field trip report - Sewer Stroll I > > Indeed, the Sewer Stroll did start out well this morning when Suzanne > Borkowski and I met 10 other enthusiasts who apparently either did not > listen to or believe the weather forecast. It was difficult to ascertain > whether the sun was up at 8:00 AM as we all gathered at McCormacks Beach, > but there was no snow, yet. > Apart from the usual gulls and ducks we were able to pick out a couple of > Common Loons, Red-breasted Mergansers and Common Eiders out in the > channel to Lawler's Island. A couple of Iceland Gulls appeared as did a > large, medium brown gull with a massive black-tipped bill that could only > pass for a first winter Glaucous. A second Glaucous flew by just as we were > leaving. A couple of stops on our way down to Hartlen Point added > White-winger Scoter and both Great and Double-crested Cormorant to our > modest list. A search for the Northern Pintail (present yesterday) in the > small duck pond proved fruitless although we did find one American Wigeon > (female). Most noteworthy however was that the snow had begun in earnest!! > Our final stop at Hartlen Point added Black-headed Gull (my first of the > winter), Common Goldeneye and a still-lingering Killdeer to the tally. By > this time, we were all well snowed up, optics either caked with snow or > fogged up (or both), and so we decided to call it a day - at 9:30 AM! So > endeth the shortest Sewer Stroll of all time, with I expect the shortest > list (21 species!). > It was only when Suzanne dropped me off at home that we added Black-capped > Chickadee, American Goldfinch, Rock Pigeon and Song Sparrow to the list (I > know, they don't count!). > We're hoping for better fortune on February 12 at Sewer Stroll II, jointly > hosted with the Halifax Field Naturalists. We meet at the more presentable > hour of 9:00 AM, again at McCormacks Beach. Hope to see you there! > > Bob McDonald > Halifax > > > > --0016367f9c126292010499739c16 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It's a pity you didn't call in at 35 Edward St - my Yellow-breasted= Chat reappeared again today for the first time since Dec 24th.<br><br>Pat = Mckay<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 9 January 2011 20:39, Suzanne Bo= rkowski <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:suzanneborkowski@yahoo.ca">= suzanneborkowski@yahoo.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; borde= r-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><table border=3D"= 0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0"><tbody><tr><td style=3D"font: inheri= t;" valign=3D"top"> <div>Hi Tuma;</div> <div>=C2=A0</div> <div>Bob's feeder birds may not count, but your Tree Sparrow definitely= does - pushing our total up to 22!=C2=A0 Thanks!=C2=A0 Hope to see you in = February for Sewer Stroll 2.</div> <div>=C2=A0</div> <div>Cheers;</div> <div>Suzanne</div> <div>=C2=A0</div> <div>=C2=A0</div> <div><br><br>--- On <b>Sun, 1/9/11, Tuma Young <i><<a href=3D"mailto:tum= ayoung@yahoo.ca" target=3D"_blank">tumayoung@yahoo.ca</a>></i></b> wrote= :<br></div> <blockquote style=3D"border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); padding-left:= 5px; margin-left: 5px;"><br>From: Tuma Young <<a href=3D"mailto:tumayou= ng@yahoo.ca" target=3D"_blank">tumayoung@yahoo.ca</a>><br>Subject: Re: [= NatureNS] Field trip report - Sewer Stroll I<br> To: <a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@c= hebucto.ns.ca</a><br>Received: Sunday, January 9, 2011, 3:09 PM<br><br> <div> <div style=3D"font-family: times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div></div> <div>Kwe Msit Wen:</div> <div><br></div> <div>I would like to add that Dennis, Nick and I saw a American Tree sparro= w at the house across the Tim's Hortons while we were waiting for the o= thers. =C2=A0Some "Good Ole Eastern Passage Boys!" were teasing u= s about birding in the weather but one of them asked if we had seen a Snowy= Owl at Hartlens point. =C2=A0