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Index of Subjects In addition to the Nova Scotian locations mentioned by Blake, there are small breeding populations of Fox Sparrows on Cape Sable Island (Shel. Co.) and in the LaHave Islands (Lun. Co.). I suspect that many cool coastal spruce forests in the intervening parts of Lunenburg, Queen's and Shelburne Co's also have Fox Sparrows. On 31 Mar 2011 at 7:55, Blake Maybank wrote: > > At 10:46 PM 30/03/2011, John Sollows wrote: > By the way, this morning I heard an unusual bird song near our place on Wyman Road. As I > approached, the singer flew. Turned out to be a fox sparrow. I have never heard one > signing before. We do have a pair, here.Dont they tend to breed further north? > > The Fox Sparrow's Eastern breeding range is indeed mostly further north -- the species is > widespread and abundant across the island of Newfoundland, and through southern Labrador, > and across central Quebec (and the Gaspe Peninsula) and northern Ontario. They like cold forest > edges, and don't occur north of the tree line. But smaller populations occur in the Maritimes. The > current atlas shows Fox Sparrows breeding in numerous locations in NW New Brunswick (at > higher elevations). > > In Nova Scotia, as Bev Crowell mentioned, they do breed on some islands off the south shore, > including Bon Portage Island and Seal Island.There is also a thin breeding range along the outer > coasts and islands from Lunenburg Bay up to Canso. Near HRM, for example, they breed in > Prospect, Lower Prospect, Crystal Crescent Prov. Park, Taylor Head PP, Flying Point off > Martinique Beach, and other locales. > > In Cape Breton they also breed on the coastal margins of SE Cape Breton, but the province's Fox > Sparrow stronghold is the Cape Breton Highlands, where they are routine. > > In most of Nova Scotia Fox Sparrows appear as migrants, mostly in spring. And male Foxies > often sing at this time, presumably being full of the energies of spring. I recently had two Fox > Sparrows singing for eight days, but they moved on, likely to Newfoundland (where local birders > have noticed a big arrival in the past few days). The local Fox Sparrows at nearby Prospect > don't usually appear until the second week of April. > > Cheers, > > Blake > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Blake Maybank > maybank@ns.sympatico.ca > http://www.flickr.com/photos/blakemaybank/ > 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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