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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_ihPABXposiquD1oBlv1KQg) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT The Fox Sparrows arrived here at our place in Portuguese Cove on March 18, and although most refuel and move on some stay to nest almost every year. We still have at least one or two present this year which is not surprising because the area is breeding habitat for this songbird. At one time several years ago we had Fox Sparrows present at our place for at least 16 continuous months. They also nest around Portuguese Cove Lake though I suspect that with all the development in the area they will soon search out wilder places. Fox Sparrows nest along the entrance road at Crystal Crescent Beach Provincial Park and on the high ground above the beaches especially at the second parking lot and above Mackerel Cove's beach. This sparrow is among our finest singing birds and it sings continuously once on territory. I've never been able to get quality photos of this bird due to its dark reddish-brown colour and habit of scratching in the dark shadows of the forest but here's a couple of recent attempts from our northern glade: http://hanstoom.com/StockPhotos/Birds/SparrowsToFinches2/0112.html There are also some Song Sparrow photos in this series. There are more photos in my journal: http://hanstoom.com/Journal/Page2.html I too will use my bridge camera to videotape birds on habitat and singing. It's a new area for me but I look forward to the challenge. Hans Toom Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada http://www.hanstoom.com/ --Boundary_(ID_ihPABXposiquD1oBlv1KQg) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19019"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The <STRONG>Fox Sparrows</STRONG> arrived here at our place in Portuguese Cove on March 18, and although most refuel and move on some stay to nest almost every year. We still have at least one or two present this year which is not surprising because the area is breeding habitat for this songbird. At one time several years ago we had Fox Sparrows present at our place for at least 16 continuous months. They also nest around Portuguese Cove Lake though I suspect that with all the development in the area they will soon search out wilder places.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Fox Sparrows nest along the entrance road at Crystal Crescent Beach Provincial Park and on the high ground above the beaches especially at the second parking lot and above Mackerel Cove's beach. This sparrow is among our finest singing birds and it sings continuously once on territory.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I've never been able to get quality photos of this bird due to its dark reddish-brown colour and habit of scratching in the dark shadows of the forest but here's a couple of recent attempts from our northern glade: <A href="http://hanstoom.com/StockPhotos/Birds/SparrowsToFinches2/0112.html">http://hanstoom.com/StockPhotos/Birds/SparrowsToFinches2/0112.html</A> There are also some <STRONG>Song Sparrow</STRONG> photos in this series.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>There are more photos in my journal: <A href="http://hanstoom.com/Journal/Page2.html">http://hanstoom.com/Journal/Page2.html</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I too will use my bridge camera to videotape birds on habitat and singing. It's a new area for me but I look forward to the challenge.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hans Toom<BR>Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A href="http://www.hanstoom.com/">http://www.hanstoom.com/</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> --Boundary_(ID_ihPABXposiquD1oBlv1KQg)--
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