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Hi All,
The Snow Buntings I reported yesterday remain at my feeders today and ha=
ve cleaned off the seed almost as fast as I can put it out.=20
They seem to prefer my ground mix of corn, millet and COOP store mix over s=
unflower seeds.
My partner drove to Cheticamp today with a friend who works in a local s=
tore and told me that there were hundreds of SOBU everywhere in Cheticamp a=
nd flying over the roads on the way over the mountains. Her friend reported=
that there are flocks on this side as well and the large numbers of Snow B=
untings are the talk of the local population. The impression I got was that=
there are many thousands of Snow Buntings all over northern Cape Breton at=
the moment.
Now SOBU are a common sight here in the spring but I've never heard of s=
uch huge numbers being reported before. Cheryl Davis reports below that the=
y are seeing the same thing in Labrador but that would appear to be a norma=
l migration pattern. Is this a normal occurrence in northern Cape Breton an=
d is there any history of this occurring here before? I haven't read of see=
n any mention of this year having a particularly large migration of Snow Bu=
ntings; in fact there have been few reports on naturens & NSRBA of SOBU obs=
ervations this year. Just curious.
All the best.
Fritz McEvoy
Sunrise Valley, CB (near Dingwall)=20=20
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From: nuthatch@ns.sympatico.ca
Subject: Re: [NS-RBA] RE: [NatureNS] Snowbirds & other spring birds
Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 08:50:21 -0300
To: fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com
Hi,
I knew exactly what you were talking about. I lived in Labrador for 6 years=
before moving to Dartmouth and currently belong to a Labrador nature email=
group similar to NS - RBA. Right now Labrador from Labrador City to Goose =
Bay is reporting the migration of thousands of Snow Bunting as they are com=
ing to feeders across the region. This is nothing new as it happens every y=
ear and when we lived in Wabush it was my favorite passage of spring. To ha=
ve 300 birds lined up on wires, feeding on seeds thrown on the snow or seei=
ng them lift off in the flicker of an eye was not an unusual April sight. T=
he reports including yours makes me homesick even though I'm originally fro=
m NB.=20
Enjoy your Snowbirds!
Cheryl Davis,
Dartmouth, NS
On Apr 16, 2011, at 8:09 AM, Fritz McEvoy wrote:
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Hi All,=20
In the post below when I say Snowbirds I am of course referring to Snow =
Buntings. I'm not sure why an Anne Murray song was in my mind when I sent t=
he comment. All the best.
Fritz
From: fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca; ns-rba@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [NatureNS] Snowbirds & other spring birds
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 21:04:21 -0300
Hi All,
There was a large flock; about 100; of Snowbirds at the feeders today. I=
t's the first Snowbirds I've seen here in a couple of years and the in the =
largest numbers ever, by far. There were a wide range of plumages from 1st.=
year to breeding adults and they were aggressive with the other feeder bir=
ds.
Because there is still a good deal of snow here we have had a good selec=
tion of early spring migrants of late:=20
2 - A. Tree Sparrow (here today)
3 - Song Sparrow ( in with the Juncos every day)
100's D-e Juncos (the flock grows every day)
2 - Grackles (here two days ago)
1 - Cedar Waxwing (single bird at feeder today for a short time)
1 - R-w blackbird (here about a week ago for a short time (obviously lost)
3 - C. Redpoll (here three days ago for a short time)
1 - S-s Hawk (small bird causing havoc with the Juncos)
1 - A. Robin (here for a short time two days ago; first of the spring)
1 - W-b Nuthatch (reported in March and last seen a week ago)=20
All the best.=20
Fritz McEvoy
Sunrise Valley, CB (near Dingwall)
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Hi All,<BR> The Snow Buntings I reported yesterday remain at my=
feeders today and have cleaned off the seed almost as fast as I can p=
ut it out. <BR>
They seem to prefer my ground mix of corn, millet and COOP store mix over s=
unflower seeds.<BR>
My partner drove to Cheticamp today with a friend who works in=
a local store and told me that there were hundreds of SOBU everywhere=
in Cheticamp and flying over the roads on the way over the mountains. Her =
friend reported that there are flocks on this side as well and the large nu=
mbers of Snow Buntings are the talk of the local population. The impre=
ssion I got was that there are many thousands of Snow Buntings all ove=
r northern Cape Breton at the moment.<BR>
Now SOBU are a common sight here in the spring but I've never =
heard of such huge numbers being reported before. Cheryl Davis reports=
below that they are seeing the same thing in Labrador but that would appea=
r to be a normal migration pattern. Is this a normal occurrence i=
n northern Cape Breton and is there any history of this occurring here =
;before? I haven't read of seen any mention of this year having a particula=
rly large migration of Snow Buntings; in fact there have been few repo=
rts on naturens & NSRBA of SOBU observations this year. Just curious.<B=
R>
All the best.<BR>
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sp; Fritz McEvoy<BR>
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sp; Sunrise Val=
ley, CB (near Dingwall) <BR>
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From: nuthatch@ns.sympatico.ca<BR>Subject: Re: [NS-RBA] RE: [NatureNS] Snow=
birds & other spring birds<BR>Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 08:50:21 -0300<BR>=
To: fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com<BR><BR>Hi,&l