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Index of Subjects --0015177407d04adddc04a132097e Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I have never heard nor seen a Whip-poor-will. I would have guessed that arriving now would be quite early for most aerial insectivores...we're just getting in the first Tree Swallow reports, aren't we (I confess to not keeping up with all the sightings)? And Tree Swallows can eat bayberry fruit (perhaps other stuff as well as air-borne insects?). Tufts (on line http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/nature/nsbirds/bns0222.htm) says the earliest record is of May 4th; I understand that Tufts is outdated...but a 2.5 week advance of the earliest record seems odd. If the bird is described as resident, I'm assuming that means it has been there last year as well, perhaps longer? It's a shame it's not documented on the Atlas. I'm sure that the tone of my email strikes folks as skeptical. On the one hand, the call of the Whip-poor-will is rather distinctive, but the bird's rarity and normal date of arrival makes this Cumberland bird sighting out of line with what I know. And what I know of this species isn't much. Any more details on this bird or the previous resident birds of Angevine Lake? Thanks, Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. On 18 April 2011 10:23, Mary Macaulay <marymacaulay@hotmail.com> wrote: > Was woken at 2:30 a.m. by our resident Whip poor will. Peepers also > tuning up for the first time last night. > Angevine Lake, Cumberland County > --0015177407d04adddc04a132097e Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div>I have never heard nor seen a Whip-poor-will.</div><div><br></div><div= >I would have guessed that arriving now would be quite early for most aeria= l insectivores...we're just getting in the first Tree Swallow reports, = aren't we (I confess to not keeping up with all the sightings)? And Tre= e Swallows can eat bayberry fruit (perhaps other stuff as well as air-borne= insects?).</div> <div><br></div><div>Tufts (on line=A0<a href=3D"http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh= /nature/nsbirds/bns0222.htm">http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/nature/nsbirds/bns= 0222.htm</a>) says the earliest record is of May 4th; I understand that Tuf= ts is outdated...but a 2.5 week advance of the earliest record seems odd.</= div> <div><br></div><div>If the bird is described as resident, I'm assuming = that means it has been there last year as well, perhaps longer? It's a = shame it's not documented on the Atlas.</div><div><br></div><div>I'= m sure that the tone of my email strikes folks as skeptical. On the one han= d, the call of the Whip-poor-will is rather distinctive, but the bird's= rarity and normal date of arrival makes this Cumberland bird sighting out = of line with what I know. And what I know of this species isn't much.</= div> <div><br></div><div>Any more details on this bird or the previous resident = birds of Angevine Lake?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Randy<br= clear=3D"all">_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the = boonies of<br> Antigonish County, NS.<br> <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 18 April 2011 10:23, Mary Macaulay <s= pan dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:marymacaulay@hotmail.com">marymacaula= y@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" st= yle=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> <div> Was woken at 2:30 a.m. by our resident Whip poor will.=A0 Peepers also tuni= ng up for the first time last night.<br> Angevine Lake, Cumberland County<br> </div> </blockquote></div><br></div> --0015177407d04adddc04a132097e--
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