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I caught 9 of your 10 yellowlegs in one photo today, on the east side of the
"harbour".

http://rickwhitman.smugmug.com/Nature/Birds-October-December-2011/19345301_Vgt77R#1529930075_PRQDKVZ

Rick.

On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 5:14 PM, James W. Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>wrote:

> *OCT. 14, 2011* - I checked *Wolfville Harbour *at 3:30 p.m., a bit after
> high tide, for roosting shorebirds along the railroad tracks, and I found 10
> * greater yellowlegs*, 1 probable* lesser yellowlegs* (appeared smaller
> and was not with the greaters), and 1 *spotted sandpiper*.
>
> Two *ravens *were perched atop the Railtown building and calling
> frequently for attention?
>
> And a local naturalist, Gisela Westphalen, told me she has been seeing a
> single *crow* in a group of 5-6 that shows a *very strange beak* with the
> *upper mandible pointing upward* away from the lower.  One has to wonder
> how the crow manages to forage, but then we have all heard about similar
> phenomena with other species having individuals with disabilities.
>
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
>



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Rick Whitman

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I caught 9 of your 10 yellowlegs in one photo today, on the east side of th=
e &quot;harbour&quot;.<div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://rickwhitman.smu=
gmug.com/Nature/Birds-October-December-2011/19345301_Vgt77R#1529930075_PRQD=
KVZ">http://rickwhitman.smugmug.com/Nature/Birds-October-December-2011/1934=
5301_Vgt77R#1529930075_PRQDKVZ</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>Rick.<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Oct 14,=
 2011 at 5:14 PM, James W. Wolford <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:=
jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><bl=
ockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #=
ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">
<div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left=
:0px"><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica"><=
b>OCT. 14, 2011</b> - I checked <b>Wolfville Harbour </b>at 3:30 p.m., a bi=
t after high tide, for roosting shorebirds along the railroad tracks, and I=
 found 10<b> greater yellowlegs</b>, 1 probable<b> lesser yellowlegs</b> (a=
ppeared smaller and was not with the greaters), and 1 <b>spotted sandpiper<=
/b>.=A0</font></div>
<div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left=
:0px;min-height:14px"><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0=
px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" s=
tyle=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica">Two <b>ravens </b>were perched atop the Rail=
town building and calling frequently for attention?</font></div>
<div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left=
:0px;min-height:14px"><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0=
px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" s=
tyle=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica">And a local naturalist, Gisela Westphalen, t=
old me she has been seeing a single <b>crow</b> in a group of 5-6 that show=
s a <b>very strange beak</b> with the <b>upper mandible pointing upward</b>=
 away from the lower.=A0 One has to wonder how the crow manages to forage, =
but then we have all heard about similar phenomena with other species havin=
g individuals with disabilities.</font></div>
<div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left=
:0px"><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica"><=
br></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom=
:0px;margin-left:0px">
<font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica">Cheers =
from Jim in Wolfville.</font></div> </div></blockquote></div><br><br clear=
=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Rick Whitman<br><br>
</div>

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