[NatureNS] re ?Signs of Spring??

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From: Sherman Williams <shermwms@eastlink.ca>
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:43:40 -0300
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Today (March 15) observed male redwing blackbird and a few grackles in =
Avonport -first of the season, looking like spring arrivals.   Also at =
Haliburton Farm, Avonport a couple of days ago, a flock of hundreds of =
robins gathered around the apple pulp piles (the left overs from juice =
making). Almost as many robins present as starlings.     Several robins =
in my yard today (with the brightly coloured orange breast).   Also, =
several song sparrows singing in spite of the snow.

Sherman




On Mar 13, 2012, at 7:03 PM, Richard Stern wrote:

> Hi,
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> After having no Redwings or Grackles all winter, we have had several =
of both in our backyard and around the feeders. They are all fresh =
looking adult males, with plenty of gloss, and several have been =
singing. There is a marsh, and some trees, very close, where both are =
regular breeders. While I can't prove anything with banding records or =
otherwise, I have little doubt that they are returning migrants. Over =
the last month or so there have been huge numbers of Robins all over the =
Province (or at least the western half of it), mostly also fresh and =
smart-looking birds, that I suppose could have been hiding in the woods =
or orchards before that, but it seems unlikely. My impression is that =
numbers are now dropping off again, so I wonder where they have gone - =
farther south? Farther north? Hiding in the woods? Interesting to =
speculate.
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> Richard
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> On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 5:31 PM, James W. Wolford =
<jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote:
> I cannot resist a cautionary note here regarding birds that regularly =
overwinter in N.S. -- think robins, grackles, red-winged blackbirds, =
cedar waxwings, cowbirds (mentioned below), yellow-rumped warblers, =
Baltimore orioles, etc. -- how can we tell which of the growing numbers =
reported at feeders might be genuine new arrivals in N.S. from further =
south??  Just remember to be skeptical, and let's all look in the =
nesting habitats the new arrivers will start to inhabit, rather than =
just our back-yard feeders.
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> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
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> Begin forwarded message:
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>> From: Lois Codling <loiscodling@hfx.eastlink.ca>
>> Date: March 12, 2012 9:22:06 PM ADT
>> To: Nature NS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
>> Subject: [NatureNS] Signs of Spring
>> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
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>> Trying to send this again today, as it didn't go through on Saturday!
>>=20
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject:	Signs of Spring
>> Date:	 Sat, 10 Mar 2012 21:55:57 -0400
>> From:	Lois Codling <loiscodling@hfx.eastlink.ca>
>> To:	undisclosed-recipients:;
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>> Had a male Brown-headed Cowbird today outside my kitchen window =
checking=20
>> out the feeders.  Heard 2, but only saw 1 N. Cardinal early this a.m. =
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>> full song.  Tonight very late when I went to bring in the Oriole =
food, I=20
>> scared a Cedar Waxwing up from the ground.  I think it must have been=20=

>> eating the berries on the Cotoneaster.
>>=20
>> Lois Codling
>> L. Sackville
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> --=20
> #################
> Richard Stern,=20
> Port Williams, NS, Canada
> sternrichard@gmail.com
> ###################


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(March 15) observed male redwing blackbird and a few grackles in =
Avonport -first of the season, looking like spring arrivals. &nbsp; Also =
at Haliburton Farm, Avonport a couple of days ago, a flock of hundreds =
of robins gathered around the apple pulp piles (the left overs from =
juice making). Almost as many robins present as starlings. &nbsp; &nbsp; =
Several robins in my yard today (with the brightly coloured orange =
breast). &nbsp; Also, several song sparrows singing in spite of the =
snow.<div><br><div>
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<br><div><div>On Mar 13, 2012, at 7:03 PM, Richard Stern wrote:</div><br =
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type=3D"cite">Hi,<br><br>After having no Redwings or Grackles all =
winter, we have had several of both in our backyard and around the =
feeders. They are all fresh looking adult males, with plenty of gloss, =
and several have been singing. There is a marsh, and some trees, very =
close, where both are regular breeders. While I can't prove a