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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------000007050906080107060608 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit My thanks to all who helped confirm the ID as a female rose breasted grosbeak; I see clearly that is certainly what it is. I am quite familiar with the males as I have had brief spring visits from them before, but it never occurred to me to look for M/F differences - another lesson learned! Great to have Nature NS around for such ready welcome help! With appreciation, Eleanor Lindsay On 30/04/2012 12:00 PM, Ken McKenna wrote: > Ken McKenna > Box 218 Stellarton NS > B0K 1S0 > 902 752-7644 > > Hi Eleanor > It is a fem. Rose-breasted Grosbeak. I had one the other day and it caught me by surprise- I had to get the book pout to be sure even though these birds spend all summer in my yard as they nest nearby. > Nice clear photos to ID. > > cheers > ken > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Eleanor Lindsay > To: kenmcken@eastlink.ca ; James Churchill > Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 11:36 AM > Subject: Bird ID > > > > Thanks for offering to help! > My pictures are attached; if it's of any value in size estimation, the metal squares around the small bird feeder in the first two pictures are 1.5" in size. > > Eleanor > --------------000007050906080107060608 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-15 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-15" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> <font size="+1">My thanks to all who helped confirm the ID as a female rose breasted grosbeak; I see clearly that is certainly what it is. I am quite familiar with the males as I have had brief spring visits from them before, but it never occurred to me </font>to look for M/F differences - another lesson learned!<br> <br> Great to have Nature NS around for such ready welcome help!<br> <br> With appreciation,<br> Eleanor Lindsay<br> <br> On 30/04/2012 12:00 PM, Ken McKenna wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:3F6E99384831459B960B983FF4EBA077@KEN" type="cite"> <pre wrap=""> Ken McKenna Box 218 Stellarton NS B0K 1S0 902 752-7644 Hi Eleanor It is a fem. Rose-breasted Grosbeak. I had one the other day and it caught me by surprise- I had to get the book pout to be sure even though these birds spend all summer in my yard as they nest nearby. Nice clear photos to ID. cheers ken ----- Original Message ----- From: Eleanor Lindsay To: kenmcken@eastlink.ca ; James Churchill Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 11:36 AM Subject: Bird ID Thanks for offering to help! My pictures are attached; if it's of any value in size estimation, the metal squares around the small bird feeder in the first two pictures are 1.5" in size. Eleanor </pre> </blockquote> </body> </html> --------------000007050906080107060608--
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