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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004F_01CD9981.7EF77570 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ken McKenna Box 218 Stellarton NS B0K 1S0 902 752-7644 Like Hans I was looking out at my yard this morning (Sept. 23) as the = sun started to break through after all the rain and lightening last = night. I too have my regulars some wanted and some not so wanted such as = Rock Pigeons and red squirrels. I have very seldom had nuthatches in my = yard, but for the last 4-5 months, I have had one of both RB and WB = Nuthatch and they were there this morning. They do not come up to me = like the BC Chickadees do looking for handouts.=20 A few Robins and Cedar Waxwings landed on the higher trees likely eyeing = the grapes which seem prolific from 5-6 vine tangles I have. While = walking by an open window, I heard Golden- crowned Kinglets passing = through, rare for my yard so I went out and in about half an hour, I had = a couple Parula Warblers, Common Yellow-throat, Yellow-rumped warblers, = Black-throated Green, Magnolia and best of all a Cape May Warbler which = is next best thing to a rare bird given the low numbers that now breed = in NS.=20 It was a woodpecker morning and a Pileated Woodpecker was spied on a = power pole. It was present there for about half hour- also a nice fall = Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and the resident Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers. = There were a couple of Flickers yesterday, but not so far today. The = gold and purple finches have not appeared today, but have been present = most of the month. I noted 20 species for the hour between 9-10.=20 Looking out in the yard now, I see a Sulphur, Clouded I think. Maybe I = can dig up an Orange Sulphur for this square if I look hard enough! cheers ken from Plymouth, Pictou Co. ------=_NextPart_000_004F_01CD9981.7EF77570 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.19328"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton = NS<BR>B0K=20 1S0<BR>902 752-7644<BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Like Hans I was looking out at my yard = this morning=20 (Sept. 23) as the sun started to break through after all the rain = and=20 lightening last night. I too have my regulars some wanted and some not = so wanted=20 such as Rock Pigeons and red squirrels. I have very seldom had = nuthatches=20 in my yard, but for the last 4-5 months, I have had one of both RB = and WB=20 Nuthatch and they were there this morning. They do not come up to me = like the BC=20 Chickadees do looking for handouts. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>A few Robins and Cedar Waxwings landed = on the=20 higher trees likely eyeing the grapes which seem prolific from = 5-6 vine=20 tangles I have. While walking by an open window, I heard = Golden-=20 crowned Kinglets passing through, rare for my yard so I went out = and in=20 about half an hour, I had a couple Parula Warblers, Common = Yellow-throat,=20 Yellow-rumped warblers, Black-throated Green, Magnolia and best of all a = <STRONG>Cape May Warbler</STRONG> which is next best thing to a rare = bird given=20 the low numbers that now breed in NS. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>It was a woodpecker morning and a = Pileated=20 Woodpecker was spied on a power pole. It was present there for about = half hour-=20 also a nice fall Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and the resident Hairy and = Downy=20 Woodpeckers. There were a couple of Flickers yesterday, but not so far = today.=20 The gold and purple finches have not appeared today, but have been = present most=20 of the month. I noted 20 species for the hour between 9-10. = </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>Looking out in the yard now, I = see a Sulphur,=20 Clouded I think. Maybe I can dig up an Orange Sulphur for this = square if I=20 look hard enough!</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>cheers</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>ken from Plymouth, Pictou=20 Co.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT = size=3D2></FONT> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_004F_01CD9981.7EF77570--
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