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--Apple-Mail-57--943854007 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Hans, and everyone, how much trouble would it be, for species like indigo bunting and white-crowned sparrow, which have very different possible plumages, to let us know which plumages were seen? Thanks for considering this, from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: Hans Toom <htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca> > Date: October 23, 2012 1:09:42 PM ADT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: [NatureNS] Fw: Morning Rarities Out My Way > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Hans Toom > To: NS-RBA > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 1:08 PM > Subject: Morning Rarities Out My Way > > Laura dropped me off at the gates to Chebucto Head at 9:30AM for a > three hour tour while she attended Yoga. I thought I would have too > much time but boy was I wrong. At the gates to Chebucto Head I had > my first client, an Indigo Bunting. There was lots of bird activity > around, dozens of Yellow-rumped Warblers and hundreds of American > Robins, now bunching up into 100-200 bird flocks. > > My walk continued but was uneventful to Duncan Reef, where I sat > for a half hour to enjoy the morning and a cup of java. I turned > around and spotted a light coloured sparrow and thought "Ipswich" > but when I got my binos on it, bingo, it turned into a Lark > Sparrow, the first I've ever seen down here at the reef. Lots of > Yellow-rumped Warblers and Boreal Chickadees kept me company along > the route. > > At the crest of the hill, at the knoll overlooking "The Castle" I > saw and photographed a female Scarlet Tanager. Overhead a > largePeregrine Falcon flew past, followed shortly thereafter by > eight Red Crossbills. > > Duncan's Cove Road was very active from the village to the > intersection with Chebucto Head Road. There were dozens moreYellow- > rumped Warblers and American Robins, plus one White-crowned > Sparrow. When Laura picked me up at 12:15PM I was busy > photographing a male Red-bellied Woodpecker. I wish I had more time. > > Time to check out my yard birds! > > Hans > ______________________________________________________________________ > ___________________________________ > Hans Toom > Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada > http://www.hanstoom.com/ --Apple-Mail-57--943854007 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Hans, and everyone, how much trouble would it be, for species like = indigo bunting and white-crowned sparrow, which have very different = possible plumages, to let us know which plumages were = seen?<div><br></div><div>Thanks for considering this, from Jim in = Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Hans Toom <<a = href=3D"mailto:htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca">htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca</a>></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">October 23, 2012 1:09:42 PM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] Fw: Morning Rarities Out = My Way</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: = normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: = normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: = none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; = "><div> </div><div style=3D"font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal = arial; ">----- Original Message -----<div style=3D"background-image: = initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; = background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(228, 228, 228); = background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial = initial; "><b>From:</b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a = title=3D"htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca" href=3D"mailto:htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca">Hans= Toom</a></div><div><b>To:</b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a = title=3D"NS-RBA@yahoogroups.com" = href=3D"mailto:NS-RBA@yahoogroups.com">NS-RBA</a></div><div><b>Sent:</b><s= pan class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Tuesday, October 23, = 2012 1:08 PM</div><div><b>Subject:</b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Morning Rarities Out My = Way</div></div><div><br></div><div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">Laura = dropped me off at the gates to Chebucto Head at 9:30AM for a three hour = tour while she attended Yoga. I thought I would have too much time but = boy was I wrong. At the gates to Chebucto Head I had my first client, = an<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>Indigo = Bunting</strong>. There was lots of bird activity around, dozens of<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>Yellow-rumped = Warblers</strong><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>and = hundreds of<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>American = Robins</strong>, now bunching up into 100-200 bird = flocks.</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial"></font> </div><div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">My = walk continued but was uneventful to Duncan Reef, where I sat for a half = hour to enjoy the morning and a cup of java. I turned around and = spotted a light coloured sparrow and thought "Ipswich" but when I got my = binos on it, bingo, it turned into a<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>Lark = Sparrow</strong>, the first I've ever seen down here at the reef. Lots = of<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>Yellow-rumped= Warblers</strong><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>and<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>Boreal = Chickadees</strong><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>kept= me company along the route.</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial"></font> </div><div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">At = the crest of the hill, at the knoll overlooking "The Castle" I saw and = photographed a female <strong>Scarlet Tanager</strong>. Overhead a = large<strong>Peregrine Falcon</strong><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>flew past, followed shortly = thereafter by eight<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>Red = Crossbills</strong>.</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial"></font> </div><div><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial">Duncan's Cove Road was very active from the village to = the intersection with Chebucto Head Road. There were dozens = more<strong>Yellow-rumped Warblers<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong>and<strong><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>American Robins</strong>, = plus one<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>White-crowned = Sparrow</strong>. When Laura picked me up at 12:15PM I was busy = photographing a male<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>Red-bellied = Woodpecker</strong>. I wish I had more time.</font></div><div><font = size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"></font> </div><div><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial">Time to check out my yard birds!</font></div><div><font = size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial"><br>Hans<br>_______________________________________________= __________________________________________________________<br>Hans = Toom<br>Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada<br><a = href=3D"http://www.hanstoom.com/">http://www.hanstoom.com/</a><br></font><= /div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-57--943854007--
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