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--Apple-Mail-30--735311454 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed At tonight's Blomidon Naturalists Society meeting, we found out that on Sunday, Nov. 18/12, Sheila McCurdy and David Dermott managed to both hear and see the MARSH WREN at Miner's Marsh in Kentville. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville Begin forwarded message: > From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Date: November 19, 2012 7:11:37 PM AST > To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca> > Cc: "George E. Forsyth" <g4syth@staff.ednet.ns.ca> > Subject: [ValleyNature] Miner's Marsh: Am. Tr. Sparrows, Wilson's > Warbler > > THANKS, GEORGE! > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: g4syth@staff.ednet.ns.ca >> Date: November 18, 2012 9:44:00 PM AST >> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Miner's Marsh: Am. Tr. Sparrows, Wilson's >> Warbler >> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> >> Hi all, >> >> Harold Forsyth and I were also at Miner's Marsh on Saturday morning, >> we saw briefly and heard clearly for five minutes the marsh wren. We >> sighted many mallards, seven green winged teal, two female shovelers, >> a few black ducks, two blallards, one coot. The kingfisher was very >> active, as was an adult red tailed hawk. One pine grosbeak was very >> vocal as it flew in and landed in a tree above us. The small birds >> were flitting among the trees and shrubbery along the north slope >> behind the marsh. There was one grackle, some downey woodpeckers, one >> brown creeper, pine siskins, goldfinches, red breasted nuthatch, song >> and white throated sparrows, and lots of juncos. >> >> We met and spoke with James, but the lists look like we were >> either in >> different areas or on different days! Amazing that this small area >> can hide so many birds. >> >> >> George Forsyth >> >> >> >> Quoting James Churchill <jameslchurchill@gmail.com>: >> >>> Hi folks, >>> On a cold morning at Miner's Marsh (Kentville; 9:30 to 11:00 am): >>> >>> - no sign of an ammodramus sparrow >>> - 2 *American Tree Sparrows* >>> - 1 *adult male Wilson's Warbler *(yikes! Brrr...) >>> >>> Both species were found in a large mixed flock, along the North >>> trail, >>> containing primarily *White-throated Sparrows*, *Song Sparrows*, >>> *Pine >>> Siskins* and a male and female *Northern Cardinal* (and other usual >>> residents). >>> >>> Cheers, >>> James. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> James Churchill >>> Kentville, Nova Scotia >>> Email: jameslchurchill@gmail.com >>> Phone (h): (902) 681-2374 >>> Skype: jameslchurchill >>> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Nature mailing list > Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca > http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/ > nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca --Apple-Mail-30--735311454 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; "> At tonight's Blomidon Naturalists Society meeting, we found out that on = Sunday, Nov. 18/12, Sheila McCurdy and David Dermott managed to both = hear and see the MARSH WREN at Miner's Marsh in Kentville. Cheers = 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">"James W. Wolford" <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></fon= t></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">November 19, 2012 7:11:37 PM = AST</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">Nature BNS <<a = href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</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>Cc: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">"George E. Forsyth" <<a = href=3D"mailto:g4syth@staff.ednet.ns.ca">g4syth@staff.ednet.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>[ValleyNature] Miner's Marsh: Am. = Tr. Sparrows, Wilson's Warbler</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div> THANKS, GEORGE!<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"><a = href=3D"mailto:g4syth@staff.ednet.ns.ca">g4syth@staff.ednet.ns.ca</a></fon= t></div><div style=3D"margin