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--Apple-Mail-26--301455623 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi everyone: The pine warbler that first showed up at my suet feeder Christmas Day is still putting in a regular appearance. It even surprised me Saturday morning as it was on the niger seed with several goldfinches for a short time before heading for the suet. This afternoon, I located, and photographed, the immature yellow- headed blackbird that was first reported by Ryan Harvey on December 29th. I made two trips yesterday afternoon, and a third this afternoon after returning from a FNSN board meeting. What Ryan didn't note in his post was that the "flock" of red-winged blackbirds contains about 250 birds! In the two tries yesterday, I had only gotten about 1/3 of the way through the flock when they moved en masse to a more distant location that was not readily accessible. For those who may want to find it, and hopefully get better pictures than mine, your starting point is 918 Falmouth Back Road, a large white house with black trim. On the opposite side of the road you will see an uncut corn field, with a row of birch trees on either side. The birds tend to be in the tops of the trees on either side, or in the top of the large hardwood tree visible behind and to the left of #918. If they are on the side with the corn, some of them may be on the ground feeding. I'm not sure why they are so skittish, as the two times they left yesterday I had not moved and was standing off to the opposite side of field slowly scanning with my binoculars. When I arrived today, they were all behind 918, and I went up the road by the Ste. Famille winery to see if I could get a better look with binoculars. I couldn't but the group started to break up and in about six "migrations" they went back to the cornfield. This time when they decided to move, one group almost landed in the birch trees next to me, and the rest ended up closer than they had been. I finally found the YHBL and got off 4 pictures before they all took off to go back behind 918 again. http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/YHBL1.jpg http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/YHBL2.jpg http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/YHBL3.jpg http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/YHBL4.jpg Still, it was well worth the effort! Patrick Kelly RR#2 159 Town Road Falmouth NS B0P 1L0 Canada (902) 472-2322 --Apple-Mail-26--301455623 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi = everyone:<div><br></div><div>The <b>pine warbler</b> that first showed = up at my suet feeder Christmas Day is still putting in a regular = appearance. It even surprised me Saturday morning as it was on the niger = seed with several goldfinches for a short time before heading for the = suet.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>This afternoon, I located, = and photographed, the <b>immature</b> <b>yellow-headed = blackbird</b> that was first reported by Ryan Harvey on December 29th. I = made two trips yesterday afternoon, and a third this afternoon after = returning from a FNSN board meeting. What Ryan didn't note in his post = was that the "flock" of red-winged blackbirds contains about<b> 250 = birds!</b> In the two tries yesterday, I had only gotten about 1/3 = of the way through the flock when they moved en masse to a more distant = location that was not readily = accessible. </div><div><br></div><div>For those who may want to = find it, and hopefully get better pictures than mine, your starting = point is 918 Falmouth Back Road, a large white house with black trim. On = the opposite side of the road you will see an uncut corn field, with a = row of birch trees on either side. The birds tend to be in the tops of = the trees on either side, or in the top of the large hardwood tree = visible behind and to the left of #918. If they are on the side with the = corn, some of them may be on the ground = feeding. </div><div><br></div><div>I'm not sure why they are so = skittish, as the two times they left yesterday I had not moved and was = standing off to the opposite side of field slowly scanning with my = binoculars. When I arrived today, they were all behind 918, and I went = up the road by the Ste. Famille winery to see if I could get a better = look with binoculars. I couldn't but the group started to break up and = in about six "migrations" they went back to the cornfield. This time = when they decided to move, one group almost landed in the birch trees = next to me, and the rest ended up closer than they had been. I finally = found the YHBL and got off 4 pictures before they all took off to go = back behind 918 again.</div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/YHBL1.jpg">http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly= /YHBL1.jpg</a></div><div><a = href=3D"http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/YHBL2.jpg">http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly= /YHBL2.jpg</a></div><div><a = href=3D"http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/YHBL3.jpg">http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly= /YHBL3.jpg</a></div><div><a = href=3D"http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/YHBL4.jpg">http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly= /YHBL4.jpg</a></div><div><br></div><div>Still, it was well worth the = effort!</div><div><br><div apple-content-edited=3D"true"> <div = style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; font-size: 12px; "><div = style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><p style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Courier" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Courier; "><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline">Patrick = Kelly</font></p><p style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Courier" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Courier; ">RR#2<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> <span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>159 Town = Road</font></p><p style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Courier" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Courier; ">Falmouth = NS<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> <span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>B0P 1L0</font></p><p = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Courier" size=