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://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/YHB --_86652c20-b874-47fe-9830-7358008d192a_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Y/H Blackbird was present about 2 today just east of #918 & on the oppo= site side of the road. Only ~45 birds were there & several small groups fle= w as we were watching. Luckily the Yellow-headed was in the group that rema= ined. Angus=20 From: patrick.kelly@dal.ca To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=3B NS-RBA@yahoogroups.com Subject: [NatureNS] Pine warbler and yellow-headed blackbird still in Falmo= uth Date: Sun=2C 13 Jan 2013 16:52:29 -0400 Hi everyone:=20 The pine warbler that first showed up at my suet feeder Christmas Day is st= ill 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 befor= e heading for the suet. This afternoon=2C I located=2C and photographed=2C the immature yellow-head= ed blackbird that was first reported by Ryan Harvey on December 29th. I mad= e two trips yesterday afternoon=2C and a third this afternoon after returni= ng from a FNSN board meeting. What Ryan didn't note in his post was that th= e "flock" of red-winged blackbirds contains about 250 birds! In the two tri= es yesterday=2C I had only gotten about 1/3 of the way through the flock wh= en they moved en masse to a more distant location that was not readily acce= ssible.=20 For those who may want to find it=2C and hopefully get better pictures than= mine=2C your starting point is 918 Falmouth Back Road=2C a large white hou= se with black trim. On the opposite side of the road you will see an uncut = corn field=2C with a row of birch trees on either side. The birds tend to b= e in the tops of the trees on either side=2C or in the top of the large har= dwood tree visible behind and to the left of #918. If they are on the side = with the corn=2C some of them may be on the ground feeding.=20 I'm not sure why they are so skittish=2C as the two times they left yesterd= ay I had not moved and was standing off to the opposite side of field slowl= y scanning with my binoculars. When I arrived today=2C they were all behind= 918=2C 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 bre= ak up and in about six "migrations" they went back to the cornfield. This t= ime when they decided to move=2C one group almost landed in the birch trees= next to me=2C and the rest ended up closer than they had been. I finally f= ound the YHBL and got off 4 pictures before they all took off to go back be= hind 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=2C it was well worth the effort! Patrick Kelly RR#2 159 Town Road Falmouth NS B0P 1L0 Canada (902) 472-2322 = --_86652c20-b874-47fe-9830-7358008d192a_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <style><!-- .hmmessage P { margin:0px=3B padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt=3B font-family:Tahoma } --></style></head> <body class=3D'hmmessage'><div dir=3D'ltr'> The Y/H Blackbird was present about 2 today =3Bjust east of #918 &= =3B on the opposite side of the road. Only ~45 birds were there &=3B sev= eral small groups flew as we were watching. Luckily the Yellow-headed was i= n the group that remained.<BR><BR> Angus =3B<BR> <DIV> <DIV id=3DecxSkyDrivePlaceholder></DIV> <HR id=3DecxstopSpelling> From: patrick.kelly@dal.ca<BR>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=3B NS-RBA@yahoogr= oups.com<BR>Subject: [NatureNS] Pine warbler and yellow-headed blackbird st= ill in Falmouth<BR>Date: Sun=2C 13 Jan 2013 16:52:29 -0400<BR><BR>Hi everyo= ne:=20 <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>The <B>pine warbler</B> that first showed up at my suet feeder Christm= as Day is still putting in a regular appearance. It even surprised me Satur= day morning as it was on the niger seed with several goldfinches for a shor= t time before heading for the suet.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>This afternoon=2C I located=2C and photographed=2C the <B>immature</B>=  =3B<B>yellow-headed blackbird</B> that was first reported by Ryan Harv= ey on December 29th. I made two trips yesterday afternoon=2C and a third th= is afternoon after returning from a FNSN board meeting. What Ryan didn't no= te in his post was that the "flock" of red-winged blackbirds contains about= <B> 250 birds!</B> =3BIn the two tries yesterday=2C I had only gotten a= bout 1/3 of the way through the flock when they moved en masse to a more di= stant location that was not readily accessible. =3B</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>For those who may want to find it=2C and hopefully get better pictures= than mine=2C your starting point is 918 Falmouth Back Road=2C a large whit= e house with black trim. On the opposite side of the road you will see an u= ncut corn field=2C with a row of birch trees on either side. The birds tend= to be in the tops of the trees on either side=2C or in the top of the larg= e hardwood tree visible behind and to the left of #918. If they are on the = side with the corn=2C some of them may be on the ground feeding. =3B</D= IV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>I'm not sure why they are so skittish=2C as the two times they left ye= sterday I had not moved and was standing off to the opposite side of field = slowly scanning with my binoculars. When I arrived today=2C they were all b= ehind 918=2C 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 t= o break up and in about six "migrations" they went back to the cornfield. T= his time when they decided to move=2C one group almost landed in the birch = trees next to me=2C and the rest ended up closer than they had been. I fina= lly found the YHBL and got off 4 pictures before they all took off to go ba= ck behind 918 again.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><A href=3D"http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/YHBL1.jpg" target=3D_blank>http= ://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/YHBL1.jpg</A></DIV> <DIV><A href=3D"http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/YHBL2.jpg" target=3D_blank>http= ://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/YHBL2.jpg</A></DIV> <DIV><A href=3D"http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/YHBL3.jpg" target=3D_blank>http= ://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/YHBL3.jpg</A></DIV> <DIV><A href=3D"http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/YHBL4.jpg" target=3D_blank>http= ://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/YHBL4.jpg</A></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Still=2C it was well worth the effort!</DIV> <DIV><BR> <DIV> <DIV style=3D"WORD-WRAP: break-word=3B FONT-SIZE: 12px"> <DIV style=3D"WORD-WRAP: break-word"> <P style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><F= ONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Courier" size=3D3 face=3DCourier><BR class=3DecxApp= le-interchange-newline>Patrick Kelly</FONT></P> <P style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><F= ONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Courier" size=3D3 face=3DCourier>RR#2<SPAN class=3D= ecxApple-converted-space> =3B<SPAN class=3DecxApple-converted-space>&nb= sp=3B</SPAN></SPAN>159 Town Road</FONT></P> <P style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><F= ONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Courier" size=3D3 face=3DCourier>Falmouth NS<SPAN c= lass=3DecxApple-converted-space> =3B<SPAN class=3DecxApple-converted-sp= ace> =3B</SPAN></SPAN>B0P 1L0</FONT></P> <P style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><F= ONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Courier" size=3D3 face=3DCourier>Canada</FONT></P> <P style=3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 14px=3B FONT: 12px Courier=3B MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B= MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><BR></P> <P style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><F= ONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Courier" size=3D3 face=3DCourier>(902) 472-2322</FO= NT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV><BR></DIV></DIV> </div></body> </html>= --_86652c20-b874-47fe-9830-7358008d192a_--
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