[NatureNS] A NSMC Highlight in Kings West - Vesper Sparrow

From: "Wayne P. Neily" <neilyornis@hotmail.com>
To: "NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>,
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Date: Mon, 13 May 2013 22:15:54 -0300
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Hello all=2C
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Most of the birds here on Saturday's (May 11) count were what we would expe=
ct=2C but while driving around Greenwood in the a.m.=2C Frances Lourie and =
I heard a bird that brought back memories of the Prairies - a Vesper Sparro=
w singing vigourously.  We were quickly able to get a close look at it perc=
hed on a nearby fence.   Traveling along the same road for about 1km=2C I w=
as able to hear at least seven more singing as though on territory.  These =
were the first that I had heard or seen since returning to Nova Scotia in 2=
005=2C so were quite exciting for me.  I had checked other locations around=
 Kingston and Kentville where they used to occur (such as the Paragon Golf =
Club) in other years without success=2C and so was delighted to find an app=
arently viable breeding population here.
=20
  Although I"m not sure if it is officially listed yet as threatened for No=
va Scotia=2C it probably should be=2C and this location is much more vulner=
able to disturbance than the Inverness Co=2C one reported last year (?) by =
Jeff MacLeod=2C so I am hesitant to precisely identify the location on the =
lists.  If any serious birders are anxious to see them=2C please contact me=
 off-list.




Wayne P. Neily=20
Tremont=2C Kings Co.=2C Nova Scotia
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"How often we forget all time=2C when lone=2C=20
Admiring Nature's universal throne=2C=20
Her woods=2C her wilds=2C her waters=2C the intense=20
Reply of hers to our intelligence." - George Gordon=2C Lord Byron=2C 1823 [=
The Island].=20

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Most of the birds here on Saturday's (May 11) count were what we would expe=
ct=2C but while driving around Greenwood in the a.m.=2C Frances Lourie and =
I heard a bird that brought back memories of the Prairies - a Vesper Sparro=
w singing vigourously.&nbsp=3B We were quickly able to get a close look at =
it perched on a nearby fence.&nbsp=3B&nbsp=3B Traveling along the same road=
 for about 1km=2C I was able to hear at least seven more singing as though =
on territory.&nbsp=3B These were the first that I had heard or seen since r=
eturning to Nova Scotia in 2005=2C so were quite exciting for me.&nbsp=3B I=
 had checked other locations around Kingston and Kentville where they used =
to occur (such as the Paragon Golf Club) in other years without success=2C =
and so was delighted to find an apparently viable breeding population here.=
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&nbsp=3B<BR>
&nbsp=3B Although I"m not sure if it is officially&nbsp=3Blisted yet as thr=
eatened for Nova Scotia=2C it probably should be=2C and this location is mu=
ch more vulnerable to disturbance than the Inverness Co=2C one reported las=
t year (?) by Jeff MacLeod=2C so I am hesitant to precisely identify the lo=
cation on the lists.&nbsp=3B If any serious birders are anxious to see them=
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