[NatureNS] bird id

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From: nancy dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 18:14:58 -0300
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Did you look at juvenile/first winter Lark Sparrows? Some guides (iBird) list them as having pink legs.

Just saw a hummingbird here on Corkums Island, near Lunenburg, after an absence of two days. They were last seen at this location on 17 Sep 2012.

Nancy
On 2013-09-18, at 1:42 PM, John and Nhung <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca> wrote:

> Cedar waxwings?  They have been doing a lot of twittering around down here
> on the Wyman Road!
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
> On Behalf Of Marg Millard
> Sent: September-18-13 1:30 PM
> To: naturens
> Subject: [NatureNS] bird id
> 
> I have been visited by a number of smaller birds over the past couple days. 
> They just drop in feed then head out. This am I could hear a lovely, lilting
> chatting from the tops of the higher trees. A few minutes ago I noticed
> movement working its way down through the pines and out very cautiously came
> three birds onto the septic mound. We put feed daily out there for shyer and
> non feeder birds.
> I don't know what they are. I tried to get a few pictures, they are dismal. 
> First I thought Fox Sparrows, no; finches, bill was similar and there were 
> buffy lines but not quite right, they seemed more streamlined.   Wide dark 
> line passing through eyes and not quite so dark stripes on either side of
> the head. Quite a buffy patch under the chin, along the underwing unlike a
> white throat. Pale stomach and under tail at the bum..........I am sorry I
> just can't seem to get the body parts down. My winter project is to try to
> do better with descriptions.
> 
> Two were quite similar, the third had less defined colouring. The most
> striking thing is that the legs were very orange or possibly bright
> orangey/pink. Light was behind them and I only managed to get just outside
> my door. Even moving quietly I was scaring them. One of my sparrows landed
> amongst them, quite different structure and movement. Something speaks of a
> wheatear but no definitely not one of them so it must be  the body
> size/shape. Any suggestions?
> 
> Still have a hummingbird. As I tried for a photo of the others a hummingbird
> buzzed me checking out the lens! I was startled and probably missed the shot
> of a lifetime.
> 
> Best regards,
> Marg Millard, White Point
> http://MargMillard.ca 
> 
> 

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