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Index of Subjects 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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