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--089e01182e3eb61c2404f80c569c Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 We took a hike along the trail this morning. It's still quite wet but as always, stunning. About 1.8k west of the White Rock bridge I noticed a high pitched, pervasive chorus above me that seemed to come from everywhere and nowhere. The river takes a sharp north hook here and the opposite bank climbs sharply - about 75 degrees - to the escarpment 50 metres above. For about 80 metres along that side this bank is heavily wooded with mature conifers - mostly Hemlocks, with some Pines etc. Numerous trees were thickly covered in cones, and the high heavy canopy was flooded with small very active birds. The visual conditions were poor - I was in the gloom of the floodplain and they were in the high canopy across the river against the bright sky - but I was able to identify American Goldfinch, Northern Chickadee, and Juncos. But it was the volume and density of the noise that struck me, even over the running water. By visual count I'd say 500 birds in the 80mx50m area, but I believe based on the racket there were thousands. It was stunning. -- Jamie Simpson Hantsport, NS --089e01182e3eb61c2404f80c569c Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">We took a hike along the trail this morning. =C2=A0It'= s still quite wet but as always, stunning. =C2=A0About 1.8k west of the Whi= te Rock bridge I noticed a high pitched, pervasive chorus above me that see= med to come from everywhere and nowhere. =C2=A0The river takes a sharp nort= h hook here and the opposite bank climbs sharply - about 75 degrees - to th= e escarpment 50 metres above. =C2=A0For about 80 metres along that side thi= s bank is heavily wooded with mature conifers - mostly Hemlocks, with some = Pines etc. =C2=A0Numerous trees were thickly covered in cones, and the high= heavy canopy was flooded with small very active birds. =C2=A0The visual co= nditions were poor - I was in the gloom of the floodplain and they were in = the high canopy across the river against the bright sky - but I was able to= identify American Goldfinch, Northern Chickadee, and Juncos. =C2=A0But it = was the volume and density of the noise that struck me, even over the runni= ng water. =C2=A0By visual count I'd say 500 birds in the 80mx50m area, = but I believe based on the racket there were thousands. =C2=A0It was stunni= ng.<br clear=3D"all"> <div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Jamie Simpson<br></div>Hantspor= t, NS<br></div> </div> --089e01182e3eb61c2404f80c569c--
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