[NatureNS] northern mockingbird?

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Eastern Kingbird?

On Thursday, June 26, 2014, Jim (James W.) Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
wrote:

> Sounds like probably a lighting problem plus the briefness of the
> sighting, although totally or mostly black individuals are rare but
> possible for nearly all species.  Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From: *Andrew Stadnyk <Andrew.Stadnyk@Dal.Ca
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','Andrew.Stadnyk@Dal.Ca');>>
> *Date: *June 26, 2014 7:02:43 PM ADT
> *To: *"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','naturens@chebucto.ns.ca');>" <
> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','naturens@chebucto.ns.ca');>>
> *Subject: **[NatureNS] northern mockingbird?*
> *Reply-To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','naturens@chebucto.ns.ca');>
>
> I just saw a bird temporarily roost on a wire, that was black as a crow
> with flashing white wing accents and white on it's tail edges in flight,
> about the size of a bluejay. My guess is a Northern Mockingbird but I
> understand they are typically grey. Any claims that Northern Mockingbirds
> can be black? I doubt it was due to the lighting but it was all so
> fleeting. This was in Lower Sackville, near the intersection of Old
> Sackville Road by Beaverbank, so plenty of houses and civilization (if you
> can call it that!).
>
> Andy Stadnyk
> Lower Sackville
>
>
>

-- 
James Churchill
Kentville, Nova Scotia
jameslchurchill@gmail.com
(902) 681-2374

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Eastern Kingbird?<br><br>On Thursday, June 26, 2014, Jim (James W.) Wolford=
 &lt;jimwolford@eastlink.ca&g=
t; wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;b=
order-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">
Sounds like probably a lighting problem plus the briefness of the sighting,=
 although totally or mostly black individuals are rare but possible for nea=
rly all species. =A0Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin fo=
rwarded message:</div>
<br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px=
;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" col=
or=3D"#000000" style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica;color:#000000"><b>From: </b><=
/font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica">A=
ndrew Stadnyk &lt;<a href=3D"javascript:_e(%7B%7D,&#39;cvml&#39;,&#39;Andre=
w.Stadnyk@Dal.Ca&#39;);" target=3D"_blank">Andrew.Stadnyk@Dal.Ca</a>&gt;</f=
ont></div>
<div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left=
:0px"><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font:1=
2.0px Helvetica;color:#000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica"=
 size=3D"3" style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica">June 26, 2014 7:02:43 PM ADT</f=
ont></div>
<div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left=
:0px"><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font:1=
2.0px Helvetica;color:#000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" s=
ize=3D"3" style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica">&quot;<a href=3D"javascript:_e(%7=
B%7D,&#39;cvml&#39;,&#39;naturens@chebucto.ns.ca&#39;);" target=3D"_blank">=
naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>&quot; &lt;<a href=3D"javascript:_e(%7B%7D,&#39;=
cvml&#39;,&#39;naturens@chebucto.ns.ca&#39;);" target=3D"_blank">naturens@c=
hebucto.ns.ca</a>&gt;</font></div>
<div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left=
:0px"><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font:1=
2.0px Helvetica;color:#000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helveti=
ca" size=3D"3" style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] northern mocki=
ngbird?</b></font></div>
<div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left=
:0px"><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font:1=
2.0px Helvetica;color:#000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvet=
ica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica"><a href=3D"javascript:_e(%7=
B%7D,&#39;cvml&#39;,&#39;naturens@chebucto.ns.ca&#39;);" target=3D"_blank">=
naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font></div>
<div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left=
:0px;min-height:14px"><br></div> <span style=3D"border-collapse:separate;co=
lor:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;=
font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:auto=
;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;fo=
nt-size:medium"><div style=3D"font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-co=
lor:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">
<div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">I just saw a bird temporari=
ly roost on a wire, that was black as a crow with flashing white wing accen=
ts and white on it&#39;s tail edges in flight, about the size of a bluejay.=
 My guess is a Northern Mockingbird but I understand they are typically gre=
y. Any claims that Northern Mockingbirds can be black? I doubt it was due t=
o the lighting but it was all so fleeting. This was in Lower Sackville,=A0n=
ear the intersection of=A0Old Sackville Road by Beaverbank, so plenty of ho=
uses and civilization (if you can call it that!).</div>
<div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><br></div><div style=3D"mar=
gin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">Andy Stadnyk</div><div style=3D"margin-top:0=
px;margin-bottom:0px">Lower Sackville<br></div></div></span></blockquote></=
div>
<br></div></blockquote><br><br>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr">James Churchill<br>K=
entville, Nova Scotia<br><a href=3D"mailto:jameslchurchill@gmail.com" targe=
t=3D"_blank">jameslchurchill@gmail.com</a><br>(902) 681-2374<br><br><br><br=
></div>
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