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Index of Subjects --001a11c20d9422351204fcc6e367 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 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 --001a11c20d9422351204fcc6e367 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Eastern Kingbird?<br><br>On Thursday, June 26, 2014, Jim (James W.) Wolford= <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 <<a href=3D"javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','Andre= w.Stadnyk@Dal.Ca');" target=3D"_blank">Andrew.Stadnyk@Dal.Ca</a>></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">"<a href=3D"javascript:_e(%7= B%7D,'cvml','naturens@chebucto.ns.ca');" target=3D"_blank">= naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>" <<a href=3D"javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'= cvml','naturens@chebucto.ns.ca');" target=3D"_blank">naturens@c= hebucto.ns.ca</a>></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,'cvml','naturens@chebucto.ns.ca');" 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'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> <br> --001a11c20d9422351204fcc6e367--