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Over in Armdale, Halifax, about 2 PM we had about 20 Bohemian Waxwings stripping the remaining tiny shrunken fruit off a small ornamental crabapple to the south of the house. About 10 min later I noticed something light blowing across the lawn on the north side -- feathers -- and traced it to a hawk partly hidden on the ground under a small pine, stripping a waxwing that it had caught. We got the binocs on it for a few minutes before it spooked and flew off carrying the remains, and estimated the hawk was ~12 inches long, light grey above, and a white breast spotted with many small dark spots/streaks. From Sibley, the dark spots on white don't match an adult and would seem to fit only a fairly large immature sharpie, or a small immature Coopers, much less likely.
Mostly, apart from the regulars like downies, song sparrows, a blue jay and chickadees, we have been inundated by several dozen rapacious starlings, and 7 or more mallards foraging right up by the houses (we live near a lake).
Looks like about 2 feet of snow here on average overnight, ignoring the drifts.
Steve
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] on behalf of Don MacNeill [donmacneill@bellaliant.net]
Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 2:45 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] storm birds, Downtown Dartmouth
We had 30 Bohemian Waxwings here in Halifax on Monday last. They finished off our holly berries. I threw out some frozen blueberries but the birds left without eating any.
Don
Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net<mailto:donmacneill@bellaliant.net>
On 18/03/2015 1:33 PM, D W Bridgehouse wrote:
Here in Downtown Dartmouth : we have pretty much the same regular suspects to our feeders as Jim in Wolfville:
goldfinches
common redpoll
mourning doves
song sparrow
white throat sparrow
Fox sparrow
BC Chickadees
For the last 2 days a male Am Robin feasting on the berries on our Holly bush . Don’t know what will happen once he has exhausted that food source ??? This is the first Robin I have seen this Spring
DB
From: Jim Wolford<mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 11:38 AM
To: naturens<mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Subject: [NatureNS] storm birds, east Wolfville
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From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca<mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca>>
Subject: [ValleyNature] storm birds, east Wolfville
Date: March 18, 2015 at 11:37:44 AM ADT
To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca<mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>>
MARCH 18, 2015 - Ho, hum, another storm/blizzard/wind day (how many now this year??). Our very reliable neighbour Sylvia Holmes again has braved the elements to put out goodies for the birdies on the ground in several spots. We have 60+ snow buntings there plus a mixed flock of 100 or so goldfinches and common redpolls. And we even had 5 horned larks that were attracted to some cracked corn. Other recent customers among the ground-feeders have included mourning doves, blue jays, crows, cardinals, song sparrows, white-throated sparrows, Am. tree sparrows, juncos, downy woodpecker, and flickers.
Cheers from shut-in Jim in Wolfville.
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