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--=_625959dc5f3da438d9c294daff1f2626 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Also a Fox sparrow at Karen Burke's feeder in Whiteside, Rich. Co. yesterday. We had a White-Breasted Nuthatch at our feeder in Samsonville, Rich. Co. yesterday as well. Billy On 05 Apr 2015 13:27, rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca wrote: > Hi All > Between pictures on Facebook and birds in the yard I have seen more > of Fox Sparrows than any year that I can remember perhaps with the exception of 1950. > However one has me confused - it looks like a Fox Sparrow below but the back of > its head and neck was blueish grey. Maybe a little smaller than most. > Has anyone any knowledge of this color variation? > There was also what used to be a Myrtle Warbler in the yard but I guess it > has another name now. > I have not been across the province since fall but there is probably less snow > along the Atlantic Coast than in the interior. This would cause the Fox Sparrows, Woodcocks > and other birds to migrate near the coast and is why we see so many. > Enjoy the snow while it lasts - the black flies are close at hand. > Paul --=_625959dc5f3da438d9c294daff1f2626 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"> <html><body> <p>Also a Fox sparrow at Karen Burke's feeder in Whiteside, Rich. Co.  = ;yesterday. We had a White-Breasted Nuthatch at our feeder in Samsonv= ille, Rich. Co. yesterday as well. </p> <p>Billy</p> <p>On 05 Apr 2015 13:27, rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca wrote:</p> <blockquote type=3D"cite" style=3D"padding-left:5px; border-left:#1010ff 2p= x solid; margin-left:5px; width:100%"><!-- html ignored --><!-- head ignore= d --><!-- meta ignored --> <div>Hi All</div> <div>Between pictures on Facebook and birds in the yard I have seen m= ore</div> <div>of Fox Sparrows than any year that I can remember perhaps with the exc= eption of 1950.</div> <div>However one has me confused - it looks like a Fox Sparrow below but th= e back of</div> <div>its head and neck was blueish grey. Maybe a little smaller than most= =2E</div> <div>Has anyone any knowledge of this color variation?</div> <div>There was also what used to be a Myrtle Warbler in the yard but I gues= s it</div> <div>has another name now.</div> <div>I have not been across the province since fall but there is probably l= ess snow</div> <div>along the Atlantic Coast than in the interior. This would cause the Fo= x Sparrows, Woodcocks</div> <div>and other birds to migrate near the coast and is why we see so many.</= div> <div>Enjoy the snow while it lasts - the black flies are close at hand.</di= v> <div>Paul</div> </blockquote> <p> </p> <div> </div> </body></html> --=_625959dc5f3da438d9c294daff1f2626--
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