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Index of Subjects ------=_Part_1205726_1356760624.1429627306380 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I had zero sparrows over-winter here this year. =C2=A0The first ones to rea= ppear were the song sparrow and the fox sparrow earlier this month. =C2=A0S= till have to see white-throat or any other species here (just ten minutes o= utside Bridgewater) Carmel SmithMidville=20 On Monday, April 20, 2015 1:16 AM, "Hubcove@aol.com" <Hubcove@aol.com>= wrote: =20 Several here in Hubbards this morning.Peter Stow=C2=A0In a message dated = 2015-04-18 11:36:03 P.M. Atlantic Daylight Time, plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca= writes: Jim, You are right, usually some do overwinter in the area.=C2=A0 But most sparr= ows were very scarce in my experience this winter (except for Song Sparrows= ), and numbers were down on the Christmas Bird Counts that I participated i= n. I had no White-throats at all on my route=C2=A0 for the Bedford-Sackvill= e CBC, which includes my parents' neighbourhood.=20 Until yesterday,=C2=A0 I hadn't seen any since the Halifax-Dartmouth CBC, w= hen I had just three in a full day of birding on foot in good habitat. Cheers, Patricia > ---- Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote: l > > But don=E2=80=99t they also overwinter in Metro Hfx. & Sackville?=C2=A0= How can you tell spring birds vs. overwinterers?=C2=A0 Cheers, and happy s= pring, from Jim > >=20 > > Begin forwarded message: > >=20 > > > From: plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca > > > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] White-throated Sparrows > > > Date: April 18, 2015 at 5:00:40 PM ADT > > > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > >=20 > > > I heard and saw my first White-throated Sparrows of the year yesterda= y evening at my parents' home in Bedford. They breed in our woods. > > >=20 > > > Cheers, > > >=20 > > > Patricia L. Chalmers > > > Halifax > > >=20 > > > ---- Andrew Stadnyk <Andrew.Stadnyk@Dal.WCa> wrote:=20 > > >> This week we had our first spring WT Sparrows.=C2=A0 We get them in = the fall but never in the spring.=C2=A0 And now they (he?) are singing!=C2= =A0 Delightful. > > >>=20 > > >>=20 > > >> Andy Stadnyk > > >>=20 > > >> Lower Sackville > > >=20 > >=20 ------=_Part_1205726_1356760624.1429627306380 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ve= rdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div dir=3D"ltr"><span>I had z= ero sparrows over-winter here this year. The first ones to reappear w= ere the song sparrow and the fox sparrow earlier this month. Still ha= ve to see white-throat or any other species here (just ten minutes outside = Bridgewater)</span></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><span><br></span></div><div dir= =3D"ltr"><span>Carmel Smith</span></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><span>Midville</sp= an></div> <br><div class=3D"qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class=3D"yah= oo_quoted" style=3D"display: block;"> <div style=3D"font-family: verdana, h= elvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> <div style=3D"font-family: Helveti= caNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-s= ize: 16px;"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"> On Monday, = April 20, 2015 1:16 AM, "Hubcove@aol.com" <Hubcove@aol.com> wrote:<br= > </font> </div> <br><br> <div class=3D"y_msg_container"><div id=3D"yiv636= 6715742"> =20 =20 <div><font id=3D"yiv6366715742role_document" color=3D"#000000" size=3D"2" f= ace=3D"Arial"> <div>Several here in Hubbards this morning.</div> <div>Peter Stow</div> <div> </div> <div> <div>In a message dated 2015-04-18 11:36:03 P.M. Atlantic Daylight Time,=20 plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca writes:</div> <blockquote style=3D"PADDING-LEFT:5px;MARGIN-LEFT:5px;BORDER-LEFT:blue 2px = solid;"><font style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent;" color=3D"#000000" siz= e=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">Jim,<br><br>You are right, usually some do overwinte= r in the=20 area. But most sparrows were very scarce in my experience this wint= er=20 (except for Song Sparrows), and numbers were down on the Christmas Bird C= ounts=20 that I participated in. I had no White-throats at all on my route f= or=20 the Bedford-Sackville CBC, which includes my parents' neighbourhood.=20 <br><br>Until yesterday, I hadn't seen any since the Halifax-Dartmo= uth=20 CBC, when I had just three in a full day of birding on foot in good=20 habitat.<br><br>Cheers,<br><br>Patricia<br><br>> ---- Jim Wolford=20 <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote: l<br>> > But don=E2=80=99t th= ey also=20 overwinter in Metro Hfx. & Sackville? How can you tell spring b= irds=20 vs. overwinterers? Cheers, and happy spring, from Jim<br>> >= =20 <br>> > Begin forwarded message:<br>> > <br>> > > Fr= om:=20 plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca<br>> > > Subject: Re: [NatureNS]=20 White-throated Sparrows<br>> > > Date: April 18, 2015 at 5:00:40= PM=20 ADT<br>> > > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br>> > > Reply= -To:=20 naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br>> > > <br>> > > I heard and = saw=20 my first White-throated Sparrows of the year yesterday evening at my pare= nts'=20 home in Bedford. They breed in our woods.<br>> > > <br>> >= >=20 Cheers,<br>> > > <br>> > > Patricia L. Chalmers<br>>= >=20 > Halifax<br>> > > <br>> > > ---- Andrew Stadnyk=20 <Andrew.Stadnyk@Dal.WCa> wrote: <br>> > >> This week we= had=20 our first spring WT Sparrows. We get them in the fall but never in = the=20 spring. And now they (he?) are singing! Delightful.<br>> &= gt;=20 >> <br>> > >> <br>> > >> Andy Stadnyk<br>&g= t;=20 > >>