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Index of Subjects Hi Donna and all First hay cuts have been done in the northern mainland as well as noted when I did my second BBS route (James River area in Antigonish Co) on Sat. morning June 4, and a few of the bobolink fields had been cut. Bobolinks still have a few fields that don't get cut early so they are still not too difficult to find along the Northumberland Strait fields. On RB Nuthatches, my feeling is that they are not in really low numbers like a couple years ago in this area of the province. The James River route does not have a lot of RBNU habitat but 4-5 were found on that count. On the count on Sat, I had a group of begging Pine Siskins already off the nest. I could hear them ahead of me on one of the stops and could not discern what was making the chatter till I made a quick stop on the way to the next stop to confirm the source of the sound. I normally get 2-3 Yellow-bellied Flycatchers on that count but none this year and my only Olive-sided Flycatcher was stop 50, the last stop in the Ohio (Ant) area. I have not done anything with my data yet so cannot provide a summary but probably 16 species of warbler. My recollections of most common species were Alder Flycatcher and Northern Parula which were found on nearly every stop. Don't see any Indian Pear still in bloom in my back yard but it was not that long ago they were still in bloom. Flowering crab still in bloom though. Cheers Ken Ken McKenna Plymouth, Pict Co. Sent from my iPad > On Jun 6, 2016, at 10:02 AM, Donna Crossland <dcrossland@eastlink.ca> wrote: > > About red-breasted nuthatches: There seem to be fairly good numbers in Keji. I am hearing them calling on my point counts, but without looking at the numbers from other years, I can only give an impression that they seem to be fewer than other years. > > I was at Otter Ponds Demonstration Forest on June 4th (Saturday). While a group of us stood at the reception area at the picnic tables, a red-breasted nuthatch was busily excavating a cavity in a dead snag. It was amusing to watch it exit with wood fibres in its little beak, and then release them into the air. It was too early yet to put on the finishing touches of pitch around the cavity entrance hole. > > On another note: > The regional differences in our small province, even on the mainland, are surprising. Living in the southwest where farmers are already cutting their first crop of hay, but then seeing Indian Pear Blossoms (Amelanchier) still in bloom in Mooseland, east of Dartmouth! It was chilly over that way for camping. > > Donna > > -----Original Message----- > From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of John and Nhung > Sent: June-02-16 5:20 AM > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Common Nighthawks back > > Speaking of missing birds, has anyone been seeing red-breasted nuthatches? We used to see and hear those little guys frequently, and noted their absence last year. Not sure about the year before. > > -----Original Message----- > From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Lois Codling > Sent: June 1, 2016 11:07 PM > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Common Nighthawks back > > Heard my first over the house tonight. Neighbour saw some a couple of nights ago. > > Lois Codling > L. Sackville > > >> On 01/06/2016 4:36 AM, NancyDowd wrote: >> I heard my FOY Common Nighthawk "peenting" late last evening. This one is likely on the move elsewhere as I have never heard them before so near to my place. >> >> Nancy >> E Dalhousie, Kings Co. >> >> > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus >
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