[NatureNS] Hummingbirds

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From: Suzanne Townsend <tgssuzanne@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2017 13:18:01 +0000
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Here in Glendale, 4 window feeders were filled nearly daily for the past
few weeks. Each feeder seemed to have its own family. As of day before
yesterday, nary a one. I have been here since 2010 and they have never left
this early. (Wah!)


On Sat, Aug 26, 2017 at 9:24 AM Judy Tufts <tandove@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:

> We have noticed ~50% decline in 'our' hummingbirds here on Wolfville Ridg=
e
> too.  Among those remaining one of our two male hummingbirds still linger=
s.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Judy
>
>
>
> >>>>>>>>
>
>   Judy Tufts
>
>    Wolfville
>
> <<<<<<<<
> ------------------------------
>
> *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:
> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] *On Behalf Of *Stephen Shaw
> *Sent:* Friday, August 25, 2017 9:32 PM
>
>
> *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> *Subject:* [NatureNS] Hummingbirds
>
>
>
> Since about 2 days ago, we=E2=80=99ve not seen =E2=80=98our' 3 hummingbir=
ds (2F, 1M) at
> all.  Previously, they had been visiting our feeders fairly regularly,
> maybe every few 10s of minutes.  I presume they have now moved on,
> migrating.
>
> Are others observing this, that is, is this the expected/normally observe=
d
> time of departure south for hummingbirds?
>
> Steve, in Halifax
>
>
>
> On Aug 25, 2017, at 7:25 PM, James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> David Walmark had a ton of shorebirds at the end of Hell's Point in
> Kingsburg today.  He mentioned short-billed dowitchers, ruddy turnstones,
> semi-palmated sandpipers and others.
>
>
>
> There appears to be a lot of warblers on the move today.  Although I did
> not have the time to find out what was on the move, early this morning
> outside of work in Bridgewater the trees were loaded.  After work I
> managed to see a magnolia warbler and a red-eyed vireo, but I saw a numbe=
r
> of others before I could get to my binoculars.  This evening in LaHave I
> watched about 18 warblers come into the tree outside of my house.  I was =
on
> the phone, so was only able to see a few of them without my binoculars.
> There was a red-eyed vireo, some chickadees, three northern parulas, one
> black-throated green warbler and I didn't get an ID on the rest.  There w=
as
> one bright yellow warbler, but I could not get any features.
>
>
>
> James R. Hirtle
>
> LaHave
>
>
>

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