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Index of Subjects --001a114ecd54fca51205633c7683 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I would agree Eric. The first Junco that I saw at my feeders was just before Christmas, following one of our first snows in the area. There are many more present now; they hang out all over the yard and in the bushes. Juncos have such personality. -Veronica Goodfellow Middle LaHave On 20 January 2018 at 17:12, Eric Mills <E.Mills@dal.ca> wrote: > Today, January 20, my son Chris and I drove from Brier Island to the > Bridgewater area and to my home in Lower Rose Bay, Lunenburg Co., Our route > was along Hwy 217 on Long Island and Digby Neck, along 101 to the Bear > River turnoff, then across country via Bear River and the Virginia East > Road to Hwy 8, thence south to South Brookfield and Hwy 208, then W to Hwy > 325 and south to Bridgewater and beyond - very roughly 220 km in total. > > > There were Juncos along the whole route, going up from the roadsides in > groups of 2-3 to more than 100 at a time. Our total was many hundreds, and > likely in the thousands. I have seen numbers like these along that route in > October, but January is most unusual. > > > Circumstantial evidence for sure, but I have no doubt that these birds are > new arrivals in the province, probably related to stormy weather during the > past few days in New Brunswick. Our feeders in Lower Rose Bay seemed to > attract high numbers starting about the 16th or 17th, coinciding with the > last snowfalls. > > > Eric L. Mills > > Lower Rose Bay > > Lunenburg Co., NS > > > --001a114ecd54fca51205633c7683 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">I would agree Eric. The first Junco that I saw at my feede= rs was just before Christmas, following one of our first snows in the area.= There are many more present now; they hang out all over the yard and in th= e bushes. Juncos have such personality.<div><br></div><div>-Veronica Goodfe= llow</div><div>Middle LaHave</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div= class=3D"gmail_quote">On 20 January 2018 at 17:12, Eric Mills <span dir=3D= "ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:E.Mills@dal.ca" target=3D"_blank">E.Mills@dal.c= a</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margi= n:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div id=3D"m_8920154316026818934divtagdefaultwrapper" style=3D"font-size:12= pt;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif" dir=3D"ltr"> <p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Today, January 20, my son Chris a= nd I drove from Brier Island to the Bridgewater area and to my home in Lowe= r Rose Bay, Lunenburg Co., Our route was along Hwy 217 on Long Island and D= igby Neck, along 101 to the Bear River turnoff, then across country via Bear River and the Virginia East Road to = Hwy 8, thence south to South Brookfield and Hwy 208, then W to Hwy 325 and = south to Bridgewater and beyond - very roughly 220 km in total.</p> <p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><br> </p> <p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">There were Juncos along the whole= route, going up from the roadsides in groups of 2-3 to more than 100 at a = time. Our total was many hundreds, and likely in the thousands. I have seen= numbers like these along that route in October, but January is most unusual.</p> <p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><br> </p> <p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Circumstantial evidence for sure,= but I have no doubt that these birds are new arrivals in the province, pro= bably related to stormy weather during the past few days in New Brunswick. = Our feeders in Lower Rose Bay seemed to attract high numbers starting about the 16th or 17th, coinciding with t= he last snowfalls.</p> <p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><br> </p> <p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Eric L. Mills</p> <p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Lower Rose Bay</p> <p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Lunenburg Co., NS<br> </p> <p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><br> </p> </div> </div> </blockquote></div><br></div> --001a114ecd54fca51205633c7683--
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