[NatureNS] Junco abundance

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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
>
>
>

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<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">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:E.Mills@dal.ca" target=3D"_blank">E.Mills@dal.c=
a</a>&gt;</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>

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