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--00000000000073be1e05785aff95 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A Nelsons sparrow inland in NS is rare, but a Dickcissel is an even better sighting! On Sat, 13 Oct 2018 at 05:01, NancyDowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for your info. I am never sure how fine eBird breaks down their > rarity classification within counties. But a Nelson=E2=80=99s is definit= ely an > unusual sighting around here. > > I noticed a nelsonii subspecies reported from CSI lately and yes, they ar= e > more likely as an inland Fall migrant in NS at this time of year. The > Ontario birder mentioned they see Nelson's in Fall on their return voyage > south from the prairies population. > > Nancy > > > On Oct 12, 2018, at 10:00 PM, George Forsyth <ge4syth@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > eBird probably only flags birds as rare by county, so East Dalhousie > being only fifty kilometers (as a sparrow flies) from the salt marshes of > Annapolis, Kings and Lunenburg Counties is close. But you are right the > habitat is not attractive to breeding Nelson's Sparrows, but a vagrant > could show up in any grass area. > > > > It is possible that the Sparrow is a vagrant from the inland breeding > population, two subspecies: Ammodramus nelsoni nelsoni, or A. n. alter. > Our breeding A. n. subvirgatus is strictly coastal, A. n. alter. is also > coastal along James Bay, but the inland birds Ammodramus nelsoni nelsoni= , > breed in freshwater marshes and wet meadows in Alberta and Sakatchewan > where salt marshes are hard to find. Just as other western birds can get > lost by ninety degrees in their migration a Nelsons Sparrow from Alberta > could show up here. > > > > George Forsyth > > > > On Wed, 10 Oct 2018 at 15:57, nancy dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> wrote: > > An experienced birder from Ontario who has an older place in Franny=E2= =80=99s > Corner, next to E Dalhousie, saw a Nelson=E2=80=99s Sparrow in their fiel= d with > some Song Sparrows. He managed to get a photo and is familiar with the > species. Nelson=E2=80=99s are not regulars around here at any time of yea= r. He > eBirded it and it does not come up as rare for the area which is kind of > strange as there are no sightings recorded for the south center of NS for > the last ten years(?). > > > > Nancy D > > E Dalhousie, Kings > > > > Sent from my iPad > > --00000000000073be1e05785aff95 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">A Nelsons sparrow inland in NS is rare, but a Dickcissel i= s an even better sighting!<br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir= =3D"ltr">On Sat, 13 Oct 2018 at 05:01, NancyDowd <<a href=3D"mailto:nanc= ypdowd@gmail.com">nancypdowd@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote = class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid= ;padding-left:1ex">Thanks for your info. I am never sure how fine eBird bre= aks down their rarity classification within counties. But a Nelson=E2=80=99= s is=C2=A0 definitely an unusual sighting around here.<br> <br> I noticed a nelsonii subspecies reported from CSI lately and yes, they are = more likely as an inland Fall migrant in NS at this time of year. The Ontar= io birder mentioned they see Nelson's in Fall on their return voyage so= uth from the prairies population.<br> <br> Nancy<br> <br> > On Oct 12, 2018, at 10:00 PM, George Forsyth <<a href=3D"mailto:ge4= syth@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">ge4syth@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> > <br> > eBird probably only flags birds as rare by county, so East Dalhousie b= eing only fifty kilometers (as a sparrow flies) from the salt marshes of An= napolis, Kings and Lunenburg Counties is close. But you are right the habit= at is not attractive to breeding Nelson's Sparrows, but a vagrant could= show up in any grass area. <br> > <br> > It is possible that the Sparrow is a vagrant from the inland breeding = population, two subspecies: Ammodramus nelsoni nelsoni, or A. n. alter.=C2= =A0 Our breeding A. n. subvirgatus is strictly coastal, A. n. alter. is als= o coastal along James Bay,=C2=A0 but the inland birds Ammodramus nelsoni ne= lsoni, breed in freshwater marshes and wet meadows in Alberta and Sakatchew= an where salt marshes are hard to find. Just as other western birds can get= lost by ninety degrees in their migration a Nelsons Sparrow from Alberta c= ould show up here.<br> > <br> > George Forsyth<br> > <br> > On Wed, 10 Oct 2018 at 15:57, nancy dowd <<a href=3D"mailto:nancypd= owd@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">nancypdowd@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> > An experienced birder from Ontario who has an older place in Franny=E2= =80=99s Corner, next to E Dalhousie, saw a Nelson=E2=80=99s Sparrow in thei= r field with some Song Sparrows. He managed to get a photo and is familiar = with the species. Nelson=E2=80=99s are not regulars around here at any time= of year. He eBirded it and it does not come up as rare for the area which = is kind of strange as there are no sightings recorded for the south center = of NS for the last ten years(?).<br> > <br> > Nancy D<br> > E Dalhousie, Kings<br> > <br> > Sent from my iPad<br> <br> </blockquote></div> --00000000000073be1e05785aff95--
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