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All, By now, I'm sure that just about everyone will have seen the story in yesterday's press about Corbett-Dalhousie Lake Forest which is located just south of Bridgetown in Annapolis County. It's a stand of very large, old as well as multi-aged Yellow Birch, Sugar Maple, Beech, Red Spruce, and Red Maple. However, just in case you didn't, see the link below. Yesterday, I was out for the afternoon with Scott Leslie. We heard and occasionally saw quite a few birds including Chimney Swifts and Northern Waterthrush - and many warblers. Well, here's the list of birds heard, and/or seen, that Scott sent to me last night: Blackburnian warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Magnolia Warbler Yellow-rumped warbler Black and White Warbler Red-eyed vireo Blue-headed vireo Ovenbird Yellow-bellied sapsucker Winter wren Northern waterthrush Northern parula Spotted sandpiper (at the shore) Eastern wood pewee Northern goshawk CHIMNEY SWIFTS -- seen and heard flying just above the forest canopy) Earlier last week, several of us watched Common Nighthawk flying over the canopy at dusk. As expected, in a forest with such a complex canopy and natural understory, it's quite bird rich right now. Unfortunately, if the Minister of Lands and Forestry can be taken at his word (see article in link) harvesting will resume in that forest on Monday. Apparently the presence of nesting migratory birds is not a problem. Someone should tell the birds not to worry about all the heavy machinery moving in around their nests. https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/naturalists-comb-nova-scotia-woods-for-birds-in-bid-to-halt-loggers-1.4456945 Bev Wigney
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