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Hi John.  The "sparrow" song might have been a Black-capped Chickadee's.

Don

Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net
On 4/26/2020 11:49 AM, John and Nhung wrote:
>
> The boss and I took a long walk this morning from chez nous on Wyman 
> Road, down the Ellis Road to the former CN Railway line, along that 
> trail to the Lewis Road and up the Lewis Road to the fence belonging 
> to Yarmouth Airport.  The former railway track rises from the Ellis 
> Road, turns through a patch of spruce forest, then gently descends 
> till it crosses a swampy area, drained by a sluggish stream that runs 
> from Yarmouth Airport to the Chebogue River.
>
> Heard what I think was a white-throated sparrow on the Ellis Road in a 
> spruce forest.  The only thing that sounded strange what that the 
> “Tom” part of the “Tom-peabody” was the higher part of the note, 
> consistently. Probably just an aberrant individual.
>
> Golden-crowned kinglet singing in the aforementioned spruce patch on 
> the railway track.
>
> Lots of skunk cabbage growing in the swamp, especially near the 
> culvert over the abovementioned stream. As I was looking at it, I 
> noticed a movement.  Turned out to be a muskrat having a munch.  After 
> its meal, it quietly dove into the stream and did not reappear.
>
> Mr. mallard quietly watched us from the same stream, just upstream of 
> where it crossed the Lewis Road.  I suspect his Mrs. was nearby, 
> nesting.  Years ago, I scared a pair of teal at the same place.
>
> There were a few other bird songs but my recognition skills are too 
> limited to recognize what I was hearing.  A couple of kinds of 
> warbler, including the myrtle, at least.
>


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    <font face="Calibri">Hi John.  The "sparrow" song might have been a
      Black-capped Chickadee's.<br>
      <br>
      Don<br>
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    <div class="moz-signature">Don MacNeill
      donmacneill@bellaliant.net</div>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/26/2020 11:49 AM, John and Nhung
      wrote:<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal">The boss and I took a long walk this
          morning from chez nous on Wyman Road, down the Ellis Road to
          the former CN Railway line, along that trail to the Lewis Road
          and up the Lewis Road to the fence belonging to Yarmouth
          Airport.  The former railway track rises from the Ellis Road,
          turns through a patch of spruce forest, then gently descends
          till it crosses a swampy area, drained by a sluggish stream
          that runs from Yarmouth Airport to the Chebogue River.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Heard what I think was a white-throated
          sparrow on the Ellis Road in a spruce forest.  The only thing
          that sounded strange what that the “Tom” part of the
          “Tom-peabody” was the higher part of the note, consistently. 
          Probably just an aberrant individual.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Golden-crowned kinglet singing in the
          aforementioned spruce patch on the railway track.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Lots of skunk cabbage growing in the swamp,
          especially near the culvert over the abovementioned stream. 
          As I was looking at it, I noticed a movement.  Turned out to
          be a muskrat having a munch.  After its meal, it quietly dove
          into the stream and did not reappear.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Mr. mallard quietly watched us from the
          same stream, just upstream of where it crossed the Lewis
          Road.  I suspect his Mrs. was nearby, nesting.  Years ago, I
          scared a pair of teal at the same place.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">There were a few other bird songs but my
          recognition skills are too limited to recognize what I was
          hearing.  A couple of kinds of warbler, including the myrtle,
          at least.<o:p></o:p></p>
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