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> From: Suzanne Borkowski <suzanneborkowski@yahoo.ca>
> Date: May 20, 2008 3:54:23 PM ADT
> To: Patrick Kelly <patrick.kelly@dal.ca>
> Subject: NSBS Field Trip - Historic Hants County
>
> Here's a brief report of yesterday's outing to Hants
> County:
>
> Nine die-hard birders braved the weather to meet at Mount Uniacke
> House on this rainy Victoria Day! Bob & Wendy McDonald, Clarence
> Stevens, Sr. and his granddaughter Leslie MacDonald, Bonnie & David
> Carmichael, Gail Bruhm, Carol Klar and Patricia Chalmers joined trip
> leader Suzanne Borkowski for a walk about the Estate grounds, and
> managed to rustle up 18 species:
>
> Canada Geese
> Am. Black Duck
> Mourning Dove
> Northern Flicker
> Blue Jay
> American Crow
> Common Raven
> Black-capped Chickadee
> Brown Creeper
> Golden-crowned Kinglet
> American Robin
> European Starling
> Northern Parula
> Yellow-rumped Warbler
> Black-throated Green Warbler
> Savannah Sparrow
> Dark-eyed Junco
> Common Grackle
>
> Later, Patricia Chalmers told us she heard a Blue-headed Vireo, making
> the trip leader feel much better. I was sure I heard one as I drove
> up; but a few minutes later I told the group "There's the Blue-headed
> Vireo" when, in fact, it was a Robin!
>
> At Stop 2, Lake Martha, just past Hwy #202, we saw nothing! Mind
> you, it was pouring rain at that point.
>
> Stop 3, Coles Road, across from the lake, was a little better: we
> added Ovenbird, Purple Finch, Song Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, and Am.
> Goldfinch to our list.
>
> Between Stops 3 and 4 we had Rock Pigeons, and a Herring Gull flying
> overhead.
>
> At Stop #4, Elliott Road, Clarence Stevens detected a Pheasant; and at
> either the first or third stop, Pat Chalmers thought she heard a
> Veery. Nothing else was seen or heard on Elliott Road by any of us, a
> place where birds normally abound!
>
> We finally gave in to the inevitable; and called it a day, with a
> grand total of 27 species - the lowest record on this longest-running
> trip for the NS Bird Society. (The previous record of 43 species was
> set in 1973).
>
> Better luck next year!
>
> Cheers;
> Suzanne
>
>
>
>
>
>
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==
Patrick Kelly
Director of Computer Facilities
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==
Faculty of Architecture and Planning
Dalhousie University
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==
PO Box 1000 Stn Central 5410 Spring Garden Road
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4
Canada Canada
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Phone:(902) 494-3294 FAX:(902) 423-6672 E-mail:patrick.kelly@dal.ca
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<excerpt><bold><color><param>0000,0000,0000</param>From:
</color></bold>Suzanne Borkowski <<suzanneborkowski@yahoo.ca>
<bold><color><param>0000,0000,0000</param>Date: </color></bold>May 20,
2008 3:54:23 PM ADT
<bold><color><param>0000,0000,0000</param>To: </color></bold>Patrick
Kelly <<patrick.kelly@dal.ca>
<bold><color><param>0000,0000,0000</param>Subject: </color>NSBS Field
Trip - Historic Hants County
</bold>
Here's a brief report of yesterday's outing to Hants
County:
Nine die-hard birders braved the weather to meet at Mount Uniacke
House on this rainy Victoria Day! Bob & Wendy McDonald, Clarence
Stevens, Sr. and his granddaughter Leslie MacDonald, Bonnie & David
Carmichael, Gail Bruhm, Carol Klar and Patricia Chalmers joined trip
leader Suzanne Borkowski for a walk about the Estate grounds, and
managed to rustle up 18 species:
Canada Geese
Am. Black Duck
Mourning Dove
Northern Flicker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
Brown Creeper
Golden-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
European Starling
Northern Parula
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Savannah Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Common Grackle
Later, Patricia Chalmers told us she heard a Blue-headed Vireo, making
the trip leader feel much better. I was sure I heard one as I drove
up; but a few minutes later I told the group "There's the Blue-headed
Vireo" when, in fact, it was a Robin!
At Stop 2, Lake Martha, just past Hwy #202, we saw nothing! Mind
you, it was pouring rain at that point.
Stop 3, Coles Road, across from the lake, was a little better: we
added Ovenbird, Purple Finch, Song Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, and Am.
Goldfinch to our list.
Between Stops 3 and 4 we had Rock Pigeons, and a Herring Gull flying
overhead.
At Stop #4, Elliott Road, Clarence Stevens detected a Pheasant; and at
either the first or third stop, Pat Chalmers thought she heard a
Veery. Nothing else was seen or heard on Elliott Road by any of us, a
place where birds normally abound!
We finally gave in to the inevitable; and called it a day, with a
grand total of 27 species - the lowest record on this longest-running
trip for the NS Bird Society. (The previous record of 43 species was
set in 1973).
Better luck next year!
Cheers;
Suzanne
__________________________________________________________________
Connect with friends from any web browser - no download required. Try
the new Yahoo! Canada Messenger for the Web BETA at
http://ca.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php
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==========================================================================
Patrick Kelly
Director of Computer Facilities
==========================================================================
Faculty of Architecture and Planning
Dalhousie University
==========================================================================
PO Box 1000 Stn Central 5410 Spring Garden Road
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4
Canada Canada
==========================================================================
Phone:(902) 494-3294 FAX:(902) 423-6672
E-mail:patrick.kelly@dal.ca
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