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Funny you should mention that Richard. =20
A couple of years ago my wife and I entertained a rare Townsend's =
Warbler at our house in Quispamsis, NB (he loved black oil sunflower =
seeds!). The bird came every 15-30 minutes to my feeders for about two =
weeks. Half of the serious birders in NB enjoyed the bird over tea in =
our living room. What we didn't know was that our local Sharpie was =
also observing! He came unannounced for lunch one day and picked our =
beautiful warbler out a crowd of 14 or 15 mundane American Goldfinches =
and there ended our warbler and our enjoyment. My wife almost saved =
the warbler but had a last minute second thought before she threw her =
coffee mug through the plate glass of our front window at Sharpie! Some =
would say she made the wrong choice though. She watched the whole =
attack sequence from 8 feet away and she was traumatized for three weeks =
by the whole experience! We missed all those nice people coming for tea =
every day too. Sharpie even had the nerve to come back an hour later =
for chick-a-dee dessert!=20
Paul
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Richard Stern=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 5:39 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Merlins at point Pleasant Park
I hope the Merlins haven't eaten the YH Blackbird!
Richard
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 5:24 PM, Paul Murray =
<murraypaul@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
May 28, 2008
While looking for the elusive Yellowheaded Blackbird at PPP early =
this morning (I did not see it), I was directed by two passersby to two =
Merlins in the trees near the sewage pump house? on the Northwest Arm =
side of the park. A male and a female where there and they posed nicely =
for pictures for about an hour.
In my travels around the park I also noted;
1 American Goldfinch
14 Surf Scoters (NW Arm)
8 Common Eider
2 Song Sparrows
1 Northern Flicker
The park was very quiet due to the cold wind I guess.
Paul Murray
Dartmouth
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Dr.Richard Stern,=20
70 Exhibition St.
Kentville, NS, Canada
B4N 4K9
Richard Stern,=20
317 Middle Dyke Rd.
Port Williams, NS, Canada
B0P 1T0
rbstern@ns.sympatico.ca
rbstern@xcountry.tv
sternrichard@gmail.com
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Funny you should mention that Richard. =20
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>A couple of years ago my wife and I entertained a =
rare=20
Townsend's Warbler at our house in Quispamsis, NB (he =
loved black=20
oil sunflower seeds!). The bird came every 15-30 minutes to my =
feeders for=20
about two weeks. Half of the serious birders in NB enjoyed =
the bird=20
over tea in our living room. What we didn't know was that our =
local=20
Sharpie was also observing! He came unannounced for lunch =
one day=20
and picked our beautiful warbler out a crowd of 14 or 15 mundane =
American=20
Goldfinches and there ended our warbler and our=20
enjoyment. My wife almost saved the warbler but =
had a=20
last minute second thought before she threw her coffee mug through the =
plate=20
glass of our front window at Sharpie! Some would say she =
made=20
the wrong choice though. She watched the whole attack sequence =
from 8 feet=20
away and she was traumatized for three weeks by the whole =
experience! We=20
missed all those nice people coming for tea every day too. Sharpie =
even=20
had the nerve to come back an hour later for chick-a-dee=20
dessert! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Paul</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 28, 2008 =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] Merlins =
at point=20
Pleasant Park</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I hope the Merlins haven't eaten the YH=20
Blackbird!<BR><BR>Richard<BR><BR>
<DIV class=3Dgmail_quote>On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 5:24 PM, Paul Murray =
<<A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:murraypaul@ns.sympatico.ca">murraypaul@ns.sympatico.ca</A>=
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>May 28, 2008</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>While looking for the elusive Yellowheaded =
Blackbird at=20
PPP early this morning (I did not see it), I was directed by two =
passersby=20
to two Merlins in the trees near the sewage pump house? on the =
Northwest Arm=20
side of the park. A male and a female where there and they =
posed=20
nicely for pictures for about an hour.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>In my travels around the park I also =
noted;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> 1 American Goldfinch</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>14 Surf Scoters (NW Arm)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>8 Common Eider</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>2 Song Sparrows</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>1 Northern Flicker</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>The park was very quiet due to the cold wind I=20
guess.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV><FONT color=3D#888888>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Paul Murray</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT=20
size=3D2>Dartmouth</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><BR =
clear=3Dall><BR>-- <BR>#################<BR>Dr.Richard Stern, <BR>70 =
Exhibition=20
St.<BR>Kentville, NS, Canada<BR>B4N 4K9<BR><BR>Richard Stern, <BR>317 =
Middle=20
Dyke Rd.<BR>Port Williams, NS, Canada<BR>B0P 1T0<BR><BR><A=20
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