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Hi Mike I had about 50+ Purple finches and their young amd the same here =
2 days ago they all disapeared. There were lots of War. around yesterday =
but i only found 1 Myrtle today what a difference a day makesz Peter in =
Shelburne . Lots of birds moving overhead at around 9 to 10 at night but =
there weater is so nice no reson for them to stop here.
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike McCall <frogmore@xcountry.tv>
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Date: Friday, September 04, 2009 6:36 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Starlings as aerial insectivores?
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Two events seem to have occurred at the same time.
My most numerous feeder birds, Purple Finches and Goldfinches did a =
complete
bunk on or about Monday and at the same time, swarms of Confusing =
Fall Warblers
have been working through the trees and shrubbery here at Hall's =
Harbour early in the
morning. One non-confusing warbler was a lifer for me, a Cape May, =
busy foraging in
a maple not far from the house. Many Juncos, mostly un-groomed =
juveniles, are busy
below the feeder. But I was scratching my head after watching a male =
Goldfinch offer
food to what I was sure was a mature female. A very tender and =
unexpected sight
at this season.
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Mike
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On 4-Sep-09, at 2:33 PM, Judy Tufts wrote:
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I saw the same sort of frenzied activity in Windsor last evening =
(Thurs) near the old Windsor Wear building from Hwy 101, and realized it =
was ~100 starlings hunting flying insects, and not swallows.
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Sadly the last Ruby- thr. Hummingbird - an imm. male - left =
here Wed. night but note the Juncos are back foraging around our =
gardens. Our family of Pewees are still in full song beginning at 6.00 =
a.m.. The adult male is followed by echoes from two youngsters - no =
doubt asll getting ready to leave shortly, and this morning I awoke to =
hear a Barred Owl also at dawn.=20
We have been seeing migration movement of warblers - mostly =
Blk-thr. Greens and Yellow-rumps, but Vireos and Flickers and Blue Jays =
also passing through.
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Cheers,
Judy Tufts
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Judy Tufts
Wolfville
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Marg Millard
Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 8:46 AM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Starlings as aerial insectivores?
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Yesterday as we drove from town about 10:30 am, I saw a large =
flock of birds that at first glance I thought oh! No! the swallows were =
blown back here via the storms as a number of years ago when I watched =
many, many die on Summerville Beach. There was something about the =
flight pattern and the diving that wasn't as sweeping and elegant as =
that of the swallows. The birds were doing fine aerobatics. As what they =
were capturing seemed to disperse so did the birds and a couple landed =
on the wires just as we were passing the salt sheds at the west =
connector. They were starlings! I haven't ever noticed that before. have =
no idea what they were feasting on. Gives me a slightly different view =
to feeding the hordes now.
Marg Millard, White Point, Queens
http://MargMillard.ca
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Hi,
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Twice today I have watched large but loosely-knit flocks of =
Starlings flying high, and behaving just like Swifts or Swallows - =
darting about and certainly looking as if they are catching small =
aerial insects. I can't say I have specifically noticed that before, but =
I presume it's a common phenomenon for opportunists.
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Richard
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Starlings as aerial insectivores?<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>Two events =
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have occurred at the same time.
<DIV>My most numerous feeder birds, Purple Finches and Goldfinches =
did a=20
complete</DIV>
<DIV>bunk on or about Monday and at the same time, swarms of =
Confusing Fall=20
Warblers</DIV>
<DIV>have been working through the trees and shrubbery here at =
Hall's=20
Harbour early in the</DIV>
<DIV>morning. One non-confusing warbler was a lifer for me, a Cape =
May, busy=20
foraging in</DIV>
<DIV>a maple not far from the house. Many Juncos, mostly un-groomed=20
juveniles, are busy</DIV>
<DIV>below the feeder. But I was scratching my head after watching a =
male=20
Goldfinch offer</DIV>
<DIV>food to what I was sure was a mature female. A very tender and=20
unexpected sight</DIV>
<DIV>at this season.</DIV>
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<DIV>Mike</DIV>
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