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Willow Flycatchers appear to like the Valley and have been recorded
here for a number of years. A number of years ago (8?) they were
found in Avonport. There were a few involved & undoubtedly nested.
Sherman Williams showed us the area & he may have something to add
about nesting (if he is not away). Unfortunately the area was cleared
soon after for a (cottage?) development.
Other than that I found two Willows in the Grafton Square last year.
Only one stayed (for about a month); the other, not in appropriate
habitat, did not tarry. Bernard Forsthye said he had one at Starr's
Point & another in the Gaspereau area in the last two years of
atlassing. The longest stay was 3-4 days. Two mornings ago in the
Murphy Lake Square, I had one singing. However this is along a wood
road which is extremely rough, so much so that even with a van, I was
happy to escape without losing the transmission or something equally
as vital. Needless to say I will not be checking that one out for
nesting possibilities.
As for the Belleisle ones, I'm sure Joe Nocera (with Natural
Resources at the time) said they had nested as he kept a close eye on
them during the early summer. (He had been doing a Bobolink study
reinforcing the need for the farmers to leave hay fields uncut till
mid July. This was in the original agreement between the farmers &
Natural Resources but needed data to convince the farmers. So when
you see those uncut fields at Belleisle, compare them to other areas
and thank Joe Nocera for his work!).
Angus
At 12:36 AM 25/06/2010, you wrote:
Hello Pat and Sydney,
It appears that you have both happened upon what is probably the
most reliable spot in the Maritimes for Willow Flycatcher. One has
been (apparently) on territory there for at least four years now, and
has been reported annually on NS-RBA and/or NatureNS, with yours
being the first reports for this year, as far as I recall. Sharon
Hawboldt of Belleisle was the first to identify it there, at least as
early as 2007, and added it to the list for her Bridgetown atlas
square. Ian Roseby of Wilmot also observed it that first year. In
2008, I observed it (I'm presuming that it was the same one), and
noted it singing in the Granville Centre square. Unfortunately, none
of us has been able to spend enough time there in one season to
confirm nesting or even confirm territory or a pair. Hope that you
will be able to do that, I'm fairly sure that there was a pair there
in 2008, but was not able to observe both at the same time. Although
observation at the same spot in successive years suggest not only a
pair on territory, but successful nesting, they do not meet MBBA
criteria for either.
Cheers,
Wayne P. Neily
Tremont, Kings Co., Nova Scotia
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