[NatureNS] shorebirds, cormorants, feeder birds

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From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:29:44 -0300
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SEPT. 8, 2010 - Yesterday we had a male purple finch at the feeders,  
and we continue to have 3+ brown purple finches (females or  
immatures).  Yesterday and today we had 2 n. cardinals: a molting  
female and the orange-coloured immature? male (this male shows a lot  
of brown on the nape and back and sides), and I think he may be  very  
gradually changing to a reddish-orange.

Also present have been a molting cock pheasant, a molting crow  
(scruffy nape), about 6 goldfinches (2 days ago I noticed that males  
are molting back into winter plumage), 5+ bl.-c. chickadees, 6 blue  
jays, 4 mourning doves, 1-2 red-breasted nuthatches, 1 downy  
woodpecker,  a flicker, and occasionally a red squirrel and Norway rat.

At high tide (1:17 p.m.) I checked the power line over the Gaspereau  
River at Hortonville (north side of hwy. 101), and perched there were  
28 double-crested cormorants, the majority of which were juveniles or  
immatures.

Also at Hortonville there was a n. harrier.

Then, about a half-hour after high tide, I visited the Windsor sewage  
ponds.  I estimated about 150+ black-bellied plovers, but I couldn't  
see any other shorebirds.  There were about 50 black ducks and lots  
of gulls, of which there were dozens of ring-billed gulls.

In Wolfville Harbour at about an hour after high tide, roosting on  
the rocky bank below the railroad tracks, I saw about 28 greater  
yellowlegs, 1 lesser yellowlegs, 3 willets, 1 dowitcher (short- 
billed?), and 25+ peeps (small sandpipers).

SEPT 9, 2010 - Today at high tide (2 p.m.) there were 32 double- 
crested cormorants perched on the power line over the Gaspereau River  
at Hortonville ( film PHOTO taken).

Cheers from Jim in Wolfville

Jim (James W.) Wolford
91 Wickwire Ave.
Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada
B4P 1W3

phone 902-542-9204
e-mail <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>

"In wildness is the preservation of the world" -- Henry David Thoreau

"A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to  
let alone" -- Henry David Thoreau
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face=3D"Arial" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: 17.3px Arial"><b>SEPT. 8, =
2010</b> - Yesterday we had a male <b>purple finch</b> at the feeders, =
and we continue to have 3+ brown purple finches (females or =
immatures).&nbsp; Yesterday and today we had <b>2 n. cardinals:</b> a =
molting female and the orange-coloured immature? male (this male shows a =
lot of brown on the nape and back and sides), and I think he may =
be&nbsp; very gradually changing to a reddish-orange. =
&nbsp;</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: =
17.3px Arial">Also present have been a molting cock pheasant, a molting =
crow (scruffy nape), about 6 <b>goldfinches</b> (2 days ago I noticed =
that males are <b>molting</b> back into winter plumage), 5+ bl.-c. =
chickadees, 6 blue jays, 4 mourning doves, 1-2 red-breasted nuthatches, =
1 downy woodpecker,&nbsp; a flicker, and occasionally a red squirrel and =
Norway rat.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal =
17.3px/normal Arial; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: =
17.3px Arial">At high tide (1:17 p.m.) I checked the power line over the =
Gaspereau River at Hortonville (north side of hwy. 101), and perched =
there were 28 <b>double-crested cormorants</b>, the majority of which =
were juveniles or immatures.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal =
normal normal 17.3px/normal Arial; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div =
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margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: =
17.3px Arial">Also at Hortonville there was a <b>n. =
harrier</b>.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal =
17.3px/normal Arial; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: =
17.3px Arial">Then, about a half-hour after high tide, I visited the =
Windsor sewage ponds.&nbsp; I estimated about 150+ <b>black-bellied =
plovers</b>, but I couldn't see any other shorebirds.&nbsp; There were =
about 50 black ducks and lots of gulls, of which there were dozens of =
ring-billed gulls.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal =
normal normal 17.3px/normal Arial; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div =
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margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: =
17.3px Arial">In Wolfville Harbour at about an hour after high tide, =
roosting on the rocky bank below the railroad tracks, I saw about 28 =
<b>greater yellowlegs</b>, 1<b> lesser yellowlegs</b>, 3 <b>willets</b>, =
1 <b>dowitcher </b>(short-billed?), and 25+ <b>peeps</b> (small =
sandpipers).</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
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margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: =
17.3px Arial"><b>SEPT 9, 2010</b> - Today at high tide (2 p.m.) there =
were 32 <b>double-crested cormorants</b> perched on the power line over =
the Gaspereau River at Hortonville ( film <b>PHOTO</b> =
taken).</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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12.0px Helvetica">Cheers from Jim in Wolfville</font></div><div =
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(James W.) Wolford</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
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Wickwire Ave.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
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size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Wolfville, Nova Scotia, =
Canada</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">"In =
wildness is the preservation of the world" -- Henry David =
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