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href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">na --Apple-Mail-7-266234840 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii There was a GBHeron there when I was there too. Richard Sent from my iPhone On 2010-12-11, at 5:48 PM, "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote= : > Dec. 11, 2010 (cont.) - Also in Canning, in the Habitant River just south o= f the storefronts and at the riverside park and just to the west of there, w= ere 50+ mixed mallards and black ducks, plus at least 6 American wigeons (2m= ,4f/imm) and 4 f/imm hooded mergansers (and possibly a male hoodie, not seen= well enough to be sure). >=20 > At home in Wolfville at our feeders, yesterday and today we saw 2 separate= adult male cardinals plus one adult female, plus 10 pheasants (2 males and,= usually separate, at least 8 females (family?)), 1 flicker female (seen onl= y once), 1 red-breasted nuthatch occasionally, 1 song sparrow, 5+ white-thro= ated sparrows, 3+ juncos, 5 blue jays (1 with no tail), 2 mourning doves, 4+= bl.-c. chickadees. >=20 > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville > --------------------- >=20 > Begin forwarded message: >=20 >> From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> >> Date: December 11, 2010 3:26:28 PM AST >> To: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> >> Cc: Merritt Gibson <merritt.gibson@ns.sympatico.ca>, Glenys Gibson <gleny= s.gibson@acadiau.ca>, Ian Paterson <ian.paterson@dal.ca> >> Subject: [NatureNS] Fwd.: re f. summer tanager in Canning >> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >>=20 >> 3:25 p.m. -- Richard Stern just phoned me to say he found the summer tana= ger right in front of the Pharmasave in downtown Canning, and took several p= hotos. He thinks the bird is probably searching for insects along the store= fronts, and is probably also hungry. He agrees with my diagnosis as to spec= ies. >>=20 >> Cheers from Jim; in Wolfville >>=20 >> Begin forwarded message: >>=20 >>> From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> >>> Date: December 11, 2010 3:04:49 PM AST >>> To: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> >>> Subject: [NatureNS] f. summer tanager in Canning >>> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >>>=20 >>> DEC. 11, 2010 - 3 p.m. - An hour ago I blundered into a "good bird" in d= owntown Canning -- a very probable female SUMMER TANAGER. I was picking up s= omething at the Fireside Cafe, and this bird flew from the area of the Pharm= asave across the street and landed about a metre from me! on the railing of t= he cafe entrance. Thus I saw it very well, but no cell-phone camera. I che= cked three field guides, and this bird best matches the female shown in the N= at. Geogr. guide compared with Peterson and Sibley.=20 >>>=20 >>> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville >>=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail-7-266234840 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><body bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><div>There was a GBHeron there when I was th= ere too.</div><div><br></div><div>Richard<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><d= iv><br>On 2010-12-11, at 5:48 PM, "James W. Wolford" <<a href=3D"mailto:j= imwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><d= iv></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div> Dec. 11, 2010 (cont.) - <span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-= size: 12px; ">Also in Canning, in the Habitant River just south of the store= fronts and at the riverside park and just to the west of there, were 50+ mix= ed </span><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 12px; "><b>ma= llards </b></span><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 12px;= ">and </span><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 12px; "><= b>black ducks</b></span><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size:= 12px; ">, plus at least 6 </span><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"= font-size: 12px; "><b>American wigeons</b></span><span class=3D"Apple-style-= span" style=3D"font-size: 12px; "> (2m,4f/imm) and 4 f/imm </span><span clas= s=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 12px; "><b>hooded mergansers</b><= /span><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 12px; "> (and pos= sibly a male hoodie, not seen well enough to be sure).</span><div style=3D"m= argin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; fon= t: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div= ><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margi= n-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Hel= vetica">At home in Wolfville at our <b>feeders</b>, yesterday and today we s= aw 2 separate adult male <b>cardinals </b>plus one adult female, plus 10 phe= asants (2 males and, usually separate, at least 8 females (family?)), 1<b> f= licker</b> female (seen only once), 1 <b>red-breasted nuthatch</b> occasiona= lly, 1 song sparrow, 5+ white-throated sparrows, 3+ juncos, 5 blue jays (1 w= ith no tail), 2 mourning doves, 4+ bl.-c. chickadees.</font></div><div style= =3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px= ; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br= ></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-botto= m: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"fon= t: 12.0px Helvetica">Cheers from Jim in Wolfville</font></div><div style=3D"= margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">= <font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">-------= --------------</font></div><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br c= lass=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"m= argin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><= font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px H= elvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D= "3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">"James W. Wolford" <<a href=3D"mailt= o:jimwolford@eastlink.ca"><a href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolfo= rd@eastlink.ca</a></a>></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin= -right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica= " size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #0000= 00"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 1= 2.0px Helvetica">December 11, 2010 3:26:28 PM AST</font></div><div style=3D"= margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">= <font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px H= elvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D= "3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">NatureNS <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens= @chebucto.ns.ca"><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebuct= o.ns.ca</a></a>></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right:= 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D= "3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Cc= : </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helve= tica">Merritt Gibson <<a href=3D"mailto:merritt.gibson@ns.sympatico.ca"><= a href=3D"mailto:merritt.gibson@ns.sympatico.ca">merritt.gibson@ns.sympatico= .ca</a></a>>, Glenys Gibson <<a href=3D"mailto:glenys.gibson@acadiau.c= a">glenys.gibson@acadiau.ca<= /a>>, Ian Paterson <<a href=3D"mailto:ian.paterson@dal.ca"><a href=3D"= mailto:ian.paterson@dal.ca">ian.paterson@dal.ca</a></a>></font></div><div= style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-lef= t: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"fon= t: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"He= lvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] Fwd.: re f= . summer tanager in Canning</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; m= argin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helv= etica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #= 000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D= "font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca"><a href=3D= "mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></a></font></div= ><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margi= n-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> 3:25 p.m. -- Richard Stern just= phoned me to say he found the summer tanager right in front of the Pharmasa= ve in downtown Canning, and took several photos. He thinks the bird is= probably searching for insects along the storefronts, and is probably also h= ungry. He agrees with my diagnosis as to species.<div><br></div><div>C= heers from Jim; in Wolfville<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div>= <br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style= =3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px= ; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.= 0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" s= ize=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">"James W. Wolford" <<a href=3D= "mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca"><a href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">ji= mwolford@eastlink.ca</a></a>></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; m= argin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helv= etica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #= 000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"fon= t: 12.0px Helvetica">December 11, 2010 3:04:49 PM AST</font></div><div style= =3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px= ; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.= 0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" si= ze=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">NatureNS <<a href=3D"mailto:nat= urens@chebucto.ns.ca"><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@ch= ebucto.ns.ca</a></a>></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-r= ight: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" s= ize=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"= ><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 1= 2.0px Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] f. summer tanager in Canning</b></font></div>= <div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin= -left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D= "font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D= "Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href=3D"mailto:na= turens@chebucto.ns.ca"><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@c= hebucto.ns.ca</a></a></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-righ= t: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div>= <div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margi= n-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Hel= vetica"><b>DEC. 11, 2010</b> - 3 p.m. - An hour ago I blundered into a "good= bird" in downtown Canning -- a very probable female <b>SUMMER TANAGER</b>.&= nbsp; I was picking up something at the Fireside Cafe, and this bird flew fr= om the area of the Pharmasave across the street and landed about a metre fro= m me! on the railing of the cafe entrance. Thus I saw it very well, bu= t no cell-phone camera. I checked three field guides, and this bird be= st matches the female shown in the Nat. Geogr. guide compared with Peterson a= nd Sibley. </font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0p= x; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"= 3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br></font></div><div style=3D"margin-to= p: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font fac= e=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Cheers from Jim i= n Wolfville</font></div> </blockquote></div><br></div></blockquote></div><br= ></div></blockquote></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-7-266234840--
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