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Hi Tuma;
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Bob's feeder birds may not count, but your Tree Sparrow definitely does - p=
ushing our total up to 22!=A0 Thanks!=A0 Hope to see you in February for Se=
wer Stroll 2.
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Cheers;
Suzanne
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--- On Sun, 1/9/11, Tuma Young <tumayoung@yahoo.ca> wrote:
From: Tuma Young <tumayoung@yahoo.ca>
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Field trip report - Sewer Stroll I
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Received: Sunday, January 9, 2011, 3:09 PM
Kwe Msit Wen:
I would like to add that Dennis, Nick and I saw a American Tree sparrow at =
the house across the Tim's Hortons while we were waiting for the others. =
=A0Some "Good Ole Eastern Passage Boys!" were teasing us about birding in t=
he weather but one of them asked if we had seen a Snowy Owl at Hartlens poi=
nt. =A0Some questions later, I found out that it was some years ago that th=
is fella saw it and not recent-it seemed that he had taken a Snowy Owl to H=
ope For Wildlife a few years ago.
On other note, sometimes it is interesting to find out what you have seen. =
=A0Often, if I do not know the bird, I will take a picture and then try to =
id it for later. Sometimes you make mistakes-I had taken pictures of what I=
thought were American Black Ducks. =A0Today, I set about to process them a=
nd lo and behold there were not what I had thought them to be. =A0After con=
sulting with the Murrants, I found out that what I had taken pictures of wa=
s two female Blue-winged Teals ( a new photo lifer for me).
Tuma Young
Halifax
=A0Koqwaqja'tekaq'tinej.
(Let Us Choose The Correct Behaviour)
From: Bob McDonald <bobathome@hfx.eastlink.ca>
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Sent: Sun, January 9, 2011 2:21:29 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] Field trip report - Sewer Stroll I
Indeed, the Sewer Stroll did start out well this morning when Suzanne Borko=
wski and I met 10 other enthusiasts who apparently either did not listen to=
or believe the weather forecast.=A0 It was difficult to ascertain whether =
the sun was up at 8:00 AM as we all gathered at McCormacks Beach, but there=
was no snow, yet.
Apart from the usual gulls and ducks we were able to pick out a couple of C=
ommon Loons, Red-breasted Mergansers and Common Eiders out in the channel=
=A0to Lawler's Island.=A0 A couple of Iceland Gulls appeared as did a large=
, medium brown gull with a massive black-tipped bill that could only pass f=
or a first winter Glaucous.=A0 A second Glaucous flew by just as we were le=
aving.=A0 A couple of stops on our way down to Hartlen Point added White-wi=
nger Scoter and both Great and Double-crested Cormorant to our modest list.=
=A0 A search for the Northern Pintail (present yesterday) in the small duck=
pond proved fruitless although we did find one=A0American Wigeon (female).=
=A0 Most noteworthy however was that=A0the snow had begun in earnest!!
Our final stop at Hartlen Point added Black-headed Gull (my first of the wi=
nter), Common Goldeneye and a still-lingering Killdeer to the tally.=A0 By =
this time, we were all well snowed up, optics either caked with snow or fog=
ged up (or both), and so we decided to call it a day - at 9:30 AM!=A0 So en=
deth the shortest Sewer Stroll of all time, with I expect the shortest list=
(21 species!).
It was only when Suzanne dropped me off at home that we added Black-capped =
Chickadee, American Goldfinch, Rock Pigeon and Song Sparrow to the list (I =
know, they don't count!).
We're hoping for better fortune=A0on February 12 at Sewer Stroll II, jointl=
y hosted with the Halifax Field Naturalists.=A0 We meet at the more present=
able hour of 9:00 AM, again at McCormacks Beach.=A0 Hope to see you there!
=A0
Bob McDonald
Halifax
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top" style=3D"font: inherit;"><DIV>Hi Tuma;</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Bob's feeder birds may not count, but your Tree Sparrow definitely doe=
s - pushing our total up to 22! Thanks! Hope to see you in Febr=
uary for Sewer Stroll 2.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Cheers;</DIV>
<DIV>Suzanne</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR>--- On <B>Sun, 1/9/11, Tuma Young <I><tumayoung@yahoo.ca>=
;</I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5=
px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: Tuma Young <tumayoung@yahoo.ca><BR>Su=
bject: Re: [NatureNS] Field trip report - Sewer Stroll I<BR>To: naturens@ch=
ebucto.ns.ca<BR>Received: Sunday, January 9, 2011, 3:09 PM<BR><BR>
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<DIV>Kwe Msit Wen:</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>I would like to add that Dennis, Nick and I saw a American Tree sparro=
w at the house across the Tim's Hortons while we were waiting for the other=
s. Some "Good Ole Eastern Passage Boys!" were teasing us about birdin=
g in the weather but one of them asked if we had seen a Snowy Owl at Hartle=
ns point. Some questions later, I found out that it was some years ag=
o that this fella saw it and not recent-it seemed that he had taken a Snowy=
Owl to Hope For Wildlife a few years ago.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>On other note, sometimes it is interesting to find out what you have s=
een. Often, if I do not know the bird, I will take a picture and then=
try to id it for later. Sometimes you make mistakes-I had taken pictures o=
f what I thought were American Black Ducks. Today, I set about to pro=
cess them and lo and behold there were not what I had thought them to be. &=
nbsp;After consulting with the Murrants, I found out that what I had taken =
pictures of was two female Blue-winged Teals ( a new photo lifer for me).</=
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<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Tuma Young</DIV>
<DIV>Halifax</DIV>
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<DIV><BR> </DIV>Koqwaqja'tekaq'tinej.<BR>(Let Us Choose The Correct Be=
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