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Ah, Pat, at the beginning of the field trip when Suzanne asked what we wanted to see, I saw "a Chat." But the roads quickly got tricky and the visibility poor in the blowing snow, so safety came first. Maybe I'll drop by your place another day if the Chat is around? cheers, Brian
From: Pat McKay
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 9:08 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Field trip report - Sewer Stroll I
It's a pity you didn't call in at 35 Edward St - my Yellow-breasted Chat reappeared again today for the first time since Dec 24th.
Pat Mckay
On 9 January 2011 20:39, Suzanne Borkowski <suzanneborkowski@yahoo.ca> wrote:
Hi Tuma;
Bob's feeder birds may not count, but your Tree Sparrow definitely does - pushing our total up to 22! Thanks! Hope to see you in February for Sewer Stroll 2.
Cheers;
Suzanne
--- 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. Some "Good Ole Eastern Passage Boys!" were teasing us about birding in the weather but one of them asked if we had seen a Snowy Owl at Hartlens point. Some questions later, I found out that it was some years ago 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.
On other note, sometimes it is interesting to find out what you have seen. 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 of what I thought were American Black Ducks. Today, I set about to process them and lo and behold there were not what I had thought them to be. 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).
Tuma Young
Halifax
Koqwaqja'tekaq'tinej.
(Let Us Choose The Correct Behaviour)
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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 Borkowski and I met 10 other enthusiasts who apparently either did not listen to or believe the weather forecast. 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 Common Loons, Red-breasted Mergansers and Common Eiders out in the channel to Lawler's Island. A couple of Iceland Gulls appeared as did a large, medium brown gull with a massive black-tipped bill that could only pass for a first winter Glaucous. A second Glaucous flew by just as we were leaving. A couple of stops on our way down to Hartlen Point added White-winger Scoter and both Great and Double-crested Cormorant to our modest list. A search for the Northern Pintail (present yesterday) in the small duck pond proved fruitless although we did find one American Wigeon (female). Most noteworthy however was that the snow had begun in earnest!!
Our final stop at Hartlen Point added Black-headed Gull (my first of the winter), Common Goldeneye and a still-lingering Killdeer to the tally. By this time, we were all well snowed up, optics either caked with snow or fogged up (or both), and so we decided to call it a day - at 9:30 AM! So endeth 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 on February 12 at Sewer Stroll II, jointly hosted with the Halifax Field Naturalists. We meet at the more presentable hour of 9:00 AM, again at McCormacks Beach. Hope to see you there!
Bob McDonald
Halifax
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Ah, Pat, at the beginning of the field trip when Suzanne
asked what we wanted to see, I saw "a Chat." But the roads quickly got tricky
and the visibility poor in the blowing snow, so safety came first. Maybe I'll
drop by your place another day if the Chat is around? cheers, Brian</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 09, 2011 9:08 PM</DIV>
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<DIV><BR></DIV>It's a pity you didn't call in at 35 Edward St - my
Yellow-breasted Chat reappeared again today for the first time since Dec
24th.<BR><BR>Pat Mckay<BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On 9 January 2011 20:39, Suzanne Borkowski <SPAN
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<DIV>Hi Tuma;</DIV>