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--0-1813057108-1306265292=:23121 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A group of 20 birders met at Mount Uniacke House for the Historic Hants Cou= nty field trip yesterday (so called because it is the longest running trip = offered by the NS Bird Society.=A0 It was first led by Robie Tufts, the Soc= iety's first President.)=0AThe weather was a mix of sun and cloud - quite f= ortunate given all the rain we've had recently.=A0 A walk around the ground= s of the Estate produced a few warblers, most notably a couple of Blackburn= ians, a pair of Loons on the lake and a Broadwinged Hawk flying high overhe= ad.=A0 On route to our next stop we pulled over to check the bog for Swamp = Sparrows and were lucky enough to find not only our target species but a si= nging Lincoln's Sparrow as well!=0AAt the small lake just past Hwy 202 at t= he foot of Coles Road=A0(Does anyone know the name of this lake?) a few peo= ple were fortunate enough to get good looks at some Wood Ducks.=A0 Others s= pent 20 minutes trying to spot an Ovenbird that was singing close to the ro= ad, while others enjoyed great close-up looks at a Northern Parula.=A0 =0AO= n Elliott Road Patricia Chalmers spotted a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker excavat= ing a nest cavity.=A0 At the bottom of this road we heard, but didn't see N= orthern Waterthrush and Least Flycatcher.=A0 A few saw a male Am. Redstart = and a couple saw a Pileated Woodpecker fly by.=0ALunch was enjoyed at Smile= y Park by which time we had seen/heard 58 species.=A0 At the feeder across = the road we added Evening Grosbeak, White-breasted Nuthatch and Downy Woodp= ecker.=A0 In Windsor we added a few more ending the day with 64 species.=0A= =A0=0AThanks to all the participants, especially those who helped with ID's= and showed birds to others who might not have spotted them otherwise.=0A= =A0=0ACheers;=0ASuzanne Borkowski --0-1813057108-1306265292=:23121 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ti= mes new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div>A group of 20 bi= rders met at Mount Uniacke House for the Historic Hants County field trip y= esterday (so called because it is the longest running trip offered by the N= S Bird Society. It was first led by Robie Tufts, the Society's first = President.)</div><div>The weather was a mix of sun and cloud - quite fortun= ate given all the rain we've had recently. A walk around the grounds = of the Estate produced a few warblers, most notably a couple of Blackburnia= ns, a pair of Loons on the lake and a Broadwinged Hawk flying high overhead= . On route to our next stop we pulled over to check the bog for Swamp= Sparrows and were lucky enough to find not only our target species but a s= inging Lincoln's Sparrow as well!</div><div>At the small lake just past Hwy= 202 at the foot of Coles Road (Does anyone know the name of this lake?) a few people were fortunate enough to get good looks at some Wood D= ucks. Others spent 20 minutes trying to spot an Ovenbird that was sin= ging close to the road, while others enjoyed great close-up looks at a Nort= hern Parula. </div><div>On Elliott Road Patricia Chalmers spotted a Y= ellow-bellied Sapsucker excavating a nest cavity. At the bottom of th= is road we heard, but didn't see Northern Waterthrush and Least Flycatcher.= A few saw a male Am. Redstart and a couple saw a Pileated Woodpecker= fly by.</div><div>Lunch was enjoyed at Smiley Park by which time we had se= en/heard 58 species. At the feeder across the road we added Evening G= rosbeak, White-breasted Nuthatch and Downy Woodpecker. In Windsor we = added a few more ending the day with 64 species.</div><div> </div><div= >Thanks to all the participants, especially those who helped with ID's and = showed birds to others who might not have spotted them otherwise.</div><div> </div><div>Cheers;</div><div>Suzanne Borkowski<= /div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div></div></body></html= > --0-1813057108-1306265292=:23121--
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