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--Boundary_(ID_5CMjo5LDgwAaJi6JwFioNQ) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Marg, black-throated blue warblers are easy in any plumage if the small white patch in the wing is visible, and it usually is. Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: Marg Millard <mmillard@eastlink.ca> > Date: August 19, 2011 2:27:02 PM ADT > To: naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Subject: [NatureNS] White Point birds > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > A pair of barn swallows have still been frantically gathering > insects in the neighbourhood. I haven't seen them today but they > were at it yesterday just before I went to pick up Steve. Way late > for a nest to fledge for them I think. Hope they will be ok. > We still have a Robin feeding someone in a nest across the drive in > my neighbours snowball bush. > > The song sparrow still seems to have a slowpoke over there as well > although she has brought five to a feeder this week. > > A few hummingbirds are still here but the swarms have stopped. I > have one doing the swooping thing today. A bit confused I would > say. I also have a solitary Grackle juvenile coming around while > thankfully the big numbers are gone........I so hope they don't > come back enmasse as they did this spring past. They will bankrupt > us!! > There has been a beautiful bird hanging about the past couple days. > I believe it to be a female black throated blue warbler. The male > was about earlier. I would not however call her nondescript as the > bird pages say. > I hear what sounds like an evening Gross beak calling from time to > time. In the fog the otherday we drove over to Summerville (here) > and there was a great blue Heron calling there. It seemed to be > cleaning up on good sized minnows or small fish in the vicinity of > the small drainage ditch from the frog pond as you drive into the > park. > Best regards, > Marg Millard, White Point, Queens > --Boundary_(ID_5CMjo5LDgwAaJi6JwFioNQ) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Marg, black-throated blue warblers are easy in any plumage if the small = white patch in the wing is visible, and it usually is. 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" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Marg Millard <<a = href=3D"mailto:mmillard@eastlink.ca">mmillard@eastlink.ca</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>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">August 19, 2011 2:27:02 PM = ADT</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" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">naturens <<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></f= ont></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>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] White Point = birds</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:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">A pair of barn swallows have still been frantically = gathering insects in the neighbourhood. I haven't seen them today but = they were at it yesterday just before I went to pick up Steve. Way late = for a nest to fledge for them I think. Hope they will be ok.</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">We still have a Robin feeding someone in a nest = across the drive in my neighbours snowball bush.</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">The song = sparrow still seems to have a slowpoke over there as well although she = has brought five to a feeder this week.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">A few = hummingbirds are still here but the swarms have stopped. I have one = doing the swooping thing today. A bit confused I would say. I also have = a solitary Grackle juvenile coming around while thankfully the big = numbers are gone........I so hope they don't come back enmasse as they = did this spring past. They will bankrupt us!!</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">There has been a beautiful bird hanging about the = past couple days. I believe it to be a female black throated blue = warbler. The male was about earlier. I would not however call her = nondescript as the bird pages say.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I hear what = sounds like an evening Gross beak calling from time to time. In the fog = the otherday we drove over to Summerville (here) and there was a great = blue Heron calling there. It seemed to be cleaning up on good sized = minnows or small fish in the vicinity of the small drainage ditch from = the frog pond as you drive into the park.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Best = regards,</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Marg Millard, White Point, = Queens<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> = </blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_5CMjo5LDgwAaJi6JwFioNQ)--
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