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Index of Subjects This morning I had the pleasure of viewing the previously-reported three Indigo Buntings, Dickcissel, and Eastern Towhee coming to Susann Myers' feeders in central Halifax. Afterwards we decided to spend a little time in seeing what else might be around, and headed for the south end. Unfortunately we didn't find any comparably well-stocked feeders to act as a magnet for migrants. In fact, compared to Susann's back yard, we thought the birding rather thin in the Conrose Field / Waegwoltic area. However there were a few highlights. A female Red-bellied Woodpecker was actively caching food in the tall trees at the foot of Coburg Road at mid-day. I occasionally heard one in this area, in the spring, but had not detected it in some time. It seemed to be storing both hawthorn fruits and peanuts. I suppose this is an indication that it intends to settle into the area for the winter. Other interesting birds included a movement of at least 60 American Robins, flying in from the west (from across the Northwest Arm) and a single Red-eyed Vireo, which I tried repeatedly to turn into something more interesting. There were at least ten Common Grackles in properties along the railway cut. Later in the afternoon I put up a new tube feeder in my own backyard, and within an hour was rewarded with a little flock of Pine Siskins, which joined the American Goldfinches, White-throated Sparrows, Song Sparrows, and Black-capped Chickadees which are already regulars. Patricia L. Chalmers Halifax
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