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--0016e6d36820b7929104cde00f43 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I live nearby, in Brookside. I heard some Evening Grosbeaks near my house on Sunday. They didn't ever make it to my feeder, but they were around for a while. Jeff On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 7:21 AM, Blake Maybank <bmaybank@gmail.com> wrote: > 5 Nov 2012, White's Lake > > November is usually a routine month for activity at my feeders, but > yesterday was different. First, I was visited by a flock of six *Evening > Grosbeaks*, the first I've had for almost seven years. They didn't > linger, as my Squirrel-proof seed feeder was set at Purple Finch weight, > and the heavy grosbeaks couldn't get at the seeds. When I tried to put out > seed on a platform, they spooked and flew away. > > Later, as I fussed outside placing the heater in the bird bath (our first > frost of the season) I flushed a *Northern Goshawk*, which flew calmly > down the driveway and through the trees. Later in the afternoon I was > visited by the immature male *Common Grackle* which has been present > since July, and at dusk I spotted a *Gray Catbird* in the multiflora rose > along our deck. This is just the second time (and the latest) this species > has been in the yard in the autumn-- the first in mid-October 2005, after > Hurricane Wilma. > > There seems to be an arrival of Gray Catbirds in the province. Please > report if you encounter one. > > Cheers, > > Blake Maybank > > -- > Blake Maybank <bmaybank@gmail.com> > 144 Bayview Drive, > White's Lake, Nova Scotia > B3T 1Z1 CANADA > (902) 852-2077 > (208) 439-8719 (fax) > > My Blog: *CSI: Life* <http://blakemaybank.com> > > Author, "*Birding Sites of Nova Scotia* <http://tinyurl.com/birdingns> > > > <maybank@ns.sympatico.ca> > > > > -- Jeff MacLeod Halifax --0016e6d36820b7929104cde00f43 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I live nearby, in Brookside. I heard some Evening Grosbeaks near my house o= n Sunday. They didn't ever make it to my feeder, but they were around f= or a while.=A0<div><br></div><div>Jeff</div><div><br><br><div class=3D"gmai= l_quote"> On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 7:21 AM, Blake Maybank <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href= =3D"mailto:bmaybank@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">bmaybank@gmail.com</a>>= </span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .= 8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <font size=3D"4"><font face=3D"tahoma,sans-serif">5 Nov 2012, White's L= ake<br><br>November is usually a routine month for activity at my feeders, = but yesterday was different.=A0 First, I was visited by a flock of six <spa= n style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Evening Grosbeaks</b></span>, the first= I've had for almost seven years.=A0 They didn't linger, as my Squi= rrel-proof seed feeder was set at Purple Finch weight, and the heavy grosbe= aks couldn't get at the seeds.=A0 When I tried to put out seed on a pla= tform, they spooked and flew away. <br> <br>Later, as I fussed outside placing the heater in the bird bath (our fir= st frost of the season) I flushed a <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b= >Northern Goshawk</b></span>, which flew calmly down the driveway and throu= gh the trees.=A0 Later in the afternoon I was visited by the immature male = <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Common Grackle</b></span> which has= been present since July, and at dusk I spotted a <span style=3D"color:rgb(= 51,51,255)"><b>Gray Catbird</b></span> in the multiflora rose along our dec= k.=A0 This is just the second time (and the latest) this species has been i= n the yard in the autumn-- the first in mid-October 2005, after Hurricane W= ilma.<br> <br>There seems to be an arrival of Gray Catbirds in the province.=A0 Pleas= e report if you encounter one.<br><br>Cheers,<br><br>Blake Maybank<span cla= ss=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br clear=3D"all"></font></span></fon= t></font><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br> -- <br><font size=3D"4"><a href=3D"mailto:bmaybank@gmail.com" target=3D"_bl= ank">Blake Maybank</a><br> 144 Bayview Drive,<br> White's Lake, Nova Scotia<br> B3T 1Z1 CANADA <br><a href=3D"tel:%28902%29%20852-2077" value=3D"+190285220= 77" target=3D"_blank">(902) 852-2077</a><br> <a href=3D"tel:%28208%29%20439-8719" value=3D"+12084398719" target=3D"_blan= k">(208) 439-8719</a> (fax)</font><br> <font size=3D"4"><br>My Blog:=A0 <a href=3D"http://blakemaybank.com" target= =3D"_blank"><b>CSI: Life</b></a><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16p= x;min-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-= height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height= :16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"= ></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></spa= n><br> <br></font><font size=3D"4">Author, "<a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/bir= dingns" target=3D"_blank"><b>Birding Sites of Nova Scotia</b></a><span styl= e=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"p= adding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span></font><span style=3D"= padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><br> <br><br> <a href=3D"mailto:maybank@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank"> </a><br> <br> <br><div></div><div></div><div></div><br> </font></span></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <b= r>Jeff MacLeod<br>Halifax<br> </div> --0016e6d36820b7929104cde00f43--
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