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Index of Subjects The Indigo Bunting that appeared at our feeders here in Lower Rose Bay on Nov. 30 and was a regular for about 10 days went on the lam until this morning, when it reappeared in the midst of a flock of Juncos. The Juncos too have been absent most of the time. largely due to the presence of a Sharp- shinned Hawk and Goshawk that use the local feeders as cafeterias. It remains to be seen how long this Indigo Bunting will survive. At the moment it looks in very good shape, although we have not tried to give it any special treatment. On 24 Dec 2012 at 15:54, P.L. Chalmers wrote: > Susann Myers has an Indigo Bunting at her feeder in central Halifax, > which was recorded for the Halifax-Dartmouth Christmas Bird > Count. Fulton Lavender told me that this was the first time the > species has been found on that count, which rather surprised me. > > Susann and I were speculating recently about the bird's chances of > surviving the winter. I had the impression that they had > successfully overwintered here. However, now that I check Blake's > Birds of Winter list, I see that they have not made it to February, > in the five years in which a "Depths of Winter" list was > recorded. Ian McLaren's edition of Tufts (1986) indicates that the > latest sighting of an Indigo Bunting in Nova Scotia was on the > Halifax East Christmas Bird Count on 15 December 1979. > > Are there more recent winter dates for Indigo Buntings? Has one > ever over-wintered? > > Patricia L. Chalmers > Halifax > > > > > > Eric L. Mills 286 Kingsburg Road, RR#1, Rose Bay, NS B0J 2X) Canada e.mills@dal.ca
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