[NatureNS] evening grosbeaks, y-br chat??, rat, Wolfville

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> From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> Date: January 3, 2013 6:19:15 PM AST
> To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>
> Subject: [ValleyNature] evening grosbeaks, y-br chat??, rat, Wolfville
>
> JANUARY 2, 2013 - YESTERDAY Pat might have seen a yellow-breasted  
> chat?? in our front yard in Wolfville -- the underparts were bright  
> lemon yellow, perhaps not as deep yellow as a chat -- the sighting  
> was a brief, fleeting one, out the window with no binoculars -- I  
> looked a lot this morning, with no yellow flashes.  Our neighbours,  
> the Newcombes across the street, had a definite y.-br. chat back on  
> Nov. 24, but it was not seen after that to my knowledge.
>
> Our one-legged starling has not been seen since Dec. 29/12.
>
> JAN. 3, 2012 - Continuing very cold, -10 C., and wind from  
> northwest still blowing but much weaker than yesterday.  Today I  
> was pleasantly surprised by a visit to the feeders of at least 5  
> EVENING GROSBEAKS, 2 males with 3 females.
>
> Unfortunately I have to report also that at least one of our Norway  
> rats is still present, in the burrow system that has an entrance/ 
> exit right at the feeders.  We also have a red squirrel, and, when  
> the squirrel ran off, it avoided the burrow.  I have been wondering  
> if those two species, and our hibernating? chipmunk, might be co- 
> habiting that same burrow system.
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Helvetica">"James W. Wolford" &lt;<a =
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style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">January 3, 2013 6:19:15 PM =
AST</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Nature BNS &lt;<a =
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a</a>&gt;</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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#000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[ValleyNature] evening grosbeaks, =
y-br chat??, rat, Wolfville</b></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; "><font =
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px Times New =
Roman"><b>JANUARY 2, 2013</b> - YESTERDAY Pat might have seen a =
<b>yellow-breasted chat?? </b>in our front yard in Wolfville -- the =
underparts were bright lemon yellow, perhaps not as deep yellow as a =
chat -- the sighting was a brief, fleeting one, out the window with no =
binoculars -- I looked a lot this morning, with no yellow flashes.&nbsp; =
Our neighbours, the Newcombes across the street, had a definite y.-br. =
chat back on Nov. 24, but it was not seen after that to my =
knowledge.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal =
13px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 16px; "><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"4" =
style=3D"font: 13.0px Times New Roman">Our <b>one-legged starling</b> =
has not been seen since Dec. 29/12.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: =
normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 16px; =
"><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px Times New Roman"><b>JAN. 3, 2012 - =
Continuing very cold</b>, -10 C., and wind from northwest still blowing =
but much weaker than yesterday.&nbsp; Today I was pleasantly surprised =
by a visit to the feeders of at least 5 <b>EVENING GROSBEAKS</b>, 2 =
males with 3 females.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal =
normal normal 13px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 16px; =
"><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px Times New Roman">Unfortunately I have =
to report also that at least one of our <b>Norway rats</b> is still =
present, in the burrow system that has an entrance/exit right at the =
feeders.&nbsp; We also have a<b> red squirrel</b>, and, when the =
squirrel ran off, it avoided the burrow.&nbsp; I have been wondering if =
those two species, and our hibernating? <b>chipmunk</b>, might be =
co-habiting that same burrow system.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top:=
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