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--001a11c3c6300f310f04dc8223a0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Thsi is the first year I have noticed Ring-necked Ducks in the East Dalhousie area (inland Kings Co.). I had 2 pairs on a small pool in a marsh, a couple on L Torment and several at the inflow up in Lakeview (not all seen on the count yesterday). I also notice a lot more Mallards being around in the last few years. Nancy On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 9:03 PM, James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hi all: > > Pat and I had a good day with 57 species, but about 200 birds less than we > had last year at an earlier date. Notable were missing American redstarts > that we always have in good numbers along the Centennial Trail in > Bridgewater. We also did not get any Magnolia warblers or yellow warblers > which we always find. We could only come up with seven species of > warbler and on this route the normal is ten or more species. We did have > four Nashville warblers and one ovenbird all of which were vocal and on > territory. Other warbler species included yellow-rumped, northern parula, > palm warbler, black-throated green warbler, and black and white warbler. > Cardinals found and killdeer are definitely not representative of what is > present on this route that I run. I know of at least two male cardinals in > Bridgewater that I missed. I also missed killdeer at three locations where > I know they are present. At Second Peninsula Glenn Rhodenizer told me nine > are there but I only saw one in the fog. There is one nest with four > eggs that Glenn told me about. Other noticeable nest observations were a > female red-winged blackbird gathering grass and two separate robins taking > food to active nests. I also heard young rock pigeons under an overpass. > Heavy fog this morning and for most of the afternoon made counting a real > challenge. A first time ever without any ring-necked ducks. Every year > their presence seems to get progressively worse and this is a species I am > especially concerned about in this area. Thoughts about their numbers > elsewhere would be of interest to see if others are seeing a similar trend. > > James R. Hirtle > Bridgewater > > --001a11c3c6300f310f04dc8223a0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Thsi is the first year I have noticed Ring-necked Duc= ks in the East Dalhousie area (inland Kings Co.). I had 2 pairs on a small = pool in a marsh, a couple on L Torment and several at the inflow up in Lake= view (not all seen on the count yesterday). I also notice a lot more Mallar= ds being around in the last few years.<br> <br></div>Nancy<br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_q= uote">On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 9:03 PM, James Hirtle <span dir=3D"ltr"><<= a href=3D"mailto:jrhbirder@hotmail.com" target=3D"_blank">jrhbirder@hotmail= .com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><font size=3D"4">Hi all:<br>=A0<br>Pat and I had = a good day with 57 species, but about 200 birds less than we had last year = at=A0an earlier date.=A0 Notable were missing American redstarts that we al= ways have in good numbers along the=A0Centennial Trail in Bridgewater.=A0 W= e also did not get any Magnolia warblers or yellow warblers which we always= find.=A0 We could only come up with seven species of warbler=A0and on this= route the normal is ten or more species.=A0 We did have four Nashville war= blers and one ovenbird all of which were vocal and on territory.=A0 Other w= arbler species included yellow-rumped, northern parula, palm warbler, black= -throated green warbler, and black and white warbler.=A0 Cardinals found an= d killdeer are definitely not representative of what is present on this rou= te that I run.=A0 I know of at least two male cardinals in Bridgewater that= I missed.=A0=A0I also missed killdeer at three locations where I know they= are=A0present.=A0 At Second Peninsula Glenn Rhodenizer told me nine are th= ere but I only saw one in the fog.=A0 There is one nest with four eggs=A0th= at Glenn told me about.=A0 Other noticeable nest observations were a female= red-winged blackbird gathering grass and two separate robins taking food t= o active nests.=A0 I also heard young rock pigeons under an overpass.=A0 He= avy fog this morning and for most of the afternoon made counting=A0a real c= hallenge.=A0 A first time ever without any ring-necked ducks.=A0 Every year= their presence seems to get progressively worse and this is a species I am= especially concerned about in this area.=A0 Thoughts about their numbers e= lsewhere would be of interest to see if others are seeing a similar trend.<= br> =A0<br>James R. Hirtle<br>Bridgewater=A0=A0<br><br></font> </div= ></div> </blockquote></div><br></div></div> --001a11c3c6300f310f04dc8223a0--
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