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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_006A_01CEC06F.90A972D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Hans Toom=20 To: NS-RBA=20 Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2013 7:34 PM Subject: Ipswich Sparrow(30+), American Pipit(20+) and Lincoln's = Sparrow(1) Ray Staszko and I had a memorable evening hunkered against the rocks at = Duncan Reef with calm winds and a warm sun on our backs. Only the = annoying small mosquitoes marred the experience albeit slightly. When we = arrived Ipswich Sparrows and American Pipits were immediately evident. = The birds scattered when we sat down but after just a few minutes they = all returned. The pipits and sparrows including Savannah Sparrows in the = mixed flock were scrolling past as we watched. Most stopped to eat from = the kelp heaps, perhaps sand fleas or a similar delicacy. It's = impossible to know how many birds moved past in the two hours we enjoyed = the spectacle but nontheless I punched out 160 frames of the best = American Pipit and Ipswich Sparrow photos I've obtained in 12 years of = photography. They posed in the sun and shadow a mere 4-8 metres distant. Other attendees at the reef were Spotted Sandpiper, Semipalmated = Sandpiper, Whimbrel and Black-bellied Plover. Along the trail were: = Lincoln's Sparrow; Gray Catbird; Yellow-rumped, Palm and Blackpoll = Warblers; Song and White-throated Sparrow(many); Cedar waxwings(many); = and Golden-crowned Kinglet. I actually saw my first American Pipit at the reef last Wednesday. He's = was just two days ahead of this bump. I've marked the alternate trails to Duncan Reef. When you arrive above = the Champagne Dam look to the right and you'll see red flagging. Follow = the marked trail for another 10 metres and then look to your left for = the trail that passes above the dam. I've also marked the trail that = continues on through the woods until it opens up and you can see a clear = view of Duncan Reef. These trails are good to know if you come down here = after freeze up when the rocky route below Champagne Dam becomes = dangerous. Hans _________________________________________________________________________= ________________________________ Hans Toom Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada http://www.hanstoom.com/ ------=_NextPart_000_006A_01CEC06F.90A972D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.23520"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----=20 <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A=20 title=3Dhtoom@hfx.eastlink.ca href=3D"mailto:htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca">Hans = Toom</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3DNS-RBA@yahoogroups.com=20 href=3D"mailto:NS-RBA@yahoogroups.com">NS-RBA</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 03, 2013 7:34 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Ipswich Sparrow(30+), American Pipit(20+) and = Lincoln's=20 Sparrow(1)</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Ray Staszko and I had a memorable=20 evening hunkered against the rocks at Duncan Reef with calm winds = and a=20 warm sun on our backs. Only the annoying small mosquitoes marred the = experience=20 albeit slightly. When we arrived <STRONG>Ipswich Sparrows</STRONG> and=20 <STRONG>American Pipits</STRONG> were immediately evident. The=20 birds scattered when we sat down but after just a few minutes they = all=20 returned. The pipits and sparrows including <STRONG>Savannah = Sparrows</STRONG>=20 in the mixed flock were scrolling past as we watched. Most stopped to = eat from=20 the kelp heaps, perhaps sand fleas or a similar delicacy. It's = impossible to=20 know how many birds moved past in the two hours we enjoyed the spectacle = but=20 nontheless I punched out 160 frames of the best American = Pipit and=20 Ipswich Sparrow photos I've obtained in 12 years of photography. They = posed in=20 the sun and shadow a mere 4-8 metres distant.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Other attendees at the reef were = <STRONG>Spotted=20 Sandpiper</STRONG>, <STRONG>Semipalmated Sandpiper</STRONG>, = <STRONG>Whimbrel=20 </STRONG>and <STRONG>Black-bellied Plover</STRONG>. Along the trail = were:=20 <STRONG>Lincoln's Sparrow</STRONG>; <STRONG>Gray Catbird</STRONG>;=20 <STRONG>Yellow-rumped</STRONG>, <STRONG>Palm</STRONG> and = <STRONG>Blackpoll=20 Warblers</STRONG>; <STRONG>Song</STRONG> and <STRONG>White-throated=20 Sparrow</STRONG>(many); <STRONG>Cedar=20 waxwings</STRONG>(many);<STRONG> </STRONG>and<STRONG> = Golden-crowned=20 Kinglet</STRONG>.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>I actually saw my first American = Pipit at the=20 reef last Wednesday. He's was just two days ahead of this=20 bump.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>I've marked the alternate trails to = Duncan Reef.=20 When you arrive above the Champagne Dam look to the right and you'll=20 see red flagging. Follow the marked trail for another 10 metres and = then=20 look to your left for the trail that passes above the dam. I've also = marked the=20 trail that continues on through the woods until it opens up and you can = see a=20 clear view of Duncan Reef. These trails are good to know if you come = down here=20 after freeze up when the rocky route below Champagne Dam becomes=20 dangerous.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2=20 face=3DArial>Hans<BR>____________________________________________________= _____________________________________________________<BR>Hans=20 Toom<BR>Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A=20 href=3D"http://www.hanstoom.com/">http://www.hanstoom.com/</A><BR></DIV><= /FONT></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_006A_01CEC06F.90A972D0--
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