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--Apple-Mail-1278--327196709 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Begin forwarded message: > From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Date: December 2, 2013 12:30:36 PM AST > To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>, Bill Wagstaff > <bwagstaff@eastlink.ca>, Dave Faloon <fremar@EastLink.ca> > Subject: [ValleyNature] Bullock's oriole, Kentville, etc. -- ducks > & feeder birds, Wolfville > > DECEMBER 1, 2013 - Pat & I today found about 100+ puddle ducks in > the westernmost pond of the Reservoir Park in Wolfville. Mostly > mallards, with much lesser numbers of black ducks. No binoculars > today, so need to revisit. > > At our feeders today, a male and female cardinal visited in late > dusk, when the light was just enough to see them. Also present > today were about 10 mourning doves, 8 chickadees, 4 blue jays, 4 > white-throated sparrows, 3 juncos, 1 song sparrow, 4 goldfinches, 1 > hairy woodpecker. > > Today Dave Faloon and Bill Wagstaff contacted me about a bird > identification needed for Bill's feeder in Kentville. One mystery > bird has been present since Nov. 26, and then a second one joined > it on Dec. 1. Bill sent photos, and both birds are orioles. But > the one since Nov. 26 is an immature male Bullock's oriole, which > will be a great addition to Blake Maybank's accumulating Winter > Bird List. The second oriole is undetermined at present, but is > probably a Baltimore oriole. They are feeding on a bird pie and > suet. Bill lives somewhere near the Agric. Research Stn. in > Kentville, but I haven't asked him yet about accepting visitors. > > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. > _______________________________________________ > Nature mailing list > Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca > http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/ > nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca --Apple-Mail-1278--327196709 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> <br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">"James W. Wolford" <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></fon= t></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">December 2, 2013 12:30:36 PM = AST</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Nature BNS <<a = href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a>>, Bill Wagstaff <<a = href=3D"mailto:bwagstaff@eastlink.ca">bwagstaff@eastlink.ca</a>>, = Dave Faloon <<a = href=3D"mailto:fremar@EastLink.ca">fremar@EastLink.ca</a>></font></div>= <div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica"><b>[ValleyNature] Bullock's oriole, Kentville, etc. -- ducks = & feeder birds, 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"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica"><b>DECEMBER 1, 2013</b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#001ee6" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #001ee6"> - Pat & I today found about </font><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>100+ puddle = ducks</b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#001ee6" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #001ee6"> in the westernmost = pond of the </font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Reservoir Park in Wolfville</b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#001ee6" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica; color: #001ee6">. Mostly</font><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b> mallards</b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#001ee6" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica; color: #001ee6">, with much lesser numbers of</font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b> black = ducks</b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#001ee6" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #001ee6">. No binoculars = today, so need to revisit.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 30, 230); min-height: = 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#001ee6" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #001ee6">At our feeders today, a </font><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>male and female cardinal = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#001ee6" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #001ee6">visited in late dusk, = when the light was just enough to see them. Also present today = were about 10 mourning doves, 8 chickadees, 4 blue jays, 4 = white-throated sparrows, 3 juncos, 1 song sparro