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I spent several hours birding in the Windsor area today. Land birds (except=
for Robins) were few, but there were some interesting sightings.
I found about 400 Canada Geese south of Windsor in stubble fields, about 20=
0 south of Sangster's Bridge Road, Windsor Forks, and 200 or more east of t=
he Falmouth Dyke Road. Most were big, pale-breasted Branta canadensis canad=
ensis types, but there were also at least 6-10 of the slightly smaller, ver=
y dark-breasted birds that I attribute to B. c. interior (Interior Canada G=
oose of Palmer, or Todd's Canada Goose of the Brits). The latter is a more =
northerly breeder and has extended its range to Greenland, so it was intere=
sting to see a few of these birds in spring (more than I remember from prev=
ious years). When I reexamined the first flock later in the day, it had bee=
n joined by 50 resting adult Ring-billed Gulls in impeccable breeding pluma=
ge - arrivals?
A very interesting sight near Curry's Corner was a group of 5 Bald Eagles s=
oaring together quite high and heading from south to north across a brisk w=
est wind. I hesitate to say they were migrating, but they were certainly go=
ing somewhere and at their rate of travel they could have been well clear o=
f Nova Scotia in an hour or so.
I'm sure that many noted the massive arrival of Robins overnight after yest=
erday's rain storm. I saw many hundreds, probably thousands, between Lunenb=
urg and Windsor; every clear grazed field seemed to have a flock.
Finally, when I got home to Lower Rose Bay, Anne and I noted our second Fox=
Sparrow of the spring at our feeders. The first was on March 27, after the=
blizzard.
Eric
Eric L. Mills
Lower Rose Bay
Lunenburg Co., NS
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<p>I spent several hours birding in the Windsor area today. Land birds (exc=
ept for Robins) were few, but there were some interesting sightings.</=
p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>I found about 400 Canada Geese south of Windsor in stubble fields, about=
200 south of Sangster's Bridge Road, Windsor Forks, and 200 or more east o=
f the Falmouth Dyke Road. Most were big, pale-breasted
<em>Branta canadensis canadensis </em>types, but there were also at least 6=
-10 of the slightly smaller, very dark-breasted birds that I attr=
ibute to <em>B. c. interior </em>(Interior Canada&=
nbsp;Goose of Palmer, or Todd's Canada Goose of th=
e Brits). The latter is
a more northerly breeder and has extended its range to=
Greenland, so it was interesting to see a few of these birds&nbs=
p;in spring (more than I remember from previous years). When=
I reexamined the first flock later in the day, it had been joined by 50 re=
sting adult
Ring-billed Gulls in impeccable breeding plumage - arrivals?<br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>A very interesting sight near Curry's Corner was a group =
of 5 Bald Eagles soaring together quite high and headin=
g from south to north across a brisk west wind. I hesitate&n=
bsp;to say they were migrating, but they were certainly going somewher=
e and at their rate
of travel they could have been well clear of Nova Scot=
ia in an hour or so. </p>
<p><b