[NatureNS] Yesterday and birds

From: James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com>
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 Yesterday afternoon I drove from Bridgewater to the Fauxburg Trail/Bay to =
Bay where I took a walk and then out along Mader's Cove=2C Prince's Inlet D=
rive and then out to Second Peninsula.  Birding was slow and by the time I =
was three quarters out to the end of Second Peninsula=2C I only had recorde=
d seven species of birds. After covering the last section of Second Peninsu=
la I was over 20.  I actually saw my first two pileated woodpeckers for all=
 the years that I've birded out there=2C so that was exciting.  There were =
two pectoral sandpipers=2C which gave me great looks behind the cow barn on=
 the Rhodenizer property.  In the weed patch=2C left by Glenn every year fo=
r the birds=2C there was lots of sparrow activity.  So many that it actuall=
y was very hard to count or get accurate figures.  I had 19 Savannah sparro=
ws=2C 11 song sparrows=2C one juvenile white-crowned sparrow=2C one house s=
parrow and an American goldfinch.  Forty-six mourning doves also flew out. =
 I did not get chance to count what was in the area to the upper left=2C bu=
t lots of sparrows were moving around there as well.  They were too far awa=
y for an id as were the sparrows behind the Stevens barn. =20
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Glenn Rhodenizer told me that on the back beach there had been a flycatcher=
 a week ago.  He thought that it was a flicker first=2C so of that size=2C =
but when the tail was fanned out there was a large white band.  It went up =
in the air and acted like a flycatcher.  Glenn knows the Eastern kingbird=
=2C so it was not this species.  In the spring 10 had been along Bachman's =
Beach.  This would have been in May.  It was something he had not seen befo=
re. =20
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In September=2C close to the third week=2C Glenn's cat brought a bird home=
=2C which at the time was still alive. It expired shortly after being picke=
d up.  It was running across the yard after being released by the cat=2C bu=
t definitely not healthy by its movements.   It was collected and put into =
a box.  Photos had been taken of the bird and a phone call was made to me. =
 I had asked that the photos be forwarded as Glenn knew it was rail like=2C=
 but did not know of which species.  At the time I could not go to view the=
 bird itself.  I finally got to see the photos on Saturday.  It was a Virgi=
nia Rail. =20
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James R. Hirtle
Bridgewater
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6">&nbsp=3BYesterday afternoon I drove from Bridgewater to the&nbsp=3BFauxb=
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Cove=2C Prince's Inlet Drive and then out to Second Peninsula.&nbsp=3B&nbsp=
=3BBirding was slow and&nbsp=3Bby the time I&nbsp=3Bwas three quarters out =
to the end of Second Peninsula=2C I only had recorded seven species of bird=
s.&nbsp=3BAfter covering the last section of&nbsp=3BSecond Peninsula I was =
over 20.&nbsp=3B I actually saw my first two pileated woodpeckers for all t=
he years that I've birded out there=2C so that was exciting.&nbsp=3B There =
were two pectoral sandpipers=2C which gave me great looks behind the cow ba=
rn on the Rhodenizer property.&nbsp=3B In the weed patch=2C left by Glenn e=
very year for the birds=2C there was lots of sparrow activity.&nbsp=3B So m=
any that it actually was very hard to count or get&nbsp=3Baccurate figures.=
&nbsp=3B I had 19 Savannah sparrows=2C 11 song sparrows=2C one juvenile whi=
te-crowned sparrow=2C one house sparrow and an&nbsp=3BAmerican goldfinch.&n=
bsp=3B&nbsp=3BForty-six mourning doves also flew out.&nbsp=3B I did not get=
 chance to count what was in the area&nbsp=3Bto the upper left=2C but lots =
of sparrows were moving around there as well.&nbsp=3B They were too far awa=
y for an id as were the sparrows behind the Stevens barn.&nbsp=3B&nbsp=3B</=
font><BR><font color=3D"#000000" size=3D"6"></font>&nbsp=3B<BR><font color=
=3D"#000000" size=3D"6">Glenn Rhodenizer told me that on the back beach the=
re had been a flycatcher a week ago.&nbsp=3B He thought that it was a flick=
er first=2C so of that size=2C but when the tail was fanned out there was a=
 large white band.&nbsp=3B It went up in the air and acted like a flycatche=
r.&nbsp=3B Glenn knows the Eastern kingbird=2C so it was not this species.&=
nbsp=3B In the spring 10 had been along Bachman's Beach.&nbsp=3B This would=
 have been in May.&nbsp=3B It was something he had not seen before.&nbsp=3B=
&nbsp=3B</font><BR><font color=3D"#000000" size=3D"6"></font>&nbsp=3B<BR><f=
ont color=3D"#000000" size=3D"6">In September=2C close to the third week=2C=
 Glenn's cat brought a bird home=2C which at the time was still alive.&nbsp=
=3BIt expired shortly after being picked up.&nbsp=3B It was running across =
the yard after being released by the cat=2C but definitely not healthy by i=
ts movements.&nbsp=3B &nbsp=3BIt was collected and put into a box.&nbsp=3B =
Photos had been taken of the bird and a phone call was made to me.&nbsp=3B =
I had asked that the photos be forwarded as Glenn knew it was rail like=2C =
but did not know of which species.&nbsp=3B At the time I could not go to vi=
ew the bird itself.&nbsp=3B&nbsp=3BI finally got to see the photos on Satur=
day.&nbsp=3B It was a Virginia Rail.&nbsp=3B&nbsp=3B</font><BR>&nbsp=3B<BR>=
<font size=3D"6">James R. Hirtle</font><BR><font size=3D"6">Bridgewater</fo=
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