[NatureNS] Re: White-throated Sparrows

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Several here in Hubbards this morning.
Peter Stow
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In a message dated 2015-04-18 11:36:03 P.M. Atlantic Daylight Time, =20
plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca writes:

Jim,

You are right, usually some do overwinter in the  area.  But most sparrows=
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were very scarce in my experience this winter  (except for Song Sparrows),=
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and numbers were down on the Christmas Bird Counts  that I participated in=
. I=20
had no White-throats at all on my route  for  the Bedford-Sackville CBC,=
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which includes my parents' neighbourhood. =20

Until yesterday,  I hadn't seen any since the Halifax-Dartmouth  CBC, when=
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I had just three in a full day of birding on foot in good  habitat.

Cheers,

Patricia

> ---- Jim Wolford  <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote: l
> > But don=E2=80=99t they also  overwinter in Metro Hfx. & Sackville?  Ho=
w can you=20
tell spring birds  vs. overwinterers?  Cheers, and happy spring, from Jim
> > =20
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >=20
> > > From:  plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca
> > > Subject: Re: [NatureNS]  White-throated Sparrows
> > > Date: April 18, 2015 at 5:00:40 PM  ADT
> > > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> > > Reply-To:  naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> > >=20
> > > I heard and saw  my first White-throated Sparrows of the year=20
yesterday evening at my parents'  home in Bedford. They breed in our woods=
.
> > >=20
> > >  Cheers,
> > >=20
> > > Patricia L. Chalmers
> >  > Halifax
> > >=20
> > > ---- Andrew Stadnyk  <Andrew.Stadnyk@Dal.WCa> wrote:=20
> > >> This week we had  our first spring WT Sparrows.  We get them in the=
=20
fall but never in the  spring.  And now they (he?) are singing!  Delightfu=
l.
> >  >>=20
> > >>=20
> > >> Andy Stadnyk
>  > >>=20
> > >> Lower Sackville
> > > =20
> >=20


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<DIV>Several here in Hubbards this morning.</DIV>
<DIV>Peter Stow</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 2015-04-18 11:36:03 P.M. Atlantic Daylight Time,=
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plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca writes:</DIV>
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  face=3DArial>Jim,<BR><BR>You are right, usually some do overwinter in th=
e=20
  area.&nbsp; But most sparrows were very scarce in my experience this win=
ter=20
  (except for Song Sparrows), and numbers were down on the Christmas Bird=
 Counts=20
  that I participated in. I had no White-throats at all on my route&nbsp;=
 for=20
  the Bedford-Sackville CBC, which includes my parents' neighbourhood.=20
  <BR><BR>Until yesterday,&nbsp; I hadn't seen any since the Halifax-Dartm=
outh=20
  CBC, when I had just three in a full day of birding on foot in good=20
  habitat.<BR><BR>Cheers,<BR><BR>Patricia<BR><BR>&gt; ---- Jim Wolford=20
  &lt;jimwolford@eastlink.ca&gt; wrote: l<BR>&gt; &gt; But don=E2=80=99t=
 they also=20
  overwinter in Metro Hfx. &amp; Sackville?&nbsp; How can you tell spring=
 birds=20
  vs. overwinterers?&nbsp; Cheers, and happy spring, from Jim<BR>&gt; &gt;=
=20
  <BR>&gt; &gt; Begin forwarded message:<BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;=
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  plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; Subject: Re: [NatureNS]=20
  White-throated Sparrows<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; Date: April 18, 2015 at 5:00:4=
0 PM=20
  ADT<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; Repl=
y-To:=20
  naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; I heard and=
 saw=20
  my first White-throated Sparrows of the year yesterday evening at my par=
ents'=20
  home in Bedford. They breed in our woods.<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt=
; &gt;=20
  Cheers,<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; Patricia L. Chalmers<BR>&gt=
; &gt;=20
  &gt; Halifax<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; ---- Andrew Stadnyk=20
  &lt;Andrew.Stadnyk@Dal.WCa&gt; wrote: <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; This week=
 we had=20
  our first spring WT Sparrows.&nbsp; We get them in the fall but never in=
 the=20
  spring.&nbsp; And now they (he?) are singing!&nbsp; Delightful.<BR>&gt;=
 &gt;=20
  &gt;&gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; Andy Stadnyk<BR>&=
gt;=20
  &gt; &gt;&gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; Lower Sackville<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;=
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