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Checked out the trail at the end of Myra Road this morning.
Blackburnians, Magnolia and Blackthroated greens were everywhere. I have ne=
ver seen so many Blackburnians. Also found one blackthroated blue but did n=
ot find any Baybreasted. The birds were singing but were not moving very mu=
ch so hard to find.
If you are considering this trail I would go this week before the birch tre=
es fully leaf as they will obstruct the view of the higher trees on much of=
the lower trail.
I walked the higher 1 km up the hill first which is dryer and did not have =
any ATVs on it. The lower trail was starting to get busy with ATVs. They we=
re moving slow and friendly the do interrupt your hearing.
Note: I just got back from Pelee NP and area where in 3 days I had surpasse=
d my NS year list of 114 by 11 species. Most local birders have said this h=
as been a poor year there but I did get two lifers: Kirtlands Warbler and H=
ooded Warbler. Todays birding though brought NS back on top.
I am halfway to a NS big year of 250.
Rob Woods
=C2=A0Seek information, but not from the unreliable; ask for advise; but no=
t from the unwise. Mahabharata=C2=A0
From: Keith Lowe <mythos25@live.com>
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2015 9:18 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] I went on quite a woodlands birding outing today
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Rd today with Chris & Kate and wow it was unbelievable. The numbers of som=
e of species was well beyond anything I thought possible around her these d=
ays. I don=E2=80=99t what the final tally of Black-throated Green and Black=
burnian were and I won=E2=80=99t quote the number of them I think we passed=
because many wouldn=E2=80=99t believe it. Our checklist will have consider=
ably less because we were counting conservatively by making sure we were we=
ll passed the ones we just counted before we counted more and I know we mis=
sed many doing that but it is the best that can be done when they are that =
plentiful. =C2=A0Those were the two most plentiful species but we also had=
good numbers of Winter Wren, Black-throated Blue, Magnolia, Black-and-whit=
e, Northern Parula, Blue-headed Vireo as well as 1 to a few numbers of many=
other good species. But my highlight of the day was 5 Bay-breasted Warbler=
in 3 different locations (a =C2=A0=C2=A0presumed pair and 3 singles). The =
first one was amazing to see, we were walking along the trail with a chorus=
of warblers singing then all of a sudden somehow Chris picked out a Bay-br=
easted from that and proclaimed =E2=80=9CBay-breasted!=E2=80=9D and went te=
aring into the woods. We followed and sure enough there was one in there. =
=C2=A0The only bummer of the day was a reality check on my hearing. More th=
an a few people including me thought I had excellent hearing. Well I have t=
o dial that back to saying I have quite good hearing and maybe very good fo=
r my age but now that I see what the excellent hearing of Chris and Kate ca=
n get you I=E2=80=99m not going to think I have that anymore. But I did get=
see or hear pretty much everything today but I often had to stop and conce=
ntrate on picking out the single species. I don=E2=80=99t know how many tim=
es I had to do that for Blackburnian today but it was unbelievable=E2=80=94=
and often we could hear 2 or 3 in the same area. =C2=A0The terrain there is=
quite tough to navigate and while I don=E2=80=99t know for sure and I don=
=E2=80=99t know if Chris would have the time but I got the impression that =
Chris would like to lead an event into there during breeding season if ther=
e were enough bush-whacking (not much), swamp-crawling (quite a bit) , hard=
-core birders that would go on it. I=E2=80=99m in! =C2=A0Thanks Chris and K=
ate, I sure learned a lot today and saw some fabulous habitat. =C2=A0Keith =
Lowe =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0
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Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_143196379=
2457_5350"><span id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1431963792457_5387">Checked out the tra=
il at the end of Myra Road this morning.</span></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_=
1_1431963792457_5350"><span><br></span></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_143196=
3792457_5350" dir=3D"ltr"><span id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1431963792457_5414">Blac=
kburnians, Magnolia and Blackthroated greens were everywhere. I have never =
seen so many Blackburnians. Also found one blackthroated blue but did not f=
ind any Baybreasted. The birds were singing but were not moving very much s=
o hard to find.</span></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1431963792457_5350" dir=
=3D"ltr"><span><br></span></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1431963792457_5350"=
dir=3D"ltr"><span id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1431963792457_5466">If you are consid=
ering this trail I would go this week before the birch trees fully leaf as =
they will obstruct the view of the higher trees on much of the lower trail.=
</span></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1431963792457_5350" dir=3D"ltr"><span>=
<br></span></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1431963792457_5350" dir=3D"ltr"><s=
pan id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1431963792457_5529">I walked the higher 1 km up the =
hill first which is dryer and did not have any ATVs on it. The lower trail =
was starting to get busy with ATVs. They were moving slow and friendly the =
do interrupt your hearing.</span></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_143196379245=
7_5350" dir=3D"ltr"><span><br></span></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_14319637=
92457_5350" dir=3D"ltr">Note: I just got back from Pelee NP and area where =
in 3 days I had surpassed my NS year list of 114 by 11 species. Most local =
birders have said this has been a poor year there but I did get two lifers:=
Kirtlands Warbler and Hooded Warbler. Todays birding though brought NS bac=
k on top.</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1431963792457_5350" dir=3D"ltr"><br>=
</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1431963792457_5350" dir=3D"ltr">I am halfway =
to a NS big year of 250.</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1431963792457_5350" d=
ir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1431963792457_5350" dir=3D"ltr=
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r></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1431963792457_5350" dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><=
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=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1431963792457_5353"><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1431963792457_=
5352">Seek information, but not from the unreliable; ask for advise; but no=
t from the unwise. Mahabharata </div></div><br> <div style=3D"font-fa=
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=3D"font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Keith Lowe <mythos25@live.com>=
;<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> naturens@chebuct=
o.ns.ca <br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Saturda=
y, May 16, 2015 9:18 PM<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Subject:<=
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787889438MsoNormal">I went on a woodlands trek at the end of Myra Rd today =
with Chris & Kate and wow it was unbelievable. The numbers of some of s=
pecies was well beyond anything I thought possible around her these days. I=
don=E2=80=99t what the final tally of Black-throated Green and Blackburnia=
n were and I won=E2=80=99t quote the number of them I think we passed becau=
se many wouldn=E2=80=99t believe it. Our checklist will have considerably l=
ess because we were counting conservatively by making sure we were well pas=
sed the ones we just counted before we counted more and I know we missed ma=
ny doing that but it is the best that can be done when they are that plenti=
ful. </div><div class=3D"yiv1787889438MsoNormal"> </div><div class=3D=
"yiv1787889438MsoNormal">Those were the two most plentiful species but we a=
lso had good numbers of Winter Wren, Black-throated Blue, Magnolia, Black-a=
nd-white, Northern Parula, Blue-headed Vireo as well as 1 to a few numbers =
of many other good species. But my highlight of the day was 5 Bay-breasted =
Warbler in 3 different locations (a presumed pair and 3 singles=
). The first one was amazing to see, we were walking along the trail with a=
chorus of warblers singing then all of a sudden somehow Chris picked out a=
Bay-breasted from that and proclaimed =E2=80=9CBay-breasted!=E2=80=9D and =
went tearing into the woods. We followed and sure enough there was one in t=
here. </div><div class=3D"yiv1787889438MsoNormal"> </div><div class=
=3D"yiv1787889438MsoNormal">The only bummer of the day was a reality check =
on my hearing. More than a few people including me thought I had excellent =
hearing. Well I have to dial that back to saying I have quite good hearing =
and maybe very good for my age but now that I see what the excellent hearin=
g of Chris and Kate can get you I=E2=80=99m not going to think I have that =
anymore. But I did get see or hear pretty much everything today but I often=
had to stop and concentrate on picking out the single species. I don=E2=80=
=99t know how many times I had to do that for Blackburnian today but it was=
unbelievable=E2=80=94and often we could hear 2 or 3 in the same area.</div=
><div class=3D"yiv1787889438MsoNormal"> </div><div class=3D"yiv178788=
9438MsoNormal">The terrain there is quite tough to navigate and while I don=
=E2=80=99t know for sure and I don=E2=80=99t know if Chris would have the t=
ime but I got the impression that Chris would like to lead an event into th=
ere during breeding season if there were enough bush-whacking (not much), s=
wamp-crawling (quite a bit) , hard-core birders that would go on it. I=E2=
=80=99m in!</div><div class=3D"yiv1787889438MsoNormal"> </div><div cl=
ass=3D"yiv1787889438MsoNormal">Thanks Chris and Kate, I sure learned a lot =
today and saw some fabulous habitat.</div><div class=3D"yiv1787889438MsoNor=
mal"> </div><div class=3D"yiv1787889438MsoNormal">Keith Lowe</div><di=
v class=3D"yiv1787889438MsoNormal"> </div><div class=3D"yiv1787889438=
MsoNormal"> </div><div class=3D"yiv1787889438MsoNormal"> </div>=
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