[NatureNS] 3 iffy lesser yellowlegs + 1 iffy c. nighthawk, Wolfville

From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 18:10:03 -0300
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> From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> Subject: [ValleyNature] 3 iffy lesser yellowlegs + 1 iffy c. =
nighthawk, Wolfville
> Date: August 13, 2015 at 5:56:39 PM ADT
> To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>
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> AUG. 11, 2015 - When the tide was mostly out (low), Wolfville Harbour =
had a greater yellowlegs. [NOTE CHANGE BELOW.]
>=20
> AUG. 12, 2015 - I have to =91eat crow=92 and change my diagnosis =
above.  In fact, this experience birder has two very iffy reports from =
today.  First, even though again I had no visual equipment with me, =
today in Wolfville Harbour there were three birds quite close to me that =
looked just like yesterday=92s =93greater yellowlegs=94.  But today all =
three looked like lesser yellowlegs.  Yesterday=92s single bird was =
close to me, but not close enough to see size and length of beak.  Today =
the three looked to be close to similar-sized (to each other).  My =
diagnosis of =93lesser=94 will have to stay tentative.  This is another =
lesson on the difficulty of pigeon-holing yellowlegs, especially when =
the legs are covered with Wolfville intertidal mud!
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> My other iffy report came at home in east Wolfville at 7 p.m., when I =
was out on our mini-deck recovering from today=92s extreme humidity.  I =
noticed a largish bird flying with fast wing-beats right toward me (our =
deck faces east and is on the third floor of our apartment bldg.).  My =
first impression was that it was a peregrine falcon, but when it got to =
me and flew over our building, I noticed it was not a falcon at all but =
a nightjar and almost certainly a common nighthawk, the first one I have =
seen in several years and perhaps a decade.   This bird zigged only once =
in its path (no usual erratic flight pattern), and it was clearly in a =
sprint to get somewhere toward the west.  But my sighting is a bit iffy =
only because I saw no markings at all, since I didn=92t have binoculars. =
 The nightjar was quite close to me when it flew over our roof.
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> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
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after-white-space;"><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div =
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margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, =
0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Jim Wolford &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;<br><=
/span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>[ValleyNature] 3 =
iffy lesser yellowlegs + 1 iffy c. nighthawk, =
Wolfville</b><br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">August 13, 2015 at =
5:56:39 PM ADT<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Nature BNS &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c=
a</a>&gt;<br></span></div><br><div><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" =
content=3D"text/html charset=3Dwindows-1252"><div style=3D"word-wrap: =
break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: =
after-white-space;"><div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><b>AUG. 11, 2015 =
-&nbsp;</b>When the tide was mostly out (low), Wolfville Harbour had a =
<b>greater yellowlegs. [NOTE CHANGE BELOW.]</b></div><div style=3D"margin:=
 0px; min-height: 14px;"><b></b><br></div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px;"><b>AUG. 12, 2015 - </b>I have to =91eat crow=92 and<b> change my =
diagnosis above</b>.&nbsp; In fact, this experience birder has two very =
iffy reports from today.&nbsp; First, even though again I had no visual =
equipment with me, today in Wolfville Harbour there were three birds =
quite close to me that looked just like yesterday=92s =93greater =
yellowlegs=94.&nbsp; But today all three looked like <b>lesser =
yellowlegs</b>.&nbsp; Yesterday=92s single bird was close to me, but not =
close enough to see size and length of beak.&nbsp; Today the three =
looked to be close to similar-sized (to each other).&nbsp; My diagnosis =
of =93lesser=94 will have to stay tentative.&nbsp; This is another =
lesson on the difficulty of pigeon-holing yellowlegs, especially when =
the legs are covered with Wolfville intertidal mud!</div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px;">My other iffy report came at home in east Wolfville at 7 p.m., =
when I was out on our mini-deck recovering from today=92s extreme =
humidity.&nbsp; I noticed a largish bird flying with fast wing-beats =
right toward me (our deck faces east and is on the third floor of our =
apartment bldg.).&nbsp; My first impression was that it was a peregrine =
falcon, but when it got to me and flew over our building, I noticed it =
was not a falcon at all but a nightjar and almost certainly a <b>common =
nighthawk</b>, the first one I have seen in several years and perhaps a =
decade. &nbsp; This bird zigged only once in its path (no usual erratic =
flight pattern), and it was clearly in a sprint to get somewhere toward =
the west.&nbsp; But my sighting is a bit iffy only because I saw no =
markings at all, since I didn=92t have binoculars.&nbsp; The nightjar =
was quite close to me when it flew over our roof.</div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px;"><b>Cheers from Jim in =
Wolfville.</b></div></div>_______________________________________________<=
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a</a><br>http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnat=
uralists.ca<br></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>=

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