[NatureNS] towhee, eagles, ravens, pine siskin, etc.

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Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2016 18:23:56 -0300
From: Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com>
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It's an Eastern

On Thursday, 24 March 2016, Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote:

>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From: *Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jimwolford@eastlink.ca');>>
> *Subject: **towhee, eagles, ravens, pine siskin etc.*
> *Date: *March 24, 2016 at 5:55:45 PM ADT
> *To: *Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca');>>
> *Cc: *Mark Elderkin <elderkmf@gov.ns.ca
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','elderkmf@gov.ns.ca');>>, Pam Mills <
> millspl@gov.ns.ca <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','millspl@gov.ns.ca');>>,
> Kimberley Huskins <HUSKINKD@gov.ns.ca
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','HUSKINKD@gov.ns.ca');>>
>
> *MAR. 24, 2016* - Barb Moore of Evangeline Beach told me she still (for
> weeks if not months) has her male *TOWHEE* (I still have not quizzed her
> as to eastern vs. spotted).  To get to her home, drive across the Grand P=
re
> dykeland, turn right at the T-junction onto East Long Island, then north
> (left) on Pheasant Road, to Sandpiper Lane.  The cottage there belongs to
> Joan & Bob Bearne, and Barb Moore lives in the next house to the west
> (left).  She thinks her towhee also forages in the yards and feeders
> adjacent to her home (all private, of course).
>
> Today Lisa Eye (north of Port Williams along *lower Church St.*) told me
> =E2=80=9Cher=E2=80=9D *bald eagle nest* now has an *adult eagle in appare=
nt incubation
> position* in the nest (but probably no eggs there yet?), plus her mate
> often perched nearby.  She also reports a huge occupied *raven nest *to
> the south of her home.
>
> As of yesterday, still no sign of bald eagle occupancy of the Noggins Far=
m
> Market nest.
>
> Pat & I live in the *yellow apartment building along Woodman Road*,
> adjacent to Tideways Retirement Complex in east-end Wolfville.  The
> northeast corner of our building has Sylvia Holmes=E2=80=99s bird feeders=
, where
> her customers include a large flock of goldfinches, with at least one *pi=
ne
> siskin* today, + song sparrows, mourning doves, starlings, occasional
> cardinals and tree sparrows, etc. (rock pigeons, crows, ravens and eagles
> as fly-bys).  Lately we have had robins nearby for at least a week and
> occasional cedar waxwings.
>
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
>
>
>

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Richard stern
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It&#39;s an Eastern<span></span><br><br>On Thursday, 24 March 2016, Jim Wol=
ford &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</=
a>&gt; wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8=
ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:bre=
ak-word"><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br><blockquote ty=
pe=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px=
;margin-left:0px"><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Helvetica&#39;;color:rgba=
(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>From: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Helvetica&=
#39;">Jim Wolford &lt;<a href=3D"javascript:_e(%7B%7D,&#39;cvml&#39;,&#39;j=
imwolford@eastlink.ca&#39;);" target=3D"_blank">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&=
gt;<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bo=
ttom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Helvetica&#39;;co=
lor:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:&#39=
;Helvetica&#39;"><b>towhee, eagles, ravens, pine siskin etc.</b><br></span>=
</div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margi=
n-left:0px"><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Helvetica&#39;;color:rgba(0,0,0=
,1.0)"><b>Date: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Helvetica&#39;">=
March 24, 2016 at 5:55:45 PM ADT<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top:0=
px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style=3D"font-=
family:&#39;Helvetica&#39;;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>To: </b></span><span s=
tyle=3D"font-family:&#39;Helvetica&#39;">Nature BNS &lt;<a href=3D"javascri=
pt:_e(%7B%7D,&#39;cvml&#39;,&#39;nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca&#39;);" targ=
et=3D"_blank">nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca</a>&gt;<br></span></div><div st=
yle=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><=
span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Helvetica&#39;;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>Cc:=
 </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Helvetica&#39;">Mark Elderkin &=
lt;<a href=3D"javascript:_e(%7B%7D,&#39;cvml&#39;,&#39;elderkmf@gov.ns.ca&#=
39;);" target=3D"_blank">elderkmf@gov.ns.ca</a>&gt;, Pam Mills &lt;<a href=
=3D"javascript:_e(%7B%7D,&#39;cvml&#39;,&#39;millspl@gov.ns.ca&#39;);" targ=
et=3D"_blank">millspl@gov.ns.ca</a>&gt;, Kimberley Huskins &lt;<a href=3D"j=
avascript:_e(%7B%7D,&#39;cvml&#39;,&#39;HUSKINKD@gov.ns.ca&#39;);" target=
=3D"_blank">HUSKINKD@gov.ns.ca</a>&gt;<br></span></div><br><div><div style=
=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><div style=3D"margin:0px"><b>MAR. 24, 2016</b> - =
Barb Moore of Evangeline Beach told me she still (for weeks if not months) =
has her male <b>TOWHEE</b> (I still have not quizzed her as to eastern vs. =
spotted).=C2=A0 To get to her home, drive across the Grand Pre dykeland, tu=
rn right at the T-junction onto East Long Island, then north (left) on Phea=
sant Road, to Sandpiper Lane.=C2=A0 The cottage there belongs to Joan &amp;=
 Bob Bearne, and Barb Moore lives in the next house to the west (left).=C2=
=A0 She thinks her towhee also forages in the yards and feeders adjacent to=
 her home (all private, of course).=C2=A0</div><div style=3D"margin:0px;min=
-height:14px"><br></div><div style=3D"margin:0px">Today Lisa Eye (north of =
Port Williams along <b>lower Church St.</b>) told me =E2=80=9Cher=E2=80=9D =
<b>bald eag