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And lots of Red-winged Blackbirds singing in the river meadows of Meisner's S=
ection, Lun Co. yesterday. Nice to hear this Spring sound.=20
Nancy
E Dalhousie, Kings Co.=20
Sent from my iPad
> On Apr 5, 2017, at 8:05 AM, John Kearney <john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca> wr=
ote:
>=20
> Carmel, James, and all,
> I had one Song Sparrow all winter at my feeders. There has been no singing=
yet so presumably it is a female. Usually by this time of year, more Song S=
parrows would have arrived but no prospective mates so far. The single male D=
owny Woodpecker and Red-breasted Nuthatch that wintered here have both found=
a female companion recently. The White-breasted Nuthatch, despite his const=
ant singing lately, is still alone. His prospects may not be a promising as t=
he female Song Sparrow.
> Looking at the northeastern US radars for this first week of April, there w=
as some moderate migration that got as far north as Pennsylvania, Southern N=
Y state, and New Jersey on Sunday night, April 2-3. On that night the northw=
est winds dominating our region moved north enough for a southwest flow up t=
o those parts. However, migrants heading here are still blocked by weather e=
vents. There was an upper-level counter clockwise flow over the Gulf of Main=
e last night, so it could be worthwhile today to look for some strays in sou=
thwestern Nova Scotia. If any are found, their origin would most likely be N=
ew Jersey where there were small numbers moving last night.
> John
> =20
> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]=
On Behalf Of Carmel Smith
> Sent: April-04-17 22:11
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Fox Sparrow reports, Great Blue Herons, Common Gra=
ckles, Red-winged Blackbirds
> =20
> Thanks for your report James!=20
>=20
> Spring is in the air. And this morning I actually saw the year's first Pur=
ple at my feeder! First time I can recall where they were rare in the winter=
.=20
> =20
> Also the first time I've had two overwintering Song Sparrows...at least on=
e of them is a singing male, and I know it's a young one because he was real=
ly mangling the song in the Fall, and still was this Spring, up until recent=
ly when he seemed to have a breakthrough and "get it." The two of them easil=
y made it through the coldest months. I wonder if it will be a trend, or if t=
hey were in one of the last batches hatched out in late August and just didn=
't feel ready to migrate? I was seeing some very juvenile Songs even in Octo=
ber, and was wondering about their chances.
>=20
> Carmel Smith
> Midville Branch, L'burg County
> =20
>=20
> On Tuesday, April 4, 2017 9:32 PM, James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com> wr=
ote:
> =20
>=20
> Things are starting to move. I received this email today,=20
> Today in Lower Rose Bay we saw 3 herons fly overhead and have seen 2 fox s=
parrows.
> Maryann and Doug Hodges
> Lower Rose Bay -=20
> Chris Anderson reported a great blue heron to me on April 1 at this locati=
on. =20
> I also received an email of red crossbills in Chester and Volglers Cove. T=
wo in each case. =20
> I took a jaunt between LaHave and Petite Riviere today and saw numbers of c=
ommon grackles. There also was a lone red-winged blackbird that had taken u=
p residence in Dublin Shore. In Petite Riviere there was a group of 14 dark=
-eyed juncos. The western willet was again at Crescent Beach.
> =20
> James R. Hirtle
> LaHave
> =20
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utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>And lots of Red-winged Blackbirds sing=
ing in the river meadows of Meisner's Section, Lun Co. yesterday. Nice to he=
ar this Spring sound. </div><div id=3D"AppleMailSignature"><br></div><d=
iv id=3D"AppleMailSignature">Nancy</div><div id=3D"AppleMailSignature">E Dal=
housie, Kings Co. <br><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On Apr 5, 201=
7, at 8:05 AM, John Kearney <<a href=3D"mailto:john.kearney@ns.sympatico.=
ca">john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote typ=
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"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-lan=
guage:EN-US">Carmel, James, and all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNor=
mal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-se=
rif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">I had one Song Sparrow all winter at my feed=
ers. There has been no singing yet so presumably it is a female. Usually by t=
his time of year, more Song Sparrows would have arrived but no prospective m=
ates so far. The single male Downy Woodpecker and Red-breasted Nuthatch that=
wintered here have both found a female companion recently. The White-breast=
ed Nuthatch, despite his constant singing lately, is still alone. His prospe=
cts may not be a promising as the female Song Sparrow. <o:p></o:p></span></p=
><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca=
libri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Looking at the northeaste=
rn US radars for this first week of April, there was some moderate migration=
that got as far north as Pennsylvania, Southern NY state, and New Jersey on=
Sunday night, April 2-3. On that night the northwest winds dominating our r=
egion moved north enough for a southwest flow up to those parts. However, mi=
grants heading here are still blocked by weather events. There was an upper-=
level counter clockwise flow over the Gulf of Maine last night, so it could b=
e worthwhile today to look for some strays in southwestern Nova Scotia. If a=
ny are found, their origin would most likely be New Jersey where there were s=
mall numbers moving last night.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">=
<span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;m=
so-fareast-language:EN-US">John<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">=
<span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;m=
so-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style=3D"bo=
rder:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class=
=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family=
:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D=
"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <a href=3D"ma=
ilto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> [<a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.n=
s.ca</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Carmel Smith<br><b>Sent:</b> April-04-17 22:11=
<br><b>To:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.=
ns.ca</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NatureNS] Fox Sparrow reports, Great Blue H=
erons, Common Grackles, Red-winged Blackbirds<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></d=
iv><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym=
19_1_1491331637097_30004"><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white">=
<span style=3D"font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Thank=
s for your report James! <br><br>Spring is in the air. And this morning I ac=
tually saw the year's first Purple at my feeder! First time I can recall whe=
re they were rare in the winter. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id=3D=
"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491331637097_30004"><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"back=
ground:white"><span style=3D"font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;colo=
r:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491=
331637097_30004"><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"><span sty=
le=3D"font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Also the first=
time I've had two overwintering Song Sparrows...at least one of them is a s=
inging male, and I know it's a young one because he was really mangling the s=
ong in the Fall, and still was this Spring, up until recently when he seemed=
to have a breakthrough and "get it." The two of them easily made it through=
the coldest months. I wonder if it will be a trend, or if they were in one o=
f the last batches hatched out in late August and just didn't feel ready to m=
igrate? I was seeing some very juvenile Songs even in October, and was wonde=
ring about their chances.<br><br>Carmel Smith<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><di=
v id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491331637097_30004"><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D=
"background:white"><span style=3D"font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif=
;color:black">Midville Branch, L'burg County<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div=
><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><spa=
n style=3D"font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p>&nbs=
p;</o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D=
"background:white"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial&q=
uot;,sans-serif;color:black">On Tuesday, April 4, 2017 9:32 PM, James Hirtle=
<jrhbirder@hotmail.com> w=
rote:</span><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;colo=
r:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-=
bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica&q=
uot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div id=3D"yiv=
9537364346"><div><div id=3D"yiv9537364346divtagdefaultwrapper"><div><p class=
=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"><span style=3D"font-size:24.0pt;fo=
nt-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Things are starting to=
move. I received this email today, <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><=
div><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"><span style=3D"font-si=
ze:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Today in=
Lower Rose Bay we saw <b><u>3 herons</u></b> fly overhead and hav=
e seen <u>2 fox sparrows</u>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3D=
"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-=
family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Maryann and Doug Hodges=
<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:=
white"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-=
serif;color:#212121">Lower Rose Bay - <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div>=
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"><span style=3D"font-size:1=
1.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Chris Anders=
on reported a great blue heron to me on April 1 at this location. <o:p=
></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:whit=
e"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-seri=
f;color:#212121">I also received an email of red crossbills in Chester and V=
olglers Cove. Two in each case. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div=
><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"><span style=3D"font-size:=
11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">I took a ja=
unt between LaHave and Petite Riviere today and saw numbers of common grackl=
es. There also was a lone red-winged blackbird that had taken up resid=
ence in Dublin Shore. In Petite Riviere there was a group of 14 d=
ark-eyed juncos. The western willet was again at Crescent Beach.<o:p><=
/o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"=
><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;=
color:#212121"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"=
style=3D"background:white"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quo=
t;Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">James R. Hirtle<o:p></o:p></span><=
/p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"background:white"><span style=3D=
"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">=
LaHave<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal" s=
tyle=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><span style=3D"font-family:&q=
uot;Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></di=
v></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></body></html>=
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