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Index of Subjects Thank you Andy. That is it!! I've been seeing one but obviously didn't connect them. -----Original Message----- From: andy dean Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2017 1:00 PM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Tree swallows fledged Wow ....your yard is surely lively...lucky you! The bird song puzzling you is probably ( from your description) a Northern Parula. Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marg Millard" <mmillard@eastlink.ca> To: "naturens" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2017 12:01 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Tree swallows fledged > July 28/17 White Point, Queens > > This am the last two chicks in the Grapevine House fledged. That makes a > total of five. There was one that flew a couple days ahead of the others > then one a day until today when there were the two. It is so quiet now. I > will miss them. One pair nested, possibly over another nest, Steve will > take the house down and clean it this evening likely, so he can put his > Canadian flag up for July 1st. > We appear to have one young hummingbird out now. There were three females > on the studio feeder this am and two males squabble from time to time. > Downy Woodpeckers are out, tiny Nuthatches were lined up in the maple > tree, young Robins, Northern Flickers and Grackles.... well the grackle > numbers have dropped drastically, thankfully. There is one pair coming > once in awhile to the feeders but the hoards are gone! Yeah! Red winged > blackbirds are also fewer although I am pretty sure there are two nests at > least in the swamp. > Mourning Doves numbers are dropping as well. Crows and Ravens did a number > on the grackles and robins. I know everyone has to eat. > I found an egg shell in the driveway. A lovely pale blue with a brown or > muddy purpley splotches on it. It is quite a bit larger than a robin's egg > at least twice the size. I must see if I can find out who might have > produced it. I don't believe I have seen it before. > > Golden Crowned kinglets are visiting and oh! Purple finches have their > young out now. There are others, including chickadees, the catbird, that I > am not sure if the nests were raided or washed out or what is happening. > > There is one bird sound. It is driving me foolish. Just when I find the > bird with my glasses, smallish, it moves. It is a burbled buzz, slowly > rises a bit then drops a bit just before it finishes. Kind of harsh. Loud > and travels a long way. There are no replies as far as I can tell. The > bird goes around and around the house and neighbourhood and I know I > should know what it is but I can't remember. I have spent several evenings > listening to sounds on allaboutbirds to no avail. Agh!! I did hear it > though. In allaboutbirds on the chipping sparrow song it is in the > background. I still don't know what it is though. > > Must get back to the studio. Lighthouse art show and sale is in mid August > this year in Port Medway and fresh pieces, sizes various, need to be ready > to go there. I want to paint at Ragged Harbour but those chicks ( Willet > and Killdeers) need to get off so I can get where I want to go. > I can hear a frog in the swamp today and we have had a number of > butterflies including another Monarch sighting. My milkweed is not > expanding much so I need to plant more out and about. > > White Point Artist, Marg Millard > 19 White Point 2 Rd., White Point, Queens Co., > R.R. # 1 Hunts Point, Nova Scotia > B0T 1G0 Canada (902) 683-2393 > LocalArtistMargMillard.ca > By Appointment, please >
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