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Yes. Some consider Burning Bushes invasive nightmares. But they are an attra=
ctive natural landscape shrub and very bird-friendly. Plus not as hard to ke=
ep under control as Multiflora Rose (no thorns).=20
Sent from my iPad
> On Dec 31, 2017, at 7:32 AM, John and Nhung <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca> wrote:=
>=20
> If it comes back, I=E2=80=99m gonna try to have a closer look at the lower=
mandible. My recollection is that the light area was quite extensive, as i=
n Bicknell=E2=80=99s. Also, it was =E2=80=9Cdumpy=E2=80=9D looking for a th=
rush, =20
> =20
> I don=E2=80=99t anticipate a song; guess that would be needed to clinch it=
.
> =20
> I used to complain about the burning bush which has hosted both this littl=
e guy and the bluebirds. Guess it has earned its keep, this year!
> =20
> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]=
On Behalf Of nancy dowd
> Sent: December 31, 2017 6:50 AM
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] more birds from Wyman Road and vicinity
> =20
> One of the subspecies of Gray-cheeked, that breeds in Newf&Labrador can al=
so show a reddish tail. The visual distinctions between those and Bicknell=E2=
=80=99s are so fine I doubt even a photo would be of much help. Some guides s=
ay they are only reliably identified by DNA and song.=20
> =20
> Either way it is a great signing.
> =20
> Nancy
>=20
> Sent from my iPad
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> On Dec 30, 2017, at 2:51 PM, John and Nhung <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca> wrote:=
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> (1) Subsequent to my bluebird posting of yesterday, my nephew saw a cat=
bird in the same bush (a burning bush; the berries are attracting lots of bi=
rds) on Wyman Road, south of Yarmouth. He also mentioned seeing a thrush, b=
ut not well enough to identify to species. He speculated that it might be a=
Swainson=E2=80=99s.
> (2) Well, the thrush just returned to the same bush. I didn=E2=80=99t g=
et an ideal look at it, but dis have various views. Isn=E2=80=99t a Swainso=
n=E2=80=99s because there is no obvious eye-ring. I was about to conclude gr=
ey-cheeked, but it turned, and there looked to be an indistinct reddish ting=
e to the tail. Makes me suspect a Bicknell=E2=80=99s. Strongly.
> Don=E2=80=99t think it=E2=80=99s a hermit; colouring didn=E2=80=99t look r=
ight and it didn=E2=80=99t flick its tail.=20
> (3) On the way into town about 12:45, as I was approaching the golf cou=
rse (of tundra bean goose fame) on Main Street, a large- crow-sized accipite=
r clew over, flapping slower than a sharp-shin. Reddish tinge on the belly,=
flap behaviour, size, and rounded tail makes me sure it was a Cooper=E2=80=99=
s. =20
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