Bruce et al.: The very interesting female goldeneye could be a hybrid. These are known and easy to detect among males, but females are a little more tricky, as...
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Blake Maybank
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Jan 1, 2008 9:21 pm
1 January 2008 I found two Dovekies in the Lower Prospect, HRM, area today. One was in the bay west of the East Coast Outfitters (on the Lower Prospect Road),...
A beautiful day for birding. The roads were mostly clear and most of the drivers were home nursing hangovers. Northern Mockingbird - Archibald Ave in Halifax ...
Hi, I have put some photos from CBCs etc. over the last 2 weeks or so here - http://www.pbase.com/rb_stern/ns_birds_novdec_07 . Scroll down and they're the...
Hi Everyone; I drove to Don MacNeill's this afternoon to try to see the Mockingbird. Liz Doull and I spent almost half an hour watching around the houses on...
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Judy O'Brien
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Jan 2, 2008 12:37 pm
I have a pair of White-winged Crossbills at my front yard feeder. A new yard bird for me. Judy O'Brien 5 Silvers Rd Dartmouth...
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Judy O'Brien
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Jan 2, 2008 6:07 pm
The beautiful male Cardinal just visited my back yard feeder along with the usual W-T Sparrows. Judy O'Brien...
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Blake Maybank
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Jan 2, 2008 8:43 pm
2 January 2008 I had to spend some time in Halifax today, but I had a couple of hours to myself, and managed the following birds of interest: MacCormack's...
Hello All, Blake Maybank dropped by for a visit to see my Chat, and we were both surprised to see not one, but two Chats!! One of the birds chased the second ...
Hello All, The two Yellow-breasted Chats are both in evidence this morning. I have christened them Shy Guy (who is I think the original one) and Bold Boy (the ...
There was a Hermit Thrush foraging on the ground next to the Oyster Pond Volunteer Fire Hall which you can access from Highway #7. Two (1M, 1F) Hooded...
Had a brief visit by a yellow-breasted chat at 5863 Grant St (off Tower Rd) today, January 3rd. -- Chris Field Math and Statistics Dalhousie University, ...
Another lovely day for birding although a little cold and windy. Northern Mockingbird - Archibald Ave, Halifax Great Blue Heron - 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM Tufts...
Today on a brief survey of habours for open water (most were completely frozen) this afternoon, Allison and I finished at Pugwash, where there was a flock of...
At 8:02 am today a *Yellow-breasted Chat* arrived again at my feeders at 1370 Robie Street. It had very good colour, but seemed lethargic and I didn't see it...
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Judy O'Brien
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Jan 4, 2008 9:37 pm
I had a solitary Robin this afternoon. It's the first I've seen this winter. Judy O'Brien...
I did some birding in the Valley today. There was supposed to be a 40% chance of flurries but there were snow flurries most of the time. At 2165 Grand Pre Rd....
The Varied Thrush is coming to the front yard of house #4841 Rt 210 in Greenfield. If coming from the west the house is about a mile from the Medway River. I...
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Blake Maybank
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Jan 6, 2008 12:04 am
From: "Marian Fulton & Art Harding" fulton.harding@... Subject: Yellow Bellied Sapsucker Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2008 He is back again; for the fourth...
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James Hirtle
jrhbirder@...
Jan 6, 2008 1:42 am
I paid a brief visit to house 2840 at Bayport this evening to view the brown thrasher discovered by Sylvia Fullerton and Donna Ensor on the Lunenburg Christmas...
Hi, Came back from our morning walk around 10 am and had a good look at a Least Flycatcher hanging out in the alders towards the shore, below our Pheasant ...
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Blake Maybank
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Jan 7, 2008 7:48 pm
From: Bev Crowell <bevcrowell@...> Subject: Townsend's Solitaire Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2008 Hi All. Yesterday morning Dad (George Crowell) and I went...
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terri.crane@...
Jan 8, 2008 2:08 pm
Sory if this gets recieved more than once but I haven't recieved it back since I've posted it yesterday. Tom Hi Guys Today Jan 7th I had a breif view of the...
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iamclar@...
Jan 8, 2008 4:15 pm
All: Pat McKay e-mailed yesterday to report three loons, one of which seemed to have features of Arctic Loon -'scoped at some distance in the harbour below her...
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Blake Maybank
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Jan 8, 2008 8:02 pm
Kathleen Spicer observed and photographed two rare vultures in Apple River, in western Cumberland County, in December. Copies of her photos have been...
A beautiful day for birding. Bright and calm. From the parking lot of apartment building number 28 on Brookdale Cresc. at about 09:30 - Yellow-throated Warbler...
I spent an enjoyable hour or so this afternoon sitting in front of #4841 Hwy #210 waiting for the thrush but to no avail. All other species mentioned by Ms....
Hi, Several people have mentioned the 2 rare Warblers at Brookside Cresc., recently. I managed to get some reasonable pictures of them while on the NSBS sewer...
Went to check on the house on Cape Sable Island yesterday and saw 7 Brant in the Daniel's Head Inlet (my place backs on it). Don't know if this is unusually...
