I observed a male Rufous at a farm north of Luck Lake last summer. I was wondering if there's been an increasing number of reports of the Rufous in SK in...
Hi Brenda, I wonder if there might be an increase because of increased awareness? Maybe more birders and better communication would result in more birds being ...
First the bad. The robin's nest that I mentioned a few weeks ago has been abandoned. It must have been abandoned very soon after four beautiful eggs were laid....
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Rob Parsons
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Jul 2, 2002 1:58 am
Hi Saskbirders, I've just returned home after a very enjoyable weekend of birding Saskatchewan (primarily the SE corner) with Christian Artuso & Liis Veelma. ...
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tsb2001
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Jul 2, 2002 4:12 pm
Yesterday, Jim Cummings and I birded within the Fort Qu'Appelle area plus the large hill near the Old Catley Ranch. A great birding area near Ft. Qu'Appelle is...
Howdy folks, Well we have reached the midway point of 2002 and finished celebrating Canada's 135th birthday yesterday. With the addition of Barred Owl our...
Hi everyone. We have what I presume is a warbler of some type nesting in a poplar tree in the back yard. When Doyle and I sat down for a moment to have an...
We're only 100 behind. No problem! I'm about 100 behind that!! I saw something yesterday I'd never seen in 25 or so years of birding: a small passerine...
Hi Val, It sounds a lot like a Warbling Vireo to me. Take a look at one in your bird books and see if is has generally the same appearance. The song tends to...
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Rob Parsons
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Jul 3, 2002 7:44 pm
Hi Val, I suspect your bird is a Warbling Vireo. Their song is quite a lengthy (like you describe) and loud warble. (Most so-called warblers, by contrast, do...
Thanks so much Harv and Rob for the quick response. We looked up Warbling Vireo on the internet and that's it exactly, even down to the shape and colouring of...
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Tony Beck
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Jul 3, 2002 8:26 pm
Hi Val Harv and Rob sound like they are right. The habitat (top of poplar) and brief plumage description sound good for Warbling Vireo. However, the song rises...
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Bob
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Jul 4, 2002 2:37 am
Apparently a fledgling ECDO was found dead near the nest at Mortlach. A very strong thunderstorm hit that area last Saturday and resulted in the destruction of...
... From: micknsharon To: Saskbirds@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 10:18 PM Subject: Re Tragedy for Eurasian Collared Doves at Mortlach I am...
I agree with Mick's sentiments. I would gladly exchange our pesky collared doves for some more house sparrows. (Though our local HOSPs have had a good ...
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Bob
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Jul 4, 2002 6:41 am
The House Sparrows have proven to be somewhat unwelcome guests. Merlins appear to munch them with relish. This is perhaps the most obvious example along with...
... Eurasian ... the ... It's me again Bob! the following is copied from a British hunters page http://f4bscale.worldonline.co.uk/quarry.htm#top "Collared Dove...
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Brenda Schmidt
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Jul 4, 2002 7:51 pm
Winter Wren - 3 singing along the grid from Denare Beach to Sturgeon-Weir this morning. There's a major spruce bud worm outbreak along that stretch, and...
The powerpoles, fence posts, sloughs, lakes (Chaplin & Reed Lakes), and highway ditches were bursting with birds on my way to Regina last week (June 25)!!...
Last Tuesday afternoon (June 25), as hubby & Ryan headed West to Cypress Hills (without me, 'cos I was headed East to Good Spirit Lake instead), they saw YH &...
We definitely need some help in learning to identify bird songs, calls, etc... I have a couple CD's already, but they don't have a lot of the birds we have...
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Tony Beck
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Jul 5, 2002 12:03 pm
Hi Mary Ann & Larry Being an Easterner, I might not be in the best position to provide you with accurate information for your area. However, I travel out west...
An excellent on-line source of bird songs and calls can be found at http://www.enature.com/audio/audio_home.asp . There are songs for over 550 N.A. birds...
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Bob
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Jul 5, 2002 5:47 pm
Garry Thanks for posting that. I recently got a new computer and am attempting to restore all my favourites from a floppy. This is one site that I was missing....
PURPLE MARTIN alert!! Yippeee!! We had a lone Purple Martin in our backyard today, but was run off by our Tree Swallow pair!! They weren't too receptive to...
Thank you, Tony, Garry, and Bob for the Birding CD suggestions (and the computer audio website!! I have several bird sound sites bookmarked already, but...
We have a psycho male Goldfinch who thinks he should be coming into our house!! He's been doing this for at least a couple weeks now, and tries to get in even...
Have a good holiday Harv and good luck on your 'lifer' Cinnamon Teal (plus other finds). We must say it's not hard to take sitting out back and listening to ...
