Hi all, On the evening of April 23, brother Rob and I conducted our 2nd Annual Owl Survey in the Aspen parkland southwest of the village of Sonningdale (or, if...
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Sandy Ayer
hdayer@...
May 2, 2001 7:28 pm
Yesterday morning at about 9:00 a.m. I saw a Say's Phoebe in Coventry Park (near 4th Ave. and Lewvan in Regina). A strange place for a bird I'd associate more...
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Dr. Robert E. Johanson
johanson@...
May 2, 2001 9:51 pm
For the last two years, Stan Shadick, Patrick Bulman and myself have attempted a Big Day; that is a quest for the most species of birds identified in a 24 hour...
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gswap@...
May 2, 2001 11:44 pm
Hi Again, A brief (???) summary of my weekend trip to Melville town and back. Was called out early the morning of the 28th. The day started out rather well...
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Jack Alban
jack@...
May 2, 2001 11:54 pm
Dr. Johanson, I will be very interested in how you do, what you find and where you find them. My wife and I are birders from Idaho who will be in Saskatchewan...
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Brenda & John Flood
hiwater@...
May 3, 2001 3:12 am
Hi Group. We just experienced a very close, long look at a Townsend's Solitaire in our backyard in Leader. It sat in a tree for over 15 minutes, then took a...
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Nolan Matthies
nmatthies@...
May 3, 2001 2:17 pm
Hi All, I was out northeast of Courval (about 50 km southwest of Moose Jaw) on Tuesday and had a few noteworthy sightings. - A pair of Black-necked Stilts - An...
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Bob Luterbach
bobl@...
May 3, 2001 2:34 pm
Nolan This appears to be a very good year for this species-Black-necked Stilts.Large numbers of 20+ to 40+- birds are being seen around Calgary and near...
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Kreba, Robert MACH
rkreba@...
May 3, 2001 8:12 pm
Attention! For any of you who would like to have a copy of the above-mentioned Nature Saskatchewan publication, or might wish that you had one at some point in...
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Bob Luterbach
bobl@...
May 3, 2001 10:36 pm
Robert I would like them if they are still available.. I think very few people know or appreciate the extremely challenging and heart breaking circumstances...
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cmbb@...
May 4, 2001 3:09 am
Whole much of us folks think that it is a great book and still refer to it though it was published fifteen years ago. Martin Bailey ... From: "Bob Luterbach"...
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gswap@...
May 4, 2001 5:57 am
Greetings All! O.K., I know this is a birding group, but couldn't resist the title! Some sightings and some random thoughts about other recent posts. Went to...
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Kreba, Robert MACH
rkreba@...
May 4, 2001 4:41 pm
Greetings Guy, and to All Just for the record, we (various combinations of Bob Ewart, Trevor Herriot, Curtis Pollock, Lorne Bjorklund, and myself) did three...
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cmbb@...
May 4, 2001 5:41 pm
We have been looking for Great Horned Owl's nests south of Highway 13. For the amount of travel done it doesn't seem like we are finding many nests. Then, on...
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Bob Luterbach
bobl@...
May 4, 2001 6:14 pm
All Just a brief note to supplement the information that I previously posted about this species. Today's Calgary RBA reports 57 birds found within the area...
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gswap@...
May 5, 2001 6:35 am
Hi to Bob and the rest of the group! Thanks Bob for bursting our bubble! 186 species! Wow, pretty darned impressive. Why don't you take a few minutes and...
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Harv Lane
hdlane@...
May 5, 2001 8:34 am
Hi Bob, Like Guy, I have done quite a few Big Days and would be very interested in hearing about your Saskatchewan record day. I'd like to hear about your ...
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Kenneth Noble
kenneth_noble@...
May 5, 2001 9:22 am
I thought this might be of historical/nostalgic interest to some. It is an account of my visit to Regina in 1987, which was printed in our local newsletter in...
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cmbb@...
May 6, 2001 2:00 pm
A report of a red bird with black wings from the Weyburn Golf Course. It later turned into a black bird with a red head that flies like a woodpecker. Many of...
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Harv Lane
hdlane@...
May 6, 2001 7:28 pm
Hi folks, I had my first Lincoln's Sparrow of the year in my yard before heading out birding this morning, Sunday, May 6. Cedar Waxwings seem to be fairly...
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Stan Shadick
STANLEY.SHADICK@...
May 6, 2001 10:40 pm
Michael Williams and I observed 2 Dunlin in the slough on the north side of the Saskatoon airport property this afternoon, May 6, (near Sask Place). Other...
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micknsharon@...
May 7, 2001 12:00 am
I spent this morning, Sun 6th, at Stoney Lake , south of Humboldt. Some of my sightings included; Horned Grebes, some were performing their cortship dance. One...
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cmbb@...
May 7, 2001 12:34 am
Dear Harv, Things are late here in Weyburn. Which does not mean that we always see it before you. Overflights that we miss can drop in on you. Martin ... ...
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gswap@...
May 7, 2001 12:03 pm
Back from Melville. Details to follow later today. For now a quick smart mouth reply for which I'm (in)famous for. Regarding your pathetic day of "only" 160...
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Sandy Ayer
hdayer@...
May 7, 2001 4:09 pm
My apologies for posting an account of an incident that occurred out of province, but I thought the connection with the incessant high winds we've been...
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Nolan Matthies
nmatthies@...
May 7, 2001 4:57 pm
Spend Saturday morning watching a Long-billed Curlew feeding in a field east of Cinema 6 in the south part of Regina. Sunday AM he was gone! Nolan Matthies ...
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gswap@...
May 7, 2001 8:23 pm
Hey Group! As posted earlier, I returned from Melville during the night. Horror of horrors, I actually had to earn my money this trip as we worked both ways...
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trevor.herriot@...
May 7, 2001 8:36 pm
Saskbird folk: On CBC phone-in show today I had an interesting call from a fellow who lives near Eastonia on a farm where he has hosted a Northern Mockingbird ...
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Harv Lane
hdlane@...
May 8, 2001 8:07 am
Dearest Guy and others, I regret reporting such an insignificant big day total. I apologize and will try to do better in the future. For now, I'll have to be...
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Harv Lane
hdlane@...
May 8, 2001 8:17 am
Hi Nolan, Aren't Long-billed Curlews impressive birds! I just don't see enough of them around Saskatoon unless I specifically go birding west of the city and...
