Again this year on Manitobabirds there is a request to everybody to post their first bird of 2003 and last bird of 2002. How about here in Sask? My last bird...
HAPPY NEW YEAR!! The last bird I saw yesterday was the 100's of Rock Doves in downtown Swift Current... the first bird of 2003 this morning was the beautiful...
I know you didn't mean to include Surrey, but for the record: last bird of 2002: pied wagtail First bird of 2003: mallard, heard soon after midnight. Ken ... ...
The last bird at our feeder almost every evening is a White-throated Sparrow and it was so yesterday, 31-December 2002. It usually flocks with a bunch of...
The last bird at our feeder almost every evening is a White-throated Sparrow and it was so yesterday, 31-December 2002. It usually flocks with a bunch of...
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Bob
tsb2001@...
Jan 2, 2003 12:28 am
Tom Riffel reports a Golden Crowned Kinglet feeding upon natural suet in his Regina yard !! Tom studied the bird via binocs as it sampled natural suet. He...
Fellow Sask Birders, A very Happy New Year to you all from myself, Sandra, Morgan and Brandon! In the last/first bird department I would like to report the ...
Hmmm... Where have all the birds gone off to? Yesterday afternoon, we went for the first drive in the country of the New Year for over 2 hours... We...
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Sandy Ayer
hdayer@...
Jan 2, 2003 3:08 pm
Hi everyone, I'm pleased to report that my first bird of 2003 was not a House Sparrow but rather a Red-Breasted Nuthatch. My last bird of 2002 was the ...
Took a drive Jan 1 to the Qu'Appelle valley, starting at Echo Valley PP and leaving the valley at Lebret. There were several hundred Canada Geese at the...
We were away over Christmas so didnt get to computer. On 26th December there was a single Snowy Owl on a power pole at the junction of Hiway 5 and McKercher,...
The first birds for me were the 10 or more House Sparrows using the neighbour's feeder. In the late afternoon, I was barbequing burgers in the -10 temperature...
The last birds we saw were two American Crows perched on a tree top on the east side of Weyburn, it was at dusk after our Moose Mountain birding day. The...
Our yard was fairly active this morning, and into this afternoon!! We had 2 Black-billed Magpies retrieving their daily peanuts at first light, 7+ House...
With the exception of 1995, the Bromhead count has gone on yearly from 1985. This year's count was highlighted by the highest number of species ever - 20. (On...
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Bill Joyce Anaka
bja@...
Jan 3, 2003 4:10 pm
Greetings from the land of Good Spirits! You don't know how we in the frozen east-central zone in Sask. envy all you near-tropic birders in the south and...
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Bob
tsb2001@...
Jan 3, 2003 11:16 pm
Harv I am certain that Mourning Dove was reported for December on the CBC Birdline show. I heard this.I'll check with Trevor when he returns from his holidays....
I heard the same on the CBC Birdline, Bob... just can't remember where it was!! (North??) - Mary Ann http://www3.sk.sympatico.ca/dudrl/ ... CBC Birdline...
I originally bought my 7x50 binoculars for use in astronomy, so they are way too bulky for birding work. I'm currently looking for a compact set with 10x...
The last bird I saw in December was a house finch. The first I saw on Jan.1 was a blue jay. There have been very few birds around lately. This morning I had a ...
I suspect you'll get as many different views as replies on this one, Pete. For what it's worth I use a pair of 8 x 42 roof prism binocs that cost me £300, so...
Hi Pete... Right now, Larry and I are using Pentax binoculars -- mine are 10X24 and Larry's are 12X24. Larry also has a bigger pair of Bushnell's 8-24 ...
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al hartley
alhartley@...
Jan 4, 2003 4:27 pm
Having survived my years of profligacy and settled into a curmudgeonly dotage, I no longer feel compelled to lubricate my deficient sociability by partying...
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al hartley
alhartley@...
Jan 4, 2003 4:38 pm
About four years ago as a pre-retirement present to myself I bought a new pair of binoculars. As a prelude to my shopping I'd done some searching on the net ...
... Hi Pete, There's a nice comparison at http://www.birdwatching.com/optics/pockets_prosandcons.html and you can get them for reasonable prices from ...
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Bob
tsb2001@...
Jan 4, 2003 8:10 pm
Great discussion ! It does seem important to actually have the binoculars in your hands because personal preference and suitability is very important. Critical...
Howdy folks, This appears to be the final tally for the Surreybirds year for 2002. Take a look and enjoy the possibilities ... then prepare to defend the 2003...
there's not a lot more to be said! I agree with all that Bob writes. If you use a scope there is even less point in going for high power bins. Just to comment...
Very good points made!! Thank you, Bob!! ... hands because personal preference and suitability is very important. ** this is exactly what I had meant about...
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Brenda Schmidt
vinny@...
Jan 5, 2003 4:51 pm
Yep, Bob covers it well. I just want to comment on Mary Ann's remark about making a trip to Calgary. After a lot of phoning around, we did make a trip to...
