Salut toute le monde! (Hello everybody) I have made it to Trois-Rivieres, and it is so beautiful here. In comparison to Saskatchewan it is REALLY hot because...
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M.W. Nickel
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Jul 1, 2003 5:55 pm
Hi Val : I haven't found Bobolinks for some years now. Will you share your good fortune ? Where do you live and where are the Bobolinks to be seen ? Pretty...
We live in the McTaggart area, north west of Weyburn. We saw our first one a couple of miles south a few weeks ago, then Doyle said he saw one north of us. Now...
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Gordon A. Taylor
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Jul 1, 2003 7:49 pm
Hi Menno, You were asking about Bobolinks. Reta and I went down to Last Mountain Lake wild life sanctuary this past Sunday. We saw eight different male...
HAPPY CANADA DAY!!! What a day it was!!! This morning, we checked out the Filtration Plant Reservoir -- not too much out there (it was after 10:30, and...
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Bob
tsb2001@...
Jul 2, 2003 4:15 pm
On July 01, there were two singing males near Roche Percee with one providing excellent scope views. One was calling in the distance within the Long Creek area...
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Bob
tsb2001@...
Jul 3, 2003 12:29 am
We have lost another valued person from the Saskatchewan birding community. Fred Lahrman was a nationally acclaimed , gifted landscape and wildlife artist plus...
I read Fred's obituary on line in Regina's Leader Post. Seems we have indeed lost a remarkable person. I was suprised to read that he was involved in restoring...
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Bob
tsb2001@...
Jul 5, 2003 8:46 pm
Ron Martin called to tell me about this bird. His cell number is 720-1001. Please post this on Manitoba. Birds. Good Birding Bob L....
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Bob
tsb2001@...
Jul 6, 2003 3:05 am
All This has been another very difficult week for the Saskatchewan Birding Community and for many grieving friends and relatives. We have lost another ...
Hello all: As Harv mentioned a while back, I have agreed to take over as moderator for Saskbirds. Unfortunately, the transfer of power has not gone smoothly...
Whoops! Have you tried emailing yahoo. This sort of thing must happen when moderators pop their clogs. I'm not sure exactly what address to use but there are...
Thanks, for your info, Liis. Most of you probably know that our Eurasian cuckoo is a nest parasite. The females specialize on predating a particular species...
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Sandy Ayer
hdayer@...
Jul 7, 2003 4:03 pm
Hello everyone, Following is a report of my first real birding outing since moving to Calgary from Regina on June 18. I plan to bird Edworthy Park regularly ...
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Bob
tsb2001@...
Jul 7, 2003 4:07 pm
Kenneth This of course begs the obvious question about imprinting. The Brown-headed Cowbird is now thought to be territorial and maintains its presence within...
Seeing as you brought it up Bob, this thing about imprinting versus instinct has puzzled me for some time. Why for example do Cranes and Swans need to teach...
I must have missed a Birdline or two. Can someone fill me in on the vulture story? So they're looking for nesting sites in Sask? Who, why... I looked on CBC's...
We've had our cowbird Chico for 2 years now. We didn't know what it was when our daughter brought it home (found on a street in Weyburn) as he was only days...
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Bob
tsb2001@...
Jul 8, 2003 4:18 pm
Brenda Stuart Houston is banding these. He has apparently had reports of 12 nests so far. These include at least one in Manitoba,I think. I think that these...
Bob, Perhaps our cuckoo avoids the need of imprinting by having a very simple (though rather beautiful) song (that most Canadians may have heard of?): ...
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Bob
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Jul 8, 2003 5:23 pm
Ken Are you saying that the Nightingale stops singing entirely after it commences nesting. We have the dawn chorus happening well into the nesting season...
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Bob
tsb2001@...
Jul 8, 2003 5:47 pm
All I just received my brochure from Nolan Matthies. I think that these are now available for the public. Contact person is Ken Kessler Box 249, Pangman Sk....
Bob, Ken and all, I have not studied the work of Konrad Lorenz, but would like to know on which species he did his studies. The imprinting of wildfowl has been...
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Bob
tsb2001@...
Jul 8, 2003 7:52 pm
Mick Interesting. I think the concept of imprinting was developed with regards to geese. Take care Bob...
Mick, Bob As I understand it 'imprinting' is mainly a wildfowl thing. The hatchlings will follow the first animal they see after hatching, be it their 'mum', a...
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Bob
tsb2001@...
Jul 8, 2003 9:43 pm
Ken Many young passerines in the nest would have heard their parents sing and observed their appearance and behavior. Perhaps they are aware of their parents...
Hi Saskbirders: The computer difficulties have been straightened out; I am now able to properly manage Saskbirds. I would like to remind everyone of some...
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Stan Shadick
STANLEY.SHADICK@...
Jul 9, 2003 5:20 pm
On Sun. July 6 Ivor Thokle observed 4 Black-necked Stilts at the Chaplin Heritage Marsh. It is located between Chaplin Lake and Old Wives Lake. On Tue. July 8,...
A new member asked me to post the following message: Hello .... I'm a pending memeber of the group at the moment, but I have a pressing bird Ident question...
Heather, my guess is bigger than a warbler, but maybe a young Cowbird?? (see http://www3.sk.sympatico.ca/dudrl/CowbirdJuvinile- Cypress2001-Jul.jpg ) - Mary...
