[ValleyNature] re indigo buntings etc., Granville Ferry

[James W. Wolford]

Thanks, Jon, from Jim et al.

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> From: Jon Percy <jon-percy at ns.sympatico.ca>
> Date: April 28, 2009 9:27:03 AM ADT
> To: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford at eastlink.ca>
> Subject: Re: Indigo buntings!
>
> Hi Jim;
> Andy dean and his wife showed up this morning at about 8:30  
> a.m........ and fortunately three of the buntings showed up. He  
> managed to snap some much better pictures than mine. Unfortunately  
> they missed the red bellied woodpecker that had been hammering away  
> at the fat feeder just 10 or 15 minutes earlier.
>
> Glad to hear that you are now a bona fide member of the gray  
> squirrel fan club!!! Our gray squirrel (seems to be only one around  
> at the moment) shows up occasionally at the feeder....but In have  
> chased him off so often that he is pretty skittish...I just have to  
> open the door now and he's off like a rocket and doesn't usually  
> come back for the rest of the day.
>
>
> Cheers
> Jon
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: James W. Wolford
> To: Jon Percy
> Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 5:45 PM
> Subject: Indigo buntings!
>
> Jon, I agree with Marg's "WOW!"  Great Photo!
>
> Did you also read that now I have finally seen a GRAY SQUIRREL in  
> Nova Scotia (on the Sunday field trip)?  Now I feel like a complete  
> wildlife biologist!  Cheers from Jim
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> From: Jon Percy <jon-percy at ns.sympatico.ca>
>> Date: April 27, 2009 8:08:23 AM ADT
>> To: naturens at chebucto.ns.ca
>> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Indigo buntings!
>> Reply-To: naturens at chebucto.ns.ca
>>
>> The four originals have been joined by another male! I couldn't  
>> believe my eyes when I looked out the window at about 7:45 this  
>> morning (Monday). A few minutes earlier I spotted two on the  
>> ground near the feeder. Next time I checked there were five ... no  
>> possibility of confusion...they were all on the ground within a  
>> three foot circle!!! along with a couple of whitethroats. I  
>> thought these guys were supposed to be migrating through?????
>>
>> Jon Percy
>> Granville Ferry, NS
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margaret E.Millard"  
>> <mmillard at eastlink.ca>
>> To: <naturens at chebucto.ns.ca>
>> Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 7:26 AM
>> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Indigo buntings!
>>
>>
>>> wow!
>>> Marg Millard in White Point
>>> http://margmillard.ca
>
>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Percy" <jon- 
>>> percy at ns.sympatico.ca>
>>> To: "Naturens" <naturens at chebucto.ns.ca>
>>> Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 8:00 PM
>>> Subject: [NatureNS] Indigo buntings!
>>>
>>>
>>> The four male indigo buntings are still hanging around the feeder  
>>> here in Granville Ferry (they seem to be keen on something in the  
>>> Valley Blend birdseed mix!). This morning I finally managed to  
>>> get a picture of all four in the same frame..... the male and  
>>> female cardinal were an added bonus!!!! I have posted the picture  
>>> at:
>>> http://www.bofep.org/photos.htm . It's pretty blurry shot because  
>>> it's taken hand held at high digital zoom, but at least the birds  
>>> are distinguishable. It's been a real spring treat to have them  
>>> around.
>>>
>>> Jon Percy
>>> Granville Ferry
>>
>
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