[ValleyNature] Bird Notes

[James W. Wolford]

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> From: Angus MacLean <angusmcl at ns.sympatico.ca>
> Date: May 3, 2009 11:44:17 AM ADT
> To: NatureNS at chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: [NatureNS] Bird Notes
> Reply-To: naturens at chebucto.ns.ca
>
> After the heavy fog lifted this morning, I checked out Palmeter  
> Woods. Quite a few birds were active.
>
> - Blue-headed Vireo (~8)
> - Parula Warbler (1)...seen by Nancy Nickerson earlier in morning.
> - Hermit Thrush (3)
> - Northern Waterthrush (2)...none in the alder swamp as yet.
> - White-winged Crossbill (2 small flocks).
> - Least Flycatcher (2)
> - Winter Wren (3....not in full song yet).
> - Yellow-rumped Warbler (numerous).
> - Pileated Woodpecker (2).
> - Wilson's Snipe (1)
> - Swamp Sparrow (2....singing in the alder swamp near the parking  
> lot).
> - Eastern Phoebe (1....as reported earlier by Andy Dean at the  
> first bridge). Looks like this will be a good summer for this  
> species; I know of four others on territory near my home in Coldbrook.
> - Brown Creeper (many moving N to S just at one location).
> - Black-capped Chickadee (unusually, many still in flocks!)
> - Pileated Woodpecker (2)
> - Flicker (numerous)
>
> Angus
>

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