[ValleyNature] chipping sparrow, bobcat photo in Register Feb. 4

[James W. Wolford]

FEB. 4, 2010 - Yesterday's tiny sparrow was back today, and I think  
it's a chipping sparrow.  I now have set up a spotting scope and  
tripod in our house aimed at the feeders area, so perhaps tomorrow I  
will know for sure.

Also today we had a female flicker, and a male flicker was there just  
a day or two ago; these two flickers have been in our area for about  
a month or more.  Also at least 3 cardinals today, plus a song  
sparrow, 6+ white-throated sparrows, 6+ mourning doves, 5 crows, a  
starling, a downy woodpecker, 3+ bl.-c. chickadees, a few blue jays,  
etc.
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In today's King's County Register newspaper, on page 5 is a very nice  
photograph of a BOBCAT, with this caption:

"A bobcat walked through Judy Dominey-Crocker's Coldbrook front yard  
January 19, about 10 a.m., only a few feet from their front window.   
Luckily, she had her camera close by.  We live in Coldbrook close to  
the Cornwallis River.  The family isn't sure if the cat was headed to  
the nearby Cornwallis River, but it soon disappeared.  Dominey- 
Crocker thought our readers may be interested in knowing the animal  
was in the area: a beautiful cat -- not something you see every day.   
SUBMITTED

Previously Helen Archibald had alerted me about a bobcat photo from  
Coldbrook that was on Weathereye -- perhaps this is the same photo?

I haven't yet looked at the NovaNewsNow Web site (has all the Valley  
newspapers and others) to see if the photo is viewable there or not.

FEB. 5, 2010 - I used the scope on my tiny sparrow today, and I'm  
pretty certain it is a chipping sparrow, i.e. the line through the  
eye seems to go forward through the lores too to the beak.  Also 4  
cardinals (2m,2f).

Cheers from Jim in Wolfville


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