[ValleyNature] 1st birds of the decade

[James W. Wolford]

My decade doesn't end until the end of 2010.  Jim in Wolfville

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> From: Andy Dean <aadean at ns.sympatico.ca>
> Date: January 1, 2010 6:03:09 PM AST
> To: naturens at chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] 1st birds of the decade
> Reply-To: naturens at chebucto.ns.ca
>
> Our first birds were a very vocal gaggle of Canada geese that flew  
> over shortly after dawn this morning.
> We then went over to Port George and added a number of species  
> including ten harlequin ducks,several small flocks of common and  
> surf scoters, numerous old squaw ( or whatever they are now) a  
> large raft of common eiders, several common loons plus a red- 
> throated, a black guillemot, two red-necked grebe, ten red-breasted  
> mergansers, and a mature bald eagle. We returned home and found our  
> pileated woodpecker feeding, plus a brown creeper and two white- 
> breasted nuthatches, and several hairy and downy woodpeckers..
> Total species 28, makes for a good start with the annual list.
>
> Andy & Lelia Dean
> 86 Baden Powell Drive
> Kentville, NS. Canada. B4N 5P5
> Tel: [902] 678-6243
>
> aadean at ns.sympatico.ca
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard Stern
> To: NatureNS
> Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 05:33 PM
> Subject: [NatureNS] 1st birds of the decade
>
> Hi all,
>
> My first were several Blue jays, B-C chickadees, White-throated  
> sparrows and Mourning doves at the feeders at the same time at  
> first light. Also present but a bit later were a Sharpie, a  
> Cardinal and a Downy woodpecker. 1st mammals (apart from my dog)  
> were 6 deer that crossed the highway just N. of Kentville in front  
> of me as I was headed to work this morning.
>
> Last bird before dark was an overflying Bald eagle over the  
> hospital parking lot in Kentville.
>
> Richard
>
> -- 
> #################
> Richard Stern,
> 317 Middle Dyke Rd.
> Port Williams, NS, Canada
> B0P 1T0
>
> sternrichard at gmail.com
> ###################

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