[ValleyNature] Westport Birds

[James W. Wolford]

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> From: Laura Titus <llbeanie75 at yahoo.com>
> Date: May 7, 2010 11:32:47 PM ADT
> To: Nova Scotia Bird Society <naturens at chebucto.ns.ca>
> Subject: [NatureNS] Westport Birds
> Reply-To: naturens at chebucto.ns.ca
>
> Hi,
>
> There was an interesting bird at my grandmother's house close to  
> her door on Wednesday. I didn't see it and was not at home when she  
> called to tell me of it but from the description it sounds like an  
> orange variant scarlet tanager. The body was orangey, including the  
> head, and the wings and tail were black and it was a little smaller  
> than a robin. I recall a few years ago there was an orange scarlet  
> tanager in the same vicinity. How frequent does the orange shade  
> occur? Have any scarlet tanagers been sighted in NS yet?
>
> The mockingbird that first was seen by Carl Haycock is still in the  
> same neighbourhood... I saw it again on Wednesday evening, perched  
> on an aerial on a person's house, noisily singing away.
>
> I thought I saw an oriole flying away from my lilac bush last  
> weekend, where I had an orange half stuck on a branch, but I cannot  
> be definitive on this and did not see the bird again (it looked as  
> if it was a duller orange, not bright and vibrant). However,  
> something has been eating the oranges I have been putting out since  
> late April, but that could easily be other birds.
>
> At my feeders this week have been purple finches, goldfinches,  
> white throated sparrows, juncoes, chipping sparrows, white crowned  
> sparrows, song sparrows, blue jay, rose breasted grosbeaks (2).
>
> Have a great weekend!
> Laura T
> Westport, Brier Island
>

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