Hi,
There are currently tons of redpolls all over the place in eastern Kings
Co., and no doubt elsewhere in NS. E.g. about 200 off Middle Dyke Road and
about100 along Fred Thomas Road, with smaller flocks in Starrs Point, Grand
Pre etc. in the last few days. They often seem to like the seeds in stubble
field near the ground. A few Hoary redpolls have been photographed in the
flocks.
It also seems to be a bumper period for sparrows, also often seen along
roadsides, with many Savannah, Tree, White-throated and Song, and even the
odd Vesper, Field and other rarities.
Details, as always, are on eBird.
Richard Stern
sternrichard(a)gmail.com
(Sent from my Android device)
On Sat., Feb. 20, 2021, 4:45 p.m. Jim Wolford, <jimwolford(a)eastlink.ca>
wrote:
Today in east-end Wolfville, during the current dump
of new fluffy snow,
we had a nice array of small birds. We have two sets of feeders we watch:
our own, just outside our apartment, plus a neighbour’s feeders just north
of our building along the walking trail at the top of the wooded escarpment
that faces out toward the dykelands.
Most notable were 5+ common redpolls, among which was a gorgeous male with
lots of pink all over its underparts. Also there were 12+ Am. goldfinches,
three kinds of sparrows (Am. tree, song, white-throated), plus black-capped
chickadee, blue jay, mourning dove. The sparrows are foraging mainly along
the wooded top of the escarpment that faces northward toward the dykelands.
Cheers from Jim in Wolfville
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