http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NS-RBA/ Nova Scotia Rare Bird Alert Fri, 09 May 2008 00:18:30 GMT George & Sharon Digout http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NS-RBA/message/4662 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NS-RBA/message/4662 A Great Egret has been seen the last three days at the pond by the old ball field in L'Ardoise Rich Co.-George. Wed, 07 May 2008 20:04:23 GMT sfullert@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NS-RBA/message/4661 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NS-RBA/message/4661 I have not seen a report of the Great Egret at CSI, so am sending one along for the record, albeit late. Jane Alexander and I saw one at the Kenney Road on Wed, 07 May 2008 00:48:38 GMT Sandy HIltz http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NS-RBA/message/4660 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NS-RBA/message/4660 There was an American Bittern on the meadows of the Tom Tigney stillwaters today. There also were many warblers and swallows there as well as at least 4 pair Tue, 06 May 2008 05:25:21 GMT Wayne P. Neily http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NS-RBA/message/4659 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NS-RBA/message/4659 Hello All, No the English name of the Blue Grosbeak hasn't changed recently - except in my mind in the wee hours of Monday a.m. I'll blame fatigue rather than Mon, 05 May 2008 03:55:33 GMT Wayne P. Neily http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NS-RBA/message/4658 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NS-RBA/message/4658 Hello folks, On Saturday, May 3, I was able to spend a few hours before dark birding on Brier Island. Although land birds were scarce except around feeders, I Mon, 05 May 2008 02:32:14 GMT Bernard Burke http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NS-RBA/message/4657 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NS-RBA/message/4657 Hi All I had no luck viewing the Magpie at Clam Harbor late this afternoon, but a resident at #37 Russell Road indicated that the bird was heard this morning, Mon, 05 May 2008 00:54:20 GMT Stuart & Rachel Smith http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NS-RBA/message/4656 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NS-RBA/message/4656 On Saturday there was approx. 50 Brants on Ram Island which is located a short distant after the end of the wharf in Pickney's Point as well we counted at Sun, 04 May 2008 10:11:03 GMT Bernard Burke http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NS-RBA/message/4655 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NS-RBA/message/4655 There was a male Eurasian Wigeon here yesterday evening (Saturday) at Red Bridge Pond Dartmouth, perhaps the same one that, as of April 30th at least, was Sat, 03 May 2008 22:15:26 GMT Lucas Berrigan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NS-RBA/message/4654 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NS-RBA/message/4654 In order to avoid confusion, I thought I should say that #37 Russell Rd is far from Lake Charlotte; it's not even in Owl's Head. The correct location is Clam Sat, 03 May 2008 15:08:27 GMT C. Davis http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NS-RBA/message/4653 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NS-RBA/message/4653 Hi, My husband and I arrived just as David getting ready to leave. His luck was better than ours as he did get that brief early morning glimpse. We sat waiting Sat, 03 May 2008 14:40:12 GMT David Currie http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NS-RBA/message/4652 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NS-RBA/message/4652 Hi all...At about 6:15 this morning I did get a brief look at the bird as it flew from the shore side of the road to #37 Russell Dr. It remained out of sight Sat, 03 May 2008 03:42:02 GMT Wayne P. Neily http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NS-RBA/message/4651 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NS-RBA/message/4651 This will be of interest to some NS birders. Wayne Neily Tremont, Kings Co., Nova Scotia "Beauty is truth, and truth beauty," - John Keats, 1820. > Date: Fri, Fri, 02 May 2008 20:14:28 GMT iamclar@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NS-RBA/message/4650 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NS-RBA/message/4650 All: Here's more information on distinguishing Old-World and Black-billed Magpie, modified from "Birds of North America." Note that, the reason for all this Fri, 02 May 2008 16:33:59 GMT iamclar@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NS-RBA/message/4649 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NS-RBA/message/4649 All: As Eric mentioned, there is a (remote?) possibility that the E. Shore magpie is a ship-assisted Eurasian. This is very difficult i.d. call, but here's Fri, 02 May 2008 16:07:32 GMT Eric L. Mills http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NS-RBA/message/4648 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NS-RBA/message/4648 The Black-billed (presumably) Magpie reported yesterday from #37 Russell Road, off the Owl's Head Road in Clam Harbour, HRM, was there this morning when Ian