http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/ Birdwatching in Saskatchewan Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:25:01 GMT M A http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/17342 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/17342 Babies, babies... We are seeing some babies now in our yard and/or immediate neighbourhood... 1 young Red-breasted Nuthatch (June 30), 1 young American Robin, Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:13:34 GMT M A http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/17341 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/17341 Last evening (July 3), Larry was watering the lawn... around 9:30PM, he went out to check the sprinklers -- and heard at least two (2) Common Nighthawks flying Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:08:02 GMT gordon.crockford http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/17340 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/17340 On Thurs. I saw 1 lonely snow goose on the NE end of Pike Lake. Couldn't tell if it was injured or just spending the summer here. Also found another ruffed Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:11:09 GMT Guy J. Wapple http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/17339 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/17339 Fellow Birders, We've been busy doing a major overhaul in the backyard the past week, so haven't had time to contribute. I have been enjoying everyone else's Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:16:32 GMT Bill & Lynne McDonald http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/17338 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/17338 Hi Folks, Here is a first for us. A pair of red-tailed hawks just flew over our house, maybe not more than 50 ft. above the ground. One or both was calling, Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:38:15 GMT William Davenport http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/17337 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/17337 A Northern Flicker joined the yard birds today ... on some days we count twelve species. Bill Saskatoon [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:37:18 GMT tsb2001@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/17336 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/17336 This is a location where I find these each year. Today, I heard three or four male Orchard Orioles and saw just one adult. One (or two? ) were in the town with Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:32:30 GMT Rocky Marchigiano http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/17335 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/17335 Yesterday morning I took a very early a.m. trip to #99 and then onto the hill.I arrived at 4 to have a listen to the early dawn chorus. Some of the early bird Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:10:44 GMT Dan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/17334 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/17334 Some highlights of the past couple of weeks. - exceptional year for Prairie Falcons and Ferruginous Hawks in this area. - More Prairie Falcon eyries than ever Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:26:53 GMT Val http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/17333 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/17333 Wonderful listing Kathy...you post long ones so seldom and they are great reads. Everyone has been having super sightings. It was a good trip to Chaplin! When Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:42:45 GMT Bill & Lynne McDonald http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/17332 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/17332 Thanks, Gordon. This was very useful. Bill From: Saskbirds@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Saskbirds@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Crockfords Sent: June-30-09 9:12 AM Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:18:44 GMT Nick Saunders http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/17331 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/17331 Fellow birders, I have just returned fom a stay at Little Amyot Lake, not far from the town of Beauval, SK. While there, I also found time to bird the areas of Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:13:39 GMT Dale Schopff http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/17330 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/17330 Hi everyone Well its day 10 of the growing baby Robins in our Popular tree.......it has been a real delight to have them so close to observed. We have lots of Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:12:11 GMT Crockfords http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/17329 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/17329 I have been using an Olympus WS-210S digital voice recorder which has twin mics. It is also a USB stick that can store about 17 hours on the lowest quality Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:41:35 GMT Kathy Hedegard http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/17328 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/17328 Hi People, get ready for a long read; sorry for the length of this. Sounds as if You have an excellent trip to Chaplin Marsh, Val. There are a lot of Marbled