tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24852311852466402212024-03-13T03:15:35.184-07:00A Few Bird ThingsClaytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291943650823889010noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485231185246640221.post-60367008330425651822020-09-14T11:05:00.002-07:002020-09-14T11:05:24.133-07:00Rebuilding Purple Martin House #1<p> These did not come up in order!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj74HQ70xCTm47hKyzo2mhBVGxsVNTBKKDTN8bF6QLgnOz3cjzQnvrnq5dxDAMcdOG25MxGt03AhkWeOTYZt1TrYP7lLJbDTCa24a6un587iD5h4jXnbw2cUfNOK0NWu3Mca6YHcUbCieyd/s1024/IMG_20200905_093746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj74HQ70xCTm47hKyzo2mhBVGxsVNTBKKDTN8bF6QLgnOz3cjzQnvrnq5dxDAMcdOG25MxGt03AhkWeOTYZt1TrYP7lLJbDTCa24a6un587iD5h4jXnbw2cUfNOK0NWu3Mca6YHcUbCieyd/s320/IMG_20200905_093746.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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All of these are for Wrens who seem to be good to have around!<br />
We have also been out on the Bluebird trails north of Langham, Sk and got a couple of nice shots!<br />
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First I recommend slipping over to Nick Saunders <a href="http://www.saskbirder.com/">web page</a>! He has a wonderful calender which he has been selling of his bird photography!<br />
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We have been trying to get a couple of trips in looking for snowy owls! So far one trip alone (2 owls), one with my wife (4 owls) and one with my brother in law (1 owl) have all been good! Light conditions have been so varied so you take the shots when you get them.<br />
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Day 2 Owl 1<br />
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Day 3 Owl 1 on a very grey day!<br />
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When this one flew away it flew over an area that was hollow and out came a raven to challenge it. The raven stayed close so we think there must have been some kind of carrion out of sight in the hollow.<br />
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Here at home the feeders are visited by Black capped Chickadees, House Sparrows, Magpies and a Downy Woodpecker. The food we offer is either hulled sunflower seed or raw sunflowers, suet blocks and the occasional pile of bread crumbs. Again these are poor light and through the living room window.<br />
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<br />Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291943650823889010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485231185246640221.post-79592295350459472472017-01-17T11:29:00.000-08:002017-01-17T11:29:01.857-08:00Some bird notes and pics over on my Home pageSee the notes <a href="http://aprairiejournal.blogspot.ca/">here</a>!Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291943650823889010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485231185246640221.post-57478968221057667092016-12-31T08:58:00.001-08:002016-12-31T14:36:57.619-08:00December 31, 2016 New Years EveWell it is the end of another year here on the acreage and we continue to enjoy Mother Nature at work even if we don't always agree with her plans.<br />
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One of the challenges for us is "birds" eating our fruit from nearly every fruiting plant. They start in June with the Edible Blue Honeysuckle and then on to Pincherry, Nanking Cherry, Currants and whatever else we have.<br />
The worst are the Cedar Waxwings and then come the Robins! We can start with a few Cedars, maybe 4-6, and soon there are 20 or more!<br />
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Fall saw a Blue Jay pass through and stop for lunch!<br />
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Winter is much more friendly though and we are happy for the few that stay around. Sparrows are ever present as are the Magpies and Ravens. Typically we also have Chickadees and even the odd Starling trying to use the Purple Martin houses to camp in. This year we also have a Red Breasted Nuthatch staying around and enjoying the black sunflower seeds which we feed almost exclusively. He is a perky and very busy bird! <br />
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Just this week a Hairy Woodpecker showed up and he has been eating some of the sunflower meat the Nuthatch punched into the bark of the Green Ash! Or at least that is what it looks like!<br />
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Again this is a very busy bird!<br />
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I have a new to me DSLR given to me by my brother so I can take better pictures! So I have in particular been driving around watching for Snowy Owls. They are so magnificent and great to watch as they float effortlessly over the snow. I have not seen any yet near home although we did spot one on the way going to Calgary in early fall.<br />
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One thing we did see just as we were leaving on that trip was a young Great Horned Owl who came to our bathroom window with a broken wing. Sadly they had to euthanize it as they thought it had gotten electrocuted and suffered burns to the broken wing. Maybe we will see others around through the winter.<br />
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Happy New Year to anyone who drops by!<br />
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<br />Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291943650823889010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485231185246640221.post-27782536549463599882016-11-29T09:43:00.001-08:002016-11-29T09:43:21.382-08:00Some friends at the feeders.The little flock of feathered friends who are hanging around this year includes a Nuthatch, chickadees and of course a small flock of sparrows. I think this may be a mixed flock but I am not good at sparrow ID!<br />
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And we did have a visit from some Bohemian Waxwings one morning! They were eating Russian Olive berries and I don't think they were happy about it but it was food!</div>
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<br />Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291943650823889010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485231185246640221.post-71585015130145978232016-08-10T19:08:00.000-07:002016-08-10T19:08:12.411-07:00Remembering Spring 2016Wanted to go back to late April and early May for a couple of other bird shots I got.<br />
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First three pictures were taken north and east of Watrous.<br />
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A young Warbler!<br />
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A young Sparrow! Not sure of the type but very tiny birds.<br />
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A female Ruby Troated Hummingbird.<br />
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Another tiny Sparrow.<br />
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The male Ruby Throat!<br />
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Gathering of Purple Martins. We have about 60 gathered to fly out but they are waiting for a couple of young birds still in the nest!<br />
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A young Mourning Dave.<br />
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A very small Shore Bird.Probably a Sanderling.<br />
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Caught this parent in flight!<br />
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A lazy duck preening itself along the slough shore.<br />
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<br />Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291943650823889010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485231185246640221.post-28939115187627184302014-05-19T15:23:00.002-07:002014-05-20T05:19:21.484-07:00A bird day today - May 19 Victoria DayWell it is raining and cool out but we are warm inside! This weekend the Oriole returned as did the Brown Thrasher and several others including the Goldfinches.<br />
Here is someone we cannot identify:<br />
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And another one. Pictures taken through the living room window so not as clear as it could be.</div>
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This we know is a Night Heron.</div>
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The Goldfinch.</div>
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This house started out as an eight unit but since I have done some reading it is now a five condo space. I drilled out the center wall in each of the main body compartment and blocked the entrance on alternating ones so that the condo is double deep for protection and to keep the little guys from falling/being pushed out or being grabbed by large birds. The two condos under the roof are half the depth of the house so about 9 inches.<br />
We continue to see snow fall here so I doubt any bird flying over would even see this. But surely sunny days are coming.<br />
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The other house requires a different post so still some work to do. The hole in the center is 4 x 4 inches so I will build a post to fit so I can raise and lower the house for inspection and cleaning. No roosting space yet so not sure if I will put any on as I have seen them on the net in videos without.<br />
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<br />Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291943650823889010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485231185246640221.post-53299857683153804422014-02-26T13:29:00.002-08:002014-02-26T13:39:45.465-08:00Blogger photos and storyJust a quick note with a <a href="http://dana-mysideofthestory.blogspot.ca/">new blog</a> I found. Hope she can get back at posting photos as she does a good job.<br />
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So few birds these days we feel like they have been killed by winter or something. Just House Sparrows and Magpies.Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291943650823889010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485231185246640221.post-66815259504043266682014-02-12T09:24:00.001-08:002014-02-12T09:32:50.210-08:00Some photo updates on building Purple Martin housesWell I now have two very different house nearly done and I am setting it aside for the time being. More paint and a few fix up and away they go as new homes for the birds who might come.<br />
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Here is house #1 nearly done.<br />
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Here is #2. It is designed to fit over a 4 x 4 post and be raised and lowered by a pulley system yet to be made.</div>
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This one has condos 6 x 6 x 10 inches deep. having read up on more recent data I would build them 7 x 7 x 12 as they have less danger from predators and babies falling out.</div>
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Here is a <a href="http://ontariopurplemartins.ca/ontario/?page_id=150">good link</a> to do some reading.</div>
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Being a good Purple Martin landlord is a lot of work which I did not anticipate!</div>
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SO this house is designed for the pole to go up through the middle and through the roof as well. There will be 8 condos on each side with quite a bit of space between the doorways. Some sort of shelf will be added in front of each door.<br />
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The Back (or front depending on you view) will be fully removable for cleaning. See some building notes at the end.<br />
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I sunk in some double threaded studs from <a href="http://www.leevalley.com/en/hardware/page.aspx?p=40988&cat=3,43576,61994,40988">Lee Valley</a> and bought the <a href="http://www.leevalley.com/en/hardware/page.aspx?p=44240&cat=3,43576,45375,44240">little cap</a> to turn them in. A good woodworking tip!</div>
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<br />Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291943650823889010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485231185246640221.post-51569690731567880092013-04-09T12:10:00.000-07:002013-04-09T12:10:13.414-07:00Last 2 weeksWell there are things to report on sightings of birds back for spring. No pictures as they all seem easily spooked.<br />
Saw a group of about 5 pairs of Western Bluebirds and a single male in a different spot. Also have a pair of Robins back in the yard and the Gulls (need to identify) are back at the Landfill!<br />
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Also saw a small woodpecker (likely the Hairy Woodpecker) in the bird feeder area last week as well.<br />
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We have had a steady visiting group of Hoary and Common Redpolls at the feeders all winter along with a couple of Black Capped Chickadees.<br />
There is a group of about 6 to 8 Black Beaked Magpies who have been around all winter as well.<br />
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A real treat was the little Saw-Whet Owl who was here for a few days and then disappeared.<br />
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Only 1 Snowy Owl spotted this winter and only 1 sighting.<br />
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<br />Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291943650823889010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485231185246640221.post-54982602384062387332013-01-21T17:33:00.004-08:002013-01-21T17:34:26.255-08:00Some summer birds and comments and winter too!Well that was a busy summer and fall. We did so many drives the area looking for new birds on the ponds and around the community. Many pictures were taken but only a few are good and even those are usually at long range.<br />
Here is a collection of those pictures. I am sorry to say they are not in any particular order!<br />
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Magpies in full form!</div>
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Common Redpoll</div>
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American Avocet - One of our favourite shore/wader birds to watch</div>
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Red winged Blackbird</div>
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Eastern Kingbird - First year in many we also had Western Kingbirds </div>
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Belted Kingfisher</div>
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On the shore in fall</div>
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Spruce Grouse on the road south of Waskesui</div>
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Ruffed Grouse</div>
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Canada Geese and the family.</div>
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<br />Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291943650823889010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485231185246640221.post-86459228501165914302012-06-07T06:17:00.001-07:002012-06-07T06:17:31.180-07:00We need a better camera!Well we have been seeing many interesting birds this past few weeks but the cameras we have just are not up to getting good pictures. I did a net check and the recommendations are way out of our price range so we will need to be innovative!<br />
Hare are a couple of reference sites I found.<br />
<a href="http://mikeatkinson.net/index.htm">Mike Atkinson</a><br />
<a href="http://lenanddiansadventures.blogspot.ca/">Len and Dians Adventure</a><br />
<a href="http://www.canadianbirdphotographer.ca/_/Welcome.html">Canadian Bird Photographer</a><br />
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Here is are a couple of pictures from yesterday.<br />
A baby blackbird <br />
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An American Bittern<br />
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Sadly I am finding eggs and baby birds around the yard so the Magpies have been busy.<br />
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Nesting in the yard are:<br />
Blackbirds<br />
Goldfinchs<br />
Robins<br />
Several kinds of Sparrows<br />
Tree Swallows in nest boxes<br />
House Wrens<br />
Flickers<br />
Eastern Kingbird<br />
Phoebe<br />
And likely others which I am unaware of.Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291943650823889010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485231185246640221.post-90311376811973404422012-05-09T19:43:00.000-07:002012-05-09T19:43:03.374-07:00Short tour at duskFound a new group of shore birds and a a pair of American Coots on the ponds on 381.<br />
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And a 3 in 1 with the American Avocet, Killdeer and the little guys.</div>
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We did see a Wilson's Snipe yesterday but it was too shy to get it's picture taken.Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291943650823889010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485231185246640221.post-75523482781362319332012-05-06T06:10:00.000-07:002012-05-06T06:10:14.542-07:00Some spring birds.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well over the last 2 days we have been trying to capture a picture of
some of the waterfowl and shore birds who have come to live in the area.
Some we have identified as we can and others we need a closer look.
Yesterday, Saturday, was a particularly good day as we saw 4 American
Avocets in the morning and then 2 of them again in the afternoon. The day was very grey which was okay but a little more brightness would have been better.<br />
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The first Avocet had a little buddy with him which I have not identified as yet.<br />
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Then there were 2 Marbled Godwits which I identified by the beaks. They
seemed to really enjoy the weather and the eating. Near them was another
small shore bird which I think was similar to the one by the Avocet.<br />
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Of course there are many ducks about along with the Canada geese.<br />
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A Blue Winged Teal <br />
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Northern Shoveler<br />
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We also have a Ruby Crowned Kinglet who has stopped but don't know if it will stay.<br />
There are of course the usual round of Robins, Blackbirds, Mourning Doves (nesting right by our house), Flickers, and magpies. I am hoping we get more pictures as time goes on.Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291943650823889010noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485231185246640221.post-64670572563192436642012-04-28T06:32:00.002-07:002012-04-28T07:05:48.820-07:00The bird on the glassApril 19, 2012<br />
First it is our son's 32nd birthday today! A good day!<br />
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I just wanted to correct my comment on the window splat. It looks
like Flicker is the winner as they are around all the time now.<br />
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Finished another Peterson Bluebird house and will get it put out this week. More to come.<br />
<br />Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291943650823889010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485231185246640221.post-20973845138558113522012-04-28T06:31:00.000-07:002012-04-28T06:31:32.801-07:00Observations down the roadApril 14, 2012<br />
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No sign of Bluebirds here yet but we now have Yellow Belly Sapsucker, Mourning Doves, lots of Robins and Juncos.<br />
Of course the geese have been around for a few weeks and some of the
smaller shore birds (I need to study Peterson's before I will say what
they are) including killdeers along the edges of the sloughs.<br />
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Here are a couple of pictures.<br />
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This mound is in a gravel excavation where a nice pond has formed and we
have all manner of ducks some of whom have arrived already like the
Mallards and Pintails. The geese seem to really like this place to sun
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I think this is a "sign" of a Yellow Belly Sapsucker. They and their
cousin the Flickers are around and seem to hit our big windows often.<br />
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Well I decided to build a bluebird house in the Peterson style this week.<br />
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I sprayed it with a gray undercoat to give the boards some protection
but out it goes as soon as I can find a post to put it on. I thought it
would be more difficult with the angles but it worked out well.<br />
You can find the pattern to build it <a href="http://www.coveside.biz/peterson-bluebird-house-plans.htm" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Here are a couple of the bird houses I put up.<br />
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This time of year is always interesting as the numbers for bird counts are published. Here are some sites to check out.<br />
<a href="http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/" target="_blank">http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/</a><br />
<a href="http://birds.audubon.org/christmas-bird-count" target="_blank">http://birds.audubon.org/christmas-bird-count</a><br />
<a href="http://www.naturesask.ca/?s=education&p=christmasbirdcounts" target="_blank">http://www.naturesask.ca/?s=education&p=christmasbirdcounts</a><br />
<a href="http://www.saskbirder.com/" target="_blank">http://www.saskbirder.com/</a><br />
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I think the links are somewhat self explanatory.<br />
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This new blog is created to replace my Bird page which did not really allow for posts.Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291943650823889010noreply@blogger.com0