Hi all, For at least the third (possibly fourth) year in a row, my last bird of the year was a junco. One fed off and on at my feeder much of the afternoon on...
Hello Manitobabirders! So what did you have for your last bird of 2001 and your first of 2002? With careful planning, I managed sightings of good Canadian...
Liis Veelma
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Jan 1, 2002 10:56 pm
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Hi all, Liis Veelma & I headed out to points east of Winnipeg today in an attempt to jump-start our respective year lists. We visited Lac du Bonnet, Pinawa,...
Hello all; My last bird of the year was BC Chickadee and the first of 2002 was a House Sparrow. We saw 6 Gray Partridges on the north side of Steinbach on the...
Hi All and Happy New Year. I didn't go birding today but did encounter a blackbird while out for a run. I walked back later in the afternoon to confirm the...
Hi Larry, I don't need Rusty Blackbird for my January list, but I'm sure happy to have one reported for the winter list! I was getting more than a little ...
Hi everyone , Last of 2001 were Common Redpolls at the niger , and first of 2002 was a House Finch at the canola . Just about what I expected . The few...
Hello Manitobabirders! Take a look at a nice photoessay on Churchill and other Manitoba birds at the website below: ...
Liis Veelma
lveelma@...
Jan 2, 2002 2:16 am
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The last bird I saw last year was a hairy woodpecker and the first was a common redpoll. I did go for a ride to Minnedossa and a ride down number 19 highway....
Hi Janet, You're getting quite close to the eastern edge of the Gray Partridge's range in Manitoba in the Steinbach area. I don't have a really good handle on...
As Robert Parsons mentioned, we met - as is usual on the first of the year - somewhere out in eastern Manitoba. It was a productive day for me, starting with a...
Rudolf Koes
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Jan 2, 2002 3:35 am
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Hi all, Unfortunately my last bird of 2001 was a European starling and it was also muy first bird of 2002. I can nearly always see starlings and house sparrows...
Hi all, We have the following 7 additions to the list: Redhead, Golden Eagle, Eastern Screech-Owl, Black-backed Woodpecker, White-crowned Sparrow, Brewer's &...
Hi all, As Robert mentioned, Ward and I also were out on New Year's Day for a day of birding. We did not venture so far, visiting some choice locations within ...
Ward Christianson
wardc@...
Jan 2, 2002 3:53 pm
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To Janet in Steinbach: We cover Niverville on the St. Adolphe Christmas count and we almost always have 6 to 10 Gray Partridges somewhere just north or west of...
walz@...
Jan 2, 2002 4:11 pm
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Hi everyone I received this request from Michel Gosselin at the National Museum. Does anyone know what a "pretty bird" might be? Please reply offline if you...
Peter Taylor
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Jan 2, 2002 4:51 pm
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I was glad to hear of the 9 Great Gray Owls and 18 eagles out the Whiteshell way. I will be out there this weekend and wonder if anyone has any other "route"...
Margaret, The Bald Eagles are along PR. 406 between Elma and Whitemouth. Towards the northern end of this road, on the east side, is a poultry farm and the ...
Rudolf Koes
rkoes@...
Jan 2, 2002 8:38 pm
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Hi folks, Here is an updated set of lists which show the differences between the Saskatchewan Winter Bird List and and Manitoba Winter Bird List. I believe...
Hello all, Yesterday, George and I walked around River Heights for an hour or so, then in Tuxedo, where we knew we might find some birds seen on the Winnipeg...
Carolyn Curtis
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Jan 2, 2002 10:56 pm
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Hi, My last bird of 2001 was a black-capped chickadee leaving my birdfeeder in late afternoon, and it was also a chickadee that woke me up on the first, ...
Luc Blanchette
luc_blanchette@...
Jan 3, 2002 12:23 am
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I have been beset with computer problems since trying to update to Windows XP, while also frying my monitor (coincidence only), so have not responded to...
I just did an actual count, and we tallied 22 species for the day. I might also have mentioned a noteworthy flock of about 150 redpolls (sp) on Maple Creek...
To Rudolf: There are no Northern Goshawks in Manitoba in the winter!! Sorry Dennis - there is a Northern Goshawk in my back yard. Tom and I saw it twice...
Renee Will
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Jan 3, 2002 2:25 pm
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Sorry again, Dennis, but Robert and I saw a N. Goshawk on Hwy 11 just north of Hwy 44 on the 1st. I also recall a day last winter when the boys and I saw four...
Liis Veelma
lveelma@...
Jan 3, 2002 3:53 pm
1598
A couple of birds to add to the Manitoba list from the Lyleton count (Dec 27): Ring-necked Pheasant -- 4 seen & Western Meadowlark -- 1. They usually get...
De Smet, Ken (CON)
KDesmet@...
Jan 3, 2002 4:49 pm
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Hi Ken, Thanks for the info. I'll add the pheasant & meadowlark to the list, and they'll be on the next update. Since you're "almost" certain about the ...
Mrs. Hess is okay with circulating this sighting information to others who may be interested. Cheers, Jim _________________________________________ Dr. James...
Duncan, James (CON)
JDuncan@...
Jan 4, 2002 4:49 am
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I join the group of birders whose last bird for 2001 and first for 2002 was a Black-capped Chickadee. I also have had a flock of Common Redpoll at the feeders...
