On Sat. I heard, but did not see, a Herring Gull at George Lake in the Whiteshell. ... From: Ann Cook To: Manitobabirds@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 01,...
Cory Lindgren
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Apr 1, 2002 9:00 pm
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Just to prove I’m not playing an April’s Fool day prank I have proof! http://www.birdsofmanitoba.com/mountainbluebird.htm Ann Cook Winnipeg Beach,...
Hi all, In spite of the adverse weather conditions, Patti, Lew, Jim, Liis and I gathered at the St. Adolphe bridge to see if any birds would be attempting to...
Hi, Yesterday morning, there were lots of activity on the Red River and St. Mary spot, close to the Perimeter. I went back in the evening with my scope, and I...
Luc Blanchette
luc_blanchette@...
Apr 3, 2002 12:56 am
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Harv Lane and I made an afternoon loop drive to St. Malo across to an area south of Grunthal and back to Kleefeld. In spite of snow squalls every 5 or 10...
Hi, I was just wondering about a letter I received by mail, about the National Geographic Bird Watchers Society. I was wondering if somebody in the group is...
Luc Blanchette
luc_blanchette@...
Apr 3, 2002 5:18 am
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I have added and will be adding more photos of this cuddly pair. http://www.birdsofmanitoba.com/mountainbluebird.htm They are fending quite well… eating...
Hi all, David Hatch got a report of a Townsend's Solitaire in Reston. Apparently the bird visits a local yard regularly in the morning. If anyone is interested...
Rudolf Koes
rkoes@...
Apr 3, 2002 4:04 pm
1788
Hello I received the same package in the mail. I also saw it advertised in the March issue of their magazine. I have decided to sign up for it and see how it...
Paula Grieef
p_grieef@...
Apr 3, 2002 5:39 pm
1789
Hi - A pair of Wood Ducks huddling with some Mallards in the water on the north side of the Assiniboine River about 50 meters east of the foot of the St....
Jo Swartz
silvrmn@...
Apr 4, 2002 12:04 am
1790
Dear Jo, This is Margaret Schnurr from Portage writing today. It is great that you were able to see the wood ducks, and that is a wonderful sign of spring. I...
Bruce Schnurr
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Apr 4, 2002 5:27 pm
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Had our first junco yesterday in the back yard....in St. Clements...off Henderson Hwy. Sandy Spencer-Sutton....
... Ann: Am sooo happy it was you who spotted these two Bluebirds, my husband said it was an April Fool's joke when I mentioned they are in Winnipeg Beach, but...
Sandy, I didn’t look for them today but saw them both yesterday they were surviving on Juniper Berries and insects. I witnessed the male catch a plethora of ...
Good morning, I was greeted by a Mourning Dove at my feeder this morning. It missed my early date by three days. Regards, Fran....
FRANGIESBRECHT@...
Apr 5, 2002 1:00 pm
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Hi fellow birders, Since there are supposed to be strong south winds on Saturday, I am thinking there could be lots of hawks moving through (according to some...
Hi Linda, Harv Lane & I spent quite a bit of time at Windygates yesterday (Al & Dorothy Schritt left after lunch), but not a lot was happening there....
Hello Manitobabirders who have not been to "Windigates" before! If coming from the west, turn south (right) off HWY 3 onto HWY 31, and then east (left) onto PR...
Liis Veelma
lveelma@...
Apr 5, 2002 4:00 pm
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Hi folks, After spending a rather uneventful couple of hours at Windy Gates yesterday, I headed back to Saskatoon today convinced that the "myths" about Windy...
I am planning a trip to Churchill in June, and on my way north to The Pas to catch the train, I will visit Riding Mtn National Park. Species I hope to see...
Please note my new e-mail address is sjl2147_ca@... Thanks, there is an underscore between 7 and ca which may be hard to see in the address above. ...
Susan Loeppky
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Apr 6, 2002 8:43 pm
1801
Hi, I went to the corner of the Perimeter and St. Mary's this morning, and I was able to observe the following: Pied-billed grebe Canada geese (+-200) Mallards...
Luc Blanchette
luc_blanchette@...
Apr 6, 2002 10:10 pm
1802
Greetings from Brandon! The Assiniboine R. southeast of Maple Leaf has been an area frequently visited by birders. The mixed grass prairie in the area is fast...
Hi all, to add to the two Golden Eagles seen at the bridge today, Liis, Rob and I saw a Great Egret flying due east over the town on St Adolphe at 5.30pm. ...
Christian Artuso
umartuso@...
Apr 7, 2002 5:24 am
1804
Around noon Christian Artuso and I also saw 6+ Ring-billed Gulls on the ice beside the open water in the Red River, which were flushed by a thoughtless...
Liis Veelma
lveelma@...
Apr 7, 2002 6:29 am
1805
Greetings, Here's the final tally from St. Adolphe for Sat. 6 April: Bald Eagle 24 Golden Eagle 2 Rough leg Hawk 6 N. Goshawk 4 Red-tailed hawk 38 Am...
Followed Gordon Grieef's example after leaving the St Adolphe bridge today, April 7 and did some grid road travelling. Between the bridge on PR210 and the...
Liis Veelma
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Apr 8, 2002 1:06 am
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Greetings, Ward and I ventured off to Windygates today as this may be our only opportunity to make it there this year. Despite the north wind there was some...
Ward Christianson
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Apr 8, 2002 3:19 am
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Greetings Everyone, I am hoping that you might be able to assist with a request that I recently received. The Prairie Region Waterbird Conservation Plan...
