You're not the only one to do dumb things like that. I once drove off on a country road near Lyleton in SW Manitoba and heard a clunking sound. Looking in the...
Rudolf Koes
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Jul 2, 2002 8:03 pm
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I guess I should chime in with the tale of driving all the way from Pinawa to Winnipeg (120 km)before discovering my binoculars on top of the van, safely...
Peter Taylor
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Jul 3, 2002 12:07 am
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Well...It seems that I'm not the only one who's left binocs on the roof of a car ! Fortunately mine were also saved . Location: Patricia Beach . Birding the...
Howdy, Dennis Fast and I birded our way in to an MNS meeting many years ago and found Dennis' scope on the window mount lying lodged against the roof rack. It...
Hmmm... it looks like this might be a common trait among our species. Ha ha, I haven't left binoculars on the roof or hood of my car yet (probably only because...
Of course, leaving my telescope set up on the tripod staring out over the Rio Grande at Saleneno, Texas, as Burke Korol and I merrily birded our way to Big...
Hi, Well, I was not so lucky. On my Graysville BBS route in 1999 (if I remember well), I had left my binos on the roof, and they fell down. Next stop, I found...
Luc Blanchette
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Jul 3, 2002 5:52 pm
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Hello All , I spent some time at Oak Hammock Marsh yesterday (extremely windy) . Along Peregrine Dr. , about 1/2km orso before the right turn to the north...
Hello Derek and I were out in the southwest corner this past weekend and then to Riding Mountain and only got back last night. Derek found a male Cinnamon...
Paula Grieef
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Jul 5, 2002 6:56 pm
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ATTENTION MANITOBABIRDERS : As per Clark Penner's request , I'm passing on a message to not open any attachments from Clark until furthur notice . He...
Just wondering how (un)common black-throated blue warblers are in Winnipeg? In Manitoba? (e.g., approximate number of sightings per year or numbers recorded...
Hi Rob This species is in the "rare but regular" category, with about 75 sightings altogether in the province, and about 2 reports per year in recent years. ...
Peter Taylor
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Jul 7, 2002 12:24 am
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Had a singing Tennessee Warbler in the garden this morning . Not an unusual bird for July in southeastern Manitoba , but a first for early July in my suburban...
Finally, after a two-year gap, heard a Black-billed Cuckoo---very loud---on Scott's Hill Road, formerly known as the Bog River road. My passengers, Robert...
Oops, got my directions mixed up again (thanks Robert!). The Scarlet Tanager on Spruce Siding Road is north of Hazel Creek, just in case anyone is going...
Hi, I went backpack hicking this weekend at Spruce Woods Park. Here are the highlights: Eastern Wood Peewee Alder flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Red-breasted...
Luc Blanchette
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Jul 9, 2002 1:45 am
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I braved the bugs and heat today to walk the Chickadee Trail at BHP . Not far down the trail , I heard a single series of a song that sounded familiar , but I...
Hi, My mistake, I meant a Rose-breasted grosbeak. In French, it is "Cardinal" instead of "Gros-bec". Bonne miroise. Luc B. ... Rose-breated Cardinal would be...
Luc Blanchette
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Jul 10, 2002 4:40 pm
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Hi Margaret, I was on the Epinette Trail, a few km north of the river, on the east side. Bonne miroise. Luc. ... ===== De la part d'un / o> p'tit...
Luc Blanchette
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Jul 10, 2002 4:41 pm
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Hello all, On 6 July Garry Budyk reported a Tennessee Warbler in his yard. Over the years I have seen (or more precisely, heard) Tennessee Warblers quite...
Rudolf Koes
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Jul 10, 2002 10:19 pm
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Garry, Steve Bowen, a visiting naturalist from Hamilton and I were in Bird's Hill camping last week and I think we heard the same call. We could not identify...
Rudolf and all , The Tennessee Warbler sang the following morning as well ( 7 July) . Yesterday (9 July) , a singing Nashville Warbler on the 200 block of ...
Hi Rudolf- Yesterday we had a Nashville and a Tennessee in our yard. Jo and Richard ... From: Rudolf Koes To: Manitobabirds Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 5:16...
Richard Silverman
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Jul 10, 2002 11:41 pm
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Hello, I also had a singing Tennessee on Monday and I can hear one out the window right now. Another bird that I had not yet had in or near the yard this year...
I'm glad you folks brought this up because I thought a Tennessee warbler had visited in one of my oak trees a while back. After viewing this little visitor...
Hi; No warblers but lots of mosquitoes and a couple of questions. Should the Red Headed woodpecker brood be out and about by now? Our resident pair brought 4...
Hi all, In late June, Adam Walleyn and i were in Churchill for 5 days. It was a truly phenomenal experience and my first time birding in such a northerly ...
