Good morning birders, Had my first northern waterthrush of the season visit my pond yesterday, Apr. 30. It spent the evening foraging in leaf litter at the...
Carole Penner
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May 1, 2003 2:12 pm
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Hi Spring is in the air and the wings and calls of returning migrant birds have been heard over the last several weeks across Manitoba. Many birds are setting...
Cory Lindgren
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May 1, 2003 3:09 pm
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Hello all, This afternoon I got a call from from Ken De Smet, who relayed the information that a gentleman, his wife, and daughter had seen a Green Kingfisher...
Rudolf Koes
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May 3, 2003 12:10 am
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Two pairs of purple martins have been here since Thursday. They are busy trying to evict house sparrows from the P.M. house. Also since Thursday, there has...
Hello All , Palm Warblers at Bird's Hill Park doubled my warbler list for the year , and there were lots more firsts at , to and back from the park this...
Hi All The yard produced (among other things) both Swamp and Lincoln's sparrow this morning. A quick trip to Assiniboine Park produced about 1000 runners...
Backyard birding is well underway at my house. The morning doves are back, as well as chickadees, robins, a multitude of sparrows and something I haven't...
Hello, Did any Brandonites check this out (or anyone else for that matter)? Thanks, Andy ... From: Rudolf Koes To: Manitobabirds@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday,...
Hello, Today Liis Veelma, Richard Silverman & Jo Swartz and I went out for a wonderful daytrip towards Narcisse. Just after leaving Winnipeg we already found 2...
Yesterday I saw the one footed ring billed gull that drops by where I work every year. It is about the 6th or 7th year it has done so. Today the barn and bank...
We looked for this bird this afternoon but no luck. Conditions were not ideal as it was windy with drizzle. The only birds right at the bridge were Cliff...
My friend in Niverville reported two male Goldfinches scrounging around her last year's niger feed this a.m. Time to put out new seed everyone for the...
Hello All! Today, Sunday, May 4, Bruno Bergmans and I spent and enjoyable day birding and sightseeing. Along Highway 2, we stopped at the Rathwell marsh both...
Whitewater Lake Bird Festival Boissevain and Whitewater LakeMay 23 and 24th, 2003 "Free Fun For The Whole Family" Friday, May 23rd (Boissevain - Beckoning...
Cory Lindgren
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May 5, 2003 2:10 pm
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Saturday morning I was surprised to see four male American Goldfinches arrive at the feeder, dine and move on. I was wondering if these were some that had...
Hello, Some nice splashes of color brightened up the yard this morning with the first appearance of the Rose Breasted Grosbeak and the returning visits of the...
Can't remember if anyone has mentioned Harris's Sparrow yet this spring . I had an adult Harris's in my garden when I returned home from work 30 orso minutes...
Hi all, This evening there was a Glaucous Gull on the edge of a pond immediately East of the Ritchot dump. The dump is 2 mi. west of Hwy. 59 on PR 210, then 1...
May 5. New here today,Willet,Savannah & Wh.Crown sparrows That makes 10 species of sparrow here so far,all but the Swamp at my feeder.I use the term feeder ...
For the past few days we have had a pair of mallard ducks land in our back yard. We do not live near a lake or pond so this is strange. They are eating the...
Hi all If anyone is planning to join the annual MNS birding outing at Seven Sisters dam on Saturday May 10, please register by e-mail to this address. We shall...
Peter Taylor
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May 8, 2003 12:06 am
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Hi Jim Bell reports the first batch of Canada goslings on the lake behind his house in Fort Garry today. Seems early but then I guess the first ones always...
Hi Manitoban birders. I'm going to be in Winnipeg for board meetings the week of May 19 and plan to do some birding as well. I would like to find the Piping...
Hi All, Before doing my annual American Woodcock BBS last night, I encountered a calling Least Bittern in a large swamp east and south of the end of Pansy...
As I said before we were wondering what Birds we would get in after moving in from the Lake where we got good numbers in the Spring, we are of the north side...
sid
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May 8, 2003 4:38 pm
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I forget to mention in my last note that I saw a Snow Bunting still in its winter eclipse plumage at the Steinbach Lagoon on May 6th. Rather late straggler. ...
