Howdy, It took some work, not too much, but I managed to avoid accidentally identifying any other birds this morning until I'd gone out to the nearby Bald...
My last bird seen was Common Redpoll,but after dark I stepped out & heard a Great Horned Owl.I don't know if "heard" counts. First bird 2004---Common Redpoll. ...
My last bird of 2003 was a common redpoll (1 of 3 which I saw for the first time yesterday in my yard) and the first of 2004 - alas I couldn't avoid a house...
Howdee.My last bird`s of 03 where Crow and House Finch and the first for 04 was Crow.Let me explain.At 4.30 p.m on the last day the Sparrows left my feeder...
Ray Iverson
iverson@...
Jan 1, 2004 4:58 pm
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My last bird of 2003 was a Dark-eyed Junco and my first sighting of 2004 was the same bird. If anyone is interested, there is a reference to a junco in Robert...
Our last bird was a BCChicadee at the feeder while our first of 2004 was a Downy Woodpecker. Happy New Year and great birding to all Liesel and Reinhard...
Happy New Year Everyone ! White-throated Sparrow was supposed to be an easy last bird of ' 03 for me . They're always the last ones under the feeders as...
Our feeders haven't been attracting much in the way of interesting birds lately so I was pleasantly surprised to end the year with a Brown creeper on an oak...
Greetings, On a family drive out to Winkler yesterday, just before sunset, I spotted a flock of common redpolls. This morning while looking out of the kitchen...
Hello Manitobabirders, Dick in Elie...yes, heard birds count. Therefore my last bird of 2003 was a Redpoll flying over the house when I got home from work,...
Happy New Year Manitoba Birders, Our last bird for 2003 was a Dark-eyed Junco, and, if "heard" counts, the first in 2004 was a Common Redpoll. Otherwise, a...
Dick in Elie wrote on Wednesday, December 31: " For the purpose of the Winter Bird List, if you include Rock Pigeon (a good percentage of which are escapees),...
Hi all, For the last several years, Dark-eyed Junco has been my last bird of the old year and Common Raven the first of the new. This New Year was an ...
I see house sparrows charge/hassel blue jays most times of the year except when there are fledglings about. The blue jays retreat. The blue jays are usually...
My last bird for 2003 was a female downy woodpecker. My first was a chickadee followed by a few house sparrows. Heard a blue jay first though. Michelle ...
Happy New Year! The last birds seen in 2003 (Dec. 31) were two croaking Common Ravens flying over the Leo Moll gardens in the Assiniboine Park, heading ...
Peter Fast
vpfast@...
Jan 2, 2004 3:40 am
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Hi All, My last bird was a Black-capped Chickadee & my first was a Hairy Woodpecker - nothing exotic, just old friends. Harv Lane, Ron Dueck and I spent most...
Happy New Year to all Our last bird of 2003 was a waxwing (not sure which one as it was too dark but did see enough to know that it was a waxwing). We spotted...
Thanks for reminding us about the fun part of birding. Happy new year, everybody. Robb Nickel Dennis Fast <denroy@...> wrote: Hi All, My last bird was a...
Hi all.I had a female Flicker at my feeder at 9.25 this morning here in Kirkfield Park. Ray Iverson...
Ray Iverson
iverson@...
Jan 2, 2004 4:42 pm
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Happy New Year to all - If anyone would like to start their year off with corvids, this morning at about 09:00 I counted at least 42 crows flocking in the...
Richard Silverman
silvrmn@...
Jan 2, 2004 5:42 pm
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A pair of Am. Goldfinches have also just found teir way to our feeders - lovely treat for us. Jo Swartz and Richard Silverman...
Richard Silverman
silvrmn@...
Jan 2, 2004 7:43 pm
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While out in Mars Hills (north on Hwy. 59) before Belair visiting a friend, I saw flocks of both Pine Grosbeaks and Evening Grosbeaks feeding at his sunflower...
Hello birders, You are invited to a show and sale of the original artwork featured in The Birds of Manitoba. The show will be held at the Adelaide McDermot...
Rudolf Koes
rkoes@...
Jan 2, 2004 9:34 pm
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I had a pretty good first and last day of the years so I'll throw in everything I saw. The last of the year ended off with a Common Redpoll heard only in my...
Happy New Year Manitoba Birders, My best bird of Christmas day 2003 was a Pileated woodpecker on a tree opposite Gretna Elementary school. It was on a large...
Hi Folks, Thanks to those who passed on advice for finding boreal chickadees. Yesterday my brother and I headed east to try and find one. We were doing ok,...
James Bradley
rajamo1@...
Jan 3, 2004 5:15 pm
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Hi all, I had a Flicker at my bird feeder about 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. At the time I didn't know how to ID male vs female - so am not sure which it was....
Hi y'all doin'? I just came back from my Holiday in Texas, Louisiana & Mississipi States. Over there, my last bird of 2003 was a Northern Mockingbird. I was...
