Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:57:12 -0300
From: NBNature Listserv
Subject: Snow Geese and Painted Bunting
There are 12 snow geese in the Castalia Marsh, they have been there for 5 or 6 days. I spoke with Bessie Bass this evening and she said the painted bunting is still coming everyday. It is amazing that this guy has survived the winter. We had several nights where the temp dipped to -23 plus the wind-chill. When was the first day of winter? I took a trip to Orlando Florida and managed to see a male painted bunting where he should be.
Sixty people have been in to see the bunting. You know who you are. Bessie tells me it has made her winter. Snow she said what snow.
Durlan Ingersoll
Grand Manan
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Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:57:12 -0300
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:26:38 -0300
ReplyDeleteFrom: Brian Dalzell
Subject: Snow Geese @ Grand Manan
I checked on the SNOW GEESE at Castalia Marsh this afternoon, and they
are still present, an even dozen. They are rooting vigorously in the
center of the marsh, and have quite a coterie of Blacks Ducks and
Mallards following them around, gleaning cast-offs (some kind of tubers
I suppose). There are 10 adults (one blue phase) and two second-year
(i.e. ~10 months old) birds. Quite a wild day on Grand Manan, with a
typical Nor'easter and lots of rain, but a few flurries starting to fall
now, although it shouldn't amount to much. Wednesday promises to be a
good day for bird migration.
Brian Dalzell
Bancroft Point, GMI.