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Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site of Canada
Recherche sur la Forteresse-de-Louisbourg Lieu historique national du Canada
FOR THE BIRDS
April 1992
By
Helen O'Shea
Gwen Lunn telephoned on March 18 to say that she had found an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER. Its a rare sighting and, according to Peterson, the dingiest of all warblers. It has an olive green back and a greenish-yellow stomach, with no distinctive markings. To see the orange crown you have to ruffle aside the feathers on top of the head. Gwen's warbler was dead and so this was easy to do - it's more difficult on a live one.
Sandy McLain sighted a orange-phase HOUSE FINCH behind his home on Braddock Street. Its been seen across the road at Gordon and Diane MacLean's house, but hasn't made it over the rose bushes to my feeder yet. I forgot to mention a call from Bill Bussey on February 17th to say that he had seen a single SNOW BUNTING.
And be on the lookout for FOX SPARROWS. They are the largest sparrow, with reddy-brown stripes and a funny jumping motion as they look for food. I have three at my feeder and Susann Myers has three at her house on Upper Warren.
Spring is here and the first bird of spring is the COMMON GRACKLE. It is a black bird with a long tail and an iridescent oil slick green, blue or purple head. The back can have a bronze cast. I spotted the GRACKLES at the top of Beatrice Street on April 2. They were probably preparing to visit Warren Bagnell's feeders.
Helen O’Shea
Extracted from © The Seagull, Helen O'Shea, For the Birds