Right Whale Aerial Survey Blog

From the Right Whale aerial Survey Blog. Here is an update on number of calves since Feb 6, 2009. As of Feb 6 there was 31 calves born which was a record in 2001 of calves born. That is so fantastic. For more information on this story please visit the right whale aerial survey blog

Bird Sightings

Today was a bit overcast. When i drove to Digby i noticed in the trees 5 Evening Grosbeaks. On the Island while coming to the Westport Library i noticed 12 Cedar Waxwings and a turkey vulture soaring overhead. At my feeder 6 pheasants showed up along with 4 crows, and 5 blue jays with lots of dark-eyed juncos.

Beautiful Winter Morning

It was a beautiful winter morning beautiful sky. It was good to see the sun after such bad winter storms we have been having. Got a chance to go for a hike to Northern Light and sighted American Goldfinches, Black-capped Chickadees. In the harbor long-tailed ducks, 2 Common Loons, raft of eider ducks.

Banded Rock Dove

I visited a friend today who loves to feed the birds and noticed an odd color Rock Dove fly in with the other group. I asked my friend about the bird and she told me it just showed up not to long ago by itself with a band on its leg. After awhile the other Rock Doves seem to accept it but it took awhile before they did. It is very tame so I ran home to get my camera to take this picture of it. Maybe we can catch it to find out what the numbers are on the band around its leg. This number has information on where it was banded to.