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re ice trapping loons and other birdsJust as Jim mentioned about birds =
of prey setting up camp near these openings in the ice. So to di a =
mature Bauld Eagle set up camp over this loon. Making frequent dives at =
it adding to the stress and speeding up the weakening of this bird. I =
guess the only looser disapointed in this loon rescue was the Eagle.
Tom K
Canso
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Jim Wolford=20
To: NatureNS=20
Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 4:58 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] re ice trapping loons and other birds
I can add an ancient note to this subject:
In my days in central Alberta, 35-40 years ago (yipe!!), in certain =
years similar phenomena occurred on lakes east of Edmonton, specifically =
Cooking and especially Hastings Lake, as I recall. The advancing ice in =
late autumn would produce open holes of water that gradually became =
smaller and smaller, and always seemed to attract a variety of ducks, =
like scaups and goldeneyes etc. These lakes were shallow and very =
productive, being full of amphipod crustaceans, larvae of midge flies, =
etc. etc. These concentrations of small numbers of waterfowl also =
attracted predators, like bald eagles and newly-arrived snowy owls for =
the winter. Such predators took advantage of these apparently =
easy-to-catch prey (weakening?).
Cheers? from Jim in Wolfville
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From: Terri Crane <terri.crane@ns.sympatico.ca>
Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:31:45 -0400
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Labrador Loons (on Ice)
Hi Richard & Brian
This has indeed happened arround NS.In the Canso Area in Jan-Feb 2004 =
Stephen Bushell led a couple other guys in the sucessfull rescue of a =
doomed Common Loon. It was beleived to be the chick of a very late =
second nesting in our local Water Shed Lake. Only after the proper =
permition was given did the guys sucessfuly catch and then release the =
loon into Chedabucto Bay off the Fox Island beach. The following day the =
ever shrinking small opening in the lake was frozen over.
Tom K.
Canso
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Richard Stern <mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com> =20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 8:27 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Labrador Loons (on Ice)
Hi,
3 o4 years ago there was a story that ran for several days on CBC =
radio about someone rescuing a Loon in that situation from a partly =
frozen lake in NS. I forget the details, but perhaps someone else has =
them.
Richard
On 11/6/07, Brian Dalzell <dalzell@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:=20
Has anyone ever heard of loons staying on freshwater lakes too =
long into
the fall and being (fatally) frozen in? There are currently at =
least
half a dozen (record late) lingering loons in Labrador City. Each =
day
the area of open water they are utilizing grows smaller. One =
would
assume they would leave before these areas gets too small (<100 =
meters
long) to take off from, but who knows?
--=20
#################
Richard Stern,=20
317 Middle Dyke Rd.
Port Williams, NS, Canada
B0P 1T0
rbstern@ns.sympatico.ca
rbstern@xcountry.tv
sternrichard@gmail.com
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2007 4:58=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] re ice =
trapping loons=20
and other birds</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I can add an ancient note to this subject:<BR><BR>In my =
days in=20
central Alberta, 35-40 years ago (yipe!!), in certain years similar =
phenomena=20
occurred on lakes east of Edmonton, specifically Cooking and =
especially=20
Hastings Lake, as I recall. The advancing ice in late autumn =
would=20
produce open holes of water that gradually became smaller and smaller, =
and=20
always seemed to attract a variety of ducks, like scaups and =
goldeneyes etc.=20
These lakes were shallow and very productive, being full of =
amphipod=20
crustaceans, larvae of midge flies, etc. etc. These =
concentrations of=20
small numbers of waterfowl also attracted predators, like bald eagles =
and=20
newly-arrived snowy owls for the winter. Such predators took =
advantage=20
of these apparently easy-to-catch prey (weakening?).<BR><BR>Cheers? =
from Jim=20
in Wolfville<BR>----------<BR><B>From: </B>Terri Crane=20
<terri.crane@ns.sympatico.ca><BR><B>Reply-To:=20
</B>naturens@