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--Boundary_(ID_c6JLqiTg40jNYmKd7Wg/rQ) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT I have a bunch of getting-old nature notes to share, but not sure when or if I will get to them. Here is one from yesterday: AUG. 8, 2010 - Pat & I drove to north Grand Pre (Long Island) at high tide (11:51 a.m.) to look for flying flocks of peeps/small shorebirds. We arrived at The Guzzle at the same time as Terri and Randy Milton, who were also doing the same sort of recreation, on a brightly cloudy and windy day. Among the striped bass fishers was a photographer with a long lens & tripod and a nice small flock of perhaps 350 peeps that were alternately landing and roosting at the water's edge and flying off, only to return, etc..... with small flocks coming and going in all directions. Pat spotted a peregrine falcon flying from east to west (from Boot Island) over the water and then dropping down to do a fast low hunting flight (for hopefully scaring up individual shorebirds or small flocks). Then we drove to the canteen/campground/motel area of Evangeline Beach and sat on a bench looking out over the water and shore as the tide was ebbing. There were quite a few small to moderate-sized flocks of peeps flying both to the west (most) and east, and alternately landing to forage a bit and then flying with acrobatics plus joining and splitting of the flocks. It was nice that directly out from the deck with the interpretive signage and photos, and not very far away, were flocks of peeps that were beginning to forage as well and coming and going in flight. No really large flocks seen, but the ones we saw clearly added up to more than a thousand peeps. No identifications made, but with binoculars I could see semipalmated plovers among the probably mostly semipalmated sandpipers. ------------------ Our feeders at home are shared now by about 6 cardinals (ad.male, ad.female, juv.male (orangy patches), 3 juv. females)(no feeding of the juveniles has been seen by the adults), plus 4-5 chickadees, 4 mourning doves, up to 7 grackles, and 3-4 blue jays, 1 red-br. nuthatch, about 5 song sparrows (family), 1 red squirrel occasional, 1 Norway rat occasional. The best time to see the cardinals coming and going is after 6 p.m. If you wish to visit 91 Wickwire Ave., just go directly to the back decks or choose a spot on the lawn with a chair and sit there for some time -- good luck! ------------------ Cheers from Jim in Wolfville --Boundary_(ID_c6JLqiTg40jNYmKd7Wg/rQ) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I have a bunch of getting-old = nature notes to share, but not sure when or if I will get to them. = Here is one from yesterday:<div><br></div><div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: = 17.3px Arial"><b>AUG. 8, 2010</b> - Pat & I drove to <b>north Grand = Pre</b> (Long Island) at high tide (11:51 a.m.) to look for flying = flocks of peeps/small shorebirds. We arrived at <b>The Guzzle</b> = at the same time as Terri and Randy Milton, who were also doing the same = sort of recreation, on a brightly cloudy and windy day. Among the = striped bass fishers was a photographer with a long lens & tripod = and a nice small flock of perhaps 350 peeps that were alternately = landing and roosting at the water's edge and flying off, only to return, = etc..... with small flocks coming and going in all directions. = </font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 17.3px/normal Arial; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: = 17.3px Arial">Pat spotted a <b>peregrine falcon</b> flying from east to = west (from Boot Island) over the water and then dropping down to do a = fast low hunting flight (for hopefully scaring up individual shorebirds = or small flocks).</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 17.3px/normal Arial; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: = 17.3px Arial">Then we drove to the canteen/campground/motel area of = <b>Evangeline Beach</b> and sat on a bench looking out over the water = and shore as the tide was ebbing. There were quite a few small to = moderate-sized flocks of peeps flying both to the west (most) and east, = and alternately landing to forage a bit and then flying with acrobatics = plus joining and splitting of the flocks. </font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 17.3px/normal Arial; = min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: 17.3px Arial">It was nice that = directly out from the deck with the <b>interpretive signage and = photos</b>, and not very far away, were flocks of peeps that were = beginning to forage as well and coming and going in flight. No = really large flocks seen, but the ones we saw clearly added up to more = than a thousand peeps. No identifications made, but with = binoculars I could see <b>semipalmated plovers </b>among the probably = mostly <b>semipalmated sandpipers</b>.</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: = 17.3px Arial">------------------</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: 17.3px Arial">Our<b> feeders at = home</b> are shared now by <b>about 6 cardinals</b> (ad.male, ad.female, = juv.male (orangy patches), 3 juv. females)(no feeding of the juveniles = has been seen by the adults), plus 4-5 chickadees, 4 mourning doves, up = to 7 grackles, and 3-4 blue jays, 1 red-br. nuthatch, about 5 song = sparrows (family), 1 red squirrel occasional, 1 Norway rat = occasional. <b>The best time to see the cardinals</b> coming and = going is after 6 p.m. If you wish to visit 91 Wickwire Ave., just = go directly to the back decks or choose a spot on the lawn with a chair = and sit there for some time -- good luck!</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: = 17.3px Arial">------------------</font></div></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: = 17.3px Arial">Cheers from Jim in Wolfville</font></div></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_c6JLqiTg40jNYmKd7Wg/rQ)--
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