[NatureNS] Our Visit with Ralph the Pelican

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Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 16:14:01 -0800 (PST)
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KweMsit Wen:
(Greetings All)

Our visit with Ralph, the Pelican, was a success.  Allison, one of the 
volunteers, showed us around the farm and presented Ralph to a very appreciative 
group of 12 folks.  Ralph stood in the doorway to his little cozy pen (with a 
window, bath, perch and lamp) and posed for pictures for everyone.  I heard 
ooohs and ahhhhs when Allison opened the door and Ralph was standing there.    I 
think he was a bit perplexed that we did not arrive with any herring for him.

Allison informed us that the paperwork for exporting Ralph to a Pelican Rehab in 
Miami, FL is completed and just awaiting the final ok from the Americans.  Once 
this is done, Ralph will be put on a plane to Miami, Florida where he will be 
eventually released into the warm Atlantic waters.  I believe this is the same 
Pelican Rehab that has been working with the birds rescued from the Gulf oil 
spill.

We also heard about how how Hope For Wildlife has a local veterinary clinic on 
site, saw a peahen and peacock roaming the place (along with a chicken), couple 
racoons, Muscovy ducks, Mallards, domestic geese, a fisher, two junvenile Bald 
Eagles, two Barred Owls, a Crow, Hermit Thrushes, American Robin, Northern 
Cardinal, a dark-eyed Junco, Blue Jays, gulls, flying squirrels, red squirrels 
and a single Gray squirrel  There were also two Saw-whet Owls.  Allison told us 
that a gull came in this morning after it been hit by a car and when we looked 
at it, it died in front of all of us reminding all of us that despite the best 
efforts of the volunteers, some of the birds and animals do not make it.

There was a hawk that Allison was not sure but thought it was potentially a 
Red-tailed but the birders in the group were not sure.  After consulting with 
our birding books, it was declared to be an unknown hawk with the tail of a 
red-tail but the head and body size of a broad-winged.  Pictures have been taken 
and posted to my web gallery:  

http://gallery.me.com/tumayoung    

I would appreciate any help with id'ing this bird.  This year a bit of a busy 
year for birds of prey and Allison expects the winter to remain busy with Owls.

As we thanked Allison for the tour, she also thanked the members of the NS Bird 
Society for all of the work we do and in working together with rehabs such as 
Hope and with the Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre in Truro.

To the folks who attended, please chime in with your thoughts as I will be doing 
a guest blog about our visit to Nature Canada but I need your thoughts.

Ian-we did not see any Horned Larks!

Tuma Young
Halifax

 Koqwaqja'tekaq'tinej.
(Let Us Choose The Correct Behaviour)



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<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div></div><div>Kwe Msit Wen:</div><div>(Greetings All)</div><div><br></div><div>Our visit with Ralph, the Pelican, was a success. &nbsp;Allison, one of the volunteers, showed us around the farm and presented Ralph to a very appreciative group of 12 folks. &nbsp;Ralph stood in the doorway to his little cozy pen (with a window, bath, perch and lamp) and posed for pictures for everyone. &nbsp;I heard ooohs and ahhhhs when Allison opened the door and Ralph was standing there. &nbsp; &nbsp;I think he was a bit perplexed that we did not arrive with any herring for him.</div><div><br></div><div>Allison informed us that the paperwork for exporting Ralph to a Pelican Rehab in Miami, FL is completed and just awaiting the final ok from the Americans. &nbsp;Once this is done, Ralph will be put on a
 plane to Miami, Florida where he will be eventually released into the warm Atlantic waters. &nbsp;I believe this is the same Pelican Rehab that has been working with the birds rescued from the Gulf oil spill.</div><div><br></div><div>We also heard about how how Hope For Wildlife has a local veterinary clinic on site, saw a peahen and peacock roaming the place (along with a chicken), couple racoons, Muscovy ducks, Mallards, domestic geese, a fisher, two junvenile&nbsp;Bald Eagles, two Barred Owls, a Crow, Hermit Thrushes, American&nbsp;Robin, Northern Cardinal, a dark-eyed Junco, Blue Jays, gulls, flying squirrels, red squirrels and a single Gray squirrel &nbsp;There were also two Saw-whet Owls. &nbsp;Allison told us that a gull came in this morning after it been hit by a car and when we looked at it, it died in front of all of us reminding all of us that despite the best efforts of the volunteers, some of the birds and animals do not make
 it.</div><div><br></div><div>There was a hawk that Allison was not sure but thought it was potentially a Red-tailed but the birders in the group were not sure. &nbsp;After consulting with our birding books, it was declared to be an unknown hawk with the tail of a red-tail but the head and body size of a broad-winged. &nbsp;Pictures have been taken and posted to my web gallery: &nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><span>http://gallery.me.com/tumayoung &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></div><div><br></div><div>I would appreciate any help with id'ing this bird. &nbsp;This year a bit of a busy year for birds of prey and Allison expects the winter to remain busy with Owls.</div><div><br></div><div>As we thanked Allison for the tour, she also thanked the members of the NS Bird Society for all of the work we do and in working together with rehabs such as Hope and with the Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre in
 Truro.</div><div><br></div><div>To the folks who attended, please chime in with your thoughts as I will be doing a guest blog about our visit to Nature Canada but I need your thoughts.</div><div><br></div><div>Ian-we did not see any Horned Larks!</div><div><br></div><div>Tuma Young</div><div>Halifax</div><div><br>&nbsp;</div>Koqwaqja'tekaq'tinej.<br>(Let Us Choose The Correct Behaviour)<div><br></div><div style="position:fixed"></div>   </div><br></body></html>
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