[NatureNS] ducks etc. in Canning

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From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:37:31 -0400
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DEC. 22, 2010 - Over the dykelands just south of Port Williams, a  
hunting n. harrier was using the quite stiff wind again today by  
hovering, a great way to look for prey in grassland by expending  
little energy.  Rough-legged hawks are well-known to use this  
strategy in open country, both in the north and here in winter, and  
our King's County red-tailed hawks do the same, but I don't recall  
ever seeing a harrier do this.

I checked the ducks in the Habitant River in downtown Canning: 100+  
mallards, 50+ black ducks, and 11 American wigeons (2m,9f/imm) -- no  
Eurasian wigeon visible, and no hooded mergansers, despite good looks  
at all the ducks with a scope -- again most of the ducks were  
upstream to the southwest of the Legion.  Also along the river were a  
red-tailed hawk and 10+ blue jays.

Cheers from Jim in Wolfville

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22, 2010</b> - Over the dykelands just south of Port Williams, a =
hunting<b> n. harrier </b>was using the quite stiff wind again today =
by<b> hovering</b>, a great way to look for prey in grassland by =
expending little energy.&nbsp; Rough-legged hawks are well-known to use =
this strategy in open country, both in the north and here in winter, and =
our King's County red-tailed hawks do the same, but I don't recall ever =
seeing a harrier do this.&nbsp;</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
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size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">I checked the <b>ducks</b> =
in the Habitant River in downtown <b>Canning</b>: 100+ mallards, 50+ =
black ducks, and 11 <b>American wigeons</b> (2m,9f/imm) -- no Eurasian =
wigeon visible, and no hooded mergansers, despite good looks at all the =
ducks with a scope -- again most of the ducks were upstream to the =
southwest of the Legion.&nbsp; Also along the river were a red-tailed =
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Wolfville</font></div>
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