[NatureNS] no snow goose, & raven nest & new grackles

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From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:08:02 -0300
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MARCH 22, 2011 - WORLD WATER DAY -

I checked the Canning Aboiteau twice, but no snow goose to be seen  
among the approx. 700 Canada geese on land and in the river.  There  
was a male common merganser and a separate female seen, and assorted  
other ducks, including a few green-winged teals.

Again I checked the new raven nest high in a solitary pine just west  
of the Gibson house, alias the Borden house, in Canning.  Just across  
Main St. from the nest, a single raven in the deciduous tree called  
upon my appearance on foot, and later it was joined by its obvious  
mate, whereupon they touched beaks and may have mutually preened,  
before one of them flew right to the nest (which is difficult to see  
in the dense treetop).

I saw my first presumed migrant arriving 6+ common grackles in Port  
Williams.

Jim Wolford, Wolfville.

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0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 20px; ">I checked the =
Canning Aboiteau twice, but&nbsp;<b>no snow goose</b>&nbsp;to be seen =
among the approx. 700&nbsp;<b>Canada geese</b>&nbsp;on land and in the =
river.&nbsp;&nbsp;There was a male&nbsp;<b>common merganser</b>&nbsp;and =
a separate female seen, and assorted other ducks, including a =
few&nbsp;<b>green-winged teals</b>.</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
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">Again I checked the new&nbsp;<b>raven nest</b>&nbsp;high in a solitary =
pine just west of the Gibson house, alias the Borden house, in =
Canning.&nbsp;&nbsp;Just across Main St. from the nest, a =
single&nbsp;<b>raven</b>&nbsp;in the deciduous tree called upon my =
appearance on foot, and later it was joined by&nbsp;<b>its obvious =
mate</b>, whereupon they touched beaks and may have mutually preened, =
before one of them<b>&nbsp;flew right to the nest</b>&nbsp;(which is =
difficult to see in the dense treetop).</font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
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face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: normal normal normal =
20px/normal Helvetica; ">I saw my first presumed migrant arriving =
6+&nbsp;<b>common grackles</b>&nbsp;in Port Williams.</font></div><div =
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normal normal normal 20px/normal Helvetica; ">Jim Wolford, =
Wolfville.</font></div> </body></html>=

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