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

From: Don MacNeill <donmacneill@eastlink.ca>
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Judy O'Brien and I tried twice for the Snow Goose today but also had no luck.  There was a pair of Wood Ducks at the Canning Aboiteau.

We didn't get the Yellow-headed Blackbird in Middleton either.  We did see the Hoary Redpolls in Margarettesville though.

Don

Don MacNeill
donmacneill@eastlink.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: James W. Wolford 
To: NatureNS 
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 4:08 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] no snow goose, & raven nest & new grackles


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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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Judy O'Brien and I tried twice for the Snow Goose 
today but also had no luck.&nbsp; There was a pair of Wood Ducks at the Canning 
Aboiteau.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>We didn't get the Yellow-headed Blackbird in 
Middleton either.&nbsp; We did see the Hoary Redpolls in Margarettesville 
though.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Don</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Don MacNeill<BR><A 
href="mailto:donmacneill@eastlink.ca">donmacneill@eastlink.ca</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- 
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A 
title=jimwolford@eastlink.ca href="mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">James W. 
Wolford</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=naturens@chebucto.ns.ca 
href="mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">NatureNS</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 22, 2011 4:08 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] no snow goose, &amp; raven nest &amp; new 
grackles</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 20px Helvetica" size=5 
face=Helvetica><B>MARCH 22, 2011</B>&nbsp;-&nbsp;</FONT><SPAN 
style="FONT-SIZE: 20px" class=Apple-style-span><B>WORLD WATER DAY 
-</B></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 20px" 
class=Apple-style-span>&nbsp;</SPAN></DIV>
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class=Apple-style-span><BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 20px" class=Apple-style-span>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="MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 24px; FONT: 20px Helvetica"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 20px Helvetica" size=5 
face=Helvetica>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="MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 24px; FONT: 20px Helvetica"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 20px Helvetica" size=5 
face=Helvetica>I saw my first presumed migrant arriving 6+&nbsp;<B>common 
grackles</B>&nbsp;in Port Williams.</FONT></DIV>
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face=Helvetica><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 20px Helvetica" size=5 
face=Helvetica>Jim Wolford, Wolfville.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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