[NatureNS] snow goose there, Am. wigeon, sexy mallards,

To: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
References: <9F04A592-5029-418F-816B-7DF29D7FCA4A@eastlink.ca>
From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:58:20 -0300
Precedence: bulk
Return-Path: <naturens-mml-owner@chebucto.ns.ca>
Original-Recipient: rfc822;"| (cd /csuite/info/Environment/FNSN/MList; /csuite/lib/arch2html)"

next message in archive
no next message in thread
previous message in archive
Index of Subjects



--Boundary_(ID_tIMoUwjM8AAPGwD0/xv2WQ)
Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed
Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT


> Subject: [ValleyNature] snow goose there, Am. wigeon, sexy  
> mallards, eagle nest empty & no camera, fox sparrow
>
> MARCH 25, 2011 - At our feeders Pat saw a fox sparrow, and I'll bet  
> I heard it two days ago in our yard (an unfamiliar loud song, and I  
> only hear parts of songs), a day before I saw it.
>
> North of Noggins Farm Market at Greenwich, again no bald eagles  
> were visible at or near the nest, and I also noticed that Randall  
> Bishop has removed his nest-camera that was high in the closest  
> adjoining pine tree.  Last year there was nothing to film there,  
> and we suspected that one of the eagle pair was a new adult and too  
> young for reproduction (the female?).  But the high camera support  
> was left there, and now it seems to be gone.  I will try to find  
> out the current status of nest and camera.
>
> Four common grackles seen flying near the Acadia Arena.
>
> The single snow goose is still with 700+ Canada geese at the  
> Canning Aboiteau.  Today they were all in or along the river  
> upstream from the aboiteau, and the snow goose was close to the  
> river bend beyond which it would be much more difficult to see.
>
> Among the few ducks seen was a single male American wigeon.
>
> Port Williams sewage ponds: 12 Canada geese seen flying; in the  
> ponds were about 12 mallards and a single black duck.  Earlier  
> today I saw 2 mallards apparently copulating (with the female  
> completely submerged) in the Habitant River in Canning.
>
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
> _______________________________________________
> Nature mailing list
> Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca
> http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/ 
> nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca


--Boundary_(ID_tIMoUwjM8AAPGwD0/xv2WQ)
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; ">
<div><div><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px =
Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica"=
 size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[ValleyNature] snow =
goose there, Am. wigeon, sexy mallards, eagle nest empty &amp; no =
camera, fox sparrow</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: =
14px; "><br></div> <div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"5" style=3D"font: 20.0px Helvetica"><b>MARCH 25, 2011</b> - At =
our feeders Pat saw a <b>fox sparrow</b>, and I'll bet I heard it two =
days ago in our yard (an unfamiliar loud song, and I only hear parts of =
songs), a day before I saw it.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: =
normal normal normal 20px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 24px; =
"><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"5" style=3D"font: 20.0px Helvetica">North of Noggins Farm Market =
at <b>Greenwich</b>, again <b>no bald eagles</b> were visible at or near =
the <b>nest</b>, and I also noticed that Randall Bishop has removed his =
<i>nest-camera</i> that was high in the closest adjoining pine =
tree.&nbsp;<b> Last year</b> there was nothing to film there, and we =
suspected that one of the eagle pair was a new adult and too young for =
reproduction (the female?).&nbsp; But the high camera support was left =
there, and now it seems to be gone.&nbsp; I will try to find out the =
current status of nest and camera.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: =
normal normal normal 20px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 24px; =
"><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"5" style=3D"font: 20.0px Helvetica">Four <b>common grackles</b> =
seen flying near the Acadia Arena.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: =
normal normal normal 20px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 24px; =
"><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"5" style=3D"font: 20.0px Helvetica">The single <b>snow goose</b> =
is still with 700+ <b>Canada geese</b> at the Canning Aboiteau.&nbsp; =
Today they were all in or along the river upstream from the aboiteau, =
and the snow goose was close to the river bend beyond which it would be =
much more difficult to see.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal =
normal normal 20px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 24px; "><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: =
20.0px Helvetica">Among the few ducks seen was a single male <b>American =
wigeon</b>.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal =
20px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 24px; "><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: =
20.0px Helvetica">Port Williams sewage ponds: 12 <b>Canada geese</b> =
seen flying; in the ponds were about 12 <b>mallards</b> and a single =
<b>black duck</b>.&nbsp; Earlier today I saw 2 <b>mallards apparently =
copulating </b>(with the female completely submerged) in the Habitant =
River in Canning.</font></div><div><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" =
style=3D"font: 20.0px Helvetica"><br></font></div><div><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: 20.0px Helvetica">Cheers =
from Jim in Wolfville.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; =
">_______________________________________________</div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Nature mailing list</div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a =
href=3D"mailto:Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">Nature@blomidonnaturalists.c=
a</a></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a =
href=3D"http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnatu=
ralists.ca">http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidon=
naturalists.ca</a></div> </blockquote></div><br></body></html>=

--Boundary_(ID_tIMoUwjM8AAPGwD0/xv2WQ)--

next message in archive
no next message in thread
previous message in archive
Index of Subjects