[NatureNS] Grebes on the Move along the South Shore

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Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 08:22:23 -0700 (PDT)
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--- On Sun, 4/17/11, Blake Maybank <maybank@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:

From: Blake Maybank <maybank@ns.sympatico.ca>
Subject: [NatureNS] Grebes on the Move along the South Shore
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Received: Sunday, April 17, 2011, 6:07 AM

=0A =0A16 April 2011

=0AIan McLaren and I spent much of Saturday exploring the shoreline of=0Awe=
stern St. Margaret's Bay, as well as Mahone Bay.=A0=A0 W
=0A3) - Graves Island Provincial Park

=0A55 Horned Grebes (mostly in four groups)
=0A3 Red-necked Grebes
=0A27 Bufflehead

=0AEither there was a movement of grebes, or locally wintering grebes=0Awer=
e gathering in flocks in preparation for migration.=A0=20

Hi Ian and BlakeFor many years I walk Graves in the winter.I never bother t=
o record numbers but from time to time see them in the 100s but in general =
Grebes arrive late Oct and stay to Jan - then the leave for a month or so a=
nd come back in March and April.Red-necked seem to stay a somewhat shorter =
time than Horned.=A0I don't know if they just go farther out to sea in the =
winter or if they go farther south.An interesting species.Paul

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<table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" ><tr><td valign=3D"=
top" style=3D"font: inherit;"><br><br>--- On <b>Sun, 4/17/11, Blake Maybank=
 <i>&lt;maybank@ns.sympatico.ca&gt;</i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style=3D"=
border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5p=
x;"><br>From: Blake Maybank &lt;maybank@ns.sympatico.ca&gt;<br>Subject: [Na=
tureNS] Grebes on the Move along the South Shore<br>To: naturens@chebucto.n=
s.ca<br>Received: Sunday, April 17, 2011, 6:07 AM<br><br><div id=3D"yiv1623=
269540">=0A =0A16 April 2011<br><br>=0AIan McLaren and I spent much of Satu=
rday exploring the shoreline of=0Awestern St. Margaret's Bay, as well as Ma=
hone Bay.&nbsp;&nbsp; W<b><br>=0A3)</b> - <u>Graves Island Provincial Park<=
br><br>=0A</u><b>55 Horned Grebes</b> (mostly in four groups)<br>=0A<b>3 Re=
d-necked Grebes<br>=0A27 Bufflehead<br><br>=0A</b>Either there was a moveme=
nt of grebes, or locally wintering grebes=0Awere gathering in flocks in pre=
paration for migration.&nbsp; <br><br>Hi Ian and Blake</div><div id=3D"yiv1=
623269540">For many years I walk Graves in the winter.</div><div id=3D"yiv1=
623269540">I never bother to record numbers but from time to time see them =
in the 100s but in general Grebes arrive late Oct and stay to Jan - then th=
e leave for a month or so and come back in March and April.</div><div id=3D=
"yiv1623269540">Red-necked seem to stay a somewhat shorter time than Horned=
.&nbsp;</div><div id=3D"yiv1623269540">I don't know if they just go farther=
 out to sea in the winter or if they go farther south.</div><div id=3D"yiv1=
623269540">An interesting species.</div><div id=3D"yiv1623269540">Paul</div=
><div id=3D"yiv1623269540"><br></div></blockquote></td></tr></table>
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