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Index of Subjects Port Williams is placing a new pipe for sewage entering the treatment facility, it will probably not be finished before next weekend. The construction vehicles are in use between seven in the morning and five in the afternoon at other times the road is walkable. The running dyke is walkable out to the ponds without getting in the way of construction at any time. George Forsyth Quoting Angus MacLean <angusmcl@ns.sympatico.ca>: > Checked out some of the ponds around eastern Kings this afternoon. > > Starting off in Coldbrook, a Little Brown Bat fluttered around our > vehicle. Probably at this time of year all the flying insects are at a > low level (sunny, 10-11C). > > Canard Pond held ~15 Pintail, 20 Wigeon, 10+ Green-winged teal (no > Blue-winged), a few Mallards & Blacks. There were other waterfowl in > the back marsh but impossible to id due to the heat haze. The most > interesting wildlife there was about 200 gulls, 90% of them Great > Black-backed!! Most unusual in these parts as the numbers usually > highly favor Herring.. There were two Iceland Gulls though. > > Checked out Harris' Pond (nesting Geese but nothing else....) Before > one of the landowners dammed the outlet & raised the water level > considerably this used to be a prime spot for dabblers & other ducks. > Too bad for the waterfowl and us watchers!! Nothing at the spots on the > Habitant R. along the village of Canning. The Ducks Unlimited pond at > Starrs Point only held a few Mallards. Did not get to the Saxon St. > pond. The access to the Port Williams Sewage Ponds was blocked by > construction....not sure what they're doing there. Anyone know?? Hope > it's completed before next Saturday's field trip!! > Angus
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