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Index of Subjects --20cf3005e09e2ebe9404a67e4afb Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 This may not be exciting in some parts of NS, but I spend a lot of time in the woods in Kings County. The last time I saw Spruce Grouse in this county was 1982. (In 1998 I saw them on Taylor Head, Halifax Co.). Today, Bernard Forsythe invited me to go into Methals Lake bog with him. (This is an almost 2 hour hike from the S end of Corkum & Burns Road and is, in fact, almost impassable due to many Dec 13/10 blowdowns. I can't recommend it to anyone.) But we got there & precisely where the trail enters the bog, on a rough sort of bridge, we saw a Spruce Grouse with her chicks !! I was so excited I felt like I had "buck fever". I have a rather nice photo of the female and a so-so photo of her & 3 chicks. The chicks are to her left, on the boards, in that photo. http://rickwhitman.smugmug.com/Nature/Birds-June-2011/17339139_s8DKjh#1353027378_WXQS32G http://rickwhitman.smugmug.com/Nature/Birds-June-2011/17339139_s8DKjh#1353031158_9bWxk78 I should note that Bernard has seen Spruce Grouse in the same area before, including last year. -- Rick Whitman --20cf3005e09e2ebe9404a67e4afb Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This may not be exciting in some parts of NS, but I spend a lot of time in = the woods in Kings County. The last time I saw Spruce Grouse in this county= was 1982. (In 1998 I saw them on Taylor Head, Halifax Co.). Today, Bernard= Forsythe invited me to go into Methals Lake bog with him. (This is an almo= st 2 hour hike from the S end of Corkum & Burns Road and is, in fact, a= lmost impassable due to many Dec 13/10 blowdowns. I can't recommend it = to anyone.) But we got there & precisely where the trail enters the bog= , on a rough sort of bridge, we saw a Spruce Grouse with her chicks !! I wa= s so excited I felt like I had "buck fever". I have a rather nice= photo of the female and a so-so photo of her & 3 chicks. The chicks ar= e to her left, on the boards, in that photo.<div> <br></div><div><a href=3D"http://rickwhitman.smugmug.com/Nature/Birds-June-= 2011/17339139_s8DKjh#1353027378_WXQS32G">http://rickwhitman.smugmug.com/Nat= ure/Birds-June-2011/17339139_s8DKjh#1353027378_WXQS32G</a></div><div><br> </div><div><a href=3D"http://rickwhitman.smugmug.com/Nature/Birds-June-2011= /17339139_s8DKjh#1353031158_9bWxk78">http://rickwhitman.smugmug.com/Nature/= Birds-June-2011/17339139_s8DKjh#1353031158_9bWxk78</a></div><div><br></div> <div>I should note that Bernard has seen Spruce Grouse in the same area bef= ore, including last year.<br>-- <br>Rick Whitman<br> </div> --20cf3005e09e2ebe9404a67e4afb--
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