[NatureNS] wood ducks, hooded merganser, etc., + feeder birds

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OCT. 18, 2011 - At our feeders I saw 3 n. cardinals at once this  
morning: an adult male, a pale orange-red juvenile male, and a  
juvenile female, all foraging independently.

Also at our feeders, lately we have had just one cock pheasant, but  
today separately 3 females showed up too (not with the male).

OCT. 20, 2011 - Sightings of cardinals continue at our feeders, at  
various times during the day and at dusk.  This morning I saw an  
adult male, a juvenile male, and a juv. female, all at the same time  
but foraging separately.  Also an adult female was seen.

A single brightly-coloured white-throated sparrow was at the feeders  
(the one seen several days ago did not stay).  Also 3 robins seen  
flying by our home in Wolfville.

OCT. 21, 2011 - I checked a few ponds in early afternoon:

Canard Pond held 3 female or immature n. shovelers, 3 mallards, 2  
green-winged teals, and an adult bald eagle flew overhead;

Gesner's Pond had a male/female pair of wood ducks;

Stella's Pond had no birds at all; and

Port Williams Sewage/Sewer Ponds had a single young? hooded merganser  
with a very small "hood" behind the head in the southern pond, which  
has the water level drawn down with mud on the edges, and the north  
pond had 7 mallards.

Cheers from Jim in Wolfville

Jim (James W.) Wolford
91 Wickwire Ave.
Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada
B4P 1W3

phone 902-542-9204
e-mail <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>

"The Earth has spawned such a diversity of remarkable creatures that  
I wonder why we do not all live in a state of perpetual awe and  
astonishment." -- Howard Ensign Evans, in "Life on a Little-Known  
Planet", 1968.

"In wildness is the preservation of the world" -- Henry David Thoreau

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face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>OCT. =
18, 2011</b> - At our feeders I saw<b> 3 n. cardinals </b>at once this =
morning: an adult male, a pale orange-red juvenile male, and a juvenile =
female, all foraging independently.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
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size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Also at our feeders, lately =
we have had just one cock <b>pheasant,</b> but today separately 3 =
females showed up too (not with the male).</font></div><div =
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20, 2011</b> - Sightings of <b>cardinals</b> continue at our feeders, at =
various times during the day and at dusk.&nbsp; This morning I saw an =
adult male, a juvenile male, and a juv. female, all at the same time but =
foraging separately.&nbsp; Also an adult female was =
seen.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">A single brightly-coloured <b>white-throated =
sparrow</b> was at the feeders (the one seen several days ago did not =
stay).&nbsp; Also 3 <b>robins</b> seen flying by our home in =
Wolfville.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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12.0px Helvetica"><b>OCT. 21, 2011 </b>- I checked a few ponds in early =
afternoon:</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica"><b>Canard Pond</b> held 3 female or immature<b> n. =
shovelers</b>, 3 mallards, 2 green-winged teals, and an adult bald eagle =
flew overhead;</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal =
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12.0px Helvetica"><b>Gesner's Pond</b> had a male/female pair of<b> wood =
ducks</b>;</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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12.0px Helvetica"><b>Stella's Pond </b>had no birds at all; =
and</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">Port Williams Sewage/Sewer Ponds had a single =
young?<b> hooded merganser </b>with a very small "hood" behind the head =
in the southern pond, which has the water level drawn down with mud on =
the edges, and the north pond had 7 mallards.</font></div><div =
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12.0px Helvetica">Cheers from Jim in Wolfville</font></div><div =
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face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Jim =
(James W.) Wolford</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
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Wickwire Ave.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
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size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Wolfville, Nova Scotia, =
Canada</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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902-542-9204</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
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margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">"The =
Earth has spawned such a diversity of remarkable creatures that I wonder =
why we do not all live in a state of perpetual awe and astonishment." -- =
Howard Ensign Evans, in "Life on a Little-Known Planet", =
1968.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal =
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margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">"In wildness is the preservation of the world" -- =
Henry David Thoreau</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal =
normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div =
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margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">***NOT SENT FROM A BLACKBERRY OR I-PHONE OR ANY OTHER =
HIGH-TECH DEVICE (just a Mac laptop and wireless =
Internet)***</font></div></font></div>
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