[NatureNS] Feb. 5, 2012, CKC Eagles/Raptors Count prelim. results

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FEB. 5 (SUNDAY), 2012 - Last day of 21st Annual Eagle Watch at  
Sheffield Mills -- Continuing very wintry and cold conditions,  
temperatures -10 to -8 C. with a cold wind from northwest, plus  
complete snow cover (but very shallow).  And a pretty good day for  
our attempt at the Annual Cyril K. Coldwell Eagles and Raptors Count  
for Eastern King's County.  One bonus today was that the dykeland  
roads were all or mostly driveable by the various surveyors, so our  
coverage was perhaps better than on many previous counts.

We had a pretty good day re weather and visibility for our annual  
count named above.  Here are our preliminary results from the efforts  
of about 32 observers in 16-17 field parties for just one hour from  
10 to 11 a.m. (to minimize double-counting of individual eagles and  
other species):

477 total bald eagles (269 adults, 189 immatures, 19 of unknown ages)
	(ratio of adult:immature for aged eagles was 59%:41%)
54 red-tailed hawks
3 rough-legged hawks
4 northern harriers
1 sharp-shinned hawk
1 merlin
1 Am. kestrel

Other interesting sightings: 400 Canada geese; 400 black ducks; 25  
mallards;  65+ Bohemian waxwings, 32 cedar waxwings, 34 horned larks,  
90+20+1 snow buntings, 1 singing cardinal!

Best general areas for eagles yesterday were: 131 eagles west & north  
from Port Williams; 170 n. & s. from Grand Pre; 69 in Sheffield Mills  
area; 34 east of Avonport.

One possibly problematic and inflationary sighting was of a sudden  
flurry of activity of 30+ eagles at the Haliburtton farm east of  
Avonport at about 10:20 a.m., and the observers didn't notice where  
those eagles may have come in from.  The Avonport area is the point  
of convergence of three different field parties -- e. g. Gaspereau  
Valley and southeast of Grand Pre.

Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
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12.0px Helvetica"><b>FEB. 5 (SUNDAY), 2012 - Last day of 21st Annual =
Eagle Watch at Sheffield Mills</b> -- Continuing very wintry and cold =
conditions, temperatures -10 to -8 C. with a cold wind from northwest, =
plus complete snow cover (but very shallow).&nbsp; And a pretty good day =
for our attempt at the <b>Annual Cyril K. Coldwell Eagles and Raptors =
Count for Eastern King's County</b>.&nbsp; One bonus today was that the =
dykeland roads were all or mostly driveable by the various surveyors, so =
our coverage was perhaps better than on many previous =
counts.</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; "><b></b><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">We had a pretty good day re weather and visibility for =
our annual count named above.&nbsp; Here are our <b>preliminary =
results</b> from the efforts of about 32 observers in 16-17 field =
parties for just one hour from 10 to 11 a.m. (to minimize =
double-counting of individual eagles and other =
species):</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"><b>477 total bald eagles (2</b>69 adults, 189 =
immatures, 19 of unknown ages)</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span =
class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre">	</span>(ratio of =
adult:immature for aged eagles was<b> 59%:41%</b>)</font></div><div =
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margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica"><b>54 red-tailed hawks</b></font></div><div =
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margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica"><b>3 rough-legged hawks</b></font></div><div =
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margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica"><b>4 northern harriers</b></font></div><div =
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margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica"><b>1 sharp-shinned hawk</b></font></div><div =
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margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica"><b>1 merlin</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>1 Am. =
kestrel</b></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; "><b></b><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica"><b>Other interesting sightings: 400 Canada geese; 400 =
black ducks; 25 mallards;&nbsp; 65+ Bohemian waxwings, 32 cedar =
waxwings, 34 horned larks, 90+20+1 snow buntings, 1 singing =
cardinal!</b></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; "><b></b><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica"><b>Best general areas for eagles </b>yesterday were: =
131 eagles west &amp; north from Port Williams; 170 n. &amp; s. from =
Grand Pre; 69 in Sheffield Mills area; 34 east of =
Avonport.</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 =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">One possibly problematic and inflationary sighting was =
of a sudden flurry of activity of 30+ eagles at the Haliburtton farm =
east of Avonport at about 10:20 a.m., and the observers didn't notice =
where those eagles may have come in from.&nbsp; The Avonport area is the =
point of convergence of three different field parties -- e. g. Gaspereau =
Valley and southeast of Grand Pre.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px =
Helvetica"><br></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Cheers from Jim in =
Wolfville.</font></div></div>
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