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Hi Angus and all:
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There was a fly of some sort (1/4 in.) out and about at Cape Sable Island t=
oday. It looked similar to a house fly=2C but was thinner and more elongat=
ed. =20
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James R. Hirtle
Bridgewater
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> Date: Sun=2C 18 Mar 2012 18:29:14 -0300
> To: NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca
> From: angusmcl@ns.sympatico.ca
> Subject: [NatureNS] BIrds & Others
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> Lovely today & yesterday.....17-18C....why wish for Spring??
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> Flies=2C spiders & other small creatures out & about. Too windy for=20
> flies today however...they have to fly really low. No Queen Bees=20
> yet..usually don't see them till May 1 but you never know with these temp=
s.
> Our crocuses are not up yet but for those that are=2C should find=20
> Honeybees & perhaps Andrenid Bees on them.
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> Snooped around the waterbodies in E. Kings.
> Saxon St. Pond ...no action & very little water. Drawn down so far=20
> that it even discourages dabbling ducks. Hoped for a Killdeer here but no=
luck.
> Canard Pond .....a few Mallards=2C G/W Teal & C. Mergs. Still=20
> ice-covered in the eastern part.
> Starr's Point D/U pond ...no ducks=2C no geese..Van Ostrooms pond still=20
> ice covered.
> P.W. Sewage Ponds ..only a few Mallards. R/B & Iceland Gulls more in=20
> evidence than normal at this time of year.
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> With the weather forecasted this coming week=2C we can hope for better bi=
rding.
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> Angus
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Hi Angus and all:<BR>
 =3B<BR>
There was a fly of some sort (1/4 in.) out and about at Cape Sable Island t=
oday. =3B It looked similar to a house fly=2C but was thinner and more =
elongated. =3B =3B <BR>
 =3B<BR>
James R. Hirtle<BR>
Bridgewater<BR> =3B<BR>
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<DIV id=3DSkyDrivePlaceholder></DIV>>=3B Date: Sun=2C 18 Mar 2012 18:29:1=
4 -0300<BR>>=3B To: NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca<BR>>=3B From: angusmcl@ns.s=
ympatico.ca<BR>>=3B Subject: [NatureNS] BIrds &=3B Others<BR>>=3B <B=
R>>=3B Lovely today &=3B yesterday.....17-18C....why wish for Spring??=
<BR>>=3B <BR>>=3B Flies=2C spiders &=3B other small creatures out &a=
mp=3B about. Too windy for <BR>>=3B flies today however...they have to fl=
y really low. No Queen Bees <BR>>=3B yet..usually don't see them till May=
1 but you never know with these temps.<BR>>=3B Our crocuses are not up y=
et but for those that are=2C should find <BR>>=3B Honeybees &=3B perha=
ps Andrenid Bees on them.<BR>>=3B <BR>>=3B Snooped around the waterbodi=
es in E. Kings.<BR>>=3B Saxon St. Pond ...no action &=3B very little w=
ater. Drawn down so far <BR>>=3B that it even discourages dabbling ducks.=
Hoped for a Killdeer here but no luck.<BR>>=3B Canard Pond .....a few Ma=
llards=2C G/W Teal &=3B C. Mergs. Still <BR>>=3B ice-covered in the ea=
stern part.<BR>>=3B Starr's Point D/U pond ...no ducks=2C no geese..Van O=
strooms pond still <BR>>=3B ice covered.<BR>>=3B P.W. Sewage Ponds ..on=
ly a few Mallards. R/B &=3B Iceland Gulls more in <BR>>=3B evidence th=
an normal at this time of year.<BR>>=3B <BR>>=3B With the weather forec=
asted this coming week=2C we can hope for better birding.<BR>>=3B <BR>>=
=3B Angus<BR>>=3B <BR></DIV> </div></body>
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