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--Apple-Mail-23--1048701845 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Begin forwarded message: > From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Date: April 6, 2012 4:32:11 PM ADT > Subject: shorebirds at Grand Pre, b. eagle nests, willow catkins > > Richard's earlier note had an obvious misprint in it on the numbers > of dunlins -- see below, and see Rick Whitman's note from yesterday. > > APRIL 6, 2012 - Yesterday Rick Whitman saw and photographed a mixed > flock of 31 dunlins and 14 purple sandpipers on the rocks at ne. > Grand Pre (The Guzzle) at high tide (very high now for a couple > more days). > > Today several other people observed the dunlins and purples, again > at high tide in early afternoon: Richard Stern, Cecil Pulsifer, > Pauline Pulsifer?, Tuma Young, Nick Honig, Bernard Forsythe, Pat > Hawes, and myself. > > Pat & I guessed we saw about 50-60 total shorebirds when they all > flew, apparently spontaneously -- and Tuma & Nick mentioned that > they had seen similar apparently spontaneous flights with no > obvious disturbance, but then flew back to land in roughly the same > area. Our guess of about 50 in total is consistent with Rick' > numbers yesterday. > > Back on March 25/12, Cecil Pulsifer was the first person to report > this mixed flock of shorebirds (with photos), but the numbers were > not counted. > > Then I checked the two bald eagle nests on Long Island: (a) the > Evangeline Campground nest again had no eagles visible; but (b) the > West Long Island nest had an adult eagle sitting as if incubating > -- Jean Leung, who lives just south of that nest, says it has been > sitting now for two days. > > Also on West Long Island, a willow species bush has open male catkins. --Apple-Mail-23--1048701845 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> <br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">"James W. Wolford" <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></fon= t></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">April 6, 2012 4:32:11 PM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>shorebirds at Grand Pre, b. eagle = nests, willow catkins</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div> Richard's earlier note had an obvious misprint in it = on the numbers of dunlins -- see below, and see Rick Whitman's note from = yesterday.<div><br></div><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>APRIL = 6, 2012</b> - Yesterday Rick Whitman saw and photographed a mixed flock = of 31 <b>dunlins </b>and 14 <b>purple sandpipers</b> on the rocks at ne. = Grand Pre (The Guzzle) at high tide (very high now for a couple more = days).</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">Today several other people observed the dunlins and = purples, again at high tide in early afternoon: Richard Stern, = Cecil Pulsifer, Pauline Pulsifer?, Tuma Young, Nick Honig, Bernard = Forsythe, Pat Hawes, and myself.</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">Pat & I guessed we saw = <b>about 50-60 total shorebirds</b> when they all flew, apparently = spontaneously -- and Tuma & Nick mentioned that they had seen = similar apparently spontaneous flights with no obvious disturbance, but = then flew back to land in roughly the same area. Our guess = of about 50 in total is consistent with Rick' numbers = yesterday.</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">Back on March 25/12, Cecil Pulsifer was the first = person to report this mixed flock of shorebirds (with photos), but the = numbers were not counted.</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">Then I checked the two<b> bald eagle nests on Long = Island: </b>(a) the <b>Evangeline Campground nest </b>again had <b>no = eagles</b> visible; but (b) the <b>West Long Island nest </b>had an = <b>adult eagle sitting</b> as if incubating -- Jean Leung, who lives = just south of that nest, says it has been sitting<b> now for two = days</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; "><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">Also on West Long Island, a <b>willow</b> species bush = has <b>open male = catkins</b>.</font></div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-23--1048701845--
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