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Rick et al
FYI A Black Bear was sighted Thursday May 3 ~0730 in front of LE Shaw
School in Lower Avonport. There is a multi unit residence across the street
and I believe it was foraging in the dumpster. Don't have many more details
but apparently an exciting day for the kids!
On , Rick Whitman <dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Paul. I feel you & Dave have both pointed me in the right
> direction: "Anyway my guess would be this was a male who for some
> reason had come out of hibernation early and decided to go back after
> a spell, found a nice spot and had a sleep." It all adds up (including
> the clear cut, perhaps).
> Rick.
> On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 5:12 PM, Paul MacDonald paulrita2001@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi Rick
> > An interesting find - I always liked bears.
> > Sounds like a male bear who wouldn't need cover for the cubs.
> > An old woodsman - full of woods wisdom - once told me to find dens
> > look where the bear vomited late in the fall. At that time they become
> so
> > fat the
> > intestine becomes plugged and they cann't defecate so vomit all the
> > undigested food.
> > The old hunters knew the den was in the vicinity so would look for it.
> > These fellows knew a lot of nature stuff - they read nature not books or
> > google LOL
> > Anyway my guess would be this was a male who for some reason had come
> out
> > of hibernation early and decided to go back after a spell, found a nice
> spot
> > and had a sleep.
> > I'm not sure if DNR - Jenn Madden perhaps could analysis the poop to see
> > what
> > it was eating, mushrooms would mean fall, nuts the winter.
> > Great story anyway - Wouldn't want to trip over him!
> > Have a nice spring
> > Paul
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Rick Whitman dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com>
> > To: naturens naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> > Sent: Friday, May 4, 2012 6:00:58 PM
> > Subject: [NatureNS] A Bear Story
> >
> > I have a bear story & I'm hoping that Paul MacDonald & anyone else who
> > knows something about this will comment. Today Bernard Forsythe & I
> > were travelling thru some woods, well off trail. Purely by chance I
> > came upon a Black Bear bed. This was just a nicely rounded hollow in
> > the ground in a very well-drained piece of pure deciduous woods.
> > Bernard pointed out it would be almost wind-free. The only reason I
> > found this bed was that there were 7 separate piles of bear poop on 2
> > sides of the bed, all within 2 m of the actual bed, and some 1 m. He
> > didn't go very far to take a dump ! Mainly due to this, Bernard & I
> > both suspected that this was a winter bed ("den"), despite the
> > complete lack of cover. Is this possible ?
> >
> > I have photos of the bed, the poop, and a track from the nearest woods
> > road. The sticks around the bed are as they were. The bed is between
> > them, actually.
> >
> >
> http://rickwhitman.smugmug.com/Nature/Mammals/17300243_qb7fkF#!i=1828951828&k=8b6SwSh
> >
> > Rick Whitman
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Rick et al<br /><br />FYI A Black Bear was sighted Thursday May 3 ~0730 in =
front of L E Shaw School in Lower Avonport. There is a multi unit residenc=
e across the street and I believe it was foraging in the dumpster. Don'=
;t have many more details but apparently an exciting day for the kids!<br /=
><br />On , Rick Whitman <dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com> wrote:<br=
/>> Thanks Paul. I feel you & Dave have both pointed me in the right<br=
/>> <br />> direction: "Anyway my guess would be this was a mal=
e who for some<br />> <br />> reason had come out of hibernation earl=
y and decided to go back after<br />> <br />> a spell, found a nice s=
pot and had a sleep." It all adds up (including<br />> <br />> t=
he clear cut, perhaps).<br />> <br />> Rick.<br />> <br />> <br=
/>> <br />> On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 5:12 PM, Paul MacDonald paulrita2=
001@yahoo.com> wrote:<br />> <br />> > Hi Rick<br />> <br />=
> > An interesting find - I always liked bears.<br />> <br />> =
> Sounds like a male bear who wouldn't need cover for the cubs.<br /=
>> <br />> > An old woodsman - full of woods wisdom - once told me=
to find dens<br />> <br />> > look where the bear vomited late in=
the fall. At that time they become so<br />> <br />> > fat the<br=
/>> <br />> > intestine becomes plugged and they cann't defec=
ate so vomit all the<br />> <br />> > undigested food.<br />> <=
br />> > The old hunters knew the den was in the vicinity so would lo=
ok for it.<br />> <br />> > These fellows knew a lot of nature stu=
ff - they read nature not books or<br />> <br />> > google LOL<br =
/>> <br />> > Anyway my guess would be this was a male who for som=
e reason had come out<br />> <br />> > of hibernation early and de=
cided to go back after a spell, found a nice spot<br />> <br />> >=
and had a sleep.<br />> <br />> > I'm not sure if DNR - Jenn =
Madden perhaps could analysis the poop to see<br />> <br />> > wha=
t<br />> <br />> > it was eating, mushrooms would mean fall, nuts =
the winter.<br />> <br />> > Great story anyway - Wouldn't wan=
t to trip over him!<br />> <br />> > Have a nice spring<br />> =
<br />> > Paul<br />> <br />> ><br />> <br />> > __=
______________________________<br />> <br />> > From: Rick Whitman=
dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com><br />> <br />> > To: naturen=
s naturens@chebucto.ns.ca><br />> <br />> > Sent: Friday, May 4=
, 2012 6:00:58 PM<br />> <br />> > Subject: [NatureNS] A Bear Stor=
y<br />> <br />> ><br />> <br />> > I have a bear story &=
I'm hoping that Paul MacDonald & anyone else who<br />> <br />> =
> knows something about this will comment. Today Bernard Forsythe & I<br=
/>> <br />> > were travelling thru some woods, well off trail. Pu=
rely by chance I<br />> <br />> > came upon a Black Bear bed. This=
was just a nicely rounded hollow in<br />> <br />> > the ground i=
n a very well-drained piece of pure deciduous woods.<br />> <br />> &=
gt; Bernard pointed out it would be almost wind-free. The only reason I<br =
/>> <br />> > found this bed was that there were 7 separate piles =
of bear poop on 2<br />> <br />> > sides of the bed, all within 2 =
m of the actual bed, and some 1 m. He<br />> <br />> > didn't =
go very far to take a dump ! Mainly due to this, Bernard & I<br />> <br =
/>> > both suspected that this was a winter bed ("den"), de=
spite the<br />> <br />> > complete lack of cover. Is this possibl=
e ?<br />> <br />> ><br />> <br />> > I have photos of th=
e bed, the poop, and a track from the nearest woods<br />> <br />> &g=
t; road. The sticks around the bed are as they were. The bed is between<br =
/>> <br />> > them, actually.<br />> <br />> ><br />> =
<br />> > http://rickwhitman.smugmug.com/Nature/Mammals/17300243_qb7f=
kF#!i=3D1828951828&k=3D8b6SwSh<br />> <br />> ><br />> <br />&g=
t; > Rick Whitman<br />> <br />>
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