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HI James,=0A=0AAny rails at the Amherst Marsh.=0A=0ARob=0A=A0=0A"If the doo=
rs of perception were cleansed, every thing would appear to man as it is: i=
nfinite." =A0- William Blake=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0A Fr=
om: James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com>=0ATo: Naturens Naturens <naturens@=
chebucto.ns.ca> =0ASent: Monday, July 2, 2012 1:02:47 AM=0ASubject: [Nature=
NS] Trip back to Amherst Marsh=0A =0A=0A =0AHi all:=0A=A0=0AYesterday, Kevi=
n Lantz, myself and Dorothy Poole took a run to Folly Moutain and Amherst.=
=A0 It was a great day with about 76 or so species and 70 seen by all of us=
.=A0 Highlights were great looks at the mourning warbler in Folly Mountain =
and of a winter wren perched within a few feet.=A0 We had a Swainson's thru=
sh out in the open and singing about 10-15 feet from us.=A0 At Amherst it w=
as good to see 16 black terns and the cliff swallows there.=A0 Thank you Je=
ff.=A0 =0A=A0=0AThe eastern phoebe did not seem to be at Wentworth anymore.=
=A0 =0A=A0=0ALots of butterflies and dragonflies about.=A0 We had a number =
of monarchs in response to an earlier posting.=A0 =0A=A0=0AI'm not sure whe=
re the previous beaver was reported as dead, but there was a large one by t=
he 104 just before River Phillip.=A0 =0A=A0=0AI've never seen so many dead =
crows on the road before.=A0 There were probably two dozen.=A0 Likely, youn=
g inexperienced birds.=A0=A0 There appeared to be an ant hatch on everywher=
e and we observed American crows picking up and eating these ants at a numb=
er of locations.=A0 I suspect that is why=A0most were in the middle of the =
road and killed as they were after this food source.=0A=A0=0ASince my posti=
ng on the response for the cliff swallows I've heard of a number of locatio=
ns including one spot where I thought that they had not returned to this ye=
ar where they are now nesting again.=A0 =0A=A0=0AJames R. Hirtle=0ABridgewa=
ter
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mes new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>HI James,<=
/span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Any rails at the Amherst=
Marsh.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Rob</span></div>=
<div> </div><div>"If the doors of perception were cleansed, every thin=
g would appear to man as it is: infinite." - William Blake<br></div> =
<div style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york',=
times, serif; "> <div style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new ro=
man', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <font size=3D"2" face=
=3D"Arial"> <hr size=3D"1"> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold;">From:</sp=
an></b> James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com><br> <b><span style=3D"fo=
nt-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Naturens Naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns=
.ca> <br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday,=
July 2, 2012
1:02:47 AM<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [=
NatureNS] Trip back to Amherst Marsh<br> </font> </div> <br><div id=3D"yiv5=
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=0A<font size=3D"3">Hi all:</font><br>=0A<font size=3D"3"></font> <br>=
=0A<font size=3D"3">Yesterday, Kevin Lantz, myself and Dorothy Poole took a=
run to Folly Moutain and Amherst. It was a great day with about 76 o=
r so species and 70 seen by all of us. Highlights were great looks at=
the mourning warbler in Folly Mountain and of a winter wren perched within=
a few feet. We had a Swainson's thrush out in the open and singing a=
bout 10-15 feet from us. At Amherst it was good to see 16 black terns=
and the cliff swallows there. Thank you Jeff. </font><br>=0A<f=
ont size=3D"3"></font> <br>=0A<font size=3D"3">The eastern phoebe did =
not seem to be at Wentworth anymore. </font><br>=0A<font size=3D"3"><=
/font> <br>=0A<font size=3D"3">Lots of butterflies and dragonflies abo=
ut. We had a number of monarchs in response to an earlier posting.&nb=
sp; </font><br>=0A<font size=3D"3"></font> <br>=0A<font size=3D"3">I'm=
not sure where the previous beaver was reported as dead, but there was a l=
arge one by the 104 just before River Phillip. </font><br>=0A<font si=
ze=3D"3"></font> <br>=0A<font size=3D"3">I've never seen so many dead =
crows on the road before. There were probably two dozen. Likely=
, young inexperienced birds. There appeared to be an ant hatch =
on everywhere and we observed American crows picking up and eating these an=
ts at a number of locations. I suspect that is why most were in =
the middle of the road and killed as they were after this food source.</fon=
t><br>=0A<font size=3D"3"></font> <br>=0A<font size=3D"3">Since my pos=
ting on the response for the cliff swallows I've heard of a number of locat=
ions including one spot where I thought that they had not returned to this =
year where they are now nesting again. </font><br>=0A<font size=3D"3"=
></font> <br>=0A<font size=3D"3">James R. Hirtle</font><br>=0A<font si=
ze=3D"3">Bridgewater</font><br> =09=09 =09 =09=09 </div></div>=0A</div><=
br><br> </div> </div> </div></body></html>
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