[NatureNS] Ladies-Tresses and Sharp-shinned Hawk

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Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 04:35:12 -0700 (PDT)
From: Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com>
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Hi All=0ALast evening I went to a spot on the river to see what I could see=
.=0AThe Ladies-Tresses have started to bloom. I'm still not=0Asure which sp=
ecies of Spiranthes in that bed but they are=0Anicely scented flowers and v=
ery long lasting. The brillant white=0Ashows up well at dusk.Seems they to=
=A0require a special habitat to be successful=0A- that spot floods=A0in the=
 spring and like the place we saw Meadow-Beauty the ice=0Aremoves a lot of =
the vegetation but the river deposits organic matter=0Athere every year. I =
don't know if they are a Coastal Plain plant=0Aor if they are on some list =
or other. Bob - do you know on that one?=0AThis years crop of Alewives have=
 not started down river yet. The water is low=0Aand warm but the morning fo=
gs will cool it down. A little flock of common=0Amergansers went up river a=
s I was there. When the alewives get to the salt=0Awater the mergansers wil=
l gather in the bay. None there yet. This=0Abunch knew where they were and =
were heading for supper!=0AA sharp-shinned hawk circle around for a little =
while and then circled=0Aout of sight over the woods. No Night Hawks seen.=
=0AEnjoy the late summer=0APaul=0A
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ti=
mes new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div>Hi All</div><div=
>Last evening I went to a spot on the river to see what I could see.</div><=
div>The Ladies-Tresses have started to bloom. I'm still not</div><div>sure =
which species of Spiranthes in that bed but they are</div><div>nicely scent=
ed flowers and very long lasting. The brillant white</div><div>shows up wel=
l at dusk.Seems they to&nbsp;<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; ">require a sp=
ecial habitat to be successful</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0=
); font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, seri=
f; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span style=3D"font=
-size: 12pt; ">- that spot floods&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-size: 12p=
t; ">in the spring and like the place we saw Meadow-Beauty the ice</span></=
div><div>removes a lot of the vegetation but the river deposits organic
 matter</div><div>there every year. I don't know if they are a Coastal Plai=
n plant</div><div>or if they are on some list or other. Bob - do you know o=
n that one?</div><div>This years crop of Alewives have not started down riv=
er yet. The water is low</div><div>and warm but the morning fogs will cool =
it down. A little flock of common</div><div>mergansers went up river as I w=
as there. When the alewives get to the salt</div><div>water the mergansers =
will gather in the bay. None there yet. This</div><div>bunch knew where the=
y were and were heading for supper!</div><div>A sharp-shinned hawk circle a=
round for a little while and then circled</div><div>out of sight over the w=
oods. No Night Hawks seen.</div><div>Enjoy the late summer</div><div>Paul</=
div><div><br></div></div></body></html>
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