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--Apple-Mail-55-208114681 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed Begin forwarded message: > From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Date: November 6, 2012 12:47:29 AM AST > To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca> > Cc: Sherman Boates <boatesjs@gov.ns.ca>, Randy Milton =20 > <miltongr@gov.ns.ca>, Dave Shutler <dave.shutler@acadiau.ca>, Gary =20 > Myers <gemyers@eastlink.ca>, Mark F Elderkin <elderkmf@gov.ns.ca> > Subject: [ValleyNature] Red-Tailed Hawk -- Migratory?? > > I am no expert, but I will take the first flier at this question =20 > from Gary. I believe that, as with the bald eagle, our area in =20 > eastern King's County is a concentration area for red-tails in =20 > Winter, i.e. we have quite a few more red-tails then than in =20 > Summer. This is less dramatic than for bald eagles, which are much =20= > more abundant in Winter than in Summer. Of course, this says =20 > nothing about where all these raptors come here FROM, and it also =20 > says nothing about how many Summer red-tails and eagles migrate =20 > elsewhere for the Winter. Former banding and wing-marking of the =20 > eagles showed that decades ago our Winter eagles came from Cape =20 > Breton (majority), New Brunswick, Maine, P.E.I., and other =20 > northeastern U.S. states (no or very little banding occurs now, and =20= > same for those intrepid souls who used to sit in cold hides of some =20= > kind and try to read band numbers with scopes). > > One more interesting thing about Winter red-tailed hawks in our =20 > area: socially there seem to be two kinds -- territorial loners =20 > that probably defend feeding areas, vs. more social birds that hang =20= > out near poultry farms for the chicken mortalities that are put out =20= > for the eagles -- the social red-tails can be found with up to 5 or =20= > so perched in a single tree, although 2 or 3 at one carrion locale =20 > would be more normal. > > Cheers from Jim, normally in Wolfville. > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Gary Myers <gemyers@eastlink.ca> >> Date: November 5, 2012 9:08:10 PM AST >> To: naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> >> Subject: [NatureNS] Red-Tailed Hawk Migration? >> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> >> We drove to New Minas Saturday and saw 7 Red-Tailed Hawks between =20 >> Exit 16 and 14 (Aylesford to Coldbrook), mostly in trees but one =20 >> was beating its wings furiously to allow it to =91hover=92 for = several =20 >> seconds at about 30 feet concentrating intently on something in =20 >> the ditch (oblivious to traffic) which it finally dove on. Do Red-=20= >> Tailed Hawks migrate? I know we have them year round, but do we =20 >> get the =91northern=92 ones while our local summer population goes =20= >> further south? I saw a large mature Bald Eagle in a tree along =20 >> Victoria Road North of Aylesford and just south of the 211 this =20 >> afternoon. > > _______________________________________________ > Nature mailing list > Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca > http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/=20 > nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca --Apple-Mail-55-208114681 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252 <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">November 6, 2012 12:47:29 AM = AST</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>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Nature BNS <<a = href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a>></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>Cc: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Sherman Boates <<a = href=3D"mailto:boatesjs@gov.ns.ca">boatesjs@gov.ns.ca</a>>, Randy = Milton <<a = href=3D"mailto:miltongr@gov.ns.ca">miltongr@gov.ns.ca</a>>, Dave = Shutler <<a = href=3D"mailto:dave.shutler@acadiau.ca">dave.shutler@acadiau.ca</a>>, = Gary Myers <<a = href=3D"mailto:gemyers@eastlink.ca">gemyers@eastlink.ca</a>>, Mark F = Elderkin <<a = href=3D"mailto:elderkmf@gov.ns.ca">elderkmf@gov.ns.ca</a>></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>[ValleyNature] Red-Tailed Hawk -- = Migratory??</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; = "><br></div> I am no expert, but I will take the first flier at this = question from Gary. I believe that, as with the bald eagle, our = area in eastern King's County is a concentration area for red-tails in = Winter, i.e. we have quite a few more red-tails then than in Summer. = This is less dramatic than for bald eagles, which are much more = abundant in Winter than in Summer. Of course, this says nothing = about where all these raptors come here FROM, and it also says nothing = about how many Summer red-tails and eagles migrate elsewhere for the = Winter. Former banding and wing-marking of the eagles showed that = decades ago our Winter eagles came from Cape Breton (majority), New = Brunswick, Maine, P.E.I., and other northeastern U.S. states (no or very = little banding occurs now, and same for those intrepid souls who used to = sit in cold hides of some kind and try to read band numbers with = scopes).<div><br></div><div>One more interesting thing about Winter = red-tailed hawks in our area: socially there seem to be two kinds -- = territorial loners that probably defend feeding areas, vs. more social = birds that hang out near poultry farms for the chicken mortalities that = are put out for the eagles -- the social red-tails can be found with up = to 5 or so perched in a single tree, although 2 or 3 at one carrion = locale would be more normal. </div><div><br></div><div>Cheers from = Jim, normally in Wolfville. <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">Gary Myers <<a = href=3D"mailto:gemyers@eastlink.ca">gemyers@eastlink.ca</a>></font></di= v><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">November 5, 2012 9:08:10 PM AST</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>To: </b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">naturens = <<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></f= ont></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>[NatureNS] Red-Tailed Hawk = Migration?</b></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>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div dir=3D"ltr"> = <div style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> = <div>We drove to New Minas Saturday and saw 7 Red-Tailed Hawks between = Exit 16 and 14 (Aylesford to Coldbrook), mostly in trees but one = was beating its wings furiously to allow it to =91hover=92 for several = seconds at about 30 feet concentrating intently on something in the = ditch (oblivious to traffic) which it finally dove on. Do = Red-Tailed Hawks migrate? I know we have them year round, but do = we get the =91northern=92 ones while our local summer population goes = further south? I saw a large mature Bald Eagle in a tree along = Victoria Road North of Aylesford and just south of the 211 this = afternoon.</div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; = ">_______________________________________________</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Nature mailing list</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"mailto:Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">Nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnatu= ralists.ca">http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidon= naturalists.ca</a></div> </blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-55-208114681--
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