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Index of Subjects --967773369-39943241-1365636890=:83218 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Eiders seem to migrate from the Bay of Fundy out to the Northumberland Strait at this time of year Eric. Pass unseen but once I found one on the road with a broken wing. That was i= n April also but closer to Amherst. It end up in Nelson Hurry's bathtup for a while and then to some park. It was susprisingly tame. Lots of things we rarely see about migration. Have a nice spring Paul --- On Wed, 4/10/13, Eric L. Mills <e.mills@dal.ca> wrote: From: Eric L. Mills <e.mills@dal.ca> Subject: [NatureNS] Common Eider migrants, Truro To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Received: Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 1:51 PM Today at noon, while I was birding along Hwy 236 south of the Salmon River = just 2-3 km west of Truro, a flock of about 50 Common Eiders flew over me f= rom the south,=A0 paused briefly over the river, and then headed off high t= o the east, more or less in the direction of Pictou. Clearly they were migr= ants. I suspect that few Common Eiders are seen in the Truro area at any ti= me.=20 Canada Geese were widespread. I saw about 1500 in the Truro area, nearly al= l big white-breasted birds or big pale- to dusky-breasted birds. Only 3-5 o= f the total were dark enough to be attributed to the northern (and Greenlan= d) race B. c. interior, which I have not tracked in spring before. The only other birds of note wer Juncos - numerous flocks along all the roa= ds I travelled in Colchester, Hants, and northern Lunenburg Counties.=20 Eric L. Mills 286 Kingsburg Road RR#1 Rose Bay, NS B0J 2X0 Canada e.mills@dal.ca --967773369-39943241-1365636890=:83218 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" ><tr><td valign=3D"= top" style=3D"font: inherit;"><DIV>Eiders seem to migrate from the Bay of F= undy out to the Northumberland</DIV> <DIV>Strait at this time of year Eric.</DIV> <DIV>Pass unseen but once I found one on the road with a broken wing. That = was in April also</DIV> <DIV>but closer to Amherst. It end up in Nelson Hurry's bathtup for a while= </DIV> <DIV>and then to some park. It was susprisingly tame.</DIV> <DIV>Lots of things we rarely see about migration.</DIV> <DIV>Have a nice spring</DIV> <DIV>Paul<BR><BR>--- On <B>Wed, 4/10/13, Eric L. Mills <I><e.mills@dal.c= a></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5= px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: Eric L. Mills <e.mills@dal.ca><BR>Sub= ject: [NatureNS] Common Eider migrants, Truro<BR>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.c= a<BR>Received: Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 1:51 PM<BR><BR> <DIV id=3Dyiv213740828> <DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10p= t">Today at noon, while I was birding along Hwy 236 south of the Salmon Riv= er just 2-3 km west of Truro, a flock of about 50 Common Eiders flew over m= e from the south, paused briefly over the river, and then headed off = high to the east, more or less in the direction of Pictou. Clearly they wer= e migrants. I suspect that few Common Eiders are seen in the Truro area at = any time. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10p= t"><BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10p= t">Canada Geese were widespread. I saw about 1500 in the Truro area, nearly= all big white-breasted birds or big pale- to dusky-breasted birds. Only 3-= 5 of the total were dark enough to be attributed to the northern (and Green= land) race <I>B. c. interior</I>, which I have not tracked in spring before= .</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10p= t"><BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10p= t">The only other birds of note wer Juncos - numerous flocks along all the = roads I travelled in Colchester, Hants, and northern Lunenburg Counties. </= SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10p= t"><BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10p= t"><BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10p= t"><BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10p= t">Eric L. Mills</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10p= t">286 Kingsburg Road</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10p= t">RR#1 Rose Bay, NS B0J 2X0</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10p= t">Canada</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10p= t">e.mills@dal.ca</SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></td></tr></t= able> --967773369-39943241-1365636890=:83218--
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