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I finally got to see the eaglet just outside of Bridgewater today. I guess=
it would actually be considered as Oakhill. Anyhow=2C the eaglet is about=
three quarters grown. Much larger than I anticipated that it should be at=
this time. I knew that the eggs had hatched quite some time ago=2C but wi=
th many stops I was unable to see the eaglet in the nest before now. =20
=20
At the Upper Blue Rocks Cemetery Road by Garden Lots there were a number of=
flycatchers present. There were at least two alder flycatchers. One flyc=
atcher calling I'm sure was a willow flycatcher. I was unable to see it ot=
her than it flying up into the air and down again. I'm kicking myself as I=
had a recorder in my pocket and did not even think about it until after th=
e fact. I had another flycatcher as well along the road there which had a =
strong white eye ring. It was alder flycatcher size and the chest had a li=
ght olive wash the whole way down. There were strong wing bars as well. I=
t was making a vocal=2C but not one that I'm familiar with. It was in the =
open and wouldn't you know it that I forgot the camera today.
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I certainly wish that I had a good camera as there were some great photo op=
portunities around. In East LaHave four spider strands were floating out s=
traight in the wind with a spider at the end of one. In Blue Rocks we obse=
rved a straight line of ants some going in one direction and some in anothe=
r over the top of a rock. There were probably about 300-400 ants in the li=
ne or more and they were all following the exact same route as if there wer=
e a highway created for them over the rock face. Spacing between the two li=
nes of travel was perfect and a mathematician would have been amazed by suc=
h a sight I would think. The other thing that I think would have made a fa=
bulous nature photo was a crane fly with one leg caught in a spider web. I=
t was gyrating=2C so that I though that it was a seed pod of some sort caug=
ht in the web. =20
=20
On the Centennial Trail in Bridgewater yesterday as Pat and I walked along =
the trail white seed pods were floating down. It was mystical as if we wer=
e walking through snow falling in the summer. =20
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James R. Hirtle
Bridgewater=20
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Garden Lots =3Bthere were a number of flycatchers present. =3B The=
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sure was a willow flycatcher. =3B I was unable to see it other than it =
flying up into the air and down again. =3B I'm kicking myself as I had =
a recorder in my pocket and did not even think about it until after the fac=
t. =3B I =3Bhad another flycatcher as well along the road there whi=
ch had a strong white eye ring. =3B It was alder flycatcher size and th=
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g wing bars as well. =3B It was making a vocal=2C but not one that I'm =
familiar with. =3B It was in the open and wouldn't you know it that I f=
orgot the camera today.<BR> =3B<BR>I certainly wish that I had a good c=
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a highway created for them over the rock face. =3BSpacing between the =
two lines of travel was perfect and a mathematician would have been amazed =
by such a sight I would think. =3B The other thing that I think would h=
ave made a fabulous nature photo was a crane fly with one leg caught in a s=
pider web. =3B It was gyrating=2C =3Bso that I though that it was a=
 =3Bseed pod of some sort caught in the web. =3B <BR> =3B<BR>On=
the =3BCentennial Trail in Bridgewater yesterday as =3BPat and I w=
alked along the trail =3Bwhite seed pods were floating down. =3B It=
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