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I happened to be there around there around the same time. There was a Mocki=
ngbird (near the path to N. Kentville) reported off & on there for some tim=
e=2C 1 L. Yellowleg in with the Greaters=2C 2 imm. P/B grebes (reported sev=
eral times before).
On the N. side of the Marsh where there was strangely no wind (otherwise st=
rong 50k wind elsewhere)=2C there were a mixed group of insects including H=
oney & Bumble Bees (B. impatiens only)=2C several flies (I believe) that we=
re obviously mimics of Megachile bees but I have never seen the species bef=
ore (very striking)=2C a number of damselflies (spreadwings=2C bluets & sp=
rites)=2C lots of Tashinid flies. Lots of Hover flies including a likely o=
ne that had half of its abdomen orange.
=20
Like Jim the only butterflies I saw were Clouded Sulphurs.
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Angus
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CC: Julie.Paquet@ec.gc.ca
From: jimwolford@eastlink.ca
Subject: [NatureNS] Miner's Marsh birds etc. + black swallowtail caterpilla=
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Date: Fri=2C 4 Oct 2013 19:05:36 -0300
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Begin forwarded message:
From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: October 4=2C 2013 6:56:50 PM ADT
To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>
Subject: [ValleyNature] Miner's Marsh birds etc. + black swallowtail caterp=
illar
OCT. 4=2C 2013 - MINER'S MARSH in Kentville -- Sunny but not so warm=2C bec=
ause of a strong cool wind. Sightings included:
- 2 or 3 pied-billed grebes (at least one juvenile)=3B
- a juvenile great blue heron=3B
- 3 double-crested cormorants (2 adults=2C 1 juvenile)=3B
- 6 greater yellowlegs=3B
- mallards abundant and pairing up (male/female)=3B
- several green-winged teals=2C all in female plumage=3B
- 1 sulphur (clouded?) butterfly=3B
- 2 unidentified large dragonflies.
------------------------
In late afternoon Nancy Burbidge of lower Canard Road (south of Canning) fo=
und me doing e-mail in JustUs! cafe in Wolfville=2C and she said she had ju=
st encountered a striking caterpillar in her garden. She said it was a mat=
ch to the cover of the Peterson Field Guide to Butterflies?=2C and she desc=
ribed it as "green with black and white stripes". Then I said her descript=
ion sounded like a black swallowtail=2C and right there I Googled that=2C f=
ound the Wikipedia photos of caterpillars=2C and she said=2C "That's it!" =
Then I told her it was usually found on some member of the carrot family=2C=
like Queen Anne's lace=2C and she said that fits=2C and that is was next t=
o some tomato plants in her garden.=20
Nancy also reported that she recently saw what she thinks was an adult red =
admiral butterfly.=20
Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
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<body class=3D'hmmessage'><div dir=3D'ltr'>I happened to be there around th=
ere around the same time. There was a Mockingbird (near the path to N. Kent=
ville) reported off &=3B on there for some time=2C =3B1 L. Yellowleg=
in with the Greaters=2C 2 imm. P/B grebes (reported several times before).=
<BR>
On the N. side of the Marsh where there was strangely no wind (otherwise st=
rong 50k wind elsewhere)=2C there were a mixed group of insects including H=
oney &=3B Bumble Bees (B. impatiens only)=2C several flies (I believe) t=
hat were obviously mimics of Megachile bees but I have never seen the speci=
es before (very striking)=2C a number of  =3Bdamselflies (spreadwings=
=2C bluets &=3B sprites)=2C lots of Tashinid flies. Lots of Hover flies =
including =3B a likely one that had half of its abdomen orange.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
Like Jim the only butterflies I saw =3B were Clouded Sulphurs.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
Angus<BR> =3B<BR>
<DIV>
<HR id=3DstopSpelling>
CC: Julie.Paquet@ec.gc.ca<BR>From: jimwolford@eastlink.ca<BR>Subject: [Natu=
reNS] Miner's Marsh birds etc. + black swallowtail caterpillar<BR>Date: Fri=
=2C 4 Oct 2013 19:05:36 -0300<BR>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR><BR><BR>
<DIV><BR>
<DIV>Begin forwarded message:</DIV><BR class=3DecxApple-interchange-newline=
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<DIV><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica=3B COLOR: #000000" color=3D#000000=
size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><B>From: </B></FONT><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px He=
lvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica>"James W. Wolford" <=3B<A href=3D"mail=
to:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</A>>=3B</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica=3B COLOR: #000000" color=3D#000000=
size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><B>Date: </B></FONT><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px He=
lvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica>October 4=2C 2013 6:56:50 PM ADT</FONT><=
/DIV>
<DIV><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica=3B COLOR: #000000" color=3D#000000=
size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><B>To: </B></FONT><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helv=
etica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica>Nature BNS <=3B<A href=3D"mailto:nature@=
blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca</A>>=3B</FONT></DIV=
>
<DIV><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica=3B COLOR: #000000" color=3D#000000=
size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><B>Subject: </B></FONT><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px=
Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><B>[ValleyNature] Miner's Marsh birds=
etc. + black swallowtail<SPAN style=3D"WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=3DecxApple-=
tab-span> </SPAN>caterpillar</B></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 14px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><B>OCT.=
4=2C 2013 - MINER'S MARSH</B> in Kentville -- Sunny but not so warm=2C bec=
ause of a strong cool wind. =3B Sightings included:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 14px=3B FONT: 12px Helvetica"><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica>- 2 or =
3<B> pied-billed grebes</B> (at least one juvenile)=3B</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica>- a juv=
enile <B>great blue heron</B>=3B</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica>- 3 <B>=
double-crested cormorants</B> (2 adults=2C 1 juvenile)=3B</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica>- 6<B> =
greater yellowlegs</B>=3B</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica>- <B>ma=
llards</B> abundant and pairing up (male/female)=3B</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica>- sever=
al <B>green-winged teals</B>=2C all in female plumage=3B</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica>- 1 <B>=
sulphur (clouded?) butterfly</B>=3B</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica>- 2 uni=
dentified large<B> dragonflies.</B></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><B>----=
--------------------</B></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica>In late=
afternoon Nancy Burbidge of <B>lower Canard Road </B>(south of Canning) fo=
und me doing e-mail in JustUs! cafe in Wolfville=2C and she said she had ju=
st encountered a <B>striking caterpillar in her garden</B>. =3B She sai=
d it was a match to the cover of the Peterson Field Guide to Butterflies?=
=2C and she described it as "green with black and white stripes". =3B T=
hen I said her description sounded like a <B>black swallowtail=2C</B> and r=
ight there I Googled that=2C found the Wikipedia photos of caterpillars=2C =
and she said=2C "That's it!" =3B Then I told her it was usually found o=
n some member of the carrot family=2C like Queen Anne's lace=2C and she sai=
d that fits=2C and that is was next to some tomato plants in her garden.&nb=
sp=3B</FONT></DIV>
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ONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica>
<DIV><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica>Nancy a=
lso reported that she recently saw what she thinks was an adult <B>red admi=
ral butterfly</B>. =3B</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><BR></F=
ONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica>Cheers =
from Jim in Wolfville.</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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