[NatureNS] gray squirrel, raven nest, rough-legged hawk, etc.

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> Subject: [ValleyNature] gray squirrel, raven nest, rough-legged  
> hawk, etc.
>
> MARCH 14, 2014 - Yesterday evening I helped host a bird-feeding  
> clinic/workshop in Coldbrook at Scotian Gold.  Jeff Knowles and  
> Rob ? of Scotian Gold opened the store during and after the clinic,  
> and there were a few door prizes as well, plus bird-feeding stuff  
> to examine or buy.  The inclement weather of freezing rain, snow, &  
> wind kept our crowd down to a nice number somewhere under twenty.   
> Mostly it was a question-and-answer discussion session.
>
> There were two notable sightings reported by those present.  First,  
> a man at Cambridge? (unsure) reported he has seen a gray squirrel  
> with a red tail.
>
> And someone else reported a new? nest of a raven or eagle northwest  
> of Port Williams.  I looked for the nest this afternoon.  It was  
> easy to find and not difficult a view, a raven nest with a sitting  
> raven in it, quite possibly on eggs.  If you are driving south from  
> Church St. on Hwy. 358, just before the highway curves to the left  
> (east) toward Port Williams, look to the right and ahead and the  
> high nest is obvious.  One spot to view it is at the driveway of  
> 335 Sutton Road, just south of the highway curve.
>
> Another nice sighting today by me was a light-phase rough-legged  
> hawk, hovering over highway 358 a bit south of the Cornwallis River  
> bridge at Port Williams.
>
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
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#000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[ValleyNature] gray squirrel, raven =
nest, rough-legged hawk, etc.</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
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min-height: 14px; "><br></div>  <div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: 16.0px Helvetica"><b>MARCH =
14, 2014</b> - Yesterday evening I helped host a <b>bird-feeding =
clinic/workshop in Coldbrook at Scotian Gold</b>.&nbsp; Jeff Knowles and =
Rob ? of Scotian Gold opened the store during and after the clinic, and =
there were a few door prizes as well, plus bird-feeding stuff to examine =
or buy.&nbsp; The inclement weather of freezing rain, snow, &amp; wind =
kept our crowd down to a nice number somewhere under twenty.&nbsp; =
Mostly it was a question-and-answer discussion session. =
&nbsp;</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal =
16px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 19px; "><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: =
16.0px Helvetica">There were two notable sightings reported by those =
present.&nbsp; First, a man at Cambridge? (unsure) reported he has seen =
a <b>gray squirrel with a red tail</b>.</font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Helvetica; =
min-height: 19px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: 16.0px Helvetica">And =
someone else reported a new? <b>nest of a raven or eagle northwest of =
Port Williams</b>.&nbsp; I looked for the nest this afternoon.&nbsp; It =
was easy to find and not difficult a view, a<b> raven nest with a =
sitting raven in it, quite possibly on eggs</b>.&nbsp; If you are =
driving south from Church St. on Hwy. 358, just before the highway =
curves to the left (east) toward Port Williams, look to the right and =
ahead and the high nest is obvious.&nbsp; One spot to view it is at the =
driveway of 335 Sutton Road, just south of the highway =
curve.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal =
16px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 19px; "><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: =
16.0px Helvetica">Another nice sighting today by me was a<b> light-phase =
rough-legged hawk</b>, hovering over highway 358 a bit south of the =
Cornwallis River bridge at Port Williams.</font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: =
16.0px Helvetica"><br></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: 16.0px Helvetica">Cheers =
from Jim in Wolfville.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; =
">_______________________________________________</div><div =
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