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--Apple-Mail-3-352775838 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed > Subject: [ValleyNature] various nest-checks, goldeneyes, Can. geese > > MARCH 19, 2014 - I drove around a bit in afternoon to look for > yesterday's geese and to check more eagle, raven, and hawk nests. > > First check was the raven nest just north of the Acadia Arena, but > no ravens were present at all (again a surprise). > > Then the raven nest on the nw. side of Port Williams was occupied > at least briefly, then empty. > > The final raven nest-check was the one on Canning's Main St. > between the two Gibson houses, and now it had a sitting raven on it. > > On March 17 Bernard Forsythe told me that his raven nest in the > Noggins Farm woodlot now has a great horned owl in/on it and > apparently incubating. > > The lower Church St. bald eagle nest had both adults on it, and > then one adult flew off to perch on a tree just to the west. > > The bald eagle nest on the land of Seaview Poultry on Starr's Point > off the east end of Church St. has an adult eagle on it. This nest > is on the bank of the mouth of the Cornwallis River and can > actually be seen from Wellington Dyke by scanning to the southeast. > > Driving south along hwy. 358 just south of the Canard River, in > small trees is a nest of red-tailed hawks, and it already has an > adult hawk on it. > > Wellington Dyke today had about 700+ Canada geese, again feeding on > something just landward of the main dyke east of the paved road. > > > Finally, the Port Williams sewage ponds held no puddle ducks at > all, but there were about 9 common goldeneyes (4 ad. m., 1 imm. m., > 4 f.). > > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville, and HAPPY SPRING! > _______________________________________________ > Nature mailing list > Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca > http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/ > nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca --Apple-Mail-3-352775838 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><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>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[ValleyNature] various nest-checks, = goldeneyes, Can. geese</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div> <div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" = style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial"><b>MARCH 19, 2014 </b>- I drove around a = bit in afternoon to look for yesterday's geese and to check more eagle, = raven, and hawk nests. </font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 13px/normal Arial; min-height: 15px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: = 13.0px Arial">First check was the <b>raven nest</b> just north of the = Acadia Arena, but no ravens were present at all (again a = surprise).</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 13px/normal Arial; min-height: 15px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top:= 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial">Then the <b>raven = nest</b> on the nw. side of Port Williams was occupied at least briefly, = then empty.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 13px/normal Arial; min-height: 15px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top:= 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial">The final = <b>raven nest-check</b> was the one on Canning's Main St. between the = two Gibson houses, and now it had a sitting raven on = it.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 13px/normal Arial; min-height: 15px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top:= 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial">On March 17 = Bernard Forsythe told me that his <b>raven nest</b> in the Noggins Farm = woodlot now has a <b>great horned owl</b> in/on it and apparently = incubating. <b> </b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: = normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; min-height: 15px; = "><b></b><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" = style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial">The lower Church St. <b>bald eagle nest</b> = had both adults on it, and then one adult flew off to perch on a tree = just to the west.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 13px/normal Arial; min-height: 15px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: = 13.0px Arial">The<b> bald eagle nest</b> on the land of Seaview Poultry = on <b>Starr's Point</b> off the east end of Church St. has an adult = eagle on it. This nest is on the bank of the mouth of the = Cornwallis River and can actually be seen from Wellington Dyke by = scanning to the southeast.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 13px/normal Arial; min-height: 15px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: = 13.0px Arial">Driving south along hwy. 358 just south of the Canard = River, in small trees is a nest of <b>red-tailed hawks</b>, and it = already has an adult hawk on it.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px = Arial"><br></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial">Wellington Dyke = today had about 700+ <b>Canada geese</b>, again feeding on something = just landward of the main dyke east of the paved = road.</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: = 13.0px Arial"><br></font></div></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: = normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; min-height: 15px; = "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" = style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial">Finally, the Port Williams sewage ponds = held no puddle ducks at all, but there were about 9 <b>common = goldeneyes</b> (4 ad. m., 1 imm. m., 4 f.). </font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: = 13.0px Arial"><br></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px Arial">Cheers from Jim = in Wolfville, and HAPPY SPRING!</font></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-3-352775838--
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