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--Apple-Mail-7--978916665 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed Suspicions about possible nesting on Brier Island go way back to =20 Wickerson Lent, who was a lightkeeper on Brier Island back in the =20 1960s & 70s and maybe earlier? But no evidence has been found, nor =20 for the Bridgetown area of the North Mountain and surrounding area =20 (yet) -- and 'no evidence' includes the absence of sightings of =20 turkey vultures with black heads (juveniles). Decades ago I recall reading (the wonderful old Globe & Mail column =20 by ??( that someone in the Montreal area had figured out how to =20 detect nesting behaviour and then find the nest sites, which is quite =20= difficult for turkey vulures. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: "Jim (James W.) Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Date: June 11, 2014 6:40:18 PM ADT > To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca> > Subject: [ValleyNature] S] Turkey Vulture Hwy 118 > > > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com> >> Date: June 11, 2014 11:14:39 AM ADT >> To: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> >> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Turkey Vulture Hwy 118 >> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> >> They have also been common in Digby co., especially Brier Island =20 >> and Digby Neck, plus in the Bridgetown area for years. However, I =20 >> recall seeing that the only confirmed nesting so far in NS was =20 >> recently in the Metro area (someone correct me if I'm wrong). In =20 >> view of events of 10 days ago, make sure that any potential TV =20 >> isn't actually a Zone-tailed hawk! >> >> Richard >> >> >> On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 11:03 AM, John and Nhung =20 >> <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca> wrote: >> Do I understand correctly that they have not yet been recorded as =20 >> nesting in the province? Kinda funny. They have been year-round =20= >> residents down Yarmouth way for well over a decade. >> >> >> >> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-=20 >> owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Hebda, Andrew J >> Sent: June-11-14 10:17 AM >> To: 'naturens@chebucto.ns.ca' >> >> >> Subject: [NatureNS] Turkey Vulture Hwy 118 >> >> >> >> >> >> Encountered a Turkey Vulture on the 118 half-way between Fall =20 >> River and the Shubie Canal. Have seen vultures there for the last =20= >> 4 years=85 I note that they are not recorded as nesting in that =20 >> area (MBBA). Has anyone else come across them? >> >> Andrew >> >> >> >> >> --=20 >> ################# >> Richard Stern, >> Port Williams, NS, Canada >> sternrichard@gmail.com >> ################### > > _______________________________________________ > Nature mailing list > Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca > http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/=20 > nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca --Apple-Mail-7--978916665 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252 <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Suspicions about possible nesting on Brier Island go way back to = Wickerson Lent, who was a lightkeeper on Brier Island back in the 1960s = & 70s and maybe earlier? But no evidence has been found, nor = for the Bridgetown area of the North Mountain and surrounding area (yet) = -- and 'no evidence' includes the absence of sightings of turkey = vultures with black heads (juveniles). <div><br></div><div>Decades = ago I recall reading (the wonderful old Globe & Mail column by ??( = that someone in the Montreal area had figured out how to detect nesting = behaviour and then find the nest sites, which is quite difficult for = turkey vulures.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><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>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">"Jim (James W.) Wolford" <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></fon= t></div><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>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">June 11, 2014 6:40:18 PM = ADT</font></div><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>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Nature BNS <<a = href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a>></font></div><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] S] Turkey Vulture Hwy = 118</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> = <br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><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>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Richard Stern <<a = href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail.com</a>></fon= t></div><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>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">June 11, 2014 11:14:39 AM = ADT</font></div><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>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">NatureNS <<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></f= ont></div><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>Re: [NatureNS] Turkey Vulture Hwy = 118</b></font></div><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>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div = dir=3D"ltr"><div>They have also been common in Digby co., especially = Brier Island and Digby Neck, plus in the Bridgetown area for years. = However, I recall seeing that the only confirmed nesting so far in NS = was recently in the Metro area (someone correct me if I'm wrong). = In view of events of 10 days ago, make sure that any potential TV isn't = actually a Zone-tailed hawk!<br> <br></div>Richard<br><div = class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 11, = 2014 at 11:03 AM, John and Nhung <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a = href=3D"mailto:nhungjohn@eastlink.ca" = target=3D"_blank">nhungjohn@eastlink.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br> = <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 = .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div link=3D"blue" = vlink=3D"purple" lang=3D"EN-CA"><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span = style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif= ";color:#1f497d">Do I understand correctly that they have not yet = been recorded as nesting in the province? Kinda funny. = They have been year-round residents down Yarmouth way for well over a = decade.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span = style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif= ";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div = style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm = 0cm 0cm"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif&= quot;" lang=3D"EN-US">From:</span></b><span = style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif&= quot;" lang=3D"EN-US"> <a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" = target=3D"_blank">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> [mailto:<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" = target=3D"_blank">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>] <b>On Behalf Of = </b>Hebda, Andrew J<br> <b>Sent:</b> June-11-14 10:17 AM<br><b>To:</b> = '<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" = target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>'</span></p><div = class=3D""><br><b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] Turkey Vulture Hwy = 118<u></u><u></u></div><div><br = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></div></div></div><p = class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span = style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif= ";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><p = style=3D"background:white"> <span = style=3D"font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f4= 97d">Encountered a Turkey Vulture on the 118 half-way between Fall River = and the Shubie Canal. Have seen vultures there for the last 4 = years=85 I note that they are not recorded as nesting in that = area (MBBA). Has anyone else come across them?<br> = <br>Andrew </span><span = style=3D"font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blac= k"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br><br = clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>#################<br>Richard Stern, <br> Port = Williams, NS, Canada<br><a href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com" = target=3D"_blank">sternrichard@gmail.com</a><br>################### = </div></div></blockquote></div><br><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></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-7--978916665--
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