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--Apple-Mail=_464D599D-17E3-408F-BB3E-E3E6AFD23814 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 I inquired to James about the whales off Brier Is., and here is his kind = and thorough reply. Thanks, James, from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com> > Subject: RE: re pelagic birds etc. -- Swainson's Thrush, South Polar = Skua, and Pomarine Jaeger > Date: September 22, 2014 at 10:58:58 AM ADT > To: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> >=20 > Hi Jim and all: > =20 > Humpbacks were seen off North Light and off Peajack Cove in the = morning. Out on the pelagic they were seen as co-operative at a = distance, but when closer to them they would dive or would only stay up = for a short time only. They had moved well offshore. Also, when seen = from a distance, they would not show their presence again when trying to = track them down. It was choppy and I suspect they were feeding in = preparation for their trip South. Also, weather could have been a = factor. The pelagic boats were not able to go out two days prior due to = winds. I'm told the whales arrived later in the season this year than = normal. With that I'm also told that there are lesser numbers of = Wilson's storm petrels and phalaropes than in previous seasons and the = kittiwakes are not coming into the channel or off North Light as they = have in previous years. So something must be different in the food = chain or the movement of food resulting in a culmination of all of these = things. It was a good pelagic regardless and there were a ton of birds = along St. Mary's Bay in the morning off Meteghan I'm told. We also had = multiple views of lots of white-sided dolphins, which was pleasing. > =20 > Sincerely, > =20 > James=20 >=20 > =20 > From: jimwolford@eastlink.ca > Subject: re pelagic birds etc. -- Swainson's Thrush, South Polar Skua, = and Pomarine Jaeger > Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 10:39:35 -0300 > To: jrhbirder@hotmail.com >=20 > James, nothing notable in the way of whales encountered? Jim in = Wolfville. >=20 > Begin forwarded message: >=20 > From: James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com> > Subject: [NatureNS] Swainson's Thrush, South Polar Skua, and Pomarine = Jaeger > Date: September 21, 2014 at 11:38:55 PM ADT > To: Naturens Naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >=20 > Kevin Lantz and I on Saturday at the Marsh Road, Digby Neck, had a = Swainson's thrush. On the pelagic from Brier Island today we saw a = South Polar Skua, a Pomarine jaeger, three Atlantic puffins, 203 Great = shearwaters, two sooty shearwaters, 22 northern gannets, and some petrel = sp. The waves and distance did not allow ID of the petrels, which = likely were Leach's. Although pelagic birds were scarce on the whale = outing we were told they were very plentiful across St. Mary's Bay this = morning. =20 > =20 > On Brier Island Saturday we were only able to come up with 35 species. = Today including those species seen on the pelagic we had 45 species. = We had to work hard for the birds that we did locate. We saw the lesser = black-backed gull which is tending at Pond Cove. I'll send an e-bird = listing of species and numbers later. =20 > =20 > James R. Hirtle > Bridgewater --Apple-Mail=_464D599D-17E3-408F-BB3E-E3E6AFD23814 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html = charset=3Diso-8859-1"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">I = inquired to James about the whales off Brier Is., and here is his kind = and thorough reply. Thanks, James, 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;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, = 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">James Hirtle <<a = href=3D"mailto:jrhbirder@hotmail.com">jrhbirder@hotmail.com</a>><br></s= pan></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>RE: re pelagic = birds etc. -- Swainson's Thrush, South Polar Skua, and Pomarine = Jaeger</b><br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">September 22, 2014 = at 10:58:58 AM ADT<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Jim Wolford <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>><br><= /span></div><br><div><div class=3D"hmmessage" style=3D"font-size: 12pt; = font-family: Calibri; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; = font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; = orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: = none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div dir=3D"ltr"><font size=3D"6">Hi = Jim and all:</font><br><font size=3D"6"></font> <br><font = size=3D"6">Humpbacks were seen off North Light and off = Peajack Cove in the morning. Out on the pelagic they = were seen as co-operative at a distance, but when closer = to them they would dive or would only stay up for a short time = only. They had moved well offshore. Also, when seen from a = distance, they would not show their presence again when trying to track = them down. It was choppy and I suspect they were feeding in = preparation for their trip South. Also, weather could = have been a factor. The pelagic boats were not able to go out two = days prior due to winds. I'm told the whales arrived later in the = season this year than normal. With that I'm also told that there = are lesser numbers of Wilson's storm petrels and phalaropes than in = previous seasons and the kittiwakes are not coming into the channel = or off North Light as they have in previous years. So something = must be different in the food chain or the movement of food = resulting in a culmination of all of these things. It was a = good pelagic regardless and there were a ton of birds along St. Mary's = Bay in the morning off Meteghan I'm told. We also had multiple = views of lots of white-sided dolphins, which was = pleasing.</font><br><font size=3D"6"></font> <br><font = size=3D"6">Sincerely,</font><br><font size=3D"6"></font> <br><font = size=3D"6">James <br id=3D"FontBreak"></font><br> <br><div><hr = id=3D"stopSpelling">From: <a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a><br>Subje= ct: re pelagic birds etc. -- Swainson's Thrush, South Polar Skua, and = Pomarine Jaeger<br>Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 10:39:35 -0300<br>To: <a = href=3D"mailto:jrhbirder@hotmail.com">jrhbirder@hotmail.com</a><br><br>Jam= es, nothing notable in the way of whales encountered? Jim in = Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"ecxApple-interchange-newline"><blockquote><div><span = style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;"><b>From:<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></span><span = style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;">James Hirtle <<a = href=3D"mailto:jrhbirder@hotmail.com">jrhbirder@hotmail.com</a>><br></s= pan></div><div><span style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;"><b>Subject:<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></span><span = style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;"><b>[NatureNS] Swainson's Thrush, South = Polar Skua, and Pomarine Jaeger</b><br></span></div><div><span = style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;"><b>Date:<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></span><span = style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;">September 21, 2014 at 11:38:55 PM = ADT<br></span></div><div><span style=3D"font-family: = Helvetica;"><b>To:<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></span><span = style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;">Naturens Naturens <<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>><br= ></span></div><div><span style=3D"font-family: = Helvetica;"><b>Reply-To:<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></span><span = style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br></s= pan></div><br><div><div class=3D"ecxhmmessage" style=3D"font-style: = normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; = line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri; text-transform: none; = text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; = white-space: normal;"><div dir=3D"ltr"><font size=3D"6"> Kevin = Lantz and I on Saturday at the Marsh Road, Digby Neck, had a = Swainson's thrush. On the pelagic from Brier Island today we = saw a South Polar Skua, a Pomarine jaeger, three Atlantic puffins, = 203 Great shearwaters, two sooty shearwaters, 22 northern gannets, = and some petrel sp. The waves and distance did not allow ID = of the petrels, which likely were Leach's. Although = pelagic birds were scarce on the whale outing we were told they were = very plentiful across St. Mary's Bay this = morning. </font><br> <br><font size=3D"6">On Brier = Island Saturday we were only able to come up with 35 species. = Today including those species seen on the pelagic we had 45 = species. We had to work hard for the birds that we did = locate. We saw the lesser black-backed gull which is tending at = Pond Cove. I'll send an e-bird listing of species and numbers = later. <span = class=3D"ecxApple-converted-space"> </span></font><br><font = size=3D"6"></font> <br><font size=3D"6">James R. = Hirtle</font><br><font = size=3D"6">Bridgewater</font></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></= div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_464D599D-17E3-408F-BB3E-E3E6AFD23814--
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