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Index of Subjects --_000_275DCCB20C9A44E38A5F2294B4E60753dalca_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Stoneflies, Plecoptera, no idea which species. Most look normal, but the l= ast one with distorted wings probably got trapped in a confined space when = emerging while the wings were expanding, and they hardened permanently that= way. Sometimes happens with cultured flies. Steve On Mar 31, 2015, at 12:12 PM, Ian Manning <ianmanning4@gmail.com<mailto:ian= manning4@gmail.com>> wrote: A few interesting things to note. Went snowshoeing along the Habitant River, Canning, NS. The ice is still ve= ry thick in most spots, however is open at some inlets, and shallow areas. Lots of signs of spring activity. Most notably the presence of many insects= crawling around the snow. I saw approximately 20 in total. They seemed to = be hatching out of the water. Stoneflies perhaps? Their wings were very cri= nkled, like they had just emerged. O took photos of four separate individua= ls. They're a little blurry, but perhaps with timing, shape, and habitat (e= utrophic, slow-moving, warm, shallow-river) they can be identified. ID help= would be greatly appreciated. Photos below : http://imgur.com/a/tMtIw There were also quite a few geese overhead. Probably a total of 10 flocks. = Two were quite large consisting of over 40 birds. In total I'd estimate 200= geese flew overhead, heading in a westerly direction from Kingsport, honki= ng loudly. First birds of the season that I can say with confidence are spr= ing migrants. Ian http://bit.ly/NS-Spring http://bit.ly/NS-Spring-Obs --_000_275DCCB20C9A44E38A5F2294B4E60753dalca_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-ID: <16697844B5CB9048B3A6B41AF7F74772@namprd03.prod.outlook.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dus-ascii"= > </head> <body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-lin= e-break: after-white-space;"> Stoneflies, Plecoptera, no idea which species. Most look normal, but = the last one with distorted wings probably got trapped in a confined space = when emerging while the wings were expanding, and they hardened permanently= that way. Sometimes happens with cultured flies. <div>Steve</div> <div><br> <div> <div>On Mar 31, 2015, at 12:12 PM, Ian Manning <<a href=3D"mailto:ianman= ning4@gmail.com">ianmanning4@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div> <br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"> <blockquote type=3D"cite"> <div dir=3D"ltr">A few interesting things to note. <div><br> </div> <div>Went snowshoeing along the Habitant River, Canning, NS. The ice is sti= ll very thick in most spots, however is open at some inlets, and shallow ar= eas. </div> <div><br> </div> <div>Lots of signs of spring activity. Most notably the presence of many in= sects crawling around the snow. I saw approximately 20 in total. They seeme= d to be hatching out of the water. Stoneflies perhaps? Their wings were ver= y crinkled, like they had just emerged. O took photos of four separate individuals. They're a little blurry, but p= erhaps with timing, shape, and habitat (eutrophic, slow-moving, warm, shall= ow-river) they can be identified. ID help would be greatly appreciated.&nbs= p;</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Photos below :</div> <div><br> </div> <div>http://imgur.com/a/tMtIw<br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div>There were also quite a few geese overhead. Probably a total of 10 flo= cks. Two were quite large consisting of over 40 birds. In total I'd estimat= e 200 geese flew overhead, heading in a westerly direction from Kingsport, = honking loudly. First birds of the season that I can say with confidence are spring migrants. </div> <div><br> </div> <div>Ian</div> <div><br> </div> <div>http://bit.ly/NS-Spring<br> </div> <div><a href=3D"http://bit.ly/NS-Spring-Obs">http://bit.ly/NS-Spring-Obs</a= ><br> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div> <br> </div> </body> </html> --_000_275DCCB20C9A44E38A5F2294B4E60753dalca_--
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