[NatureNS] 2 more b. eagle nests in incubation?, New Minas & Scots' Bay

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Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2015 17:37:40 -0300
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> From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> Subject: [ValleyNature] 2 more b. eagle nests in incubation?, New =
Minas & Scots' Bay
> Date: April 3, 2015 at 5:28:04 PM ADT
> To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>
> Cc: Pam Mills <millspl@gov.ns.ca>, Kimberley Huskins =
<HUSKINKD@gov.ns.ca>, Mark Elderkin <elderkmf@gov.ns.ca>
>=20
> APRIL 4, 2015 (Good Friday) - Pat & I took a local drive today to New =
Minas and then to Scots=92 Bay, just so I could check on a couple of =
bald eagle nest sites.  Little did we know that it would clear and get =
very warm, very spring-like, and a wonderful day to be out.  And many =
businesses were closed, on account of Good Friday, so that we had a =
difficult time finding a place for coffee and a muffin.
>=20
> First nest checked was at Nova Drive in western New Minas.  It is =
difficult to see into this eagle nest, but, from the eastern edge of the =
pavement, we could see the top of the head of an adult bald eagle, =
apparently incubating (I told Pat they normally lay 1 to 3 eggs, and can =
raise up to 3 youngsters per nest).
>=20
> Then we drove first to Canning, where we did a walk and checked the =
raven nest in the lone pine between Wilma Gibson=92s and Glenys Gibson=92s=
 homes =97 no ravens seen.
>=20
> Next we drove to Scots=92 Bay, to the Huntley Road bald eagle nest =
east of the community centre/fire hall.  In the nest we could easily see =
the head of an apparently incubating adult eagle.  When we arrived two =
adult bald eagles flew past the nest together, from south to north, and =
then we saw an immature bald eagle fly by in the opposite direction.
>=20
> Finally we got our coffee etc. in a cafe in Wolfville.  On our drive =
we saw a few single robins, and 2 more were at home in Wolfville, but no =
sightings of grackles, geese, or ducks.
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> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
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</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>[ValleyNature] 2 =
more b. eagle nests in incubation?, New Minas &amp; Scots' =
Bay</b><br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
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style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">April 3, 2015 at =
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</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Nature BNS &lt;<a =
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</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Pam Mills &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:millspl@gov.ns.ca">millspl@gov.ns.ca</a>&gt;, Kimberley =
Huskins &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:HUSKINKD@gov.ns.ca">HUSKINKD@gov.ns.ca</a>&gt;, Mark =
Elderkin &lt;<a =
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style=3D"margin: 0px;"><b>APRIL 4, 2015 </b>(Good Friday) - Pat &amp; I =
took a local drive today to New Minas and then to Scots=92 Bay, just so =
I could check on a couple of <b>bald eagle nest sites</b>.&nbsp; Little =
did we know that it would clear and get very warm, very spring-like, and =
a wonderful day to be out.&nbsp; And many businesses were closed, on =
account of Good Friday, so that we had a difficult time finding a place =
for coffee and a muffin.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: =
14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">First nest checked was at =
Nova Drive in western <b>New Minas</b>.&nbsp; It is difficult to see =
into this eagle nest, but, from the eastern edge of the pavement, <b>we =
could see the top of the head of an adult bald eagle, apparently =
incubating</b> (I told Pat they normally lay 1 to 3 eggs, and can raise =
up to 3 youngsters per nest).</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; =
min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">Then we drove =
first to <b>Canning</b>, where we did a walk and checked the <b>raven =
nest</b> in the lone pine between Wilma Gibson=92s and Glenys Gibson=92s =
homes =97 <b>no ravens seen</b>.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; =
min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">Next we drove =
to <b>Scots=92 Bay,</b> to the Huntley Road bald eagle nest east of the =
community centre/fire hall.&nbsp; <b>In the nest we could easily see the =
head of an apparently incubating adult eagle</b>.&nbsp; When we arrived =
two adult bald eagles flew past the nest together, from south to north, =
and then we saw a