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

From: Henk Kwindt <cbatl@bellaliant.net>
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2015 20:42:59 -0300
References: <E9A985F2-FEA2-40CF-96DD-14C70A6416C3@eastlink.ca> <FD03E7DE-714E-4A16-9508-54C754189263@eastlink.ca>
To: "naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Precedence: bulk
Return-Path: <naturens-mml-owner@chebucto.ns.ca>
Original-Recipient: rfc822;"| (cd /csuite/info/Environment/FNSN/MList; /csuite/lib/arch2html)"

next message in archive
no next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects

and then we saw a

--Apple-Mail=_43425C79-8E6E-4F0D-980A-127F7DFA0CAF
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Content-Type: text/plain;
	charset=windows-1252

The Cow Bay eagels (3yr old nest on Moses I.) appear to be breeding. =
Last year they failed to produce offspring as far as I could tell.

Henk Kwindt, Cow Bay, NS.


On Apr 3, 2015, at 5:37 PM, Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote:

>=20
>=20
> Begin forwarded message:
>=20
>> 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.
>>=20
>> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
>> _______________________________________________
>> Nature mailing list
>> Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca
>> =
http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnaturalists.=
ca
>=20


--Apple-Mail=_43425C79-8E6E-4F0D-980A-127F7DFA0CAF
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Content-Type: text/html;
	charset=windows-1252

<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html =
charset=3Dwindows-1252"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">The =
Cow Bay eagels (3yr old nest on Moses I.) appear to be breeding. Last =
year they failed to produce offspring as far as I could =
tell.<div><br><div>Henk Kwindt, Cow Bay, =
NS.</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Apr 3, 2015, at 5:37 PM, =
Jim Wolford &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt; =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html =
charset=3Dwindows-1252"><div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: =
after-white-space;"><br><div style=3D""><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;"><b>From: </b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Jim Wolford &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;<br><=
/span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: =
Helvetica;"><b>Subject: </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: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: =
Helvetica;"><b>Date: </b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">April 3, 2015 at 5:28:04 PM =
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;"><b>To: </b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Nature BNS &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c=
a</a>&gt;<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: =
Helvetica;"><b>Cc: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Pam=
 Mills &lt;millspl@gov.ns.ca&gt;,=
 Kimberley Huskins &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:HUSKINKD@gov.ns.ca">HUSKINKD@gov.ns.ca</a>&gt;, Mark =
Elderkin &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:elderkmf@gov.ns.ca">elderkmf@gov.ns.ca</a>&gt;<br></span></=
div><br><div><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html =
charset=3Dwindows-1252"><div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div =
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 an immature bald eagle fly by in the opposite =
direction.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: =
14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">Finally we got our coffee =
etc. in a cafe in Wolfville.&nbsp; 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.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in =
Wolfville.</div></div>_______________________________________________<br>N=
ature mailing list<br><a =
href=3D"mailto:Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">Nature@blomidonnaturalists.c=
a</a><br><a =
href=3D"http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnatu=
ralists.ca">http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidon=
naturalists.ca</a><br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></blockquote></di=
v><br></div></div></body></html>=

--Apple-Mail=_43425C79-8E6E-4F0D-980A-127F7DFA0CAF--

next message in archive
no next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects