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--Apple-Mail=_834F6C84-5F03-4E8D-9CC3-C0DCE1379350 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Begin forwarded message: > From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Subject: [ValleyNature] lots of Canard geese, plus ducks, horned = larks, snow buntings > Date: April 6, 2015 at 4:31:56 PM ADT > To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca> > Cc: Glenys Gibson <glenys.gibson@acadiau.ca> >=20 > APRIL 6, 2015 - This morning at home, Pat saw about 20+ snow buntings, = but lately we haven=92t seen them regularly. >=20 > On e-mail Jake Walker reported a greater white-fronted goose at the = junction of Highway 358 and Canard Road in afternoon. I drove out there = and found several hundred to a few thousands of Canada geese flying = about, and standing and walking on the snow, in big open fields = southeast of the junction. With the geese were numerous ducks, = including mallards and at least 2 n. pintails. And near my car appeared = a flock of about 15+ horned larks with at least 2 snow buntings. I did = not see the white-fronted goose, but it could well have been present. = Many of the Canada geese were hidden behind snowy mounds. >=20 > This was all a very nice spectacle of sight and sound, after such a = seemingly long winter ordeal and wait for spring. >=20 > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville, and thanks to Jake for getting me out = there! > _______________________________________________ > Nature mailing list > Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca > = http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnaturalists.= ca --Apple-Mail=_834F6C84-5F03-4E8D-9CC3-C0DCE1379350 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;"><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';">Jim Wolford <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>><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>Subject: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>[ValleyNature] = lots of Canard geese, plus ducks, horned larks, snow = buntings</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';">April 6, 2015 at = 4:31:56 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'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Nature BNS <<a = href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a>><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>Cc: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Glenys Gibson <<a = href=3D"mailto:glenys.gibson@acadiau.ca">glenys.gibson@acadiau.ca</a>><= 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 6, 2015 </b>- = This morning at home, Pat saw about 20+ <b>snow buntings</b>, but lately = we haven=92t seen them regularly.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; = min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">On e-mail Jake = Walker reported a <b>greater white-fronted goose</b> at the junction of = Highway 358 and Canard Road in afternoon. I drove out there and = found several hundred to a few thousands of <b>Canada geese</b> flying = about, and standing and walking on the snow, in big open fields = southeast of the junction. With the geese were numerous = <b>ducks</b>, including <b>mallards</b> and at least 2 <b>n. = pintails</b>. And near my car appeared a flock of about 15+<b> = horned larks</b> with at least 2 <b>snow buntings.</b> I did not = see the white-fronted goose, but it could well have been present. = Many of the Canada geese were hidden behind snowy mounds.</div><div = style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: = 0px;">This was all a very nice spectacle of sight and sound, after such = a seemingly long winter ordeal and wait for spring.</div><div = style=3D"margin: 0px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">Cheers from = Jim in Wolfville, and thanks to Jake for getting me out = there!</div></div>_______________________________________________<br>Natur= e mailing list<br><a = href=3D"mailto:Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">Nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a><br>http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnat= uralists.ca<br></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_834F6C84-5F03-4E8D-9CC3-C0DCE1379350--
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