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--Apple-Mail=_106C0A7A-5D42-4AA1-948E-F642566E86F8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Subject: nature notes: witch-hazels, eagle nest-check, silver maple = flowers, goldfinches & yellow > Date: April 14, 2015 at 6:02:00 PM ADT > To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca> > Cc: "Jim Wolford ." <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>, Mark Elderkin = <elderkmf@gov.ns.ca>, Pam Mills <millspl@gov.ns.ca>, Kimberley Huskins = <HUSKINKD@gov.ns.ca> >=20 > APRIL 13, 2015 - On Sunday Doug Linzey was reminding some of us that = up on the North Mountain his yard has a mixed-up grafted witch-hazel = plant that blooms both in the autumn and in the spring. >=20 > That prompted me to look in Wolfville=92s Clock Park (across Main St. = from the Baptist Church at Highland Ave.). The planted witch-hazels = there flower in spring, and at least two cultivars are now in bloom with = yellow or orange flowers. >=20 > I also checked the Eye Road bald eagle nest (just east of Wolfville)at = about 4 p.m. There were no eagles in sight, but, while I sat in my car, = an adult bald eagle flew over my head from the north, flew directly to = the nest, and landed on its rim. After inspecting the nest briefly, the = eagle went into the nest, then stood on the opposite rim, then flew less = than 2 metres to land on a branch adjacent to the nest, and stayed there = for a while. Something has happened at this nest, so that apparently no = youngsters are going to be produced there. I hope I=92m wrong, but, as = far as I know, eagles hardly ever try to renest.=20 >=20 > APRIL 14, 2015 - I checked on the buds of three kinds of trees in = Wolfville near the Acadia Arena. Only the planted silver maples looked = like their swollen buds have opened a bit =97 not so yet for red maple = nor American elm. I drove a bit south to two more planted silver maples = on Grandview Drive just below Skyway Drive. There I could see that both = the male and the female had open flower buds. Checking on these things = has been tricky, but now the snow is quickly disappearing, and very soon = we should be seeing snowdrops, crocuses, etc. >=20 > Also, back by the Acadia Arena, a feeder had several goldfinches, many = of which were showing bits or lots of yellow =97 one male has nearly = completely gotten into breeding dress. >=20 > Cheers from Jim, and HAPPY SPRING!! --Apple-Mail=_106C0A7A-5D42-4AA1-948E-F642566E86F8 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;"><b>Subject: </b><b>nature notes: witch-hazels, eagle = nest-check, silver maple flowers, goldfinches & = yellow</b><br><div><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>Date: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">April 14, 2015 at = 6:02:00 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';">"Jim Wolford ." = <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>>, = Mark Elderkin <<a = href=3D"mailto:elderkmf@gov.ns.ca">elderkmf@gov.ns.ca</a>>, Pam Mills = <millspl@gov.ns.ca>, = Kimberley Huskins <<a = href=3D"mailto:HUSKINKD@gov.ns.ca">HUSKINKD@gov.ns.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 13, 2015 </b>- On Sunday Doug Linzey was = reminding some of us that up on the <b>North Mountain</b> his yard has a = mixed-up grafted <b>witch-hazel</b> plant that blooms both in the autumn = and in the spring.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: = 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">That prompted me to look in = <b>Wolfville=92s Clock Park </b>(across Main St. from the Baptist Church = at Highland Ave.). The planted <b>witch-hazels </b>there flower in = spring, and at least two cultivars are <b>now in bloom</b> with yellow = or orange flowers.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: = 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">I also checked the <b>Eye = Road bald eagle nest </b>(just east of Wolfville)at about 4 p.m. = There were no eagles in sight, but, while I sat in my car, an <b>adult = bald eagle</b> flew over my head from the north, flew directly to the = nest, and landed on its rim. After inspecting the nest briefly, = the eagle went into the nest, then stood on the opposite rim, then flew = less than 2 metres to land on a branch adjacent to the nest, and stayed = there for a while. <b>Something has happened at this nest,</b> so = that apparently no youngsters are going to be produced there. I = hope I=92m wrong, but, as far as I know, eagles hardly ever try to = renest. </div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: = 14px;"><b></b><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><b>APRIL 14, = 2015</b> - I checked on the buds of three kinds of trees in Wolfville = near the Acadia Arena. Only the planted <b>silver maples</b> = looked like their swollen buds have opened a bit =97 not so yet for red = maple nor American elm. I drove a bit south to two more planted = <b>silver maples</b> on Grandview Drive just below Skyway Drive. = There I could see that both the male and the female had <b>open flower = buds</b>. Checking on these things has been tricky, but now the = snow is quickly disappearing, and very soon we should be seeing = snowdrops, crocuses, etc.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: = 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">Also, back by the Acadia = Arena, a feeder had several <b>goldfinches</b>, many of which were = showing bits or <b>lots of yellow</b> =97 one male has nearly completely = gotten into breeding dress.</div><div style=3D"margin: = 0px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">Cheers from Jim, and HAPPY = SPRING!!</div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_106C0A7A-5D42-4AA1-948E-F642566E86F8--
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