[NatureNS] [ValleyNature] Miner's Marsh plants, leps, herps, birds, mammals today

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Re: Miner's Marsh Tree Swallows - yes, 9 of 10 accessible boxes (2 are
unreachable, on islands) are occupied and have eggs currently. Range is 1-6
eggs per (incomplete) clutch as of today.

James

On Monday, May 25, 2015, Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca
<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jimwolford@eastlink.ca');>> wrote:

>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From: *Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> *Subject: **[ValleyNature] Miner's Marsh plants, leps, herps, birds,
> mammals today*
> *Date: *May 25, 2015 at 7:16:06 PM ADT
> *To: *Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>
>
> *MAY 25, 2015 - MINER=E2=80=99S MARSH* =E2=80=94 beautiful sunny and very=
 warm day, but
> quite windy (thus difficult to hear birds & amphibians again today).
>
> - *plants with flowers* included *red elderberry, cuckoo-flower, and red
> oak* with dangling catkins =E2=80=94 I also found some undispersed parach=
ute-*seeds
> of common milkweed* and liberated them to today=E2=80=99s dispersive wind=
!
> (illegal? since c. milkweed is considered by some to be a noxious weed?
> nah!).
>
> - *lepidopterans *today were somewhat notable: 5 *whites* seen (none well
> enough for definite ident., but at least some were mustard whites), 1
> *sulphur* seen (prob. clouded sulphur?), and a single *black swallowtail*
> back in the parking lot.
>
> - 6 *painted turtles* basking, 1* leopard frog* heard snoring.
>
> -* birds*: at least 2 *pied-billed grebes* (in 2 very separated pars of
> marsh); *Canada goose* still *on nest* on island (and male mate nearby in
> marsh); 5 *mallards* (3 males + 1 m/f pair)(*duckling photos* on Facebook
> dated May 24 (and earlier?)); 6 *tree swallows*; 1 *eastern kingbird*; 1 =
*yellow
> warbler*; 15 *red-winged blackbirds* (one observer saw a red-winged
> blackbird land on the hole of swallow nest-box and saw what he called a
> young swallow poke its head out of the hole =E2=80=94 I assured him it=E2=
=80=99s too early
> for baby swallows, and it must have been an adult swallow, perhaps with
> eggs now?).
>
> - *mammals: *only humans of various ages and their diverse kinds of dogs.
>
>
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
>
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Re: Miner&#39;s Marsh=C2=A0Tree Swallows - yes, 9 of 10 accessible=C2=A0box=
es (2 are unreachable,=C2=A0on islands) are occupied and have eggs currentl=
y.=C2=A0Range is=C2=A01-6 eggs per (incomplete) clutch as of today.=C2=A0<d=
iv><br></div><div>James<span></span></div><div><br>On Monday, May 25, 2015,=
 Jim Wolford &lt;<a href=3D"javascript:_e(%7B%7D,&#39;cvml&#39;,&#39;jimwol=
ford@eastlink.ca&#39;);" target=3D"_blank">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt; w=
rote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;borde=
r-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"=
><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br><blockquote type=3D"ci=
te"><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-=
left:0px"><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Helvetica&#39;;color:rgba(0,0,0,1=
.0)"><b>From: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Helvetica&#39;">Ji=
m Wolford &lt;<a>jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;<br></span></div><div style=
=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><spa=
n style=3D"font-family:&#39;Helvetica&#39;;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>Subjec=
t: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Helvetica&#39;"><b>[ValleyNat=
ure] Miner&#39;s Marsh plants, leps, herps, birds,	mammals today</b><br></s=
pan></div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;m=
argin-left:0px"><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Helvetica&#39;;color:rgba(0=
,0,0,1.0)"><b>Date: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Helvetica&#3=
9;">May 25, 2015 at 7:16:06 PM ADT<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top=
:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style=3D"fon=
t-family:&#39;Helvetica&#39;;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>To: </b></span><span=
 style=3D"font-family:&#39;Helvetica&#39;">Nature BNS &lt;<a>nature@blomido=
nnaturalists.ca</a>&gt;<br></span></div><br><div><div style=3D"word-wrap:br=
eak-word"><div style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:14px"><b>MAY 25, 2015 - MINER=
=E2=80=99S MARSH</b> =E2=80=94 beautiful sunny and very warm day, but quite=
 windy (thus difficult to hear birds &amp; amphibians again today).</div><d=
iv style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:14px;min-height:17px"><br></div><div style=
=3D"margin:0px;font-size:14px">- <b>plants with flowers</b> included <b>red=
 elderberry, cuckoo-flower, and red oak</b> with dangling catkins =E2=80=94=
 I also found some undispersed parachute-<b>seeds of common milkweed</b> an=
d liberated them to today=E2=80=99s dispersive wind! (illegal? since c. mil=
kweed is considered by some to be a noxious weed?=C2=A0 nah!).</div><div st=
yle=3D"margin:0px;font-size:14px;min-height:17px"><br></div><div style=3D"m=
argin:0px;font-size:14px">- <b>lepidopterans </b>today were somewhat notabl=
e: 5 <b>whites</b> seen (none well enough for definite ident., but at least=
 some were mustard whites), 1 <b>sulphur</b> seen (prob. clouded sulphur?),=
 and a single <b>black swallowtail</b> back in the parking lot.</div><div s=
tyle=3D"margin:0px;font-size:14px;min-height:17px"><br></div><div style=3D"=
margin:0px;font-size:14px">- 6 <b>painted turtles</b> basking, 1<b> leopard=
 frog</b> heard snoring.</div><div style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:14px;min-h=
eight:17px"><br></div><div style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:14px">-<b> birds</=
b>: at least 2 <b>pied-billed grebes</b> (in 2 very separated pars of marsh=
); <b>Canada goose</b> still <b>on nest</b> on island (and male mate nearby=
 in marsh); 5 <b>mallards</b> (3 males + 1 m/f pair)(<b>duckling photos</b>=
 on Facebook dated May 24 (and earlier?)); 6 <b>tree swallows</b>; 1 <b>eas=
tern kingbird</b>; 1 <b>yellow warbler</b>; 15 <b>red-winged blackbirds</b>=
 (one observer saw a red-winged blackbird land on the hole of swallow nest-=
box and saw what he called a young swallow poke its head out of the hole =
=E2=80=94 I assured him it=E2=80=99s too early for baby swallows, and it mu=
st have been an adult swallow, perhaps with eggs now?).</div><div style=3D"=
margin:0px;font-size:14px;min-height:17px"><br></div><div style=3D"margin:0=
px;font-size:14px">- <b>mammals: </b>only humans of various ages and their =
diverse kinds of dogs.</div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div>Cheers =
from Jim in Wolfville.<br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>__________________=
_____________________________<br>Nature mailing list<br><a>Nature@blomidonn=
aturalists.ca</a><br><a href=3D"http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listi=
nfo/nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca" target=3D"_blank">http://blomidonnatural=
ists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca</a><br></div></block=
quote></div><br></div></blockquote>
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