[NatureNS] gulls & tractor, red-tails, b. eagles, Can. geese, hooded merganser

From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Wed, 02 Dec 2015 17:55:41 -0400
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> From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> Subject: gulls & tractor, red-tails, b. eagles, Can. geese, hooded =
merganser
> Date: December 2, 2015 at 5:54:43 PM AST
> To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>
> Cc: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
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> DECEMBER 1, 2015 - On the northeast Grand Pre dykelands, I found a =
tractor ploughing the soil of a field and it was attended by 300++ =
gulls, which were a mixture of about half herring gulls, half =
ring-billed gulls, and a handful of great black-backed gulls (less than =
10).
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> Concerning raptors, on a power-pole was a probable mated pair of adult =
red-tailed hawks.  Also I saw a possible n. harrier, but it was distant =
and soaring high above the fields.  Also I saw 2 separate bald eagles, a =
subadult and an immature, both sitting on the ground.
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> DEC. 2, 2015 - Both Canard Pond and Saxon St. Pond were ice-covered, =
with no water birds, but at the latter pond there were at least 17 bald =
eagles perched together in the trees along the west shore of the pond =97 =
this is a long-standing spot for variable numbers of bald eagles to =
perch socially for long periods during the day.
>=20
> The ice on those two ponds did not discourage me from checking out =
Silver Lake at Lakeville, where there was a mostly sleeping flock of =
150+ Canada geese (no variants nor neck-collars) and, separately, a =
single male hooded merganser.
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> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.


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message:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
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style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><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><=
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</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>gulls &amp; =
tractor, red-tails, b. eagles, Can. geese, hooded =
merganser</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';">December 2, 2015 at =
5:54:43 PM AST<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><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'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Cc: =
</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><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>DECEMBER 1, 2015</b> =
- On the northeast Grand Pre dykelands, I found a <b>tractor =
ploughing</b> the soil of a field and it was attended by <b>300++ =
gulls</b>, which were a mixture of about half <b>herring gulls</b>, half =
<b>ring-billed gulls</b>, and a handful of <b>great black-backed =
gulls</b> (less than 10).</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: =
14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">Concerning raptors, on a =
power-pole was a probable mated pair of adult <b>red-tailed =
hawks</b>.&nbsp; Also I saw a <b>possible n. harrier</b>, but it was =
distant and soaring high above the fields.&nbsp; Also I saw 2 separate =
<b>bald eagles</b>, a subadult and an immature, both sitting on the =
ground.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: =
14px;"><b></b><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><b>DEC. 2, 2015 =
</b>- Both <b>Canard Pond</b> and <b>Saxon St. Pond</b> were =
ice-covered, with no water birds, but at the latter pond there were at =
least 17<b> bald eagles</b> perched together in the trees along the west =
shore of the pond =97 this is a long-standing spot for variable numbers =
of bald eagles to perch socially for long periods during the =
day.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px;">The ice on those two ponds did not discourage me =
from checking out <b>Silver Lake at Lakeville</b>, where there was a =
mostly sleeping flock of 150+ <b>Canada geese </b>(no variants nor =
neck-collars) and, separately, a single male <b>hooded =
merganser</b>.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in =
Wolfville.</div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>=

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