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And Liz is such a talented actress. Don't miss any plays she is in.
Don
Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net
On 09/02/2016 6:27 PM, Judy wrote:
>
> Hello Jim:
>
> Was most disappointed not to make the Eagle Count on Sunday. I had
> some balance probs and felt I should stay home.
>
> Number of eagles sighted was pretty good. I wonder if the milder
> winter we are enjoying has kept many of the eagles foraging elsewhere
> (more open water etc.).
>
> I looked through your list of people participating and noted it did
> not include Liz Stern who was with Sheila McCurdy and Deb Mander.
> Maybe Liz does not mind - Sheila was delighted that Liz could join
> them at the last minute - but Liz deserves to be included in the list
> of observers.
>
> All the best to you and Pat,
>
> Cheers,
>
> Judy
>
> >>>>>>>>>
>
> Judy Tufts
>
> WolfvilleNS
>
> <<<<<<<<<
>
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>
> *From:*naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca
> [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] *On Behalf Of *Jim Wolford
> *Sent:* February-08-16 4:37 PM
> *To:* naturens
> *Subject:* [NatureNS] Results of 35TH CYRIL K. COLDWELL EAGLES/RAPTORS
> COUNT, Feb. 7/16
>
> *From: *Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca
> <mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca>>
>
>> *Subject: Results of 35TH CYRIL K. COLDWELL EAGLES/RAPTORS COUNT,
>> Feb. 7/16*
>>
>> *Date: *February 8, 2016 at 4:33:49 PM AST
>>
>> *Cc: *Doug Linzey <doug@fundymud.com <mailto:doug@fundymud.com>>
>>
>> *FEBRUARY 7, 2016 (SUNDAY) — 35TH CYRIL K. COLDWELL EAGLES/RAPTORS
>> COUNT OF EASTERN KING’S COUNTY: *
>>
>> Dumb luck was a good provider this morning regarding weather. Snow
>> flurries and even a blizzard changed abruptly by stopping at 10 a.m.
>> or a bit later, and the sky cleared and bright sun appeared to
>> provide excellent visibility. We had 18 field parties totalling 33
>> people, who spread out for just one hour to designated areas within
>> our Christmas Count Circle area (Kentville to Avonport and Black
>> River Lake to Scots’ Bay). We all identified and counted all birds
>> of prey seen and also kept track of other sightings of interest of
>> all critters of general interest.
>>
>> *First the BALD EAGLES: *Last year’s count at the same time of year
>> we found 555 to 575 (the hedging here was from 20 eagles that might
>> have gotten double-counted). Both totals are near record highs, but
>> *this year’s total of 380* is close to our long-term recent average.
>> Adults made up 60.5% of the total, vs. 39.5% for the immatures.
>>
>> WHERE were the eagles? Quite a few different places:
>>
>> - 51 in the Avonport area;
>>
>> - 41 west from Canning, including main feeding site (where eagles
>> showed little hunger);
>>
>> - 40 south & east of Grand Pre Hist. Park;
>>
>> - 38 east & north of Port Williams (between Cornwallis & Canard Rivers);
>>
>> - 36 north and west of Grand Pre Hist. Park;
>>
>> - 36 at White Rock, Gordon Young’s chicken farm **, just south of
>> Gaspereau River;
>>
>> - 24 in Cornwallis River Valley (Kentville to Wolfville);
>>
>> - 24 north and east of Grand Pre Hist. Park;
>>
>> - 23 in Gaspereau River Valley (White Rock to Avonport).
>>
>> ** Bernard Forsythe called Gordon the night before the count and
>> arranged for an offering of chicken carrion, which the eagles quickly
>> found this morning.
>>
>> *OTHER BIRDS OF PREY: *
>>
>> - 50 *red-tailed hawks*;
>>
>> - 1 *rough-legged hawk*;
>>
>> - 2 *northern harriers*;
>>
>> - 1 *sharp-shinned hawk*;
>>
>> - 1 or 2 unidentified hawks were reported;
>>
>> - 1 *barred owl *(as usual, seen at dusk by Bernard Forsythe at his
>> feeding tray behind his house along Wolfville Ridge).
>>
>> - one other report is just hypothetical and unlikely?: Peter
>> Austin-Smith talked with someone who was walking on Wolfville
>> dykes/dykelands and claimed to have seen a*snowy owl?? *(no details
>> nor photo etc.).
>>
>> *OTHER WILDLIFE OF INTEREST:*
>>
>> - 250 *Canada**geese*;
>>
>> - 150*mallards & black ducks* in Cornwallis River;
>>
>> - 40 *mallards* & 20 *black ducks* in Gaspereau River;
>>
>> - 1 *common merganser* at Lumsden Reservoir;
>>
>> - 40 *ravens* noted by one observer, and 75++ *crows* (a murder)
>> noted by 2 groups;
>>
>> - a few flocks of *snow buntings* (2 observer groups) &*horned larks*.
>>
>> [Last year Jamie Gibson found numbers of *coyotes* at northeast Grand
>> Pre, but Jamie was absent this year and nobody reported coyotes.]
>>
>> OBSERVERS:
>>
>> George Alliston, Peter Austin-Smith Jr., Charlane Bishop-Boates,
>> Sherman Boates, Soren Bondrup-Nielsen, John Brazner, James Churchill,
>> Lana Churchill, Peggy Crawford, George Forsyth, Harold Forsyth,
>> Bernard Forsythe, Glenys Gibson, Gerry Hardy, Pat Hawes, Tom Herman,
>> Angus MacLean, Debbie Mander, Mark Mander, Sheila McCurdy, Terry
>> Murphy, Mike O’Brien, Ian Paterson, Meg Raven, Stan Riggs, Pia
>> Skaarer-Nielsen, Richard Stern, Rick Whitman, Hannah Williams, Kent
>> Williams, Olivia Williams, Sherman Williams, Jim Wolford.
>>
>> *THANKS AGAIN TO ALL PARTICIPANTS*, AND, UNLESS I HEAR COMMENTS FROM
>> SOME OF YOU TO THE CONTRARY, *WE ARE DONE FOR ANOTHER YEAR!*
>>
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<font face="Calibri">And Liz is such a talented actress. Don't miss
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<div class="moz-signature">Don MacNeill
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 09/02/2016 6:27 PM, Judy wrote:&l