[NatureNS] bald eagles + red-tails + horned larks; also cougars on Maritime Noon

From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2016 15:02:17 -0400
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Begin forwarded message:

> From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> Subject: bald eagles + red-tails + horned larks; also cougars on Maritime=
 Noon
> Date: March 4, 2016 at 3:01:32 PM AST
> To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>
> Cc: "Jim Wolford ." <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
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> MAR. 4, 2016 - Beautiful sunny day with quite light winds and near-zero C=
. temperature.  Over the noon hour I drove around the Grand Pre area while =
listening to Maritime Noon on CBC Radio.
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> I saw bald eagles everywhere, soaring in the sky, sitting on the dykeland=
 fields, and at two nests =97 two adults were at both the West Long Island =
nest at Jean Leung=92s house and the Eye Road nest that is just east of the=
 Wolfville town limits and south of Hwy. 1.  I saw two groups of about 10 +=
 10 eagles in two places: just east of the north-south paved road across th=
e dykeland, and also in trees along the former railroad tracks at Hortonvil=
le just west from the Curry farm.
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> Also seen were two red-tailed hawks perched together in a tree on Long Is=
land.
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> I also found one small flock of about 10 horned larks.
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> At the Acadia Arena I saw two more soaring adult bald eagles, unsurprisin=
gly harassed by several ravens.
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> After the Maritime Noon call-in, there was a short item on Nova Scotia co=
ugars.  We were told that some testing has been done on some hairs collecte=
d (when?) in Kejimkujik Nat. Park: two tests done showed conflicting result=
s, one positive and one negative for cougar.  Thus a third test is now bein=
g conducted, and results are expected by the end of this month.  Norma Lee =
MacLeod said that the radio show would keep us informed on this.  Then they=
 played a few recent? calls claiming definite sightings of N.S. cougars, on=
e or two of them not far from Keji=92 Park, another from New Brunswick, and=
 ??
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> Later today check cbc.ca/maritimenoon/ and listen to today=92s program.


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mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><br><div><br><div>Begi=
n forwarded message:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquo=
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r:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helv=
etica';">Jim Wolford &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolfo=
rd@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margi=
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mily:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span s=
tyle=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>bald eagles + red-tails + horned larks=
; also cougars on Maritime Noon</b><br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-to=
p: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span sty=
le=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></sp=
an><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">March 4, 2016 at 3:01:32 PM AST=
<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-b=
ottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; colo=
r:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvet=
ica';">Nature BNS &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">natu=
re@blomidonnaturalists.ca</a>&gt;<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top:=
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=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"mail=
to:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;<br></span></div><=
br><div><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html charset=3Dwi=
ndows-1252"><div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; =
-webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><b>MAR.=
 4, 2016 - Beautiful sunny day</b> with quite light winds and near-zero C. =
temperature.&nbsp; Over the noon hour I drove around the Grand Pre area whi=
le listening to Maritime Noon on CBC Radio.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;=
 min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">I saw <b>bald eag=
les everywhere,</b> soaring in the sky, sitting on the dykeland fields, and=
 <b>at two nests</b> =97 two adults were at both the West Long Island nest =
at Jean Leung=92s house and the Eye Road nest that is just east of the Wolf=
ville town limits and south of Hwy. 1.&nbsp; I saw two groups of about 10 +=
 10 eagles in two places: just east of the north-south paved road across th=
e dykeland, and also in trees along the former railroad tracks at Hortonvil=
le just west from the Curry farm.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-heigh=
t: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">Also seen were two <b>red-t=
ailed hawks</b> perched together in a tree on Long Island.</div><div style=
=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">I=
 also found one small flock of about 10 <b>horned larks</b>.</div><div styl=
e=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">=
At the Acadia Arena I saw two more soaring adult bald eagles, unsurprisingl=
y harassed by several <b>ravens</b>.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-he=
ight: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">After the Maritime Noon =
call-in, there was a short item <b>on Nova Scotia cougars</b>.&nbsp; We wer=
e told that some testing has been done on some hairs collected (when?) in K=
ejimkujik Nat. Park: two <b>tests</b> done showed conflicting results, one =
positive and one negative for cougar.&nbsp; Thus a third test is now being =
conducted, and results are expected by the end of this month.&nbsp; Norma L=
ee MacLeod said that the radio show would keep us informed on this.&nbsp; T=
hen they played a few recent? calls claiming definite sightings of N.S. cou=
gars, one or two of them not far from Keji=92 Park, another from New Brunsw=
ick, and ??</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><d=
iv style=3D"margin: 0px;">Later today check <a href=3D"http://cbc.ca/mariti=
menoon/"><font color=3D"red"><b>MailScanner warning: numerical links are of=
ten malicious:</b></font> cbc.ca/maritimenoon/</a> and listen to today=92s =
program.</div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>=

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