[NatureNS] towhee, eagles, ravens, pine siskin, etc.

From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2016 18:00:02 -0300
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Cc: Sylvia Holmes <sylviaholmes27@gmail.com>,
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> From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> Subject: towhee, eagles, ravens, pine siskin etc.
> Date: March 24, 2016 at 5:55:45 PM ADT
> To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>
> Cc: Mark Elderkin <elderkmf@gov.ns.ca>, Pam Mills <millspl@gov.ns.ca>, =
Kimberley Huskins <HUSKINKD@gov.ns.ca>
>=20
> MAR. 24, 2016 - Barb Moore of Evangeline Beach told me she still (for =
weeks if not months) has her male TOWHEE (I still have not quizzed her =
as to eastern vs. spotted).  To get to her home, drive across the Grand =
Pre dykeland, turn right at the T-junction onto East Long Island, then =
north (left) on Pheasant Road, to Sandpiper Lane.  The cottage there =
belongs to Joan & Bob Bearne, and Barb Moore lives in the next house to =
the west (left).  She thinks her towhee also forages in the yards and =
feeders adjacent to her home (all private, of course).=20
>=20
> Today Lisa Eye (north of Port Williams along lower Church St.) told me =
=93her=94 bald eagle nest now has an adult eagle in apparent incubation =
position in the nest (but probably no eggs there yet?), plus her mate =
often perched nearby.  She also reports a huge occupied raven nest to =
the south of her home.=20
>=20
> As of yesterday, still no sign of bald eagle occupancy of the Noggins =
Farm Market nest.
>=20
> Pat & I live in the yellow apartment building along Woodman Road, =
adjacent to Tideways Retirement Complex in east-end Wolfville.  The =
northeast corner of our building has Sylvia Holmes=92s bird feeders, =
where her customers include a large flock of goldfinches, with at least =
one pine siskin today, + song sparrows, mourning doves, starlings, =
occasional cardinals and tree sparrows, etc. (rock pigeons, crows, =
ravens and eagles as fly-bys).  Lately we have had robins nearby for at =
least a week and occasional cedar waxwings.
>=20
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
>=20


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style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Jim Wolford &lt;<a =
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</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>towhee, eagles, =
ravens, pine siskin etc.</b><br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
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style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">March 24, 2016 at =
5:55:45 PM ADT<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Nature BNS &lt;<a =
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</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Mark Elderkin &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:elderkmf@gov.ns.ca">elderkmf@gov.ns.ca</a>&gt;, Pam Mills =
&lt;millspl@gov.ns.ca&gt;, =
Kimberley Huskins &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:HUSKINKD@gov.ns.ca">HUSKINKD@gov.ns.ca</a>&gt;<br></span></=
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style=3D"margin: 0px;"><b>MAR. 24, 2016</b> - Barb Moore of Evangeline =
Beach told me she still (for weeks if not months) has her male =
<b>TOWHEE</b> (I still have not quizzed her as to eastern vs. =
spotted).&nbsp; To get to her home, drive across the Grand Pre dykeland, =
turn right at the T-junction onto East Long Island, then north (left) on =
Pheasant Road, to Sandpiper Lane.&nbsp; The cottage there belongs to =
Joan &amp; Bob Bearne, and Barb Moore lives in the next house to the =
west (left).&nbsp; She thinks her towhee also forages in the yards and =
feeders adjacent to her home (all private, of course).&nbsp;</div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px;">Today Lisa Eye (north of Port Williams along <b>lower Church =
St.</b>) told me =93her=94 <b>bald eagle nest</b> now has an <b>adult =
eagle in apparent incubation position</b> in the nest (but probably no =
eggs there yet?), plus her mate often perched nearby.&nbsp; She also =
reports a huge occupied <b>raven nest </b>to the south of her =
home.&nbsp;</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: =
14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">As of yesterday, still no =
sign of bald eagle occupancy of the Noggins Farm Market nest.</div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px;">Pat &amp; I live in the <b>yellow apartment building along Woodman =
Road</b>, adjacent to Tideways Retirement Complex in east-end =
Wolfville.&nbsp; The northeast corner of our building has Sylvia =
Holmes=92s bird feeders, where her customers include a large flock of =
goldfinches, with at least one <b>pine siskin</b> today, + song =
sparrows, mourning doves, starlings, occasional cardinals and tree =
sparrows, etc. (rock pigeons, crows,