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0px; min-height: 14px;"><br& The Canada Geese re-appeared at Kennetcook yesterday (Kennetcook River) but haven't seen any along the Minas Basin or Cobequid bay other than a small group (about 60) passing through the harvested cornfields in Noel Shore / Selma a week back. Same with robins last Sunday,, Will see what this storm brings up. A Hebda ________________________________________ From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] on behalf of Jim Wolford [jimwolford@eastlink.ca] Sent: April-01-16 5:49 PM To: naturens Subject: [NatureNS] Blomidon & Scots' Bay eagle nests both active, + geese, ducks, grackles Begin forwarded message: From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca<mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca>> Subject: Blomidon & Scots' Bay eagle nests both active, + geese, ducks, grackles Date: April 1, 2016 at 5:47:57 PM ADT To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca<mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>> Cc: "Jim Wolford ." <jimwolford@eastlink.ca<mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca>>, Mark Elderkin <elderkmf@gov.ns.ca<mailto:elderkmf@gov.ns.ca>>, Pam Mills <millspl@gov.ns.ca<mailto:millspl@gov.ns.ca>>, Kimberley Huskins <HUSKINKD@gov.ns.ca<mailto:HUSKINKD@gov.ns.ca>> APRIL 1, 2016 - very windy and balmy (18-20+ C. in Wolfville) and drizzly, rainy day. I checked the Greenwich Noggins Farm bald eagle nest, and it is still unoccupied (no adult visible in or near the nest). In Canning at the aboiteau and toward town, I saw about 70 Canada geese and 12+ green-winged teals, plus a few mallards and black ducks. Blomidon bald eagle nest (along cliff well south of prov. park): an adult was in the nest in incubation position. Scots’ Bay bald eagle nest (Huntley Rd.): an adult was apparently incubating in the nest on my arrival at 3:45 p.m., but, shortly after I arrived, I saw that adult stand up in the nest, spread its wings, and then take off on a short flight of less than a minute, after which it landed back on the nest and settled down into apparent incubation. I didn’t watch the flight, so I can’t be absolutely sure that the same adult landed and re-settled on the nest — but it’s possible that the first eagle’s mate is the one who flew to the nest and continued incubating. Along the road to Scots’ Bay, just north of the Stewart Mountain Road junction, I saw 2 Canada geese (perhaps a non-breeding pair of yearlings?) and 2 mallards (m,f pr) at a small farm pond, and nearby were 3 common grackles on the power line. Saxon Street Pond: no waterfowl at all, just 2 bald eagles perched together (1 ad., 1 imm.). Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
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