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--Apple-Mail=_BA439C41-1521-4509-8DCC-DBA1C2BF3193 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Begin forwarded message: > From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Subject: 36th CKC Eagles/Raptors Count, Feb. 5/17, preliminary results > Date: February 6, 2017 at 3:51:19 PM AST >=20 > Here are the preliminary results from yesterday=92s 36th CKC = Eagles/Raptors Count for Eastern King=92s County on Feb. 5, 2017. >=20 > About 40 people in 16 or 17 or 18 field parties went out to designated = areas just for an hour, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., with nearly perfect = conditions, e.g., very little wind, mostly overcast but with very good = visibility, no precipitation, just a bit of snow on the ground, and all = roads accessible for our vehicles. Also most of the eagles seen were = perched and not flying from area to area =97 ideal for us. =20 >=20 > Bald Eagles seen totalled 434 =97 272 adults (64% of aged eagles), 154 = immatures (36%), and 8 of undetermined ages. >=20 > Also 2 relatively new eagle nests were reported: (a) east of the road = from Avonport to Oak Island; and (b) west of Grand Pre Historic Park = along the railroad tracks in the tall poplars. >=20 > 55 Red-tailed Hawks (one near Oak Island is very light-coloured). >=20 > 1-2 Northern Goshawks > 1-2 Northern Harriers > 1 Rough-legged Hawk > 1 Peregrine Falcon >=20 > Other wildlife reported included a Coyote; 11Canada Geese; 3000 + 40 + = 23 Black Ducks; 2 Mallards; 1 Flicker; 70 Ravens; 15 Crows; 29 Horned = Larks; 250 + 35 + 80 Bohemian Waxwings; 1 + 30 +10 + 10 Cedar Waxwings; = 13 Robins. >=20 > I still haven=92t asked Bernard Forsythe about whether he saw a Barred = Owl at dusk as usual near his feeding tray? >=20 > =97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97 > Yesterday was the last day of the two EAGLE WATCH weekends at = Sheffield Mills. I think the first three days had relatively very few = eagles at the big feeding field off the north end of Middle Dyke Road. = But yesterday things changed positively in a very big way for a great = conclusion for this year=92s Eagle Watch. (Incidentally, I think the = community did very well on all four days in terms of selling oodles of = breakfasts and filling the Hall with eaters/recreators.) >=20 > I was told that at 10:00 or 10:30 a.m. at the big field on Sunday, 40+ = eagles =93decided=94 to get hungry and cooperatively swooped down to the = offered chicken carcasses (daily mortalities in the chicken barns). But = then at 2 p.m., when I departed from the Hall, there was a spectacular = assemblage (convocation is the right word) at the big field. I cannot = recall ever seeing more eagles in one spot at one time. I estimated 75 = eagles that were perched (+ some flying about), and 25 more were on the = ground interacting and feeding. Thus whichever gawkers waited until = then or just luckily showed up, like myself, really basked in the sights = that we all hope for when we participate in the Eagle Watch or go out = there on our own. =20 >=20 > For most of the winter, the offering of dead chickens only happens = once a day in early to mid morning, but during the four Eagle Watch days = there are often multiple offerings in both morning and/or noon and/or = afternoon. =20 > =97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97 >=20 > Cheers, and thanks to all CKC Counters yesterday!, from Jim in = Wolfville. >=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail=_BA439C41-1521-4509-8DCC-DBA1C2BF3193 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html = charset=3Dwindows-1252"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space;"><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><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>From: </b></span><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Jim Wolford <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>><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>Subject: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>36th CKC = Eagles/Raptors Count, Feb. 5/17, preliminary = results</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';">February 6, 2017 at = 3:51:19 PM AST</span></div><br><div>Here are the preliminary results = from yesterday=92s 36th CKC Eagles/Raptors Count for Eastern King=92s = County on Feb. 5, 2017.<br><br>About 40 people in 16 or 17 or 18 field = parties went out to designated areas just for an hour, from 10 a.m. to = 11 a.m., with nearly perfect conditions, e.g., very little wind, mostly = overcast but with very good visibility, no precipitation, just a bit of = snow on the ground, and all roads accessible for our vehicles. = Also most of the eagles seen were perched and not flying from area = to area =97 ideal for us. <br><br>Bald Eagles seen totalled 434 =97 = 272 adults (64% of aged eagles), 154 immatures (36%), and 8 of = undetermined ages.<br><br>Also 2 relatively new eagle nests were = reported: (a) east of the road from Avonport to Oak Island; and (b) west = of Grand Pre Historic Park along the railroad tracks in the tall = poplars.<br><br>55 Red-tailed Hawks (one near Oak Island is very = light-coloured).<br><br>1-2 Northern Goshawks<br>1-2 Northern = Harriers<br>1 Rough-legged Hawk<br>1 Peregrine Falcon<br><br>Other = wildlife reported included a Coyote; 11Canada Geese; 3000 + 40 + 23 = Black Ducks; 2 Mallards; 1 Flicker; 70 Ravens; 15 Crows; 29 Horned = Larks; 250 + 35 + 80 Bohemian Waxwings; 1 + 30 +10 + 10 Cedar Waxwings; = 13 Robins.<br><br>I still haven=92t asked Bernard Forsythe about whether = he saw a Barred Owl at dusk as usual near his feeding = tray?<br><br>=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97<br>Yesterday was the = last day of the two EAGLE WATCH weekends at Sheffield Mills. I = think the first three days had relatively very few eagles at the big = feeding field off the north end of Middle Dyke Road. But yesterday = things changed positively in a very big way for a great conclusion for = this year=9