[NatureNS] lots of Can. Geese, + eagles & ravens at nests

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Hi Jim, The adult eagles have been frequenting the "Poor Farm Cemetery"
nest for a while now. I have seen them perched on the nest and in adjacent
trees, a few weeks ago I saw one of the birds carrying a stick to the nest.
I am able to view the nest with binoculars from my side of the River.


George Forsyth

On 28 February 2017 at 16:20, Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote:

> *FEBRUARY 23, 2017* (cont.) =E2=80=94 Later today *Jean Leung* phoned fro=
m her
> home on *west Long Island at North Grand Pre*, to say that her
> neighbourhood had been invaded by *HUNDREDS OF VERY NOISY CANADA GEESE*.
>
> *FEBRUARY 28, 2017* - I didn=E2=80=99t get out to *Grand Pre* to investig=
ate
> until this afternoon, but I quickly found *900+ Canada Geese* along the
> main drainage canal next to the main road on *west Long Island*, a bit
> east of where the Leungs live.
>
> The *Bald Eagle nest* at the Leungs=E2=80=99 house had *both adult eagles=
 present*,
> as was the case at a few other eagle nests examined today.
>
> On the spur of the moment, I decided to drive out to the Canning area to
> look for *more geese =E2=80=94 600+ Canada Geese were in the Canning Aboi=
teau
> area (mouth of the Habitant River)* as the tide was approaching high in
> early afternoon.  And Mark Elderkin was there photographing the spring-li=
ke
> gorgeous wind-free and sunny day.
>
> The *new Bald Eagle nest just west of Grand Pre Park* had *two eagle
> adults* perched there, and I could clearly see the size difference of the
> large female vs. smaller male.
>
> On my way back to Wolfville, I checked the *Eye Road Bald Eagle nest*,
> where there were two adult eagles.
>
> I saw *no eagles at the Greenwich site* (n. of Noggins Farm Market); but
> this was *no surprise, since* that pair of eagles probably built the new
> nest last year that is along the Rail Trail close to the Poor Farm Cemete=
ry
> =E2=80=94 that site is not yet accessible via the Rail Trail, but of cour=
se it is
> accessible to the eagles.
>
> I drove to the* Lower Church Street Bald Eagle nest *=E2=80=94 no eagles =
were
> present, but it was obvious that this pair of adults had done a lot of
> restoration work over the past few days =E2=80=94 the nest looks quite re=
spectable
> and usable again now.
>
> *Next eagle stop was the nest along Lower Canard Road* =E2=80=94 an adult=
 eagle,
> probably the female, was at the nest, and her probable mate was perched
> close to the farmhouse north of the road where I always view the nest.
>
> Yesterday I noticed *Ravens* at the long-used *nest just north of the
> Acadia Arena*, and then today in *Canning* I saw a *Raven carrying a long
> stick* just north of the old nest-site in a now nestless pine tree close
> to the house of Glenys Gibson & Ian Paterson.
>
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hi Jim, The adult eagles have been frequenting the &q=
uot;Poor Farm Cemetery&quot; nest for a while now. I have seen them perched=
 on the nest and in adjacent trees, a few weeks ago I saw one of the birds =
carrying a stick to the nest. I am able to view the nest with binoculars fr=
om my side of the River.<br><br><br></div>George Forsyth<br></div><div clas=
s=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 28 February 2017 at 16:=
20, Jim Wolford <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink=
.ca" target=3D"_blank">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blo=
ckquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #c=
cc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><div style=
=3D"margin:0px"><b>FEBRUARY 23, 2017</b> (cont.) =E2=80=94 Later today <b>J=
ean Leung</b> phoned from her home on <b>west Long Island at North Grand Pr=
e</b>, to say that her neighbourhood had been invaded by <b>HUNDREDS OF VER=
Y NOISY CANADA GEESE</b>.</div><div style=3D"margin:0px;min-height:14px"><b=
r></div><div style=3D"margin:0px"><b>FEBRUARY 28, 2017</b> - I didn=E2=80=
=99t get out to <b>Grand Pre</b> to investigate until this afternoon, but I=
 quickly found <b>900+ Canada Geese</b> along the main drainage canal next =
to the main road on <b>west Long Island</b>, a bit east of where the Leungs=
 live.</div><div style=3D"margin:0px;min-height:14px"><br></div><div style=
=3D"margin:0px">The <b>Bald Eagle nest</b> at the Leungs=E2=80=99 house had=
 <b>both adult eagles present</b>, as was the case at a few other eagle nes=
ts examined today.</div><div style=3D"margin:0px;min-height:14px"><br></div=
><div style=3D"margin:0px">On the spur of the moment, I decided to drive ou=
t to the Canning area to look for <b>more geese =E2=80=94 600+ Canada Geese=
 were in the Canning Aboiteau area (mouth of the Habitant River)</b> as the=
 tide was approaching high in early afternoon.=C2=A0 And Mark Elderkin was =
there photographing the spring-like gorgeous wind-free and sunny day.</div>=
<div style=3D"margin:0px;min-height:14px"><br></div><div style=3D"margin:0p=
x">The <b>new Bald Eagle nest just west of Grand Pre Park</b> had <b>two ea=
gle adults</b> perched there, and I could clearly see the size difference o=
f the large female vs. smaller male.</div><div style=3D"margin:0px;min-heig=
ht:14px"><br></div><div style=3D"margin:0px">On my way back to Wolfville, I=
 checked the <b>Eye Road Bald Eagle nest</b>, where there were two adult ea=
gles.</div><div style=3D"margin:0px;min-height:14px"><br></div><div style=
=3D"margin:0px">I saw <b>no eagles at the Greenwich site</b> (n. of Noggins=
 Farm Market); but this was <b>no surprise, since</b> that pair of eagles p=
robably built the new nest last year that is along the Rail Trail close to =
the Poor Farm Cemetery =E2=80=94 that site is not yet accessible via the Ra=
il Trail, but of course it is accessible to the eagles.</div><div style=3D"=
margin:0px;min-height:14px"><br></div><div style=3D"margin:0px">I drove to =
the<b> Lower Church Street Bald Eagle nest </b>=E2=80=94 no eagles were pre=
sent, but it was obvious that this pair of adults had done a lot of restora=
tion work over the past few days =E2=80=94 the nest looks quite respectable=
 and usable again now.</div><div style=3D"margin:0px;min-height:14px"><br><=
/div><div style=3D"margin:0px"><b>Next eagle stop was the nest along Lower =
Canard Road</b> =E2=80=94 an adult eagle, probably the female, was at the n=
est, and her probable mate was perched close to the farmhouse north of the =
road where I always view the nest.</div><div style=3D"margin:0px;min-height=
:14px"><br></div><div style=3D"margin:0px">Yesterday I noticed <b>Ravens</b=
> at the long-used <b>nest just north of the Acadia Arena</b>, and then tod=
ay in <b>Canning</b> I saw a <b>Raven carrying a long stick</b> just north =
of the old nest-site in a now nestless pine tree close to the house of Glen=
ys Gibson &amp; Ian Paterson.</div><div style=3D"margin:0px"><br></div><div=
 style=3D"margin:0px">Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.</div></div></blockquote=
></div><br></div>

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