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Hi Don & All,
Mystery solved. Great.
DD
------ Original Message ------
From: "Don MacNeill" <donmacneill@bellaliant.net>
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Sent: 5/23/2018 7:20:24 AM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] re turkey vultures -- was Sandhill Cranes over=20
Round Hill
>Hi Doug. The reason you are seeing so many in the air is because Air=20
>Canada charges them extra for carrion.
>
>Don
>
>Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net
>On 5/21/2018 9:54 PM, Doug Linzey wrote:
>>We're seeing Turkey Vultures regularly here now on the North Mountain=20
>>(within a few kilometres of Stewart Mountain Rd). In fact this weekend=20
>>there have been a few just off our deck. They are wonderful to watch,=20
>>soaring effortlessly in the winds they share with the ravens and=20
>>eagles, but I wonder what's in it for them. Searching out carrion in=20
>>the forest can't be easy. I've watched vultures feasting up close, but=20
>>it's always in an open field or roadway.
>>
>>Doug Linzey
>>Arlington, NS
>>
>>
>>On 21-May-18 5:03 PM, Jim Wolford wrote:
>>>Pat Hawes & I saw a soaring, teetering turkey vulture up near=20
>>>Blomidon Park this afternoon =E2=80=94 I think we were along the Stewart=
=20
>>>Mountain Road when we saw it. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
>>>
>>>Begin forwarded message:
>>>
>>>>*From: *Jacquie Dale=20
>>>><jacquie.dale@gmail.com<mailto:jacquie.dale@gmail.com>=20
>>>><mailto:jacquie.dale@gmail.com>>
>>>>*Subject: **Re: [NatureNS] Sandhill Cranes over Round Hill*
>>>>*Date: *May 21, 2018 at 12:09:15 PM ADT
>>>>*To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>=20
>>>><mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
>>>>*Reply-To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>=20
>>>><mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
>>>>
>>>>Hello everyone, well apparently I have introduced myself and my=20
>>>>husband to the whole group by mistake thinking I was only replying=20
>>>>to Bev. I apologize but it is rather funny. I have enjoyed reading=20
>>>>all the postings. I guess I am no longer an anonymous lurker!
>>>>
>>>>Good news, no ticks as of yet today in the garden and husband's pain=20
>>>>in side is much better. Our pond has filled up from all the recent=20
>>>>rain and we spotted the turtle swimming about today. The peepers are=20
>>>>still keeping us awake at night so they must be doing well. The=20
>>>>barred owls were also hooting. I still have not seen the elusive=20
>>>>yellow bird my husband said he saw but will report when I do.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Jacquie
>>>>
>>>>On Mon, May 21, 2018, 11:12 AM Jacquie Dale=20
>>>><jacquie.dale@gmail.com<mailto:jacquie.dale@gmail.com>=20
>>>><mailto:jacquie.dale@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Wow! Thats fantastic. There are so many birds around now. I'm
>>>> still not good identifying them but Paul said he saw a yellow
>>>> bird so may have been a Canada warbler. I'll keep an eye out for
>>>> it while I'm planting our tomatoes in the garden today. So far=20
>>>>we
>>>> are growing a lot of weeds and ticks. Haha. We have found lots=20
>>>>of
>>>> ticks. I even found one on me at work climbing up my chest. It
>>>> was definitely a black legged tick. I ran into the bathroom and
>>>> whipped off all my clothes and inspected. The little bugger was
>>>> hiding in my black shirt. I'm detemined to wear only light
>>>> clothing from now on. I got some of that spray but now from the
>>>> nature ns list I see it is practically useless. Haha. Bug nets
>>>> seem to work the best for black flies.
>>>>
>>>> You are really zooming through that painting. We have still not
>>>> managed to finish the kitchen cupboards. We are about half way.
>>>> Paul has been feeling a little under the weather. He has a pain
>>>> in his right side. Not sure it it's appendix or muscular. We may
>>>> need to find a doctor if it isn't better tomorrow. He's been
>>>> taking it easy and he says the pain comes and goes. He doesn't
>>>> want to go to hospital just yet I guess.
>>>>
>>>> Otherwise things are crazy growing here. Trees finally leafed
>>>> out. Its about a week delay from down in the valley we noticed.
>>>> We need to cut some grass but no scythe yet. I will order one
>>>> from Maine today I guess.
>>>>
>>>> Take care.
>>>> J
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, May 21, 2018, 10:20 AM Bev Wigney <bkwigney@gmail.com
>>>> <mailto:bkwigney@gmail.com> <mailto:bkwigney@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> While scraping paint off the wall of the tower on my place
>>>> this morning, two Sandhill Cranes wheeled over my house and
>>>> then headed east toward Tupperville. There were 3 Turkey
>>>> Vultures circling as well, but the Sandhills were a bit
>>>> higher and caught my eye as they were flying almost wingtip
>>>> to wingtip. Then I heard their very distinctive call which=20
>>>>I
>>>> so often hear when I'm down in Arizona where about 20K of
>>>> them overwinter on the playa at Whitewater Draw about 3 km
>>>> from the cabin where I stay. Neat surprise to see them this
>>>> morning -- almost like they came by to say hello and check
>>>> out my summe