[NatureNS] shovelers, gr.? scaup, more bald eagle nest checks

From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 19:03:10 -0300
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Today I checked two more eagle nests, both occupied, so now my total is =
12 checked, 9 occupied, 3 as yet unoccupied.  Jim in Wolfville

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> From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> Subject: shovelers, gr.? scaup, bald eagle nest checks
> Date: March 25, 2019 at 6:43:09 PM ADT
> To: naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> Cc: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>
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> =46rom March 17 & March 20 & March 25, I have now checked on 10 local =
bald eagle nest-sites (Wolfville etc. to Scots=92 Bay & Blomidon), and 7 =
of the 10 sites were occupied by adult eagles.
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> One of the unoccupied sites was at the New Minas Sewage Ponds, where I =
also found two sleeping male n. shovelers with a single male scaup, =
tentatively identified from the green irridescence on the head to be a =
greater scaup.  I also saw a single flying male goldeneye sp. and one =
flying white-winged gull, probably an Iceland gull?
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> The above ducks etc. were on Wed., March 20/19.
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> Today, March 25, there was an uncounted flock of Canada Geese in corn =
stubble just south of the river bridge at Port Williams.
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> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
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<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;">Today =
I checked two more eagle nests, both occupied, so now my total is 12 =
checked, 9 occupied, 3 as yet unoccupied. &nbsp;Jim in =
Wolfville<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br =
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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 &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;<br><=
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style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>shovelers, gr.? =
scaup, bald eagle nest checks</b><br></span></div><div =
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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';">March 25, 2019 at 6:43:09 PM =
ADT<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">naturens &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>&gt;<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>Cc: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Nature BNS &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c=
a</a>&gt;<br></span></div><br><div>=46rom March 17 &amp; March 20 &amp; =
March 25, I have now checked on 10 local bald eagle nest-sites =
(Wolfville etc. to Scots=92 Bay &amp; Blomidon), and 7 of the 10 sites =
were occupied by adult eagles.<br><br>One of the unoccupied sites was at =
the New Minas Sewage Ponds, where I also found two sleeping male n. =
shovelers with a single male scaup, tentatively identified from the =
green irridescence on the head to be a greater scaup. &nbsp;I also saw a =
single flying male goldeneye sp. and one flying white-winged gull, =
probably an Iceland gull?<br><br>The above ducks etc. were on Wed., =
March 20/19.<br><br>Today, March 25, there was an uncounted flock of =
Canada Geese in corn stubble just south of the river bridge at Port =
Williams.<br><br>Cheers from Jim in =
Wolfville.<br><br><br></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>=

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