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This report below was just published in the latest edition of the =
Blomidon Naturalists Society Newsletter, Spring 2020, Volume 47, No. 1. =20=
2020 ANNUAL CYRIL K. COLDWELL EAGLES AND RAPTORS COUNT=20
OF EASTERN KING=92S COUNTY
Again this year we volunteers lucked out with good viewing conditions, =
in spite of a predicted snow-storm that ended up elsewhere. See at =
bottom the list of 32 participants, who went in 17 cars to designated =
areas, like in the Christmas Bird Count, but just for one hour from 10 =
to 11 a.m. on Sunday, February 2, 2020. Check in the Spring 2019 BNS =
Newsletter (Vol. 46, No. 1) for the history of this count since 1979 and =
for last year=92s results.
The day started out overcast but then became intermittently brightly =
sunny with light winds and moderate temperatures from about -2 to +3 C. =
As usual, our total area covered was Kentville to Avonport and North =
Mountain to Black River Lake.
Our collective overall results were as follows:
454 total bald eagles (284 adults, 155 immatures, 15 of undetermined =
age, approximately 65%/35% adults/immatures;
26 red-tailed hawks;
1 rough-legged hawk (dark phase);
1 adult peregrine falcon;
no harriers, no sharp-shinned hawks, no merlins;
1 barred owl;
1 great horned owl heard hooting near Avonport in evening;
750 mixed black ducks & mallards;
3 white-winged scoters;
3 common goldeneyes;
3 common mergansers;
100+ great black-backed gulls;
16 horned larks;
10 blue jays;
2 n. cardinals;
7 white-tailed deer;
3 gray squirrels.
Our total of 454 eagles was well above our average and significantly =
more than the 319 counted last year. They were widely distributed =
through our covered areas: 153 were in Sheffield Mills/Woodside areas, =
46 along Gaspereau River, 43 w. of Port Williams, 56 ne. & nw. of Grand =
Pre, 35 s. of Grand Pre, 24 in Cornwallis Valley, 26 n. & e. from =
Canning; 20 s. of Canning; 25 s. of White Rock; 16 ne. of Port Williams; =
and 10 more elsewhere.
Everyone agreed that viewing conditions were excellent, except for =
difficulties with the bright and low Sun. These counts are very =
unscientific with only one count per year, and the many factors that =
account for the year-to-year differences are very poorly understood. I =
don=92t see any ongoing trend in the total numbers of eagles, but there =
is considerable interest in some public discussion about how much if any =
artificial feeding of them is warranted. Eagles are not just scavengers =
but are opportunistic predators and kleptoparasites, with effects on =
ospreys and loons and who knows what else?
Volunteer participants in 2020: George Alliston, Margaret Alliston, =
Charlane Boates, Sherman Boates, Soren Bondrup-Nielsen, John Brazner, =
James Churchill, Joanne Cook, Peggy Crawford, George E. Forsyth, Harold =
Forsyth, Bernard Forsythe, Glenys Gibson, Jamie Gibson, Gerry Hardy, Pat =
Hawes, Patrick Kelly, Debbie Mander, Sheila McCurdy, Terry Murphy, Mike =
O=92Brien, Glen Parsons, Ian Paterson, Meg Raven, Stan Riggs, Liz Stern, =
Richard Stern, Judy Tufts, Rick Whitman, Olivia Williams, Sherman =
Williams, Jim Wolford (compiler), and add two youths: Isla & Lahrin =
Churchill.
Cheers from Jim Wolford in Wolfville.
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style=3D"text-align: left;">This report below was just published in the =
latest edition of the Blomidon Naturalists Society Newsletter, Spring =
2020, Volume 47, No. 1. </div><div style=3D"text-align: =
center;"><br></div><div style=3D"text-align: center;">2020 ANNUAL CYRIL =
K. COLDWELL EAGLES AND RAPTORS COUNT </div><div style=3D"text-align: =
center;">OF EASTERN KING=92S COUNTY</div><div><br></div><div>Again this =
year we volunteers lucked out with good viewing conditions, in spite of =
a predicted snow-storm that ended up elsewhere. See at bottom the =
list of 32 participants, who went in 17 cars to designated areas, like =
in the Christmas Bird Count, but just for one hour from 10 to 11 a.m. on =
Sunday, February 2, 2020. Check in the Spring 2019 BNS Newsletter =
(Vol. 46, No. 1) for the history of this count since 1979 and for last =
year=92s results.</div><div><br></div><div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px;">The day started out overcast but then became intermittently =
brightly sunny with light winds and moderate temperatures from about -2 =
to +3 C. As usual, our total area covered was Kentville to =
Avonport and North Mountain to Black River Lake.</div></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">Our =
collective overall results were as follows:</div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">454 total bald eagles (284 =
adults, 155 immatures, 15 of undetermined age, approximately 65%/35% =
adults/immatures;</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px;">26 red-tailed hawks;</div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px;"> 1 rough-legged hawk (dark phase);</div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px;"> 1 adult peregrine falcon;</div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px;"> no harriers, no sharp-shinned hawks, no merlins;</div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px;"> 1 barred owl;</div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px;"> 1 great horned owl heard hooting near Avonport in =
evening;</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px;">750 mixed black ducks & mallards;</div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px;"> 3 white-winged scoters;</div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px;"> 3 common goldeneyes;</div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px;"> 3 common mergansers;</div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px;">100+ great black-backed gulls;</div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px;"> 16 horned larks;</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;"> 10 =
blue jays;</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;"> 2 n. =
cardinals;</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;"> 7 white-tailed =
deer;</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;"> 3 gray =
squirrels.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px;">Our total of 454 eagles was well above our =
average and significantly more than the 319 counted last year. =
They were widely distributed through our covered areas: 153 were =
in Sheffield Mills/Woodside areas, 46 along Gaspereau River, 43 w. of =
Port Williams, 56 ne. & nw. of Grand Pre, 35 s. of Grand Pre, 24 in =
Cornwallis Valley, 26 n. & e. from Canning; 20 s. of Canning; 25 s. =
of White Rock; 16 ne. of Port Williams; and 10 more elsewhere.</div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">Everyone =
agreed that viewing conditions were excellent, except for difficulties =
with the bright and low Sun. These counts are very unscientific =
with only one count per year, and the many factors that account for the =
year-to-year differences are very poorly understood. I don=92t see =
any ongoing trend in the total numbers of eagles, but there is =
considerable interest in some public discussion about how much if any =
artificial feeding of them is warranted. Eagles are not just =
scavengers but are opportunistic predators and kleptoparasites, with =
effects on ospreys and loons and who knows what =
else?</div><div><br></div><div>Volunteer participants in 2020: George =
Alliston, Margaret Alliston, Charlane Boates, Sherman Boates, Soren =
Bondrup-Nielsen, John Brazner, James Churchill, Joanne Cook, Peggy =
Crawford, George E. Forsyth, Harold Forsyth, Bernard Forsythe, Glenys =
Gibson, Jamie Gibson, Gerry Hardy, Pat Hawes, Patrick Kelly, Debbie =
Mander, Sheila McCurdy, Terry Murphy, Mike O=92Brien, Glen Parsons, Ian =
Paterson, Meg Raven, Stan Riggs, Liz Stern, Richard Stern, Judy Tufts, =
Rick Whitman, Olivia Williams, Sherman Williams, Jim Wolford (compiler), =
and add two youths: Isla & Lahrin =
Churchill.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim Wolford in =
Wolfville.</div><div>---------------------------------------------------</=
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