[NatureNS] re Woolaver's Pond, was Name of Hants County Pond

From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Tue, 19 May 2020 16:43:42 -0300
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Frank & Beth Woolaver used to live across the road from that pond, hence =
our local name for it.  Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.

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> From: Fred Schueler <bckcdb@istar.ca>
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Name of Hants County Pond
> Date: May 18, 2020 at 6:34:58 PM ADT
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
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> On 5/18/2020 4:09 PM, Patrick Kelly wrote:
>> That is what I call it as I think it is too small to have an =
"official" name.=20
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> * you can look up official names on the toporama website - =
https://atlas.gc.ca/toporama/en/index.html - "Woolaver" doesn't get any =
hits anywhere in Canada.
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> fred.
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>> I always used it as the starting point for my spring migration count. =
There was always a marathon that went past there, with a water stop set =
up in the entrance to the farm field on the Windsor end of the pond. =
They must have used the same rule for setting their date as that used =
for the migration count as they were there every year..... -  Pat
>> On May 18, 2020, at 1:03 PM, plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca =
<mailto:plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
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>>> Thank you Rick. I thought I remembered Jim Wolford calling it that, =
on a long-ago field trip, but wanted to be sure I got a local name =
right.
>>> Cheers, Patricia
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>>>> On May 18, 2020 at 11:31 AM Rick Whitman =
<dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com =
<mailto:dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com>> wrote:
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>>>> Hi Pat,
>>>> Yes, a great pond for Ring-necked Ducks, parking at one's own risk =
for sure. It's definitely right across the road from Woolaver's Farm so =
that seems like a good name.
>>>> Rick W.
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>>>> On Mon, 18 May 2020 at 10:24, plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca =
<mailto:plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca> < plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca =
<mailto:plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca>> wrote:
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>>>>    I would like to know the name of a pond where I observed some
>>>>    ducks yesterday.  It's on Route 14, between Brooklyn and Sweet's
>>>>    Corner.  The pond is on the north side of the road, and there is
>>>>    a long curve in the road around it.   The pond always =
tantalizes,
>>>>    because it looks so promising, but if you don't know the road
>>>>    it's hard to stop and park on the curve in time.
>>>>    I remember in the past it was a place to check on field trips.   =
  Could someone please tell me the name of this location?  I seem
>>>>    to recall it might be Woolaver's Pond.  I didn't find any
>>>>    observations from this location in eBird.
>>>>    Thanks,
>>>>    Patricia L. Chalmers
>>>>    Halifax
>>>>=20
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>> Patrick Kelly
>> 159 Town Road
>> Falmouth NSB0P 1L0
>> Canada
>> (902) 472-2322
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html =
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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Frank =
&amp; Beth Woolaver used to live across the road from that pond, hence =
our local name for it. &nbsp;Cheers from Jim in =
Wolfville.<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';">Fred Schueler &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:bckcdb@istar.ca">bckcdb@istar.ca</a>&gt;<br></span></div><d=
iv 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>Re: [NatureNS] Name of Hants =
County Pond</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';">May 18, 2020 at =
6:34:58 PM ADT<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 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';"><a =
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1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><a=
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href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br></s=
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0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">On 5/18/2020 4:09 PM, Patrick =
Kelly wrote:<br><blockquote type=3D"cite">That is what I call it as I =
think it is too small to have an "official" name.<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br></blockquote><br>* you =
can look up official names on the toporama website -<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a =
href=3D"https://atlas.gc.ca/toporama/en/index.html">https://atlas.gc.ca/to=
porama/en/index.html</a><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>- "Woolaver" doesn't get =
any hits anywhere in =
Canada.<br><br>fred.<br>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
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te type=3D"cite">I always used it as the starting point for my spring =
migration count. There was always a marathon that went past there, with =
a water stop set up in the entrance to the farm field on the Windsor end =
of the pond. They must have used the same rule for setting their date as =
that used for the migration count as they were there every year..... - =
&nbsp;Pat<br>On May 18, 2020, at 1:03 PM,<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a =
href=3D"mailto:plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca">plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca</a><=
span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>&lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca">mailto:plchalmers@ns.sympatico.=
ca</a>&gt; wrote:<br></blockquote><br><br><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite">Thank you Rick. I thought I =
remembered Jim Wolford calling it that, on a long-ago field trip, but =
wanted to be sure I got a local name right.<br>Cheers, =
Patricia<br></blockquote></blockquote><br><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite">On May =
18, 2020 at 11:31 AM Rick Whitman &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com">dendroica.caerulescens@gm=
ail.com</a><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>&lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com">mailto:dendroica.caerules=
cens@gmail.com</a>&gt;&gt; wrote:<br><br>Hi Pat,<br>Yes, a great pond =
for Ring-necked Ducks, parking at one's own risk for sure. It's =
definitely right across the road from Woolaver's Farm so that seems like =
a good name.<br>Rick W.<br><br>On Mon, 18 May 2020 at 10:24,<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a =
href=3D"mailto:plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca">plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca</a><=
span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>&lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca">mailto:plchalmers@ns.sympatico.=
ca</a>&gt; &lt;<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a =
href=3D"mailto:plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca">plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca</a><=
span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>&lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca">mailto:plchalmers@ns.sympatico.=
ca</a>&gt;&gt; wrote:<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I would like to know the =
name of a pond where I observed some<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ducks =
yesterday.&nbsp; It's on Route 14, between Brooklyn and =
Sweet's<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Corner.&nbsp; The pond is on the north side =
of the road, and there is<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a long curve in the road =
around it.&nbsp;&nbsp; The pond always =
tantalizes,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;because it looks so promising, but if =
you don't know the road<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;it's hard to stop and park =
on the curve in time.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I remember in the past it was =
a place to check on field trips. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Could someone =
please tell me the name of this location?&nbsp; I =
seem<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to recall it might be Woolaver's Pond.&nbsp; I =
didn't find any<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;observations from this location in =
eBird.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Thanks,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Patricia L. =
Chalmers<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Halifax<br><br></blockquote><br></blockquote=
>Patrick Kelly<br>159 Town Road<br>Falmouth NSB0P 1L0<br>Canada<br>(902) =
472-2322<br></blockquote><br>--<span =
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Karstad<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fragile =
Inheritance Natural History<br>'Wildlife on Roads' -<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a =
href=3D"http://doingnaturalhistory.blogspot.ca/2018/03/upcoming-book-wildl=
ife-on-roads-handbook.html">http://doingnaturalhistory.blogspot.ca/2018/03=
/upcoming-book-wildlife-on-roads-handbook.html</a><br>'Daily' Paintings =
-<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a =
href=3D"http://karstaddailypaintings.blogspot.com/">http://karstaddailypai=
ntings.blogspot.com/</a><br>4 St-Lawrence Street Bishops Mills, RR#2 =
Oxford Station, Ontario K0G 1T0<br>&nbsp;on the Smiths Falls Limestone =
Plain &nbsp;44.87156=B0 N 75.70095=B0 W<br>(613)258-3107 &lt;bckcdb =
at<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a =
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the conclusion of consanguinity"<br>-<span =
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us-to-the-conclusion-of-consanguinity-a-collection-of-darwinian-verses/pap=
erback/product-23517445.html">http://www.lulu.com/shop/frederick-w-schuele=
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