[NatureNS] Windsor and Valley Ponds

Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2006 20:25:51 -0400
From: Bob McDonald <bobathome@hfx.eastlink.ca>
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Hello All,

Wendy and I travelled to the Wolfville area today on the pretense of buying some fresh fruits and veggies.  We stopped at several locations to do some birding and here are some of the birds we saw:

Shell Environmental Park:
 - G. Yellowlegs (1)
 - RN Pheasant (2)
 - Chipping Sparrow (1)
 - A. Robin (~150-200) - seemed to be all "Brown-backed"
 - BC Chickadee (6)
 - RT Hawk (2)
 - D. Woodpecker (1)
 - H. Lark (~10)
 - GW Teal (~10)

Windsor sewage ponds
 - GB Heron (1)
 - C. Goose (~55)
 - BB Plover (65-70) - roosting on the bank between the 2 ponds
 - Sandpiper sp (20-25) - slept through our whole visit
 - A. Wigeon (4)

Port Williams sewage ponds
 - Barrow's Goldeneye (1)!!
 - Mallard (12)

van Nostrands/DU ponds (where we met Neil van Nostrand)
 - A. Coot (2)
 - H. Merganser (pair)
 - RN Duck (3)

Harris' pond
 - C. Goose (~60)
 - H. Merganser (~10 - all female)
 - W. Snipe (1)
 - RN Pheasant (1)
 - RN Duck (3)

Saxon St ponds 
 - a few Mallards, otherwise nothing!!

Canard pond
 - GW Teal (~150)
 - Mallard (~60)
 - N Pintail (8-10)
 - A Wigeon (4)

Along Saxon St. we picked up 2 of the LBB Gulls which Richard Stern mentioned in a previous message.  There must be over 1000 gulls in this area!!  We also saw a total of perhaps 8 Bald Eagles during our travels; all were immatures!!  Only 3 Rt Hawks were observed, and we noted no other raptors.

Thanks to Jim W for his directions which got us to the ponds and kept us from getting lost, and to Jim, Judy and Richard for their posts on the pond life.

Cheers,

Bob McDonald,
Halifax

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<DIV><FONT size=2>Hello All,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Wendy and I travelled to the Wolfville area today on the 
pretense of buying some fresh fruits and veggies.&nbsp; We stopped at several 
locations to do some birding and here are some of the birds we saw:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Shell Environmental Park:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;- G. Yellowlegs (1)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;- RN Pheasant (2)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;- Chipping Sparrow (1)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;- A. Robin (~150-200) - seemed to be all 
"Brown-backed"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;- BC Chickadee (6)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;- RT Hawk (2)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;- D. Woodpecker (1)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;- H. Lark (~10)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;- GW Teal (~10)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Windsor sewage ponds</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;- GB Heron (1)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;- C. Goose (~55)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;- BB Plover (65-70) - roosting on the bank between the 2 
ponds</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;- Sandpiper sp (20-25) - slept through our whole 
visit</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;- A. Wigeon (4)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Port Williams sewage ponds</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;- Barrow's Goldeneye (1)!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;- Mallard (12)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>van Nostrands/DU ponds (where we met Neil van 
Nostrand)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;- A. Coot (2)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;- H. Merganser (pair)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;- RN Duck (3)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Harris' pond</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;- C. Goose (~60)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;- H. Merganser (~10 - all female)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;- W. Snipe (1)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;- RN Pheasant (1)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;- RN Duck (3)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Saxon St ponds </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;- a few Mallards, otherwise nothing!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Canard pond</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;- GW Teal (~150)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;- Mallard (~60)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;- N Pintail (8-10)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;- A Wigeon (4)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Along Saxon St. we picked up 2 of the LBB Gulls which Richard 
Stern mentioned in a previous message.&nbsp; There must be over 1000 gulls in 
this area!!&nbsp; We also saw a total of perhaps 8 Bald Eagles during our 
travels; all were immatures!!&nbsp; Only 3 Rt Hawks were observed, and we noted 
no other raptors.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks to Jim W for his directions which got us to the ponds 
and kept us from getting lost, and to Jim, Judy and Richard for their posts on 
the pond life.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Cheers,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Bob McDonald,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Halifax</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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