[NatureNS] balmy temperatures and new flowers -- of what species?? etc.

Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 19:21:30 -0400
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Nov. 16, 2006 - Both male and female CARDINALS appeared again at our
feeders, in mid-morning, at the same time but not really together (unless
they were perhaps constantly in contact via unheard contact calls?

In mid-afternoon I checked the Port Williams sewage ponds, and there were no
goldeneyes at all, just about 20 MALLARDS.

Nov. 17, 2006 - Unbelievably WARM WEATHER for mid-November!  Today is the
thirds day in a row of temperatures of 15 to 19 Celsius! And I am wearing
shorts just like the students and Sam VanderKloet!  Today my car registered
a high temperature of 21 C.!  Lots of people out jogging and biking and
walking, and quite a few FLOWERS are still in bloom in gardens and along
roadsides.

FLOWERS noted today in Wolfville without any searching were VARROW, COMMON
SENECIO/RAGWORT?, and two weedy species of MALLOWS, including ³CHEESES².
All of these were clearly plants with NEW GROWTH and NEW FLOWERS, rather
than blossoms that had been formed weeks ago and preserved by autumn
weather.

Perhaps via NatureNS e-mails we can find out what species of new flowers
have been noted by naturalists during this balmy few days lately?

Cheers from Jim in Wolfville, 542-9204
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Jim (James W.) Wolford
91 Wickwire Avenue 
Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada
B4P 1W3
phone (902)542-9204 (home)
fax (902)585-1059 (Acadia Univ. Biology Dept.)
e-mail <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
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