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Index of Subjects ------=_Part_14163_2370528.1190058748177 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline yes it means I actually sighted hundreds of broad-winged hawks circling above the school in Westport. June On 9/17/07, Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote: > > June, I couldn't tell whether you had actually seen kettles of > broad-winged hawks or not, vs. just predicting that today would be good for > that phenomenon? > > And Gayle, a "kettle" refers to the formation of circling hawks, mostly > buteos but also other kinds, that follow rising warm thermal air currents > and get concentrated into a cylinder of circling birds of prey that number > in the hundreds in N.S. and up to thousands in Mexico, Central America, > and perhaps northern South America. > > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville > ---------- > *From: *Gayle MacLean <duartess2003@yahoo.ca> > *Reply-To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > *Date: *Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:29:11 -0400 (EDT) > *To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > *Subject: *Re: [NatureNS] Hawks > > Hello June, > > > > I am not familiar with the term 'kettles' in relationship to (I assume) > groups of birds? Could you clarify, please? > > Also, today, in my backyard, and for the 2nd day in a row, here in > Dartmouth, Prince Albert Rd. area, there have been several Garter snakes > where I have seen none all summer long. One in particular, and a small one, > about 10 inches would not move from its coiled up spot and when I approached > it, struck out at me. Guess it just liked its lovely sunny spot and didn't > want to be bothered. I just let it be. Must admit, I am very pleased to see > them. I always think it's a good sign of a healthy backyard if you have > them! > > > > Cheers! > > > > Gayle MacLean > > *June Swift <brierisland@gmail.com>* wrote: > > > > Hi Everyone > > Favorable conditions today for a hundreds of broad-winged hawks forming > kettles near the village. > > Lots of sharp-shinned hawks, kestrels and merlins. Also sighted a monarch > > June Swift > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the > boot with the *All-new Yahoo! Mail * > > ------=_Part_14163_2370528.1190058748177 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline <div>yes it means I actually sighted hundreds of broad-winged hawks circling above the school in Westport.</div> <div>June<br><br> </div> <div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/17/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Jim Wolford</b> <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote:</span> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <div>June, I couldn't tell whether you had actually seen kettles of broad-winged hawks or not, vs. just predicting that today would be good for that phenomenon?<br><br>And Gayle, a "kettle" refers to the formation of circling hawks, mostly buteos but also other kinds, that follow rising warm thermal air currents and get concentrated into a cylinder of circling birds of prey that number in the hundreds in N.S. and up to thousands in Mexico, Central America, and perhaps northern South America.<br><br>Cheers from Jim in Wolfville<br>----------<br><b>From: </b>Gayle MacLean <<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:duartess2003@yahoo.ca" target="_blank"> duartess2003@yahoo.ca</a>><br><b>Reply-To: </b>naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br><b>Date: </b>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:29:11 -0400 (EDT) <br><b>To: </b>naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [NatureNS] Hawks<br><br>Hello June,<br> <br> <br> <br>I am not familiar with the term 'kettles' in relationship to (I assume) groups of birds? Could you clarify, please?<br> <br>Also, today, in my backyard, and for the 2nd day in a row, here in Dartmouth, Prince Albert Rd. area, there have been several Garter snakes where I have seen none all summer long. One in particular, and a small one, about 10 inches would not move from its coiled up spot and when I approached it, struck out at me. Guess it just liked its lovely sunny spot and didn't want to be bothered. I just let it be. Must admit, I am very pleased to see them. I always think it's a good sign of a healthy backyard if you have them! <br> <br><br> <br>Cheers!<br> <br><br> <br>Gayle MacLean <br><br><b><i>June Swift <brierisland@gmail.com ></i></b> wrote:<br> <br> <blockquote> <br>Hi Everyone<br> <br>Favorable conditions today for a hundreds of broad-winged hawks forming kettles near the village.<br> <br>Lots of sharp-shinned hawks, kestrels and merlins. Also sighted a monarch<br> <br>June Swift<br></blockquote><br><br><br> <hr align="center" width="100%" size="1"> <br>Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the <b>All-new Yahoo! Mail </b><br> </div></blockquote></div><br> ------=_Part_14163_2370528.1190058748177--
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