[NatureNS] A Walk in the (Quiet) Woods, White's Lake

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Hi,

I have had several quiet walks in the woods lately, including a beautiful
one today on snowshoes, in the woods at Baxters Harbor, along a trail where
in the past I have seen Crossbills and Gray Jays - but today, just a handful
of Black-capped Chickadees. But also lots of tracks. I love being in the
woods in the snow when the sun is out and the sky is blue - it's part of the
reason I loved Labrador so much when I lived there after first coming to
Canada.

Richard

On Jan 5, 2008 8:11 PM, Blake Maybank <maybank@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:

> 5 January 2007 -- Holman Marsh Lake trail, HRM
>
> Martine and I walked the 5 km to Holman Marsh Lake along the
> unofficial ATV trail system that leads off our subdivision in White's
> Lake.   A beautiful day, with the snow firm underfoot, but slippery at
> times.
>
> But the woods were quiet.   I've never before done this hike in
> winter without seeing woodpeckers -- we saw and heard none
> today.   We managed 15 Black-capped Chickadees in four groups, 6
> Boreal Chickadees in two groups, and a flock of 7 Pine Grosbeaks that
> dropped down to investigate when I pished in some chickadees.  There
> was but a single Golden-crowned Kinglet, and a few ravens rounded out the
> list.
>
> There were incredible numbers of Snowshoe Hare footprints, and also
> those of many deer, but not a single grouse track.
>
> Cheers,
>
>
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Blake Maybank
> maybank@ns.sympatico.ca
>
> Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds"
>
> author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia"
> http://maybank.tripod.com/BSNS.htm
>
> White's Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada
>
>
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Hi,<br><br>I have had several quiet walks in the woods lately, including a beautiful one today on snowshoes, in the woods at Baxters Harbor, along a trail where in the past I have seen Crossbills and Gray Jays - but today, just a handful of Black-capped Chickadees. But also lots of tracks. I love being in the woods in the snow when the sun is out and the sky is blue - it&#39;s part of the reason I loved Labrador so much when I lived there after first coming to Canada.
<br><br>Richard<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 5, 2008 8:11 PM, Blake Maybank &lt;maybank@ns.sympatico.ca&gt; wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
5 January 2007 -- Holman Marsh Lake trail, HRM<br><br>Martine and I walked the 5 km to Holman Marsh Lake along the<br>unofficial ATV trail system that leads off our subdivision in White&#39;s<br>Lake. &nbsp; A beautiful day, with the snow firm underfoot, but slippery at times.
<br><br>But the woods were quiet. &nbsp; I&#39;ve never before done this hike in<br>winter without seeing woodpeckers -- we saw and heard none<br>today. &nbsp; We managed 15 Black-capped Chickadees in four groups, 6<br>Boreal Chickadees in two groups, and a flock of 7 Pine Grosbeaks that
<br>dropped down to investigate when I pished in some chickadees. &nbsp;There<br>was but a single Golden-crowned Kinglet, and a few ravens rounded out the list.<br><br>There were incredible numbers of Snowshoe Hare footprints, and also
<br>those of many deer, but not a single grouse track.<br><br>Cheers,<br><br><br>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Blake Maybank<br><a href="mailto:maybank@ns.sympatico.ca">maybank@ns.sympatico.ca
</a><br><br>Editor, &quot;Nova Scotia Birds&quot;<br><br>author, &quot;Birding Sites of Nova Scotia&quot;<br>http://maybank.tripod.com/BSNS.htm<br><br>White&#39;s Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada
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</div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>#################<br>Dr.Richard Stern, &nbsp; <br>70 Exhibition St.<br>Kentville, NS, Canada<br>B4N 4K9<br><br>Richard Stern, <br>317 Middle Dyke Rd.<br>Port Williams, NS, Canada<br>B0P 1T0
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