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Index of Subjects The geese at the Prince Albert crosswalk at Sullivan's pond afforded me a moment of laughter also. One (presumably a gander chasing a female) was in hot pursuit of the other across the lawn near Findlay Community Centre. As the female reached the corner, she stopped short at the crosswalk. The male, instead of trying to mount, stopped also; and the two waited for traffic. Jane -----Original Message----- From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]On Behalf Of P.L. Chalmers Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 11:57 PM To: NatureNS Subject: [NatureNS] Dartmouth Birds Hi there, The lovely sunshine and the longer evening tempted me to go out after work on Tuesday to see what is still around. It's practically the first time I have done any birding in over a month, due to a nasty cold and some poor weekend weather. Between 6 and 7 p.m. I visited several spots in Dartmouth. At Sullivan's Pond, there were 20+ American Wigeon, one male Eurasian Wigeon, three Canada Geese, and two American Coots. Two of the white domestic geese decided to cross Prince Albert Road and held up traffic for several minutes; they used the crosswalk and I wished I had a camera to capture their stately progress in front of the two lines of cars. There wasn't anything noteworthy along the trail at the mouth of the canal, although I was hoping to find some of the less usual gulls there. I don't have Bernard Burke's eye for them. At Tuft's Cove, there were more American Wigeon, a pair of Gadwall, and a male Green-winged Teal (and possibly a female, too far away). There was also a Mute Swan, which was vocalizing. It made an odd, raspy sort of squawk, which I don't recall ever hearing before. I assume that this is the feral Bedford Basin swan ... Cheers, Patricia L. Chalmers Halifax
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