[NatureNS] Dartmouth Birds

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These two letters made us wonder who taught the birds to take advantage =
of the crosswalk....or is it a 'birds only" one?

Andy & Lelia Dean
86 Baden Powell Drive
Kentville, NS. Canada. B4N 5P5
Tel: [902] 678-6243

aadean@ns.sympatico.ca
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: David&Jane Schlosberg=20
  To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
  Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 11:03 AM
  Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Dartmouth Birds


  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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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>These two letters made&nbsp;us wonder =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Andy &amp; Lelia Dean<BR>86 Baden =
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Drive<BR>Kentville, NS. Canada. B4N 5P5<BR>Tel: [902] =
678-6243</FONT></DIV>
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  <A title=3Ddschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca=20
  href=3D"mailto:dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca">David&amp;Jane =
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Dartmouth=20
  Birds</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>The geese at the Prince Albert crosswalk at Sullivan's =
pond=20
  afforded me a<BR>moment of laughter also.&nbsp; One (presumably a =
gander=20
  chasing a female) was in<BR>hot pursuit of the other across the lawn =
near=20
  Findlay Community Centre.&nbsp; As<BR>the female reached the corner, =
she=20
  stopped short at the crosswalk.&nbsp; The<BR>male, instead of trying =
to mount,=20
  stopped also; and the two waited =
for<BR>traffic.<BR>Jane<BR><BR>-----Original=20
  Message-----<BR>From: <A=20
  =
href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.=
ca</A><BR>[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]On=20
  Behalf Of P.L. Chalmers<BR>Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 11:57 =
PM<BR>To:=20
  NatureNS<BR>Subject: [NatureNS] Dartmouth Birds<BR><BR><BR>Hi=20
  there,<BR><BR>The lovely sunshine and the longer evening tempted me to =
go=20
  out<BR>after work on Tuesday to see what is still around.&nbsp; It's=20
  practically<BR>the first time I have done any birding in over a month, =
due to=20
  a<BR>nasty cold and some poor weekend weather.&nbsp; Between 6 and 7 =
p.m.=20
  I<BR>visited several spots in Dartmouth.&nbsp; At Sullivan's Pond, =
there=20
  were<BR>20+ American Wigeon, one male Eurasian Wigeon, three Canada=20
  Geese,<BR>and two American Coots.&nbsp;&nbsp; Two of the white =
domestic geese=20
  decided to<BR>cross Prince Albert Road and held up traffic for several =

  minutes;<BR>they used the crosswalk and I wished I had a camera to =
capture=20
  their<BR>stately progress in front of the two lines of =
cars.<BR><BR>There=20
  wasn't anything noteworthy along the trail at the mouth of =
the<BR>canal,=20
  although I was hoping to find some of the less usual =
gulls<BR>there.&nbsp; I=20
  don't have Bernard Burke's eye for them.&nbsp; At Tuft's =
Cove,<BR>there were=20
  more American Wigeon, a pair of Gadwall, and a male<BR>Green-winged =
Teal (and=20
  possibly a female, too far away).&nbsp;&nbsp; There was<BR>also a Mute =
Swan,=20
  which was vocalizing.&nbsp; It made an odd, raspy sort<BR>of squawk, =
which I=20
  don't recall ever hearing before.&nbsp; I assume that<BR>this is the =
feral=20
  Bedford Basin swan ...<B