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--Boundary_(ID_YkvhDMEUJFdBZ/fPKnJLTQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Come to the Grand Pre dykelands or the Canning/Canard area at certain times of the year to see ravens in substantial flocks, which consist of the unmated birds in their first and second? years. On Sat. Apr. 19 just northeast of the former Maple Leaf/Canard Poultry processing plant, along Fred Thomas Road, there were perhaps 40-50 near the large manure pile at the edge of the woods. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville Begin forwarded message: > From: Lois Codling <loiscodling@hfx.eastlink.ca> > Date: April 18, 2008 10:32:29 PM ADT > To: Nature NS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Subject: [NatureNS] Hermit Thrushes, Cowbird, 24 Ravens, etc. > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > A neighbour of ours took a walk on the Pockwock roads off the Mt. > Uniacke exit of Hwy. 101 last night (Apr.17) and heard Hermit > Thrushes singing everywhere! > > We've had a returning pair of Purple Finch the past few days, a > female Cowbird on Apr. 16, N. Flicker returned Apr. 11, Fox > Sparrow last heard on Apr. 13, still a few Comm. Redpolls. > > Saw an interesting flight of 24 Ravens the morning of Apr. 12, a > scattered flock heading South, passing over our house! Never saw > more than 4 or 5 ravens together before. I'm pretty sure they were > Ravens, not Crows, as I noticed the wedge tails and the hefty > appearance of the 'shoulders'. Wonder what they were up to. > > Lois Codling > L. Sackville --Boundary_(ID_YkvhDMEUJFdBZ/fPKnJLTQ) Content-type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Come to the Grand Pre dykelands or the Canning/Canard area at certain = times of the year to see ravens in substantial flocks, which consist of = the unmated birds in their first and second? years. =A0On Sat. Apr. 19 = just northeast of the former Maple Leaf/Canard Poultry processing plant, = along Fred Thomas Road, there were perhaps 40-50 near the large manure = pile at the edge of the woods. =A0Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Lois Codling <<a = href=3D"mailto:loiscodling@hfx.eastlink.ca">loiscodling@hfx.eastlink.ca</a= >></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">April 18, 2008 10:32:29 PM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Nature NS <<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></f= ont></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] Hermit Thrushes, Cowbird, = 24 Ravens, etc.</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">A neighbour of ours took a walk on the Pockwock = roads off the Mt. Uniacke exit of Hwy. 101 last night (Apr.17) and heard = Hermit Thrushes singing everywhere!</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">We've had a returning pair of = Purple Finch the past few days, a female Cowbird on Apr. 16, N. Flicker = returned Apr. 11,<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </span>Fox = Sparrow last heard on Apr. 13, still a few Comm. Redpolls.</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Saw an = interesting flight of 24 Ravens the morning of Apr. 12, a scattered = flock heading South, passing over our house!<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </span>Never saw more than 4 or 5 = ravens together before.<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 = </span>I'm pretty sure they were Ravens, not Crows, as I noticed the = wedge tails and the hefty appearance of the 'shoulders'.<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </span>Wonder what they were up = to.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Lois Codling</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">L. = Sackville</div> </blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_YkvhDMEUJFdBZ/fPKnJLTQ)--
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