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--Boundary_(ID_G5YkYu2qea0h481OulknHA) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT April 27, 2008 - NSBS/BNS FIELD TRIP FOR WOLFVILLE-AREA BIRDS -- led by myself -- At Lower Canard, we stopped at the Muskrat Farm Marsh to view the new, replacement BALD EAGLE NEST, and were delighted to see 2 tiny downy EAGLETS with the adult; the other parent landed nearby while we watched. Fred Thomas Road (Canard area): the large manure pile had 3 immature bald eagles and 10+ ravens (latter probably non-breeding yearlings); nearby were 500+ mixed gulls, but no detectable lesser black-backed gull among them. ------------------------- I checked a couple more BALD EAGLE NESTS by myself. The Noggins Farm Market nest at Greenwich shows at least one tiny EAGLET (like Canard), and, while I watched the female? feeding it, the male? flew in and landed with a foot-full of grassy-looking nest-lining material). At new BALD EAGLE NEST at the west end of Wolfville, I was unable to detect the presence of an adult (but viewing this one is very difficult, and I will continue to watch it from time to time -- we think this is from a pair that is nesting for the first time, and thus is well behind in timing behind the "pros". ------------------------- Apr. 28, 2008 - I checked two local BALD EAGLE NESTS: (a) the one east of Wolfville at Eye Rd. had an adult eagle on it, AND at least 3 SMALL BIRDS associated with the nest sides (house sparrows, probably); and (b) the new nest at Landmark East School in westernmost Wolfville -- checks from the farm markets and on foot failed to detect an adult at/on the nest (although there is no adequate viewing spot). Apr. 29, 2008 - Again in late afternoon I checked the NEW BALD EAGLE NEST at Landmark East school in west Wolfville, and this time BOTH ADULTS were together on the nest; and this time I viewed it from my car on Main St. facing east and looking steeply upward, via a small opening in the top foliage of the tree. Kay Stirling called from Wallbrook (west of Gaspereau & Melanson) and wonders where is the pair of BALD EAGLES that should be attending the nest on their land south of their house along the ravine? Lately she has been seeing no adult eagles near the nest. I checked the site myself on May 1st, and there were no eagles seen there at all. I told Kay that perhaps one of this year's pair of adults is young, and maybe they just have to wait a year for fertility/maturity? May 5, 2008 - Starr's Point BALD EAGLE NEST: both adults were on the nest and acting as if youngsters were present. At the same farm (Chris Cox's), the metal grain elevator has a large and occupied RAVEN NEST, and both adults were present -- I couldn't tell whether large young were present (but probably yes?). I checked the RAVEN NEST in the small woodlot of planted pines (Norway?) just north of the Acadia Arena and along the railroad tracks. I found a good viewing area from a dump just east of the pines, and there are at least 4 large nestlings in the nest. I couldn't tell how close they are getting to fledging, but they appeared to have feathered-out long wings. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville, 542-9204 --Boundary_(ID_G5YkYu2qea0h481OulknHA) 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; "><div style=3D"word-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space; "><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">April 27, = 2008 - NSBS/BNS FIELD TRIP FOR WOLFVILLE-AREA BIRDS -- led by myself = --=A0</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">At Lower Canard, we stopped at the Muskrat Farm=A0Marsh = to view the new, replacement BALD EAGLE NEST, and were delighted to see = 2 tiny downy EAGLETS with the adult; the other parent landed nearby = while we watched.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Fred Thomas Road (Canard = area): the large manure pile had 3 immature bald eagles and 10+ ravens = (latter probably non-breeding yearlings); nearby were 500+ mixed gulls, = but no detectable lesser black-backed gull among them.</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">-------------------------</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">I checked a couple more BALD EAGLE NESTS by myself.=A0 = The Noggins Farm Market nest at Greenwich shows at least one tiny EAGLET = (like Canard), and, while I watched the female? feeding it, the male? = flew in and landed with a foot-full of grassy-looking nest-lining = material).</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">At new BALD EAGLE NEST at the west end of Wolfville, I = was unable to detect the presence of an adult (but viewing this one is = very difficult, and I will continue to watch it from time to time -- we = think this is from a pair that is nesting for the first time, and thus = is well behind in timing behind the "pros".</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">-------------------------</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">Apr. 28, 2008 -=A0I checked two local BALD EAGLE = NESTS: (a) the one east of Wolfville at Eye Rd. had an adult eagle on = it, AND at least 3 SMALL BIRDS associated with the nest sides (house = sparrows, probably); and (b) the new nest at Landmark East School in = westernmost Wolfville -- checks from the farm markets and on foot failed = to detect an adult at/on the nest (although there is no adequate viewing = spot).</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">Apr. 29, 2008 -=A0Again in = late afternoon I checked the NEW BALD EAGLE NEST at Landmark East school = in west Wolfville, and this time BOTH ADULTS were together on the nest; = and this time I viewed it from my car on Main St. facing east and = looking steeply upward, via a small opening in the top foliage of the = tree.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">Kay Stirling called from = Wallbrook (west of Gaspereau & Melanson) and wonders where is the = pair of BALD EAGLES that should be attending the nest on their land = south of their house along the ravine?=A0=A0Lately she has been seeing = no adult eagles near the nest.=A0=A0I checked the site myself on May = 1st, and there were no eagles seen there at all.=A0=A0I told Kay that = perhaps one of this year's pair of adults is young, and maybe they just = have to wait a year for fertility/maturity?</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; ">May 5, 2008 -=A0Starr's Point BALD EAGLE NEST: = both adults were on the nest and acting as if youngsters were = present.=A0=A0</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">At the same farm (Chris = Cox's), the metal grain elevator has a large and occupied RAVEN NEST, = and both adults were present -- I couldn't tell whether large young were = present (but probably yes?).</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">I checked the RAVEN NEST = in the small woodlot of planted pines (Norway?) just north of the Acadia = Arena and along the railroad tracks.=A0=A0I found a good viewing area = from a dump just east of the pines, and there are at least 4 large = nestlings in the nest.=A0=A0=A0I couldn't tell how close they are = getting to fledging, but they appeared to have feathered-out long = wings.</font></div><div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in Wolfville, = 542-9204</div></div> </body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_G5YkYu2qea0h481OulknHA)--
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