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--Boundary_(ID_3lR9FV4x6qwWXDfIO0N3cw) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Becky Stewart of the Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas talked to the Blomidon Naturalists Society on May 19, and I think she said that after the first two years of the five-year Atlas project, there have now been three nests of turkey vultures found in southern New Brunswick. And she is hoping that nesting will be confirmed elsewhere in the Maritimes by the time the Atlas is finished. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville Begin forwarded message: > From: Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com> > Date: May 24, 2008 5:17:04 PM ADT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Turkey Vultures... + recent trip > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Hi, > > I agree with Dave and Sharon's observations re: Brier Island. Also, > for the last 10 years or so they have been encroaching into other > areas of SW NS, esp. Yarmouth Co. Now in the last year or so there > are more and more sightings from elsewhere in the province, as Joan > Cz. has noted. They seem to be regular now in scattered areas of > King's Co., and for the last 2-3 years ther has beeen a small group > (? family) between Middleton and the 101. There was apparently a > nest found a number of years ago on Digby Neck, but it was kept > pretty secret. > > Liz and I have just come back from 10 days visiting friends in N. > and S.Carolina, where they were in small flocks in the sky nearly > all the time and everywhere (the Vultures, not the friends!). It > was not really a birding trip, although I did see 88 species, and I > was able to re-acquaint myself with the songs of Carolina Wrens, > Towhees, Cardinals, Tufted Titmice, Scarlet Tanagers, E.Bluebirds, > a Chuck-Will's Widow, etc., and was also able to take a lot of > photos. Oddly enough, although I was thrilled by all those southern > species that we only occasionally see in NS, the "best bird" was an > alternate plumaged Blackpoll Warbler, foraging by a stream in a > wooded area in a subdivision in Cary, near Raleigh - I suspect most > unusual in that situation. > > Richard > > > > On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 4:09 PM, Dave/Sharon > <dash.bi@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > It would be interesting to know where these birds were observed > originally in the maritimes. Here on Brier Island they have been > residents for 20 yrs or more. This is of course a questimate but > should be in the ball park. Some of our senior Birders should have > some info on this. > Dave > > > > -- > ################# > Dr.Richard Stern, > 70 Exhibition St. > Kentville, NS, Canada > B4N 4K9 > > Richard Stern, > 317 Middle Dyke Rd. > Port Williams, NS, Canada > B0P 1T0 > > rbstern@ns.sympatico.ca > rbstern@xcountry.tv > sternrichard@gmail.com > ################### --Boundary_(ID_3lR9FV4x6qwWXDfIO0N3cw) 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; "> Becky Stewart of the Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas talked to the = Blomidon Naturalists Society on May 19, and I think she said that after = the first two years of the five-year Atlas project, there have now been = three nests of turkey vultures found in southern New Brunswick. =A0And = she is hoping that nesting will be confirmed elsewhere in the Maritimes = by the time the Atlas is finished.<div><br></div><div>Cheers 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">Richard Stern <<a = href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail.com</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">May 24, 2008 5:17:04 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"><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; "><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>Re: [NatureNS] Turkey Vultures... + = recent trip</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> Hi,<br><br>I agree = with Dave and Sharon's observations re: Brier Island. Also, for the last = 10 years or so they have been encroaching into other areas of SW NS, = esp. Yarmouth Co. Now in the last year or so there are more and more = sightings from elsewhere in the province, as Joan Cz. has noted. They = seem to be regular now in scattered areas of King's Co., and for the = last 2-3 years ther has beeen a small group (? family) between Middleton = and the 101. There was apparently a nest found a number of years ago on = Digby Neck, but it was kept pretty secret.<br> <br>Liz and I have just = come back from 10 days visiting friends in N. and S.Carolina, where they = were in small flocks in the sky nearly all the time and everywhere (the = Vultures, not the friends!). It was not really a birding trip, although = I did see 88 species, and I was able to re-acquaint myself with the = songs of Carolina Wrens, Towhees, Cardinals, Tufted Titmice, Scarlet = Tanagers,=A0 E.Bluebirds, a Chuck-Will's Widow, etc., and was also able = to take a lot of photos. Oddly enough, although I was thrilled by all = those southern species that we only occasionally see in NS, the "best = bird" was an alternate plumaged Blackpoll Warbler, foraging by a stream = in a wooded area in a subdivision in Cary, near Raleigh - I suspect most = unusual in that situation.<br> <br>Richard<br><br><br><br><div = class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 4:09 PM, Dave/Sharon = <dash.bi@<a = href=3D"http://ns.sympatico.ca">ns.sympatico.ca</a>> = wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px = solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: = 1ex;"> It would be interesting to know where these birds were observed = originally in the maritimes. Here on Brier Island they have been = residents for 20 yrs or more. This is of course a questimate but should = be in the ball park. Some of our senior Birders should have some info on = this.<br> <font color=3D"#888888"> Dave <br> = </font></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- = <br>#################<br>Dr.Richard Stern, <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<br><br><a = href=3D"mailto:rbstern@ns.sympatico.ca">rbstern@ns.sympatico.ca</a><br><a = href=3D"mailto:rbstern@xcountry.tv">rbstern@xcountry.tv</a><br><a = href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail.com</a><br> = ###################</blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_3lR9FV4x6qwWXDfIO0N3cw)--
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