[NatureNS] Belleisle Marsh

Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2008 21:14:56 -0300
From: Cindy Creighton <creighton@eastlink.ca>
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My boyfriend Jeff and I stopped in at Bellisle Marsh on our way back =
from
Bear River last Thursday, and had the pleasure of watching four or five
American Bitterns feeding in the marsh.  We knew something good was =
going to
happen, because neither of us had cameras with us (which is always the =
way).


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We were watching the Bitterns from the Jeep when to our surprise, one of
them flew from the other side of the marsh, flew right towards us and =
landed
right on the shore just below where my Jeep was parked.  It couldn=92t =
be seen
while sitting in the Jeep, but not wanting to get out and flush the bird =
we
stood up on the seats (the top was down), and very slowly peered out of =
the
open roof down over the bank.  Then we caught sight of it, and had =
wonderful
long looks at it close up!  It had big white patches on its =
shoulders=85I had
never seen this before, and my Sibley field guide didn=92t show this =
plumage
either.  So I was all excited thinking we had found something rare and
couldn=92t wait to get home to look it up on the net!  Then I found out =
that
American Bitterns get white patches on their shoulders when they are in
breeding plumage.  Oh well - nothing rare but a wonderful experience for =
us
both nonetheless!

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Another great sight was a female Hooded Merganser with a brood of =
chicks.
Bobolinks and Yellow Warblers were everywhere, I could hear a couple of
Soras and Pied-billed Grebes calling out in the marsh, and there were =
some
Blue-winged Teals, Ring-necks and Northern Shovelers too.  We also saw a
Northern Harrier.

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Cheers,

Cindy


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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>My boyfriend Jeff and I stopped in at Bellisle Marsh =
on our
way back from </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Bear River</span></font><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> last Thursday, and had the =
pleasure
of watching four or five American Bitterns feeding in the marsh.&nbsp; =
We knew
something good was going to happen, because neither of us had cameras =
with us (which
is always the way).&nbsp; </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We were watching the Bitterns from the Jeep when to =
our
surprise, one of them flew from the other side of the marsh, flew right =
towards
us and landed right on the shore just below where my Jeep was =
parked.&nbsp; It
couldn=92t be seen while sitting in the Jeep, but not wanting to get out
and flush the bird we stood up on the seats (the top was down), and very =
slowly
peered out of the open roof down over the bank.&nbsp; Then we caught =
sight of
it, and had wonderful long looks at it close up!&nbsp; It had big white =
patches
on its shoulders=85I had never seen this before, and my Sibley field =
guide
didn=92t show this plumage either.&nbsp; So I was all excited thinking =
we
had found something rare and couldn=92t wait to get home to look it up =
on the
net!&nbsp; Then I found out that American Bitterns get white patches on =
their
shoulders when they are in breeding plumage.&nbsp; Oh well - nothing =
rare but a
wonderful experience for us both nonetheless!</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Another great sight was a female Hooded Merganser =
with a
brood of chicks.&nbsp; Bobolinks and Yellow Warblers were everywhere, I =
could
hear a couple of Soras and Pied-billed Grebes calling out in the marsh, =
and there
were some Blue-winged Teals, Ring-necks and Northern Shovelers =
too.&nbsp; We
also saw a Northern Harrier.</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Cheers,</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Cindy</span></font></p>

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