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--Boundary_(ID_kHAEIF1Rojyimo74e585oQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Thursday, 21 Aug 2008 Wedge Island in St. Margaret's Bay, Seabright, Halifax Co. Great Black-backed Gull, Larus marinus. Adults and immature. Several corpses of both adults and immature were also found in the brush and on the shore area. Nests on the island. Herring Gull, Larus argentatus. Very common, adults and immature. Nests on the island. Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus. There is a breeding colony in the spruce trees (which have been killed after several years of cormorant white-washing activity). Perhaps 60 nests. Fewer immature individuals than a week ago, but one was seen with the fuzzy appearance of the very young cormorants. Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia. This is the only passerine commonly seen on the island. It probably breeds there, although I have not yet located an active nest. The birds sit on the raspberry "canes" calling or just looking about, and pop down into the thick raspberry bushes for shelter. Bank Swallow, Riparia riparia. Nesting holes seen at top of the cliffs at the south end of island, but no birds (it perhaps being too late in the season). Rudy Turnstone, Arenaria interpres. I watched a group of six in their winter plumage, as they preened, foraged among the beach rocks, and picked off flies from the beached seaweed. At one point two individuals sat resting in the dry seaweed as if nesting. I could approach to within 3 or 4 m. They were not around the following day. Most probably migrants. Spiders Araneus diadematus. Abundant, building webs across gull paths in the brush. Araneus trifolium. Several females were seen, having built large webs across gull pathways. The color varied with host plant: those living in raspberry have pinkish abdomens, colored like the berries; those on goldenrod have yellow abdomens. The patterns are in both cases the same. Has anyone ever described this almost chameleon-like ability? --Boundary_(ID_kHAEIF1Rojyimo74e585oQ) Content-type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Thursday, 21 Aug 2008<div>Wedge = Island in St. Margaret's Bay, Seabright, Halifax = Co.<br><div><br></div><div><b>Great Black-backed Gull</b>, <i>Larus = marinus</i>. Adults and immature. Several corpses of both = adults and immature were also found in the brush and on the shore area. = Nests on the island.</div><div><b>Herring Gull</b>, <i>Larus = argentatus</i>. Very common, adults and immature. Nests on = the island.</div><div><b>Double-crested Cormorant</b>, <i>Phalacrocorax = auritus</i>. There is a breeding colony in the spruce trees (which = have been killed after several years of cormorant white-washing = activity). Perhaps 60 nests. Fewer immature individuals than = a week ago, but one was seen with the fuzzy appearance of the very young = cormorants.</div><div><b>Song Sparrow<span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"font-weight: normal;">, </span></b><i>Melospiza melodia</i>. = This is the only passerine commonly seen on the island. It = probably breeds there, although I have not yet located an active nest. = The birds sit on the raspberry "canes" calling or just looking = about, and pop down into the thick raspberry bushes for = shelter.</div><div><b>Bank Swallow</b>, <i>Riparia riparia</i>. = Nesting holes seen at top of the cliffs at the south end of = island, but no birds (it perhaps being too late in the = season).</div><div><b>Rudy Turnstone</b>, <i>Arenaria interpres</i>. = I watched a group of six in their winter plumage, as they preened, = foraged among the beach rocks, and picked off flies from the beached = seaweed. At one point two individuals sat resting in the dry seaweed as = if nesting. I could approach to within 3 or 4 m. They were = not around the following day. Most probably = migrants.</div><div><br></div><div>Spiders</div><div><i>Araneus = diadematus</i>. Abundant, building webs across gull paths in the = brush.</div><div><i>Araneus trifolium</i>. Several females were = seen, having built large webs across gull pathways. The color = varied with host plant: those living in raspberry have pinkish abdomens, = colored like the berries; those on goldenrod have yellow abdomens. = The patterns are in both cases the same. Has anyone ever = described this almost chameleon-like = ability?</div><div><br></div></div></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_kHAEIF1Rojyimo74e585oQ)--
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