[NatureNS] Canso Area Nov 29th NSBS Walk

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From: "Randy Lauff" <randy.lauff@gmail.com>
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Tom, Tom, Tom...

"Alexander (my son) drew our attention to the conjunction of Venus and
Jupiter for which we enjoyed stellar views of the planets and 3 of Jupiters
moons through a scope."

Of course you're going to have "stellar" views...these are celestial bodies,
after all!!!

Randy!

2008/11/30 Terri Crane <terri.crane@ns.sympatico.ca>

>  Hi Everyone
>
> Despite the forecast our walk was well attended with 19-20 birders. Some of
> whom travelled from New Brunswick and others from the merto area and other
> parts of the province.
>
> Early morning to mid morning weather wasn't great at the best of times BUT
> by late morning when the wind finally got around to the west it cleared up
> quite quickly.
>
> When we compiled our lists and memories for the day we were delighted to
> have found 76 species for the day that was up 3 species from the day before
> and 14 species detected on Friday were missed OR we just ran out of light.
>
>
> Some Highlights were!
>
>
> W. Kingbird (very well studied and photographer at 60-70' along the
> "Glasgow Head Road")
> Green Heron (very shy but seen by all as it flew)
> 2 Grasshopper Sparrows (1 in the Marina provided a 8-10 min. view in the
> wide open in a fire pit, the second one on the water tower hill behaved more
> as expected for this species and gave only a couple fleeting glimpses.)
> Sora (well seen by most and photographed by some)
> N. Goshawk (flying along Dover Harbour)
> RB Woodpecker (at my feeders)
> 4-5 Dickcissels (an easy study at my feeders)
> Rusty BB (seen breifly at my feeders)
> 5 OC Warblers (dispersed)
> Pine Warbler (traveling with a flock of chickadees near Flaherty Street)
> 2 Indigo Bunting (at the sports complex)
> Piebilled Greeb (Chapel Gully)
> RT loon (near the Marina)
> A Bittern (not that common in our area seen in the dam)
> SS Hawk, N Harrier, Merlin, Kestrel, and B. Eagle rounded out the birds of
> prey
>
> Some of the above listed birds were lifers for some in the group and a few
> lucky birders picked up 2-4 lifers for the day. A real bonus for them and
> helps create a feeling of worth for the trip.
>
>
> With the very large crop of "winter berries" (M. Ash, & Hollyberry) the
> ever building flocks of robins should be well fed for a while. We probably
> have a couple thousand A. Robins in the area now. I saw one flock of 8-900
> circling over the town last week.
>
> Our trip came to a conclusion in Little Dover. Alexander (my son) drew our
> attention to the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter for which we enjoyed
> stellar views of the planets and 3 of Jupiters moons through a scope. Our
> attention was drawn to the stunning view of the high pass of the ISS. As the
> space station faded from view so to ended our wonderful day in the feild
> taking in all natures beauty in the accompaniment of old and new freinds!
>
>  Thanks to all who took part in making this walk a success.
> Tom K.
> CANSO
>
>



-- 
Randy
_________________________________
RF Lauff
Way in the boonies of
Antigonish County, NS.

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<div>Tom, Tom, Tom...</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>&quot;Alexander (my son) drew our attention to the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter for which we enjoyed stellar views of the planets and 3 of Jupiters moons through a scope.&quot;</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Of course you&#39;re going to have &quot;stellar&quot; views...these are celestial bodies, after all!!!</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Randy!<br><br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">2008/11/30 Terri Crane <span dir="ltr">&lt;terri.crane@ns.sympatico.ca&gt;</span><br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Hi Everyone</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font>&nbsp;</div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Despite the forecast our walk was well attended with 19-20 birders. Some of whom travelled from New Brunswick and others from the merto area and other parts of the province.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font>&nbsp;</div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Early morning to mid morning weather wasn&#39;t great at the best of times BUT by late morning when the wind finally got around to the west it cleared up quite quickly.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font>&nbsp;</div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">When we compiled our lists and memories for the day we were delighted to have found 76 species for the day that was up 3 species from the day before and 14 species detected on Friday were missed OR we just ran out of light.</font></div>

<div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font>&nbsp;</div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font>&nbsp;</div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Some Highlights were!</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font>&nbsp;</div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font>&nbsp;</div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">W. Kingbird (very well studied and photographer&nbsp;at 60-70&#39; along the &quot;Glasgow Head Road&quot;)</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Green Heron (very&nbsp;shy but seen by all as it flew)&nbsp;</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">2 Grasshopper Sparrows (1 in the Marina provided a 8-10 min. view in the wide open in a fire pit, the second one on the water tower hill behaved more as expected for this species and gave only a couple fleeting glimpses.)</font></div>

<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Sora (well seen by most and photographed by some) </font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">N. Goshawk (flying along Dover Harbour)</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">RB Woodpecker (at my feeders)</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">4-5 Dickcissels (an easy study at my feeders)</font><