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I'll start with the nature observation first as the rest of my posts are bi=
rd related. I saw my first painted turtle of the spring today. It was in =
Bayport up on a log in a pond there.
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Yesterday=2C David Walmark had an osprey on the nest at Tanner's Settlement=
in First South. He also had horned larks at Hirtle's Beach. Horned larks=
are also at Second Peninsula.
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Today=2C David Walmark located a shorebird on Conrad's Island Beach. I che=
cked it out this afternoon and it turned out to be a lone black-bellied plo=
ver. It was one of those birds with black spots all over the chest.
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I had a report from a reliable source of two purple martins at Broad Cove y=
esterday.
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On April 4=2C there was a great blue heron at Stonehurst and one at Garden =
Lots. On April 5 two at Bayport and one at First South.
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There seems to be a large movement of hawks into the area. David Walmark r=
eports an American kestrel at Kingsburg. I've seen a few merlins about. Y=
esterday I had a sharp-shinned hawk along the Back Harbour Trail in Lunenbu=
rg and saw two rough-legged hawks on the backside of Lunenburg=2C bordering=
Garden Lots. Red-tailed hawks seem to be everywhere.
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There was a chipping sparrow at Bayport today.
=20
American Tree sparrows are still at quite a few locations. There seem to b=
e more bald eagles about than ever before. I'm seeing them everywhere that=
I go locally and at least between one and three every day.
=20
In First South yesterday were roughly 300 greater scaup and 45 red-breasted=
mergansers. Today I counted 202 greater scaup and at least 2 lesser scaup=
. Thirty-eight red-breasted mergansers were there today. =20
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American tree sparrows seem to be staying so far=2C at a lot of locations l=
ocally=2C as are common redpolls. An Iceland gull still is flying about Lu=
nenburg Harbour.
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I had two yellow-rumped warblers along the Back Harbour Trail in Lunenburg =
yesterday.
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This evening I went to a lake trout fishing. It was mostly frozen except f=
or one small spot in the corner. I tried this area for about a half hour a=
nd the time was roughly about two hours before dark. I was delighted to he=
ar a vocal barred owl=2C but it just called once. I then went elsewhere to=
another location where water was open and trout fishing was successful for=
both me and two others present. Anyhow=2C the nice thing about that lake =
was an active beaver. Another follow-up on this is that last year was the =
first time in my life that I struck out on trout. None at all. The curse =
is broken from last year.
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James R. Hirtle
East LaHave
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I'll start with the nature observation first as the rest of my posts are bi=
rd related. =3B I saw my first painted turtle of the spring today. =
=3B It was in Bayport up on a log in a pond there.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
Yesterday=2C David Walmark had an osprey on the nest at Tanner's Settlement=
in First South. =3B He also had horned larks at Hirtle's Beach. =
=3B Horned larks are also at Second Peninsula.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
Today=2C David Walmark located a shorebird on Conrad's Island Beach. =
=3B I checked it out this afternoon and it turned out to be a lone black-be=
llied plover. =3B It was one of those birds with black spots all over t=
he chest.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
I had a report from a reliable source of two purple martins at Broad Cove y=
esterday.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
On April 4=2C there was a great blue heron at Stonehurst and one at Garden =
Lots. =3B On April 5 two at Bayport and one at First South.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
There seems to be a large movement of hawks into the area. =3B David Wa=
lmark reports an American kestrel at Kingsburg. =3B I've seen a few mer=
lins about. =3B Yesterday I had a sharp-shinned hawk along the Back Har=
bour Trail in Lunenburg and saw two rough-legged hawks on the backside of L=
unenburg=2C bordering Garden Lots. =3B Red-tailed hawks seem to be ever=
ywhere.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
There was a chipping sparrow at Bayport today.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
American Tree sparrows are still at quite a few locations. =3B There se=
em to be more bald eagles about than ever before. =3B I'm seeing them e=
verywhere that I go locally and at least between one and three every day.<B=
R>
 =3B<BR>
In First South yesterday were roughly 300 greater scaup and 45 red-breasted=
mergansers. =3B Today I counted 202 greater scaup and at least 2 lesse=
r scaup. =3B Thirty-eight red-breasted mergansers were there today.&nbs=
p=3B  =3B <BR>
 =3B<BR>
American tree sparrows seem to be staying so far=2C at a lot of locations l=
ocally=2C as are common redpolls. =3B An Iceland gull still is flying a=
bout Lunenburg Harbour.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
I had two yellow-rumped warblers along the Back Harbour Trail in Lunenburg =
yesterday.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
This evening I went to a lake trout fishing. =3B It was mostly frozen e=
xcept for one small spot in the corner. =3B I tried this area for about=
a half hour and the time =3Bwas roughly about two hours before dark.&n=
bsp=3B I was delighted to hear a vocal barred owl=2C but it just called onc=
e. =3B I then went elsewhere to another location where water was open a=
nd trout fishing was successful for both me and two others present. =3B=
Anyhow=2C the nice thing about that lake was an active beaver. =3B Ano=
ther follow-up on this is that last year was the first time in my life that=
I struck out on trout. =3B None at all. =3B The curse is broken fr=
om last year.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
James R. Hirtle<BR>
East LaHave<BR>
 =3B<BR>
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ouch - <a href=3D'http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=3D9650731' target=3D'_new=
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