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--Boundary_(ID_TziESVhhVFDAcP2jqfXgXw) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT The "frog eggs" seen on Brier Island are most probably those of wood frogs, which lay them in fist-sized-and-shaped slime-balls containing hundreds of eggs and then multiple female frogs deposit their eggs communally in tight clusters of egg-balls. Leopard frogs have similar eggs but generally come a bit later, as a guess. Spring peepers, on the other hand, lay their eggs individually or in very small groups that are not usually visible to a casual observer. Finally, American toads lay their eggs in long strings of slime, and the strings get twisted into interwoven patterns (and again females are communal in their deposition sites). Cheers from Jim in Wolfville Begin forwarded message: > From: June Swift <brierisland@gmail.com> > Date: April 19, 2009 3:04:28 PM ADT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: [NatureNS] Nature Sightings > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Hi Everyone > Went on the cancer walk yesterday and in central grove and i > sighted a Peregrine Falcon fly by quite close. Also sighted a > Northern Harrier soaring above the bog just below balancing rock > trail. > Todd Sollows sighted a small humpback up off Boars Head a few days > ago..... about a half mile off shore. > Today i went for a walk to Northern Light and sighted two Muskrats > by the beach. Walked into the woods by the gravel pit and startled > 2 Black Ducks by a small pond that has lots of frog eggs in it. > Robins, Golden-crowned Kinglets, Black-capped Chickadees were > flying in and out of the alders and trees. Pussy Willows are in > bloom. At my feeder were lots of Dark-eyed Junco's, Song Sparrows, > American Goldflinch, Ring-necked Pheasants. In the tree were Robins > and Northern Flickers. Lots of them coming through our Island right > now. > June Swift --Boundary_(ID_TziESVhhVFDAcP2jqfXgXw) 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; "> The "frog eggs" seen on Brier Island are most probably those of wood = frogs, which lay them in fist-sized-and-shaped slime-balls containing = hundreds of eggs and then multiple female frogs deposit their eggs = communally in tight clusters of egg-balls. =A0Leopard frogs have similar = eggs but generally come a bit later, as a guess. =A0Spring peepers, on = the other hand, lay their eggs individually or in very small groups that = are not usually visible to a casual observer. =A0Finally, American toads = lay their eggs in long strings of slime, and the strings get twisted = into interwoven patterns (and again females are communal in their = deposition sites). =A0Cheers 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">June Swift <<a = href=3D"mailto:brierisland@gmail.com">brierisland@gmail.com</a>></font></d= iv><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">April 19, 2009 3:04:28 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>[NatureNS] Nature = Sightings</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> <div>Hi = Everyone</div> <div>Went on the cancer walk yesterday and in central = grove and=A0i sighted a Peregrine Falcon fly by quite close. Also = sighted a Northern Harrier soaring above the bog just below balancing = rock trail. <div class=3D"wall_actual_text" = id=3D"text_expose_id_49eb6387c88ed1f83371439">Todd Sollows=A0sighted a = small humpback up off Boars Head a few days ago..... about a half mile = off shore.</div> <div class=3D"wall_actual_text">Today i went for a walk = to Northern Light and sighted two Muskrats by the beach. Walked into the = woods by the gravel pit and startled 2 Black Ducks by a small pond that = has lots of frog eggs in it. Robins, Golden-crowned Kinglets, = Black-capped Chickadees were flying in and out of the alders and trees. = Pussy Willows are in bloom. At my feeder were lots of Dark-eyed Junco's, = Song Sparrows, American Goldflinch, Ring-necked Pheasants. In the tree = were Robins and Northern Flickers. Lots of them coming through our = Island right now.</div> <div class=3D"wall_actual_text">June = Swift</div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_TziESVhhVFDAcP2jqfXgXw)--
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