[NatureNS] Lorne-Sheepherders junction Owl route+ Bloodroot

Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:11:32 -0300
From: Ken McKenna <kenmcken@eastlink.ca>
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Ken McKenna
Box 218 Stellarton NS
B0K 1S0
902 752-7644
Hi all
Charlie Kendall, Rick Ferguson and I ran our second Nocturnal Owl Route tonight (April 20) from Lorne to Sheepherders Junction in Pictou Co. It was a perfect night for a survey with calm, clear skies and a minimum of running water. En route to the stop we made a couple of stops and near the old Elgin cemetary we noted BLOODROOT in bud. Maybe the flowers had been open when the sun was still up.  We arrived a few minutes early at our stop so we decided to go a little toward the Liscomb sanctuary to check on West Branch and Piper L.   We had not gone very far ( Nancy's Cellar) when Charlie spotted an owl perched in a tree. We turned around and identified it as a Great Horned Owl and we watched it for awhile as it moved form tree-top to tree-top. A couple of Woodcock were heard so we hustled back to start our route. We heard Canada Geese fly in to the old dam at Lorne. 
 On our survey we had 2 stops with single Barred Owls and 2 stops with single Great Horned Owls. We heard 3 Wilson's Snipe on the route and Wood frogs at about half the stops. Although we had heard peepers in Hopewell, we did not hear any along the owl route. Maybe the 0C temperature keep them from being active. We did not hear any Woodcock on the route either. Nice night to be out. Not sure whether we will be able to run the Tony Mills route as the start road is closed with a barrier for now. The road is a pretty horrible mud mess at the best of times. 
cheers
Ken

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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton NS<BR>B0K 
1S0<BR>902 752-7644<BR>Hi all</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Charlie Kendall, Rick Ferguson and I ran our second 
Nocturnal Owl Route tonight&nbsp;(April 20) from Lorne to Sheepherders Junction 
in Pictou Co. It was a perfect night for a survey with calm, clear skies and a 
minimum of running water. En route to the stop we made a couple of stops and 
near the old Elgin cemetary we noted BLOODROOT in bud. Maybe the flowers had 
been&nbsp;open when the sun was still&nbsp;up. &nbsp;We arrived a few minutes 
early at our stop so we decided to go a little toward the Liscomb sanctuary to 
check on West Branch and Piper L.&nbsp;&nbsp; We had not gone very far ( Nancy's 
Cellar)&nbsp;when Charlie spotted an owl perched in a tree. We turned around and 
identified it as a Great&nbsp;Horned Owl and we watched it for awhile as it 
moved form tree-top to tree-top. A couple of Woodcock were heard so we hustled 
back to start our route. We heard Canada Geese fly in to the old dam at Lorne. 
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;On our survey we had 2 stops 
with&nbsp;single&nbsp;Barred Owls and 2 stops with single Great Horned Owls. We 
heard 3 Wilson's Snipe on the route and Wood frogs at about half the stops. 
Although we had heard peepers in Hopewell, we did not hear any along the owl 
route. Maybe the 0C temperature keep them from being active. We did not hear any 
Woodcock on the route either. Nice night to be out. Not sure whether we will be 
able to run the Tony Mills route as the start road is closed with a barrier for 
now. The road is a pretty horrible mud&nbsp;mess at the best of times. 
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>cheers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ken</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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