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--Boundary_(ID_9v3p6LB4WHBPxWlb1JHOqg) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT James, thanks for all of this. I think you must use the word "fledge" differently from me -- for the cormorants, did you mean to say they had all hatched their young? It's much too early for the first flights of the youngsters to have happened. Concerning the great black-backed gulls showing no chicks yet, a bunch of us were at the tip of Cape Split on May 30, and the GBBGs had young downy chicks then and some may have still been hatching? We couldn't actually check the nests except across the chasm with binoculars. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. You must be exhausted, all of you keen atlassers! who also work for a living! We all owe you and the others a lot for all the information that you manage to post for us! Thanks again! Begin forwarded message: > From: James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com> > Date: June 18, 2009 5:56:57 PM ADT > To: Naturens Naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Subject: [NatureNS] West Ironbound Island > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > I was on West Ironbound Island today in respect to another birding > event. I also spent the time trying to update Atlas data. > > The double-crested cormorant colony has fledged all young. The > number of nests has dropped by about 50 percent from last year or > better. A month ago I'm told all nests were occupied. > > I've not taken a gull tally yet, but most nests had hatched young > and young gulls were everywhere you looked. A lot of eggs remained > unhatched and no young greater black-backed gulls were apparent. > Eggs remained as of yet unhatched for this species. The numbers of > greater black-backed gulls nesting were far less than last year and > the herring gull numbers appeared larger. Anyhow, I'll get a more > firm estimate when I have time. I'm sure there were a lot of nests > and young that I did not see. > > The highlight of the outing was a young great blue heron in the > nest. I estimated 7-9 nests last year. I now believe that that > estimate is low. There appears to be quite a few more nests deeper > in. The cover is heavy with lots of fallen trees, so it is > virtually impossible to get into where the nests are for an > accurate count. I could hear many young herons calling for food > and would estimate the nest count at between 15-20. > > I again saw and heard male blackpoll warblers and this time a > female with a male. > > Everything else is normal and the same as I've seen during the past > three years. There is a high population of song sparrows breeding > out there. > > Far fewer black guillemots were seen with only four offshore. > > A nice movement of gannets was occurring. I was not watching all > of the time, but there were constantly two or three birds flying by > and there was one closely compressed group in flight single file of > 14. > > James R. Hirtle > Bayport > > Attention all humans. We are your photos. Free us. --Boundary_(ID_9v3p6LB4WHBPxWlb1JHOqg) 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; "> James, thanks for all of this. =A0I think you must use the word "fledge" = differently from me -- for the cormorants, did you mean to say they had = all hatched their young? =A0It's much too early for the first flights of = the youngsters to have happened. =A0Concerning the great black-backed = gulls showing no chicks yet, a bunch of us were at the tip of Cape Split = on May 30, and the GBBGs had young downy chicks then and some may have = still been hatching? =A0We couldn't actually check the nests except = across the chasm with binoculars. =A0Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. =A0You = must be exhausted, all of you keen atlassers! who also work for a = living! =A0We all owe you and the others a lot for all the information = that you manage to post for us! =A0Thanks again!<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">James Hirtle <<a = href=3D"mailto:jrhbirder@hotmail.com">jrhbirder@hotmail.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">June 18, 2009 5:56:57 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">Naturens = Naturens <<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] West Ironbound = Island</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> <span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; = font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; = line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; = text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; ">I was on West Ironbound Island = today in respect to another birding event.=A0 I also spent the time = trying to update Atlas data.=A0<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span><br>=A0<br>The double-crested = cormorant colony has fledged all young.=A0 The number of nests has = dropped by about 50 percent from last year or better.=A0 A month ago I'm = told all nests were occupied.<br>=A0<br>I've not taken a gull tally yet, = but most nests had hatched young and young gulls were everywhere you = looked.=A0 A lot of eggs remained unhatched and no young greater = black-backed gulls were apparent.=A0 Eggs remained as of yet unhatched = for this species.=A0 The numbers of greater black-backed gulls nesting = were far less than last year and the herring gull numbers appeared = larger.=A0 Anyhow, I'll get a more firm estimate when I have time.=A0 = I'm sure there were a lot of nests and young that I did not = see.<br>=A0<br>The highlight of the outing was a young great blue heron = in the nest.=A0 I estimated 7-9 nests last year.=A0 I now believe that = that estimate is low.=A0 There appears to be quite a few more nests = deeper in.=A0 The cover is heavy with lots of fallen trees, so it is = virtually impossible to get into where the nests are for an accurate = count.=A0 I could hear many young herons calling for food and would = estimate the nest count at between 15-20.<br>=A0<br>I again saw and = heard male blackpoll warblers and this time a female with a male.=A0<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span><br>=A0<br>Everything else is = normal and the same as I've seen during the past three years.=A0 There = is a high population of song sparrows breeding out there.=A0<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span><br>=A0<br>Far fewer black = guillemots were seen with only four offshore.<br>=A0<br>A=A0nice = movement of gannets was occurring.=A0 I was not watching all of the = time, but there were constantly two or three birds flying by and there = was one closely compressed group in flight single file of = 14.<br>=A0<br>James R. Hirtle<br>Bayport<br><br><hr>Attention all = humans. We are your photos.<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span><a = href=3D"http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=3D9666044" target=3D"_new">Free = us.</a></span></blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_9v3p6LB4WHBPxWlb1JHOqg)--
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