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--Boundary_(ID_KQBQhgk4jzM+2pS3YOq+mQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Begin forwarded message: > From: Gayle MacLean <duartess2003@yahoo.ca> > Date: July 19, 2009 9:12:29 PM ADT > To: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Subject: Re: Wallace Bay Field Trip > > Yes Jim, they were, though, Clarence Stevens Jr. thought that there > was one that looked like a red-necked grebe, though I'm not sure if > he was certain. Paul would, no doubt, know for sure. > > Gayle MacLean > > --- On Sun, 7/19/09, James W. Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote: > > From: James W. Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Subject: Re: Wallace Bay Field Trip > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca, "Gayle MacLean" <duartess2003@yahoo.ca> > Cc: "Paul MacDonald" <paulrita2001@yahoo.com> > Received: Sunday, July 19, 2009, 7:39 PM > > Gayle and Paul, I presume the grebes mentioned were pied-billed? > Jim in Wolfville > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Gayle MacLean <duartess2003@yahoo.ca> >> Date: July 19, 2009 12:37:08 PM ADT >> To: naturelist <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> >> Subject: [NatureNS] From Paul MacDonald: Re: Wallace Bay Field Trip >> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> >> Permission given to post to NatureNS. >> >> --- On Sun, 7/19/09, Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Gayle >> I also enjoyed the walk. it was a pleasure to have both of you along. >> After you left I took the canoe and went to pond 1 to examine the >> Grebe nests that we could see from shore. The adults had deserted >> all the nests. Four nests were empty and as there was 3 broods in >> the area ( 1, 3, and 6 young ) I presume these nests were successful. >> The other 4 nests had eggs in them. One nest had 2 pure white >> eggs that looked as if they were never brooded but the water had >> come up and they were partially under water. so the heavy rains >> may have been a factor. >> The other nests had stained dark olive or nearly black eggs that >> looked as if they had been brooded for some time but prehaps had >> failed to hatch. Water was up around them also. There was 1, 4, >> and 8 eggs in these nests. One nest - the 4 had a few stems of >> milfoil over the eggs. >> The nests were all constructed of water milfoil in about 1 meter >> of water. Unfortunately I forgot to measure the depth of the water >> with a ruler but went by the depth on the paddle. The grebes had >> twisted the mifloil together to make a frail platform and added a >> few pieces to the top. It was anchored with the milfoil roots but >> didn't have much up and down movement so if the water level went >> up - bad things could happen. >> One nest had the head and skeleton of a hooded merganser included >> in the construction. Presumable the skeleton had been at the >> bottom of the pond and the grebes had brought it up. An eagle was >> flying around but as the nests were deserted and the eggs were in >> the open, it showed no interest in feeding on them. >> An interesting day. >> Please feel free to post this on Nature NS if you would like. >> Hope to see you and Becky again. >> Paul >> >> Hi Paul, >> >> My sister, Becky Dumeah, and I, want to thank you, so much, for >> leading us on our first Birding Field Trip. It was truly, a >> pleasure to meet you all. >> >> Though our group was small, having you, and both Clarence Stevens >> Sr. and Jr.there, it certainly included a wealth of expertise in >> the field of bird identification! Becky and I were very lucky to >> have such a knowledgeable group to point out & ID the many birds >> that we did see, a number, which were seen for the first time, by >> both my sister and me. Those memories are always treasured by me. >> >> We truly enjoyed the whole time, bugs and all! >> >> I hope to see you again on another Field Trip in the future. >> >> Best wishes, >> >> Gayle MacLean >> Dartmouth >> >> Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! >> >> Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! >> >> Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people. Go >> to Yahoo! Answers. > > > > Yahoo! Canada Toolbar : Search from anywhere on the web and > bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now! > --Boundary_(ID_KQBQhgk4jzM+2pS3YOq+mQ) 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; -webk= it-line-break: after-white-space; "> <br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class=3D"Apple-intercha= nge-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margi= n-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helveti= ca" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #0= 00000"><b>From: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"fon= t: 12.0px Helvetica">Gayle MacLean <<a href=3D"mailto:duartess2003@yahoo= .ca">duartess2003@yahoo.ca</a>></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"He= lvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; colo= r: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style= =3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">July 19, 2009 9:12:29 PM ADT</font></div><div s= tyle=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"fon= t: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvet= ica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">"James W. Wolford" <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></font></= div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; m= argin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" st= yle=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>Re: Wall= ace Bay Field Trip</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-ri= ght: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></d= iv> <table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0"><tbody><tr><td = valign=3D"top" style=3D"font: inherit;"><div>Yes Jim, they were, though, Cl= arence Stevens Jr. thought that there was one that=A0looked like=A0a red-ne= cked grebe, though I'm not sure if he was certain. Paul would, no doubt, kn= ow for sure.</div> <div>=A0</div> <div>Gayle MacLean<br><br>--- On <b>Sun, = 7/19/09, James W. Wolford <i><<a href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">= jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></i></b> wrote:<br></div> <blockquote style=3D"P= ADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid">= <br>From: James W. Wolford <<a href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">ji= mwolford@eastlink.ca</a>><br>Subject: Re: Wallace Bay Field Trip<br>To: <a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>, "Gayle= MacLean" <<a href=3D"mailto:duartess2003@yahoo.ca">duartess2003@yahoo.c= a</a>><br>Cc: "Paul MacDonald" <<a href=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com= ">paulrita2001@yahoo.com</a>><br>Received: Sunday, July 19, 2009, 7:39 PM<b= r><br> <div id=3D"yiv155315986">Gayle and Paul, I presume the grebes mentio= ned were pied-billed? =A0Jim in Wolfville<br> <div><br> <div>Begin forwarde= d message:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"> <blockquote type= =3D"cite"> <div style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><font style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica; = COLOR: #000000" face=3D"Helvetica" color=3D"#000000" size=3D"3"><b>From: </= b></font><font style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3"= >Gayle MacLean <<a href=3D"http://ca.mc379.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to= =3Dduartess2003@yahoo.ca" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow" ymailto=3D"mai= lto:duartess2003@yahoo.ca">duartess2003@yahoo.ca</a>></font></div> <div sty= le=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><font style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica; COLOR: #000000" fac= e=3D"Helvetica" color=3D"#000000" size=3D"3"><b>Date: </b></font><font styl= e=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3">July 19, 2009 12:3= 7:08 PM ADT</font></div> <div style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><font style=3D"FONT: 12= px Helvetica; COLOR: #000000" face=3D"Helvetica" color=3D"#000000" size=3D"= 3"><b>To: </b></font><font style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3D"Helvetica= " size=3D"3">naturelist <<a href=3D"http://ca.mc379.mail.yahoo.com/mc/co= mpose?to=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow" ymai= lto=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></font><= /div> <div style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><font style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica; COLOR= : #000000" face=3D"Helvetica" color=3D"#000000" size=3D"3"><b>Subject: </b>= </font><font style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3"><= b>[NatureNS] From Paul MacDonald: Re: Wallace Bay Field Trip</b></font></di= v> <div style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><font style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica; COLOR: #= 000000" face=3D"Helvetica" color=3D"#000000" size=3D"3"><b>Reply-To: </b></= font><font style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3"><a = href=3D"http://ca.mc379.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns= .ca" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow" ymailto=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto= .ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font></div> <div style=3D"MIN-HEIGHT: = 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><br></div> <table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" bo= rder=3D"0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign=3D"top">Permission given to post to Nat= ureNS.<br><br>--- On <b>Sun, 7/19/09, Paul MacDonald <i><<a href=3D"http= ://ca.mc379.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=3Dpaulrita2001@yahoo.com" target= =3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow" ymailto=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com"><fon= t color=3D"red"><b>MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "= ca.mc379.mail.yahoo.com" claiming to be</b></font> paulrita2001@yahoo.com</= a>></i></b> wrote:<br><br> <blockquote style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-L= EFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"> <div id=3D"yiv1671183454"= > <table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0"> <tbody> <tr> <td= valign=3D"top"> <div>Hi Gayle</div> <div>I also enjoyed the walk. it was a= pleasure to have both of you along.</div> <div>After you left I took the c= anoe and went to pond 1 to examine the Grebe nests that we could see from s= hore. The adults had deserted all the nests.=A0 Four nests were empty and a= s there was 3 broods in the area ( 1, 3, and 6 young ) I presume these nest= s were successful.</div> <div>The other 4 nests had eggs in them. One nest = had 2=A0 pure white eggs that looked as if they were never brooded but the = water had come up and they were partially under water. so the heavy rains m= ay have been a factor.</div> <div>The other nests had stained dark olive or= nearly black eggs that looked as if they had been brooded for some time bu= t prehaps had failed to hatch. Water was up around them also. There was 1, = 4, and =A08 eggs in these nests. One nest - the 4 had a few stems of milfoi= l over the eggs.</div> <div>The nests were all constructed of water milfoil= in about 1 meter of water. Unfortunately I forgot to measure the depth of = the water with a ruler but went by the depth on the paddle. The grebes had = twisted the mifloil together to make a frail platform and added a few piece= s to the top. It was anchored with the milfoil roots but didn't have much u= p and down movement so if the water level went up - bad things could happen= .</div> <div>One nest had the head and skeleton of a hooded merganser inclu= ded in the construction. Presumable the skeleton had been at the bottom of = the pond and the grebes had brought it up. An eagle was flying around but a= s the nests were deserted and the eggs were in the open, it showed no inter= est in feeding on them.</div> <div>An interesting day.</div> <div>Please fe= el free to post this on Nature NS if you would like.</div> <div>Hope to see= you and Becky again.</div> <div>Paul<br><br></div> <blockquote style=3D"PA= DDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"> = <div id=3D"yiv1492442708"> <table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" borde= r=3D"0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign=3D"top"> <div>Hi Paul,</div> <div>=A0</div= > <div>My sister, Becky Dumeah, and I, want to=A0thank you, so much, for le= ading us on our first Birding Field Trip. It was truly, a pleasure to meet = you all.</div> <div>=A0</div> <div>Though=A0our group was small,=A0having y= ou, and both Clarence Stevens Sr. and Jr.there, it=A0 certainly=A0included= =A0a wealth of expertise in the field of bird identification! Becky and I w= ere very lucky to have such a knowledgeable group to point out & ID the= many birds that we did=A0see, a number, which were seen for the first time= , by both my sister and me. Those memories are always treasured by me.</div= > <div>=A0</div> <div>We truly enjoyed the whole time, bugs and all! <img s= rc=3D"http://mail.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys2/01.gif"></div> <div= >=A0</div> <div>I hope to see you again on another Field Trip in the future= .</div> <div>=A0</div> <div>Best wishes,</div> <div>=A0</div> <div>Gayle Ma= cLean</div> <div>Dartmouth</div></td></tr></tbody></table><br> <hr size=3D"= 1"> Looking for the perfect gift?<a href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/gift/" ta= rget=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow"><b> Give the gift of Flickr!</b></a></div>= </blockquote></td></tr></tbody></table><br> <hr size=3D"1"> Looking for the= perfect gift?<a href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/gift/" target=3D"_blank" rel= =3D"nofollow"><b> Give the gift of Flickr!</b></a></div></blockquote></td><= /tr></tbody></table><br> <hr size=3D"1"> Ask a question on any topic and ge= t answers from real people. <a href=3D"http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/" target= =3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow"><b>Go to Yahoo! 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