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--Boundary_(ID_yerE3aTs1dLeETxigHl4sQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT AUGUST 10, 2009 - In our Wolfville yard, I saw a single GRAY CATBIRD, which was also here on Aug. 8. In the southern of the two Port Williams Sewage Ponds, a female or immature LESSER SCAUP was swimming with a presumed family of MALLARDS. Also there were perhaps 5-6 or more SWALLOWS flying about, presumably TREE SWALLOWS. The New Minas Ducks Unlimited Can. pond along Middle Dyke Road contained several presumed families of MALLARDS, 3 BLACK DUCKS, a GREAT BLUE HERON, and a BELTED KINGFISHER. --------------------------------------- Concerning the early afternoon EXIT OF SWIFTS from the Wolfville chimney, I forgot to mention that there was RAIN OVERNIGHT AND STILL IN MORNING, and that may have discouraged the swifts from leaving the chimney for so many hours (9 pm to 1 pm). --------------------------------------- I visited THE GUZZLE at ne. Grand Pre at 6 p.m. very briefly, at about 1.5 hours after high tide, just to see if there were more SHOREBIRDS/PEEPS there than yesterday before high tide. Sure enough, between the north end of the main dyke there and to the west to the east end of Evangeline Beach, there were HORDES OF PEEPS IN FLIGHT over the water, mostly as linear flocks of 1000-2000 peeps each, roughly 6-8 flocks visible at once, flying out from shore and then back and from east to west and vice versa, joining up and splitting and re-uniting. Thus the total number of peeps must have been 10,000 to 20,000?, but I claim no expertise at such guesses. The high tide is so high right now that there was little or no beach for these birds to roost on, except for the small area just west of where I was standing. Tonight there was no roost there, but I'll bet they are using that spot on some occasions. ---------------------------------------- ROBIE TUFTS NATURE CENTRE AT DUSK: 78 WOLFVILLE CHIMNEY SWIFTS counted -- observations from 8:20 to 9:00 p.m. (Sunset about 8:30) -- ENTRIES from 8:30 to 8:50 (mostly at 8:45) p.m. -- mostly cloudy, 18 C. -- observer Tony Napoli. AUGUST 11, 2009 - I checked on Wolfville Harbour for roosting SHOREBIRDS at 5:30 p.m. (just after the 17:08 high tide) -- as usual, they were on the rocks below the railroad tracks just east of the harbour pavilion/bandshell: 2 WILLETS, 18 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, and at least one smaller shorebird that was not a dowitcher. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville Jim (James W.) Wolford 91 Wickwire Ave. Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada B4P 1W3 phone 902-542-9204 e-mail <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> "In wildness is the preservation of the world" -- Henry David Thoreau ------------------------ Humans aren't the only species on the earth - we just act like it. P Please consider the environment before printing this email [last two lines from Linda Lusby] ------------------------ --Boundary_(ID_yerE3aTs1dLeETxigHl4sQ) Content-type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Arial"><b>AUGUST 10, = 2009</b> - In our Wolfville yard, I saw a single <b>GRAY CATBIRD</b>, = which was also here on Aug. 8.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; min-height: 14px; = "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Arial">In the southern of the two Port Williams = Sewage Ponds, a female or immature <b>LESSER SCAUP</b> was swimming with = a presumed family of <b>MALLARDS</b>. Also there were perhaps 5-6 = or more <b>SWALLOWS</b> flying about, presumably <b>TREE = SWALLOWS</b>.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Arial; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top:= 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Arial">The New Minas = Ducks Unlimited Can. pond along Middle Dyke Road contained several = presumed families of <b>MALLARDS</b>,<b> </b>3 <b>BLACK DUCKS</b>, a = <b>GREAT BLUE HERON</b>,<b> </b>and a <b>BELTED = KINGFISHER</b>.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" = face=3D"Arial">---------------------------------------</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" = face=3D"Arial">Concerning the early afternoon EXIT OF SWIFTS from the = Wolfville chimney, I forgot to mention that there was RAIN OVERNIGHT AND = STILL IN MORNING, and that may have discouraged the swifts from leaving = the chimney for so many hours (9 pm to 1 pm).</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Arial">---------------------------------------</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Arial">I visited <b>THE GUZZLE</b> at ne. Grand Pre at 6 p.m. = very briefly, at about <b>1.5 hours after high tide</b>, just to see if = there were more <b>SHOREBIRDS/PEEPS</b> there than yesterday before high = tide. Sure enough, between the north end of the main dyke there = and to the west to the east end of Evangeline Beach, there were = <b>HORDES OF PEEPS IN FLIGHT</b> over the water, mostly as linear flocks = of 1000-2000 peeps each, roughly 6-8 flocks visible at once, flying out = from shore and then back and from east to west and vice versa, joining = up and splitting and re-uniting. Thus the total number of peeps = must have been <b>10,000 to 20,000?</b>, but I claim no expertise at = such guesses. The high tide is so high right now that there was little = or no beach for these birds to roost on, except for the small area just = west of where I was standing. Tonight there was no roost there, = but I'll bet they are using that spot on some = occasions.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px = Arial">----------------------------------------</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Arial"><b>ROBIE TUFTS NATURE CENTRE AT DUSK: 78 WOLFVILLE CHIMNEY = SWIFTS</b> counted -- <b>observations</b> from 8:20 to 9:00 p.m. (Sunset = about 8:30) -- <b>ENTRIES </b>from 8:30 to 8:50 (mostly at 8:45) p.m. -- = mostly cloudy, 18 C. -- observer Tony Napoli.</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Arial"><b>AUGUST 11, = 2009 </b>- I checked on <b>Wolfville Harbour </b>for <b>roosting = SHOREBIRDS</b> at 5:30 p.m. (just after the 17:08<b> high tide</b>) -- = as usual, they were on the rocks below the railroad tracks just east of = the harbour pavilion/bandshell: 2 <b>WILLETS</b>, 18 <b>GREATER = YELLOWLEGS</b>, and at least one smaller shorebird that was not a = dowitcher.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" = face=3D"Arial"><br></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial"><br></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">Cheers from Jim in Wolfville</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Jim = (James W.) Wolford</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">91 = Wickwire Ave.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Wolfville, Nova Scotia, = Canada</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">B4P 1W3</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">phone = 902-542-9204</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">e-mail <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></fon= t></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">"In = wildness is the preservation of the world" -- Henry David = Thoreau</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">------------------------</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"4" color=3D"#6d1a7d" style=3D"font: 13.0px = Helvetica; color: #6d1a7d">Humans aren't the only species on the earth - = we just act like it.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Monaco" size=3D"6" color=3D"#3b7c17" style=3D"font: 24.0px = Monaco; color: #3b7c17">P</font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"4" = color=3D"#2c4a7a" style=3D"font: 15.0px Helvetica; color: #2c4a7a"> = </font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"4" color=3D"#3b7c17" = style=3D"font: 13.0px Helvetica; color: #3b7c17">Please consider the = environment before printing this email</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; = color: rgb(59, 124, 23); min-height: 16px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"4" color=3D"#3b7c17" = style=3D"font: 13.0px Helvetica; color: #3b7c17">[last two lines from = Linda Lusby]</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">------------------------</font></div><div><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" = face=3D"Helvetica"><br></font></div></font></div><div><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial"><br></font></div> </body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_yerE3aTs1dLeETxigHl4sQ)--
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