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--Boundary_(ID_Vyql1Y4R5dZFoCdsOfrA0A) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT THANKS, GEORGE! I agree that this bird looked a bit weird, and I didn't get a very close look with my scope, but I couldn't make out any beak rings nor the eye ring. I too will have to look again! Cheers from Jim Begin forwarded message: > From: George Forsyth <g4syth@staff.ednet.ns.ca> > Date: August 11, 2009 10:54:05 PM ADT > To: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Cc: George Forsyth <g4syth@staff.ednet.ns.ca> > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] lesser scaup, 78 Wolfville chimney swifts > Aug. 10, W. Hbr. shorebirds > > Hi Jim, > > On 11, Aug 2009, at 06:21 PM, Jim reported a fem./imm. LESSER SCAUP > at the Port Wms. sewage ponds. ------------------------ > George writes: I've been seeing this bird as it has been here all > summer, I have assumed that it is a ringed neck duck, it doesn't > seem to have much white behind the beak as a scaup, and seems to > have an eye ring as a ringed neck duck, although the ring on the > bill is not distinctive. I will have to double check this one. > > George > > >> 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] >> ------------------------ >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > George E. Forsyth ph. 902 681 4910 > c/o Evangeline Middle School fax. 902 681 4909 > 9387 Commercial St. > New Minas, N.S. > B4N 3G3 > > --Boundary_(ID_Vyql1Y4R5dZFoCdsOfrA0A) 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; "> THANKS, GEORGE! I agree that this bird looked a bit weird, and I = didn't get a very close look with my scope, but I couldn't make out any = beak rings nor the eye ring. I too will have to look again! = Cheers from Jim<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">George Forsyth <<a = href=3D"mailto:g4syth@staff.ednet.ns.ca">g4syth@staff.ednet.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>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">August 11, 2009 10:54:05 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">"James W. Wolford" <<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 face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Cc: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">George Forsyth <<a = href=3D"mailto:g4syth@staff.ednet.ns.ca">g4syth@staff.ednet.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>Re: [NatureNS] lesser scaup, 78 = Wolfville chimney swifts Aug. 10, W. Hbr. = shorebirds</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; = "><br></div> Hi Jim,<div><br><div><div>On 11, Aug 2009, at 06:21 PM, = Jim reported a fem./imm. LESSER SCAUP at&nbs= p;the Port Wms. sewage ponds.</div></div></div></block= quote>------------------------<br><br><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div><div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "></div></blockquote><div>George writes: I've been = seeing this bird as it has been here all summer, I have assumed that it = is a ringed neck duck, it doesn't seem to have much white behind the = beak as a scaup, and seems to have an eye ring as a ringed neck duck, = although the ring on the bill is not distinctive. I will have to double = check this = one.</div><div><br></div><div>George</div><div><br></div><br><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><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> = </blockquote></div><br><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Times New = Roman" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 14.0px Times New = Roman">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"4" = style=3D"font: 14.0px Times New Roman">George E. Forsyth<span = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span><span = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span><span = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span><span = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span><span = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span><span = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>ph.<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>902 681 = 4910</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Times New Roman" = size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 14.0px Times New Roman">c/o Evangeline Middle = School<span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> = </span><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> = </span><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> = </span>fax. 902 681 4909</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 14.0px Times New = Roman">9387 Commercial St.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 14.0px Times New = Roman">New Minas, N.S.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 14.0px Times New = Roman">B4N 3G3</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 14px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 16px; "><br></div> = </div><br></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_Vyql1Y4R5dZFoCdsOfrA0A)--
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