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Yes I've also seen them in and around our fen at Angevine Lake Cumberland C=
ounty.
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> Date: Wed=2C 16 Sep 2009 17:26:54 -0300
> From: ocotillo@ns.sympatico.ca
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Woodland Jumping Mouse
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>=20
> I have seen a Woodland Jumping mouse (Napeozapus insignis) in Cape Chigne=
cto=20
> Provincial Park at the new Eatonville site in the north end of the park. =
It=20
> was foraging near a hole in the road embankment=2C broad daylight. We too=
k=20
> photos and watched it for some time as it busied itself with feeding on=20
> vegetation near the hole. They are quite charming.
>=20
> Anne M.
>=20
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "Larry Bogan" <larry@bogan.ca>
> To: "NatureNS" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>=3B <nature@blomidonnaturalists.c=
a>
> Sent: Wednesday=2C September 16=2C 2009 4:51 PM
> Subject: [NatureNS] Woodland Jumping Mouse
>=20
>=20
> > Today on a long bicycle ride on the N.Mountain north of Woodville=20
> > (Annapolis Valley)=2C I encountered a person who described a mouse he h=
ad=20
> > seen in the woods along Hiltz Rd. I could not identify it even though h=
e=20
> > gave a good description. Upon consulting a field guide=2C his descripti=
on=20
> > was exactly the Woodland Jumping Mouse.
> >
> > They are nocturnal so strange that he had seen but he was involve in a=
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> > construction project making a parking area for access to a new set of=20
> > trails being built on 200 acres for the NS Off Road Riding Association=
=20
> > (NSORRA). He may have diturbed its nest.
> >
> > Is the Woodland Jumping Mouse seen very often? From its description=2C =
it=20
> > would be a mammal that I would like to see. (golden fur=2C very long ta=
il=2C=20
> > long rear legs=2C and can jump 4 m)
> >
> > Another interesting sight was two cormorants swimming in the small pond=
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> > near the intersection of Burgess Mtn.Rd and Hiltz Rd.
> >
> > Larry Bogan
> > Cambridge Station=20
>=20
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Yes I've also seen them in =3Band around our fen at Angevine Lake Cumbe=
rland County.<BR> =3B<BR>>=3B Date: Wed=2C 16 Sep 2009 17:26:54 -0300=
<BR>>=3B From: ocotillo@ns.sympatico.ca<BR>>=3B Subject: Re: [NatureNS]=
Woodland Jumping Mouse<BR>>=3B To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR>>=3B <BR=
>>=3B I have seen a Woodland Jumping mouse (Napeozapus insignis) in Cape =
Chignecto <BR>>=3B Provincial Park at the new Eatonville site in the nort=
h end of the park. It <BR>>=3B was foraging near a hole in the road emban=
kment=2C broad daylight. We took <BR>>=3B photos and watched it for some =
time as it busied itself with feeding on <BR>>=3B vegetation near the hol=
e. They are quite charming.<BR>>=3B <BR>>=3B Anne M.<BR>>=3B <BR>>=
=3B ----- Original Message ----- <BR>>=3B From: "Larry Bogan" <=3Blarry=
@bogan.ca>=3B<BR>>=3B To: "NatureNS" <=3Bnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca>=
=3B=3B <=3Bnature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>=3B<BR>>=3B Sent: Wednesday=
=2C September 16=2C 2009 4:51 PM<BR>>=3B Subject: [NatureNS] Woodland Jum=
ping Mouse<BR>>=3B <BR>>=3B <BR>>=3B >=3B Today on a long bicycle r=
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y)=2C I encountered a person who described a mouse he had <BR>>=3B >=3B=
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R>>=3B >=3B<BR>>=3B >=3B They are nocturnal so strange that he had =
seen but he was involve in a <BR>>=3B >=3B construction project making =
a parking area for access to a new set of <BR>>=3B >=3B trails being bu=
ilt on 200 acres for the NS Off Road Riding Association <BR>>=3B >=3B (=
NSORRA). He may have diturbed its nest.<BR>>=3B >=3B<BR>>=3B >=3B I=
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R>>=3B >=3B would be a mammal that I would like to see. (golden fur=2C =
very long tail=2C <BR>>=3B >=3B long rear legs=2C and can jump 4 m)<BR>=
>=3B >=3B<BR>>=3B >=3B Another interesting sight was two cormorants=
swimming in the small pond <BR>>=3B >=3B near the intersection of Burg=
ess Mtn.Rd and Hiltz Rd.<BR>>=3B >=3B<BR>>=3B >=3B Larry Bogan<BR>&=
gt=3B >=3B Cambridge Station <BR>>=3B <BR><br /><hr />New! Hotmail sign=
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