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Brenda & Bill Thexton provided me with the following CRITTER
SIGHTINGS for the dates that Pat & I were away from Nova Scotia:
The Thextons look for DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS at high tide at
Hortonville perched on the transmission wires across the mouth of
the Gaspereau River, and they have never seen so many as this year:
Sept. 6/09 -- 57 --
Sept. 7/09 -- 67 --
Sept. 8/09 -- 72 --
Sept. 9/09 -- 60 --;
Jake MacDonald reports (lower Maple Ave., east Wolfville) that on
Sept. 10/09 he saw a pair of adult NORTHERN CARDINALS with 3 still-
dependent JUVENILES that were being fed by the parents; he noticed
that one of the youngsters was bigger than the other two, and the
larger one disappeared after a few days, whereas he is still seeing
the family with two juveniles on Sept. 16/09. Jake is sure that this
BROOD is at least the THIRD noted at his place this summer; the first
two broods had only one youngster in each. A couple of summers ago
there were at least three broods in both Wolfville (Jake MacDonald)
and in Canning (Merritt & Glenys Gibson); as far as I know, the
Gibsons still have regular and nesting cardinals in Canning.
Finally Brenda & Dianne Thexton reported a very large HORNET NEST (of
BALD-FACED HORNETS) very low down (about 1-1.5 metres) in a very
small young tree, along Grandview Drive in Wolfville in Tony Napoli's
yard. Tony looked closely at the hornets (getting stung several
times) to get the identification. These hornets are very closely
related to the dozen or so kinds of yellow-jacket wasps in Nova
Scotia. The nest is still there, but Tony says that a few young kids
vandalized the nest a couple of days ago by ripping out the bottom of
the nest -- at great peril, I'll bet!!??
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
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Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn
from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent
disinclination to do so.
~ Douglas Adams, "Last Chance to See"
[from Ecology Action Centre]
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Humans aren't the only species on the earth - we just act like it.
[from Linda Lusby]
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face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Brenda =
& Bill Thexton provided me with the following <b>CRITTER =
SIGHTINGS</b> for the dates that Pat & I were away from Nova =
Scotia:</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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12.0px Helvetica">The Thextons look for <b>DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS</b> =
at high tide at Hortonville perched on the transmission wires =
across the mouth of the Gaspereau River, and they have never seen so =
many as this year:</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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12.0px Helvetica">Sept. 9/09 -- 60 --;</font></div><div =
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margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Jake =
MacDonald reports (lower Maple Ave., east Wolfville) that on Sept. 10/09 =
he saw a pair of adult <b>NORTHERN CARDINALS</b> with 3 still-dependent =
<b>JUVENILES</b> that were being fed by the parents; he noticed that one =
of the youngsters was bigger than the other two, and the larger one =
disappeared after a few days, whereas he is still seeing the family with =
two juveniles on Sept. 16/09. Jake is sure that <b>this BROOD is =
at least the THIRD</b> noted at his place this summer; the first two =
broods had only one youngster in each. A couple of summers ago =
there were at least three broods in both Wolfville (Jake MacDonald) and =
in Canning (Merritt & Glenys Gibson); as far as I know, the Gibsons =
still have regular and nesting cardinals in Canning.</font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
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margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Finally =
Brenda & Dianne Thexton reported a very large <b>HORNET NEST (of =
BALD-FACED HORNETS)</b> very low down (about 1-1.5 metres) in a very =
small young tree, along Grandview Drive in Wolfville in Tony Napoli's =
yard. Tony looked closely at the hornets (getting stung several =
times) to get the identification. These hornets are very closely =
related to the dozen or so kinds of <b>yellow-jacket wasps</b> in Nova =
Scotia. The nest is still there, but Tony says that a few young =
kids vandalized the nest a couple of days ago by ripping out the bottom =
of the nest -- at great peril, I'll bet!!?? </font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
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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; =
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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 =
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face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"5" color=3D"#425f8e" style=3D"font: =
16.0px Times New Roman; color: #425f8e">Human beings, who are almost =
unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are =
also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do =
so.</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"5" color=3D"#425f8e" style=3D"font: 16.0px Times New Roman; =
color: #425f8e"> ~ Douglas Adams, <i>"Last Chance to =
See"</i></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"5" style=3D"font: 16.0px Times New Roman">[from Ecology Action =
Centre]</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Times New Roman" =
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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"Helvetica" size=3D"4" color=3D"#3b7c17" =
style=3D"font: 13.0px Helvetica; color: #3b7c17">[from Linda =
Lusby]</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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